Introduction Unit 1 WHAT IS EFFECTIVE TEACHING? Written Activity followed by Discussion (1); Unit 2 IMPROVING PERSONAL COMPETENCE Focusing on classroom performance; The nine dimensions of teaching; Practical Activity (2); Practical Activity (3); Annotating an agenda during classroom observation; Written Activity followed by Discussion and Practical Activity (4); Practical Activity followed by Discussion (5); Unit 3 UNDERSTANDING HOW CHILDREN LEARN Discussion Activity (6); A category system for understanding children’s learning; Practical Activity followed by Discussion (7); Practical Activity followed by Discussion (8); Unit 4 CLASSROOM ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT The framework for discussion; Discussion Activity (9); Discussion Activity (10); Discussion Activity (11); Teaching style; Discussion Activity (12); Unit 5 INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN The idea of instructional design; Practical Activity (13); Unit 6 WHOLE-SCHOOL ISSUES The focus on individualisation; A theory of learning; Organising the curriculum; Discussion Activity (14); School organisation and curriculum detail
Biography
Richard Dunne is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Exeter. Ted Wragg is Professor of Education at Exeter University and the author of many books including Class Management and, with George Brown, Explaining and Questioning in this series. He writes a regular column for the Times Educational Supplement and is a frequent commentator for radio and television on education matters.
