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A+ Teacher Strategies
Deeper understanding of• Why we need to engage
students in the learning process
• How we create meaning and memory for the students
A+ Teacher Strategies
• Sorting
• Jigsawing
• Power Point
• Graphic Organizer
• Inside,Outside Circle
A+ Teacher Strategies
• Sorting
• Jigsawing
• Power Point
• Graphic Organizer
• Inside,Outside Circle
WHY?
• Connections
• Meaning
• Patterns
(M. Diamond; W. Greenough)
SPARSE
WEAKCONNECTION
S
DENSE
STRONGCONNECTIONS
Your brain seeks to make
meaning out of its perceptions!
Your brain seeks to find
patterns!
Your brain likes
connectio
ns
Neural Networking•Thinking•Learning•Memory•Connections
Jigsaw Directions• Read the Strategy
• Think about how you could use this in your classroom
• Classify this strategy
Jigsaw Strategy• Discuss the strategy with
your teammates• How can the strategy be
used in your area• How can it be tweaked to
work in other areas• Classify the strategy• Think globally (K-12)
A+ Teacher Strategies
Investigate strategies for• Opening class• Processing information• Assessing information• Organizing information• Reviewing information• Closing class• Working in Groups
Opening strategies?
Closing/Review strategies?
Assessment strategies?
Processing strategies?
Where do they belong?
Inside/Outside Circle• Pick a strategy that you
are going to use in the next 2 weeks
• Explain how you are going to use it
• Rotate• Explain what your partner
is going to do• Repeat what you are going
to use
Questions for inside, outside
• Explain jig sawing to your partner!• Tell your partner 3 things your brain
loves!• Why is it important to have a toolbox
full of strategies?• What new strategy will you use next
week and how will you use it?
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