General Instructional Strategies.
"An Alphabetized List of Instructional Methods." Instructional Strategies Online. 9 December 2013. Retrieved from:
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/alpha.html
This website includes a large list of instructional strategies. Each strategy includes a description of what it is, how to use it, and teacher resources.
"An Alphabetized List of Instructional Methods." Instructional Strategies Online. 9 December 2013. Retrieved from:
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/PD/instr/alpha.html
This website includes a large list of instructional strategies. Each strategy includes a description of what it is, how to use it, and teacher resources.
lecture materials
Lecture Tips
"Training the Trainer Resource Pack." Presentations and Lectures. Retrieved from:
http://www.ica-sae.org/trainer/english/p15.htm
This website includes advantages and disadvantages of lectures, tips for effective lectures, how lecturers are assessed by their audience, and how to make lectures more interactive.
Interactive Lectures.
"Starting Point." Engagement Triggers and Tasks for Interactive Segments. 2011. Retrieved from:
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/interactive/triggers.html
This is a good resource for integrative lecturing. This site includes engagement triggers and tasks for integrative strategies, as well as other interactive lecture guides on the sidebar.
Eight Keys to Effective Lecturing
Doyle, Terry. "Keys to Effective Lecturing." Retrieved from:
http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/academics/center/events/current/itla/docs/flashpaper/Keys.swf
Dr. Doyle sums up effective lecturing into eight crucial elements, and explains these elements in detail, with examples.
Lecturing
"Lecturing." Vanderbuilt University. 2013. Retrieved from:
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/teaching-activities/lecturing/
This site is split into three sections: the basics, effective visuals, and interactive lectures. There are many YouTube clips and Prezis to enhance visual learning.
"Training the Trainer Resource Pack." Presentations and Lectures. Retrieved from:
http://www.ica-sae.org/trainer/english/p15.htm
This website includes advantages and disadvantages of lectures, tips for effective lectures, how lecturers are assessed by their audience, and how to make lectures more interactive.
Interactive Lectures.
"Starting Point." Engagement Triggers and Tasks for Interactive Segments. 2011. Retrieved from:
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/interactive/triggers.html
This is a good resource for integrative lecturing. This site includes engagement triggers and tasks for integrative strategies, as well as other interactive lecture guides on the sidebar.
Eight Keys to Effective Lecturing
Doyle, Terry. "Keys to Effective Lecturing." Retrieved from:
http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/academics/center/events/current/itla/docs/flashpaper/Keys.swf
Dr. Doyle sums up effective lecturing into eight crucial elements, and explains these elements in detail, with examples.
Lecturing
"Lecturing." Vanderbuilt University. 2013. Retrieved from:
http://cft.vanderbilt.edu/teaching-guides/teaching-activities/lecturing/
This site is split into three sections: the basics, effective visuals, and interactive lectures. There are many YouTube clips and Prezis to enhance visual learning.
Discussion
Using Discussion to Meet Your Teaching Goals
McGonigal, Kelly. "Using Discussion to Meet Your Teaching Goals." Newsletter On Teaching. 15.1 (2005): 1-6. Web.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Newsletter/discussion_leading.pdf
This article provides tips on guiding discussion, trouble-solving tips, and exercises and prompts.
8 Tips to Encourage Group Discussion
"8 Simple Tips to Encourage Student Participation During Group Discussions." Busy Teacher. Retreived from:
http://busyteacher.org/10061-8-simple-tips-encourage-student-participation.html
The author of this article is an ESL teacher, but the discussion tips apply to all classrooms and teachers. This website also includes many sources about ESL learning, seasonal lesson plans, and worksheets on writing, listening, etc.
Tips for Student Participation
"Tips for Students: Participating Effectively in Discussion." Cengage Learning. 18 January 2013. Retrieved from:
http://blog.cengage.com/?top_blog=tips-for-students-participating-effectively-in-discussions
This article includes tips for both in-person group discussion and online forum discussion. Online forum discussion tips include, "Make sure to break your prompts into managable paragraphs." This website from Cengage Learning also includes other resources particularly about online education.
