Teaching Best Practices Video Library

  • 1. Socratic Seminar

    1. Socratic Seminar

    Steevi Ortiz, English Teacher at Applied Technology High School, demonstrates the Socratic Seminar technique during a class discussion.

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  • 2. Sense of Purpose

    2. Sense of Purpose

    Dan Gosselink, Social Studies Teacher at BCTS Teterboro, demonstrates the value of ‘purpose’ while leading a class discussion.

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  • 3. Camera Coverage of a Lesson

    3. Camera Coverage of a Lesson

    Agnes Tuliszewska, Baking Teacher at BCTS Paramus, incorporates a camera and display screen to allow students to see closeups during a CTE lesson.

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  • 4. Harkness

    4. Harkness

    Jon Lancaster, Social Studies Teacher at Bergen Academies, demonstrates the Harkness model and incorporates an equity map for leading class discussions.

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  • 5. Debate as Formative Assessment

    5. Debate as Formative Assessment

    Scott Demeter, Social Studies Teacher at Bergen Academies, demonstrates a role playing debate with his students as a form of assessing their content knowledge.

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  • 6. Making Connections

    6. Making Connections

    Irma Seltzer, Foreign Language Teacher at Bergen Academies, incorporates a kinesthetic technique for optimizing student interactions during a class discussion.

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  • 7. Flipped Classroom

    7. Flipped Classroom

    Betty Casarico, Math Teacher at Bergen Academies, demonstrates the effectiveness of a ‘flipped classroom’ during an Algebra lesson.

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  • Question Formation Technique.

    8. QFT - Question Formation Technique

    Carl Buonadonna, English Teacher at BCTS Teterboro, demonstrates the QFT model in which student questioning techniques are developed and enhanced.

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