The Importance Of Best Practices For Teaching And Learning

Best Practices for Teaching and Learning As previously discussed, the use of the Danielson framework and adequate modeling are some instructional strategies that help students learn. However, there are many other brain-based learning strategies that I applied or wish to apply within my teaching context improving my students’ retention of the science information; including, frequent assessments, the use percolation in a blocked schedule, and the interleaving of content. Assessment is a necessary and essential part of the learning processes for both the learner and the teacher. Through assessment, teachers gain imperative data to evaluate instruction and plan for future lessons. Similarly the learner can gain understanding of their own learning through the testing process. Carey (2014) explains how testing is an essential strategy for increasing …show more content…
The stories I often heard explaining the reasons the family chose cyber-education are often heartbreaking. More often than not, these children have been met by an educator with a fixed-mind set. The students feel like they do not have control of their own education and often feel they cannot learn. In order to motivate learning, it is imperative that I promote a growth mind-set within my classroom. Carol Dweck has done extensive research improving the education of learners encouraging a growth mind-set. Dweck (2010) explains that when students have a growth mind-set “they believe in their intelligence can be developed” (p.26). It is essential that my students know I believe in their ability to learn and that we are in this process of learning together. By establishing this trust, I can help them grow in learning and essential achieve. Many of my students are facing huge achievement gaps. They need to know and understand that through perseverance and hard-work, we can hurdle those gaps