MODEL CLASSROOMS PROJECT, continued

Assessment is the fourth strategy that is introduced. This involves using written criteria to help students develop their skills in critiquing their work prior to handing it in. The teacher posts or distributes checklists or rubrics to let children know what is expected in the assessment.

The fifth strategy is Facilitation that involves using a variety of management strategies to keep students actively engaged in meaningful work. The teacher balances the amount of time spent in direct instruction with student application time. It is also important as a part of this strategy to provide time for students to work in collaborative groups, whole group and individually.

Reflection is the last strategy of the model. Reflection involves the closing of the lesson in ways that ‘seal in’ the learning. Teachers may review the opening objective, ask open-ended questions of the students, request that each student summarize the lesson with another student or ask a few students to summarize for the class.
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