A comprehensive introduction to middle school teaching this textbookfocuses explicitly on instructional strategies that encourages adolescents tobecome active p... » 

A comprehensive introduction to middle school teaching this textbookfocuses explicitly on instructional strategies that encourages adolescents tobecome active participants in their own learning. The author an experiencedmiddle school teacher and teacher educator takes a holistic approach toteaching that considers the whole child including the emotionalpsychological social and cultural variables associated uniquely withadolescence. The text examines the full range of middle school topics from thedevelopment and diversity of middle school learners to the structurescurriculum and environment of the school itself. Special features include Chapter action research activities to help teachers gain a clearerunderstanding of content presented and to encourage them to become reflectivepractitioners Discussion of the unique challenges of activelyengaging bilingual students special needs students and students exhibitingantisocial behavior Writing and vignettes from middle schoolstudents to provide first person accounts of the ways adolescents think aboutschool and learning A chapter that focuses on ways teacherscan apply the general teaching strategies discussed to specific subject areas Teaching suggestions chapter summaries questions for classdiscussions journal entry questions student activitiesassignments areincluded throughout to encourage readers active participation with the text. «