Synopsis

TEACHING STRATEGIES: A GUIDE TO EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, now in its tenth edition, is known for its practical, applied help with commonly used classroom teaching strategies and tactics. Ideal for anyone studying education or involved in a site-based teacher education program, the book focuses on topics such as lesson planning, questioning, and small-group and cooperative-learning strategies. The new edition maintains the book's solid coverage, while incorporating new and expanded material on InTASC standards, a new chapter on teaching in the inclusive classroom, and an up-to-date discussion of assessment as it relates to inclusion. The text continues to be supported by a rich media package anchored by TeachSource Video Cases, which bring text content to life in actual classroom situations.

Biography

Donald Orlich is Professor Emeritus with the Science Mathematics Engineering Education Center at Washington State University. He has been active in public education since 1955 and has directed numerous in-service education projects relating to the improvement of instruction. On March 16, 2001, he was honored by the 160,000-member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development with their "Outstanding Affiliate Article Award. In 2003, the University of Montana honored him with the Educational Leadersh

Robert J. Harder is director of International Programs and Professor of Education at Washington State University. His current focus is the internationalization of higher education through education, research, and extension partnerships. He is the author of many monographs and articles.

Richard C. Callahan is president of Callahan Associates, a consulting firm that provides organizational development and proposal management to major corporations. Prior to entering the private sector, he taught at Washington State University. For the past decade, he has provided assessment and evaluation training and technical assistance to many school districts in the Northwest. He has published widely on issues of student assessment, program evaluation, applied measurement, and large-scale testing.

Michael Trevisan is professor and director of the Assessment and Evaluation Center in the College of Education at Washington State University. For the past decade, he has provided assessment and evaluation training and technical assistance to many school districts in the Northwest. He is published widely on issues of student assessment, program evaluation, applied measurement and large scale testing.

Abbie Brown is an associate professor in the College of Education at East Carolina University. His interests include instructional design/technology, instructional media production, and educational uses of the Internet. He is an experienced classroom teacher and is co-author of a number of books including, Making the Most of the Web in Your Classroom: A Teacher's Guide to Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis, Pages, and Sites (2008); The Essentials of Instructional Design (2006); Technology and the Diverse Learner (2004); and Multimedia Projects in the Classroom (2002).