Ebook: Methods for Teaching

Promoting Student Learning in K-12 Classrooms. Learning To Teach. — Eighth Edition. — Pearson Education, 2009. — 114 p.Effective classroom teaching requires professional commitment. Although exciting experiences may occur spontaneously, such happenings are the exception, not the rule. If teachers are to sustain a success-oriented environment by promoting student learning throughout the academic year, they must continually and thoroughly address the teaching act, which is founded on the planning and implementing of instructional activities and the assessing of student performance.
These planning, implementing, and assessing components represent a continual or cyclical process in which professional teachers strive to increase the quality of their instruction—that is, to promote learning in increased numbers of students. The purpose of this textbook is to provide the tools that will enable in-service and preservice teachers to plan, implement, and assess effectively. In doing so, teachers will constantly make decisions about goals and resources needed to facilitate standards and reflect on whether those goals were met.
It is impossible for one textbook to cover the entire discipline of teaching methods. However, we believe that we are offering a foundation that will promote student learning by fostering effective classroom teaching and providing a solid framework for in-depth study in the areas presented.