Mastering the Art of Instruction

Research in classroom instruction has identified one hundred and twenty-one specific teacher behaviors that directly relate to increased student learning and positive classroom behavior. In this book you will learn nine of those specific essential instructional skills. The nine skills reviewed in this research-based book are demonstrated to be the most essential of the instructional acts used in teaching that influence learning positively. The nine skills span the arc from the beginning to end of the instructional experience. Other important instructional skills will be introduces along the way. If you master these nine instructional skills, and if you practice them in the way that enhances learning rather then inhibits learning, you will be on your way to being an effective teacher who can deliver powerful and meaningful learning to your students. "Galindo provides an excellent primer on the essential skills for successful teaching and learning. This is a great resource for new and experienced teachers." Margaret Provol, Associate Professor of Education and Instruction "Galindo reclaims the art of instruction in an age too often mesmerized by technological wizardry. When it comes down to it, it is the skill of the teacher than makes the difference in the classroom. This new resource will help teachers become master instructors." Frederick T. Yates, Professor of Secondary Education