The Elements of Education for Teachers

Designed for clarity and ease of use, this book is perfect for both new and experienced educators. The authors have surveyed the research literature and carefully curated 50 elements of effective teaching to answer questions and demystify the secrets of master teachers.

1. 80/20 Rule 2. Ability Grouping 3. Assessment, Formative 4. Assessment, Self 5. Assessment, Summative 6. Choice Overload 7. Chunking 8. Classroom Design 9. Classroom Management 10. Creativity 11. Decision Making 12. Deliberate Practice 13. Depth of Processing 14. Direct Instruction 15. Discussion-Based Learning 16. Dual Coding 17. Engagement, Parent 18. Engagement, Student 19. Errors 20. Executive Functions 21. Exercise Effects 22. Expectation Effects 23. Feedback 24. Flexibility Tradeoffs 25. Homework 26. Intelligence 27. Interleaving 28. Metacognition 29. Mnemonic Devices 30. Motivation 31. Peer Tutoring 32. Performance Load 33. Personality 34. Play 35. Productive Failure 36. Progressive Disclosure 37. Project-Based Learning 38. Reading Levels 39. Retrieval Practice 40. Scaffolding 41. Serial Position Effects 42. Sleep Strategies 43. Social-Emotional Learning 44. Spacing 45. Student-Directed Learning 46. Student-Teacher Relationship 47. Study Tactics 48. Teach-to-Learn 49. Technology-Based Instruction 50. Transfer