Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades Jo Westbrook Tracing the origins of the

Tracing the origins of the liberal retreat to the fall-out over Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan's report on the black family in the 1960s

this one-stop multimedia kit reflects the best practices in curriculum development and implementation and allows facilitators to demonstrate how the Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM) can dramatically enhance instruction and improve learning for diverse groups of students

Based on his work as a Clinical Psychologist working with children developing differently

Includes commentaries on the videos by a group of "critical friends"-educators with deep experience in mathematics and equity-and by the teachers of the classrooms in the videos

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Exemplary Instruction in the Middle Grades Jo Westbrook Tracing the origins of theOffering fresh alternatives to common instructional practices that fail to get results, this accessible, highly practical guide highlights ways to motivate middle school students while enhancing content area learning. Each chapter features an enlightening case study of a teacher whose current strategies are not supported by research; describes effective instructional alternatives, illustrated with concrete examples; and lists online resources and