Teaching Research

Any conversation about effective teaching must begin with a consideration of how students learn. However, instructors may find a gap between resources that focus on the technical research on learning and those that provide practical classroom strategies. How Learning Works provides the bridge for such a gap. Distilling the research literature and translating the scientific approach into language relevant to a college or university teacher, this book introduces seven general principles of how students learn. 

Houston publishes so many books a year that he can't possibly write them himself. He has a ghost team; writers, agents, publishers. So when he takes a year out to write something of quality, a novel that will win prizes, a lot of people stand to lose their livelihoods. Now Houston, the prime...

Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for today's diverse student population, including: new research on culturally responsive teaching, a focus on a broader range of racial and ethnic groups, and consideration of additional issues related to early childhood education. This book demonstrates that all students will perform better on multiple measures of achievement when teaching is filtered through students' own cultural experiences.

This completely revised second edition pulls from years of research, practice, and results to reanalyze and reevaluate the nine instructional strategies that have the most positive effects on teaching and learning. A new framework organizes the nine instructional strategies that have the most positive effects on teaching and learning in preparation for instructional planning, and it highlights the point that all of the strategies are effective and should be used to complement one another. 

Master classroom inquiry and elevate your teaching practice with this practical guide to educational action research. Perfect for your daily commute, this encouraging audio experience empowers busy educators to turn everyday instructional struggles into manageable, data-driven solutions. You...

Turn heavy pedagogical theory into confident, evidence-based classroom strategies that actually work. Perfect for your morning commute or lesson planning sessions, this practical audio guide cuts through academic jargon to deliver actionable insights. Stop second-guessing your instructional...

Master classroom instruction and boost student empowerment using the proven, jargon-free tactics of action research. Perfect for your morning commute, this highly practical audio guide helps educators navigate daily school realities without getting bogged down in dense academic theory. Feel...