Strategies
In my classroom I use technology paired with strategies for English Language Learners (ELL’s). In this unit, students will have numerous opportunities to talk using academic language through student discussions and explain their thinking orally and in writing. Best practice strategies to increase interaction with ELL’s for this unit could also be pairing ELL’s with fluent English speakers, partner reading, and working in pairs. I also use inquiry-based problem solving and the 5E model. Inquiry-based problem solving is where students are provided with opportunities to investigate a problem, search for a possible solution, make observations, ask questions, test out ideas, and think creatively using their intuition. The 5E model is traditionally linked with inquiry-based learning as it provides students with many of those opportunities. The 5E model is a model of learning in five stages in which collaboration is promoted through active learning where students work together to solve problems, ask questions, observe, analyze, and draw conclusions.
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