Teaching in the Secondary School

Description

A text for General Secondary Methods and Introduction to Secondary Schools courses.

Utilizing a reflective approach to learning, this text prepares secondary school teachers, in an era of change, for the realities of teaching in today’s classrooms.

Preparing secondary school teachers for the realities of teaching in today’s classrooms can be challenging. Teaching in the Secondary School 7^th Edition, which takes a reflective approach to learning, prepares teachers for today’s classroom through increased emphasis on curriculum, differentiated instruction, assessment, and unit and lesson planning. Teachers enter the classroom prepared with practical skills and lessons to create a successful environment for learning where all students succeed.

• Helpful pedagogy is featured at the beginning and end of each chapter. Graphic Organizers at the chapter starts present readers with advanced organizer of the content to follow. The Chapter Summaries conclude each chapter providing readers with review of key ideas to help them review what they’ve just read. 

• Realistic scenarios, dispersed throughout the text, are based on authentic events encountered by actual teachers to challenge students to apply the material and to think critically about how they would respond to a similar situation.

Teaching in the Secondary School, Seventh Edition, utilizes using a reflective approach to learning and prepares secondary school teachers, in an era of change, for the realities of teaching in today’s classrooms. Highlighting critical  issues such as diversity, differentiated instruction, cooperative learning, direct instruction, higher-level thinking, assessment, planning, classroom management, legal issues that teachers may confront, and career-long professional development, this thoroughly updated and revised text equips teachers with the tools they need to successfully face the day-to-day classroom environment, and the real challenges facing today’s secondary school students and educators.

This edition features all new information on: education reform proposals, such as:

• Race To The Top and Breaking Ranks, and how the role of secondary teachers is changing;
• diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments, and a new emphasis on planning assessment prior to planning instruction, outlined in the “Backward Design” model;
• writing across the curriculum and the increase in integrating literacy across the curriculum in all secondary classes;
• bullying, cyber-bullying, school violence, and drug abuse, including legal issues and school responsibility alerts teachers to the serious misbehaviors that exist in today’s schools and one of the most common and pressing concerns of new teachers;
• and the tremendous opportunities the internet provides for professional development purposes, such as using webinars, podcasts, and e-workshops.

• NEW! Chapter 1 provides pertinent information on Race to Top, a program set in place by the Obama Administration and already impacting secondary education in many states across the nation. Pre-service teachers will be well-informed of the elements of this program and how it will impact their role as future teacher.

• NEW! Information on education reform proposals for secondary education, from influential groups such as State Boards of Education and governors, are featured in Chapter 2. Also included is critical information on “Accelerating the Agenda.”

• NEW! Chapter 6 on Assessment has been completely revised including information on diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments, with new emphasis on planning assessment prior to planning instruction, outlined in the “Backward Design” model. This new content, critical to helping teachers gather data about the progress of their students, will ensure they plan instruction well and gather the critical data they need to reflect on their teaching.

• NEW! The unit planning process in Chapter 7 now emphasizes the “Backward Design” approach, educating pre-service teachers with this common instructional planning approach used in many schools today.

• NEW! A section on writing across the curriculum, featured in Chapter 12, answers the call for an increase in integrating literacy across the curriculum in all secondary classes. This new content will equip future teachers with the necessary skills the need to integrate literacy skills into their teaching plans. 

• NEW! Significant information on bullying, cyber-bullying, school violence, and drug abuse is feature in Chapter 13, alerting readers about the serious misbehaviors that exist in today’s schools and one of the most common and pressing concerns of new teachers. Understanding these issues will provide a solid foundation so that future teachers will have the tools critical to responding when they confront them in the classroom.

• NEW! Legal issues related to cyber-bullying, a major issue among secondary school students, are covered in Chapter 14, as well as the role of schools in dealing with this growing problem. Recent tragic events, including suicides as a result of cyber-bullying have some parents turning to schools for help. This new section will clarify for readers what the school’s responsibility is in confronting this serious issue. 

• NEW! Information on the tremendous opportunities the internet provides for professional development purposes, such as using webinars, podcasts, and e-workshops, is highlighted in Chapter 15.

• NEW! Content related to the master teacher trajectory, outlining the stages that teachers experience as they move toward becoming master teachers, is featured in Chapter 15. This new information will help readers understand the different steps they will take professionally and provides helpful suggestions on what pre-service teachers can to continue to grow professionally

Teaching in the Secondary School, Seventh Edition encourages readers to become reflective practitioners who constantly learn from their experiences. This thoroughly updated and revised text equips teachers with the tools they need to succeed in the day-to-day classroom environment, and rise to the challenges facing today’s secondary school students and educators.

This text provides practical coverage of critical issues such as diversity, differentiated instruction, cooperative learning, direct instruction, higher-level thinking, assessment, planning, classroom management, legal issues, and career-long professional development for today’s secondary teachers.

New to this Edition: 

• New information on education reform proposals, such as Race To The Top and Breaking Ranks, and the changing role of secondary teachers. (Chs. 1 & 2)
• The assessment chapter is completely revised with information on diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments, and a new emphasis on planning assessment prior to planning instruction, outlined in the “Backward Design” model. (Chs. 6 & 7)
• A new section on writing across the curriculum answers the call for an increase in integrating literacy across the curriculum in all secondary classes.  (Ch. 12)
• Significantly current information on bullying, cyber-bullying, school violence, and drug abuse, including legal issues and school responsibility alerts teachers to the serious misbehaviors that exist in today’s schools and one of the most common and pressing concerns of new teachers. (Chs. 13 & 14)
• Information on the tremendous opportunities the internet provides for professional development purposes, such as using webinars, podcasts, and e-workshops. (Ch. 15)

Part I: Teaching in an Age of Change

Chapter 1: The Changing World of Teaching

Chapter 2: Students and Schools          

Chapter 3: Understanding Diversity      

Part II: Preparing for Teaching             

Chapter 4: Reflective Teaching 

Chapter 5: What Should Students Learn?  Defining the Curriculum                    

Chapter 6: Learning Assessment:  Making Data Driven Decisions         

Chapter 7: Planning Units and Lessons 

Chapter 8: One Size Does Not Fit All:  Differentiated Instructions         

Part III: The Instructional Act   

Chapter 9: Models of Direct Instruction

Chapter 10: Teaching for Higher Level Outcomes         

Chapter 11: Small Group and Cooperative Learning                 

Chapter 12: Reading across the Curriculum                  

Chapter 13: Successful Management and Discipline      

Part IV: The Professional Context        

Chapter 14: Legal Issues          

Chapter 15: Career Long Professional Growth 

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