reliable, flexible strategies (along with dozens of variations) are organized into these groups of instruction:   ·        mastery style to emphasize the development of student memory; ·        understanding style to expand students’ capacities to reason and explain; ·        self-expressive style to stimulate and nourish students’ imaginations and creativity; ·        interpersonal style to help students find meaning in the relationships they forge as partners and team members, united in the act of learning; and ·        four-style strategies that integrate all four styles.   To guide teachers in delivering content to students, the authors started with the best research-based teaching and learning strategies and created a tool called the Strategic Dashboard. The dashboard provides information about each teaching strategy in a concise, visual profile; it is also designed to document how one incorporates current, highly respected research into instructional plans. For each strategy, the book offers the following information: a brief introduction to the strategy; an example of a teacher using the strategy in a classroom; the research base supporting the strategy and how the strategy benefits students; how to implement the strategy using a list of clear steps; guidance through the planning process, providing steps, examples, and suggestions for designing superior lessons; and additional tools, strategies, and resources for adapting and expanding the use of each strategy.   The authors have combined their years of research and practice to deliver reliable, high-impact, flexible teaching and learning strategies grounded in current, highly regarded research to teachers at all levels of experience.

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