Dynamics of Effective Secondary Teaching - Softcover

Dynamics of Effective Secondary Teaching, Fifth Edition

The authors of Dynamics of Effective Secondary Teaching believe that decision-making is at the heart and soul of teaching. The Fifth Edition of this successful text reflects this by including an in-depth treatment of reflection, professional collaboration, and action research. As a result, students come away with how to make sound decisions on planning, management, curriculum and instruction.

Practical pedagogy for your students:

• “Hints for Beginning Teachers” provides practical ideas and activities for new teachers.
• “Graphic Organizers” introduce each chapter, helping students visually focus on important ideas.
• “Questions for Reflection” conclude each chapter, encouraging personal insight and critical thinking.
• “Key Ideas and Hints for Beginning Teachers” boxes highlight key ideas and practical tips for the new teacher.
• “Classroom Teaching Scenarios” introduce each chapter, showing students what real classrooms are like.

• A new chapter devoted to differentiated instruction, “Differentiated Instruction: Meeting Special Needs of Students” (Ch.9), helps teachers accommodate mainstreamed special needs students.
• Approximately two-dozen new Web site resource boxes provide pre-service and in-service teachers with direct Internet resources.
• Updated topics include establishing democratic discipline (Ch. 3), encouraging reflective thinking (Ch. 11), developing students' critical thinking skills (Chs. 6 & 7), understanding standards-based curricula (Ch. 4), applying cooperative learning and grouping practices (Ch. 8), using multiple intelligences (Ch. 5), and creating rubrics and portfolios (Ch. 10).