Teaching in the Secondary School: An Introduction (5th Edition)

Teaching in the Secondary School actively engages readers in reflective thinking about issues and realities they will encounter in their classrooms. Chapter topics include the changing world of teaching, students and schools, reflective teaching, legal issues affecting students and teachers, choosing content, accommodating diversity, planning units and lessons, models of direct instruction, small-group and cooperative learning, individualizing for learning, higher level thinking, assessing student learning, management and discipline, evaluating teachers' performance, and career-long growth. For future teachers in secondary schools.