McGonigal, Kelly. "Using Discussion to Meet Your Teaching Goals." Newsletter On Teaching. 15.1 (2005): 1-6. Web.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/CTL/Newsletter/discussion_leading.pdf
This article provides tips on guiding discussion, trouble-solving tips, and exercises and prompts.
8 Tips to Encourage Group Discussion
"8 Simple Tips to Encourage Student Participation During Group Discussions." Busy Teacher. Retreived from:
http://busyteacher.org/10061-8-simple-tips-encourage-student-participation.html
The author of this article is an ESL teacher, but the discussion tips apply to all classrooms and teachers. This website also includes many sources about ESL learning, seasonal lesson plans, and worksheets on writing, listening, etc.
Tips for Student Participation
"Tips for Students: Participating Effectively in Discussion." Cengage Learning. 18 January 2013. Retrieved from:
http://blog.cengage.com/?top_blog=tips-for-students-participating-effectively-in-discussions
This article includes tips for both in-person group discussion and online forum discussion. Online forum discussion tips include, "Make sure to break your prompts into managable paragraphs." This website from Cengage Learning also includes other resources particularly about online education.
inquiry
In-depth Explanations of Inquiry-based Learning
"Inquiry-based Learning." Concept to Classroom. 2004. Retrieved from:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
This website provides a very thorough explanation of inquiry-based learning, in addition to examples and step-by-step plans to put an inquiry-based lesson plan together. Consult this website for help creating an inquiry-based lesson plan.
"Inquiry-based Learning." Concept to Classroom. 2004. Retrieved from:
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/inquiry/
This website provides a very thorough explanation of inquiry-based learning, in addition to examples and step-by-step plans to put an inquiry-based lesson plan together. Consult this website for help creating an inquiry-based lesson plan.
Social Studies Teaching Resources
"Teacher Resources." West Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved from:
http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/social_studies_teacher.html
Although this website includes a variety of resources to help with Inquiry-based learning, it also has more general resource websites, such as CIA.gov, PBS.org, and icivics.org. The basis of this website includes helpful tips for inquiry learning in all subjects.
Inquiry Based and Problem Based Learning
"Inquiry- and Problem-Based Lesson Plans." Indiana University. Retrieved from:
http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/inq.htm
This website includes a list of external websites that include inquiry-based lesson plans and resources. This could also be useful for general resources.
"Teacher Resources." West Virginia Department of Education. Retrieved from:
http://wvde.state.wv.us/socialstudies/social_studies_teacher.html
Although this website includes a variety of resources to help with Inquiry-based learning, it also has more general resource websites, such as CIA.gov, PBS.org, and icivics.org. The basis of this website includes helpful tips for inquiry learning in all subjects.
Inquiry Based and Problem Based Learning
"Inquiry- and Problem-Based Lesson Plans." Indiana University. Retrieved from:
http://www.indiana.edu/~oso/inq.htm
This website includes a list of external websites that include inquiry-based lesson plans and resources. This could also be useful for general resources.
Concept formation
Background & Sample Lesson Plans
"Concept Formation." University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from:
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/mcvittiej/edcur200/methods/con_form.htm
This website includes a background about concept formation learning, practicalities for concept formation learning, and examples that could be applied to many different lessons, themes, or activities.
Concept Formation
Parker, Walter. "Concept Formation." Retrieved from:
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/25184
This website includes a good definition, description, and rationale for using concept formation. It also includes a good lesson on defining democracy, which I would use in my classroom.
Understanding "Protest" Lesson Plan
Joyce, Stacey. "Understanding "Protest": Concept Formation Lesson Plan." Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. Retrieved from:
http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/teach_protest.htm
This is concept formation lesson plan how to teach about protests. Specifically this lesson plan focuses on the 1960s protests, but it could be modified to apply to other protests.
"Concept Formation." University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from:
http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/mcvittiej/edcur200/methods/con_form.htm
This website includes a background about concept formation learning, practicalities for concept formation learning, and examples that could be applied to many different lessons, themes, or activities.
Concept Formation
Parker, Walter. "Concept Formation." Retrieved from:
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/25184
This website includes a good definition, description, and rationale for using concept formation. It also includes a good lesson on defining democracy, which I would use in my classroom.
