Effective Teaching Strategies

Catalog description

What is involved when a teacher creates and orchestrates an effective lesson? Students will delve into how teachers facilitate the engagement of all students, as they backwards plan, activate students' prior knowledge, incorporate a variety of learning modes, use formative assessments, apply before-during-after scaffolding, leverage technology, allow opportunities for student processing, ask critical thinking questions, and provide a safe and supportive learning environment for their students. Open to Master of Arts in Teaching students only.