Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
by Danica McKellar
from Plume
The runaway national bestseller, now in paperback
Catholic Social Teaching: Learning & Living Justice
by Michael Pennock
from Ave Maria Press
I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers
by Cris Tovani
from Stenhouse Publishers
Your Life In Christ: Foundations of Catholic Morality
by Michael Pennock
from Ave Maria Press
Accompanies the Student Text.
Features:
* Extensive introductory material on teens today and the moral decisions they face
* Explains how the course covers all major points from Part 3 - Life in Christ of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
* Establishes and introduces 9 essential steps for living a Christian moral life in the Catholic tradition as taken from the Catechism
* Includes teaching 3 detailed teaching plans that can be expanded to fill out a week or more of lessons
* Video and bibliographical suggestions
* Reproducible worksheets for activities, puzzles, questions
* Answers to all chapter review questions
* Computer disk that contains review questions, testing program test answers and handouts
When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers 6-12
by Kylene Beers
from Heinemann
For Kylene Beers, the question of what to do when kids can't read surfaced abruptly in 1979 when she began teaching. That year, she discovered that some of the students in her seventh-grade language arts classes could pronounce all the words, but couldn't make any sense of the text.
Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: Content Comprehension, Grades 6-12
by Cris Tovani
from Stenhouse Publishers
In the Middle: New Understanding About Writing, Reading, and Learning (Workshop Series)
by Nancie Atwell
from Boynton/Cook
- The best way to teach is to learn together with the students. One of the rare breed of teachers who do know this is Nancie Atwell.
- The New York Times
- Reading this book can be revolutionary. . . . Atwell leads us to new understandings of teaching and learning in a workshop classroom.
- Voices from the Middle
The second edition still urges educators to "come out from behind their own big desks" to turn classrooms into workshops where students and teachers create curriculums together. But it also advocates a more activist role for teachers. Atwell writes, "I'm no longer willing to withhold suggestions and directions from my kids when I can help them solve a problem, do something they've never done before, produce stunning writing, and ultimately become more independent of me."
More than 70 percent of the material is new, with six brand-new chapters on genres, evaluation, and the teacher as writer. There are also lists of several hundred minilessons, and scripts and examples for teaching them; new expectations and rules for writing and reading workshops; ideas for teaching conventions; new systems for record keeping; lists of essential books for students and teachers; and forms for keeping track of individual spelling, skills, proofreading, homework, writing, and reading.
The second edition of In the Middle is written in the same engaging style as its predecessor. It reads like a story - one that readers will be pleased to learn has no end. As Atwell muses, "I know my students and I will continue to learn and be changed. I am resigned - happily - to be always beginning for the rest of my life as a teacher."
McGraw-Hill's GED : The Most Complete and Reliable Study Program for the GED Tests
by McGraw-Hill
from McGraw-Hill
The bestselling guide, updated to reflect all changes to the GED through 2002
Each year, nearly a million North Americans take the GED high school equivalency exam. Formerly entitled Contemporary's GED, one of the most popular resources for those prepping for the test has been revised for all changes to the GED, through 2002. This latest edition of the bestselling guide arms readers with what they need to score high in all five test categories, including targeted assessments, easy-to-follow instructions, hundreds of reinforcement activities, and simulated GED tests for each subject area. Outstanding features that have made for the continuing popularity of this guide include:
- Half-length pretests for each subject area that help readers pinpoint strengths and weaknesses
- Two full-length practice tests for each subject area
- Special new sections on critical thinking skills, graphs, and illustrations
- New guidelines for using the Casio fx-260 solar calculator for the mathematics test
- A complete answer key explaining why each answer is correct
- Chapter-by-chapter surveys that reinforce knowledge of key concepts
- Test-taking tips and strategies
Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students
by Kathleen Cushman
from New Press
The acclaimed book of practical advice from students to their teachers.
Since its initial publication in hardcover in 2003, Fires in the Bathroom has been through multiple printings and received the attention of teachers across the country. Now in paperback, Kathleen Cushman's groundbreaking book offers original insights into teaching teenagers in today's hard-pressed urban high schools from the point of view of the students themselves. It speaks to both new and established teachers, giving them firsthand information about who their students are and what they need to succeed.
Students from across the country contributed perceptive and pragmatic answers to questions of how teachers can transcend the barriers of adolescent identity and culture to reach the diverse student body in today's urban schools. With the fresh and often surprising perspectives of youth, they tackle tough issues such as increasing engagement and motivation, teaching difficult academic material, reaching English-language learners, and creating a classroom culture where respect and success go hand in hand.
Differentiating Instruction in the Regular Classroom: How to Reach and Teach All Learners, Grades 3-12
by Diane Heacox
from Free Spirit Publishing
Some children learn easily, while others struggle. How can teachers make sure that every child has opportunities to develop his or her talents? The answer is differentiation: changing the pace, level, or kind of instruction in response to learners' needs, styles, and/or interests. In this timely, practical guide, Diane Heacox presents a menu of strategies for any teacher faced with a spectrum of student needs and styles. Some are quick and easy-differentiating discussions, creating tiered assignments. Others are more comprehensive-matrix plans for designing curriculum units, "one-sentence lesson plans" that encompass content, process skills, and evidence of learning. Individual chapters focus on evaluation in a differentiated classroom and how to manage both behavior and work tasks. Diane describes ways to get to know your students and recognize that all have strengths and limitations. Not every gifted student is always ready for higher-level thinking; not every child with learning differences is always incapable of succeeding in a "higher group." Any curriculum can be differentiated-even a standard or mandated curriculum. Drawing on Bloom's Taxonomy, Gardner's Multiple Intelligences, other experts in the field, and her own experience in the classroom, Diane explains how to differentiate instruction in a wide variety of scenarios to provide variety and challenge in how teachers teach and in how students learn. Templates and forms simplify planning; examples illustrate differentiation in many content areas. Recommended for all teachers committed to reaching and teaching all learners. Includes reproducibles.
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