Exemplary Instruction In The Middle Grades

Author : Diane Lapp
Publisher : Guilford Press
ISBN 13 : 1462502954
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades written by Diane Lapp and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers specific content areas—including science, social studies, math, and literature—as well as ways to teach oral literacy and writing across the curriculum.

Author : Paul S. George
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Exemplary Middle School written by Paul S. George and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE EXEMPLARY MIDDLE SCHOOL has been the standard in the field of middle school education for two decades. Its comprehensive coverage remains unparalleled, and the authors have included a multitude of rich, real-world illustrations of exemplary middle school practice. This Third Edition is also the most scholarly resource on middle school education on the market, with an impressive research base.

Author : Paul S. George
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780030768446
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Exemplary Middle School written by Paul S. George and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The standard in the field for a decade, this text offers the broadest topic coverage, the most firm base of research, and a wide range of real world examples. Authors Paul George and William Alexander-pioneers in this critical area of the education system-prepared this book to be a substantial and specific help both to the beginner in middle school education and the practitioner seeking continued school improvement. Focuses on alternative methods of grouping middle school students. New sections on ability grouping, mainstreaming and characteristics of the middle-school student prepare the reader to deal with these current issues. Includes a list of resource schools.

Author : David L. Hough
Publisher : Information Age Pub Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781607522447
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Middle Grades Research written by David L. Hough and published by Information Age Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 2009 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Middle Grades Research: Exemplary Studies Linking Theory to Practice is a must read for university professors and a useful tool for middle grades educators across all subject areas and school settings. Professors who teach middle grades courses, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, will find the book to be a superb supplemental/accelerated readings text. Every college-level middle grades education course should make this book an integral part of class discussions. --

Author : Steven B. Mertens
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1607524910
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education written by Steven B. Mertens and published by IAP. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education provides a comprehensive overview of the field. This publication includes seven anchor essays (5000 words) that cover the following topics: the history of the middle school movement; academically excellent curriculum, instruction, and assessment; developmental responsiveness in relation to young adolescents; social equity in middle grades schools; leadership in middle level schools; teacher and administrator preparation and professional development; and future directions in relation to the movement, practices, and policy. Leading scholars in the field of middle grades education were invited to author these essays. In addition to the seven anchor essays, the encyclopedia contains alphabetically organized entries (short entries approximately 500 words; long entries approximately 2000 words) that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, and seminal publications related to middle grades education. Contributors to the encyclopedia have provided sufficient information so that the reader can place the idea, concept, person, etc. into its proper context in the history of the middle school movement. Entries are meant to be introductory; after an overview of the essentials of the topic the reader is guided to more extensive sources for further investigation. Where appropriate, the reader is also directed to electronic sources such as websites where additional information can be retrieved.

Author : Steven B. Mertens
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1681235714
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education (2nd ed.) written by Steven B. Mertens and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education has been revised, updated, and expanded since its original publication in 2005. The Encyclopedia is a comprehensive overview of the field; it contains alphabetically organized entries that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, publications, and research studies specifically related to middle grades education. This edition contains over 210 entries from nearly 160 expert contributors, this is a 25% increase in the number of entries over the first edition. The Encyclopedia is aimed at a general audience including undergraduate students in middle?level teacher preparation programs, graduate students, higher education faculty, and practitioners and administrators. The comprehensive list of entries are comprised of both short entries (500 words) and longer entries (2000 words). A significant number of entries appearing in the first edition have been revised and updated. Citations and references are provided for each entry.

Author : Richard Dean Kellough
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Middle School Teaching written by Richard Dean Kellough and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael F. Graves
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807757268
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Vocabulary Book written by Michael F. Graves and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2016-07-29 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new second edition includes two entirely new chapters on selecting vocabulary words for study and vocabulary instruction for English Language Learners. In addition, every chapter has been substantially updated to incorporate discussion of next-generation standards. Incorporating the newest research in vocabulary acquisition into the four-part model of vocabulary instruction that made the first edition a bestseller, this edition emphasizes vocabulary as an important tool in meeting the needs of increasingly diverse students K-12. It also includes new instructional approaches to teaching vocabulary that have been developed and classroom-tested since the release of the first edition.

Author : Yvelyne Germain- Mc Carthy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317919785
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Bringing the NCTM Standards to Life written by Yvelyne Germain- Mc Carthy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By presenting teacher profiles and sample lessons from across the country, this book shows that the NCTM standards reflect successful practices of teachers at the "grass roots".

Author : David L. Hough
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617350818
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Research Supporting Middle Grades Practice written by David L. Hough and published by IAP. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exemplary Middle Grades Research: Evidence-Based Studies Linking Theory to Practice features research published throughout 2009 in MGRJ that has been identified by our review board as the most useful in terms of assisting educators with making practical applications from evidence-based studies to classroom and school settings. The editorial team is pleased to present these studies under one cover, trusting each will contribute to the existing body of knowledge on middle grades education in ways that will enable readers to develop theories more fully and apply findings and implications to a variety of settings. Studies are presented in chronological order as they appeared in each of the four issues published during the fourth volume year (2009). Our first three issues 4(1), 4(2), and 4(3) were special themes wherein guest editors provided the oversight for selection and substantive editorial revisions. Any guest editors’ introductory comments regarding previously published manuscripts appear in italics, followed by the editor-in-chief ’s comments.