Category Archives: Secondary Education

Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Teach Like a Champion offers effective teaching techniques to help teachers, especially those in their first few years, become champions in the classroom. These powerful techniques are concrete, specific, and are easy to put into action the very next day. … Continue reading →

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The Writing Teacher’s Activity-a-Day: 180 Reproducible Prompts and Quick-Writes for the Secondary Classroom (JB-Ed: 5 Minute FUNdamentals)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Classroom-tested methods for boosting secondary students’ writing skills The Writing Teacher’s Activity-a-Day offers teachers, homeschoolers, and parents 180 ready-to-use, reproducible activities that enhance writing skills in secondary students. Based on Ledbetter’s extensive experience consulting to language arts teachers and school … Continue reading →

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Math Teacher’s Survival Guide: Practical Strategies, Management Techniques, and Reproducibles for New and Experienced Teachers, Grades 5-12 (J-B Ed: Survival Guides)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Classroom-tested strategies to help new and experienced math teachers thrive – Math teachers must not only instruct their students in basic mathematical skills and concepts, they must also prepare them for standardized tests, provide instruction in the use of technology, … Continue reading →

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Grammar Survival: A Teacher’s Toolkit

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Is teaching grammar an uphill struggle? Do you find teaching complex sentences or comma use a daunting prospect? Focusing on what you need to know in the classroom, Grammar Survival provides you with the essential knowledge and tools you’ll need … Continue reading →

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Teaching Reading to English Language Learners: Insights from Linguistics

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Written specifically for K?12 educators, this accessible book explains the processes involved in second-language acquisition and provides a wealth of practical strategies for helping English language learners (ELLs) succeed at reading. The authors integrate knowledge from two fields that often … Continue reading →

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Comprehension Across the Curriculum: Perspectives and Practices K-12 (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy)

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Successful students use comprehension skills and strategies throughout the school day. In this timely book, leading scholars present innovative ways to support reading comprehension across content areas and the full K–12 grade range. Chapters provide specific, practical guidance for selecting … Continue reading →

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Teaching Secondary Science: Constructing Meaning and Developing Understanding (David Fulton Books)

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Now fully updated in its third edition Teaching Secondary Science is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of science teaching, providing a wealth of information and ideas about different approaches. With guidance on how children understand scientific ideas and the … Continue reading →

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Academic Language/Literacy Strategies for Adolescents: A “How-To” Manual for Educators

Posted on February 25, 2009 by singleton

Fast-paced, practical, and innovative, this text for pre-service and in-service teachers features clear, easily accessible lessons and professional development activities to improve the delivery of academic language/literacy education across the content areas in junior/middle school and high school classrooms. Numerous … Continue reading →

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Teaching Secondary School Mathematics: Research and Practice for the 21st Century

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

A research-based introduction to the professional knowledge, attributes, and practices needed to be an excellent instructor, this heavily illustrated resource reviews the cores of secondary mathematics. The research contained within discusses the challenges that many secondary mathematics teachers face today, … Continue reading →

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Model Programs for Adolescent Sexual Health: Evidence-Based HIV, STI, and Pregnancy Prevention Interventions

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Model Programs for Adolescent Sexual Health is a directory of the most promising and proven effective sexual education and prevention programs in the United States. The programs included in this volume were selected for their demonstrated positive impact on STI, … Continue reading →

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