MAT670 Theory Best Practice Teaching Lead Faculty: Dr. Linda
Ventriglia-Nava Covers theories and research on Best Practices
in education. Best Practice research on effective schools
emphasizes: classroom instructional practices, classroom
management, school organization and planning, strategies for
linguistically and culturally diverse students to access the
core curriculum, instructional leadership, teaching environment,
teaching strategies, peer assistance, peer review process and
parent and community support. - Explain the difference between
expert teachers and experienced teachers. - Explain How to Teach
More Faster and Teach for Transfer. - Discuss the research on
Best Practices and the implications for optimum learning and
accelerated achievement. - Implement Best Practice teaching
strategies in their classrooms across subject areas. - Apply
Best Practices to standards-based content instruction. - Discuss
how teaching for transfer helps English language learners. -
Create an interactive lesson using the