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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785285103321

Autore

Casas Martha

Titolo

Enhancing student learning in middle school / / Martha Casas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-93894-X

1-136-93895-8

1-282-78140-5

9786612781407

0-203-84710-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Disciplina

373.1102

Soggetti

Middle school teaching

Middle school education

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 rationalizing the Middle School Concept; Chapter 2 Theoretical Frameworks; Chapter 3 Motivational Theories and Early adolescence; Chapter 4 Effective Classroom Management; Chapter 5 What is antisocial behavior?; Chapter 6 Designing and Enacting the Curriculum; Chapter 7 using Multicultural Education to Enhance Student Engagement in Learning; Chapter 8 assessing Student Learning; Chapter 9 Instructional Strategies for Developing Higher-Level Thinking

Chapter 1 0 Enhancing Student Engagement in the Content areasChapter 11 Parental and Community Involvement; References; About the Author; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive introduction to middle school teaching, this textbook focuses explicitly on instructional strategies that encourage adolescents to become active participants in their own learning within a world of accountability and standardized testing. The author, an experienced middle school teacher and teacher educator, takes a constructivist approach to teaching that considers the whole child, including the emotional, psychological, social, and cultural variables



uniquely associated with adolescence. The text examines the full range of middle school topics, from the development and div