Authors: Jon W. Wiles, Joseph Bondi, Michele Tillier Wiles
ISBN-13: 9780131195967, ISBN-10: 0131195964
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: March 2005
Edition: 4th Edition
Book Synopsis
Sound research-based strategies have made The Essential Middle School a must-have resource inservice middle school teachers for years. Now with even more applications in the planning and management sections , written by a practicing teacher, readers can easily see how research-based strategies can be applied in today's classrooms. Emphasis on new technologies and Internet resources are included, as well, making this a valuable resource for instructors and students alike.
- Strong emphasis on curricular, instructional and organizational issues of middle schools—How these affect teachers and learners, and less emphasis on the design, and development of middle schools.
- Better prepares teachers to understand the curriculum and the instructional issues of middle schools, which is where teachers live.
- Thorough coverage of the role of technology in today's middle schools.
- Inservice teachers' awareness and acceptance of the presence and impact of technology on classroom operations is brought into focus through this coverage.
- Thorough discussion of curriculum standards—The role of standards in teaching and learning in the middle school.
- Practicing teachers gain an understanding of the impact of standards in their classroom lives and how to address these standards.
- Up to date demographics—Affecting middle schools and the impact of demographics on instruction.
- New teachers can gain understanding of their students and learn how to individualize instruction for the variety of students they will teach.
- Coverage of the role of parents' involvement in their middle student's learning.
- Inservice teachers are enlightened to how they can incorporate parent presence in the educational experiences of their students.
Table of Contents
Ch. 1 | Rationale for a school in the middle | 2 |
Ch. 2 | Today's preadolescent learner | 26 |
Ch. 3 | Effective organizational structures | 54 |
Ch. 4 | Organizing the middle school curriculum | 94 |
Ch. 5 | Classroom teaching | 134 |
Ch. 6 | Instructional materials and new technologies | 156 |
Ch. 7 | The full-service middle school | 184 |
Ch. 8 | Professional development of teachers | 222 |
Ch. 9 | Defining and evaluating the modern middle school | 250 |
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