No More 'Us' and 'Them' - Classroom Lessons and Activities to Promote Peer Respect

Informationen zum Autor Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Maine; former editor of professional publications, Association for Middle Level Education; and consultant to schools on technology and learning Klappentext No More "Us" and "Them" delineates what steps educators can take to create an atmosphere where adolescent students feel accepted, included, and valuable to themselves and to their peers. This book provides ideas for lessons and activities that can be integrated into existing curricula and that meet a variety of content area standards in language arts, social studies, science, mathematics, foreign languages, physical education, art, and music, while also proposing ideas for advisory or homeroom periods and class, team, and grade gatherings to build respect in our classrooms, our schools, and our communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Activities & LessonsForewordPreface Chapter 1 Getting to Know YouChapter 2 Starting with Seeing SimilaritiesChapter 3 Becoming Part of the PuzzleChapter 4 Collaboration & Interdependency Chapter 5 Everyone's an Expert: Valuing DiversityChapter 6 Making Every Day Multicultural Day: Studying & Valuing All CulturesChapter 7 Holidays in the CurriculumChapter 8 Reading for RespectChapter 9 Ending the Year with a Focus on Respect Appendix A Reproducible Multicultural Activity Sheets - Cinderella Appendix B Book Club Issue Response Journal PagesAppendix C List of Activities and LessonsReferences

Product details

• Authors: Lesley Roessing, Lesley/ Brazee Roessing, Roessing Lesley
• Assisted by: Brazee Edward N. (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.06.2012
• EAN: 9781610488136
• ISBN: 978-1-61048-813-6
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Adult education, continuous learning, Multicultural education, Educational strategies and policy