10 Contents
Chapter 11
Planning for Instruction
240
Standards: What Should Students
Know? 242
Curriculum: What Will Be Taught? 244
Course Planning: How Will Learning Be
Organized? 245
Lesson Plans: How Will Learning Take
Place? 247
Elements of a Lesson Plan 247
Chapter 12
Instructional Methods
260
Engaging Learners in Critical
Thinking 263
Key Instructional Skills 266
Questioning 266
Using Examples 269
Pacing 269
Achieving Closure 271
Basic Teaching Strategies 271
Lectures 271
Reading 272
Discussions 272
Demonstrations 273
Guest Speakers 274
Simulations 275
Skits 275
Role Playing 276
Case Studies 277
Refl ective Responses 278
Labs 278
Cooperative Learning 278
Student Presentations 279
Games 280
Choosing Appropriate Teaching
Strategies 280
Chapter 13
Technology for Teaching and
Learning
286
Teaching and Learning in the Digital
Age 288
Assessing Current Practice 289
Adapting to the Situation 290
Technology: Making Learning More
Accessible 290
Expanding Classroom Walls 290
Assistive Technology 292
Technology: Providing Tools for
Teachers 293
Planning 294
Teaching 295
Communicating 298
Managing Information 299
Technology: Enhancing Learning
Opportunities 299
Planning Technology-Based
Activities 300
Assessing Students’ Skills 300
Dealing with Technology
Problems 301
Guidelines for Student Use of
Computers 302
Research Activities 304
Data Collection and Analysis 306
Using Visuals and Sound 306
Communication Activities 307
Games and Simulations 308
Chapter 14
The Role of Assessment
312
The Purposes of Assessment 314
What Can Be Measured? 315
Measuring Student Achievement of
Objectives 315