Instructional Practices

Go to 10 different classrooms and you will see 10 different styles of instruction taking place. Kids learn differently. Teachers utilize different instructional practices. School districts have different resources available. All of these factors play into the learning of a student in a school. Here in the Westerville City Schools Educational Technology Department, we are hoping to help teachers reach their own goals of expanding their instructional practices to meet the needs of an ever-changing student population.

Recently, the WOSU Classroom came to Westerville (and other surrounding districts) to explore how learning was taking place. Their hope is to help these districts create "personalized learning opportunities for educators on researched-based teaching strategies that have a profound effect on student success."

In order to do this, they came into classrooms with cameras in hand in hopes to share a glimpse of what is happening in classrooms around central Ohio. They have created some short clips highlighting different instructional practices and posted them on their Ohio Learning Hub website.

We've highlighted some of the videos we like best below. (We may have some clear bias, but it's our blog, so that's ok...)

Authentic Task - National History Day

6th Grade Social Studies

Debbie Pellington, Westerville City Schools

Blended Instruction - Constructing Your Own Learning

9th Grade American History

Damon Mollenkopf, Westerville City Schools

We love highlighting the great things our teachers do in the classroom with students! We also love helping other teachers achieve their instructional goals throughout the year! So take some time to watch the videos on the website, and let your building Ed Tech Coach know how they can help you achieve your goals!

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