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Are you teaching a skill or a concept? 🤔 That’s a $Are you teaching a skill or a concept? 🤔 That’s an important question to ask when planning a lesson using Direct Instruction because not all lessons should look the same! 📌 Procedural lessons teach students HOW to do something, like using a map scale, multiplying fractions, or writing a paragraph. 📌 Declarative lessons teach students WHAT something is or WHY something happens, like the causes of the American Revolution or the difference between similes and metaphors. Understanding the difference helps teachers establish clear learning goals, plan intentional modeling, and provide meaningful feedback that moves learning forward. ✨ Want to make planning Direct Instruction lessons easier? I’ve created a Direct Instruction Template to help you plan purposeful, explicit, and systematic lessons. And my upcoming Direct Instruction Toolkit will provide even more resources to support your instruction! Comment DIRECT and I’ll send you the details about the template and how to get on the waitlist for the toolkit! #DirectInstruction #ExplicitInstruction #TeacherClarity #ScienceOfLearning #ElementaryTeachers$

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It’s Halloween week, teachers! 👻🎃 Looking for fun

Are you teaching a skill or a concept? 🤔 That’s a $Are you teaching a skill or a concept? 🤔 That’s an important question to ask when planning a lesson using Direct Instruction because not all lessons should look the same! 📌 Procedural lessons teach students HOW to do something, like using a map scale, multiplying fractions, or writing a paragraph. 📌 Declarative lessons teach students WHAT something is or WHY something happens, like the causes of the American Revolution or the difference between similes and metaphors. Understanding the difference helps teachers establish clear learning goals, plan intentional modeling, and provide meaningful feedback that moves learning forward. ✨ Want to make planning Direct Instruction lessons easier? I’ve created a Direct Instruction Template to help you plan purposeful, explicit, and systematic lessons. And my upcoming Direct Instruction Toolkit will provide even more resources to support your instruction! Comment DIRECT and I’ll send you the details about the template and how to get on the waitlist for the toolkit! #DirectInstruction #ExplicitInstruction #TeacherClarity #ScienceOfLearning #ElementaryTeachers$

When I was in the classroom, one of my goals every

When I was an ELD coach, I loved supporting teache

The power of belief is real! When we set high expe

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