Instructional Approaches Policy

Teachers in the school are expected to:

●     Clarify the purpose for learning

●     Help students activate prior knowledge

●     Differentiate instruction for individual students and small groups according to need

●     Explicitly teach and model learning strategies

●     Encourage students to talk through their thinking and learning processes

●     Provide many opportunities for students to practice and apply their developing knowledge and skills

●    Apply effective teaching approaches involve students in the use of higher-level thinking skill

●     Encourage students to look beyond the literal meaning of texts

●    Teachers use a variety of instructional and learning strategies best suited to the particular type of learning. Students have opportunities to learn in a variety of ways:

●     Individually cooperatively independently with teacher direction through investigation involving hands-on experience through examples followed by practice by using concrete learning tools

– manipulatives – in mathematics such as connecting cubes, measurement tools, algebra   tiles, and number cubes by encouraging students to gain experience with varied and         interesting applications of the new knowledge. Rich contexts for learning open the door for students to see the “big ideas” of mathematics that will enable and encourage them to

reason mathematically throughout their lives.