Category: Standard 2: Professional Knowledge

Most people are aware of the negative effects of stereotyping in our society, but in the classroom, the impact can be even more harmful. “Stereotype threat” is a phenomenon in which a student’s academic achievement is thwarted by their fear of confirming a negative stereotype about their social group. 4 Ways to Prevent Stereotyping in … Read More “What is a stereotype in the classroom?” »

  What alternative would you suggest for ___? What changes would you make to revise___? How would you generate a plan to ___? What could you invent___?  Create Create a haiku about a desert animal. Invent Invent a new board game about Industrial Revolution inventors. Compose Compose a new piece of music that includes chords … Read More “Creating Verbs and Question Stems” »

Model the process of making a prediction. Provide opportunities for students to share predictions as part of the planning process. Encourage students to think for themselves and make predictions based on their unique experiences, thoughts, and opinions. The 4 “P”s: Purpose, Preview, Prior Knowledge, and Predict. Developing the Skill of Predicting   Students are familiar … Read More “How to improve the skill of prediction? What are the 4 Ps of prediction?” »

A fact file has all the important details about a thing or a place, or a person. A fact sheet should preferably be a single page long. The information mentioned in the fact sheet should be brief and concise. Since visual information is easy to grasp, a fact sheet should be visually appealing comprising tables, … Read More “What is a fact file? What are the elements of a fact sheet?” »

Researchers of programmed learning formulated five principles shown below: According to behaviourist psychology, a learning effect is considered to be measured by the number of responses a learner makes under arranged conditions. Feedback should be given to correct responses in order to “reinforce” such response, and it was thought that such a process would require … Read More “What are the principles of programmed learning?” »

What is programmed Learning? Students use programmed textbooks and a few teaching machines, in a classroom or- organisation. The teacher opens the session by speaking to the whole class. The assignments are made, and the students then go to work. Everyone stays in the room until the teacher signals the end of the study period. … Read More “Principles of programmed Learning” »

The interactive and interdependent components of cooperative learning offer emotional and interpersonal experiences that boost emotional awareness, judgment, critical analysis, flexible perspective-taking, creative problem-solving, innovation, and goal-directed behavior. Positive interdependence: When teachers create an environment of interdependence, students feel responsible for their own work and the group’s success. Face-to-face interaction: In cooperative learning, students engage … Read More “Benefits of cooperative learning” »

6 Hats, 6 Thinking Styles WHITE HAT This is for putting up facts and figures in a neutral and objective way. Look at the available information and also identify information gaps, so we can choose to fill them or just take account of them. This is where you provide background information and analyze and extrapolate … Read More “6 Hats, 6 Thinking Styles” »

What are the 6 Thinking Hats? The 6 Thinking Hats were created by Edward De Bono, an expert in critical thinking skills. He came up with the ‘6 thinking hats’ approach to help people make better decisions by pushing them to think outside their normal way of thinking. In a way, it’s a play on … Read More “6 Hats, 6 Thinking Styles” »