Teacher Induction, Mentoring and Renewal: Supporting Instructionally Intelligent Teaching

Presenter:  Barrie Bennett
OISE

“Ideally, what we’re trying to do here is to make sure we become consciously skilled.” Areas of consideration include: Systems and Systemic Change; Instructional Intelligence; Instruction; Thinking; and Evolving.

• systems and systemic change; instructional intelligence; instruction; thinking; evolving
• instructional intelligence integrates 6 components: provincial curriculum, assessment, instruction, guided by how kids learn, change, systemic change
• instruction example integrates Johnson’s 5 Basic Elements of Cooperative Learning, Cooperative Learning Structures, Graphic Organizers, Bloom’s Taxonomy and Taba’s Concept Formation
• also addresses brain theory, multiple intelligences, De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats & Questioning, Taba’s Inductive Thinking Strategy

Links:

1. Bennett, B. (2006, November). Teacher Induction, Mentoring and Renewal:
          Supporting Instructionally Intelligent Teaching. [PowerPoint slides] 
2. Bennett, B. (2006, November 3). Teacher Induction, Mentoring and Renewal:
          Supporting Instructionally Intelligent Teaching. Video retrieved from
          http://www.curriculum.org/NTIP/videos.shtml  
3. www.beyondmonet.ca (external website)