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Teaching on Target
Models, Strategies, and Methods That Work
- Daniel C. Elliott - Azusa Pacific University, California
Other Titles in:
Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
Teaching Methods & Learning Styles
March 2005 | 232 pages | Corwin
Hit the target of excellence and empower yourself to be a truly effective teacher!
Aspiring, new, and veteran teachers will appreciate this strong collection of the best teaching practices for effectively reaching learners at all levels. Tied to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, this easy-to-use guide targets comprehensive and trustworthy resources that emphasize the essentials of good teaching. Filled with handy resources and ideas for every teaching situation, Elliott's book also exemplifies how best to combine strategies into your personal "blended" model.
Elliott applies a four-step framework to each teaching model and strategy to ease implementation in the classroom:
Aspiring, new, and veteran teachers will appreciate this strong collection of the best teaching practices for effectively reaching learners at all levels. Tied to the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, this easy-to-use guide targets comprehensive and trustworthy resources that emphasize the essentials of good teaching. Filled with handy resources and ideas for every teaching situation, Elliott's book also exemplifies how best to combine strategies into your personal "blended" model.
Elliott applies a four-step framework to each teaching model and strategy to ease implementation in the classroom:
- Plan: Outlines the stages and crucial elements of the model in action
- Structure: Describes student and teacher roles and relationships
- Teacher/Learner Interaction: Demonstrates how the teacher can effectively work with learners
- Outcomes: Describes how both instructional and nurturing outcomes are achieved by leading learners in certain directions
Dedication
List of Figures
Introduction
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Effective Schools and Standards for Teaching
2. Classroom Management Strategies and Student Behavior
3. Designing Learning Experiences
4. The Behavioral Models for Teaching
5. Information Processing Models
6. Teaching Through Inquiry
7. The Social Models
8. The Writing Process as a Teaching Model
9. Teaching Children With Special Needs
10. Student Assessment and Grading
11. Putting It All Together for Professional Teaching
Appendix A: K-8 Writing Rubric
Appendix B: Policy of the National Board for Professional Teaching
References
Index
