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Stacki, Sandra L., Ed.; Caskey, Micki M., Ed.; Mertens, Steven B., Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2020
The lives of middle school students are dynamic, and their needs and desires are always evolving. They experience more complicated lives as influences of the broader society including popular media and technology, immigration and cultural diversity, amplified political divisiveness, and bullying effect their daily lives both in and out of school.…
Descriptors: Teaching Guides, Middle School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Donohue, Lisa – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
It is possible to create a literacy block where teachers meet with students for guided reading and writing conferences, and provide daily explicit instruction in both reading and writing. A comprehensive look at literacy and learning, "100 Minutes" shows teachers how to fit balanced literacy into a daily 100-minute literacy block using a framework…
Descriptors: Literacy, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Time Management
Casale-Giannola, Diane; Green, Linda Schwartz – Corwin, 2012
Motivating adolescents to learn can be a challenge! Often distracted and easily bored, these kids are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the classroom while learning 21st century skills. How do we hold their attention and develop their abilities? Research shows that all students--regardless of learning style, disability category, or…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Learning Strategies, Active Learning, Thinking Skills
Evertson, Carolyn M., Ed.; Weinstein, Carol S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
Classroom management is a topic of enduring concern for teachers, administrators, and the public. It consistently ranks as the first or second most serious educational problem in the eyes of the general public, and beginning teachers consistently rank it as their most pressing concern during their early teaching years. Management problems continue…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Classroom Communication, Critical Theory