Practicing what we preach : preparing middle level educators / Samuel Totten ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Totten, Samuel.

Series:

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1193.

Garland reference library of social science. Source books on education ; vol. 56.

Garland reference library of social science ; v. 1193. Source books on education ; v. 56

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Middle school teachers--Training of--United States.

Middle school teachers.

Middle school teachers--Training of.

United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 466 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Falmer Press, 1999.

Summary:

The essays in this anthology incisively and succinctly address issues concerning the needs of early adolescents, developmentally appropriate instructional strategies, and describes various pertinent field experiences. This collection presents many eclectic and diverse ways of teaching middle level concepts and practices, and will surely inspire middle level teacher educators everywhere.

Contents:

Introduction: Practicing What We Preach: Preparing Middle Level Educators 1

Chapter 1 Foundations/Philosophy 5

"The School Board Project: In Defense of Middle Level Philosophy" / Alison Brooke Bunte, William C. McBeth 5

"Developing a Handbook of Key Middle Level Articles, Essays, and Research" / Samuel Totten 9

"What Makes a Middle School a True Middle School?" / Sherry Carter 11

"A Close Encounter: Interviewing a Middle Level Teacher or Administrator" / Samuel Totten, Jon E. Pedersen 12

"Establishing Credibility for the Philosophy and Practices of Middle Level Education: Guest Speakers" / Linda R. Morrow 15

"Cooperative Logic: Which School Is a 'True' Middle School?" / M. Gail Jones 16

"National Middle Level Education Month" / Linda R. Morrow 21

"Student as 'Leading Authority': Using Panel Discussions in the Middle Level Education Course" / Dave S. Knowlton 22

"Historical Giants in Middle Level Education" / Melanie W. Greene 23

Chapter 2 Needs of Early Adolescents 25

"Reinforcing Comprehension of Adolescent Development" / Maureen Reilly Lorimer 25

"Picture It

Early Adolescence" / Charlene Johnson 27

"Introduction to 'Who Are the Kids in the Middle?'" / Norma J. Bailey 29

"Designing the Developmentally Responsive Middle Level Program" / Trudy Knowles 31

"Student-Produced Pamphlets" / Linda R. Morrow 34

"'Getting to Know Me' Project: Creating a Safe Learning Environment for Students and Teachers" / Nancy L. Brashear, Margaret E. Albertson 35

"The Shadow Study" / Melanie W. Greene 37

"Learning About Early Adolescent Learners" / Patricia H. Phelps 39

"Middle-Years Ways of Representing Learning: Newspapers and Group Skills" / David W. Friesen 41

"Middle School Students Speak Out" / Trudy Knowles 43

"Guest Speakers

Middle Level Teacher and Students" / Samuel Totten 45

"Middle School Student Panel: Interviewing Young Adolescents Through Panel Discussions" / Sandee Schamber 47

"Creating Opportunities to Learn About Early Adolescents: Real Questions from Real Teachers" / Douglas Hamman 48

"Using Literature to Explore the Unique Needs and Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents" / Sandee Schamber 51

"Getting to Know Young Adolescents Through Young Adolescent Literature" / Saundra Bryn 52

"Middle Level School Counselors and Nurses: A Panel Discussion" / Samuel Totten 56

"Pulling It All Together" / Adele B. Sanders 58

"Scenarios on Fostering Creativity" / Jonathan A. Plucker 60

Chapter 3 Curriculum 65

"Modeling an Integrative Curriculum Design" / Trudy Knowles 65

"Exploring Curricular Models" / Linda R. Morrow 68

"Examining Issues Surrounding Implementation of an Integrated Curriculum" / Susan E. Breck 69

"Developing Curriculum Themes" / Trudy Knowles 72

"Teacher-Librarian Collaboration: Selection of Appropriate Information for Resource Units" / Barbara R. Safford, Donna Schumacher 77

"Analyzing the Presentation of Social Justice Issues in Middle School Literature" / Sharon Toomey Clark, Margaret Albertson 79

"Service Learning: A Model of Democratic Education" / William C. McBeth 80

"Looking at Curriculum" / Patricia H. Phelps 84

"Doing Service Learning with Young Adolescents: The Lessons of Recent Research" / Peter C. Scales 85

