Methods for Effective Teaching

by Paul R. Burden, David M. Byrd

Methods for Effective Teaching discusses research-based general teaching methods while emphasizing contemporary issues, including creating a learning community, differentiating your instruction, and making instruction modifications based on student differences. Several pedagogical features about technology, learning communities, and instructional modifications for diverse classrooms engage the reader in decision making about chapter concepts. This book offers new content on motivating students for a learning community, working with colleagues and parents, differentiating your instruction, and managing lesson delivery. Thorough coverage of classroom management and discipline includes discussion of dynamic ways to create a positive learning environment. For anyone interested in different methods for teaching k-12 effectively.

Genres: Education, Teaching, School, Professional Development

432 pages, Paperback

Published August 15, 2002

Reviews

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this during my Intermediate Teaching Practicum in Nebraska. A 6 credit undergrad course. Yes it’s a textbook, and it’s dense- but many people could look at this book and see the requirements for what it takes to plan and implement public school curriculum and lesson plans. There are so many resources and “little details” that go into planning for each day and each student, their background and ability level. This textbook is the beginning foundation, and a great resource.

[Ginny Gunn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, one of my more interesting textbooks!

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a textbook, so naturally it is very dense and information-rich. Some complain that textbooks are dull--I say textbooks just sound like textbooks. What a textbook should be evaluated on is its content and usefulness. Overall, this was a useful introductory textbook. Chapters included: the teacher as decision maker; knowing your students; the fundamentals of planning; planning lessons and units; teacher-centered instructional strategies; student-centered instructional strategies; strategies that promote understanding, thinking and engagement; managing lesson delivery; classroom management; classroom discipline; assessing student performance; grading systems, marking, and reporting; collaborating with colleagues and families.

Again, this text served as a very useful and informative introduction.