Anita Archer and Charles Hughes's Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching is a research-based instructional approach that empowers teachers to deliver instruction to diverse groups of learners. The workshops in this course will explore how to design and deliver scaffolded lessons that are organized for active participation as well as effective and efficient classroom management with mastery learning as the ultimate goal.
The Strategic Instruction Team welcomes Dr. Anita Archer to Region 13
We often provide excellent initial lessons on content, only to be disappointed when students don’t remember, use, transfer or retain the information. The answer is effective initial instruction and well-designed, deliberate practice. This training will address the research on academic practice and the following topics:
- The purpose of practice: Competency, Proficiency, Automaticity, Transfer, Retention
- Scheduling: Initial practice, Distributed practice, and Cumulative review
- Contributions of research on learning: Deliberate Practice, Retrieval Practice, Spaced Practice, Mixed Practice
- Variety of practice modes: Paper and pencil, partner routines, computer-based, whole group practice; games
- Feedback: Oral/written, teacher/partner/team/self
- Feedback: Within lessons, between lessons, over time
- Routines: Completing, grading, gaining assistance, etc.
- Homework
- Automaticity: Passage reading, math facts, handwriting or keyboarding, spelling, etc.
Anita L. Archer, PhD, is an educational consultant to school districts on explicit instruction, the design and delivery of instruction, behavior management, and literacy instruction. She has taught elementary and middle school students and is the recipient of 10 awards honoring her excellence in teaching and contributions to the field of education. Dr. Archer has served on the faculties of San Diego State University, the University of Washington in Seattle, and the University of Oregon in Eugene. She is nationally known for her professional development activities, having presented in every state over the course of her 40-year career. Dr. Archer is coauthor, with Dr. Mary Gleason, of numerous curriculum materials addressing reading, writing, and study skills.
Participants will receive a copy of "Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching" by Anita Archer and Charles A. Hughes.
Lunch will be provided
Use NoBOOKPlease if you have a copy of the book or do not wish to receive a copy ($30 off).
Use ATTEND2DAYS if you sign up for both sessions ($25 off per day).
*Only one discount may be used. Please use ATTEND2DAYS if you'd like to attend both days and receive a copy of the book. Use NoBOOKPlease if you don't wish to receive a copy of the book for either day. Contact Kim Watts for more information kim.watts@esc13.txed.net.