Chapter 4 Developmentally Appropriate Instruction 89

"Brainstorming and Developing Lists of Hands-on, Minds-on Activities That Preservice Teachers Experienced during Their Middle Level and Junior High Years" / Samuel Totten 89

"An Introduction to Multiple Intelligences" / Samuel Totten 91

"Multiple Intelligences: An Introduction" / Steven A. Greengross 95

"Unmasking Metacognition" / Mary C. McMackin 97

"Modeling the K-W-L Strategy" / Linda R. Morrow 99

"Metaphor as a Teaching Tool" / Cary Larson-McKay 100

"Connection-Making: A Visual Model" / Mary Ann Davies 104

"Interactive Lectures" / Sandra L. Schurr 106

"Classroom Experiment in Learning Motor Skill" / Faye Avard 108

"Book Tables" / Saundra Bryn 111

"An Introduction to Reader-Response Theory" / Samuel Totten 114

"A Story Reenactment Project with Script" / Katherine A. Trimarco 117

"Philosophy into Practice in Middle Grades Language Arts" / Holly Thornton 119

"Using Shoes as a Tool for Constructing Knowledge" / Jon E. Pedersen 122

"Carousel Brainstorming: An Instructional Strategy to Activate Schema, Assess Prior Knowledge, Generate New Ideas, and Focus Instruction" / John Helfeldt 125

"Connecting Geometry to Students' Experiences" / Douglas Fisher, Lisa Drake 128

"Learning to Teach Mathematics to Middle Level Students" / Tom R. Bennett 132

"Engaging Preservice Teachers as Learners of Mathematics" / Tom R. Bennett 134

"Grouping

Why Not Use Permanent Ability Groups?" / Douglas Fisher 137

"A Strategy for Review" / Fentey Berkeley Scott 140

"Constructivism/Non-Directive Teaching: Some Thoughts on Developing Independent Learners" / Regina G. Chatel 142

Chapter 5 Interdisciplinary Instruction 145

"Matching Middle Level Student Skills and Interests with Learning Activities" / William E. Klingele 145

"Introductory Activity on Interdisciplinary Units" / Samuel Totten 147

"Long-Range Planning" / Toni Sills-Briegel 150

"Modeling Interdisciplinary/Learner-Centered Instruction" / Charles T. Wynn 153

"Thematic Integrated Units" / Melanie W. Greene 155

"Developing an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Unit" / Steven A. Greengross 156

"Interdisciplinary Instruction in Practice" / Charlene Johnson 159

"Integrated Curriculum Reflected Through Practice" / Patricia M. Lamphere, Kathryn S. Reinke 161

"Interdisciplinary Instruction: Where Do We Start?" / Caroline Beller 163

"Exploring the Science of Music: Interdisciplinary Instruction" / Karen B. Frederickson 165

"An Interdisciplinary Off-Campus Residential Experience (OCRE)" / David W. Friesen 170

"Surfing the Web: Using the Internet to Locate Interdisciplinary Units" / Sandee Schamber 172

Chapter 6 Technology 177

"MIDDLE-L Listerv" / Linda R. Morrow 177

"Integrating the Internet in the Middle Level Classroom" / Thomas A. Teeter 178

"A Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment" / Douglas Fisher, Caren Sax 180

"How Different Are Middle-Grades Kids?" / Adele B. Sanders 184

"Electronic Pen Pals or E-Pals" / Denise Johnson 187

"Electronic Mentors" / Denise Johnson 189

"Smart Teachers, Smart Students: Applying Educational Technology in the Middle School Classroom" / Margaret E. Albertson, Nancy Brashear 192

"The Electronic Resume Project: A Multimedia Portfolio" / David W. Friesen 194

"Teaching Instructional Methods Using Hypermedia" / David Devraj Kumar 196

"The Computer in the Classroom" / Steven A. Greengross 199

Chapter 7 Assessment 203

"Mind-Mapping What We Know about Middle Level Education: A Pre- and Post-Assessment Activity" / Samuel Totten 203

