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Methods of Teaching

General Methods of Teaching

This guide covers the methods educators use to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It is for educators, trainee teachers, and B.Ed. students.

What This Guide Teaches

  • Plan lessons with clear objectives.
  • Choose teaching methods that fit your students.
  • Manage a classroom and handle different learner needs.
  • Assess student learning and apply theory to practice.

The Learning Path

Foundations of Teaching

Module 1
  1. Introduction to Teaching
  2. Teaching as Art, Science, and Profession
  3. Professional Behavior and School Contexts
  4. Teacher Motivation, Decisions, and Reflection

How Children Learn

Module 2
  1. Conceptual Change and Modeling
  2. Vygotsky and Instructional Perspectives
  3. Types of Knowledge and Teaching Methods

Equity and Inclusion

Module 3
  1. Educational Equity and Diversity

Planning Effective Lessons

Module 4
  1. Planning Lessons and Domains of Learning
  2. Bloom’s Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain
  3. Psychomotor and Affective Taxonomies
  4. Performance Objectives and Curriculum Alignment
  5. Levels of Planning and the Curriculum Hierarchy
  6. Considerations for Instructional Planning
  7. Unit Planning
  8. Lesson Planning
  9. Individual Plans and Post-Lesson Reflection

Sequencing and Presentation

Module 5
  1. Sequencing and Content Forms
  2. Inductive Teaching, Deductive Teaching, and Task Analysis
  3. Memory, Rehearsal, and Visual Learning Tools
  4. Concept Teaching and Advanced Organizers

Brain Science and the Diverse Learner

Module 6
  1. Learner Differences and Teaching Methods
  2. Views of the Child and Early Development
  3. Early Childhood Education in Practice

Curriculum Design and Integration

Module 7
  1. Big Ideas in Curriculum
  2. Adolescent Learning and Essential Questions
  3. Integrated Curriculum and Methods
  4. Planning Integrated Units

Thinking Skills and Inquiry

Module 8
  1. Thinking Skills and Critical Thinking
  2. Inquiry Teaching
  3. Types of Inquiry
  4. Guided and Unguided Inductive Inquiry
  5. Deduction and the Scientific Method

Problem, Cooperative, and Project-Based Learning

Module 9
  1. Problem-Based Learning
  2. Cooperative Learning
  3. Cooperative Learning Strategies
  4. Managing Cooperative Learning
  5. Project-Based Learning

Discussion, Direct Instruction, and Discovery

Module 10
  1. Classroom Discussion Method
  2. Direct Instruction
  3. Discovery Learning and Presentation

Motivation, 4MAT, and Teaching Tools

Module 11
  1. Motivation in Learning
  2. Teacher Decision Making and 4MAT
  3. Teaching and Learning Tools
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