Planning Effective Instruction Diversity Responsive Methods and Management

by Price, Kay M.; Nelson, Karna L.

• ISBN13: 9780495809494
• ISBN10: 0495809497
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

As a result of the No Child Left Behind Act, the need for public school teachers to be well practiced in state and national standards for subject areas is greater than ever. Featuring a four-part organization that corresponds with a new framework for diversity responsive teaching, this fourth edition of PLANNING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION: DIVERSITY RESPONSIVE METHODS AND MANAGEMENT fully equips readers to create sound lesson and activity plans that meet the needs of today's classroom. As readers use the book, they will find numerous resources and exercises that will both lay the foundation for their future work and prove useful as a tool that they can reference throughout their teaching careers.

Table of Contents

Planning What to Teach

Thinking about Content

Writing Objectives

How to Teach

General Approaches to Universal Instructional Interventions

Critical Teaching Skills for Focusing Attention

Critical Teaching Skills for Presenting Information

Critical Teaching Skills for Promoting Active Participation

Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Practice and Monitoring Student Progress

Critical Teaching Skills for Planning Partner and Small-Group Work

Selected Instructional Interventions

The Context for Teaching and Learning

Supporting Student Behavior

Critical Management Skills for Communicating with Students

Critical Management Skills for Structuring the Learning Environment

Writing Your Plan

Lessons versus Activities

Lesson Planning

Activity Planning

To the Lesson Models

Direct Instruction

Informal Presentation

Structured Discovery

Teaching Specialized Content

Editing Your Plan

Using the Framework for Diversity Responsive Teaching

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