Textbook provides teachers with strategies proven to work
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Institute of
Evidence- Based
Decision Making in Education

This new professional development textbook enables teachers to increase student achievement. Twenty- one teaching strategies shown by research to significantly raise student achievement are described. Sixty six to 550 studies support the effectiveness of each strategy. Developing Teaching Effectiveness is designed to be used in preservice and in- service teacher education and as a resource for teachers. Emphasis is on the classroom application of each strategy. The presentation of each strategy is easy to understand and detailed. Numerous examples of applications of each strategy are provided as well as exercises and a self- administered quiz with answers to facilitate understanding.

A companion instructor's manual is available, which contains a number of evaluation aids including a sizable test item pool, a classroom teaching observation instrument, and specifications for writing a term paper. It also includes guidelines for preparing a course or workshop syllabus.

Never before has aprofessional development textbook explained as many different teaching strategies proven to increase student achievement. "It pulls together in one place all of the instructional strategies that are supported by research evidence."

Robert Stevens, Ph.D., associate professor of Educational Psychology, Penn State University, says, "Best wishes on a job well done. I am confident there is a need for the text and instructor's manual."

Jacqueline E. Jacobs, Ph.D., professor and department head, Department of Educational Leadership and Foundations, Western Carolina University says, "Comprehensive, well thought out, well organized, and clear. I think the text and the manual will be very helpful to teachers as tools for professional development."

Patricia Burns, Ph.D., superintendent, Lancaster County Schools, S.C. says, " Devloping Teaching Effectiveness is another valuable resource book published by the Institute of Evidence- Based Decision Making in Education to bridge the gap between research and practice."

Three authors collaborated in writing Developing Teaching Effectiveness and its instructor's manual: Myles I. Friedman, Ph.D., Diane Harwell, Ph.D., andK. C. Schnepel, Ph.D. Dr. Friedman conducted and taught educational research for over 40 years at Northwestern University; the University of California, Berkeley; and the University of South Carolina. He specializes in research on instruction. Dr. Harwell is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies, USC; and has served as coordinator of professional development, South Carolina Department of Education and in other noted positions in education. Dr. Schnepel is a self- employed consultant on instruction and educational research. She has conducted numerous evaluations of educational programs.

To order or for more information, call 1-800-645-5001 or write P. O. Box 122, Columbia, SC 29202. www.edieinstitute.net.