Handbook of Effective Teaching and Assessment Strategies,
2nd  edition
Anthony S. Dallmann–Jones, PhD, Professor, School of Graduate Education, Marian College

 ·  New updated edition of popular teacher’s guide and reference

This comprehensive guide covers teaching strategies, instructional media use, lesson planning and assessment. It includes more than 30 proven teaching strategies and more than 20 basic teaching media.

Organized for easy access, this handbook is an indispensable resource for lesson planning, teacher skill-building, in–service training, peer coaching, supervision, remediation and renewal.

Improve your teaching skills – and improve students’ learning achievement and test scores.

Review of First Edition

“It cuts through educational jargon to provide a clear and concise explanation of effective modern teaching. Teachers and education students alike will benefit tremendously from this valuable resource.” –Dr. Larry Rosen, Professor of Education, Stetson University

From the Foreword

“A skilled teacher with a keen mind and a heart for the profession is a sight to behold and a blessing to the children they serve. It is to this end the Handbook of Effective Teaching and Assessment Strategies is dedicated.”  – Dr. Anthony Dallmann-Jones

The Author

Dr. Anthony Dallmann–Jones, PhD, brings to this new edition his extensive experience as a classroom teacher, teacher–supervisor and teacher–educator. He has taught on every level from elementary school to graduate teacher education. He is presently Professor of Education in the School of Graduate Education at Marian College in Wisconsin. His courses include Classroom Strategies and Practices.

Contents

 ·  Introduction:
An Instructional Model, Utilization of This Book
 ·  Planning for Teaching:
The Lesson Plan, Objectives, Body of the Lesson, Assessing/Processing, Group Assessment
 ·  Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles
 · Teaching Strategies (sampling):
Case Study, Field Study (Trips), Questioning, Community Resources, Learning Packets, Role–Playing, Computer Technology in Education, Lecture, Simulation Gaming, Contracting, Observation, Socratic, Cooperative Learning, Demonstration, Problem–Solving, Discovery, Programmed Learning, Team Teaching, Project
 · Teaching Sub–Strategies: Teaching Techniques with Media (sampling):
Audio Recordings, Books, Bulletin Boards, Chalkboard/Whiteboard, Charts, Chart Pad, Computer Simulation Devices, Slides, Slide–Tapes/CDs, Video Tapes/Films  ·  Assessment of Learning: Learner Outcome Principles
 ·  Teacher–Made Tests:
Completion, Oral Testing, Essay Matching, Performance Assessment, Multiple-Choice, True–False  ·  Alternative Methods of Assessing: Principles of Assessment
 · Alternative Modes: Portfolios  ·  Bibliography


 0–9787610–1–4, Jan. 2007, approx. 250 pages, 6x9, laminated soft–cover, $29.95