Blog Activity #4


Instructional Strategies

          If used effectively instructional strategies help students become independent, strategic thinkers. The strategies vary by teacher, subject, and student but the basic concept is to open up a students mind in a new and creative way. Students learn best when instruction is appropriately challenging, based on real-world scenarios, purposeful, meaningful, and interesting (J., n.d.). At the same time the activities should be engaging and give the appearance of being simple so as not to intimidate the students. 

          The instructional strategies I have chosen are ones I believe will motivate and engage my students the most. There are a lot of strategies out there but I felt like these fit best with my field of study. Learning a second language is best done by practicing in an engaging and social manner. The linguistic breakdown of the language is also important but practice is key. The activities I chose allow students to learn by doing and thinking outside of the 'typical' box. 



Field of study: World Language-Spanish 7-12



References:

J., A., Fahner, N., Hansen, B. J., Teachers, & Liber. (n.d.). Instructional Strategies.
Retrieved from http://www.fortheteachers.org/instructional_strategies/

Comments

  1. ETEC 424 Blog Khristian DavisApril 22, 2018 at 5:25 PM

    Ianely,
    I agree with you that when instructional strategies are used correctly they can help students to become independent and strategic thinkers. I love the different strategies you included. I have never heard of think-pair-share, think-tac-toe, or jigsaw teamwork before. All of your instructional strategies sounds like great ideas. I would definitely consider using them in my own classroom in the future.

    Khristian

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  2. UnknownApril 22, 2018 at 9:34 PM

    I think you chose some great strategies! I have had teachers use the think pair share strategy before and I think it is great especially for Spanish. Overall, I think your strategies are fun and incorporate a lot of team work which can be fun for some students. I like the real-life scenario one as well, it is easy for students to learn better when the lesson can be applied to the real life.

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