Sydney Henderson

Annotated Bibliography
Ball, D. L., Thames, M. H., & Phelps, G. (2008). Content knowledge for teaching what makes it
special? Journal of teacher education, 59(5), 389-407.
This study investigates the nature of professionally oriented subject matter knowledge in
mathematics by studying actual mathematics teaching and identifying mathematical
knowledge for teaching. It defines different types of knowledge within education such as
Common Content Knowledge (CCK), Specialized Content Knowledge (SCK),
Knowledge of Content and Students (KCS), and the Knowledge of Content and Teaching
(KCT). The article underscores the importance of knowledge in all aspects of education.
It seeks to refine the definition of content knowledge in regards to education.
Clark, R., (2011). The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck101
Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers, New York: Touchstone.
This book contains 101 successful strategies that can be used to help uplift children and
enliven classrooms. Ron Clark shares his teaching experiences and shares advice on how
to ignite a passion for learning in children. He shares tips like love what your students
love, bring education to life with kinesthetic learning, and get a drum for the
classroom. He claims that these tips and more will create a classroom that is ready and
excited to learn. Clark believes that an effective educator is someone who is lively,
passionate, and cares deeply for their students. He insists that installing a slide in the
lobby, jumping on desks while teaching, and encouraging kids to sing and chant as they
learn their lessons will create an impactful learning environment.

(2013, February 27). Good Advice: How To Be an Elementary School Teacher. Retrieved from
http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/teaching-strategies/good-advice-how-to-bean-

elementary-school-teacher/
This article states five important components of teaching in elementary education. It also
states that test scores speak volumes about the effectiveness of a teacher. The five
components of education Concordia Online believes to be the most important are
consistency, classroom rules, student-teacher relationships, communication, and making
learning fun. The article encourages educators to be concerned not only for a childs
development within the classroom, but with their all-around well-being.

James, K., & Sammons, P. (2013). Effective teaching: A review of research and evidence.
This article helps define what makes an effective teacher. Based on James Ko, Pamela
Sammons, and Linda Bakkum's research, effective teachers: (1) are clear about
instructional goals; (2) are knowledgeable about curriculum content and the strategies for
teaching it; (3) communicate to their students what is expected of them, and why; (4)
make expert use of existing instructional materials in order to devote more time to
practices that enrich and clarify the content; (5) are knowledgeable about their students,
adapting instruction to their needs and anticipating misconceptions in their existing
knowledge; (6) teach students meta-cognitive strategies and give them opportunities to
master them; (7) address higher- as well as lower-level cognitive objectives; (8) monitor
students' understanding by offering regular appropriate feedback; (9) integrate their
instruction with that in other subject areas; and (10) accept responsibility for student
outcomes. They emphasize that the most effective teachers have a vast knowledge on the
subjects they teach. They believe that teacher effectiveness is contingent upon student

performance and behavior. This article outlines some of the best ways to become a more
effective educator.

Kline, H. What Makes and Effective Teacher? Elementary Education Degree. [Blog Post].
Retrieved from http://www.elementaryeducationdegree.com/what-makes-aneffective-

teacher/

This article dissects what it means to be an effective teacher. It also underscores the
importance of good teachers in the lives of children. This article believes that the most
important traits of a teacher are being prepared, fostering individualized instruction,
encouraging creativity, and demonstrating kindness. Holly Kline also describes the
importance of the attitude of teachers.
Ko, J., & Sammons, P. (2013). Effective Teaching: A Review of Research and Evidence. CfBT
Education Trust. 60 Queens Road, Reading, RG1 4BS, England.
In this article, James Ko and Pamela Sammons share their thoughts on what the word
effective means in terms of teaching. It also reviews the implications for policymakers in
education and for improving classroom practice. They believe that you measure teacher
effectiveness in terms of student outcomes and the teacher behaviors and classroom
processes that promote better student outcomes. This article falls in line with my beliefs
that classroom management, personality, and knowledge of content all play a significant
role in the effectiveness of an educator. It describes in great detail different
characteristics within these categories that make a teacher successful, and good at what
they do.

Miller, P. (2012). Ten Characteristics of a Good Teacher. In English Teaching Forum (Vol. 50,
No. 1, pp. 36-38). US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs,

Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th

Floor, Washington,

DC 20037.

The effectiveness of a teacher can be difficult to qualify, as the qualities of an effective

educator may vary from classroom to classroom. As it says in Saint-Exuperty's "The
Little Prince," "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is
invisible to the eye." While it is unlikely that there will ever be a set definition to qualify
what makes an effective educator, Patricia Miller expresses her thoughts on the top "Ten
Characteristics of a Good Teacher. This article presents ten of the most sought after
qualities of an educator. These ten qualities can be separated into four categories: (1)
affective characteristics; (2) skills; (3) classroom management techniques; and (4)
academic knowledge.

Moghtadaie, L., & Hoveida, R. (2015). Relationship between Academic Optimism and
Classroom Management Styles of Teachers-Case Study: Elementary School
Teachers in

Isfahan. International Education Studies,8(11), 184.

This article studied the relationship between classroom management styles of the teachers
and their academic optimism. Hoveida Moghtadaie describes three types of classroom
management styles (interventionist style, interactionist style, and non-interventionist
style). This study was conducted in public primary schools in the Isfahan using the
multi-stage cluster sampling method. The study found that theire is a significant

Pierson, R. (2013, May). Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion [Video File]. Retrieved
from
https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_champion?
language=en
This video is a presentation that reflects on how personality effects teaching ability. Rita
Pierson shares her personal experience in the classroom, and how important teacherstudent relationships are. She believes that making students feel loved and important is
the most important factor in teacher effectiveness. She offers suggestions such as writing
+2 instead of -18 on a childs paper to encourage them rather than bringing them
down. She ends her presentation by encouraging other educators to be a champion in
their students lives.
Sieberer-Nagler, K. (2015). Effective Classroom-Management & Positive Teaching. English
Language Teaching, 9(1), 163.
Classroom management is a very important part of the teaching profession. A good grasp
of classroom management shows control of the classroom which leads to a higher respect
of the educator. This article offers advice for effective classroom management in
elementary schools. It shares innovative methods for overcoming common classroom
struggles and explains how to change negative behaviors into positive interactions.
Katharina Sieberer-Nagler's thesis is that classroom management is a key factor in the
effectiveness of an educator. She shares her thoughts on the mistakes made in today's
classrooms, and advice on how to develop a positive learning environment through good
classroom management skills.