Instructional Techniques Files
Instructional Techniques Files
Instructional Techniques Files
Technique
Quick Write
Description
(before, during, after)
At any time during reading, allow
students 3-5 minutes to reflect upon their
learning. Open-ended questions or
statements can be provided to generate
student responses.
Connection to Universal
Constructs
Flexibility/Adaptability
By enabling students to
see that not all people
are digital natives, or
that age differences
really make an impact in
the work place, students
will respect qualities of
others and be proactive
to change.
Productivity/ Accountability
Students acquire new
knowledge on their own.
If they do not read the
article, or track their
thinking, they may miss
out on developing new
insights about the
subject
Critical Thinking
Students analyze
information to formulate
a claim and provide
evidence to support their
claim
Complex Communication
Students partake in
meaningful, engaging
interactions with their
Jigsaw
peers by respectfully
disagreeing or agreeing
with their peer
Productivity/Accountability
Students must be
responsible for informing
their peers in their group
what their topic is about
and answer questions
that they may have.
Critical Thinking
Students analyze the
work of a business to
illustrate that what they
are learning in class is
applied in organizations.
They are able to
question their processes
and use this to frame
their thinking.
Creativity
Students are having to
create ideas that do not
come directly from the
text, but use it to start
their thinking
Critical Thinking
Students analyze what
will be helpful to reach
Write Around
5-7-9
Complex Communication
Student experience what
it is like to interact with
people of different
cultures
Flexibility/Adaptability
Students partake in an
activity outside their
comfort zone and learn
to respect the unique
qualities in others
Alana Linde
After reading, allow students to visually
Have students create a graffiti
Creativity
represent something from the text,
poster centralized around an
Students use abstract
whether it is the main idea, or any
article that discusses leadership
thinking to visually
concept that they will take away. This can in the workplace. This can be
represent concrete
be a technique that appeals to visual
something that the students can
ideas.
learners by displaying the art in the
use and a helpful reminder of the
classroom as a reminder.
extra tasks that you might be
called upon to fulfill in the
workplace.