:::staff development day 2

although this workshop was very helpful (today we really got into focusing on those language arts standards ), i am still holding reservations about the direct instruction aspect though. if it is an updated distar or engelmann program, then i will truly be amused at the irony. after all, the approach seems so regimented (scripted), kind of like another program so reviled by those who portend to be concerned.


if all these research-based strategies are so pie-in-the-sky, does it mean they are also being used in places like palos verdes or marin county? (can you imagine george lucas promoting a drill and kill approach.)


articles to ponder:

Introducing Academic Strategies to Students: A Direct - Instruction Approach


Direct Instruction Model