Direct Instruction is an instructional model designed to break tasks down into shorter, more manageable steps. When students are exposed to this model of teaching they are engaging in practicing their skills that they learned with frequent feedback from the teacher. The steps of the DI model can be utilized in a manner that fosters creative thinking. Students are born with this innate ability of creative thinking, teachers just need to build on these skills by immersing them in the right environment that fosters these creative thinking skills. The guided activities and skills should be promoted from the teacher in the classroom in order to bring out the creative thinker in every student. The teacher provides activities that are centered around the idea of bringing out
the creativity in each step of the learning process through the DI model. In the DI model, students are asked to demonstrate their knowledge through activities that are embedded with clear and explicit directions from the teacher, guided practice, frequent feedback, and independent practice. Students
benefit from utilizing this model with the creative thinking concept integrated throughout the steps of the DI model.
Phases of DI include:
1. Review
2. Presenting New Material
3. Guided Practice
4. Feedback and Correctives
5. Independent Practice
Teaching resource websites/activity examples for Direct Instruction:
http://www.nifdi.org/15/
http://www.adihome.org/
http://www.jefflindsay.com/EducData.shtml
http://www.education.com/reference/article/what-direct-instruction/
the creativity in each step of the learning process through the DI model. In the DI model, students are asked to demonstrate their knowledge through activities that are embedded with clear and explicit directions from the teacher, guided practice, frequent feedback, and independent practice. Students
benefit from utilizing this model with the creative thinking concept integrated throughout the steps of the DI model.
Phases of DI include:
1. Review
2. Presenting New Material
3. Guided Practice
4. Feedback and Correctives
5. Independent Practice
Teaching resource websites/activity examples for Direct Instruction:
http://www.nifdi.org/15/
http://www.adihome.org/
http://www.jefflindsay.com/EducData.shtml
http://www.education.com/reference/article/what-direct-instruction/