Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School

2. New Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-89814-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 816 g

Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School is an accessible, practical, and engaging methods textbook that introduces pre-service teachers to various instructional strategies and helps them to decide how and when to use these methods in the classroom. Classrooms are comprised of diverse learners, and aspiring teachers will face complex decisions about the assessment of student learning and classroom management. Veteran teacher educators Bruce Larson and Timothy Keiper offer practical suggestions for ways to integrate effective classroom management and valid assessment techniques with each instructional strategy. Instructional Strategies for Middle and High School equips pre-service teachers with the methodological tools to promote understanding, conceptual awareness, and learning for every child in the classroom.

Features and updates to this new edition include:

- Clear, step-by-step descriptions and illustrative in-class videos of seven instructional techniques and that pre-service teachers can realistically implement within the classroom setting

- Increased coverage on teaching English language learners, including a "Making Your Lesson More Meaningful for ELLs" feature now included in every instructional strategy chapter

- "Enhancing Your Teaching With Technology" feature included in every instructional strategy chapter

- Fresh interior design to better highlight pedagogical elements and key features, all to better engage students

- Fully revamped and comprehensive companion website, with both student and instructor materials that stress real-world application of strategies, classroom assessment and management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Larson, Bruce E.

Keiper, Timothy A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Section I: Contexts Of Teaching And Learning

Chapter 1: The Classroom Learning Community

Chapter 2: Constructing Classroom Curriculum

Chapter 3: Preparing Learning Targets and Assessing Student Learning

Chapter 4: Long- and Short-Range Planning

Section II: Instructional Strategies

Chapter 5: Lecture/Interactive Presentation

Chapter 6:Questioning

Chapter 7: Concept Formation

Chapter 8: Cooperative Learning

Chapter 9: Simulations, Role-Play, and Dramatization

Chapter 10: Discussion and Debate

Chapter 11: Student-Directed Investigation

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: Summary Chart of Instructional Strategies

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bruce E. Larson is an Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Social Studies at Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA.

Timothy A. Keiper is an Associate Professor of Secondary Education and Social Studies at Woodring College of Education, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA.