1st Edition
The Elements of Education for Teachers 50 Research-Based Principles Every Educator Should Know
What makes some teachers more effective than others? What pedagogies and practices are fads and which are backed with quality evidence? Which teaching strategies give teachers the biggest learning bang for their buck?
The authors have surveyed the research literature and carefully curated 50 elements of effective teaching—elements such as direct instruction, executive functions, metacognition, motivation, and scaffolding—to answer such questions and demystify the secrets of master teachers.
Designed specifically for clarity and ease of use, this book is perfect for both new and experienced educators. Each element uses a consistent architecture: a simple definition, concise overview of the research, practical Dos and Don’ts for the classroom, and a select quote to inspire reflection.
The Elements of Education for Teachers is an essential addition to any teacher’s library and important reading for teachers’ professional development.
1. 80/20 Rule
2. Ability Grouping
3. Assessment, Formative
4. Assessment, Self
5. Assessment, Summative
6. Choice Overload
7. Chunking
8. Classroom Design
9. Classroom Management
10. Creativity
11. Decision Making
12. Deliberate Practice
13. Depth of Processing
14. Direct Instruction
15. Discussion-Based Learning
16. Dual Coding
17. Engagement, Parent
18. Engagement, Student
19. Errors
20. Executive Functions
21. Exercise Effects
22. Expectation Effects
23. Feedback
24. Flexibility Tradeoffs
25. Homework
26. Intelligence
27. Interleaving
28. Metacognition
29. Mnemonic Devices
30. Motivation
31. Peer Tutoring
32. Performance Load
33. Personality
34. Play
35. Productive Failure
36. Progressive Disclosure
37. Project-Based Learning
38. Reading Levels
39. Retrieval Practice
40. Scaffolding
41. Serial Position Effects
42. Sleep Strategies
43. Social-Emotional Learning
44. Spacing
45. Student-Directed Learning
46. Student-Teacher Relationship
47. Study Tactics
48. Teach-to-Learn
49. Technology-Based Instruction
50. Transfer
Biography
Austin Volz is Senior Learner-Experience Designer on the "Tiger Works" Research and Development team at Avenues: The World School. A recipient of both a Fulbright scholarship and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, Austin holds a bachelor’s from St. John’s College and a master’s from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Julia Higdon is Senior Research Scientist on the "Tiger Works" Research and Development team at Avenues: The World School. Julia began her career as a teacher and holds a doctorate in education research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
William Lidwell is Vice President of the "Tiger Works" Research and Development team at Avenues: The World School. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Universal Principles of Design.