Full Description
This K-12 teaching methods text continues to focus on instruction, using a models approach that links prescriptive teaching strategies to specific content and thinking objectives. Well known for it's practical case-study approach, the Sixth Edition of Strategies and Models for Teachers opens each chapter with a case study that illustrates an instructional model in practice and translates cognitive principles of learning into teaching strategies. This edition is composed of two main parts. In Part I the first three chapters describe principles of cognitive learning and motivation theory, teaching strategies that apply to all grade levels, and the teaching of thinking. In Part II, the remaining chapters offer detailed coverage of the individual models, with each model designed to help learners reach specific cognitive, social, and critical thinking goals. With a focus on active learning, utilizing research, cognitive psychology, experience, and emphasizes the teacher's central role in the learning process teachers will find this an invaluable resource throughout their career.
Contents
Chapter 1Teachers make a differenceThe need for instructional alternativesLearning and teaching in today's worldDecision making and reflective practiceChapter 2: Learning, Motivation, and Models of TeachingThe importance of classroom climateCognitive learning theoryLearner motivationChapter 3: Essential Teaching Strategies and the Teaching of ThinkingPlanning for instruction: An essential teaching strategyLearning activities: Implementing essential teaching strategiesEssential teaching strategies and the teaching of thinkingChapter 4: Student-Student Interaction Strategies: Groupwork, Cooperative Learning, and DiscussionsFeatures of effective groupwork and cooperative learningGroupwork strategiesCooperative learning strategiesDiscussion strategiesCooperative learning and discussions in different learning environmentsChapter 5: The Guided Discovery ModelContent taught with the Guided Discovery ModelPlanning lessons with the Guided Discovery ModelImplementing lessons using the Guided Discovery ModelAdapting the Guided Discovery model in different learning environmentsAssessing student learningChapter 6: The Concept Attainment ModelLearning objectives for the Concept Attainment ModelPlanning lessons with the Concept Attainment ModelImplementing lessons using the Concept Attainment ModelAdapting the Concept Attainment Model in different learning environmentsAssessing student learning in Concept Attainment activitiesChapter 7: The Integrative ModelLearning goals for the Integrative ModelPlanning lessons with the Integrative ModelImplementing lessons using the Integrative ModelAdapting the Integrative Model in different learning environmentsAssessing student learning when the Integrative Model is usedChapter 8: Problem-based LearningPlanning Problem-based Learning lessonsImplementing Problem-based Learning lessonsInquiryAdapting problem-based instruction in different learning environmentsAssessing learning in problem-based activitiesChapter 9: The Direct Instruction ModelPlanning lessons with the Direct Instruction ModelImplementing lessons using the Direct Instruction ModelAdapting the Direct Instruction Model in Different Learning EnvironmentsAssessing student understanding when using the Direct Instruction ModelChapter 10: The Lecture-Discussion ModelLectures and lecture-discussionsPlanning lessons using the Lecture-Discussion ModelImplementing Lecture-Discussion ModelAdapting the Lecture-Discussion Model in different learning contextsAssessing learning when using the Lecture-Discussion ModelGlossaryReferencesIndex
