CEU 3805 - Instructional Practices to Maximize Student Growth
Course Description
This course is an in-depth study of instructional practices to improve learning outcomes in the school/classroom using evidence based practices. Participants will leave with practical strategies that can be implemented immediately.Course Outline
- The Features of Effective Instruction
- Explicit Instruction and Active Engagement
- Gradual Release Concept
- Bell to Bell Best Practices
- Using Brain Research to Inform Daily Instructional Practices
- Differentiation in the Classroom – How to Make it Work
- Evaluating Student Growth
- What to Do When Students Aren’t Learning Enough
- Teaching Academic Vocabulary Using a Systematic Plan
- Improving Reading Outcomes on CCSS
Learner Outcomes
Participants of this course will:
- Learn 9 general features of effective instruction.
- Know when and how to use explicit instruction to make learning more efficient and effective
- Have the ability to dramatically increase student responses/engagement in the learning process
- Learn to maximize instructional time, provide student friendly learning objectives, and how to check for student understanding
- Understand the brain rules for learning, How to use brain research to inform homework practices, Learn high pay off practices in the classroom
- Learn how to set up and schedule a differentiated classroom
- Learn how to evaluate student growth and set realistic/measurable goals
- Know what to do when students aren’t learning enough (the 5 “Mores”)
- Establish a 5 day instruction plan for systematic vocabulary instruction
- Learn how to improve reading outcomes, increase student reading stamina, and the best ways to improve reading comprehension