1. Imagine you are interviewing for your first teaching position and are asked the following question: What instructional strategies have you found to be most effective in improving student learning and what research-based learning theory or theories support these strategies?
How would you respond?
2. What are factors to consider when selecting which instructional strategies to use in planning a lesson? What role does the content area have in determining strategy selection? How does age or grade level affect which strategies to choose?