Teaching methods and learning tasks are implemented at an appropriate pace.

Methods are the procedures and techniques used by the teacher to enhance learning

Learning tasks are activities in which learners are engaged/involved that broaden their understandings of content, topics, ideas and/or the integration/coordination of skills

Pace refers to the rate of movement or progression during the lesson from one learning activity to the next or within learning activities

In a third-grade language arts class, learners first work on pre-writing activities (e.g., clustering, webbing, brainstorming) while the teacher monitors. To accommodate individual differences, the teacher informs learners that they should begin to work on their writing drafts when they have completed the pre-writing activities. Thus, learners are allowed to proceed through activities at a pace that accommodates their own learning.

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Elementary

In a fourth-grade language arts class during a writing lesson, learners are learning how to develop a paragraph. They are already familiar with writing a topic sentence, and the teacher models on the overhead the steps needed to develop a complete paragraph such as two supportive details and the conclusion. To further clarify this idea, learners review several examples given by the teacher to the class. Working in cooperative groups, they develop pre-selected topic sentences into a complete paragraph.

Secondary

In a tenth-grade language arts class, the teacher and learners are providing examples and discussing parts of speech. After ten minutes and observing the quantity and quality of learner participation, the teacher asks learners if "we are going too fast or too slow?" The teacher adjusts the pace depending on the learners’ responses.