Resource Guide for Teaching K-12, A

Richard Kellough is author and coauthor of more than 50 textbooks, including A Primer For New Principals: Guidelines For Success (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008), A Resource Guide For Teaching K-12, 6/E (Allyn & Bacon, 2011), Teaching Young Adolescents: Methods And Resources, 5/E (Pearson, 2008), Teaching And Learning K-8: A Guide To Methods And Resources, 9/E (Pearson, 2008), Your First Year Of Teaching: Guidelines For Success, 5/E (Pearson, 2009), Science K-8: An Integrated Approach, 11/E (Allyn & Bacon, 2008), and A Guide For Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units, 4/E (Pearson, 2008), as well As numerous journal articles. His many recognitions include being named a National Science Foundation Research Fellow at The University Of California, Davis, as well as listings in the International Authors And Writers Who's Who, Leaders In Eco Education, Men Of Achievement (Vol. 1), Dictionary Of International Biography, and Leaders In Education. His 46-year teaching career includes 13 years as a teacher of grades 7-12 (3 years as a teaching principal) and 34 years as university professor.

• CHAPTER 1: Today’s Schools: Recognizing and Understanding the ChallengeCHAPTER 2: Teacher Professional ResponsibilitiesCHAPTER 3: The Classroom Learning EnvironmentCHAPTER 4: The Curriculum: Selecting and Setting Learning ExpectationsCHAPTER 5: Planning the InstructionCHAPTER 6: The Use of QuestioningCHAPTER 7: The Thinking Curriculum: Using Teacher Talk, Demonstrations, Inquiry, and GamesCHAPTER 8: Mastery Learning and Differentiated InstructionCHAPTER 9: Organizing and Guiding Student Learning in GroupsCHAPTER 10: Assessing and Reporting Student AchievementCHAPTER 11: Professional Development: A Continuing ProcessGLOSSARYNAME INDEXSUBJECT INDEX