Core Practices of Successful Teachers

Urban Fraefel is professor at the School of Education Northwestern Switzerland as well as an author. His teaching, research, and development activities focus on teaching and learning, core practices, practice-based teacher education, and university-school partnerships.

• ForewordPrefacePart I: Read This FirstChapter 1. What You Should Know Before Working with This BookChapter 2. How to Work Successfully with This BookPart II: Supporting Individual LearningChapter 3. Supporting Individual Learning: What it is All AboutChapter 4. Diagnostics: How Do I Find Out Where the Students Stand?Chapter 5. Professional Feedback to Learners: Crucial for Any SupportChapter 6. How to Make Feedback and One-on-One Conversations More EffectivePart III: Managing InstructionChapter 7. IntroductionChapter 8. The Transparent Opening of a LessonChapter 9. Providing an InputChapter 10. Guiding DiscussionsChapter 11. Guidelines for Learning ActivitiesChapter 12. Summing Up and ClosingChapter 13. Some Variations of the Basic Lesson StructurePart IV: Where Do We Stand Now?Chapter 14. A Closer Look at the Concept of (Core) PracticesChapter 15. Epilogue: My Own PracticesReferencesAbout the Author

Core Practices of Successful Teachers: Supporting Learning and Managing Instruction is aimed at supporting teachers in developing a strong foundation of core practices which is eminently valuable. Urban Fraefel’s deep understanding of both the importance of professional judgment and the need for practical support in learning to teach is reflected in the design of this book. He provides a map for the journey to help teachers not just develop an understanding of core practices but the ability to engage and reflect on their own practice.