Selection & use of teaching strategies

Different folks, different strokes

Guiding principles in the selection & use of teaching strategies

1. Learning is an active process- we have to actively engage the learners in learning activities if we want
them to learn what we intend to teach.

2. The more senses that are involved in learning, the more & the better the learning- what is seen
and heard are learned more than what are just seen or just heard.
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3. Emotion has the power to increase retention & learning- we tend to remember & learn more those that
strike our hearts! In fact, the more emotionally involved our students become in our lesson the greater the
impact.
Let us add an emotional touch to learning. Without the emotional dimension, our subject matter will
remain cold & lifeless.

4. Learning is meaningful when it is connected to students everyday life- abstract concepts are made
understandable when we give sufficient examples relating to the students experiences.
Banking system of education- at the end of the term, we withdraw everything in the final examinations and so
when students go back for the next term their minds are empty again.

5. Good teaching goes beyond recall of information- most teaching are confused to recall of information and
comprehension.

6. An integrated teaching approach is far more effective class teaching isolated bits of information.

Intelligence Examples of Classroom Activities Examples from

my clasroom

Verbal- linguistic discussion, debates, journal writing,

conferences, stories, poems &etc

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 Logical- mathematical Calculations, experiments, comparison, number
games, etc..

Spatial Concept maps, graphs, charts, art project etc

Bodily- kinesthetic Role-playing, dance, athletic activities etc.

Musical Playing music, singing, rapping, analyzing

sound etc.

Interpersonal Community-involvement projrcts, discussion,

social activities etc.

Intrapersonal Student choice, journal writing, self-evaluation

ect.

naturalist Ecological field trips, environmental study, etc

Existentialist Reflection, diary/ journal entry

Learning styles Example of classroom activities Examples from my classroom

Mastery Direct instruction

Exercise- practice Drill and repetition
Demonstration
Activities that focus on:
Organizing & managing information
Practicing skills, observing, describing, etc.

Interpersonal Team games

Experience- personalize Learning circles
Role playing
Group investigation
Activities that focus on
Describing feelings, empathizing,
responding, valuing

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 Understanding Inquiry, concept formation, debate, problem
Explain- prove solving, independent study, essays, logic
problems
Activities that focuses on: classifying,
analyzing, using evidence, applying,
comparing and contrasting, evaluating

Self-Expressive Divergent thinking, metaphors, creative art

Explore- produce activities, imagining, open-ended
discussion,
Hypothesizing, synthesizing, symbolizing,
creating, self-expression etc.

An integrated approach incorporates successful, research-based and brain-based instructional strategies.

The following are some research findings cited by Patricia wolfe in her book rai matters.

1. Without rehearsal or constant attention, information remains in working memory for only about 15-20
seconds. This implies the eed for memory aids.

2. Learning is a process of building neural networks. This network is formed through concrete experience,
representational or symbolic learning, and abstract learning.
3 levels of learning
1. concrete
2. symbolic
3. abstract

3. Our brains have difficulty comprehending very large numbers because we have nothing in our
experience to hook them to. As mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it is alwaysbest to engage our
students in the learning experience.

4. The eyes contain nearly 70 percept of the bodys sensory receptors and send million of signals every
second along the optic nerves to the visual processing of the brain.

5. There is little doubt that when information is embedded in music or rhyme, its recall is easier than what
it is in prose.

Brain-based strategies

1. Involving students in real life or authentic problem solving- sometimes students ask us when and where
they need this and that they are learning in school.
2. Using projects to increase meaning and motivation
3. Simulations and role plays as meaning makers- not all curriculum topics can be addressed through
authentic problem solving & projects. At times these activities are not feasible, so simulations which are
not real events, are resort.

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 4. Classroom strategies using visual processing- visuals are powerful aids in retention as well as in
understanding. To help student organize their thinking teachers use graphics.

Graphic organizers for classification

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5. songs, jingles & raps- content can be more easily learned when they give it a tune or make it into rhyme
through their personally composed songs, jingles & raps.

6. Mnemonic strategies- these mnemonic strategies assist students in recalling important information.

7. Writing strategies- make students write their own word problem and make them ask their classmates to solve
them.

8. Active review- instead of the teacher conducting the review, students are given their turn.

9. Hands-on-activities- concrete experience is one of the best ways to make long-lasting neural connection.
An integrated approach is also interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary.
--- Corpuz, et al

10. There is no such thing as the best teaching method. The best method is the one that works, the one that
yield.

Factors that must be considered on choosing teaching method.

Instructional object
Nature of the subject matter
The learners
The teacher
The school policies