Richard Kellough is author and coauthor of more than 50 textbooks, including A Primer For New Principals: Guidelines For Success (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008), A Resource Guide For Teaching K-12, 6/E (Allyn & Bacon, 2011), Teaching Young Adolescents: Methods And Resources, 5/E (Pearson, 2008), Teaching And Learning K-8: A Guide To Methods And Resources, 9/E (Pearson, 2008), Your First Year Of Teaching: Guidelines For Success, 5/E (Pearson, 2009), Science K-8: An Integrated Approach, 11/E (Allyn & Bacon, 2008), and A Guide For Developing Interdisciplinary Thematic Units, 4/E (Pearson, 2008), as well as numerous journal articles. A member of several prominent organizations, Dr. Kellough has been elected to the Phi Sigma Society, the Botanical Society of America, and the American Bryological Society. His many recognitions include recipient of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Recognition Award (State of California) from the National Biology Teachers Association, being named a National Science Foundation Research Fellow at the University of California, Davis, as well as listings in the International Authors And Writers Who's Who, Leaders In Eco Education, Men Of Achievement (Vol. 1), Dictionary Of International Biography (Volumes 9 and 10), and Leaders In Education.

Part I: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHING AND LEARNING

Chapter 1: What Do I Need to Know about Today’s Elementary Schools?

Chapter 2: The Nature of the Challenge: What Do I Need to Know about Elementary Learners?

Chapter 3: What Are the Expectations, Responsibilities, and Facilitating Behaviors of a Classroom Teacher?

Chapter 4: What Do I Need to Know to Manage an Effective and Safe Learning Environment?

Part II: PLANNING FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

Chapter 5: How Do I Plan and Select Content?

Chapter 6: How Do I Assess, Use, and Report Student Achievement?

Chapter 7: How Do I Prepare Activities, Lessons, and Units?

PART III: EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION, TEACHER ASSESSMENT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 8: What Do I Need to Know to Use Teacher Talk and Questioning as Effective Instructional Tools?

Chapter 9: What Guidelines Assist My Use of Demonstrations, Thinking, Inquiry Learning, and Games?

Chapter 10: What Guidelines Assist My Use of Groupings and Assignments to Promote Positive Interaction and Quality Learning?

Chapter 11: How May I Assess My Teaching Effectiveness and Continue My Professional Development?

Appendix A: Teacher Tests Study Guide: Hints for Short-Answer Response Questions

Appendix B: Self-Check Reflection Guide: Mid-Point and Final

Glossary

Children’s Literature Index

Name Index

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