1. Rationalizing the Middle School Concept
2. Theoretical Frameworks
3. Motivational Theories and Early Adolescence
4. Effective Classroom Management
5. What is Antisocial Behavior?
6. Designing and Enacting the Curriculum
7. Using Multicultural Education to Enhance Student Engagement in Learning
8. Assessing Student Learning
9. Instructional Strategies for Developing Higher-Level Thinking
10. Enhancing Student Engagement in the Content Areas
11. Parental and Community Involvement
Biography
Martha Casas is an Associate Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Texas at El Paso.
"Enhancing Student Learning in Middle School is a remarkably insightful and unique text for both aspiring and practicing middle grades teachers. Casas offers realistic, relevant, and well-grounded approaches for promoting engagement and addressing the academic and affective needs of young adolescents. It is a must read for teachers who wish to improve their teaching and student learning."
--Micki M. Caskey, Professor, Middle Grades Education, Portland State University
