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Merrill/Prentice Hall has created a new Professional Development Series, designed to provide a wealth of resources for teachers and other education professionals. The booklets in this series discuss the common trends in a education today, such as No Child Left Behind and how to teach English Language Learners. All of the books in the series are designed to be short, precise guides to refer to quickly and easily in your classroom. If you would like more information on Merrill's Professional Development books, please visit www.merrilleducation.com.
Richard D. Kellough listed as first author on 8th and 9th editions.
The second edition of this handbook is an easily understood desk companion for new school principals and aspiring school leaders. The common-sense approach of the handbook guides new administrators through daily routines and challenges. In-service and university professionals, who provide coursework that includes a multi-topic overview of the principalship, will also find a condensed representation of many facets of school leadership. The broad range of subjects includes important understandings and mindsets for effective school leadership. Information regarding the principal’s responsibilities, instructional leadership, managing student behavior, school safety, and connecting with externa...
Everything future teachers of young adolescents need to know is here--covered thoroughly, and presented in a down-to-earth manner that emphasizes the practical as well as the theoretical.. These authors encourage future teachers to take an eclectic approach to teaching, one that actively engages the adolescent in his or her own learning and gives every student an equal chance to participate, learn, grow, and succeed. A wealth of examples and exercises model the book's tenets; while the authors' keen understanding of their subject keeps content to-the-point.Coverage includes the characteristics of young adolescents, planning for their instruction, implementing instruction, and assessing their learning. For professionals in the field of teaching.
A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching is a practical, comprehensive, and concise methods book designed to engage readers in "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning about effective teaching. A four-part organization covers an orientation to elementary school teaching and learning; planning for instruction; strategies, aids, media, and resources for effective instruction; assessment and professional development. A new chapter on elementary school children discusses their development and their diversity -- and specific strategies for working with them.
Practical and thorough, this engaging resource guide truly practices what it preaches: hands-on, activities-rich, research-based, performance-driven teaching. Coverage integrates the best ideas from a broad spectrum of instructional approaches into an eclectic teaching model that the author characterizes as "multilevel instruction." This is truly one of the most comprehensive books on the market today, made even better in this latest edition. Coverage includes the relationship among curriculum standards, assessment, and high-stakes testing, what's need to establish and maintain a supportive learning environment, and updated information on outstanding school programs. For professionals in the field of teaching.
An account of the British naval commander's life and career explores his leadership style, his victory against the Spanish fleet at Cape St. Vincent, and his relationships with women and family members.
Practical and thorough, this engaging resource guide truly practices what it preaches: hands-on, activities-rich, research-based, performance-driven teaching. With its hallmark practicality, the text uses case studies, sample units with lessons, opportunities for practice and feedback, and activities to equip future teachers with numerous examples of best practices, current research findings, and proven teaching strategies. This is truly one of the most comprehensive texts on the market today, made even better in this latest edition with its organization designed around the decision-making phases of instruction.
Contents: Objectives and the Learner, Linguistics and the Language Arts Curriculum, The Literature Curriculum, Speaking and the Pupil, Speaking Activities and the Pupil, Spelling and the Language Arts, Spelling in the Language Arts Curriculum, World Selection in the Spelling Curriculum, Vocabulary Development and the Pupil, Listening and the Pupil, Evaluation of Achievement in Language Arts, Reading and the Language Arts, Reading and Vocabulary Development, Reading and the Structure of the English Language, Designing the Reading Curriculum, Reading in the Content Areas, Making uses of Ideas Gleaned from Reading, Improving Teacher Questions in Reading Instruction, Testing and Evaluating Student Achievement in Reading, Handwriting and the Pupil, Writing in the Language Arts Curriculum, Writing Achievement in Education, Reading Poetry in the Language Arts, Poetry in the School, Grouping Pupils for Instruction.