Curriculum and Instructional Methods for Elementary and Middle School
Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the Elementary and Middle School\ Johanna Kasin Lemlech Seventh Edition\ This successful K-8 elementary methods text includes both general topics of classroom management, learner differences, planning, assessment, and models of teaching with unique chapters on integrating the best teaching strategies for each content area. By incorporating detailed teaching scenarios, this text offers teacher candidates a hands-on, real-world approach with practical...
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Unlike texts that focus on either the “how” or “what” of teaching, Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the Elementary and Middle School explores both the “how” (instruction) and “what” (content), and provides an integrative approach to ensure teachers a broad knowledge base when they enter the classroom.This successful K-8 elementary methods text includes both general topics of classroom management, learner differences, planning, assessment, and models of teaching with unique chapters on integrating the best teaching strategies for each content area. By incorporating detailed teaching scenarios, this text offers teacher candidates a hands-on, real-world approach with practical instructional strategies and teaching hints related to research, ELL, planning, and more!The new edition includes coverage of current issues and topics impacting teachers and students in today's classrooms are including bullying (Ch. 2 & 14), school safety and violence (Ch.1), home schooling and charter schools (Ch. 1 & 14), and much more.
Brief ContentsPART I EXPLORING FOUNDATIONAL CONTEXTS AND CURRICULUM CHALLENGES 1Chapter 1 Curriculum Today: Influences and Challenges 5Chapter 2 How Children Learn: Similarities and Differences 25PART IIDELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION: HOW TEACHERS TEACH 47Chapter 3 Classroom Management: Planning and Guiding Learning Experiences 51Chapter 4 Exposition and Discussion Strategies 85Chapter 5 Inquiry Teaching Strategies 107Chapter 6 Curriculum Planning: The Teaching Unit 139Chapter 7 Monitoring and Assessing Students’ Progress 155PART IIIIMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM 181Chapter 8 Teaching English Language Arts 183Chapter 9 Social Experiences: The Nature of the Social Studies 217Chapter 10 Mathematics Education 241Chapter 11 Science Education 264Chapter 12 Health and Physical Education 285Chapter 13 Arts Education 307PART IVPROFESSIONAL GROWTH 327Chapter 14 Professional Development and Teacher Leadership: Personal Responsibilities 329Appendix A Useful Web Sites 351Appendix B Preparing for a Substitute Teacher 353Bibliography 355Author Index 361Subject Index
