ERIC Number: ED482849
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2003
Pages: 246
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ISBN: ISBN-0-398-07437-2
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The Modern Middle School: Addressing Standards and Student Needs. Second Edition.
Hunt, Gilbert H.; Wiseman, Dennis G.; Bowden, Sandra Pope
Middle school educators face many challenges in today's education and political environment due to the focus on excellence as measured by achievement tests. This book discusses how middle schools can provide a strong standards-based academic program while, at the same time, remaining focused on the student-centered principles upon which the middle school experience should be based. It is intended to help readers develop the teaching philosophies, behaviors, and skills relevant to effective instruction in the unique middle school environment. This emphasis reflects the philosophy that teachers ultimately determine the quality of schooling and that the learning environment should be student-centered while maintaining a strong academic foundation. The book begins with an overview of the origins and essential elements of middle schools; proceeds through discussions of middle school teachers, students, schooling structures, and teaching strategies; and concludes with a view of the future. Specifically, chapters offer suggestions for teaching and learning in the middle school environment, for developing essential teaching characteristics, for creating a positive middle school climate, for planning the curriculum, for providing developmentally appropriate instruction, and for assessing and reporting student progress. (Contains approximately 300 references.) (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Computer Literacy, Cultural Awareness, Instructional Leadership, Interpersonal Communication, Middle School Students, Middle School Teachers, Middle Schools, Reflective Teaching, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Leadership, Teaching Methods
Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd., 2600 South First Street, Springfield, IL 62704 (hardback: ISBN-0-398-07437-2, $62.95; paperback: ISBN-0-398-07438-0, $42.95). Tel: 800-258-8980 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.ccthomas.com.
Publication Type: Books; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Language: English
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