Understanding "Protest" Lesson Plan
Joyce, Stacey. "Understanding "Protest": Concept Formation Lesson Plan." Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project. Retrieved from:
http://depts.washington.edu/civilr/teach_protest.htm
This is concept formation lesson plan how to teach about protests. Specifically this lesson plan focuses on the 1960s protests, but it could be modified to apply to other protests.
cooperative learning
Cooperative Learning Strategies
Colorin Colorado team. "Cooperative Learning Strategies." Colorin Colorado. 2007. Retrieved from:
http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/content/cooperative/
This page provides classroom protocol and norms that can help facilitate cooperative learning, cooperative learning directly applied to ELL students, and strategies that could be used in the classroom. Also, the Colorin Colorado website is a helpful tool in teaching ELL students to learn. Consult this website for questions regarding ELL learning or reading skills.
Cooperative Learning.
Teed, Rebecca, John McDaris, and Cary Roseth. "Cooperative Learning." Starting Point. Retrieved from:
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/index.html
This website defines cooperative learning, how and why to use it in the classroom, helpful techniques, and links to a bibliography, web resources, and examples regarding cooperative learning.
Jigsaw Activity
"Jigsaw - Cooperative Learning Activity." Retrieved from:
http://ctsp.tamu.edu/onlinecrses/coop_activity.pdf
This is a document with step-by-step instructions on how to operate a jigsaw activity. It also has a link to jigsaw.org, which is a website specifically dedicated to jigsaw activities.
Colorin Colorado team. "Cooperative Learning Strategies." Colorin Colorado. 2007. Retrieved from:
http://www.colorincolorado.org/educators/content/cooperative/
This page provides classroom protocol and norms that can help facilitate cooperative learning, cooperative learning directly applied to ELL students, and strategies that could be used in the classroom. Also, the Colorin Colorado website is a helpful tool in teaching ELL students to learn. Consult this website for questions regarding ELL learning or reading skills.
Cooperative Learning.
Teed, Rebecca, John McDaris, and Cary Roseth. "Cooperative Learning." Starting Point. Retrieved from:
http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/index.html
This website defines cooperative learning, how and why to use it in the classroom, helpful techniques, and links to a bibliography, web resources, and examples regarding cooperative learning.
Jigsaw Activity
"Jigsaw - Cooperative Learning Activity." Retrieved from:
http://ctsp.tamu.edu/onlinecrses/coop_activity.pdf
This is a document with step-by-step instructions on how to operate a jigsaw activity. It also has a link to jigsaw.org, which is a website specifically dedicated to jigsaw activities.
simulation
Teaching With Simulations
Blecha, Betty. "Teaching with Simulations." Pedagogy in Action. Retrieved form:
http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/simulations/index.html
This website includes a definition of teaching with simulations, why and how to teach with them, and a link to examples and references. The examples are specific to economics (which works well with simulations) but could be applied to other disciplines.
Political Science Simulation Activities
"Simulations for Teaching Political Sciences." American Political Science Association. Retrieved from:
http://www.apsanet.org/content_15404.cfm
This website gives a variety of simulation activities that could be used in a political science class.
Simulation-Oriented Environment
Towne, Douglas M. "Supporting Diverse Instructional Strategies in a Simulation-Oriented Training Environment." In Cognitive Approaches to Automated Instruction, edited by J. Wesley Regian and Valerie J. Shute, 107-135. New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1992.
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=YVX4t0r2yF0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA107&dq=instructional+strategies+simulation&ots=lld5IQ4yIa&sig=npnqSHVO6-uR0J0ztcU86XUW0NQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Douglas Towne's chapter (can be found in Google books) discusses simulations in the classroom. This isn't the best source I found, but there are very limited simulation sources.
Blecha, Betty. "Teaching with Simulations." Pedagogy in Action. Retrieved form:
http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/simulations/index.html
This website includes a definition of teaching with simulations, why and how to teach with them, and a link to examples and references. The examples are specific to economics (which works well with simulations) but could be applied to other disciplines.
