Chapter 9: Three Great Teaching Strategies & Chapter 10: Resources

Questions

Response

-Reflect on teaching strategies mentioned in the text. Why would the author believe that the strategies discussed in Chapter 8 are great? How might you use these strategies in your curriculum unit? -What kinds of questions promote thinking? -What types of resources will you use in your instructional unit?

-The strategies in the text help support the curriculum in various units for teachers. The author wants to make teaching the units to others as simple as possible. I would use concepts in my unit to help create the main idea of what Washington State is to the Pacific Northwest. Inquiry is used to draw information from students as to what they may understand about the topic. Skills are taught in order to sharpen the knowledge and understanding of the unit. The teacher who uses these strategies in the classroom will show results. -Higher level questions that challenge the students to think outside the box promote thinking. The purpose of asking questions is to focus attention, follow up, participation and inclusion, promote thinking, and assessment. Questions like, describe the environment of Washington, compare the economy of the Pacific Northwest, and create an idea of how you think the Washington State economy should be run and why, are all good questions. -In my unit, I want to use technology. I want my students to know that they can create wonderful presentations, find valuable material, and discover the ever changing world with technology. Print and nonprint resources are where most of the information will be found to create presentations and learn more about the State of Washington. I want my students to branch out into the community as much as possible to learn how the economy is run and so forth. The best way for students to learn that is by having them go out into the community and bringing in guest speakers.