The Power of Explicit Teaching and Direct Instruction

by Greg Ashman

Overview

Direct instruction and explicit teaching can offer you a shorter, straighter route to developing effective learning in your classroom.

In this smart and accessible book, Greg Ashman explores how you can harness the potential of these often misunderstood and misapplied teaching methods to achieve positive learning outcomes for the students you teach.

It investigates key foundational principles, combined with thoughtful commentary on what these mean in classroom practice and an examination of relevant research and theories from cognitive psychology that substantiate these approaches to teaching and learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781529731606
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/09/2021
Series:	Corwin Ltd
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

About the Author

Greg Ashman grew up in the UK. In 1997, after studying Natural Sciences at Cambridge, he began training as a teacher at the Institute of Education in London. He went on to teach in three London comprehensive schools and took on roles including Head of Science, Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. In 2010, he moved to Ballarat, Australia, with his young family. Since then, he has worked as Head of Mathematics at Ballarat Clarendon College. During this time, he has developed an interest in education research and is currently undertaking a Ph D in Instructional Design, as well as taking on the role of Deputy Principal at Clarendon.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: On the shoulders of giants
Chapter 2: Direct and explicit
Chapter 3: Bottom up or top down
Chapter 4: What kind of monster treats all children the same
Chapter 5: Thinking outside the box
Chapter 6: Halfway up a ladder
Chapter 7: The giant shrugs