Last week, again, we spoke about direct instruction. Do we remember what it is? Lets review- Direct Instruction is the most popular and wide spread teacher STRATEGY to reach AUTOMATICITY-doing something automatically,without a great deal of thinking.
Here are some quick advantages and disadvantages of DI:
Advantages:
-builds foundational skills
-maintains order
-guarantees specific learning outcomes
-uses time effectively
-easy to implement
Disadvantages:
-only uses lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy
-limits creativity
-unmotivated
-no collaboration
-teacher based
Elements of DI to remember:
1. anticipatory set
2. review prior knowledge
3. inform what will be learned
4. motivate
5. development (I do, you do, we do)
6. Guide practice
7. Closure
Stay tuned for more on DI!
My name is Pam and I am a grad student at MSMC. I am passionate about teaching young children and I am so thankful for everything I have learned thus far at MSMC. My blog is titled Teaching to Learn and Learning to Teach because I believe that we are all lifelong learners. As we move into our careers as teachers we will be continuously learning from our peers and students. Happy blogging!
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