Donna E. Walker Tileston 
Ten Best Teaching Practices [EPUB ebook] 
How Brain Research and Learning Styles Define Teaching Competencies

Preface
About the Author
1. Creating an Environment That Facilitates Learning
2. Differentiating for Different Learning Styles
3. Helping Students Make Connections From Prior Knowledge
4. Teaching for Long-Term Memory
5. Constructing Knowledge Through Higher-Level Thinking Processes
6. Fostering Collaborative Learning
7. Bridging the Gap Between All Learners
8. Evaluating Learning with Authentic Assessments
9. Encouraging In-Depth Understanding with Real-World Applications
10. Integrating Technology Seamlessly Into Instruction
11. Putting It All Together
References
Index

Donna Walker Tileston is a veteran teacher and administrator. She is currently the president of Strategic Teaching and Learning, a consulting firm that provides services to schools throughout the United States and worldwide. Donna’s publications include Ten Best Teaching Practices: How Brain Research, Learning Styles, and Standards Define Teaching Competencies (2000), which has been on Corwin′s bestseller list since its first year in print, in addition to the ten-volume award-winning series What Every Teacher Should Know, now in its second edition. Other recent titles are Teaching Strategies for Active Learning (2006), Teaching Strategies that Prepare Students for High Stakes Tests (2008), and Closing the Poverty and Culture Gap (2009). Donna received her BA from the University of North Texas, her MA from East Texas State University, and her Ed D from Texas A & M University-Commerce. She may be reached at www.whateveryteachershouldknow.com