Teaching With the Instructional Cha-chas ― Four Steps to Make Learning Stick; Neuroscience, Formative Assessment, and Differentiated Instruction Strategies for Student Success

With foreword by Rick Wormeli

Merging neuroscience with a formative assessment process and differentiated instruction, LeAnn Nickelsen and Melissa Dickson developed a four-step cycle of instruction -- (1) chunk, (2) chew, (3) check, and (4) change -- that has the power to double the speed of student learning. Compatible with any subject area, the book's brain-friendly strategies and plentiful tools are designed to help transform students into active learners and independent thinkers.

Educational neuroscience- and research-based teaching strategies to improve student achievement:

• Combine brain science with a formative assessment process and differentiation to maximize student learning.
• Examine effective instruction and differentiation practices so you can bump it up or break it down according to student needs.
• Consider the four-step instructional cycle and understand the components of chunk, chew, check, and change.
• Explore how the formative assessment process can double the speed of learning.
• Learn how to plan instruction and preassess efficiently so that daily learning targets and classroom assessments enable each student to meet standards.
• Receive templates and strategies that can be easily differentiated and implemented in daily lesson plans.

Contents:
Introduction

Part I: Surveying and Planning
Chapter 1: Meeting the Four-Step Instructional Cycle
Chapter 2: Planning, Part One: From Standard to Learning Target
Chapter 3: Planning, Part Two: Knowing Your Students

Part II: Implementing the Steps
Chapter 4: Step One: Chunk (Instruct)
Chapter 5: Step Two: Chew (Learn)
Chapter 6: Step Three: Check (Evaluate)
Chapter 7: Step Four: Change (Differentiate)
Chapter 8: Bringing Together the Chunk, Chew, Check, and Change