Teaching in the Block: Strategies for Engaging Active Learners / Edition 1

by Michael D. Rettig, Robert Lynn Canady

Overview

This bestseller describes alternatives to lecturing, traditional questioning, and individual pencil and paper tasks. It offers practical advice on how teachers can harness the potential of the extended period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781883001230
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/31/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rettig, Michael D.; Canady, Robert Lynn

Table of Contents

1. Block Scheduling: What is it? Why Do It? How Do We Harness Its Potential To Improve Teaching And Learning? 2. Socratic Seminars 3. The Collaborative Classroom 4. Four Models Of Teaching 5. Simulations 6. Learning Centers 7. Integrated Technology 8. Content Area Literacy Instruction: Reading And Writing Strategies 9. Direct Teaching, Lecturing, and Planning