Classroom Instruction from A to Z

Learn the most effective ways to promote student learning. This second edition of bestselling author Barbara Blackburn's Classroom Instruction from A to Z covers a broad range of key instructional strategies to help you create more meaningful, engaging learning experiences for your students. Each chapter from A to Z offers guidance on a specific aspect of classroom instruction, such as planning strong lessons; assessing student learning; creating more successful homework assignments; differentiating instruction; and scaffolding students for success. Throughout the book, you'll find practical strategies and tools that you can implement immediately, no matter what subject area or grade level you teach. Topics new to this updated edition include: - Exploring blended learning techniques such as flipped classrooms; - Strategies for implementing social emotional learning and mindfulness; - Understanding diverse learners and accommodating all students; - Teaching academic vocabulary in deeper ways; and - Integrating subjects and promoting writing across the curriculum. With twenty-six chapters each devoted to a different aspect of instruction, this book has something to offer both new and experienced looking to improve student learning. Additionally, classroom-ready tools are available as free eResources from our website, http://www.routledge.com/9781138935952.

Barbara R. Blackburn is the best-selling author of 15 books and is a sought-after consultant. She was an award-winning professor at Winthrop University and has taught students of all ages.

Acknowledgements Meet the Author Introduction 1. Academic Vocabulary is Foundational 2. Begin Lessons with a Bang 3. Can You Hear Me? Teaching Speaking and Listening Skills 4. Data Informs Instruction 5. Expect the Best 6. Focus on Your Purpose 7. Grading and Assessment 8. Help Me: Scaffolding for Success 9. Integrate Subject Areas 10. Just for Me: Differentiated Instruction Strategies 11. Keys to Blended Learning 12. Literacy is for Everyone 13. Make It Real 14. Next Steps (Helping Students Break Down a Task) 15. Options for Successful Homework 16. Project-Based and Problem-Based Learning 17. Questioning Strategies 18. Research-Based Evidence on Instruction 19. Social and Emotional Learning Matters 20. Turn the Tables: Helping Students Take Responsibility for Their Learning 21. Understand Diverse Learners 22. Value Writing for All Subjects 23. Working Together Makes a Difference