Curriculum and Instructional Methods for Elementary and Middle School (7th Edition)
Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the Elementary and Middle School Johanna Kasin Lemlech      Seventh Edition This successful K-8 elementary methods text includes both general topics of classroom management, learner differences, planning, assessment, and models of teaching with unique chapters on integrating the best teaching strategies for each content area.  By incorporating detailed teaching scenarios, this text offers teacher candidates a hands-on, real-world approach with practical instructional strategies and teaching hints related to research, ELL, planning, and more! Features of the Seventh Edition:Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) standardsare listed on the inside front cover and identified and explained in every chapter.New! Current issues and topics impacting teachers and students in today's classrooms are addressed throughout the text including bullying (Ch. 2 & 14), school safety and violence (Ch.1), home schooling and charter schools (Ch. 1 & 14), and more.Updated! Hints for Teaching English Language Learners feature in every chapter integrates the teaching of ELLs with the general strategies presented.New! Reader Researchfeatures, located at the end of each chapter, provide a chapter-related action research activity.Updated! Technology Applicationfeature located throughout the text provides new teachers with current technology resources to support teaching and learning.Updated! Chapter-Opening Scenariosprovide context for chapter material and assist readers in connecting chapter content to real-world classroom application.Competency Checklist, located in Chapter 14, is a self-assessment checklist readers can use to evaluate their own knowledge of curriculum applications and pedagogy to ensure they have mastered text content.Updated! Appendix A: Web Sites-provides readers with a list of useful Internet addresses for teaching ideas and professional development.New! Appendix B: Preparing for a Substitute Teacherprovides a practical reference for new teachers as they enter their first year of teaching.