Matching Pairs Instructional StrategiesOnline version 10 Powerful Instructional Strategies for Student Achievement by Darian Barillas 1 Summarize 2 Relevant Vocabulary 3 Student Movement 4 Limited Lecture 5 Activating Strategy 6 Student Centered 7 Higher Order Thinking Questions 8 Rigorous 9 Essential Question 10 Interactive Learning (IL) 11 Graphic Organizer Do activities where students can move physically because it is difficult for them to be quiet all the time. The students are the center of the class, focus on them as a principal priority. It is the objective of the class and what the students are intended to learn. Summarizing is the final part of the class. Here the teacher can ask questions and assess whether the students have learned. Helps students to have active and positive thinking through the things they like. A collection of ten best practices. Asking superior questions of students is to challenge them and promote their thinking and problem solving. Every 15 minutes of class involve the students with some activity. A graphic organizer is a visual aid for students to learn new information in a different way Use vocabulary that is relevant and limited to what your students can handle and understand. Activities should be challenging and progress at a rapid pace. Classes must be active so the students do not get bored.