Learning the art and skill of effective instruction starts long before a teacher’s first job in the classroom. Aspiring educators begin honing their craft in preparation programs that tie clinical ...

And that one – “Direct Instruction” – a method that worked, all the others not doing so consistently, was the one that used old-fashioned and even archaic teaching methods.

Direct instruction is effective in teaching basic skills and developing higher-order thinking skills. “Direct Instruction teachers, operating from detailed scripts, tell kids what they need to know, ...