Methods for Effective Teaching: Meeting the Needs of All Students, 8th edition

For courses in general methods.

Research-based coverage of general teaching methods and contemporary strategies for K to 12 classrooms

Methods for Effective Teaching helps teachers with every aspect of their day-to-day responsibilities. Readers learn about 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 students in learning.

The 8th Edition covers contemporary issues such as culturally responsive teaching, differentiated instruction, technology, and data-driven decision making.

• Covers the most current, pressing issues facing today’s K-12 teachers such as culturally relevant instruction, student engagement, response to intervention (RTI), integrating technology in instruction, data-driven decision making, bullying, problem-based strategies, collaboration, achievement tests, teaching English learners, and differentiating instruction. New sections include:

• NEW: Making adjustments for student diversity (Ch. 9)
• NEW: Planning to integrate technology into instruction; planning for assessments; and planning for motivation (Ch. 3)
• NEW: Additional instructional approaches; flipped classrooms; and blended learning (Ch. 5)
• NEW: Engaging students in the learning process; motivating students to learn (Ch. 7)
• Connections to professional standards and assessments. Content has been designed to address expectations related to InTASC standards, and is consistent with the topics covered in teacher licensure exams, such as the Praxis PLT and performance assessment evaluations.  
• Uses real-world Voices from the Classroom strategies from practicing teachers to describe how they address chapter topics in their own classrooms.
• Bolsters learning through a variety of pedagogical features including case studies, What Would You Decide? features, chapter objectives and outlines, key terms, suggested activities, discussion/reflection questions, further reading, and references.

Also available with the Enhanced Pearson eText
The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content with the following multimedia features:

• Embedded videos throughout the eText illustrate key concepts and strategies.

• Making adjustments for student diversity (Ch. 9)
• Planning to integrate technology into instruction; planning for assessments; and planning for motivation (Ch. 3)
• Additional instructional approaches; flipped classrooms; and blended learning (Ch. 5)
• Engaging students in the learning process; motivating students to learn (Ch. 7)
• Guiding behavior (Ch. 8)
• Assessment technologies; differentiating instruction with assessments (Ch. 11)
• Electronic gradebooks (Ch. 12)

Check out the preface for a complete list of features and what’s new in this edition.