Secondary and Middle School Methods, MyLabSchool Edition

by Ornstein, Allan C.; Lasley, Thomas J; Mindes, Gayle

• ISBN13: 9780205464777
• ISBN10: 0205464777
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Secondary and Middle School Methodsprepares secondary school teachers and help experienced teachers improve their teaching and instruction by focusing on the methods and principles of teaching the "how-to" approach.Combining a broad approach of methodology, from research to theory to practice, this text helps the prospective teacher understand the essential methods and principles necessary for professional competence. The authors also address current issues in today's society, such as No Child Left Behind and teaching diverse learners, and examine the effects of federal legislation on students and teachers. In addition, an assortment of activities, tables, and topics for discussion prepare the reader for future application to secondary school settings serving diverse populations of students.

Table of Contents

The Emerging Secondary School

A Brief History of Secondary Schools: How Did Schools Get to This Point?

What Groups Shaped Schools?

What Voices Shaped Secondary Schools?

Selected Problems Confronting Secondary Schools

Schools of the Future

The Development of American Secondary Schools

Evolution of Secondary School Curriculum 1800-1900

Secondary School Programs and Subjects Proposed by Committee of Ten, 1893

Vision Statement of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform

Progressive versus Traditional Schools

Essential Schools

Key Attributes of Effective, High Poverty, Title 1 Schools

Politically Expedient Interventions

Case Study Big School vs

Small School

Learning: A Developmental Approach

Developmental Needs of Adolescents

Cognitive Learning: Critical Thinking and Creativity

Erikson's Eight Ages of Man Descriptors

Piagetian Stages of Cognitive Development

Percentages of Students at Piaget's Cognitive Levels

Piaget's Concrete and Formal Operational Thinking

Where America Stands

Key Facts About American Children

Key Facts About Education

Supporting Development in Middle School

Determining a Middle School's Developmental Responsiveness

Critical Thinking Skills Underlying Intelligent Behavior

Teaching Behaviors That Correlate with Student Inquiry-Discovery Behaviors

Language Minority Percentages

Diversity of America's Children

Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Differentiation of Instruction

The Effective Teacher

Review of Research on Teaching

Teacher Effect on Student Achievement

Teacher Styles

Teacher Expectations

Teacher Competencies

Beginning Your Teaching Career

TIMMS International Comparisons

SAT Mean Scores by Family Income 2000 College Bound Seniors

Teaching Lower Achieving Students

Teacher Behavior with Low Achievers and High Achievers

Comparing Traditional and Differentiated Classrooms

Principals' Ranking of Effective Teacher Competencies

INTASC Teaching Standards

Conceptions of Self and Others

Tips For Teachers 3.1: Observing Other Teachers

Culture's Role in Quality Teaching

Value Added Education

Instructional Objectives

Aims

Goals

Levels of Objectives

Formulating Goals and Objectives

Writing Your Own Goals and Objectives

National Standards for Selected Disciplines

Illinois Learning Goal 14A Social Science Performance Descriptors

Characteristics of Instructional Objectives at the Classroom Level

Big Picture of a Lesson Plan Approach

The Major Types and Subtypes of the Knowledge Dimension

The Six Categories of the Cogn

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