Methods for Teaching

1. Introduction: A Model for Teaching



Applying Teaching and Standards in the Classroom

Standards and Professional Development

The Teacher's Role

Teaching: An Analysis

Diversity in the Classroom

The Three-Phase Approach to Instruction

The Teacher as Decision Maker

The Importance of Reflection in Teaching

Technology in the Classroom

UNIT ONE: MANAGING CLASSROOMS FOR EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION



2. Classroom Management: Prevention

Applying Effective Strategies for Preventing Classroom Management Problems

Classroom Management: An Overview

Prerequisites to Effective Management

Teacher Expectations: Implications for Management and Instruction

Management and Instruction

Planning for Effective Management

Teaching Rules and Procedures

Communicating with Parents

Technology in the Classroom

Diversity in the Classroom

3. Classroom Management: Interventions

Applying Effective Classroom Management Interventions in the Classroom

Sources of Management Problems

Characteristics of Effective Interventions

Diversity in the Classroom

Theoretical Approaches to Intervention

An Intervention Continuum

Serious Management Problems: Violence and Aggression

UNIT TWO: STANDARDS AND PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTION



4. Standards and the Goals of Instruction

Applying Standards and Goals in the Classroom

Sources of Goals

Diversity in the Classroom

The Three Domains of Learning

Content in the Cognitive Domain

Technology in the Classroom

5. Formulating Goals and Objectives Using Standards

Applying Goals and Objectives in the Classroom

The Influences of Standards on Classroom Goals and Objectives

The Role of Goals and Objectives in Planning

Alternate Formats

Gronlund's Instructional Objectives

Technology in the Classroom

Diversity in the Classroom

Objectives and Reflection

6. Planning for Assessment with Standards

Applying Planning for Assessment in the Classroom

Decision Making and Planning

Reasons for Planning

Long Term Planning

Unit Planning

Lesson Planning

The Total Lesson Plan

Diversity in the Classroom

Adapting Lesson Planning for Everyday Use

Technology in the Classroom

Planning and Reflecting

UNIT THREE: STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENTING INSTRUCTION



7. Questioning Strategies in an Era of Standards and Accountability

Applying Questioning Strategies in the Classroom

Questioning Levels

Question Focus

Questioning Strategies

Diversity in the Classroom

Questioning Skills: The Cognitive Domain and Critical Thinking

Motivating Students Through Questioning

Technology in the Classroom

8. Meeting Standards Through Teacher-Centered Instructional Strategies

Applying Teacher-Centered Strategies in the Classroom

Teacher and Learner-Centered Instructional Strategies

Direct Instruction

Diversity in the Classroom

Guided Discovery Strategies

Lecture-Discussion

Technology in the Classroom

9. Meeting Standards Through Student-Centered Strategies

Applying Characteristics of Learner-Centered Instruction

Characteristics of Learner-Centered Instruction

Cooperative Learning Strategies

Diversity in the Classroom

Discussion Strategies

Problem-Based Instruction

Technology in the Classroom

10. Building on Learner Differences: Instructional Strategies

Applying Instructional Strategies: The Changing Face of U.S. Classrooms

Multi-Cultural Education

Teaching EEL Students

Teaching Students Placed at Risk

Inclusion

Technology in the Classroom

Learning Styles

Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

UNIT FOUR: STANDARDS AND ASSESSING INSTRUCTION



11. Assessing Learning in an Era of Standards and Accountability



Classroom Assessment

Preparing Effective Assessment Items

Diversity in the Classroom

Grades and Scoring

Feedback Systems

Technology in the Classroom



Glossary

References

Index