Tessa Cordes

​Instruction is about creating engaging lessons tailored to the needs of the students. 

• 3a: Communicating With Students

  • Clarity in whatever is being taught

  • Teachers are aware that there are certain times when they will teach to the entire class or times when they will address students personally or will address them in groups

  •  Treating students and talking to students like they are people

  •  Active listening

• 3b: Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques

  • Give up control and let kids dictate what is discussed 

  • Challenge teachers to say less 

  • Let the students take over 

• 3c: Engaging Students in Learning

  • Groups will look different in every situation

  • Engagement looks different for each student

  • Try to get all students engaged as often as possible 

  • Looking for things that are engaging the students

  •  Know the students and how best to engage and instruct them

• 3d: Using Assessment in Instruction

  • Make sure to provide feedback to students, must be timely

  • Make sure that students are meeting the learning outcomes

  • Doesn't have to be formal feedback, but have an objective conversation with the students

  • Can be formal assessment, but important to incorporate informal assessment and informal feedback

  • Turn over control to students as much as possible

• 3e: Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness

  • Making sure students are learning

  •  Let students decide what they need, don't just teach what you think they need. 

  • Setting the stage but then letting them run the show

  • All of teaching should show flexibility and responsiveness to the students.