Selection and Use of Teaching Strategies

Selection and Use of Teaching StrategiesRacheil Mae AlbangcoMa. Carmela BacayDifferent folks, different strokesGuiding Principles in the Selection and Use of Teaching Strategies1. Learning is an active processWe have to actively engage the learner in learning activities if we want them to learn what we intend to teachWe have to give our students opportunities to participate in classroom activitiesWe have to give varied activities to our students for hands-on-minds-on learningWhat I hear, I forgetWhat I see, I rememberWhat I do, I understand2. The more senses that are involved on learning, the more and the better the learningWhat is seen and heard are learned more than what are seen or just heard

The Contribution of the Senses to LearningHumans are intensely visual animals We take in more information visually than through any of the other sensesWolfe,20013. Emotion has the power to increase retention and learningThe more intense the arousal, the stronger the imprint.Let us not feel afraid to bring in emotion into our classroomsLet us add an emotional touch to learning

Our own experience validates that we remember for a longer time events that elicit emotion in usWolfe,20014. Learning is meaningful when it is connected to students everyday life The meaningfulness and relevance of what we teach is considerably reduced by our practice of teaching for testing.They see meaning in what they learn when we, teachers, show the connectedness of our lessons to their everyday concern, to their daily life

5. Good Teaching goes beyond recall or informationGood thinking concerns itself with higher-order-thinking skills to develop creative and critical thinking.Most teachings are confined to recall of information and comprehensionIdeally our teaching should reach the levels of application, analysis, evaluation and synthesis to hone our students thinking skills

6. An integrated teaching approach is far more effective than teaching isolated bits of informationCorpuz and Salandanan (2003) claim that an instructional approach is integrated when it considers the Multiple Intelligences (MI) and varied learning style, respectivelyResearched-based Strategies1. Information remains in working memory for only about 15 to 20 seconds. This implies the need for memory aids.2. Learning is a process of building neutral network. This networks is formed through concrete experience, representational or symbolic learning, and abstract learning. This finding implies that teaching strategies that make the students experience the concrete through the actual experience in solving authentic problems in thecommunity are effective 3. Our brains have difficulty comprehending very large numbers because we have nothing in our experience to hook them to.4. The capacity of the long-term memory for pictures seems almost unlimited.5. There is little doubt that when information is embedded in music or rhyme, its recall is easier than when it is in prose Brain-based StrategiesWhy do we need to study this?Where are we going to use these?Are these needed in finding a job?Will these make us rich?1. Involving students in real-life or authentic problem solving2. Using Projects to increase meaning and motivation3.Simulations and role plays as meaning makersA picture is worth ten thousand words 4. Classroom strategies using visual processing. The Contribution of the Senses to LearningGraphic Organizers for ClassificationRobert J. MarzanoCategoriesFor AnalogyHierarchical Topical OrganizerWebTopicThemeConceptEpisode Pattern OrganizerEpisodeCauseEffectPersonsPersonsPersonsConcept Pattern OrganizerTime Sequence Pattern in ArbitrationSTEP # 1STEP # 2STEP # 3STEP # 4STEP # 6Process/Cause-Effect Pattern for NegotiationProblem between 2 partiesShares important factsParty # 1Party #2AttorneySettlement5. Songs, jingles, and raps6. Mnemonic Strategies7. Writing Strategies8. Active Review9. Hands-on-activitiesWhat we have to learn to do, we learn by doing-AristotleAn integrated approach is also interdisciplinary and multidisciplinaryAn instructional approach is also integrated when it includes the acquisition of knowledge, skills as wells as values

10. There is no such thing as the best teaching method. The best method is the one that worksFactors to consider in the choice of a teaching method Instructional Objectives The nature of the subject matter The learners The teacher School Policies