Better Learning Through Structured Teaching

<p><strong>Now in its 3rd edition <em>Better Learning Through Structured Teaching</em> is the definitive guide to the gradual release of responsibility--an instructional framework any teacher can use to help students to be more successful and self-directed learners.</strong><p>To gradually release responsibility is to equip students with what they need to master content and develop new competencies. On a day-to-day basis it means delivering lessons intentionally structured to incorporate four interrelated phases: <p/>* <strong>Focused Instruction</strong> <em>(I do it)</em> that sets students up for cognitive apprenticeship by establishing lesson purpose modeling strategies and skills and sharing information and insight.<br>* <strong>Guided Instruction</strong> <em>(We do it together)</em> that incorporates targeted prompts cues and questions to scaffold understanding.<br>* <strong>Collaborative Learning</strong> <em>(You do it together)</em> that allows students to consolidate and extend understanding through accountable group tasks built on discussion and cooperative problem solving.<br>* <strong>Independent Learning</strong> <em>(You do it alone)</em> that provides students opportunities to practice and apply the skills and knowledge they've acquired to create authentic products and ask new questions.</ul><p>Authors Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey detail the components of each phase sharing proven strategies and real-life examples. You'll find a variety of useful tips for classroom implementation along with new guidance on teacher credibility social-emotional learning and embedding assessment throughout all four phases. No matter what grade level or subject you teach <em>Better Learning Through Structured Teaching</em> is an essential resource for improving your practice and empowering your students.</p>