A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching

by Robert J. Marzano, John L. Brown

In A Handbook for the Art and Science of Teaching , Robert J. Marzano and John L. Brown help you explore and refine your instructional strategies, always with the goal of enhancing student achievement. As a companion volume to Marzano's The Art and Science of Teaching, the handbook is intended to be a guide for individual teachers, study groups, and professional developers working together to improve their teaching. It is organized into 25 modules, each related to one of the 10 design questions introduced in the earlier book. Each module begins with a series of reflection questions and concludes with a set of self-assessment questions that allow the reader to determine areas that might need further work. At the heart of each module are specific strategies for addressing the key components of effective teaching. Dozens of examples illustrate the strategies in action in elementary and secondary classrooms, in all subject areas. The strategies provide a thorough grounding in the science of teaching. How a teacher chooses to implement them constitutes the art of teaching. Both elements are necessary for improving student achievement and creating successful schools. For anyone committed to developing a wide range of teaching skills, this handbook is a welcome road map to best practices.

Genres: Education, Teaching

319 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 2009

Reviews

[Tina Grooms · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought there was a lot of good information and research in this book. It has a lot of research information in it, so it took a while to finish it. Our school will be conducting a book study over the book, so I wanted to read it before the study started. I have heard most of the information in it before, so it was somewhat of a review.

[Jan Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book support any school or educator's hunger to know what must be done in an instruction programme. Based heavily on years of research, Marzano systematise teaching strategies that works. A must have for anyone desiring to gear away from the traditional teaching modes.