Political Science Simulation Activities
"Simulations for Teaching Political Sciences." American Political Science Association. Retrieved from:
http://www.apsanet.org/content_15404.cfm
This website gives a variety of simulation activities that could be used in a political science class.
Simulation-Oriented Environment
Towne, Douglas M. "Supporting Diverse Instructional Strategies in a Simulation-Oriented Training Environment." In Cognitive Approaches to Automated Instruction, edited by J. Wesley Regian and Valerie J. Shute, 107-135. New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 1992.
http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=YVX4t0r2yF0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA107&dq=instructional+strategies+simulation&ots=lld5IQ4yIa&sig=npnqSHVO6-uR0J0ztcU86XUW0NQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Douglas Towne's chapter (can be found in Google books) discusses simulations in the classroom. This isn't the best source I found, but there are very limited simulation sources.
strategies for using film
Ten Strategies for Using Film
"10 Strategies for Supporting the Teaching of Film." Auckland Secondary English. 2010. Retrieved from:
http://aucklandsecondaryenglish.pbworks.com/w/page/28081061/10%20strategies%20for%20supporting%20the%20teaching%20of%20film
This is a great resource for analyzing film. It includes helpful tips, such as make sure your students have a glossary of film terms (which is provided here), and other informational links.
National Geographic Guide to Teaching with Film
Sanchez, Erin, and Janelle Shafer. "Experiencing Film." Classroom Strategies for Engaging Learners. 2009. Retrieved from:
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/file/ExperiencingFilmCurriculumWeb.pdf
A very thorough and well lied-out document on teaching with film. This document includes instructions on how to assemble lessons using film and teaching techniques using film. Consult this website in the future.
11 Teaching Strategies That Effectively Use Media Resources
McFarland, Mary. "11 Teaching Strategies That Effectively Use Media Resources." Global Collections. 2002. Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/multimedia/strategies.html
Helpful teaching strategies that are paired with video clips to explain. A very helpful resource.
"10 Strategies for Supporting the Teaching of Film." Auckland Secondary English. 2010. Retrieved from:
http://aucklandsecondaryenglish.pbworks.com/w/page/28081061/10%20strategies%20for%20supporting%20the%20teaching%20of%20film
This is a great resource for analyzing film. It includes helpful tips, such as make sure your students have a glossary of film terms (which is provided here), and other informational links.
National Geographic Guide to Teaching with Film
Sanchez, Erin, and Janelle Shafer. "Experiencing Film." Classroom Strategies for Engaging Learners. 2009. Retrieved from:
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/file/ExperiencingFilmCurriculumWeb.pdf
A very thorough and well lied-out document on teaching with film. This document includes instructions on how to assemble lessons using film and teaching techniques using film. Consult this website in the future.
11 Teaching Strategies That Effectively Use Media Resources
McFarland, Mary. "11 Teaching Strategies That Effectively Use Media Resources." Global Collections. 2002. Retrieved from:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/multimedia/strategies.html
Helpful teaching strategies that are paired with video clips to explain. A very helpful resource.
strategies for common core reading standards
Instructional Strategies
"Common Core State Standards - Instructional Strategies." Oregon Department of Education. Retrieved form:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3907
This website includes a variety of activities that reflect the skills needed to read complex texts, write, reflect, and speak. Many of these activities could be applied to a variety of different topics and disciplines.
Common Core Teaching Strategies
"Common Core Teaching Teaching and Learning Strategies." Realizing Illinois. May 2012. Retrieved from:
http://www.isbe.net/common_core/pdf/ela-teach-strat-read-text-6-12.pdf
Although this website is created to help teachers in Illinois, it applies to teaching Common Core in Minnesota as well. This website includes many different strategies and graphic organizers for grades 6-12.
Five Helpful Social Studies Strategies
Swanson, Kristen. "Five Strategies to Infuse Common Core State Standards with Social Studies Instruction." Herff Jones Nystrom. Retrieved from:
Five Strategies to Infuse Common Core State Standards with Social Studies Instruction
This website is specific to social studies teachers trying to incorporate the Common Core into their lesson plans. It gives strategies such as, include primary sources into your lessons often as a way to help students' reading.
