The bell would ring, and I would dismiss students without a clue if they understood the lesson. I would stand in front of the class and teach or lecture most of the fifty minutes, and when the bell rang, I would say, “You’re dismissed.” I was clueless if the students gained the information I wanted […]
One of the Best Classroom Strategies for Student Interaction
Yesterday, I read an article in one of my English teacher groups, and it touched my heart dearly. The article was written by a veteran teacher that shadowed two students for two days. His personal reflection had me thinking about my own teaching style. He stated that students sat in class without talking and with […]
How I Taught My Students to Summarize
For many of us teachers, summarizing and note-taking may come easily for us. We had to do it in high school and college, and we may have a favorite note-taking technique. My favorite is the outline format. However, some of our students struggle with identifying the central idea of a nonfiction article and may quickly […]
How to Improve in Instruction on Your Evaluation
This is a 7-part series. You are reading Standard 4 of the 7-part series. While studying to be a teacher, you spent many hours learning how to structure a lesson. Your class project was to create one lesson plan with detailed explanations. Now you are a teacher and lesson plans are due weekly. According to […]
Comprehension Level Questions-Marzano Taxonomy
A series 2 of 4 Do you use the same questioning technique with your classes daily? Are your questions limited to the low level of retrieval? It is time to increase the rigor within your class and add some comprehension level questions into your daily routine. Robert Marzano created the Marzano Taxonomy, which helps teachers […]
Classroom Practice of Vocabulary Words
The days of writing the definition of new vocabulary words on Monday and having a quiz on Friday are over. Now, students are to take ownership of their new words. Can they do that? In Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement, Marzano, et al. has a five-step process that he considers […]
