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CHAPTER 4: Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

“Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works.” by Howard Pitler, Elizabeth R. Hubbell, Matt Kuhn and Kim

Malenoski

Central Michigan University

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Planning Question:

Which Strategies Will Help Students

Acquire and Integrate Learning?

Learning Strategies:

Cues, Questions,

and Advance Organizers

Suggested Technology:

1.Word Processing Applications

2.Spreadsheet Software3.Organizing & Brainstorming

Software4.Multimedia

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Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

McREL’s research supports the following generalizations:

1.Should focus on important higher-level cues, questions, and advance organizers.2.Different types of organizers produce different results.3.Waiting briefly beforeaccepting responsesincreases depth ofstudents’ answers.

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Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers:

McREL’s Recommendations:1.Use expository and narrative advance organizers.2.Teach students skimming.3.Use explicit cues.4.Ask analytic questions.5.Ask questions that elicitinferences.6.Teach how to usegraphic advance organizers.

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Word Processing Applications:

Word processing programs are extremely versatile and have great tool to create advance organizers, whether it be expository, narrative, or graphic.

Insert Table to create a note-taking template to help students organize their thoughts and essential information.

Planning Question:

Which Strategies Will Help Students Acquire and

Integrate Learning?

Learning Strategies:

Cues, Questions,

and Advance Organizers

Chapter Four – Cues, Questions, Chapter Four – Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers and Advance Organizers

Spreadsheet Software:Allows the creation of rubrics

which prepare students to apply their abilities, knowledge, and critical thinking skills.◦ Combine expository information

with artistic narrative organizers.

Planning Question:

Which Strategies Will Help Students Acquire and

Integrate Learning?

Learning Strategies:

Cues, Questions,

and Advance Organizers

Chapter Four – Cues, Questions, Chapter Four – Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers and Advance Organizers

Organizing and Brainstorming Software:

Use software, like Kidspiration, to provide students with a straightforward preview of what they will be learning that day, ex: Figure 4.1.◦ Create analytic questions.◦ Create an advanced organizer with

vocabulary terms and concepts.Create a brainstorming web

before diving into the lesson that day, pose an analytic question.

Planning Question:

Which Strategies Will Help Students Acquire and

Integrate Learning?

Learning Strategies:

Cues, Questions,

and Advance Organizers

Chapter Four – Cues, Questions, Chapter Four – Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers and Advance Organizers

Multimedia:Extension of expository,

narrative, and graphic advance organizers.◦ United Streaming (

www.unitedstreaming.com), The Internet Archive (www.archive.org), Google Video (http://video.google.com), A9 (http://a9.com), Creative Commons (http://creativecommons.org), etc.

Creative engaging advance organizer and allow for practice.

Planning Question:

Which Strategies Will Help Students Acquire and

Integrate Learning?

Learning Strategies:

Cues, Questions,

and Advance Organizers