Modeled+Instruction

= **Modeled Instruction** =

An instructional practice in which the teacher models verbally to the students a process or strategy to learn or understand a concept.

 * Appropriate mentor text
 *  Teacher determines focus of lesson
 *  Teacher models strategy
 *  Teacher makes invisible thinking visible (i.e. think aloud)
 * Teacher demonstrates strategy (application)

= Modeled Math/Technology Instructional Strategies or Lessons =
 * ** Demonstrating how to solve a math concept on the SmartBoard **
 * Explaining your thinking and reasoning with each step.
 * NetBooks connected with SmartSynch so students can see the lesson modeled on their own screen.

= Modeled Writing/Technology Instructional Strategies or Lessons =
 * **Use Doc Camera to display teachers authentic writing.**
 * Show the students how to revise and edit their own writing by editing mine on the SmartBoard.
 * **Evaluate sample writing based on the traits.**
 * Think aloud through a student sample, so students can see the way I am evaluating writing.
 * **Samples and teacher writing correlate with the genre of writing that the students are working on.**
 * **Model research strategies on the internet**.
 * **Use Mentor Texts to model writing concepts under doc camera.**
 * ** Online Teaching Resources: ** [|www.writingfix.com]

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