teaching

Provides information about ancient Rome, covering government, society, daily life, architecture, civilization, children, and Pompeii; and includes activities related to each topic.

The author offers his formula for feedback, SE2R (Summarize, Explain, Redirect, Resubmit), as a way to break classroom dependence on the traditional A through F grading system and find other ways to motivate students to learn and achieve.

Describes seventeen practices the author has identified as characteristic of great teachers, and discusses the benefits of learning from the most effective educators.

Offers teachers effective strategies to help them use the first three weeks of school to teach Routines, Rubrics, and Rules, which will lead to higher student achievement throughout the remaining thirty-three weeks of school.

Contains 180 reproducible skill-building math problems with companion practice worksheets designed to help students in grades five through eight improve their math skills.

Presents a collection of assessment options designed for the intermediate and middle grades including activities, pull-out curriculum and project planner, strategies for group discussions, and sample record forms.

Offers strategies, advice, and encouragement to first year middle school teachers, discussing classroom procedures and routines, the classroom environment, the first day of school, planning and lesson design, how to motivate students, assessment, and how to connect with parents.

Presents story problems filled with facts on a variety of topics, from Spam and Lucky Charms to leeches and bacteria, designed to teach children to translate questions into mathematical equations, and provides step-by-step answers.

Describes thirteen projects for intermediate-level students in the areas of language arts, mathematics, social studies, and science that incorporate the use of the "Inspiration" visual thinking and learning software application; and includes a CD-ROM with templates and project samples.

Presents brief descriptions of 101 Internet sites that explore topics of interest to children, each with a selection of related questions.