"What We Know and Don't Know About the Middle Level: A Pre-Assessment Exercise" / Samuel Totten 205

"Student Responses/Exit Slips" / Linda R. Morrow 208

"Assessment Simulation" / Jonathan A. Plucker 210

"Authentic Assessment" / Sandra L. Schurr 214

"Types of Tests That Teach and Tantalize" / Sandra L. Schurr 217

"Multiple-Choice Exams as Assessment and Learning" / Charlene Johnson 220

"Narrative Essay Exams" / Linda R. Morrow 222

"An Exam by Any Other Name" / Charlene Johnson 224

"Designing and Using Alternative Assessment in Mathematics" / David K. Pugalee 227

"Assessment: Using an Interview as the Final Exam in a Middle School Mathematics Methods Course" / Patricia M. Lamphere, Kathryn S. Reinke 230

"Conducting Student Interviews in Mathematics" / Tom R. Bennett 233

"Writing for Publication" / Edward N. Brazee 235

"Inspiring Student Achievement by Radicalizing Assessment" / Peter Hallinan 238

Chapter 8 Multicultural Perspectives 243

"Voice, Schema and Multiculturalism at the Middle Level" / Charlene Johnson 243

"Cultural Queries: Exploring Gender and Multicultural Issues" / M.

Gail Jones 245

"Adolescent Profiles: Characteristics of Early Adolescents" / M. Gail Jones 249

"Gender Issues" / Linda R. Morrow 253

"E-mail Exchange Between College and Middle School Students" / Dilys Schoorman 254

"Barriers to Interpersonal Communications for Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Learning to Resolve These Barriers Through Assistive Devices and Related Communication Accommodations" / Ed R. Williams 257

"Book Clubs That Encourage Students to Examine Their Cultural Assumptions" / James Flood, Diane Lapp, Douglas Fisher 261

"Society's Eye: Viewing Others Through Music, Gender, and Ethnicity" / Margaret E. Albertson, Sharon Toomey Clark 263

"Promoting Multiculturalism in Middle Level Education" / Harold L. Sorknes 265

Chapter 9 Physical Movement 269

"Connecting Early Adolescent Physical Needs to Instruction" / Linda Payne Young 269

"Incorporating Movement into the Classroom Via 'Academic Games'" / Samuel Totten 271

"Living Haiku: Scenes of Sound in Motion" / Nan McDonald, Douglas Fisher 273

"Silent Movie: Representing Knowledge Through Signals and Movement" / Margaret E. Albertson, Sharon Toomey Clark 276

"Pair-Em-Up! An Activity for Mathematics Preservice Educators" / Laura Brader-Araje 278

Chapter 10 Classroom Management 281

"Behavior Management from Classroom to Detention Center" / Toni Sills-Briegel 281

"Writing Cases" / Laura Van Zandt Allen 285

"Create a Classroom Plan" / Maureen Reilly Lorimer 288

"Team Classroom Management Plans" / Toni Sills-Briegel 290

"Glasser: Choices and Responsibility" / Toni Sills-Briegel 292

"Classroom Management: Planning, Managing, and Reflecting" / J. Gordon Eiseman 296

"Role-Playing Classroom Management Problems and Solutions" / Samuel Totten 298

"Classroom Management: The Gambling Analogy" / Christopher Belcher 300

Chapter 11 Interdisciplinary Teaming 305

"Modeling Reflection and Interdisciplinary Teaming in Middle-Grades Methods Courses" / Toni Bellon, Jonelle Pool 305

"Interdisciplinary Teaming: A Simulation of Interdisciplinary Team Organization" / Melanie W. Greene 309

"Teaming Simulation Activities" / Norma J. Bailey 310

"Mock Team Plan" / Sandee Schamber 313

"Using Scenarios to Teach Preservice Middle Level Teachers about Interdisciplinary Teaming and Instruction" / Alyce Hunter 315

"An Analysis and Evaluation of Teaming" / Toni Sills-Briegel 317

"A Close-Up View of Teaming" / Samuel Totten 319

Chapter 12 Scheduling 323

"Block-Scheduling Exercise" / Toni Sills-Briegel 323

Chapter 13 Advisor/Advisee 327

"Introducing a Need for Advisory Classes" / Toni Sills-Briegel 327

"Becoming Comfortable with Advisory" / Alison Brooke Bunte 328

"Defining and Designing Middle Level Advisory Programs" / Laura Van Zandt Allen 331

