Teaching Strategies (evidence-based)

[kbutton]

I saw this blog post today and thought it was a good reminder. 

 

http://www.mathgiraffe.com/blog/teaching-strategies-backed-by-research?mc_cid=cdbcda59e7&mc_eid=7cfaf97c1e

 

 

[fralala]

I read it and clicked a few links and found an quick list if anyone, like me, has an aversion to reading blog posts with lots of images and bright, shiny stuff sidetracking me.

 

http://evidencebasedteaching.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Teaching-Strategies.png

 

This reminded me, too, of one of Kate Snow's posts on how to teach an excellent homeschool math lesson:

 

http://kateshomeschoolmath.com/teach-excellent-homeschool-math-lesson/

 

The main step that doesn't come naturally to me that both include, and that I sometimes have to practice expressing in clear, concise terms, is exactly what I want my child to learn in each lesson.

 

But I also include a step I don't think either list mentions, which is to start off by checking to see what my kids already know about the above, or how they would answer the main question of the lesson. I would never start off telling my kids "what they need to know" before finding out what they already know, and how they know it. If their "knowledge" is flawed, all the better, because they tend to remember something better once they've been corrected and discussed it!

Edited August 18, 2017 by fralala