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Classroom Instruction That Works by
In 2001, Classroom Instruction That Works inspired more than a million teachers to refine their approach to teaching by asking and answering these questions: What works in education? How do we know? How can educational research find its way into the classroom? How can we apply it to help individual students? This all-new, completely revised second edition of that classic text pulls from years of research, practice, and results to reanalyze and reevaluate the nine instructional strategies that have the most positive effects on teaching and learning: Setting objectives and providing feedback. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition. Cooperative learning. Cues, questions, and advance organizers. Nonlinguistic representations. Summarizing and note taking. Assigning homework and providing practice. Identifying similarities and differences. Generating and testing hypotheses. A new framework organizes these strategies in preparation for instructional planning, and it highlights the point that all of the strategies are effective and should be used to complement one another. Each teaching strategy is supported with recommended classroom practices, examples of the strategy in use, tips for teaching, and information about using the strategy with today's learners. Whether you are coming to this book for the first time or are a veritable expert in the nine strategies, this second edition will help you develop your instructional approach, broaden your influence as a teacher, and enhance the learning potential of all your students. We haven't reinvented the wheel. We've taken classroom instruction that works and made it thrive.
Call Number: 371.39 MAC 2012ISBN: 9781416613626Publication Date: 2012-01-30
Fifty Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement by
Transform your classroom culture from one of passive knowledge consumption to one of active learning and student engagement. In this well-researched book, author Rebecca Stobaugh shares how to build a culture of thinking that emphasizes essential 21st century skills -- from critical thinking and problem-solving to teamwork and creativity. Gain 50 teacher-tested instructional strategies for nurturing students' cognitive abilities, and utilize the book's Take Action activities to help you put the student engagement strategies to work in your classroom. Use these teaching strategies to foster student engagement and cognitive skills: Gain an understanding of the concepts of critical thinking and cognitive engagement, as well as the relationship between the two. Study Bloom's revised taxonomy, the cognitive processes associated with its various levels, and how they relate to cognitive engagement in the classroom. Access 50 strategies for use in the classroom that will encourage the cognitive development of students and grow their critical thinking skills. Learn about three important aspects for sustaining classroom engagement -- movement, collaboration, and media literacy -- and how these connect with the 50 strategies. Utilize effective teaching strategies and new knowledge of critical thinking and cognitive skills to build a thinking culture in the classroom. Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Understanding Cognitive Engagement and the Thinking-Based Classroom Chapter 2: Applying a Taxonomy to the Thinking in Your Classroom Chapter 3: Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Fostering Engagement Chapter 4: Implementing Strategies for Understand-Level Content Chapter 5: Implementing Strategies for Analyze-Level Content Chapter 6: Implementing Strategies for Evaluate-Level Content Chapter 7: Implementing Strategies for Create-Level Content Chapter 8: Cementing a Culture of Thinking
Call Number: 370.152 StF 2019ISBN: 9781947604773Publication Date: 2019-04-12
Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works by Call Number: 371.3 PIH 2012ISBN: 087120522XPublication Date: 2001
Handbook for Unstoppable Learning by
Foster effective teaching and deep learning using the seven elements of the Unstoppable Learning model. Each chapter focuses on a different element of Unstoppable Learning as it pertains to designing powerful learning opportunities. The book also provides templates for planning learning targets, assessments, lessons, and units that will help K-12 educators create and maintain positive, healthy, highperforming classrooms.
Call Number: 371.102 SAH 2017ISBN: 9781943874941Publication Date: 2017-04-07
Instructional Planning for Effective Teaching by
Cultivate meaningful learning schoolwide. Taking a practical approach to instructional planning, the authors outline research-based planning tools and illustrate how teachers, leaders, and administrators can use these tools in everyday practice. Discover powerful strategies and guidelines for developing quality lessons, setting learning objectives, planning differentiated instruction, and designing technology-integrated learning to effectively teach and challenge every student.
