The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction

The Art and Science of Teaching: A comprehensive framework for effective instruction The book focuses on the elements of effective teaching. The author presents a comprehensive model of effective instruction in the form of 10 questions. These questions are: (1) What will I do to establish and communicate learning goals, track student progress and celebrate success? (2) What will I do to help students effectively interact with new knowledge? (3) What will I do to help students practice and deepen their understanding of new knowledge? (4) What will I do to help students generate and test hypotheses about new knowledge? (5) What will I do to engage students? (6) What will I do to establish or maintain classroom rules or procedures? (7) What will I do to recognize and acknowledge adherence to classroom rules and procedures? (8) What will I do to establish and maintain effective relationships with students? (9) What will I do to communicate high expectations for all students? (10) What will I do to develop effective lessons organized into cohesive unit? The above questions represent a logical planning sequence for effective instructional design and they have been discussed in the ten chapters of the book. The book has figures, diagrams, tables, rubrics, and graphic organizers. The book is easy to read and reflects current research and thinking on different aspects of classroom teaching such as teacher expectations, questioning, lesson design, and reflection.

This is an excellent book for new teachers as well as a good review for veteran teachers on best practices regarding classroom management. I highly recommend it.

I used this book for a graduate course and really enjoyed this book. Marzano shares such wonderful information for practitioners. He discusses the what and the how in reaching students by teaching responsively. I think this book should be on every educator's bookshelf!

Excellent read for people in the educational field. Wonderful strategies and techniques to use in the classroom.

This book, for the reflective teacher, is a tremendous tool to help guide teachers toward constructing meaningful lessons that promote real learning. The book provides solid strategies to support teachers in their efforts to go beyond "covering" material to teaching content for learning in ways that are both measurable and meaningful. This is a real "teacher's handbook."