Why is wait time important?
Allows the brain to process information.
It's not important, we have too much material to cover.
It teaches a teachers patience.
Students need to get used to waiting their turn.
How can we help students reduce cognitive load?
Help them organize their thoughts so it's more digestable.
Make connections to simple or related materials.
All of the above!
Scaffold questions and tasks.
How do you make a multi-step problem easier to solve?
Read it step-by-step. Imagine it is a story.
Take notes, draw a picture, make a table, just try!!
Use easier numbers to understand the problem.
All of the above!
Why should students be an active, not passive learners?
The teacher should do the work, the students watch to learn.
The student's job is to repeat what the teacher is doing.
Passive learners are just as engaged as active learners.
Active learning requires students to do the work and learn.
What is the Zone of Proximal Development
An area where you know nothing.
An area between what you know and what you don't
A fancy term I've never heard of.
Area where you know everything.
What task require a high cognitive load?
All of the above!
Solving a complex, multi-step word problem.
Writing an essay.
Any task that requires focus and concentration.
What is intermittent practice and why is it important?
You should only practice when you need to.
It helps the brain build connections by breaking up practice
It is not important to practice math.
It is best to cram a lot of information in to practice.
What works best with English Language Leaners?
Using gestures or actions as words.
Many different examples that connect
Images that connect with vocabulary and context.
All of the above!