Secondary School Teaching: A Guide to Methods and Resources

by Richard D. Kellough, Noreen G. Kellough

This popular standard is everything a methods book for grades 7-12 should practical, concise, research-based, and user-friendly. The authors' beliefs about what teaching should be and what good teachers should do form the bedrock upon which a full complement of effective methods is built. Basic to the book is the idea that teaching skills can be content is organized around four developmental components involved in becoming a competent teacher—the why, what, how, and how well of teaching. Whatever one teaches, children will always need to know how to learn, how to read, and how to think productively, work cooperatively, and communicate effectively. This book shows future teachers how to teach precisely that. A four-part organization covers orientation to teaching and learning in today's secondary schools; planning for instruction; strategies, aids, media, and resources for effective instruction; and assessment and continuing professional development.

Genres: Textbooks

448 pages, Paperback

First published June 4, 1998

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked it as well as I like most books on educational theory, which is to say: it's useful to a certain extent. I will say, though, that the first chapter was absurdly simplistic. It basically walked a new teacher onto the job by reminding him/her to ask questions like, "Where will I eat my lunch?" You know, I think most of us could probably figure out how to start a new job, whether it was in a school building or not.

It wasn't as annoying, oversimplified, idealistic, or absurd as some educational books are, though, which is definitely a plus.

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read most or all of this for one if my teaching classes. The book gives a general overview if secondary education in the United States. Any well-versed secondary-level educator should be knowledgeable of this material.