Gradual Release of Responsibility

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Doug Fisher describes the aspects or components of gradual release of responsibility.

While planning with literacy coach Elizabeth Lacy we got to talking about the development of teachers across time. She supports both new and experienced teachers and we noticed that there is often a shift from novice teachers who plan with themselves in mind (Did I follow the template my school has designed?

US history teacher establishes the purpose and models his thinking on the third week of school. Later in the period, students read and discuss two additional primary source documents.

A physics teacher establishes the purpose and models her thinking on the third week of school.

Watch this video of a teacher using background knowledge in his classroom to increase comprehension by building connections between new content and what his students already know. For more information on using and activating background knowledge, visit http://www.principals.org/PL1210fisher to read "Building and Activating Background Knowledge," the Instructional Leader column in the December 2010 issue of Principal Leadership magazine.

The Gradual Release of Responsibility model helps students to build and demonstrate their understanding of topics. See how Ms. Baines uses the Gradual Release model and scaffolding to enrich classroom learning.

by Terry Heick I'm afraid teaching is indeed a kind of rocket science. It really is.

What does the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model look and sound like?

by Terry Heick Learning is a culture. It starts there-with the students first as human beings needing to understand their environment. And it ends there-with students using what we give them back at home, in those physical and digital environments. Even the practices that promote or undermine the learning process itself come are first and foremost human and cultural artifacts.

"The very first question we asked ourselves years ago when tablets came out was, 'Does this belong in the classroom?' That's a really important question to ask," Gonzales said during an edWeb webinar on integrating tablets with effective instruction. "We quickly noticed the influence that the tablet had on teachers' learning environments-choice is key in bringing in this device," he added.

Mr. McCarty's focus lesson

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The first of 4 steps in the Gradual Release teaching model is demonstated in this 10minute video conducted in a high school advanced composition course.

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