“Best practices” is a term that seems to be kicked around
lots in discussions among educators. Although we all may have a general idea of
what the term means (the actions that teachers can take to insure that their
instruction is effective, appropriate, and productive), and that we should be
using these practices to help our students learn, you may not be sure that an
instructional method that you are using is really a best practice or not.
With this
in mind, take this little assessment. Below you will find a list of just some
of the more common strategies that are considered to be best practices. If you
are already using one of these practices in your classroom, place a checkmark
in the blank before it. If you intend to use one of these in the future, place
a + in the blank. If you would like to research to learn more about one of
these best practices to make sure that it would be appropriate for your
students, place a ? in the blank.
- _____Portfolio assessments
- _____Alternative assessments
- _____Formative assessments
- _____Personalized instruction
- _____Service learning
- _____Rubrics
- _____Response to intervention
- _____Cooperative learning
- _____Tiered instruction
- _____Scaffolding instruction
- _____Literacy instruction
- _____Anchoring activities
- _____Graphic organizers
- _____Essential questions
- _____Project based learning
- _____Student-directed learning
- _____Workshop approaches to reading and writing
- _____Interdisciplinary instruction
- _____Inquiry based instruction
- _____Authentic experiences
- _____Data-driven instruction
- _____Integrated technology
- _____Standards-based curriculums
- _____Benchmark testing
- _____Capitalizing on background knowledge
- _____Differentiated instruction
- _____Learning styles
- _____Multiple intelligences
- _____The teacher as coach and facilitator
- _____Student research
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