Exemplary instruction in the middle grades : teaching that supports engagement and rigorous learning /

"Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this...guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supporte...

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Other Authors: Lapp, Diane, Moss, Barbara, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, [2012]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Offering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this...guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content-area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and lesson examples. Emphasis is given to supporting critical engagement with texts and drawing on technology and new literacies. The book covers specific content areas-including science, social studies, math, and literature-as well as ways to teach oral literacy and writing across the curriculum"--provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781462502943 (electronic)
1462502946 (electronic)