Saphier, J., Haley-Speca, M.A. & Gower, R. (2008). The Skillful Teacher: Building Your Teaching Skills, (6th Edition). Carlisle, MA: Research for Better Teaching.
In chapter 11 of “The Skillful Teacher, the authors recognize that it is the responsibility of teachers to always actively seek knowledge for more effective ways to teach their students. In Chapter 11, the authors examine the various models of teaching which form under different families of thought: Information processing, Social, Personal, and Behavioral. A model of teaching is a pattern or instruction that is recognizable and consistent. The authors state, that the different forms of models acts as a design for planning lessons to achieve two outcomes: the teaching of content and the teaching of a particular way of thinking. The authors identify that models of teaching provide a way for teachers to be more articulate and precise about implicit learning students take from instruction. This allows students to reach a higher level of intellectual experiences in school. I feel the concepts outlined in chapter 11 can be applied to my classroom. Like discussed throughout this chapter and the readings from Moore that there must be a fine line between the different strategies used within the classroom. I truly believe there is no perfect way of teaching; there are only more effective ways to increase the learning capabilities and knowledge of the students.
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