Middle Level Teaching Methods
This course provides instruction and guidance in the design, implementation, and assessment of teaching strategies adapted to young adolescents.
The students will:
1. Describe who middle level learners are developmentally.
2. Analyze various strategies and ideas concerning middle level teaching and learning (especially teaming and advisory) and articulate a personal philosophy.
3. Determine best instructional methods for middle level learners.
Wormeli, Rick. Meet Me in the Middle. Stenhouse Publishers: 2001, ISBN: 1571103287
Marzano, Robert, et al. Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Association for Supervision And Curriculum Development: 2001* ISBN: 0871205041
*Please note that there is an updated version of the Marzano book that just came out in 2013. It was written by Dean, Hubbell, Pitler, and Stone. You are welcome to read either copy of the book, though the latest copy will have more up-to-date details.