Methods for Effective Teaching - Softcover

Burden, Paul R.; Byrd, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205367747 ISBN 13: 9780205367740

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

Methods for Effective Teaching discusses research-based general teaching methods while emphasizing contemporary issues, including creating a learning community, differentiating your instruction, and making instruction modifications based on student differences.

This edition offers new content on motivating students for a learning community, working with colleagues and parents, differentiating your instruction, and managing lesson delivery. Thorough coverage of classroom management and discipline includes discussion of dynamic ways to create a positive learning environment.

Several pedagogical features about technology, learning communities, and instructional modifications for diverse classrooms engage the reader in decision making about chapter concepts, and “Teachers in Action” testimonials provide perspectives from real teachers.

Each pedagogical feature provokes rich classroom discussions about teacher decision making and application of concepts. The numerous features, tables, and lists of recommendations ensure that the text is reader-friendly and practically oriented.

About this title

From the Back Cover

 

Methods for Effective Teaching: Meeting the Needs of All Students, 5e

Paul R. Burden, Kansas State University

David M. Byrd, University of Rhode Island

 

 “I would be more likely to adopt Methods for Effective Teaching because of its straightforward and user-friendly approach. It is full of practical, rather than esoteric, suggestions. Additionally, it provides concrete examples of the different instructional strategies in the book.”" --Dr. Joan Pedro, University of Hartford

 

The fifth edition of Methods for Effective Teaching provides research-based coverage of K-12 general teaching methods while uniquely emphasizing today’s contemporary issues such as promoting student understanding, creating a learning community, and differentiating instruction.  Accessible and reader-friendly, this book is the perfect combination of sound teaching methods and cutting edge content.  The teaching strategies presented here will help teachers to be effective in meeting the needs of all the students they teach. 

 

Features for Student Success:

• “Voices from the Classroom” testimonials, highlighted in every chapter, provide readers with different, insightful perspectives from real teachers.
• “What Would You Decide?” feature in each chapter encourages readers to make thoughtful, personal decisions regarding the application of concepts.
• Addresses professional standards from INTASC, Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching, Praxis III, and the Standards of the NBPTS in table format at the beginning of the book.
• Presents comprehensive coverage of classroom management and discipline (Chs. 9 and 10) and assessment and reporting (Chs. 11 and 12).

New to this Edition

• NEW!  Chapter 1 has been extensively revised to highlight the teacher as a decision maker.
• NEW!  Showcases extensive coverage of how to teach English language learners in all classrooms throughout the book, including a detailed discussion of the SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol) Model and Universal Design for Learning.
• NEW! Offers new coverage of the concept of backward mapping in Chapter 2 when discussing planning.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0205367747
• ISBN 13: 9780205367740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 432