Pitt County Schools supports several instructional practices that provide teachers and students clear pathways for thinking. These concepts and strategies are a framework for building lesson plans that optimize student learning.
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) is a method for planning and delivering instruction for ELL students, but it holds merit for all students. The 8 essential components are:
The Write From the Beginning and Beyond program uses Thinking Maps to assist in your writing instruction. It aligns with PCS Writing Portfolio, which is required for all students. |
Professional Learning Communities offer teachers of the same content area a chance to discuss their students' learning and share teaching strategies. Here are 7 essential discussion questions:
Thinking Maps help students organize information and can be used across the entire curriculum. SAMR/TPACK model Both of these concepts model how technology can be integrated or imbedded in a lesson plan. |
Use Marzano's High Yield Strategies research based teaching strategies to ensure success.
Revised Bloom's Taxonomy ranks student learning into 5 categories: understand, apply, analyze, evaluate and create. Higher Order Thinking skills can be used to foster learning in any content area. Watch students use strategies like question stems, the Frayer model, verb starters and Socrative seminar in this lesson. The Depth of Knowledge wheel provides sample activities for four levels of learning. |