Strategies in Teaching Elementary Subjects

Teaching. Reciprocal teaching involves students in reading and gets them excited to learn.
Learning. Experiential learning, every classroom has a wide range of levels and learning styles, which
can be difficult for any teacher to effectively address.
Cooperative learning. Cooperative learning is an instructional strategy in which a small group of
students collaboratively work on a given task.
Project-Based learning. Throughout project-based learning, students are working on complex
projects or trying to find answers to real-world problems.
Personalized learning. Personalized learning allows students to learn without stigma and gets
students involved in what they're learning.
Visualization. Visuali is very simply put, the ability to create mental images based on the words we
hear or the text that we read.
Gamification. The goal of gamification is to make learning more engaging for students and to
increase their motivation to learn.

Approaches in Teaching Values Education

• Experimental Learning Process
• Story Telling
• Skit
• Song Parody
• Crossword Puzzle
• Diary
• Mirroring
• Reflection
• Completing Activity
• Guided Imagery

Authentic assessments include a variety of measures that can be adapted for different
situations. These are some examples of authentic assessments.

ORAL INTERVIEWS
• Teacher asks students questions about personal background, activities, readings, and interests
# Informal and relaxed context
# Conducted over successive days with each student
# Record observations on an interview guide

STORY OR TESTING RETELLIN

• Students retell main ideas or selected details of text experienced through listening or reading
# Student produces oral report
# Can be scored on content or language components
# Scored with rubric or rating scale
# Can determine reading comprehension, reading strategies, and language development

Writing Samples
Students generate narrative, expository, persuasive, or reference paper
# Student produces written document
# Can be scored on content or language components
# Scored with rubric or rating scale
# Can determine writing processes

PROJECTS / EXHIBITIONS
• Students complete project in content area, working individually or in pairs
# Students make formal presentation, written report, or both
# Can observe oral and written products and thinking skills
# Scored with rubric or rating scale

EXPERIMENTS / DEMONSTRATION
• Students complete experiment or demonstrate use of materials
# Students make oral presentation, written report, or both
# Can observe oral and written products and thinking skills
# Scored with rubric or rating scale

CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE ITEMS
• Students respond in writing to open-ended questions
# Student produces written report
# Usually scored on substantive information and thinking skills
# Scored with rubric or rating scale

PORTFOLIOS
• Focused collection of student work to show progress over time
# Integrates information from a number of sources
# Gives overall picture of student performance and learning
# Strong student involvement and commitment
# Calls for student self-assessment

Examples of authentic assessments include:

 Student portfolios of work
 Demonstrations where students complete a hands-on task/activity
 Game-based activities
 Presentations
 Mock interviews and other role-playing scenarios 
 Participation in classroom discussions and debates
 Writing (essays, journals, reports, self-assessments, peer evaluations, etc.)