effective teaching

"Dave R. Stuart Jr.'s work is centered on a simple belief: all students and teachers can flourish. Yet that seemingly simple goal can feel unattainable when teachers are expected to teach core content within the disciplines and improve literacy in their classrooms. How can teachers and students flourish under so much pressure? Stuart's advice: Take a deep breath and refocus on six known best practices- establish and strengthen key beliefs, then build knowledge and increase reading, writing, speaking and listening, and argumentation in every content area, every day"--Back cover.

Presents over one hundred research and instructional strategies that have proven to be successful in the classroom, designed to meet the needs of students with diverse aptitudes and interests.

Contains twenty five units, with samples, guidelines, checklists, and activities, for implementing Robert J. Marzano's theory on effective teaching, covering helping students interact with knowledge and generate and test hypotheses, engaging students, establishing and maintaining classroom rules and procedures, communicating high expectations, and other related topics.

[Presents ideas for teachers on how to create] a passionate reading environment ... Pernille opens up about her own trials and errors as a teacher and what she's learned along the way. She also shares a wide variety of practical tools ... [for teachers] including a reader profile sheet, conferring sheet, classroom library letter to parents [and more]"--Provided by publisher.

Describes a variety of strategies educators can use to change the pace, level, or type of instruction in order to reach and teach all learners.

Presents advice for teachers on how to better engage their students and empower them to take charge of their learning, to build a working relationship with students based on mutual trust, appreciation, and respect. Discusses the idea of a learning environment and how to create it to be positive and interactive.

". . . a methodology to help [teachers] meld purposeful technology use with [traditional teaching strategies] to enhance instruction and learning . . ."--Amazon.

Presents a guide to using a new form of professional learning known as instructional rounds networks, which is designed to help education leaders and practitioners developa shared practice of observing, discussing, and analyzing high-quality instruction.

A collection of true stories about forty-two teachers who go beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the lives of their students.

Describes twenty strategies teachers may use to engage students' brains in the learning process, based on the findings of learning style theorists and neuroscientists, including the use of humor and stories, the incorporation of games in lessons, singing and dancing, and others.