Methods for Effective Teaching: Meeting the Needs of All Students

by Paul Burden, David Byrd

Overview

Methods for Effective Teaching provides research-based coverage of teaching methods and strategies for K-12 classrooms. It helps teachers with every aspect of their day-to-day responsibilities. You will learn everything from planning and choosing the right instructional strategies to delivering lessons, managing the classroom, disciplining students, assessing progress and collaborating with colleagues and parents to actively engage each of your students in learning.

The 9th Edition bolsters coverage of student well-being to help you meet each learner’s unique needs. A new chapter, a classroom planning feature, new sections and more than 500 new references reflect current research on best practices in schools.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780138159573
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	03/29/2024
Edition description:	9th ed.
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

About our authors

Paul R. Burden is an emeritus professor in the College of Education at Kansas State University, Manhattan, where he was an assistant dean. Prior to his administrative service in the college, he supervised student teachers and taught courses on teaching methods, classroom management and discipline, foundations of education, and instructional leadership. Previously, he was a middle‐level science teacher in Buffalo, New York, and later earned his doctoral degree at The Ohio State University. He received the College of Education’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award at Kansas State University and the Distinguished Service award from the National Staff Development Council.

His publications include Methods for Effective Teaching (Pearson), Classroom Management (Jossey-Bass), Countdown to the First Day of School (National Education Association), Powerful Classroom Management Strategies (Corwin Press), as well as Establishing Career Ladders in Teaching (Charles C. Thomas Publishers). He served for 11 years as the editor of the Journal of Staff Development, a quarterly journal sponsored by the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward), and he has presented over 70 papers at regional and national educational conferences in addition to authoring numerous articles and book chapters.

David M. Byrd is currently a full professor in the School of Education at the University of Rhode Island. Previously he served as Director of the School of Education at the University of Rhode Island. He is a graduate of the doctoral program in teacher education at Syracuse University. Prior to coming to Rhode Island, he was an associate professor at Southern Illinois University. He has a long-term professional and research interest in programs for beginning teachers, methods strategies for effective teaching, and teacher professional development.

He has authored over 40 articles, books, and chapters. David currently serves as Co–Chair of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) Taskforce on Clinical Standards and as co-author for the 3rd edition of the Association of Teacher Educators Clinical Experience Standards. His publications include book chapters in Collaborative Leadership in Action (Teacher College Press) and Supervising Student Teachers (Sense Publishers). He has also published chapters in both the Handbook of Research on Teacher Education and the Handbook of Research on Supervision, both published by Macmillan. Dr. Byrd co-edited the ATE Teacher Education Yearbook series. Yearbook titles that he edited include Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers, Research on the Education of Our Nation’s Teachers, Research on Career Long Teacher Education, Research on Professional Development Schools, and Research on Effective Models for Teacher Education.

He served as a member of the ATE’s Professional Journal Committee and continues to serve as an ambassador reviewer. He has also been active in securing over 15 million dollars in federal and state grants to support effective teacher preparation programs and partnerships.

Table of Contents

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING METHODS

1. Teaching in Today’s World
2. Connecting with and Supporting Your Students
3. The Fundamentals of Planning
4. Planning Lessons and Units
5. Teacher-Centered Instructional Strategies
6. Student-Centered Instructional Strategies
7. Differentiation to Promote Understanding, Engagement, and Motivation

PART II: MANAGING INSTRUCTION AND THE CLASSROOM

1. Managing Lesson Delivery
2. Classroom Management
3. Classroom Discipline

PART III: ASSESSING AND REPORTING STUDENT PERFORMANCE

1. Assessing Student Performance
2. Grading Systems, Marking, and Reporting

PART IV: WORKING WITH OTHERS

1. Collaborating with Colleagues and Families

Editorial Reviews

New edition of a text designed to provide comprehensive, research-based coverage of general teaching methods. Coverage includes teacher planning, instructional strategies, lesson delivery, discipline issues, student diversity, student evaluation, and working with parents. Features "Teachers in Action" sections which provide viewpoints from working teachers, as well as suggestions for supplemental activities. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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