50 Strategies for Active Teaching

Description

Part One: A Foundation for Active Teaching and Learning

Chapter One: Setting the Context for Active Teaching Strategies

Chapter Two: Choosing and Using Active Teaching Strategies

Part Two: Strategies for Active Teaching and Learning

Chapter Three: Strategies for Activating Prior Knowledge and Building a Purpose for Learning

Chapter Four: Strategies for Encouraging Student Interaction

Chapter Five: Strategies for Generating and Testing Hypotheses

Chapter Six: Strategies for Organizing Information and Making Connections

Chapter Seven: Strategies for Facilitating Rehearsal and Consolidation Content

From three experts in teaching comes a 50 strategies book that is useful for preservice and inservice teachers up and down the grade levels and across the curriculum.  The book embeds strategies within a theoretical framework of active learning.  The step-by-step format helps teachers prepare easily and troubleshoot to maximize success.  Strategies are referenced by their usefulness for English learners and readers at different stages of development.  The book includes examples from many subject areas and grade levels.  The accompanying CD contains templates to assist teachers in using the strategies.

FEATURES:

• Conceptual framework-Strategies are embedded into a conceptual framework for active teaching and learning which includes: (1) activating prior knowledge and building a purpose for learning, (2) encouraging student interaction, (3) generating and testing hypotheses, (4) organizing information and making connections, and (5) facilitating rehearsal and consolidation of content.
• Instructional assistance-Provides two comprehensive chapters (chaptes one and two) that help teachers build a working knowledge of active teaching and provide concrete advice for embedding strategies into their teaching.  There is discussion of hot topics such as standards-based instruction and efforts to boost student achievement.
• Format-Provides clear step-by-step instructions and examples for employing the strategies throughout the text.
• Troubleshooting and Alternatives-Each strategy contains a Troubleshooting section that presents tips to avoid pitfalls and build success as teachers prepare to use the strategy.  The Alternatives section provides multiple uses of each strategy.
• Correlation matrix-The front and back cover of the text contain a correlation matrix that gives five kinds of information for each strategy: (1) Students’ language level, (2) students’ literacy level, (3) use of technology, (4) use for student assessment, and (5) time requirements for preparation and implementation.
• CD-ROM-Includes a dual-platform CD-ROM providing templates for 19 strategies.  Teachers can type right onto the forms to allow them to immediately employ the strategies.  The templates are also referenced in the text.

From three experts in teaching comes a 50 strategies text that is useful for preservice and inservice teachers up and down the grade levels and across the curriculum.  The text embeds strategies within a theoretical framework of active learning.  The step-by-step format helps teachers prepare easily and troubleshoot to maximize success.  Strategies are referenced by their usefulness for English learners and readers at different stages of development.  The text includes examples from many subject areas and grade levels.  The accompanying CD contains templates to assist teachers in using the strategies.

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