Synopsis
Practical and thorough, this engaging resource guide truly practices what it preaches: hands-on, activities-rich, research-based, performance-driven teaching. Coverage integrates the best ideas from a broad spectrum of instructional approaches into an eclectic teaching model that the author characterizes as ?multilevel instruction.? This is truly one of the most comprehensive books on the market today, made even better in this latest edition. Coverage includes the relationship among curriculum standards, assessment, and high-stakes testing, what's need to establish and maintain a supportive learning environment, and updated information on outstanding school programs. For professionals in the field of
From the Publisher
Using a practical "workbook" approach with an active learning focus, this comprehensive, yet concise, resource guide is designed to engage students in "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning about effective teaching. Set around the four components of learning to teach -- why, what, how, and how well -- it focuses on an eclectic approach to teaching -- with a cognitive-humanistic emphasis. Through collaborative and cooperative learning exercises in every chapter, students learn about, practice, discuss, and implement the full spectrum of effective teaching skills and strategies.
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