Definitions of Instructional Strategies

Producing visual, dramatic, or musical performances to express ideas, thoughts and concepts. 

• Artistic Expression
• Feedback and Reflection 
• Guided Practice
• Inquiry 

Stimulates thinking and allows students to generate vest amounts of information and then sort that information in an engaging learning process.

• Compare and contrast
• Game
• Brainstorming
• Storytelling

Compare and Contrast is to identify similarities and differences among objects, ideas, people, and events. 

• False
• True

Inquiry is places students in structured groups to solve problems by working cooperatively.

• False
• True

Involves direct observation of physical tasks, such as the manipulation of materials and objects. 

• Digital Media Production 
• Play 
• Lecture
• Demonstration

Involves expressing knowledge, ideas, and concepts in the form of digital audio, video, and animation.

• Teaching others
• Game
• Summarizing
• Digital media production

Teachers direct student learning by giving feedback, checking for understanding, and/or encouraging reflection. 

• Instructional Technology
• Game
• Feedback and Reflection
• Writing to learn

A structured activity that engages students in individual or group competition to demonstrate knowledge or complete an academic task.

• Brainstorming
• Game
• Guided practice
• Play

Refers to homework, worksheets, and computer practice in which students solve routine problems to reinforce concepts or skills. 

• Test Preparation 
• Teaching others 
• Video 
• Guided Practice

Inquiry engages students in posing questions around an intriguing investigation, making observations, and discussing them.

• True
• False