Characteristics of Effective Instruction
Student-centered Classroom
Teaching for Learner Differences
Assessment for Learning
Rigorous and Relevant curriculum
Teaching for Understanding
Mrs. Rose Davis
Mrs. Rose Davis, Preschool-6th Grade Principal. http://www.manson-nw.k12.ia.us
Ms. Davis,
ReplyDeleteWhere do you start? Is the student-centered (vs. adult-centered) the place to begin? Will all the other characteristics come along if this is the attitude of all educators?
Thanks, Jeff, for asking. Its a great question. In my mind, it seems that student-centered is ingrained in the other four characteristics so much that by looking at this first one intensely, we really provide the springboard for looking at Teaching for Understanding, etc. On the other hand how much time is it better to look at all five at one time - pros and cons for sure. I guess it is just important to remain "plugged in" to our faculty and to our buildings to know when it is time to "move on".
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