Building Effective Learning Environments: A Framework for Merging the Best of Old and New Practices

This book provides a framework for teachers to find the right balance between new and old instructional practices, engage and extend learning, and create a highly effective learning environment. It offers reflection and application questions and examples across content areas.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 160 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Teachers are faced with a plethora of trends and competing ideas, making it challenging to strike a balance between new and traditional instructional practices. This invaluable book offers a comprehensive framework to assist educators in designing learning environments that truly enhance student learning. The author delves into key research-based principles that engage and extend learning, debunking common myths along the way. He then demonstrates how to blend a classical approach with new ideas and evidence to create a highly effective learning environment. Each chapter includes reflection and application questions that can be utilized independently or in book studies to maximize the learning experience.

Written for teachers at all grade levels, the book showcases applications and examples across various content areas, demonstrating how these ideas can be implemented in a classroom or school setting. By embracing this book, educators can stay abreast of the latest trends while incorporating proven strategies that promote student growth and success.

Weight: 338g
Dimension: 177 x 251 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367720865