"Promoting Advisor/Advisee in the Middle School" / Sandee Schamber 335

"Connecting to Students Through Books" / Adele B. Sanders 337

"Bringing Advisor/Advisee to the University Classroom" / Samuel Totten 340

"Advisor/Advisee Activities That Assist Students in Exploring and Sharing Who They Are" / Samuel Totten 343

"Positively Experiencing Advisor/Advisee" / Charlene Johnson 346

"'Hands-On' Advisor/Advisee Activities for Preservice Teachers" / Harold L. Sorknes 347

"Planning an Advisor/Advisee Program" / Samuel Totten 349

Chapter 14 Exploratory 353

"Designing an Exploratory Wheel Program" / Toni Sills-Briegel 353

"Exploring Beyond the Core" / Toni Sills-Briegel 356

Chapter 15 Response to Readings 359

"Response Cards" / Linda R. Morrow 359

"Constructivism in Practice" / Charlene Johnson 360

"Responding to Readings: A Paper Assignment With Voice" / Samuel Totten 364

"Responding to Readings: Role-Playing a School Board Meeting" / Samuel Totten 366

"Ascertaining the Research Base for Middle Level Concepts/Components/Programs" / Samuel Totten 368

"Journal Article Review" / Charline J. Barnes 370

Chapter 16 Reflective Experiences 373

"'Picturing' Our Own Early Adolescence" / Samuel Totten 373

"Reflecting on Our Lives as Early Adolescents" / Samuel Totten 375

"Everyone Is a Child of His or Her Past" / Mary Ann Manos 377

"'Story-Telling Sessions' as Impetus for Reflection: Implementing Peer Feedback in the Reflective Process" / Dave S. Knowlton, Renee E. Weiss 380

"Favorite/Least Favorite Middle Level Teacher: A Reflective Exercise" / Samuel Totten 382

"Have Journal, Will Travel" / Warren J. DiBiase 383

"The Thinking Journal" / Karen B. Frederickson 386

"Early Adolescent Literature" / Linda R. Morrow 387

Chapter 17 Field Experiences

Preservice 389

"Site Visits" / Linda R. Morrow 389

"Middle School Investigation" / Sandee Schamber 390

"Focusing in on Young Adolescents" / Samuel Totten 391

"Food for Thought: Having Lunch with Middle Level Students" / Samuel Totten 393

"Interviewing Middle Level Students" / Gert Nesin 395

"Studying the Young Adolescent in His or Her Natural Environment" / Mary L. Snyder 397

"Field Experiences Integrated into an Introductory Middle Level Education Course" / Norma J. Bailey 399

"Elementary Setting/Middle Level Focus" / Charlene Johnson 404

"Logging the Field Experience" / Warren J. DiBiase 407

"Preservice Field Experiences at Old Dominion University" / Lee Manning 410

"Program Development Plans" / Saundra Bryn 413

"Contrasting Middle Level Settings" / Charlene Johnson 416

"Exploring Early Adolescence Through Observational Research" / David K. Pugalee 419

"Field-Based Investigation of Some Aspect of Middle Level Education" / Samuel Totten 422

"Parent-Teacher Conferences to Build Confidence" / Mary L. Snyder 424

"Field Preparation for Successful Student Teaching" / Mary L. Snyder 425

"Hands-On Experience for Preservice Teachers in Middle Level Education Courses" / Harold L. Sorknes 427

"Project Co-Teach" / Toni Sills-Briegel 430

"A Field Experience for Preservice Middle Level Teachers" / Laura C. Stokes, Joe W. Wilson 433

"Adventures Beyond the Classroom" / Kathryn Reinke 442

Field Experiences

Student Teachers/Interns 445

"Student Teachers: Issues and Concerns" / Elizabeth D. Dore 445

"Mentor Associate Teaming Program" / Jerry J. Rottier 447.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0815331665

OCLC:

41488675