Teaching Strategies 7e Book

Teaching Strategies is an introductory core text known for its down-to-earth, practical approach to the most commonly used classroom teaching strategies, including lesson planning, questioning, and small group and cooperative learning tactics. Both novice and experienced teachers alike fine the text a valuable source of educational strategies. With increasing numbers of traditional and non-traditional students seeking site-based experiences, Teaching Strategies provides much-needed on-the-job teaching methods, lessons plans, and examples. The Seventh Edition features key content updates and beneficial organizational changes. The authors streamlined Chapter 1 to focus on three key topics: the social context of teaching, diversity in schools, and reflective teaching and decision-making. Chapter 2 now features information on goals and educational standards. Chapter 3 contains a new section, "Converting Standards to Objectives," which discusses the process of converting state and national standards into concrete learning objectives. The authors reorganized Chapter 10 to increase its ease-of-use and its focus on classroom assessments. Chapter 10 also includes a new section on "Student-Led Conferences."New! New authors Michael Trevisan and Abbie Brown provide up-to-date insights and ideas in the Seventh Edition.New! "Technology Insight" boxes explore technology-related issues and provide links to relevant Internet sources. Topics covered in this feature include "Finding Resources on the World Wide Web: Search Engines and Indexes," "Not All Information is Created Equal: Validity and Reliability of Information," and "Computer Simulations: Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence."New! "Key Idea" boxes highlight and summarize main points in the chapter to improve students' comprehension and recall.New! Coverage in Chapter 3 explores effect size—a quantitative gauge that determines whether an instructional technique can have a positive impact on student achievement. The specific effect sizes for many of the teaching techniques included in the text are included in the IRM and on the book's web site.New! A companion web site for students includes ACE self-tests, additional reflection questions, and web links. It also includes information on many key topics discussed in the text, including effect size, the legal structure of public schools, school reform agenda, lifelong learning, elements of the school culture, and characteristics of children in the K-12 setting. New! A companion web site for instructors provides additional resources, such as model syllabi, recent research, PowerPoint slides, and an online IRM.Read More