ASCD. (2013). About the book: Classroom Instruction That Works. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/Publications/CITW/about-classroom-instruction-that-works.aspx
The book serves as a guide for “linking classroom strategies to evidence of increased student learning.” (para. 1) The web page describes the improvements made to the second edition published in 2012, eleven years after the first edition: new research about the strategies, impact of each strategy, connection to 21st century learning, and an improved planning guide. Other tabs on the website provides a brief introduction to the authors and a sampling of the book’s contents.
ASCD. (2013). An ASCD study guide for Classroom Instruction That Works. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/111001/chapters/An-ASCD-Study-Guide-for-Classroom-Instruction-That-Works.aspx
The page provides directions and questions as the reader goes through the book written by Ceri B. Dean, Elizabeth Ross Hubbell, Howard Pitier, and Bj Stone. The three guiding principles and the nine categories of instructional strategies are organized into a concept map as part of the introduction section: Creating the Environment for Learning, Helping Students Develop Understanding, and Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge.
Creating the Environment for Learning
Setting objectives and providing feedback
Reinforcing effot and providing recognition
Cooperative learning
Helping Students Develop Understanding
Cues, questions, and advance organizers
Nonlinguistic representations
Summarizing and note-taking
Assigning homework and providing practice
Helping Students Extend and Apply Knowledge.
Identifying similarities and differences
Generating and testing hypotheis