Instructional+Strategies

Outline of how we will use behaviorist ideas to teach behaviorist concepts to teachers
//For this outline the learners refers to the teachers who will be taking the units.//

1) Gain Attention 2) Describe the goal 3) Stimulate recall of prior knowledge 4) Present the material to be learned 5) Provide guidance for learning 6) Elicit performance(practice) 7) Provide informative feedback 8) Assess performance test/general progress information 9) Enhance retention and transfer
 * We will gain the learners' attention by beginning with a scenario. Learners will be presented with a scenario about a misbehaving student. They will discuss the scenario and explain to the group how they would handle this situation in their classroom.
 * Learners will be able to explain how to implement behaviorist techniques to increase students' retention of lessons.
 * Learners will be able to analyze a given situation and explain how to apply behaviorist techniques in the classroom to promote good behaviors and extinguish bad behaviors.
 * The faciliators will ask learners what teaching strategies they use and how they currently reinforce positive behaviors and eliminate negative behaviors.
 * Material will be presented as a mastery learning system with a series of small units. Learners will complete the units individually, and at the end of each unit, the learners will take a 10-question quiz over the material they have just learned. Once they have successfully passed with a 9 or 10 out of 10, they will move on to the next unit. If the learner does not pass the quiz, they will review the material and retake the quiz until they pass. We will use a Moodle site in order to administer the units. This will let us lock future units from the group until they have successfully completed their current unit.
 * Unit 1: Introduction to Behaviorism
 * Unit 2: Applying Behaviorist Principles in the Classroom
 * Unit 3: Using Rewards
 * Unit 4: Effective Punishments
 * Throughout each unit there will be chances to watch videos demonstrating effective tactics.
 * Facilitators will walk around and assist learners as they are working through their units.
 * Learners will complete a quiz at the completion of each unit.
 * After completing each unit quiz, learners will be divided into small groups. Each group will be given a scenario with a problem that can be solved using behaviorist techniques. Group members will discuss the scenario and explain what strategies can be used to solve the problem.
 * After the completion of all four units, teams of learners will give a presentation on how they will apply behaviorist principles in their classrooms or departments.
 * Learners will receive feedback in two ways:
 * Through quiz results
 * Reinforcement will be provided through the quiz results.
 * Reinforcement will include praise and the ability to progress to the next unit.
 * From the facilitators directly
 * Facilitators will provide feedback by circulating throughout the room and assisting learners as they complete each unit.
 * Facilitators will listen to the small group's recommendations for responding to the scenario. The facilitators will provide feedback on the recommendations and offer alternate solutions if necessary.
 * The facilitator will provide positive reinforcement through praise.
 * Each unit will end with a ten question quiz.
 * In order to move onto the next unit, the learners must pass with a 9 or 10 out of 10.
 * Facilitators also will be able to assess progress based on the small group scenarios.
 * At the end of the four units teachers will be placed into groups of 3-4 and have to create a presentation how they plan to use behaviorist techniques in their classrooms. Teachers will be grouped will other teachers from the same subject area and age range. For example, high school science teachers will be grouped together. Middle school language arts teachers will be grouped together.
 * As added reinforcement and motivation, the facilitators will decide which group gave the best presentation. Each member from the winning group will win a 16 GB iPad 2.