Description: I. CHALLENGE, CHOICE, AND RESPONSIBILITY OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS. 1. Teachers, Schools, and Society. 2. Teachers, Schools, and Curriculum in Historical Perspective. 3. Organizing Patterns: Schools, Classrooms, and Curricula. 4. How Children Learn: Similarities and Differences. II. DELIVERY OF INSTRUCTION: HOW TEACHERS TEACH. 5. Classroom Management: Planning and Guiding Learning Experiences. 6. Exposition and Discussion Strategies. 7. Inquiry, Problem Solving, Constructivism, and Students as Researchers. 8. Role-Playing, Games, and Simulations. 9. Curriculum Planning: The Teaching Unit. 10. Resources for Learning: Technology in the Classroom. 11. Strategies for Assessing, Evaluating, and Communicating Learning Progress. III. UNDERSTANDING THE CURRICULUM. 12. Teaching English Language Arts. 13. Social Experiences: The Nature of the Social Studies. 14. Mathematics Education. 15. Science Education. 16. Physical and Health Education. 17. Arts Education. IV. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. 18. Professional Development and Teacher Leadership- Personal Responsibilities. Bibliography Indexes.

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