Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
About the Contributors
Part I. Classroom Practices Across the Curriculum
Classroom Management and Community Involvement
1. The Process of Effective Classroom Management - Chris Anderson, Grades 6-8 (New Jersey)
2. Developing Collaboration With Peers - Amy Stump, Grades 6-8 (Arizona)
3. Successful Classroom Management Strategies - Julie M. Pepperman, Grades 6-8 (Tennessee)
4. Taking Ownership - Truman M. Savery, Grades 6-8 (South Dakota)
5. Parent Involvement: Heroes Among Us - Judy McEntegart, Grade 6 (Massachusetts)
Using Technology in the Classroom
6. Internet Safety - Sherry Crofut, Grades 6-8 (South Dakota)
7. Lights, Camera, Action! - Steven M. Jacobs, Grades 6-8 (Michigan)
8. Using Technology to Teach Language Arts and Social Studies - Donald Fought, Grades 6-8 (North Carolina)
9. Bridging Nations With Problem-Based Learning - Rebekah Hammack, Grade 7 (Oklahoma)
10. Students Create Podcasts - Brian C. Querry, Grade 8 (Pennsylvania)
Assessment
11. Short-Cycle Assessments - Darrell Yater, Grades 6-8 (Ohio)
Part II. Science and Math
Teaching Science
12. Science Energy Lesson Including Differentiation and Inclusion - Michalle McCallister, Grades 6-8 (Texas)
13. Creating Booklets Explaining Energy Transformation - Bonnie Garrett, Grades 6-8 (Alabama)
14. Creating a Thriving Prairie - Tony Carmichael, Grades 6-8 (Illinois)
15. Scientific Building Relationships and Inquiry Skills Using Toys - Susan Leeds, Grade 6 (Florida)
16. It Is Rocket Science - Thomas J. Bennett, Grade 6 (Indiana)
17. Teaching Students About Cells - Tammie Schrader, Grade 7 (Washington)
18. The Sustainable Green Vehicle - Steven M. Jacobs, Grades 8-9 (Michigan)
Teaching Math
19. Coordinate Plane Aerobics - Genia Webb, Grades 6-8 (South Carolina)
20. How Long Will It Take? - Lisa Wood, Grades 5-6 (Arkansas)
21. The Hallway Crush: How Full Is Full? - Sarah L. Crosse, Grades 7-8 (Nebraska)
22. Maze Madness - Amy Maxey, Grades 7-8 (North Carolina)
23. Scale and Drawing Relationships - Eric Melnyczenko, Grade 8 (Illinois)
Part III. Language Arts and Social Studies
Teaching Language Arts
24. Story Stew - Alicia Deel, Grades 5-6, Sepcial Needs (Virginia)
25. Teaching Reading, Writing, and Differentiation - Judy McEntegart, Grade 6 (Massachusetts)
26. Tall Tales - Samantha Schwasinger, Grade 8 (Nebraska)
27. Service-Learning Research Project - Rebecca Stallings, Garde 8 (Alabama)
28. Comparing Formal and Informal Language - Sherry Crofut, Grade 8 (South Dakota)
29. Teaching Descriptive Writing Using Song Lyrics - Samantha Schwasinger, Grade 8 (Nebraska)
Teaching Social Studies
30. Historical Character Party - Dale Baumwoll, Grade 6 (New Jersey)
31. America's Dust Bowl - Elizabeth Rees Gilbert, Grade 6 (Maryland)
32. Medieval Italy - Judy Lindauer, Grade 6 (Indiana)
33. The Workforce - Dale Baumwoll, Grade 6 (New Jersey)
34. War! - Steven M. Jacobs, Grades 6-7 (Michigan)
35. The Mayflower Compact - Spencer Bolejack, Grade 8 (North Carolina)
36. Graveyard of the Atlantic - Spencer Bolejack, Grade 8 (North Carolina)
Part IV. Music, Art, and Physical Education
Celebrating Music and Art
37. Successful Music Through the Use of Standards and Assessment - Denese Odegaard, Grades 6-8 (North Carolina)
38. Comics: Integrating Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies With Art - Amy K. Dean, Grade 8 (South Carolina)
39. Edible Color Wheels: A New Way to Introduce Color Theory - Gayle Gruber Hegerich, Grade 6 (New Jersey)
40. Chinese Zodiac: What Animal Are You? - Gayle Gruber Hegerich, Grade 7 (New Jersey)
Physical Education
41. Feel It Today: Warm-Up and Conditioning Routine - Kathleen F. Engle, Grades 6-8 (Wyoming)
42. Spider Web and Human Knot - Erin Sweeney, Grade 8 (Virginia)