Call Number: 371.3028 STI 2016ISBN: 9781936763771Publication Date: 2015-11-13
Ready-To-Go Instructional Strategies That Build Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking by
Craft a culture of engaging, student-centered learning! Meaningful instruction in today's world of information overload is a demanding task, however, effective instructional strategies increase the odds that students are actively learning and getting prepared for the world beyond school. Alisa H. Braddy and Denise White were questioned continuously over their years as professional development specialists about where teachers could find all the valuable tools they had just learned. This book is the answer! In addition to actual scenarios and vignettes, other features include Reflection questions to challenge readers' thinking and push them into action A matrix highlighting the benefits of each strategy at-a-glance Step-by-step procedures for implementing strategies Adaptations for various grade levels and subject areas Intended to satisfy teachers' cravings to make sense of all the standards, initiatives, and other demands, this essential resource presents teachers, administrators, and instructional coaches with the tools to provide intentional, purposeful instruction.
Call Number: 371.102 WHR 2017ISBN: 9781506333953Publication Date: 2017-03-30
The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the right research-based strategy for every lesson by Call Number: 371.102 SIS 2007ISBN: 9781416606093Publication Date: 2007
Teaching Young Children, Preschool-K by
"This indispensable new edition is a must-have for every early childhood teacher. Explaining how to manage a classroom while encouraging children to make good choices and assume greater responsibility for managing their own behavior (among many other things!), the book will help new teachers get started and veteran teachers improve what they′re already doing." -Sharon MacDonald, Education Consultant Create an inviting, high-quality early childhood classroom! Many excellent teachers find themselves bewildered when teaching three- to six-year-olds, especially if their professional preparation was focused on the elementary grades. While they may recognize children′s unique learning styles and special needs, they may not know how to handle noise, activity, and even messes in classrooms that revolve around hands-on learning centers. In this updated edition of a classic, teacher trainer Dianne Miller Nielsen guides teachers through the basics, from lesson planning and developing daily schedules to arranging furniture and managing classroom activities. The book also offers suggestions to enhance learning through modeling, purposeful interactions, and conversations. The variety of updated topics in Teaching Young Children, Second Edition include: Setting up and managing an ABC center to develop children′s understanding of the alphabetic principle Setting up and managing a computer center to bring new technology into the classroom and extend literacy skills Involving parents and families inside and outside the classroom Sidebar teacher tips peppered throughout, from activities and ideas ("Try This") to important concepts to remember ("Keep in Mind") This comprehensive handbook provides absolutely everything that preschool and kindergarten teachers need to create a high-quality, child-centered classroom!
Call Number: 372.21 NIET 2006ISBN: 1412926734Publication Date: 2006-06-14
Worksheets Don't Grow Dendrites: 20 instructional strategies that engage the brain by Call Number: 371.39 TAW 2016ISBN: 0761938818Publication Date: 2016
- Activators and SummarizersLinks to all sorts of activators and summarizers designed to focus learning and move it into long-term memory (From Kathy Schrock's excellent guide)..
- Cognitive toolsFrom the Imaginative Education Research Group at Simon Fraser University. An explanation of the "cognitive tools" most useful for different ages of children. Each tool is explained and you can click for examples of how it might be used.
- Introduction to Cooperative LearningDavid and Roger Johnson, the originators of cooperative learning, explain the different types of cooperative learning and how to use it effectively.
- Our Tools (from The Teacher Toolkit)Watch videos and read explanations of a wide range of different strategies for use in the classroom.
- A Step-by-Step Guide to the Best ProjectsLearn more about project-based learning in this description of all the things that must be put in place for projects to succeed. From Edutopia, with lots of links to their other information about project-based learning (PBL)
- Edutopia: Schools that work videosScroll down and you can choose which strategy you want to see, at which grade level. Strategies included are: differentiated instruction, integrated studies, project-based learning
- Annenberg LearnerA large number of podcast series aimed at developing teacher's skills in teaching different subjects, many showing strategies 'in action' and most available for viewing freely on demand.
- Education in Video This link opens in a new windowEvery student of education knows that reading about education theory in the abstract is a dramatically different experience than applying that knowledge in the classroom. Effective teaching delivery requires an in-depth understanding of expression, tone, body language, and other skills that can be difficult to glean from textbooks and theory alone.