A Guide to Guided Practice

It is often said in education that, "Whoever is doing the work is doing the learning." The typical format of a lesson involves the teacher teaching a concept, and then the student practicing that particular skill through a series of problems meant to reinforce that skill. Such a practice looks different in different classrooms and subject areas, but the goal remains the same: help students learn the material through practice, with the teacher providing meaningful feedback and coaching to students as needed. As the final episode in a triptych of episodes on classical pedagogy, host Matt Ogle talks to Winston Brady and Josh Herring about the idea of guided practice and how to manage a classroom of students who are actively working.