1. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 1Free Powerpoint Templates Teaching in Small Steps EHS January 16, 2013 Chunking

2. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 2 Teaching in Small Steps In a learning episode, we tend to remember best that which comes first, and remember second best that which comes last. We tend to remember least that which comes just past the middle of the episode.

3. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 3 Chunking Two ways: –90-minute class period –Amount of information students can handle at once

4. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 4 Memory Long-term storage Working memory Adolescence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aNu9FjPJUE

5. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 5 A learning episode When material is presented: Prime Time 1 – present new material during this time – it’s most likely to be remembered Down time – Retention can take place during this time but it is more difficult to achieve Prime Time 2 – Closure takes place here – time for students to make sense of the learning/summarize

6. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 6 Making the most of your class Episode time Prime-TimesDown-Time Total number of minutes Percentage of total time Number of minutes Percentage of total time 20 min1890210 30 min2480620 40 min30751025 80 min50623038

7. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 7 Block schedule EHS 90-minute class period –Three 30-minute sessions 90-minute class period PT115 DT5 PT28 Break3 PT115 DT5 PT28 Break3 PT115 DT5 PT28

8. Free Powerpoint TemplatesPage 8 ~Coaching Classroom Instruction by Robert Marzano and Julia A. Sims ~How the Brain Learns by David Sousa ~The Art and Science of Teaching by Robert Marzano ~The Highly Engaged Classroom by Robert Marzano with Tammy Heflebower and Debra Pickering Resources Chuck, Diana, Mac, and I are all available to help with planning or implementation.

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