Circulate around the classroom while students are engaged in independent practice to provide feedback, ask questions, and give brief explanations. Spread circulation time equally across most of your...

Circulate around the classroom while students are engaged in independent practice to provide feedback, ask questions, and give brief explanations. Spread circulation time equally across most of your students; don’t concentrate on a small number of students. Try to average 30 seconds or less per student. Monitoring student responses during independent seatwork can be an important function of direct instruction if you keep contacts short and focused on specific issues for which a brief explanation is adequate.