Nine Best Practices That Make the Difference

By Robin J. Fogarty, Brian M. Pete, Brian Mitchell Pete, et al.

Through a meta-analysis of studies on instructional strategies, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock (2001) have identified nine families of strategies that significantly increase student achievement. The results of this meta-analysis point educator to a proven pedagogy with teacher-tested, tried-and-true techniques that work to increase student achievement through cognitive and cooperative efforts.

Nine Best Practices That Make the Difference presents research-based instructional ideas that encompass an essential repertoire for beginning and developing teachers as they become skilled professionals. The skills are organized in a "framework for quality" that includes observable skills in four instructional areas: Creating an Environment for Learning, Teaching the Standards of Learning, Structuring Interactions with Learning, and Reflecting about the Learning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971733236
• ISBN13: 9780971733237
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Corwin Publishers
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.4" x 8.9"

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Educators will find this an excellent collection of 'best practices' that really work.

Brian M. Pete and Robin J. Fogarty's NINE BEST PRACTICES THAT MAKE THE DIFFERENCE provides a teacher-tested set of 'best practices' in overall school performance, from note-taking and homework to understanding cooperative learning strategies, setting objectives, testing hypothesis and more. Educators will find this an excellent collection of 'best practices' that really work.