2. Advance Organizers
An advance organizer is a road map - a short set
of verbal or visual information presented prior
to the learning of a larger body of content. Advance
organizers become conceptual "bridges"
from the prior knowledge to the information to be
learned. They give the student a "what to look
for" frame of reference or provide hooks or
anchors to knowledge previously acquired. They may
give the student background information and/ or
assist the student to remember and apply old information.
Advance organizers are usually given at the beginning
of the lesson but may be used as the lesson unfolds
to reinforce and direct student thinking. They are
used for:
- Stating clear and interesting objectives
and expectations
- Making generalizations
- Defining terms
- Reviewing previous learning, and personalizing
the learning
- Making analogies.
Teacher's
Sample Cue Card for Using an Advance
Organizer
Review Previous Learning
"Okay,
let's go over the steps that we discussed
yesterday."
"Where could
you use this at school or at home?"
Personalize
"What do you think
would happen if you used this in...?"
"Tell me why you think this is
going to help you."
Define the Content
"That's
right, but what's a...?"
"What
are you going to be learning?"
State Expectations
"What do
you think I am going to do?"
"Remember, today you are going
to be involved in...." |
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