Instructional Strategies

This presentation will highlight six core principles of compassionate, trauma-informed schools. Examples will be shared, along with their application during a time of uncertainty. The presentation will end with additional trauma-informed gestures for all educators in their daily work with students and families.

Everyone knows the famous saying, “If you can read this, thank a teacher!” This is a quote to live by when you are an educator, especially a reading educator! We are ALL reading teachers ALL the time, whether it be in a formal ELA class, deciphering a word problem in math class, decoding terms or reading sequential directions in science class, or reading (and understanding) rich content in social studies. Reading is the foundation of learning, no matter what age.

This practical and interactive session will discuss how to address possible learning gaps in reading, grades K-5.

What exactly is depth of knowledge and how does it mark and measure student learning?

Explore how depth of knowledge extents how students are expected to demonstrate and communicate their level of learning, plus learn how to effectively use the Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Model.

During this session, participants will engage in activities to review instructional strategies that positively impact learning and increase rigor.

Attendees will also learn research-based instructional methodologies and strategies, criteria for selecting the best strategies, and Digital 2.0 applications that support instruction.

Participants are asked to bring a unit they have taught to use during this session.

We all know the brain can change, but what can be done to target specific changes to accelerate student improvement? This session focuses on the academic and social changes that enrich the brain in positive and lasting ways.

Discover how to design a school or classes so every student moves forward, every day, in every class. Discuss how much arts matter and which matter the most.

Finally, learn what instructional strategies will turn struggling students into academic stars.

During this hands-on session, learn how to rethink units and align the “best” instructional strategies and activities. Teachers are encouraged to come with a unit they would like to rework or a unit they would like to begin to develop.

The standards are aligned. The teacher is a content wizard. The classroom is well managed and runs smoothly. Yet the students seem to be “going through the motions.”

How can teachers plan for student engagement? What are the qualities of engaging student work? What is the relationship between engagement, levels of thinking, and effective instructional strategies?

This course applies the concepts of Phillip Schlechty’s “Working on the Work,” using video vignettes of master teachers’ classrooms. Participants will discover eight qualities of student work that lead to higher levels of engagement.

Current students will live in a world quite different from the one today. Knowledge of content will not be enough for them to find success in life. Thinking, problem-solving, and communication are required skills for students to survive and thrive in changing times.

How will this kind of preparation and instruction change the look of teaching and learning in our classrooms?

This session takes a fresh look at Bloom’s Taxonomy and the differences between inductive and deductive teaching approaches.

All of this will be accomplished within the framework of nine powerful instructional strategies that have maximum impact on student thinking and success. Real-life examples and humor are used to illustrate the power of these strategies.

This session focuses on practical brain-compatible strategies and brain research to increase student academic achievement. All teachers can positively influence students to increase their academic potential.

Learn what it takes for students to acquire complex learning, achieve their highest level of performance, and the essential rules on how the brain works.

This workshop provides practical instructional strategies that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.