Thursday, March 19, 2015

75 Instructional Strategies

I decided to type up a list of the different ways I teach the material that is presented in class.  Some of the ideas are common instructional strategies, some are well known, but some are not thought of as an typical "instructional strategy," but they are.  These strategies help students learn.  This list was developed just by thinking through my day and took only as much time as it took to type.  I intend to continue the list as I come across other ways I present material, have students engage in the material, have students demonstrate mastery of the material, or interact with the curriculum.  

Please see the page, "75 Instructional Strategies" or "75 Instructional Strategies-list" above.

If you have other ideas that could be included in the list, please let me know; I would like to try them.

Respectfully,
Glenn

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

...so, how is your TKES process going?

There have been a couple thousand hits to the TKES Blog since I started it--which is a surprise to me.  In the same idea, there has been a significant increase of hits in the last few weeks.  There has been a lot of interest on setting up the notebook, getting organized, evidence for 3.6, examples of document evidence, teacher evidence and documenting performance, uploading documents to The Platform, TKES Specific Ideas and Essays, Handbooks, Fact Sheet #15 Documenting Performance, and Classroom Management to name a few.

So, I'm curious if there is anything you have questions about, need help with, would like advice about, or have a topic that you would like me to either comment on or research.  All inquiries would be confidential.  My evaluations have gone well, but not quite like I would like - I wanted all 4s in all 10 categories.  Even though I have significant evidence available on site and have uploaded to The Platform (200-300 documents), I think I will not get 4s in all areas - the wording of some of the categories probably not allow it.  You are welcomed to send me an e-mail at gcason123@gmail.com for your thoughts, ideas, recommendations, suggestions, comments, requests.

Respectfully,
Glenn