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    A Handbook for Classroom Instruction That Works, 2nd Edition

    by Howard Pitler, Bj Stone


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    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Part I: Creating the Environment for Learning

    Chapter 1: Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback

    Chapter 2: Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition

    Chapter 3: Cooperative Learning

    Part II: Helping Students Develop Understanding

    Chapter 4: Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers

    Chapter 5: Nonlinguistic Representations

    Chapter 6: Summarizing and Note Taking

    Chapter 7: Assigning Homework and Providing Practice

    Part III: Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge

    Chapter 8: Identifying Similarities and Differences

    Chapter 9: Generating and Testing Hypotheses

    Part IV: Putting the Instructional Strategies to Use

    Chapter 10: Instructional Planning Using the Nine Categories of Strategies

    Conclusion

    References

    Index

    About the Authors

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    This new edition of A Handbook for Classroom Instruction That Works will help you explore and refine your use of the teaching strategies from the 2nd edition of Classroom Instruction That Works. Discussion of the nine categories of strategies that have the most positive effect on student learning is supplemented with the following:


    * A detailed explanation of the strategy, including why it has a positive effect on student achievement, how it fits within a high-quality instructional plan, and what research indicates is best practice for its use.

    * Reflection questions that help you consider how and why you currently use the strategy.

    * In-depth classroom examples that help you see how the strategy is supported by and supportive of other strategies in a well-designed lesson.

    * Teacher rubrics and student checklists that can be used to measure the effectiveness of your instruction and how it improves student learning.

    * Tools, templates, and protocols that help you assess your current practice and build a professional growth plan.

    Perfect as a guide for self-study or professional learning communities, the handbook is designed to help you begin using effective instructional strategies immediately. Although implementing any of the ideas in this book can benefit your students, the power to help your students excel is found in intentionally using all the strategies together. With this handbook, you'll develop your skill in coordinating the strategies and learn how to more effectively use them to help students get more out of every lesson.


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