Instructional Strategies Database

Grade
Subject
Estimated Duration
Bloom's Level
Use
Setting
Activity Type
Technology

Anticipation Guide

Skills: Analyzing, Communication, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Research, Vocabulary

Barometer

Skills: Communication, Critical thinking

Blender

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Media literacy, Problem solving, Synthesis, Vocabulary

Case Studies

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis

Close Reading

Skills: Analyzing, Communication, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Editing, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Media literacy, Problem solving, Publishing, Reading, Research, Revising, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

Concentric Circles

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Inquiry, Problem solving, Vocabulary

Concept Map

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Computational thinking, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Research, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

CRA (Concrete – Representational – Abstract) VRA (Virtual-Representational -Abstract)

Skills: Computation, Computational thinking, Problem solving

Debugging

Skills: Analyzing, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving

Disciplinary Facets

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Vocabulary, Writing

Entry Ticket/Exit Ticket

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Inquiry, Synthesis, Writing

Fishbowl

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Inquiry, Problem solving, Vocabulary

Four Corners

Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Problem solving, Synthesis

Frayer Model

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Inquiry, Reading, Research, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

Gallery Walk

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Inquiry, Publishing, Research, Synthesis, Writing

Gradual Release

Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Problem solving, Synthesis, Vocabulary

Graphic Organizer

Skills: Analyzing, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Publishing, Reading, Research, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

Guided Notes

Skills: Comprehension, Reading, Research, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

Jigsaw

Skills: Analyzing, Synthesis

Journaling

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

K-W-L Chart

Skills: Comprehension, Inquiry, Research, Synthesis

Modeling (Creating and Using)

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Comprehension, Computation, Computational thinking, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Digital literacy, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis

Parsons Problem

Skills: Analyzing, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Problem solving

Peer Review

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Editing, Problem solving, Publishing, Reading, Research, Revising, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

PRIMM

Skills: Analyzing, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis

Pseudocode

Skills: Analyzing, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Problem solving, Synthesis

See, Think, Wonder

Skills: Analyzing, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Media literacy

Self-Explanation

Skills: Comprehension, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Inquiry, Problem solving, Reading, Synthesis, Vocabulary

Simulation

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Computation, Computational thinking, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Digital literacy, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis, Vocabulary

Socratic Seminar

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Reading, Synthesis, Vocabulary

Storyboarding

Skills: Collaboration, Communication, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Problem solving, Synthesis

Storytelling

Skills: Analyzing, Communication, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Media literacy, Problem solving, Reading, Synthesis, Vocabulary, Writing

Think-Pair-Share

Skills: Any

TIPP&SEE

Skills: Analyzing, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving

Total Physical Response

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Vocabulary

Unplugged Activities

Skills: Analyzing, Collaboration, Communication, Comprehension, Computational thinking, Cooperative learning, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis, Vocabulary

Use-Modify-Create

Skills: Analyzing, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Hypothesizing, Inquiry, Problem solving, Synthesis

Word Wall

Skills: Communication, Comprehension, Critical thinking, Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

Worked Examples

Skills: Analyzing, Communication, Comprehension, Computation, Computational thinking, Critical thinking, Editing, Problem solving, Publishing, Revising, Synthesis, Writing