Best Classroom Practices: What should NIU students be
able to do?
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Recognize the teacher’s daily & long-term objectives
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Recall instructions & assignments
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Reformulate concepts in their own words
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Write for a purpose, formally & informally
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Share & respond to each other’s writing
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Read texts for general meaning and reread texts for a purpose
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Work in groups (time limit set, each member assigned a task,
group produces “end product”)
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Take initiative in contributing to discussions
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Use technology as a research tool & a communication tool
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Know a variety of disciplinary formats for writing
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Identify & use the grammatical forms of Edited American
English
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Prepare resources & materials for use in classroom activities
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Integrate knowledge from other disciplines & subject
areas
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Use members of the surrounding community as resource people
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Participate in the ongoing assessment of their own work
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Transfer skills & knowledge from one task to another