New American Lecture [ Teaching Strategy]

New American Lecture Is a strategic way of lecturing . The strategy Is designed to answer two questions : [1] What does the Instruction look like when applied to the teaching of declarative content rather than the development of procedures and skills ? [2] How can Incorporating what current brain research tell us about how to make Information memorable Improve the classic lecture format ? In developing and Implementing a New American Lecture , the teacher provides students with five kinds of support .

1 - To connect the learner to past knowledge and to build new connections , the teacher designs an activity that hooks students Into the content and a bridge that links student's Initial ideas to the content to come .

2 - To organize and teach students how to collect Information , the teacher provides students with with a visual organizer that lays out the structure of the lecture content .

3 - To Increase Involvement and make content memorable , the teacher uses memory devices and active participation techniques .

4 To help students process and Integrate the Information , the teacher conducts periodic thinking reviews .

5 To help students apply and evaluate their learning , the teacher provides synthesis and reflection activities .