Teaching the Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12

by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar

In Teaching the Best Practice Methods that Matter K-12 , Harvey Daniels and Marilyn Bizar present seven basic teaching structures that make classrooms more active, experiential, collaborative, democratic, and cognitive, while simultaneously meeting "best practice" standards across subject areas and throughout the grades. Unique in the field, Teaching the Best Practice Way speaks to all teachers, K–12, with stories, examples, and practical classroom materials for the teachers of all children. This is the book for teachers, schools, and districts that believe the big ideas about teaching really do cross all grade levels and subject areas. Education professors will also find this an ideal resource for use in methods courses.

Genres: Teaching, Education, Nonfiction

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Clickety · Rating 2 out of 5]

A little hard to follow - not that it was dense reading, but it seemed disjointed. What I was hoping for was "this is what the strategy's called, here's the theory behind it, here's what it looks like, here's how you do it." It just seemed way wordier than it needed to be, and it lost me. I'll probably take another look at it if it's still there next time I go by the bookstore.

[outdoortype · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eight chapters on seven instructional practices that make the biggest positive differences in student learning. It is based on a lot of research. There are real examples included from different situations. Although the term "Best Practice" is often thrown around: this is real. Why not start looking at improving instruction based on one of these practices?

[Red Sambo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Useless. This is the first of many instances where the words "best practice" means they need to sell you on a pile of nonsense. Use this in a classroom, especially an inner city one & you are doomed for failure.

Memorize it because you need to earn your degree...& then go back to Socrates

[William Lawrence · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic, but wordy with too much narrative. Better for secondary teachers who are just starting out.

[Nicole Deshazer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find it hard to apply the ideas in this book to my own classroom

[Dr. Stephanie Douglass · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book had some good points and a few model lessons that fit into my curriculum.

[jacky]

Yard sale find.