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

Miss Guile is truly inspirational! ~Mr. Weaver