Teaching Strategies : A Guide to Effective Instruction

by Orlich,Donald C.

• ISBN13: 9780547212937
• ISBN10: 0547212933
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-20
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

TEACHING STRATEGIES: A GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, 9th Edition, is known for its practical, applied help with commonly used classroom teaching strategies and tactics. Perfect for anyone studying education or involved in a site-based teacher education program, the book focuses on topics such as lesson-planning, questioning, and small-group and cooperative-learning strategies. The book is known for its solid coverage of teaching strategies and applications, and the new edition continues on in this tradition, with even more teaching applications and an engaging feature that highlights real-life voices from the field.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Instructional Design

Frames of Reference for Teaching

A Snapshot of School and the Profession of Teaching

The Challenge of Reflective Teaching and Decision Making

The Big Picture in Your Classroom: Focusing the Instruction Kaleidoscope

A Holistic View of Instruction

Three Perspectives on Instructional Decision Making

Educational Equity as the Big Picture

Fundamental Tools for Instructional Planning

Objectives, Taxonomies, and Standards for Instruction

A Rationale for Planning as a Tool

Using a Cognitive Taxonomy as an Instructional Guide

Using Objectives to Guide Learners

Converting Standards to Objectives

Instructional Planning

Overall Consideration for Instructional Planning

Instructional Planning Procedures

How Expert Teachers Plan

Sequencing and Organizing Instruction

Basic Concepts

Models of Lesson Organization

Multimethodology as an Instructional Process

Instruction as a Dynamic Process in Classrooms

Managing the Classroom

Goals of Managing a Classroom

The Impact of Society on Your Teaching and Classroom

Classroom Management Models

Managing Classroom Routines

Managing the Classroom Environment

The Process of Classroom Questioning

The Importance of Questioning

Questioning Strategies

Appropriate Questioning Behaviors

How Questioning Can Create a Dynamic Learning Environment

Common Challenges of Questioning

Small-Group Discussions and Cooperative Learning

Organizing and Initiating Discussion Groups

Six Basic Small-Group Discussion Types

Cooperative Learning

Inquiry Teaching and Higher-Level Thinking

Helping Students Become Better Thinkers

Inquiry Teaching

Methods for Developing Higher-Level Thinking Skills

Classroom Assessment

Basic Contexts and Concepts

Formative Classroom Assessment

Understanding Assessment Tools

Constructing Classroom Assessments

Grading to Improve Student Learning

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