Teaching Beyond the Standards

Bill Martin is a professor of education at George Mason University. Arvinder K. Johri is a middle school English teacher with the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.

• Part 1 Preface: A Word on StandardsPart 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 IntroductionChapter 4 1 Teaching Awareness and OrganizationChapter 5 2 Teaching How to Cope with Change and StressChapter 6 3 Teaching Communication Skills—VerbalChapter 7 4 Teaching Communication Skills—NonverbalChapter 8 5 Teaching ListeningChapter 9 6 Teaching the Educated ImaginationChapter 10 7 Teaching Manners, Charm, and ShameChapter 11 8 Teaching Self-DisciplineChapter 12 9 Teaching Personal Physical Fitness and Mental HealthChapter 13 10 Teaching the Act of EnjoyingChapter 14 11 Teaching Human Relations in the ClassroomChapter 15 12 Teaching Positive Self-ConceptChapter 16 13 Teaching Service EducationChapter 17 14 Teaching Creative ThinkingChapter 18 15 Teaching Living with Sorrow and LossChapter 19 16 Teaching DISrespectChapter 20 17 Teaching Technology UseChapter 21 18 Teaching Continuing LearningPart 22 ConclusionPart 23 Appendix A: Two Sample Lesson PlansPart 24 Appendix B: INTASC Model Standards for Beginning Teacher Licensing and DevelopmentPart 25 ReferencesPart 26 About the Author

Professor William Martin teams up with practicing teacher Arvinder Johri to present 18 ideas designed to afford teachers and students experiences that focus on themes more humane than the state and national standards.