Author : Paul S. George
Publisher : Wadsworth Publishing Company
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 24,85 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
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
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Middle schools
ISBN : 9780030768446
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 : Diane Lapp
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 27,93 MB
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1462502814
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
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,57 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Education, Secondary
ISBN : 9780155031999
[The book] is designed for use by prospective high school teachers and other educators who are seeking a comprehensive understanding of the challenges, successes and promise of high schools. It also provides experienced high school educators, enrolled in graduate classes or involved in professional development efforts, with valuable information regarding the high school knowledge base. A major feature of this book ... is its focus on programs and practices at highly successful schools from across the nation. [This book] begins with Breaking ranks, changing an American institution, published by the National Association of Secondary Schools Principals. -Pref.
Author : William Marvin Alexander
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Education
ISBN :
Author : Yvelyne Germain- Mc Carthy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 39,94 MB
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317919793
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 : National Middle School Association
Publisher : National Middle School Assn
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 31,29 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781560902324
Author : Jaana Juvonen
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 0833036157
Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.
Author : Nikki Grimes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 22,73 MB
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1599902842
A series of poems describes all the baffling changes at home and at school in twelve-year-old Joylin's transition from tomboy basketball player to not-quite-girly girl.
Author : Ruth Culham
Publisher : Teaching Resources
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,98 MB
Release : 2010
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780545013635
Effective, easy-to-use tools for trait-based assessment and instruction--just for middle school teachers. Includes printable reproducible forms!
