ED 107 – Principles of Teaching

Lesson 10: Teaching Strategies
Use of Teaching Strategies
Brain- Based Strategies

Teaching Strategies A teaching strategy is the method used to deliver information in the classroom, online‚ or in some other medium. The goal of a teaching strategy is to facilitate learning‚ to motivate learners‚ to engage them in learning‚ and to help them focus. * Lecture - is the process of teaching by giving spoken explanations of the subject that is to be learned. - is often accompanied by visual aids to help students visualize an object or problem. - provides a way to communicate a large amount of information to many listeners, maximizes instructor control and is non-threatening to students. - however‚ it minimizes feedback from students, assumes an unrealistic level of student understanding and comprehension, and often disengages students from the learning process causing information to be quickly forgotten. * Case Method - provides an opportunity for students to apply what they learn in the classroom to real-life experiences. - works well in cooperative learning or role playing environments to stimulate critical thinking and awareness of multiple perspectives. * Discussion - involves planning on the part of the instructor and preparation on the part of the students.
Example: some faculty begin a lesson with a whole group discussion to refresh students’ memories about the assigned reading(s). Other faculty find it helpful to have students’ list critical points or emerging issues, or generate a set of questions stemming from the assigned reading(s). * Collaboration - allows students to actively participate in the learning process by talking with each other and listening to other points of view. - establishes a personal connection between students and the topic of study and it helps students think in