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On the surface, Direct Instruction looks like a terrific instructional method. That being said, I can’t get over the fact that DI seems like it can be so inflexible that it essentially limits a teachers control. Similarly, I also feel like it makes curriculum available for unqualified teachers. Thoughts? user:Jack4774

In a situation like teaching using DI, a teacher is is forced to find ways to make the information interesting (for example, the teaching dancing the around the "maypole" in the Salem Witch trial lesson). How can a teacher meet the needs of individual styles of learning among students while keeping it interesting? user:LuciaB2

If, per Sage on the Stage, Direct Instruction shows that "students score higher on standardized tests in the subject in which their teachers spent more time on lecture-style presentations than in the subject in which the teacher devoted more time to problem-solving activities" and standardized tests becoming at least nominally attached to teacher pay and school/district funding, why is there so much emphasis on finding alternatives to this traditional method of instruction? user:timis85

What are some pros and cons of using lectures to teach? Which are the most important and why? user:ellen623

What is our definition of lecture, because to me it doesn't incorporate the student as much as it did in the examples here. My question is where is the difference (if any) between direct instruction, and the more traditional idea of lecture? user:eluse

8:00 - 8:15 - Welcome, announcements, review quiz

8:15 - 9:15 - Field placement information!

9:15 - 9:25 - Break

9:25 - 10:00 - Writing objectives (continuation from Tuesday)

10:00 - 10:40 - Introduction to direct instruction

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 * Housekeeping:**
 * Direct Instruction Activity Plan - Due 9/20
 * [[file:Direct Instruction Activity Guide.docx]] (NOTE: This template is already in your GoogleDocs journal.)
 * Teaching Demo - (2 people) - Demo 15 minutes of your activity plan - 9/20
 * No class on Tuesday - First day at your field placement!
 * [[file:field information.docx]] (You could start researching your school. Due Oct 11)
 * If you want to get a head start . ..
 * Prepare - Text-based Instruction (Due 9/27)