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 Behavior Management
Behavior management strategies foster an
atmosphere of mutual respect, reduce disruptive behavior
and ensure students have an equal opportunity to fulfill
their potential in the classroom. It's crucial to provide
them with a healthy and productive learning environment.
Examples include establishing a reward system with an
interactive chart where students move up and down
depending on their performance and behavior in class.

Blended Learning
A blended learning strategy incorporates
technology with traditional learning. This
allows students to work at their own pace,
research their ideas and become more
physically engaged during lessons. Examples
include providing interactive tablets or
whiteboards with engaging activities and
posting classwork online for easier access.

Culturally Responsive Teaching

Culturally responsive teaching links lessons
and context with students’ contemporary and
ancestral cultures. Diverse classrooms require
you to reach students with dramatically
different backgrounds or learning styles.
Explain how a topic relates to different
cultures and make sure your classroom is a
place where all students feel empowered.
Encourage students to ask questions and
share unique answers.
 Experiential Learning
Experiential learning uses real-world experience
to learn by doing. While traditional lesson plans
tend to focus on the teacher, this strategy
focuses on students participating in activities
they may not immediately recognize as
educational. Examples include games,
experiments or simulations. A common form of
experiential learning is a field trip combined
with practical lessons outside of the classroom
that connect to your current curriculum.

Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is used periodically to
monitor student learning incrementally. This can
more effectively measure the process of learning
as opposed to end-of-unit tests and can help you
improve your teaching methods throughout the
year. Examples include self-evaluation exercises
and summarizing a topic in multiple ways.

Game-Based Learning
If you want to help children to be more excited
about learning, consider developing and implementing
educational games or challenges whether in-person or
online. These can inspire children, especially kin-
esthetic learners, to participate more fully in the
learning process and keep them motivated and
focused on lessons. It can also help them solve
problems and reach a goal.

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 Graphic Organizer
Graphic organizers are a simple and effective
tool to help students brainstorm and organize
their thoughts and ideas in a visual
presentation. Visual aids such as pie
charts, Vygotsky scaffolding and Venn
diagrams spur students to think about
information through connections and
comparisons. This helps them organize the
information in their minds to better grasp new
concepts. You might ask students to make their
graphic organizers so they can learn to apply

Group Work
Group work is a cooperative learning strategy
that allows students with various learning
levels to work together. By encouraging them
to express their own ideas and listen to
others' ideas, you help students develop
communication and critical thinking skills.
Examples include solving math puzzles
together, performing skits as a team or
working on group presentations.

Growth Mindset
A growth mindset is a strategy that
focuses on helping students see the value
of effort, persistence and risk in trying
new things and learning new concepts. It
focuses on praising students when they
try new methods and embracing different
perspectives on their learning goals. A
growth mindset also encourages students
to set goals using the Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and
Time-Based (SMART) method.
 Inquiry-Based Instruction
Inquiry-based instruction uses thought-
provoking questions to inspire students to
think independently and discuss meaningful
topics. This lets you present academic
concepts in a way that invites students to
reconsider their perspectives and ask
questions. Inquiries can be math or science
questions with a complex answer, such
as "Why is the sky blue?"  or questions that
result in a more subjective response, such
as "Do poems have to rhyme?"

Interdisciplinary Teaching
Interdisciplinary teaching involves integrating
multiple topics about a unit or subject. Highlighting
real-world use for subjects like algebra or physics
can help students who struggle with understanding
abstract concepts. For single-subject classrooms,
teachers often collaborate to plan interdisciplinary
lessons that help students develop connections with
seemingly unrelated material.

Media Literacy
Media literacy is a strategy to help students
understand media influences like TV, advertising
and social media that surround them. It involves
exposing your students to various messaging on a
single topic. For example, they must use critical
thinking skills to recognize bias or manipulation in
advertising, etc. Your goal is to educate your
students on how to interpret and understand what
they’re consuming. You can teach media literacy as
part of a research project assignment or in a
 Instructional Materials

Improvised Teaching Workbooks Pictures

Textbook
Aid

Newspapers Magazines Resource Person Charts

Visual Aid Bulletin Board Film

Placards

Television Projector
My Ideal Classroom