A proven method for better teaching, better learning, and better test scores!
This teacher-friendly book presents step-by-step guidelines for implementing the EDI method to deliver effective lessons that can significantly improve achievement for all students, including English language learners and students with special needs. The authors provide detailed sample lessons and scenarios that illustrate EDI techniques in the classroom. Teachers at all grade levels can deliver solid instruction by implementing the components of EDI:
Checking for understanding
Setting lesson objectives
Activating prior knowledge
Developing students’ skills by explaining, modeling, and demonstrating
Presenting content
Using guided practice
Table of Content
Acknowledgments About the Authors1. Students Say, ‘I Can Do It!’2. What Is Effective Instruction?3. Checking for Understanding4. Setting a Learning Objective5. Activating Prior Knowledge6. Teaching by Explaining, Modeling, Demonstrating7. Presenting Content8. Using Guided Practice9. Closing the Lesson10. Moving to Independent Practice11. Putting It All Together: Creating Lessons Appendix: What the Research Says References Index
About the author
Dr. Silvia Ybarra, Ed.D., began her career in education as a physics and chemistry teacher at Roosevelt High School in Fresno, California. Next, Silvia became principal of Wilson Middle School in Exeter, California, which under her leadership became a prestigious Distinguished School. Silvia was then named assistant superintendent of Coalinga-Huron School District. Her focus progressed from helping one classroom to helping one school to helping an entire district. Silvia is the head researcher at Data WORKS.
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