Guide for Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units, ADescription |
Do you want to learn more about planning and delivering interdisciplinary thematic units (ITUs) that support high-stakes testing? This user-friendly book, appropriate to all levels K-12, is a practical, concise, step-by-step guide for preservice and inservice teachers. This book's content and interactive application exercises are intended for those who want a current and practical book of methods, guidelines and resources for developing ITUs that help K-12 students acquire the knowledge and develop the problem-solving skills required for today's changing--and challenging--times. |
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- Focus on curriculum standards in every chapter-Connects standards to instructional objectives and assessment, and links standards to ITUs with concrete examples.
- Assessment-Includes coverage of scoring guides, portfolios, and other assessment tools.
- Interactive application exercises in every chapter-Encourages prospective teachers to assess and reflect on their understanding of the text's approach to ITUs.
- “When a Colleague, Community Member, or Parent Asks You About...” sections at the end of each chapter offer questions for group discussion, oral responses, and individual inquiry.
- Inclusion of current web addresses of professional organizations and sites that address curriculum standards.
- Perforated pages throughout the text
- Pedagogical features-include a Quick Reference Classroom Guide listing practical information to use in one's first classroom, classroom vignettes, Praxis Prep constructed response questions, key terms, exercises, and professional reading lists.
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- NEW! Research-on state and interstate teacher standards, national curriculum standards, state teacher tests and the No Child Left Behind Act supports the compatibility of ITUs with high-stakes testing
- NEW! Quick Reference Classroom Guide-a list on the inside front cover provides easy access to classroom-friendly materials discussed in the chapter
- NEW! INTASC, NBPTS, and Praxis II Matrix-located inside the back cover of the book, correlates the material in the book with the relevant standards and content of INTASC, NBPTS and the Praxis II test
- NEW! ITU View-chapter-opening classroom vignettes present exemplary ITUs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. These vignettes identify the appropriate grade level, theme, topic and purpose of the unit, the relevant national standards covered and the objectives, procedures, activities, assessment and evaluation for the unit.
- NEW! Professional Testing: Praxis Prep-chapter-ending questions help pre-service teachers prepare to take the Praxis II test. Hints for responding are found in Appendix A. To further facilitate preparation for the Praxis test, entries in the subject index that should be reviewed have been marked with an asterisk.
- NEW! Teachers' TechTalk-a feature found in every chapter explores the use of technology in the classroom including suggested software, free materials and ideas that can be taken straight into the classroom
- NEW! Teacher Planning and Management-classroom management suggestions and teacher planning guides can be found in Appendix B as well as in margin notes in Chapter 5
- NEW! Children's Literature Titles-an index of suggested literature to use in your own ITUs is provided.
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Table of Contents |
Chapter 1: Introduction to Integrated Curriculum and Interdisciplinary Thematic Units Chapter 2: Initiating an Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit Chapter 3: Developing Objectives Chapter 4: Assessing Student Learning Chapter 5: Completing Your ITU: Finalizing Activities, Lessons and Units Appendix A: Hints for Short-Answer Response Questions; Praxis Prep Appendix B: Resources: Teacher Planning Guides and Children's Literature Titles Glossary Name Index Subject Index with Target Topics for Teacher Tests |
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Back Cover |
| A Guide for Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units 4/e Patricia L. Roberts and Richard D. Kellough Do you want to learn more about planning and delivering interdisciplinary thematic units (ITUs), that support, high-stakes testing? This practical and concise guide designed for preservice and inservice teachers offers current and practical methods, guidelines, and resources for developing ITUs to use in K-12 classrooms. NEW TO THIS EDITION: - Research-on state and interstate teacher standards, national curriculum standards, state teacher tests and the No Child Left Behind Act supporting the compatibility of ITUs with high-stakes testing
- Quick Reference Classroom Guide-a list on the inside front cover providing easy access to classroom-friendly materials discussed in the chapter
- INTASC, NBPTS, and Praxis II Matrix-located inside the back cover of the book, correlates the material in the book with the relevant standards and content of INTASC, NBPTS and the Praxis II test
- ITU View-chapter-opening classroom vignettes presenting exemplary ITUs at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. These vignettes identify the appropriate grade level, theme, topic and purpose of the unit, the relevant national standards covered and the objectives, procedures, activities, assessment and evaluation for the unit.
- Professional Testing: Praxis Prep-chapter-ending questions designed to help pre-service teachers prepare to take the Praxis II test. Hints for responding are found in Appendix A. To further facilitate preparation for the Praxis test, entries in the subject index that should be reviewed have been marked with an asterisk.
- Teachers' TechTalk-a feature found in every chapter exploring the use of technology in the classroom including suggested software, free materials and ideas that can be taken straight into the classroom
- Teacher Planning and Management-classroom management suggestions and teacher planning guides found in Appendix B as well as in margin notes in Chapter 5
- Children's Literature Titles-an index of suggested literature to use in your own ITUs
Related books from Merrill Education - A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching: Planning for Competence, Sixth Edition, Patricia L. Roberts, Richard D. Kellough and Kay M. Moore, ISBN 0-13-119612-X
- A Resource Guide for Teaching K-12, Fifth Edition, Richard D. Kellough, ISBN 0-13-170543-1
- Secondary School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources, Third Edition, Richard D. Kellough and Noreen D. Kellough, ISBN 0-13-170930-5
- Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School, Eighth Edition, John Jarolimek, Clifford D. Foster Sr., and Richard D. Kellough, ISBN 0-13-114684-X
- Teaching in the Middle and Secondary Schools, Eighth Edition, Richard D. Kellough and Jioanna Carjuzaa, ISBN 0-13-119373-2
- Teaching Young Adolescents: A Guide to Methods and Resources for Middle School Teaching, Fifth Edition, Richard D. Kellough and Noreen G. Kellough, ISBN 0-13-199617-7
- Your First Year of Teaching: Guidance for Success, Fourth Edition, Richard D. Kellough, ISBN 0-13-613046-1
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Author |
| Patricia L. Roberts joined the faculty of the School of Education at California State University, Sacramento where she taught courses in children's literature, reading, and language arts, and served as coordinator of a Teacher Education Center in Elementary Education and as an Associate Chair and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education. In addition, Dr. Roberts is the author and co-author of more than 20 teacher resource books and texts, including A Guide to Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units, 4th Edition (with R.D. Kellough). She writes for journals and is a member of the National Council of Research on the Teaching of English and other professional groups. Her current research centers on teaching curriculum content with chilren's literature and family values found in fiction for children. Dr. Roberts, an invited bigoraphee in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award for the University of the Pacific and the California State University's Award for Merit for Teaching. The Award of Merit is given for a superior teaching record and outstanding service to the institution and to the community. Additional recognitions include listings in International Who's Who of Intellectuals, Who's Who in American Education, Two Thousand Notable American Women, The Director of Distinguished Americans, International Directory of Distinguished Leadership, and The International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement. Richard D. Kellough is author and co-author of more than 40 textbooks, including A Resource Guide for Teaching K-12, Teaching Young Adolescents: A Guide to Methods and Resources, Secondary School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources, andYour First Year of Teaching, as well as numerous journal articles. A member of several prominent organizations, Dr. Kellough has been elected to the Phi Sigma Society, the Botanical Society of America, the American Bryological Society, and was the recipient of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Recognition Award from the National Biology Teachers Association, State of California. 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 the Eco Education Men of Achievement (Volume 1), Dictionary of International Biography, and Leaders in Education. |
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