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Effective Lecture

Although the role of the teacher is changing as advancements are made in classroom instruction, there will always be a time when teachers need to provide information to students via lecture. Rather than spew knowledge about classroom, teachers need to develop strategies where students can focus on and understand the information that is being presented. Furthermore, an Effective Lecture should provide an atmosphere where students can ask questions, discuss those questions, and where teachers can facilitate an environment where students create the understanding.

Effective Lectures contain a hook to engage students

A quality hook will present a clear understanding to what the students are going to learn.

- The What Do You Know Hook - This hook is a simple question that asks students what they know about a perticular topic. This method begins to focus the attention of the students on a specific topic before the teacher begins to lecture. Students take a few minutes to think about the topic, write down their thoughts, share their response with a partner, present their statements to the class, and respond to other student's comments. Before the lecture starts, the teacher has already gained the focus of the students, and furthermore the students have an understanding as to what the lecture/discussion man entail.

- The Comparison Hook - This hook asks students to compare two similar or different events or people. The teacher should give students the approiate time they need to develop a coherent thought. Before the lecture takes place, students will have already begun the thinking process on their way to comparing items of thought. This focus should lead students into small discussion, in which students will have the ability to discuss their thoughts with a partner.

- The Interpersonal Hook - This hook allows the student to internalize a situation that relates to the content to be discussed. Asking students how they feel about a perticular topic is an effective way to engage students into conversation. Make sure that your interpersonal question fits into the content and focuse students on the objective, rather than creates a non related tangent.