Ready-to-Go Instructional Strategies That Build Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking

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. 

Denise White taught on both the elementary and secondary levels for many years before working with adults in an instructional coaching capacity. She is currently working with teachers around the country as an education consultant. Denise lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her husband and twin sons and can often be spotted riding her pink bike by the river.

Alisa H. Braddy is a former primary, elementary, and high school teacher with over two decades of teaching experience. Alisa was a literacy specialist and instructional coach before she left to dedicate her full-time attention to educational consulting. She makes her home in Florence, South Carolina with her husband, son, and a whole zoo full of animals.