STRATEGIESTHE “HOW”

“The Teacher’s Playground”“The Path to your Destination”

“The topic of endless professions development initiatives”

“The opportunity to use the greatest number of quotation marks!” (Just kidding. That is all me.)

STRATEGIES MUST BE

TIED TO AN OUTCOME!!! (This is the most important thing to remember, so I will say it twice.)

TIED TO AN OUTCOME!!!!

TIED TO AN OUTCOME!!! (Ok, three times. Now, why is that so important? Ideas?)

GOOD STRATEGIES

Consider various learning modalities.

KINESTHETIC

AURAL

VISUAL

Which one are you? Which do you use most often in your teaching?

STRATEGY BRAINSTORM

OUTCOME: Students will play with rhythmic integrity and steady internal time.

HOW will you teach this?

WHEN DESIGNING STRATEGIES….

Who and what do you need to think about?

Consider: The Outcome, lower level student, introverts, dominating students, advanced learners, different sections of students, etc…

THE LONGAND SHORT

of it

Putting it together

As you write your plan, think about how you will scaffold your strategy.Give detailed steps.

Imagine different scenarios.

BIG STRATEGY IMPLICATIONS

Latest School Initiatives

Classroom Management

Student Engagement/Motivation

Differentiation

Others…

STRATEGY FAILS

What do you do when something doesn’t really work?

Remember:

MESSY IS OK

WHERE WAS THE BREAKDOWN?

REFLECT—DON’T GIVE UP

TRY AGAIN—tomorrow, next week…

INTRODUCING THE PIECE

YOUR MOST IMPORTANT STRATEGY!

YOU CAN’T REDO THIS ONE.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS MATTER!

You don’t always need to start at the very beginning.

It is not always a very good place to start.