Title: Why Instructional Routines? – The Reflective Educator
Headings: Why Instructional Routines?
Why Instructional Routines?
Content: The routine stays the same (but see point #4) over time while different tasks are enacted within the routine. 4. Since an instructional routine keeps much of the classroom interaction the same, it becomes possible for individual teachers or groups of teachers to iterate on their practice more rapidly. If every day a teacher has to re-invent her practice, then it becomes more difficult to figure out what teaching strategies work in her context, when those teaching strategies work, and why she might choose a different teaching strategy. I remember my first year teaching. I was unprepared. I didn’t know how to structure lessons. Each day I was floundering. I kept experimenting and trying different activities, different ways of communicating with students, etc… I would have benefited from more support in planning lessons .Note that this benefit supports newer and experienced teachers differently. A new teacher needs a starting place to iterate on their practice from.