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MORE Best Practices for Middle School Classrooms: What Award-Winning Teachers Do

Autor Randi B. Sofman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 mai 2010
Once again, best-selling author Randi Stone brings together best classroom practices tested by award-winning teachers in schools throughout the United States. Written by and for middle school teachers, MORE Best Practices for Middle School Classrooms provides ready-to-go lessons and activities across the curriculum, including specific activities for teaching in science, mathematics, language arts, social studies, music, art, and physical education. Readers will find sections on assessment and technology integration plus special features that include:
- An environmental science project with ideas for involving the whole school
- A discussion of what constitutes Internet safety
- Suggestions from a string specialist about how to assess a middle school orchestra class according to the national standards
All lessons include a brief description of the objectives, a listing of relevant national or state standards, and a variety of great ideas for new and veteran teachers.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412963428
ISBN-10: 1412963427
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

"There is a little something for everyone."
"Although there are many books that provide lessons and units for various levels, the lessons in this book are very well written and provide more than just the unit instructions. Providing standards is unique, and I am thankful for that."

Cuprins

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Contributors
Part I. Classroom Practices Across the Curriculum
Classroom Management and Community Involvement
1. The Process of Effective Classroom Management - Chris Anderson, Grades 6-8 (New Jersey) - Chris Anderson, New Jersey
2. Developing Collaboration With Peers - Amy Stump, Grades 6-8 (Arizona) - Amy Stump, Arizona
3. Successful Classroom Management Strategies - Julie M. Pepperman, Grades 6-8 (Tennessee)
4. Taking Ownership - Truman M. Savery, Grades 6-8 (South Dakota) - Truman M. Savery, South Dakota
5. Parent Involvement: Heroes Among Us - Judy McEntegart, Grade 6 (Massachusetts) - Judy McEntegart, Massachusetts
Using Technology in the Classroom
6. Internet Safety - Sherry Crofut, Grades 6-8 (South Dakota) - Sherry Crofut, South Dakota
7. Lights, Camera, Action! - Steven M. Jacobs, Grades 6-8 (Michigan) - Steven M. Jacobs, Michigan
8. Using Technology to Teach Language Arts and Social Studies - Donald Fought, Grades 6-8 (North Carolina) - Donald Fought, North Carolina
9. Bridging Nations With Problem-Based Learning - Rebekah Hammack, Grade 7 (Oklahoma) - Rebekah Hammack, Oklahoma
10. Students Create Podcasts - Brian C. Querry, Grade 8 (Pennsylvania) - Brian C. Querry, Pennsylvania
Assessment
11. Short-Cycle Assessments - Darrell Yater, Grades 6-8 (Ohio) - Darrell Yater, Ohio
Part II. Science and Math
Teaching Science
12. Science Energy Lesson Including Differentiation and Inclusion - Michalle McCallister, Grades 6-8 (Texas) - Michalle McCallister, Texas
13. Creating Booklets Explaining Energy Transformation - Bonnie Garrett, Grades 6-8 (Alabama) - Bonnie Garrett, Alabama
14. Creating a Thriving Prairie - Tony Carmichael, Grades 6-8 (Illinois) - Tony Carmichael, Illinois
15. Scientific Building Relationships and Inquiry Skills Using Toys - Susan Leeds, Grade 6 (Florida) - Susan Leeds, Florida
16. It Is Rocket Science - Thomas J. Bennett, Grade 6 (Indiana) - Thomas J. Bennett, Indiana
17. Teaching Students About Cells - Tammie Schrader, Grade 7 (Washington) - Tammie Schrader, Washington
