Case Studies in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum SAGE Publications
This book provides 21 real-life cases that give the opportunity for educators to explore different perspectives of the issue of curriculum.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Thousand Oaks
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
2009
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| Edition: | 1 |
| ISBN: | 9781412960557, 141296055X |
| Online Access: | Get full text |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Case 1: Bringing Diversity Into a Less Diverse Environment -- Case 2: Bringing Calculus to Life -- Case 3: Meeting the Individual Needs of Each Student at an Alternative High School -- Case 4: Using Assessment and Student Interest Data to Inform Differentiated Instruction in an Inclusive Classroom -- Case 5: Motivating Students to Learn in a Peer-Supported School Environment -- Case 6: Authentic Audience and Affective Learning in a Gifted and Talented Middle School Program -- Case 7: "Discovery Math" -- Case 8: Student Understandings as a Basis for Motivation and Participation in a Severe Emotional Disturbance/Severe Behavioral Handicap High School Classroom -- Case 9: Meeting Student Learning Requirements by Means of an Improved Writing-Across-Curriculum Program -- Case 10: Student Portfolios and Authentic Assessment in a Diverse Multiage Preschool Classroom -- Case 11: Skill Building in Elementary Math -- Case 12: Prevention Programsas Means to Teach Social Skills in Elementary School -- Case 13: Educating the Community About a Needed Levy Increase -- Case 14: The Mandated Curriculum Meeting the Needs of Teachers and Their Favored Practices -- Case 15: Balancing Data-Driven Decision Making and Shifting Paradigms in a New Elementary Math Curriculum -- Case 16: Professional Development That Works, Please! -- Case 17: Using Curriculum Relevance to Motivate Students -- Case 18: The Integration of Autistic Classes Into the Physical Education Curriculum -- Case 19: Developing a Literacy Program for Children With Learning Disabilities -- Case 20: My Students Can't Write, and I'm Forced to Use a Curriculum That Doesn't Help Them Learn How -- Case 21: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners and the Mandates of Accountability Without Compromising -- Glossary -- Index -- About the Authors