Table of Contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgments x
About the Author xi
About the Contributors xii
Part I Classroom Practices Across the Curriculum 1
Classroom Management and Co-Teaching 2
1 Classroom Management: Ideas I've Picked Up Along the Way Christina M. Charles, Grades 9-12 (Wisconsin) 2
2 Teenagers and Rules and Learning ... Oh My! Michelle L. Smith, Grades 9-12 (Illinois) 6
3 Nine Co-Teaching Tips From Two Co-Teaching Gurus Fonda Akins Cindy Armitage Dannaker, Grades 9-12 (Pennsylvania) 9
Differentiated Instruction 17
4 Every Student Has a Story: Students With Special Needs and English Language Learners in the Secondary Classroom Kristen S. McDaniel, Grades 9-12 (Wisconsin) 17
5 Buffet-Style Teaching: Reviewing and Re-Teaching Christine Roland, Grades 10 (Maryland) 21
Using Technology in the Classroom 29
6 Using Technology Doesn't Have to Be Expensive Cindy Couchman, Grades 9-12 (Kansas) 29
7 Using Computer-Assisted Instruction in High School Mathematics Classes Suzanne Blair, Grades 10-12 (Kansas) 31
8 Video Analysis Unlocks the Physics World Timothy Couillard Robert Benway, Grades 11-12 (Virginia) 35
Part II Teaching Science and Math 43
Teaching Science 44
9 Fertilizers: Testing Different Options Christina M. Charles, Grades 10-12 (Wisconsin) 45
10 My Life on a Podcast Shane McKay, Grades 10-12 (Texas) 50
11 Getting the Dirt on Soil J-Petrina McCarty-Puhl, Grades 10-12 (Nevada) 58
12 Water Purification Chris Dodds, Grades 9-12 (Ohio) 64
13 Atom-Building Bingo Ann Shioji, Grades 9 (California) 70
14 Modéle: An Electron Configuration Experience Jeffery R. Wehr, Grades 9-12 (Washington) 73
15 Remote Sensing Jeffery R. Wehr, Grades 8-12 (Washington) 78
Teaching Math 83
16 Mathematical Trends and Baby Names Amy Maxey, Grades 8-9 (North Carolina) 84
17 Box and Whisker Plot Extravaganza Cindy Couchman, Grades 8-9 (Kansas) 86
18 Maze Madness Amy Maxey, Grades 7-9 (North Carolina) 88
19 Parabolic Solar Cooker Cindy Couchman, Grades 10-12 (Kansas) 92
20 Pascal's Triangle With Sequences and Series Ken Petersen, Grades 10-12 (Wyoming) 95
21 Water Rocket Lesson Ken Petersen, Grades 10-12 (Wyoming) 98
Part III Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies 105
Teaching Language Arts 106
22 Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Building Sentence Sense Without Teaching Grammar Judy Osburn Beemer, Grades 7-12 (Kansas) 107
23 Descriptive Diner Alicia Deel, Grades 9-12 (Virginia) 115
24 Deconstructing the Writer's Craft Rebecca Snyder, Grades 10-12 (Pennsylvania) 116
25 Story Stew Alicia Deel, Grades 9-12 (Virginia) 120
26 Catering to Student Needs: Menu-Style Study Guides Rebecca Snyder, Grades 7-12 (Pennsylvania) 122
27 Navigating Spoon River While Putting Your Students in the Spotlight Jill Pinard, Grades 11-12 (New Hampshire) 126
28 "Let's Argue!" A Research-Oriented Approach to Classroom Debates Spencer Arnaud, Grades 10-12 (Louisiana) 130
29 Discoveries in Hemingway's "A Clean Well Lighted Place" Elizabeth G. Lutz-Hackett, Grades 10-12 (Ohio) 134
Teaching Social Studies 139
30 Piecing Together the Past: An Introduction to the Study of History Gretchen Smith, Grades 9-12 (Maryland) 140
31 African Lunch Sack and Picnic Justin G. Singleton, Grades 8-9 (Texas) 144
32 Presidential Caucus Simulation Terry Armstrong, Grades 10-12 (Ohio) 149
33 Electoral College Review Game Terry Armstrong, Grades 9-12 (Ohio) 153
34 Economics in My Hometown Kristen S. McDaniel, Grades 11-12 (Wisconsin) 156
35 Do What You Do Best and Trade for the Rest Ann E. Scharfenberg, Grades 8-12 (Wisconsin) 160
Part IV Teaching Music, Art, and Physical Education 173
Teaching Music and Art 174
36 Creating Correct Vowels for Singing Stan Scott, Grades 7-12 (Colorado) 174
37 Wayne Thiebaud-Style Plasticine Painting Keith Farnsworth, Grades 10-12 (Idaho) 180
38 Art Integration: Enrolling in the Hudson River School to Study American Romanticism Jill Pinard, Grades 10-12 (New Hampshire) 184
Teaching Physical Education 190
39 Interactive Muscle Assignment Carla Thompson, Grades 9-12 (Illinois) 190
40 Aerobic/Anaerobic Fitness Stations Kathleen Donaldson, Grades 9-12 (Maryland) 192
