Title: Direct instruction - A practical guide to effective teaching - BookWidgets
Headings: Direct instruction - A practical guide to effective teaching
Direct instruction - A practical guide to effective teaching
What is direct instruction?
The 6 functions (or steps) of direct instruction
1. Introduction / review
2. Present the new material
Lecture method
Demonstration
3. Guided practice
4. Feedback and correctives
5. Independent practice
6. Evaluation/ review
15 Engaging direct instruction examples
Introduction/ Review
1. Entry ticket
2. Mentimeter
3. Math - Arithmetic
Present the new material
4. Storytelling
5. Photo widgets
6. Demonstrate
Guided practice
7. Group work
8. Think, pair, share
9. Buzz session
Correctives and feedback
Independent practice
10. Quiz
11. Planner
12. Flashcards
Evaluation/ review
13. Kahoot
14. Mind Map
15. Digital Quiz/ worksheet
Conclusion

Content: As they keep on practicing, students reach the “automatic” stage where they are successful and rapid, and no longer have to “think through” each step. 6. Evaluation/ review
Check whether your students know everything before moving on to a new concept that builds upon what they’ve just learned. Collect student data you can review and decide whether or not the lesson needs to be retaught. There are much evaluation and reviewing methods, so make sure to pick the right one to find out data that really means something. Make sure your evaluation says something about your students’ learning process. Formative assessments are better suited for this. 15 Engaging direct instruction examples
After reading the 6 important steps above, you might think: what room is there for the teacher to be passionate and creative in his teaching? If everything is so well-structured, a teacher can’t control learning?