Five Standards for Effective Teaching: How to Succeed with All Learners, Grades K-8

Preface ix

The Author xv

Part One Understanding the Standards

One Effective Teaching and Pedagogy 2

Two Evidence: Scientific Support for Five Standards 22

Part Two Implementing the Standards

Three Teacher and Students Producing Together (Standard I) 50

Four Developing Language and Literacy (Standard II) 96

Five Connecting Learning to Students’ Worlds (Standard III) 132

Six Challenging Students’ Thinking (Standard IV) 158

Seven Using Instructional Conversation (Standard V) 188

Eight The Five Standards Integrated: How to Teach Effectively 220

Appendixes

1A Five Standards of Pedagogy with Classroom Indicators 247

3A Timing Instructional Frames 250

3B Guidelines for Organizing Classroom Activity Settings 252

3C Classroom Graphic 254

4A Directed Thinking Activity Cycles 255

4B Web Sites 258

6A Stock Market Math Activity 261

6B Stock Market Instructional Frame 263

6C Footprint Puzzle 264

8A Activity Settings Worksheet 265

8B Scheduling and Routing Form 267

8C Instructional Frame: Student Contract and Choice Model 271

References 273

Name Index 278

Subject Index 281