1. “Preparing For Dynamic Instruction”
Utilizing Effective Teaching Strategies
Brother Derrick L. James and Sister Karen F. James
Progressive Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ
July 2, 2016

2. What do you see?

3. What did you see?

4. Destination Imagination
Essential Question:
How can effective teaching strategies be used to successfully impart knowledge?

5. Destination Imagination
Standard:
EXCELLENCE

6. What I Should Think About While Planning
Focus- What is the purpose of this lesson? What are your take aways?
Hook ‘Em- Find a way to get your audience excited about the days lesson
Direct Instruction- Teach, but don’t lecture to long. You will lose your audience
Activity- Utilize different instructional strategies to engage your audience
Closure- Summarize your lesson

7. TEACHABLE

8. Characteristics of a Great Teacher
1.) Read the article.
2.) What is the most important characteristic of a great teacher.

9. BECOMING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS
Requires training
Requires practice
Requires listening
Requires doing

10. In order to Learn, Students must…
Feel accepted in the classroom
See the classroom as physically and emotionally pleasant.
Perceive the classroom as orderly
View the task as valuable and relevant.
Understand clearly what they are expected to learn and do.

11. Principles of Learning
Need to know how people learn best. (Ask them).
All learners have learning styles.

12. All Learners . . . Are autonomous and self-directed.
Have a foundation of life experiences and knowledge.
Are goal-oriented.
Are practical.
Need to be shown respect.

13. For each characteristic, there are implications to use.

14. 1. Learners are autonomous and self-directed.
Implications:
Involve participants.
Serve as facilitator.
Determine interests of learners.

15. 2. Learners have a foundation of life experiences and knowledge.
Implications:
Recognize expertise of participants.
Encourage participants to share their experiences and knowledge.

16. 3. Learners are goal-oriented.
Implications:
Be organized.
Have clear objectives.

17. 4. Learners are practical
Implication:
Show relevance of the lesson.

18. 5. Learners need to be respected.
Implications:
Acknowledge the wealth of knowledge and experiences the participants bring to the training.
Treat the participants as equals (especially adults)rather than subordinates.

19. Active Learning Learning is not a spectator sport.
The more actively engaged the learners are, the more learning takes place.

20. Teaching Strategies are…
Techniques used by educators to disseminate information and impart knowledge.

21. Everyday is not the right time for every teaching strategy
Things To Remember
Not all teaching strategies are effective for all students, and/or in all situations
Everyday is not the right time for every teaching strategy

22. When teaching… Don’t be afraid Be creative and think outside the box
Be prepared and utilize all available resources
Actively involve your audience
Always maintain high expectations for your audience

23. Instructional Strategies the Work
Teaching with technology
B.L.A.S.T (Bringing Literature And Scriptures Together)
Perception vs. Reality
Bible Dependent Answers
Let Your Light Shine
I Am
How it Spreads

24. Teaching With Technology

25. TEACHING WITH TECHNOLGY
Create a PowerPoint with ease!
What ever you are teaching, google it and add ppt.
This will show you the power points that are already created.
NO NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL or THE POWER POINT.

26. B.L.A.S.T
Bringing Literature And Scriptures Together

27. B.L.A.S.T (Bringing Literature And Scriptures Together)
Utilize literary and informational texts during your lesson.
Read Aloud.
A read aloud can be used through out the lesson.
Beginning- Opening activity
During- Group Activity
End- Closure or summary of a lesson

28. The Tortoise and the Hare

29. CLASS TIME!!!
Let’s Read About It.

50. What lesson can this story be used to teach?

51. B.L.A.S.T (Bringing Literature And Scriptures Together)
culture/values/

52. Perception vs. Reality

53. Bible Dependent Analysis/Answers

54. Text Dependent Analysis
Student were asked to make one of the following connections.
Text to Text – A piece of text to another text
Text to Self –A piece of text to a personal experience
Text to World- A piece of text to situations in the world

55. Text Dependent Analysis
Bible to Text – The Bible to another text
Bible to Self –The Bible to a personal experience
Bible to World- The Bible to situations in the world

56. CLASS TIME!!!
What are the blessings of Spiritual Renewal?

57. Let Your Light Shine

58. I Am…

59. I Am…
A strategy used to allow your audience to place themselves in the place of someone else during a specific period of time.
For Example
Martin Luther King Jr. during the march on Washington
A recent high school graduate who wants his parents to by him a car
Derrick James when he realizes that I threw away the left shoe from his favorite pair of sneakers

60. To complete an “I Am”, answer the following questions.
I wonder…
I hear…
I see..
I want…
I pretend…
I feel…
I touch…
I worry…
I cry…
I am…
I understand…
I say…
I dream…
I try…
I hope…

61. I Am…
Derrick James when he realizes that I threw away the left shoe from his favorite pair of sneakers

62. CLASS TIME!!!
Select on of the two choices and write am “I Am”.

63. Paul on the road to Damascus to persecute the Saints.
I Am…
The women with an issue of blood pressing my way through the crowd to get to Jesus.
Paul on the road to Damascus to persecute the Saints.

64. How It Spreads

65. KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

68. Quick Activity
Name some television shows you watch when you were ten.
Name some television shows children watch today.
What are the differences in the shows?

69. TIPS OF THE TRADE

70. VALUE ADDED Do what you are asked to do.
Teach what you are supposed to teach.
Hygiene is a BIGGY!
This is MINT for you!
This is Mint for me!

71. WHEN YOU STAND BEFORE PEOPLE…

76. WHEN YOU STAND BEFORE PEOPLE…
Pronounce your words correct.
Subject and Verb must agree!
Certain words have no (S) at the end.
Be professional and sound intelligent.