Summary and Synthesis

During the past few days we have been discussing the teahing techniques of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI). I enjoyed viewing the videos shown in class demonstrating this model of teaching. I agree with asking a question, and allowing students to discover a solution on their own, coming back as a whole group and having the students explain their rationale for their answer. Allowing students to use a variety of manipulatives for their discoveries is helpful. Peer teaching can be helpful for those students in need of additional practice. Many students are taught knowledge and never fully comprehend the why of the problem, manybe the teachers don't fully understand the why, Who knows. Understanding the CGI model and seeing it demonstrated will allow me to let my students to explore and demonstrate on their own.