Strategies+to+Use+in+the+Classroom

Strategies to Use in the Classroom There are many different strategies that are used in the classroom. It is important to use current approaches in the classroom. Lecturing is never an effective method, **especially** for elementary education students. There are many different strategies that have been used to help students memorizes and understand information. The Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL) has identified nine instructional strategies that are most likely to **improve student achievement across all content areas and across all grade levels**. These strategies are explained in the book __Classroom Instruction That Works__ by Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock.  Visit the McREL website for more information on the Nine Strategies. [] For more information about cooperative learning visit the site below: []
 * The Nine Strategies **** are **** : **
 *  1. Identifying similarities and differences **
 *  2. Summarizing and note taking **
 *  3. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition **
 *  4. Homework and practice **
 *  5. Nonlinguistic representations **
 *  6. Cooperative learning **
 *  7. Setting objectives and providing feedback **
 *  8. Generating and testing hypotheses **
 *  9. Cues, questions, and advance organizers **