Effective Teaching and Learning in Practice

Don Skinner, formerly Academic Coordinator for Education courses at the University of Edinburgh, UK, a teacher and researcher, is now an educational consultant and writer.

‘An intelligent and accessible account of what we know today about the most effective practices of teaching for learning and the debates and research which inform this account. In this era of evidence-informed practice, this book should be essential reading for all teachers, whatever their career stage and level of practice. Skinner articulates the research evidence so that teachers might become reflective practitioners for the twenty-first century.'Bob Lingard, Professorial Research Fellow in the School of Education, University of Queensland, Australia

• Acknowledgements The Aims of This Book Part I: Teaching and Learning - An Introduction 1. Perspectives on Teaching and Learning 2. Making Sense of Teaching and Learning Part II: The Four Modes of Teaching and Learning 3. Direct Teaching 4. Teaching through Dialogue and Discussion 5. Learning through Action and Experience 6. Learning through Enquiry Part III: Using The Modes in Practice - Further Considerations 7. Whole Class, Group and Individual Teaching 8. Inter-Disciplinary Learning, Thinking Skills, Learning How to Learn Part IV: Background Theory 9. Learning and Teaching with Information Technologies 10. Understanding and Developing Pedagogy 11. Brain Science, Cognitive Psychology and Teaching Part V: How to be Reflective 12. Developing Teaching Glossary References Index