Planning for
Effective
Teaching
—Cindy A. Strickland, Consultant and Author
“With its emphasis on planning, evaluating, and aligning high-impact curriculum components, Stronge and Xu’s resource offers a comprehensive guide for planning curriculum units and lessons. Each chapter focuses on a crucial curriculum component by providing research-based best practices, a format for evaluating current curriculum, and templates for planning effective instructional units. Curriculum writing teams will return to this book for guidance and support.” —Deborah Burns, Curriculum Coordinator, Cheshire Public Schools, Connecticut
Instructional Planning for Effective Teaching by James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu presents educators with strategic tools and methods for thoughtful, effective instructional planning. It offers powerful strategies for building the foundation for organizational action and charting improvement in the teaching process. Taking a practical approach to instructional planning, the authors outline research-based planning tools and methods for using them in everyday practice. This book is a straightforward, well-researched guide that teachers and administrators can refer to for insight and guidance on all aspects of instructional planning. K–12 teachers, leaders, and administrators will: • Review planning methods they can use to foster growth and development for teachers and students • Consider research that establishes the effectiveness of instructional planning strategies and methods
INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING
Instructional
“Stronge and Xu’s book offers a combination of solid research evidence for the importance of lesson and unit planning, along with practical advice and templates, which satisfies the needs of both scholars and practitioners. The planners are helpful to those new to the profession and also serve as great study aides for more seasoned professionals.”
Instructional
Planning for
Effective
Teaching
• Discover how they can move from research to practice in delivering effective planning and instruction • Access ready-to-use handouts to immediately implement proven planning methods and strategies • Review principles for planning instructional practices as a team
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