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