18. The Sustainable Green Vehicle - Steven M. Jacobs, Grades 8-9 (Michigan) - Steven M. Jacobs, Michigan
Teaching Math
19. Coordinate Plane Aerobics - Genia Webb, Grades 6-8 (South Carolina) - Genia Webb, South Carolina
20. How Long Will It Take? - Lisa Wood, Grades 5-6 (Arkansas) - Lisa Wood, Arkansas
21. The Hallway Crush: How Full Is Full? - Sarah L. Crosse, Grades 7-8 (Nebraska) - Sarah L. Crose, Nebraska
22. Maze Madness - Amy Maxey, Grades 7-8 (North Carolina) - Amy Maxey, North Carolina
23. Scale and Drawing Relationships - Eric Melnyczenko, Grade 8 (Illinois) - Eric Melnyczenko, Illinois
Part III. Language Arts and Social Studies
Teaching Language Arts
24. Story Stew - Alicia Deel, Grades 5-6, Sepcial Needs (Virginia) - Alicia Deel, Virginia
25. Teaching Reading, Writing, and Differentiation - Judy McEntegart, Grade 6 (Massachusetts) - Judy McEntegart, Massachusetts
26. Tall Tales - Samantha Schwasinger, Grade 8 (Nebraska) - Samantha Schwasinger, Nebraska
27. Service-Learning Research Project - Rebecca Stallings, Garde 8 (Alabama) - Rebecca Stallings, Alabama
28. Comparing Formal and Informal Language - Sherry Crofut, Grade 8 (South Dakota) - Sherry Crofut, South Dakota
29. Teaching Descriptive Writing Using Song Lyrics - Samantha Schwasinger, Grade 8 (Nebraska) - Samantha Schwasinger, Nebraska
Teaching Social Studies
30. Historical Character Party - Dale Baumwoll, Grade 6 (New Jersey) - Dale Baumwoll, New Jersey
31. America's Dust Bowl - Elizabeth Rees Gilbert, Grade 6 (Maryland) - Elizabeth Rees Gilbert, Maryland
32. Medieval Italy - Judy Lindauer, Grade 6 (Indiana) - Judy Lindauer, Indiana
33. The Workforce - Dale Baumwoll, Grade 6 (New Jersey) - Dale Baumwoll, New Jersey
34. War! - Steven M. Jacobs, Grades 6-7 (Michigan) - Steven M. Jacobs, Michigan
35. The Mayflower Compact - Spencer Bolejack, Grade 8 (North Carolina) - Spencer Bolejack, North Carolina
36. Graveyard of the Atlantic - Spencer Bolejack, Grade 8 (North Carolina) - Spencer Bolejack, North Carolina
Part IV. Music, Art, and Physical Education
Celebrating Music and Art
37. Successful Music Through the Use of Standards and Assessment - Denese Odegaard, Grades 6-8 (North Carolina) - Denese Odegaard, North Dakota
38. Comics: Integrating Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies With Art - Amy K. Dean, Grade 8 (South Carolina) - Amy K. Dean, South Carolina
39. Edible Color Wheels: A New Way to Introduce Color Theory - Gayle Gruber Hegerich, Grade 6 (New Jersey) - Gayle Gruber Hegerich, New Jersey
40. Chinese Zodiac: What Animal Are You? - Gayle Gruber Hegerich, Grade 7 (New Jersey) - Gayle Gruber Hegerich, New Jersey
Physical Education
41. Feel It Today: Warm-Up and Conditioning Routine - Kathleen F. Engle, Grades 6-8 (Wyoming) - Kathleen F. Engle, Wyoming
42. Spider Web and Human Knot - Erin Sweeney, Grade 8 (Virginia) - Erin Sweeney, Virginia

Notă biografică

Randi Stoneis the author of nine Corwin Press books: Best Practices for Teaching Reading: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Writing: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, Best Practices for Teaching Mathematics: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do, and Best Practices for Teaching Science: What Award-Winning Classroom Teachers Do. She is a graduate of Clark University, Boston University, and Salem State College. She completed her doctorate in education at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell.

Descriere

Award-winning teachers describe their successful practices for effectively managing classrooms, using technology, and teaching across the curriculum at the middle school level.