xvi, 407 pages : 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

I.A framework for instructional decisions : The school and its clientèle ; The establishment ; Schools as government agencies ; The school culture ; Meet your students ; Diversity as a norm ; Technology and media ; The teacher as decision maker ; Teaching as interaction and decision making ; Teaching perspectives and instructional decision making ; Decision making within the system -- II. Fundamental tools for instructional planning : Goals and outcomes for instruction ; Using goals and standards as guideposts ; Using a cognitive taxonomy as an instructional guide ; Using objectives to guide learners ; Instructional design ; The preparation stage ; Instructional planning procedures ; How expert teachers plan ; Sequencing instruction ; Basic concepts for sequencing instruction ; Models of lesson organization ; The brain and hemisphericity ; Individual differences and learning styles -- III. Instruction as a dynamic process in classrooms : Managing the classroom environment ; The goal of classroom management ; Classroom routines ; A continuum of management systems ; Expanding the concept of management ; The process of questioning ; Overview ; Questioning techniques ; Appropriate questioning behaviors ; Interactive questioning techniques ; Teacher idiosyncrasies: a caution ; Small-group discussions and cooperative learning ; Organizing and initiating discussion groups ; Six basic small-group discussion types ; Cooperative learning ; Preparing for discussions ; Higher-level thinking: critical thinking and inquiry teaching ; Inductive instructional models ; Problem solving, discovery learning and critical thinking ; Adapting instruction for diverse and inclusionary classrooms ; Diversity and multiculturalism ; English as a second language ; Teaching exceptional students ; Gender and educational equity

IV. Assessing your students' achievement and your professional goals : Assessment for instructional decision making ; Basic concepts ; Understanding assessment tools ; Relating assessments to learner outcomes: curriculum alignment ; Constructing objective test items ; Constructing performance items ; Grading ; Becoming a master teacher ; Becoming a lifelong learner ; Caringness and organizations ; Developing in an atmosphere of continual reform ; Seeking leadership roles

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