Synopses & Reviews
This best-selling text provides comprehensive coverage of general teaching methods and models. The most balanced text in its field, Learning to Teach covers all major teaching models plus the leadership skills of teaching--planning, classroom management, assessment, motivation, and use/management of time and space. It provides strong coverage of both teacher-driven methodologies (Part Three) and student-driven methodologies (Part Four). Each chapter opens with a discussion of the research base and follows with detailed practical advice on how to use each model. Features within the text (such as "Reflections from the Classroom") and on the companion interactive student CD-ROM (such as "Lesson Planning Exercises," "Practice Activities" and "Portfolio and Field Experience Activities") allow students many opportunities to apply what they are learning.
Synopsis
THIS 14 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Way to Life and Immortality, by R. Swinburne Clymer. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564597261.
Table of Contents
PART I: TEACHING AND LEARNING IN TODAYS CLASSROOMS
Chapter 1: The Scientific Basis for the Art of Teaching
Chapter 2: Student Learning in Diverse Classrooms
PART II: THE LEADERSHIP ASPECTS OF TEACHING
Chapter 3: Teacher Planning
Chapter 4: Learning Communities and Motivation
Chapter 5: Classroom Management
Chapter 6: Assessment and Evaluation
PART III: TEACHER-CENTERED MODELS OF INTERACTIVE TEACHING
Chapter 7: Presenting and Explaining
Chapter 8: Direct Instruction
Chapter 9: Concept Teaching
PART IV: STUDENT-CENTERED MODELS OF INTERACTIVE TEACHING
Chapter 10: Cooperative Learning
Chapter 11: Problem-Based Instruction
Chapter 12: Classroom Discussion
Chapter 13: Connecting the Models and Differentiating Instruction
PART V: THE ORGANIZATIONAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING
Chapter 14: School Leadership and Collaboration
RESOURCE HANDBOOK
Unit 1: Considering Standards and Preparing for the PRAXIS II (tm) Exam
Unit 2: Reading and Using Research
Unit 3: Action Research for Classroom Teachers