Instructional Strategies
FOSTER GLOCESTER REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
What do we want students to know and be able to do?
How will we know that they know or are able to do it?
What will we do when they don’t?
What will we do when they already do?
Below are links to some strategies with which teachers may respond to the questions, “ What will we do when they don’t?” – “What will we do when they do?”
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Research Based Instructional Strategies
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Robert Marzano’s Categories of Instructional Strategies that Affect Student Achievement ( Summary )
Thematic instruction (You may find it time-saving to scroll down to “Implementation” in these links.)
Identifying similarities and differences
Summarizing and note taking
Reinforcing effort and providing recognition
Homework and practice
Nonlinguistic representation
Cooperative grouping
Setting objectives
Providing feedback
Generating and testing hypotheses
Simulations and games
Cues, questions, and advance organizers
Additional Strategies
Developing students’ academic vocabulary
Building background knowledge