Teaching Strategies A Guide to Effective Instruction

by Orlich, Donald C.; Harder, Robert J.; Callahan, Richard C.; Trevisan, Michael S.; Brown, Abbie H.

• ISBN13: 9780618660711
• ISBN10: 0618660712
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-08
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Teaching Strategiesis an introductory core text known for its practical, applied help with commonly used classroom teaching strategies and tactics. Accommodating both traditional and non-traditional education students as well as site-based teacher education programs, the text focuses on topics such as lesson-planning, questioning, and small-group and cooperative-learning strategies. Continuing its hallmark strength--solid coverage of teaching strategies and applications--this new edition includes even more teaching applications and a new feature that highlights real-life voices from the field. New!Chapter 1: "The Professional Challenges of Teaching" focuses on the teacher's role as a professional and introduces key overarching topics such as meeting standards, working with diverse students, and decision making. New!Professional Voices from the Fieldfeatures illustrate topics in the text through real-world case studies in which teachers describe methods or strategies that they have used in their own classrooms. New!HM Video Cases, 4- to 6-minute clips of actual classroom scenarios, illustrate key topics in the text and are easily accessible to students on the Online Study Center. Correlated with the text by means of a marginal icon, the Video Case material in the text includes reflection questions. Increased standards coverage now features INTASC, PRAXIS II, and NCATE correlation charts inside the textbook covers. A California State Standards correlation chart will also be included for texts sold in California. Technology Insightboxes appear in each chapter to further emphasize technology-related issues. These boxes have been updated to include new information on such topics as cooperative learning with multimedia technology and using gradebook software. Improved pedagogy, including more reflection questions, enhanced marginal notes, and redesigned chapter-opening graphic organizers helps facilitate student comprehension and recall.

Table of Contents

Note: Each chapter concludes with a Summary, Print Resources, Internet Resources, and References

Foundations of Instructional Design

The Professional Challenges of Teaching

A Snapshot of Teaching as a Profession

The Challenge of Reflective Teaching and Decision Making

Meeting Mandated Professional Standards

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 Design

Overall Considerations 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 Environment

The Goal of Managing a Classroom

Classroom Routines

A Continuum of Management Systems

Society and Classroom Management

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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