Using a Mastery Learning Approach with Powerful Teaching Strategies

All of our training opportunities are site-specific. That is, the content is tailored to the expressed needs of the participants, and it is delivered to your site.

This two-day seminar will describe the value of the Mastery Learning Approach in providing a differentiated curriculum to all students. Mastery learning is founded on the principle that children learn best when instruction is at the exact level of student need, as demonstrated on diagnostic assessments. The correlation between instruction and evaluation is strong, and the proficiencies for the approach will be described.

In addition to the mastery learning approach, dozens of the most effective, research-based teaching strategies will be presented. These strategies increase students' mastery of the content, and are applicable to all content areas.

The powerful strategies include:

• Using graphic organizers
• Teaching with cooperative grouping
• Using meta-cognitive strategies
• Employing praise and positive feedback
• Providing ample response opportunities

For more information, or to schedule this training, contact
PDK Professional Development at 800/766-1156
E-mail: PDKProfessionalDevelopment@pdkintl.org

Graduate Credit is available for this workshop. Call for details.

Our Mission:
We know, we believe, and we support that professional development is an intentional process, that it is ongoing, and that it is systemic. We know that it must be integrated within school improvement planning and it must focus on student improvement. It must be based on well-documented research, and it must be tailored to the needs of the participants and delivered to them at their site.