"Common Core State Standards - Instructional Strategies." Oregon Department of Education. Retrieved form:
http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3907
This website includes a variety of activities that reflect the skills needed to read complex texts, write, reflect, and speak. Many of these activities could be applied to a variety of different topics and disciplines.
Common Core Teaching Strategies
"Common Core Teaching Teaching and Learning Strategies." Realizing Illinois. May 2012. Retrieved from:
http://www.isbe.net/common_core/pdf/ela-teach-strat-read-text-6-12.pdf
Although this website is created to help teachers in Illinois, it applies to teaching Common Core in Minnesota as well. This website includes many different strategies and graphic organizers for grades 6-12.
Five Helpful Social Studies Strategies
Swanson, Kristen. "Five Strategies to Infuse Common Core State Standards with Social Studies Instruction." Herff Jones Nystrom. Retrieved from:
Five Strategies to Infuse Common Core State Standards with Social Studies Instruction
This website is specific to social studies teachers trying to incorporate the Common Core into their lesson plans. It gives strategies such as, include primary sources into your lessons often as a way to help students' reading.
writing strategies
Wordle
Feinberg, Jonathan. Wordle. 2013. Retrieved from:
http://www.wordle.net/
This activity acts a good pre-reading strategy. It shows the most commonly used words in a text.
30 Tips for Teaching Writing
National Writing Project. "30 Ideas for Teaching Writing." National Writing Project. 2002. Retrieved from:
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922#Twentyseven
This website has 30 ideas for teaching writing, which could be applied to different disciplines and projects.
Strategies to Improve Student Writing
Smit, David. "Strategies to Improve Student Writing." The Idea Center. 2010. Retrieved from:
http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/IDEA_Paper_48.pdf
This paper discusses the insufficient crisis in students' writing, techniques to incorporate writing into the daily classroom, and a discussion on how to help students improve their rhetorical writing skills.
Feinberg, Jonathan. Wordle. 2013. Retrieved from:
http://www.wordle.net/
This activity acts a good pre-reading strategy. It shows the most commonly used words in a text.
30 Tips for Teaching Writing
National Writing Project. "30 Ideas for Teaching Writing." National Writing Project. 2002. Retrieved from:
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/922#Twentyseven
This website has 30 ideas for teaching writing, which could be applied to different disciplines and projects.
Strategies to Improve Student Writing
Smit, David. "Strategies to Improve Student Writing." The Idea Center. 2010. Retrieved from:
http://www.theideacenter.org/sites/default/files/IDEA_Paper_48.pdf
This paper discusses the insufficient crisis in students' writing, techniques to incorporate writing into the daily classroom, and a discussion on how to help students improve their rhetorical writing skills.
Structured academic controversy
Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)
"Structured Academic Controversy." teachinghistory.org. Retrieved from:
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/21731
Deliberating Lessons
"Deliberation Lessons." Deliberating in a Democracy. Retrieved from:
http://www.did.deliberating.org/lessons/index.html
SAC: What Should We Do?
"Structured Academic Controversy: What Should We Do?" Teaching Background. Retrieved from:
https://www.nwabr.org/sites/default/files/StructuredAcademicControversy.pdf
Includes student handouts.
"Structured Academic Controversy." teachinghistory.org. Retrieved from:
http://teachinghistory.org/teaching-materials/teaching-guides/21731
Deliberating Lessons
"Deliberation Lessons." Deliberating in a Democracy. Retrieved from:
http://www.did.deliberating.org/lessons/index.html
SAC: What Should We Do?
"Structured Academic Controversy: What Should We Do?" Teaching Background. Retrieved from:
https://www.nwabr.org/sites/default/files/StructuredAcademicControversy.pdf
Includes student handouts.
assessment
Authentic Assessment of Social Studies
"Authentic Assessment of Social Studies." Michigan Department of Education. Retrieved from:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MI_Auth_12350_7.AssmtMan.pdf
"Authentic Assessment of Social Studies." Michigan Department of Education. Retrieved from:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MI_Auth_12350_7.AssmtMan.pdf