Chapter 1: Leadership Lesson 2: Strategies for Teaching
Unit 4: LET 4 – The Managing Leader 1
Exercise #1 – Match the Learning Phase
Directions: For each of the questions in the column at the right, identify which learning phase
focuses on answering the question. (Inquire, Gather, Process, Apply)
Learning
Phase
Questions Asked During the Learning Phase
What new understandings can students construct?
What do learners know?
What ways can students make relationships among the information,
concepts, or skills?
What prior knowledge do they have about the content?
What can students do to reinforce what they’ve learned in the Gather
Phase?
What is the best way to gather the information?
How motivated are the learners to learn the content?
What else can be done with the information?
What are some practical reasons for learners to participate in the lesson?
How can students practice and improve their ability to apply the new
knowledge and skills?
What feedback will help the instructor continue teaching the rest of the
lesson?
What is the new and essential information? What are the new concepts or
skills?
What else is needed to make the information usable?
How can students explore concepts through a variety of learning activities?
What connections or associations can learners make?
How can students demonstrate their ability to apply their new knowledge and
skills in ways that are different from those experienced in the lesson?
What can students do to make sense of the new information?
What feedback will help students improve their competence?
What is the purpose of the lesson?
How can students demonstrate their ability to apply what they’ve learned in
their lives?
