Frame A Lesson: Insights from Fundamental Five It’s the beginning. It shall be good. It’s the ending: Was it good? If the beginning of a lesson is setup with a clear understanding of ideas to be taught and why the ideas are important to learn, the teacher has done a fairly good job in settingContinue reading “How to Frame the Lesson: A Review of Fundamental Five”
Monthly Archives: October 2020
The Power Zone: Reference to Fundamental Five
Teachers must work the room. Before I begin with the tenets of “The Power Zone,” coined by Cain and Laird (2011), authors of Fundamental Five, allow me to intercept my thoughts on the power zone, which I relate as “working the room.” Teachers must be proactive in engaging their students from beginning of class instructionContinue reading “The Power Zone: Reference to Fundamental Five”
How to Learn on Purpose: Fundamental Five
How to Learn on Purpose: Fundamental Five Below are the Key Components of FSGPT (frequent small group purposeful talk): FSGPT frequent small group purposeful talk is a practice that allows up to four students to talk about an assignment after the teacher has provided instruction on the topic of assignment. Some research stipulates many studentsContinue reading “How to Learn on Purpose: Fundamental Five”