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Gain research-based instructional strategies and teaching methods that drive student success:

• Explore instructional strategies that correspond to each of the 43 elements of The New Art and Science of Teaching, which have been carefully designed to maximize student engagement and achievement.
• Use ten design questions and a general framework to help determine which classroom strategies you should use to foster student learning.
• Analyze the behavioral evidence that proves the strategies of an element are helping learners reach their peak academic success.
• Study the state of the modern standards movement and what changes must be made in K-12 education to ensure high levels of learning for all.
• Download free reproducible scales specific to the elements in The New Art and Science of Teaching.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Providing and Communicating Clear Learning Goals
Chapter 2: Conducting Assessment
Chapter 3: Conducting Direct Instruction Lessons
Chapter 4: Practicing and Deepening Lessons
Chapter 5: Implementing Knowledge Application Lessons
Chapter 6: Using Strategies That Appear in All Types of Lessons
Chapter 7: Using Engagement Strategies
Chapter 8: Implementing Rules and Procedures
Chapter 9: Building Relationships
Chapter 10: Communicating High Expectations
Chapter 11: Making System Changes

Gain research-based instructional strategies and teaching methods that drive student success:

• Explore instructional strategies that correspond to each of the 43 elements of The New Art and Science of Teaching, which have been carefully designed to maximize student engagement and achievement.
• Use ten design questions and a general framework to help determine which classroom strategies you should use to foster student learning.
• Analyze the behavioral evidence that proves the strategies of an element are helping learners reach their peak academic success.
• Study the state of the modern standards movement and what changes must be made in K-12 education to ensure high levels of learning for all.
• Download free reproducible scales specific to the elements in The New Art and Science of Teaching.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Providing and Communicating Clear Learning Goals
Chapter 2: Conducting Assessment
Chapter 3: Conducting Direct Instruction Lessons
Chapter 4: Practicing and Deepening Lessons
Chapter 5: Implementing Knowledge Application Lessons
Chapter 6: Using Strategies That Appear in All Types of Lessons
Chapter 7: Using Engagement Strategies
Chapter 8: Implementing Rules and Procedures
Chapter 9: Building Relationships
Chapter 10: Communicating High Expectations
Chapter 11: Making System Changes

In The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics, authors Nathan D. Lang-Raad and Robert J. Marzano reenvision the groundbreaking New Art and Science of Teaching framework for math classrooms. Readers will discover myriad math strategies and tools for every step of the teaching and learning process, from articulating learning targets and conducting math lessons to engaging students, tracking progress, and celebrating successes.

Use this teaching resource to implement research-based best practices in teaching math:

• Explore how The New Art and Science of Teaching framework can help you optimize your methods of teaching mathematics.
• Become familiar with the 10 design areas and 43 elements of instruction that make up the framework.
• Develop an understanding of which of the 43 elements of instruction are most effective in the mathematics classroom and in which types of lessons they should be used.
• Use each chapter's Guiding Questions for Curriculum Design to support planning and aid in reflection as a mathematics teacher.
• Discover a four-step process designed to help you deepen your expertise of math teaching strategies.

A joint publication of ASCD and Solution Tree

Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Providing and Communicating Clear Learning Goals
Chapter 2: Using Assessments
Chapter 3: Conducting Direct Instruction Lessons
Chapter 4: Conducting Practicing and Deepening Lessons
Chapter 5: Conducting Knowledge Application Lessons
Chapter 6: Using Strategies That Appear in All Types of Lessons
Chapter 7: Using Engagement Strategies
Chapter 8: Implementing Rules and Procedures
Chapter 9: Building Relationships
Chapter 10: Communicating High Expectations
Chapter 11: Developing Expertise
Appendix
References and Resources

Books in The New Art and Science of Teaching series:

• The New Art and Science of Teaching
• The Handbook for the New Art and Science of Teaching
• The New Art and Science of Teaching Reading
• The New Art and Science of Teaching Writing
• The New Art and Science of Classroom Assessment
• The New Art and Science of Mathematics