Toolbox of Instructional Strategies

The instructional toolbox is a collection of effective strategies, based on research, for helping learners construct their own knowledge.

For your convenience, we have attempted to place each strategy into a single category in this table. A number of the strategies could, however, be easily modified to fit into other categories.

Categories

Inquiry | Metacognition | Case and Problem-Based Learning | Addressing Issues | Cooperative Learning | Visualizing | Connect to Prior Knowledge

Inquiry

Experiment Design Planner

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Metacognition

Thinking About Thinking

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Do It Now

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Encouraging Thinking with Wait Time

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Case and Problem-Based Learning

Case Method of Teaching Science

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Introduction to Problem-Based Learning

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Problem-Based Learning Guide

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Problem-Based Learning Rubric

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Addressing Issues

Topical Barometer

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Structured Academic Controversy

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Cooperative Learning

Cooperative Skills Continuum

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Some Commonly Used Techniques

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Think-Pair-Share

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Carousel Brainstorm

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Jigsaw

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Four Corners

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Give One, Take One

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Round Robin

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Two Stay, One Stray

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GiveOneTakeone.doc

A cooperative learrning strategy

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Visualizing

Models (.doc)

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Flip Books

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Analogies

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Gallery Tour

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UNDERSTANDING DIAGRAMS AND PICTURES IN SCIENCE

Learn how to help students interpret and analyze diagrams and pictures.

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Connect to Prior Knowledge

KWL: Know, Want to Know, Learned

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Word Splash

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Focused Free-Writing

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Anticipation Guide

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Concept Mapping

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Bell Ringer

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