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