Planning,+Implementing+and+Assessing+for+Motivating+Middle+School+Students

 Instructional Strategies



Now matter what age we are weather it’s young adolescents or adults we all want to be challenged and be interested when having to learn. We’ve discussed classroom management styles to motivate middle school students, now let’s talk about some of the Instructional Strategies that I’ve learned during the is course. Here are a few of the strategies that I feel are best to use to motivate young adolescents.

(Manning & Bucher, pg. 184-96, 2009)

-IS USUALLY COMPLETED BY AN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT || -MOVES STUDENTS FROM CONCRETE OPERATION STATE TO FORMAL OPERATIONAL STAGE -ALLOWS INDEPDENDENT WORK -ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO FORM OPINIONS ABOUT WHAT THEY LIKE OR DO NOT LIKE || -IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS INTERESTS -STRUCTURE ACTIVITIES TO GUIDE STUDENTS || WORLD” INTO THE CLASSROOM || -DEVELOPS RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR -CONNECTS THE THEORETICAL OR ABSTACT || -PLANNING IS IMPORTANT || -WORK IN GROUPS ALLOWS SOCALIZATION -COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS CONSIDERATION OF A NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS SIMULTANEOUSLY || -GUIDE STUDENT AWAY FROM WRONG GENERALIZATIONS || -BE SURE THAT THE PROJECT MEETS THE OBJECTIVE OF THE LESSON OR UNIT -USE A FOLLOW-UP -ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING || -ADVANCES ACADEMIC GOALS -PROMOTES ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN REAL-LIFE CONTEXT -REINFORCES AND -REFINES LEARNING OBJECTIVES FROM THE CLASSROOM || -ADDRESS FEELINGS OF ALTRUSIM AND IDEALISM -REINFORCES THE CONTENT THAT IS LEARNED IN SCHOOL -DEVELOPS SKILL TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS || -TAILOR TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE STUDENT POPULATION AND THE COMMUNITY =TIE INSTRUCTIONAL OBECTIVE ||
 * **STRATEGY** || **STRENGTHS** || **BENEFITS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS** || **TEACHER BEHAVIOR REQUIREMENTS** ||
 * **EXPLORATORY ACTIVITIES** || -PREMITS EXPLORATION OF A TOPIC OF INTEREST WITHING THE CURRICULUM
 * **FIELD TRIPS** || -BRINGS THE “REAL
 * **INDUCTIVE DISCOVERY** || -ENCOURAGES WORKING FROM THE SPECIFIC TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERALIZATION || -ALLOWS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN LEARNING
 * **PROJECTS** || -ALLOWS STUDENTS TO CREATE A PRODUCT SUCH AS PAPER, MODEL, SKIT, HYPERMEDIA PRESENTATION, OR TELEVISION SPOT || -ADDRESS YOUNG ADOLESCENTS’ DIVERSITIES IN ABILITIES AND INTEREST || -REQUIRED IN ADVANCE OF ALL PROJECTS
 * **ROLE-PLAYING AND SIMULATION** || -PREMITS WORK WITH REALISTIC PROBLEMS AND SITUATIONS || -ENCOURAGES ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT WITH LEARNING || -USE A FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING ||
 * **SERVICE LEARNING** || -INVOLVES STUDENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY