Teaching Strategies: A Guide to Better Instruction

Author: Orlich, Donald C., Robert J. Harder, Richard C.Callahan, Harry W. Gibson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, MA
ISBN: 9780618660711
Table of Contents: I. Foundations of Instructional Design
ch. 1 The Professional Challenges of Teaching
Section 1: A Snapshot of Teaching as a Profession
Section 2: The Challenge of Reflective Teaching and Decision Making
Section 3: Meeting Mandated Professional Standards

ch. 2 The Big Picture in Your Classroom: Focusing the Instruction Kaleidoscope
Section 1: A Holistic View of Instruction
Section 2: Three Perspectives on Instructional Decision Making
Section 3: Educational Equity as the Big Picture

II. Fundamental Tools for Instructional Planning
ch. 3 Objectives, Taxonomies, and Standards for Instruction
Section 1: A Rationale for Planning as a Tool
Section 2: Using a Cognitive Taxonomy as an Instructional Guide
Section 3: Using Objectives to Guide Learners
Section 4: Converting Standards to Objectives

ch. 4 Instructional Design
Section 1: Overall Considerations for Instructional Planning
Section 2: Instructional Planning Procedures
Section 3: How Expert Teachers Plan

ch. 5 Sequencing and Organizing Instruction
Section 1: Basic Concepts
Section 2: Models of Lesson Organization
Section 3: Multimethodology as an Instructional Process

III. Instruction as a Dynamic Process in Classrooms
ch. 6 Managing the Classroom Environment
Section 1: The Goal of Managing a Classroom
Section 2: Classroom Routines
Section 3: A Continuum of Management Systems
Section4: Society and Classroom Management

ch. 7 The Process of Classroom Questioning
Section 1: The Importance of Questioning
Section 2: Questioning Strategies
Section 3: Appropriate Questioning Behaviors
Section 4: How Questioning Can Create a Dynamic Learning Environment
Section 5: Common Challenges of Questioning

ch. 8 Small-Group Discussions and Cooperative Learning
Section 1: Organizing and Initiating Discussion Groups
Section 2: Six Basic Small-Group Discussion Types
Section 3: Cooperative Learning

ch. 9 Inquiry Teaching and Higher-Level Thinking
Section 1: Helping Students Become Better Thinkers
Section 2: Inquiry Teaching
Section 3: Methods for Developing Higher-Level Thinking Skills

ch. 10 Classroom Assessment
Section 1: Basic Contexts and Concepts
Section 2: Formative Classroom Assessment
Section 3: Understanding Assessment Tools
Section 4: Constructing Classroom Assessments
Section 5: Grading to Improve Student Learning

This book provides proven teaching methods, coupled with the best of instructional theory, and is intended for use in undergraduate courses that teach instructional methods or techniques. A brief introduction to schooling and broad educational goals is offered in the first chapter. The following four chapters present the basic "tools" for effective and systematic teaching. The major topics include specifying instructional objectives; sequencing learning activities; applying the various taxonomies; preparing lesson plans; and application of the fundamentals. The last five chapters present instruction as a dynamic theme being applied in a social system, with the realities of interaction being foremost. The final chapter views classroom management from four different perspectives, stressing the underlying tenet of the book--teacher decision making. Each chapter has a set of intended learner outcomes. The formative evaluation components in each chapter give the student immediate feedback on the extent to which the intended objectives were met. Examples of all teaching strategies are provided in a variety of instructional contexts. (From the Publisher)