THEORY TO

PRACTICE
BRIANNA BRADY
TEACHING STRATEGIES

Direct Instruction
Question and Answer
Love and Logic
Progressivism
Humanistic Approach
Essentialism
DIRECT INSTRUCTION

Summary:
Through this students will begin to gain
understanding.
This will help students know what is to be In My Class:

done and what is expected of them. Lecture type instruction on a specific skill, used for introduction to
new material

This will be a clear explanation that is Includes active student participation

explained and displayed to children. Modeling can be displayed thoroughly

Direct Instruction will be clear and

explicit in order to help students know
their expectations and limit questions.
QUESTION AND ANSWER

Summary:
This will help students to apply
their knowledge.
Students will begin to answer In My Class:
Discussion based learning
and ask questions about their Allows open discussion for content mastery.

learning.
Question and answer will also
open and guide to meaningful
discussion, weather it be with
small groups or a whole class.
LOVE AND LOGIC

Summary:
In My Class:
This theory focus on practical classroom management
that allows for a positive and effective classroom. I teach when there are no
Students feel respected and loved by their teachers, distractions
which in turn makes them far more motivated to learn.
I listen to students who raise
Children become better problem solvers and are able to
do so on their own with safety. their hand
If consequences are deemed necessary teachers will give I listen to one person at a time
guidance.
If someone causes a problem,
This helps students to take responsibility and ownership
for their misbehaviors. I will ask them to fix it
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PROGRESSIVISM

Summary:
Places a focus on the child as a whole.
This allows for growth and relationship with your
students.
In My Class:
By gaining knowledge and showing interest in Promote Mastery (on going projects- workshops)
your students, you will also gain their trust, which Technology Integration (motivation and engagement)
in turn will motivate them as well.
Giving students choice in units when appropriate
This theory puts an emphasis on hands on Rewarding for achieving class goals
learning or experiential learning.
Allows students to become problem solvers and
critical thinkers, but also teachers them social
responsibility and lifelong learning skills.
HUMANISTIC APPROACH

Summary:
Much like progressivism, it allows for a greater focus
on the child.
This allows for personalized learning, which helps to
grow the child on individual levels. In My Class:

Teaching topics relevant to their lives

This allows the teacher to begin to understand each
students needs and levels. Discovery Learning

In turn, the teacher is able to accommodate for the Class Meeting

students individual education needs and support Social Skills

them in necessary ways for that particular student.
This approach also gives students a choice in their
learning, which allows for motivation and
engagement as well.
ESSENTIALISM

Summary:
Focuses on back to the basics, which
allows schools to focus on the major
areas of content.
In My Class:
This allows students to gain knowledge Well Disciplined
and mastery in these specific areas. All Subject Areas

Gives order to the classroom and

creates a very organized classroom
environment.
DISCIPLINE STRATEGIES

Positive Reinforcement:
Choice Theory
Assertive Discipline
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

Summary:
Token Economy
Back Up Systems:
In My Class:
Small: inform and invite This rewards the students good behavior with Dojo points and can
later be exchanged for a desired prize.
back to learning
medium: more severe, public
large: outside of class
punishment
CHOICE THEORY

Summary:
Students are in control and trust the teacher will guide
them to success. This allows the students to make
mistakes, but know how to fix them.
Giving students what they need to solve their
In My Class:
problems, but knowing that we cant do it for them.
Quality
Students have freedom in the classroom with certain
decisions, but reap the consequences. Self-Evaluation

The only persons behavior you can control is your own.

(tattling, etc.)
Learning is fun in the class and the class feels more like
playing and less like learning.
Result: Creating relationships with students so that
they are able to feel as through they belong in the
classroom.
ASSERTIVE DISCIPLINE

Summary:
Students know and clearly understand
the rules and expectations.
Students know that the rules are not In My Class:

going to charge. Best Interest of the Students

This allows teachers to catch the students being good and

This allows me as the teacher to engage supporting them by letting them know you like this behavior.

students in their learning and stray from Losing Dojo Points

misbehavior.
Identifies particular consequences when
students misbehave.
**Token Economydata driven
**Positive classroom management/discipline
**Red Line Rules
**Logical ConsequencesHumanistic Approach