Our students live in a world of distractions that fracture their attention spans. So, what are the brain-based best practices for helping them focus on what they’re learning, engaging with new information actively in their minds, making sense of it, and connecting it with prior knowledge? These are the important middle phases of The McREL Institute’s Six-Phase Model of Student Learning based on cognitive science.
Join expert facilitators from McREL for this 2-day professional learning session to learn practical strategies from The New Classroom Instruction That Works for helping students focus on what they’re learning and engage in active learning.
You’ll explore:
- What brain science tells us about the limitations of "working” memory.
- How to help distracted students sustain interest and focus on learning in the classroom.
- Ways to help students make sense of what they’re learning, connecting current information and ideas with things they’ve previously learned.
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How and when to use these specific instructional strategies aligned to this phase of learning:
- Vocabulary Instruction
- Strategy Instruction & Modeling
- Visualizations & Concrete Examples
- High-level Questions & Student Explanations
- Guided Initial Application with Formative Feedback
- Peer-assisted Consolidation of Learning
You’ll leave the session with a toolkit of practical instructional strategies and resources you can use right away in your classroom.