Teaching Strategies

     It is important to choose instructional strategies carefully to help meet the needs of students and the objectives they are to learn.  There are many numerous models of teaching to suit different purposes.  An instructional model designed to bring about the recall of facts will not necessarily meet the needs to promote creativity and problem-solving skills.  However, all effective instructional models allow students to become active participants in the learning process, are sequential, and are based upon and reflect research regarding thinking, learning, and behavior.  Below are a few teaching strategies they may be helpful to guide different science lessons.  Science lesson plans on this website that utilize the teaching strategy are linked as well.

Classroom Discussion

Concept Attainment

Concept Development

Direct Instruction

Jigsaw

Memory Through Motion

Suchman Inquiry

Think, Pair & Share

(This information was borrowed from:

Gunter, M.A., Estes, T.H., Schwab, J., & Chaille, C.H. (2002). Instruction: A Models Approach.)