: No single strategy can guarantee that a child will learn. Instructional strategies work in collaboration with other educational methods to influence student learning. This Instructional Strategies for Academic Success course, delivered through an accredited school, explores over 330 specific instructional strategies. We discuss how to use assessments, how to conduct lessons, and implement rules and procedures all while building positive relationships with students.
: This course is instructor supported. The instructor for this course is Erin Fouse, Mrs. Fouse holds a Masters in the Science of Psychology, a Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the State University of New York at Potsdam. Erin spent 15 years as a public school teacher. She began her career teaching Spanish in grades K-8 before moving to a self-contained 4th grade classroom. Mrs. Fouse subsequently spent 10 years teaching the Academically Gifted students in the areas of Reading and Language Arts. While teaching, she served as the Chairman of Climate and Safety committee, she is a North Carolina State Certified Mentor for beginning teachers, and was Grade-Level Chair for 7 years.
: Not Applicable.
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Lesson 1
Module 1-Learning Goals and Assessments
• Scales and Rubrics
• Tracking Student Progress
• Informal Assessments
• Formal Assessments
• Processing Content
Module 2-Lesson Planning Strategies
• Structured Practice Sessions
• Knowledge Application Lessons
• Cognitively Complex Tasks
• Strategies that Appear in all Types of Lessons
• Highlighting Critical Information
Module 3-Engagement Strategies, Rules, and Procedures
• Response Rates
• Academic Games
• Intensity and Enthusiasm
• Motivation and Inspiring Students
• Establishing Rules and Procedures
Module 4-High Expectations
• Building Relationships
• Displaying Objectivity and Control
• Communicating High Expectations
• Making System Changes
• Teacher Development
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