With the increased scrutiny on pedagogical best practices due to declining standardized test scores in reading and math, teachers and instructional coaches can feel caught between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, they want to best meet their students’ and families’ needs. On the other hand, access to and understanding of how to integrate research-based practices into their pedagogy can seem impossible. Do not fear! Seesaw is here to help you begin to integrate research-based practices into your practice with ready-to-go resources. Read on.
Instructional Strategies for Gradual Release and Active Learning
The gradual release of responsibility is an instructional framework where teachers slowly release responsibility of learning to students over time. Teachers begin by describing learning objectives, modeling and thinking aloud to demonstrate key vocabulary and skills, and highlighting the relevance of the lesson. Students observe, make connections, and discuss initial learning with classmates. In this stage, teachers should explicitly teach routines to support cognition and comprehension. Seesaw Lessons aid teachers with this crucial explicit instruction. Every lesson begins by introducing important new vocabulary and modeling skills through visuals, audio, video, and more.
1 Fisher, Douglas, and Nancy Frey. Better Learning through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility. ASCD, 2008. https://files.ascd.org/staticfiles/ascd/pdf/siteASCD/publications/books/Better-Learning-Through-Structured-Teaching-3ed-sample-chapters.pdf
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