Student-Centered Learning
The Facilititation of the Teacher
Scaffolding
Chunking: "Help students approach challenging texts by breaking down content into manageable pieces."
Questioning
Effective Questioning: grabbers, determiners, elevators, etc.
Levels of Questions: "Help students strengthen their literacy skills by increasing the complexity of the questions they need to answer about a text."
Hands-On Activities
Reader's Theatre: "Students create a performance that conveys a text’s message, theme, or conflict."
Town Hall Circle: "Students mimic a town hall meeting as they share their perspectives on a topic."
Four Corners: "Get all students involved by asking them to show their stance on a statement through their positioning around the room."
Student-Lead Activities
Student-Choice
Cooperative Learning Groups
Café Conversations: "Students practice perspective-taking by representing the point of view of an assigned personality in a small-group discussion."
Think-Pair-Share: "Facilitate thoughtful group discussions by having students first share their ideas in writing and with a partner."
Assigning Roles for Group Work: "Make your students’ group work more effective by giving each member a specific role to play."
