Effective Instructional Strategies
From Theory to Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 2. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-4129-5644-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a concise and easy-to-read methods text for those teaching children aged 5 to 18 years. Organized logically and precisely, it covers the practical information about teaching that all effective teachers need. It has been carefully designed to maximize instructional flexibility and to model established principles of instruction, expanding the pedagogical teaching knowledge of teachers and their instructional repertoires. This text provides information about how to be an effective classroom teacher. This book features a text chapter format and sequence reorganized to be more reader friendly. A second Reflection on Teacher Practice (case study) has been added to each chapter. Special icons have been inserted within the chapters to emphasize key topics.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-5644-4 (9781412956444)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
05/2005
1st Edition
SAGE Publications Inc
€85.11
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Person
Kenneth D. Moore received his Ed.D. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Houston and has been involved in teacher education for more than 35 years. During his tenure in higher education he served as Dean of Teacher Education for 12 years and worked closely with school administrators, classroom teachers, student teachers, and teacher education candidates. Dr. Moore has authored four books, numerous journal publications, an ERIC monograph, and has presented many papers at regional and national conventions. He has also served as Director of the Southwest Regional Association of Teachers of Science, President of the Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators, President of the Oklahoma Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and President of the Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He is a past member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners (BOE).
Content
Preface PART I. SETTING THE STAGE FOR SUCCESSFUL LEARNING 1. Getting Ready for the Classroom 2. Planning and Organizing for Teaching PART II. SEQUENCING AND ORGANIZING INSTRUCTION 3. Setting Goals and Objectives 4. Developing Unit and Daily Lesson Plans PART III. DESIGNING INSTRUCTION TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT LEARNING 5. Using Direct Teaching Methods 6. Using Indirect Teaching Methods 7. Using Integrated Teaching Methods 8. Teaching Effective Thinking Strategies PART IV. MONITORING AND EVALUATING STUDENT LEARNING 9. Evaluating and Measuring Learning 10. Constructing and Grading Tests PART V. LEADING THE DYNAMIC CLASSROOM 11. Communicating With Students and Parents 12. Motivating Students 13. Managing the Classroom Environment Appendix A. Laboratory Experience: Microteaching and Reflective Teaching Appendix B. State Licensure/Certification and Reciprocity Appendix C. Praxis II Case Histories Format Glossary References Index About the Author