Deborah L. MacCullough
Deborah L. MacCullough (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) is professor of mathematics and mathematics education at Cairn University.
View Author's PageComprehensive and up-to-date, Transformational Teaching provides a survey of instructional design and effective pedagogy that incorporates a biblical worldview throughout, making it especially useful for education courses at Christian colleges, Christian teachers who desire further training or ACSI certification, and homeschooling parents using a faith-based curriculum.
The book explores philosophical and psychological foundations underlying teaching approaches, interprets the latest findings in neurological and educational research, and weaves InTASC standards throughout select chapters. Additionally, the final section is devoted to specific disciplines to offer strategies for effective teaching and faith integration in each subject area.
Most chapters also feature a worldview foundations section, current research on best practices, case studies, and challenges for reflection and application.
Written by authors with more than a century of combined teaching experience, including K-12 classrooms in both public and Christian schools, higher education, online instruction, and international training conferences, Transformational Teaching sets a new standard for teacher training that is specifically geared to a Christian educator.
Section 1: Foundational Perspectives
1. Philosophical Perspectives on Education—Marti MacCullough
2. Psychological Perspectives on Education: Human Development and Learning—Marti MacCullough
3. Psychological Foundations for Education: Human Learning Theories—Marti MacCullough
4. The Perspective of Mind, Brain, and Education Research—Ken Coley
Section 2: Effective Instructional Design Based on the Foundations of Teaching and Learning
5. Developing a Model for Teaching Based on Cognitive InteractiveLearning—Debbie MacCullough
6. Moving from the Teaching Model to Unit and Lesson Planning— Debbie MacCullough
7. Formative and Summative Assessments—Ken Coley
Section 3: Developing a Learning Community
Introduction to Section 3: Building a Learning Community—Ken Coley
8. Classroom Management—Marti MacCullough
9. Student Discipline—Marti MacCullough
10. Strategies for Student Discipline—Marti MacCullough
11. Social and Emotional Learning—Ken Coley
12 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners—Ann Rivera
Section 4: Understanding the Structure of the Disciplines We Teach
Introduction to Section 4: Structure of the Subject—Marti MacCullough
13. Mathematics: Structure of the Subject—Debbie MacCullough .
14. The Structure of Science—Paula Gossard
15. Structure of the Subject:English andLanguage Arts— Charlotte Gleason
16. World Languages—James Nyagetiria, Nairobi, Kenya
17. Social Sciences: History and Geography—Travis Bradshaw, Daniele Bradshaw, and Lucia Lary-Shipley
18. Structure of Technology—Betsy Sentamu
19. The Arts (Visual and Performing)—Debbie Lynn Wolf
20. Health and Physical Education—Dick Beach
21. Structure of the Bible—Susan J. Allen and April Murrie
22. Developing Biblical Worldview Thinking through Curricular Integration—Debbie MacCullough
Comprehensive and up-to-date, Transformational Teaching provides a survey of instructional design and effective pedagogy that incorporates a biblical worldview throughout, making it especially useful for education courses at Christian colleges, Christian teachers who desire further training or ACSI certification, and homeschooling parents using a faith-based curriculum.
The book explores philosophical and psychological foundations underlying teaching approaches, interprets the latest findings in neurological and educational research, and weaves InTASC standards throughout select chapters. Additionally, the final section is devoted to specific disciplines to offer strategies for effective teaching and faith integration in each subject area.
Most chapters also feature a worldview foundations section, current research on best practices, case studies, and challenges for reflection and application.
Written by authors with more than a century of combined teaching experience, including K-12 classrooms in both public and Christian schools, higher education, online instruction, and international training conferences, Transformational Teaching sets a new standard for teacher training that is specifically geared to a Christian educator.
Section 1: Foundational Perspectives
1. Philosophical Perspectives on Education—Marti MacCullough
2. Psychological Perspectives on Education: Human Development and Learning—Marti MacCullough
3. Psychological Foundations for Education: Human Learning Theories—Marti MacCullough
4. The Perspective of Mind, Brain, and Education Research—Ken Coley
Section 2: Effective Instructional Design Based on the Foundations of Teaching and Learning
5. Developing a Model for Teaching Based on Cognitive InteractiveLearning—Debbie MacCullough
6. Moving from the Teaching Model to Unit and Lesson Planning— Debbie MacCullough
7. Formative and Summative Assessments—Ken Coley
Section 3: Developing a Learning Community
Introduction to Section 3: Building a Learning Community—Ken Coley
8. Classroom Management—Marti MacCullough
9. Student Discipline—Marti MacCullough
10. Strategies for Student Discipline—Marti MacCullough
11. Social and Emotional Learning—Ken Coley
12 Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners—Ann Rivera
Section 4: Understanding the Structure of the Disciplines We Teach
Introduction to Section 4: Structure of the Subject—Marti MacCullough
13. Mathematics: Structure of the Subject—Debbie MacCullough .
14. The Structure of Science—Paula Gossard
15. Structure of the Subject:English andLanguage Arts— Charlotte Gleason
16. World Languages—James Nyagetiria, Nairobi, Kenya
17. Social Sciences: History and Geography—Travis Bradshaw, Daniele Bradshaw, and Lucia Lary-Shipley
18. Structure of Technology—Betsy Sentamu
19. The Arts (Visual and Performing)—Debbie Lynn Wolf
20. Health and Physical Education—Dick Beach
21. Structure of the Bible—Susan J. Allen and April Murrie
22. Developing Biblical Worldview Thinking through Curricular Integration—Debbie MacCullough