Parts of Direct Instruction/Group Projects

This was a method of teaching I usually enjoy, but this time it was a little confusing for me.


I enjoyed all the presentations, and the groups were very knowledgeable in their particular DI parts, but for some reason I had a hard time grouping it all together. Our group understood that we were to teach the class what an Anticipatory set is using the direct instruction method of teaching. So we created an anticipatory set, which was our smart board soccer game, for the development (I do) part I explained several power point slides about anticipatory sets, and Maureen finished up with the guided practice (we do it) by presenting and checking for understanding. Amy finished up with the conclusion. I was very pleased with our presentation and how well we worked together as a group.


We had 5 groups Anticipatory Set (Hook and grabber), Development (I do it), Guided Practice (we do it), Check for understanding, and Independent Practice (you do it).


Here are my 3 pluses and a wish on the other topics with additional comments.

Group 1
Anticipatory Set
Great work Amy & Maureen. These ladies are always prepared and are a pleasure to work with….

Group 2
Development
Tasha, Dennis, Mike & CarolAnn

+ I loved the introduction, it showed the importance of the theoretical side to teaching.
+ Great eye contact and explanation of the topic.
+ Nice modeling of Direct Instruction.
Wish – I wish you had actually made the paper airplane from your clip for show & tell….

Group 3
Guided Practice
Janine, Brandi, Jennifer, & Erica
+ Great presentation skills, nice eye contact.
+ Nice demonstration and great explanation of the topic.
+ The material was well covered.
Wish – Brandi was there to present with you.


Group 4
Check for Understanding
Vince, Nicole, & Angela
+ I like the examples of error teachers make when checking for understanding.
+ The team was very knowledgeable on the subject.
+ Nice team work, you really worked together.
Wish – I wish you had a video clip.

Group 5
Independent Practice
Meagan, Nicole P., & Katelyn
+ I enjoyed the presentation and found it very informative. The explanations and concerns on the purpose of homework were very clearly defined.
+ I liked the video clip.
+ Good information, for this class as future teachers, as to how much homework should be assigned for each subject.
Wish – I would have liked more examples on other types of independent practice.

Overall, each group was well prepared and presented the material on their topic in complete detail. I enjoyed each and every presentation. I think for me the detail necessary to understand each part of the direct instruction method of teaching was hard to grasp using this approach. I got a much better understanding of how to write my lesson plan after the assignment were we reviewed and graded previous students lesson plans.