The document discusses the science of teaching and effective instruction. It identifies four essential ingredients for teaching: planning, effective instruction, assessment and evaluation, and technology integration. It also lists several teaching standards related to understanding subject disciplines, translating curriculum into meaningful activities, gathering student information, and engaging partnerships. The document asks teachers to describe powerful learning experiences and discusses research on how students learn best. It provides examples of instructional strategies and has teachers plan a learning activity by identifying the grade, subject, outcome, objective, strategy, and activity.

1. Topic #4:
The Science of Teaching

2. “Do you remember the days
of the ole schoolyard?”
Course Participation Task #6:
Describe a powerful learning experience
from when you were in school?

3. Me – in grade 2

4. Me – in grade 4

5. Me – in grade 6

6. A Recipe for Disaster

7. The Science of Teaching:
The Four Essential Ingredients
Planning
• Effective Instruction
• Assessment and Evaluation
• Technology Integration

8. …In other words
KSA #2: Teachers engage in a range of planning activities
KSA#3: Teachers understand the subject disciplines they teach
KSA #4: Teachers know there are many approaches to teaching and
learning
KSA#7: Teachers translate curriculum content and objectives into
meaningful learning activities.
KSA #8: The teacher will gather information to determine the needs and
progress of the students
KSA #9: Teachers apply a variety of technologies to meet students'
learning needs.
KSA #10: The teacher will engage in partnership among school, home and
community

9. What are the ingredients
for Effective Instruction?
Let’s Create
a Better Recipe…

10. KSA “c”:
Teachers understand the
subject disciplines they teach
Grade at a Glance

14. Teaching Quality Standard
• KSA “g”:
The teacher will be able to translate the
content of the course curriculum into
meaningful learning activities for the students.

15. Is this
Effective Instruction?
Grade 4
High School Math
Why or Why Not?

18. What does the research say about
how our students learn?

19. Instructional Strategies:
Let’s Mindmap

21. Our Recipe Book
of Learning
Activities
Published by the
EDUC 250 class
EDUC 250:
My Learning Activity
Grade____________________________
NAME__________________
Subject___________________________
Topic/Unit/Strand_________________________________________________________________
Learning Outcome________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Lesson Objective_________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Instructional Strategy ______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Learning Activity _________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

22. The Great Instructional Strategy Debate