Best Practices for High School Classrooms :

This practical, step-by-step teaching approach provides the keys to transforming your classroom from teacher-focused to student-focused.

Preface

ix

About the Author

xi

About the Contributors

xii

Awards-Winning Words of Wisdom

1

(23)

High School Teaching Tips

2

(2)

Jenny W. Holmstrom

What Is a Good Teacher?

4

(7)

Carey Jenkins

Student Creativity

11

(4)

Ronald W. Poplau

Breaking Stereotypes Through Interactive Role Playing

15

(4)

Debra D. Peppers

The Doer of Good Becomes Good

19

(5)

Ronald W. Poplau

Succeeding With Reading and Writing Instruction

24

(64)

Graphic Organizers and Their Enhancement of Reading Comprehension on the Secondary Level

26

(5)

Norma Butler May

The Hero in Literature and in Life

31

(4)

Terrie Saunders

Using Primary Resources for Literature Units in Secondary English

35

(10)

Robin Davidson Smith

The Newspaper and the Novel

45

(4)

Terrie Saunders

Succeeding With Reading and Writing Instruction Integrating Technology: A Study of Hamlet From Pit to Stage

49

(10)

Wanda Jones Thomas

Performance Assessment: Mixed Media in a Literature Class

59

(5)

Jean E. Keppel Baldikoski

Language Arts

64

(7)

Debra Calvert

The Multicultural Independent Study

71

(3)

Terrie Saunders

Chinese Literature and Culture, Lesson 1

74

(7)

Wanda Jones Thomas

Succeeding With Reading and Writing Instructions and Learning Tolerance by Studying Another Culture Through Literature: Chinese Literature and Culture, Lesson 2

81

(7)

Wanda Jones Thomas

Succeeding With Mathematics Instruction

88

(20)

What's Your Sport? A Statistical Challenge

89

(6)

Linda E. Hains

Using Boxes, Philosophy, and Art to Explain Limits

95

(3)

Jenny W. Holmstrom

Integrating Instructional Video in the Classroom

98

(3)

Jennny W. Holmstrom

Factoring Fiesta

101

(2)

Eileen Stewart

Growing, Growing, Growing!!! A Statistical Journey

103

(5)

Linda E. Hains

Exploring Science, Math, and Technology

108

(33)

Students as Teachers

109

(4)

Douglas L. Bailer

The Science Learning Center

113

(9)

Shirley Newton

Physics and Technology

122

(3)

William Ennis

Educational Stories

125

(4)

Douglas L. Bailer

The ``Peter Celebration''

129

(2)

Carmen Gumina

Building and Flying Remote-Controlled Model Airplanes

131

(5)

Douglas L. Bailer

Determining the Brain's Processing Time Using Two Different Methods

136

(5)

Roy Coleman

Threading Technology Through the Curriculum

141

(15)

Living Textbook Project

142

(5)

Linda E. Hains

Keeping Rural South Dakota Students in Touch with the World

147

(9)

Brenda Lynch

Considering Special Needs

156

(12)

Integrating Inclusions in the Classroom With the Help of Technology

157

(7)

Rebecca Kelly

The I Can Work Program

164

(4)

Nancy Barnett

Teaching Social Studies and Geography in the High School Grades

168

(24)

Reading Books Instead of Book Reviews

169

(4)

James Wade D'Acosta

Teacher for a Day

173

(4)

James A. Jellander

Scenario Groups

177

(5)

James Wade D'Acosta

Looking at Visual Arts and Physical Education

Visual Arts Standards and Creativity

182

(7)

Diana W. McDougal

Choose Adventure

189

(3)

Nancy J. Pudas

Topic Smorgasbord: Sharing More Key High School Issues and Perspectives

192

(22)

Making Community Connections

193

(9)

Karla Mullen

Teenage Parents and High School: A Partnership for Success

202

(7)

Debbie Kelley

Field Trips

209

(5)

James Wade D'Acosta

Conclusion

214

(1)

Index

215

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Best Practices for High School Classrooms : What Award-Winning Secondary Teachers Do

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