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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

The guide is broken down into eleven modules.

Module 1

Foundations of Teaching

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

How Children Learn

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

Equity and Inclusion

  1. Educational Equity and Diversity
Module 4

Planning Effective Lessons

  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
Module 5

Sequencing and Presentation

  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
Module 6

Brain Science and the Diverse Learner

  1. Learner Differences and Teaching Methods
  2. Views of the Child and Early Development
  3. Early Childhood Education in Practice
Module 7

Curriculum Design and Integration

  1. Big Ideas in Curriculum
  2. Adolescent Learning and Essential Questions
  3. Integrated Curriculum and Methods
  4. Planning Integrated Units
Module 8

Thinking Skills and Inquiry

  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
Module 9

Problem, Cooperative, and Project-Based Learning

  1. Problem-Based Learning
  2. Cooperative Learning
  3. Cooperative Learning Strategies
  4. Managing Cooperative Learning
  5. Project-Based Learning
Module 10

Discussion, Direct Instruction, and Discovery

  1. Classroom Discussion Method
  2. Direct Instruction
  3. Discovery Learning and Presentation
Module 11

Motivation, 4MAT, and Teaching Tools

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

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