Teaching The Best Practice Way

by Daniels, Harvey

• ISBN13: 9781571104052
• ISBN10: 1571104054
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-01
• Publisher: STENHOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

Everyone talks about "best practice" teaching--but what does it actually look like in the classroom? How do you translate complex curriculum standards into simple, workable classroom structures that embody exemplary instruction--and still let your students find joy in learning?

Author Biography

Harvey Daniels teaches at National-Louis University in Chicago.

Table of Contents

Contributed Pieces
Acknowledgments
Prologue	1	(8)
How to Teach	9	(24)
Waters School: Where Fresh Ideas Flow
Reading-as-Thinking	33	(44)
Thinking About Our Reading in First Grade
Frontloading Instruction: Helping Children Think Through Expository Text
Thinking Tools and Talkworthy Texts
K-W-L+ in Action
Reading a Work of Art
Representing-to-Learn	77	(38)
How to Help Your Kids Compose and Publish a Whole-Class Big Book
WGST-TV Is on the Air
A River of Miracles by Waters School
The Dance of Mitosis
Jotting and Sketching: Twenty-Three Ways to Use a Sketchbook
Small-Group Activities	115	(37)
Small-Group Tours of the Moon
Literature Circles in Third Grade
Student Survey Teams: Asking Questions, Seeking Solutions
Collaborative Digital Storytelling
Centers and Stations: Decentralizing the Classroom, K--12
Classroom Workshop	152	(40)
Writing Workshop in Kindergarten
A Young Scientist's Workshop
A Community of Mathematicians
Conferences: The Core of the Workshop
Authentic Experiences	192	(30)
``Me'' Portfolios: The Way to a Classroom's Heart
Carver's Woods: Science in a Dump
Home Improvement: Remodeling Mathematically
Using Primary Sources: Bringing Literature and Students to Center Stage
Crimes Against Humanity: A Simulation of Prejudice
Reflective Assessment	222	(47)
Reflective Assessment in First Grade
Reflection and Metacognition: Thinking About Our Thinking
Understanding Mathematical Concepts Through Performance Assessment
Skit with Narration
Graduation by Portfolio
Integrative Units	269	(39)
Under Lake Michigan
Immigration and Family History Through the Arts: A Story in Many Voices
Show Me the Money
Voting with Your Wallet: Media Literacy in the Modern Age
You Want Fries with That?
Epilogue	308	(5)
Contributors	313	(5)
References	318	(9)
Index	327