Teaching Methods

Case Dialogue Instruction is a teaching approach in which students work through a realistic problem, called a case, and talk

Design Thinking in Education is a structured way of solving problems that starts with understanding the people affected by a

Engineering design process teaching is a method in which students work through a repeatable sequence of steps to solve a

Science Modeling Instruction is a teaching approach in which students build, test and revise simplified representations of how things work,

Inquiry Circles are a teaching structure in which small groups of students choose a question, investigate it together, and share

Inquiry labs are science activities in which students pose their own questions, design investigations, collect evidence, and draw conclusions rather

Lab instruction methods are the structured ways teachers guide students through hands-on science work, shaping what learners do, notice, and

Peer editing is a classroom practice in which students read each other’s drafts and offer specific suggestions before a final

Peer review protocols are structured routines that guide students as they give and receive feedback on each other’s work. Teachers

Draft revision instruction is the teaching of how to improve a piece of writing after its first version is complete,