Effective Instructional Strategies is a concise and easy-to-read K-12 teaching methods text. It covers all of the practical information about teaching that effective teachers need. Applying the latest research findings and practical classroom practices, it provides thorough coverage of the strategies and skills essential to every teacher′s repertoire. Author
Kenneth Moore has carefully designed the text to maximize instructional flexibility and to model established principles of instruction. It is also intended to expand the pedagogical teaching knowledge of teachers and their instructional repertoires.
The text can be used as a core text for elementary, middle, secondary, or K-12 general methods courses or as a handy reference for in-service seminars and workshops with a practical, applied focus. It also makes an ideal reference text for individuals wanting an update and/or a refresher prior to taking state or national competency exams.
Kenneth D. Moore (EdD, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Houston) has been involved in teacher education for more than 35 years. During his tenure in higher education he served as Dean of Teacher Education for 12 years and worked closely with school administrators, classroom teachers, student teachers, and teacher education candidates. Dr. Moore has authored four books, numerous journal publications, an ERIC monograph, and has presented many papers at regional and national conventions. He has also served as Director of the Southwest Regional Association of Teachers of Science, President of the Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators, President of the Oklahoma Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and President of the Arkansas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He is a past member of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Board of Examiners (BOE).