There’s more to teaching than instruction: seven strategies for dealing with the practical side of teachingFootnote¹

1. This paper was prepared under subcontract to the Temple University Laboratory for Student Success (LSS) as part of a grant from the United States Department of Education (Award # 31–1992–701), Institute for Educational Sciences. Their financial support does not imply their acceptance of the ideas presented in this paper.

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