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Demonstration
This education reference article explains the demonstration method of teaching.
Format: article
By Heather Coffey.
Modeling
Modeling is an instructional strategy in which the teacher demonstrates a new concept or approach to learning and students learn by observing. Theory of modeling as an instructional strategy Research has shown that modeling is an effective instructional...
Format: article
By Heather Coffey.
Reading for relevance in literature
A unit-length instructional plan for using graphic organizers to promote active reading of novels, using The Count of Monte Cristo as an example.
By Suzanne Micallef.
Who's holding the pencil? And did anybody learn?
In The First Year, page 3.4
Demonstrations can be useful, but be aware of what students are doing and thinking while you're holding the pencil.
By Kristi Johnson Smith.