Classroom Classroom Instruction that Instruction that

Works with Works with TechnologyTechnology

Diane W. DoerschDiane W. DoerschComputer Applications – Middle SchoolComputer Applications – Middle School

Classroom Classroom Instruction that Instruction that

WorksWorksProven strategies Proven strategies that increase that increase student learningstudent learning

Classroom Classroom Instruction that Instruction that WorksWorks

Classroom Classroom Instruction that Instruction that Works with Works with TechnologyTechnology

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ResourcesResourceshttp://gets.gc.k12.va.us/VSTE/2008/http://gets.gc.k12.va.us/VSTE/2008/

The StrategiesThe Strategies

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Identifying Identifying Sims/DiffsSims/Diffs

There are four typesThere are four typesComparingComparingClassifyingClassifyingCreating metaphorsCreating metaphorsCreating analogiesCreating analogies

Examples:Examples:Appleworks – Venn diagramInspiration – Web sortingMicrosoft Word – ClassifyingWeb – Animal analogies

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The StrategiesThe Strategies

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Summarizing & Summarizing & Note TakingNote Taking

Students must Students must decided what todecided what to

DeleteDeleteSubstituteSubstituteKeepKeep

Prereq: Students must Prereq: Students must analyze informationanalyze information

Students should Students should always practicealways practice

Knowing the structure Knowing the structure of the information will of the information will helphelp

Example of Example of SummarizingSummarizing

Rules of Summarizing

Finished product

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Note TakingNote TakingShow Show examples/frameworks examples/frameworks for how notes could be for how notes could be preparedprepared

Notes are a work in Notes are a work in progressprogress

Ideas:Ideas:NoteStar

Read-Write-Think - Flipbook

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Word Processing Word Processing FeaturesFeatures

Bullets & Bullets & NumberingNumbering

Outline – Label Outline – Label Style (Appleworks)Style (Appleworks)

The StrategiesThe Strategies

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Reinforcing EffortReinforcing EffortResearch shows Research shows students do not link students do not link effort to effort to achievementachievement

Help students chart Help students chart their effort and their effort and achievement to achievement to make the linkmake the link

Sample: 5Sample: 5thth Grade Grade Social Studies - Social Studies - GeoNetGeoNet

The StrategiesThe Strategies

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Increase Value in Increase Value in Homework and Homework and

PracticePracticeCommunicate Communicate HomeworkHomework

Post assignmentsPost assignments

State purposeState purpose

State policyState policy

Provide FeedbackProvide Feedback

ExamplesExamplesTeacher Web Pages - Teacher Web Pages - SchottSchott

Infinite CampusInfinite Campus

The StrategiesThe Strategies

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Using Using NonLinguistic NonLinguistic

RepresentationsRepresentationsKnowledge comes Knowledge comes in two formsin two forms

LinguisticLinguisticVisualVisual

Helps students Helps students remember remember informationinformation

Examples:Examples:Descriptive PatternDescriptive PatternTimelineTimeline http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/

e/e8/Escher_Waterfall.jpg/250px-Escher_Waterfall.jpg

The Other The Other StrategiesStrategies

Cooperative Cooperative LearningLearning

Setting Objectives Setting Objectives and Providing and Providing FeedbackFeedback

Creating HypothesisCreating Hypothesis

Questions, Cues, & Questions, Cues, & Advanced Advanced OrganizersOrganizers

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