Teaching Strategies A Guide to Effective Instruction

"Teaching Strategies" is an introductory core text known for its practical, applied help with commonly used classroom teaching strategies and tactics. Accommodating both traditional and non-traditional education students as well as site-based teacher education programs, the text focuses on topics such as lesson-planning, questioning, and small-group and cooperative-learning strategies. Continuing its hallmark strength--solid coverage of teaching strategies and applications--this new edition includes even more teaching applications and a new feature that highlights real-life voices from the field."New!" Chapter 1: "The Professional Challenges of Teaching" focuses on the teacher's role as a professional and introduces key overarching topics such as meeting standards, working with diverse students, and decision making."New!" "Professional Voices from the Field" features illustrate topics in the text through real-world case studies in which teachers describe methods or strategies that they have used in their own classrooms.Houghton Mifflin Video Cases, four- to six-minute video modules presenting real classroom scenarios, enable students to observe the day-to-day challenges and rewards of teaching from the convenience of their computers. Available on the Online Teaching and Study Centers, HM Video Cases are enhanced by classroom artifacts, Viewing Questions, Interview Transcripts, Key Terms, and bonus video footage.Increased standards coverage now features INTASC, PRAXIS II, and NCATE correlation charts inside the textbook covers. A California State Standards correlation chart will also be included for texts sold in California."Technology Insight" boxes appear in each chapter to furtheremphasize technology-related issues. These boxes have been updated to include new information on such topics as cooperative learning with multimedia technology and using gradebook software.Improved pedagogy, including more reflection questions, enhanced marginal notes, and redesigned chapter-opening graphic organizers helps facilitate student comprehension and recall.Trevisan, Michael S. is the author of 'Teaching Strategies A Guide to Effective Instruction', published 2006 under ISBN 9780618660711 and ISBN 0618660712.