This concise and accessible book, co-published with the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE), offers pre-service and in-service middle school and high school educators a way to integrate an understanding of adolescent development with strong pedagogical applications for their students.
Blending contemporary research on adolescent development with authentic teachers’ voices, the authors demonstrate methods for how to successfully observe, understand, engage, and teach adolescent students, particularly around the developmental changes that occur from ages 11 to 15 (grades six through ten). The book features real-world classroom narratives that illustrate the successes—and struggles—of everyday teachers, and details specific teaching practices, classroom activities, and lesson ideas that help teachers tap into the energy and talents that adolescent students bring to the classroom.
Featuring narrative case studies from teachers in the field, this practical book will be of value to middle and high school educators looking at how the physical and emotional changes experienced by students during adolescence impact their learning. It will also support scholars, practitioners, and students more broadly involved with adolescent development, classroom practice, secondary learning, and equity and inclusion in the classroom.
Author(s): David Strahan, Jeanneine Jones, Madison White
Publisher: Routledge/AMLE
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 232
City: Columbus
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Possibilities for Teaching Well with Adolescent Learners
Teaching in Synch with Adolescent Development
An All-Too-Familiar Story of Beginning Teaching
How Might We Better Understand the Dynamics of Teaching Well with Adolescent Learners?
Research on Successful Teaching
Research on Adolescent Development
Supportive Relationships as the Essence of Strong Connections
Understanding and Responding to Developmental Changes
Classroom Narrative: Digging Deeper than the Surface Is Always Worth It by Madison White
A Framework for Teaching Well with Adolescent Learners
Activities for Understanding Students Better
References
For Additional Information
2 Growing and Changing: Patterns of Physical and Sexual Development
Understanding the Changes That Occur during Puberty
Hormonal Changes
Physical Changes
Pubertal Maturation
Classroom Narrative: Kayla’s Story by Jaleisha Hargett
Adultification of Students of Color
Recognizing Fluctuations in Energy Level and Appetite
Changes in Nutrition
Changes in Sleep Patterns
Changes in Relationship to Physical Surroundings
Creating Classroom Communities That Nurture Trust and Collaboration
Activities for Understanding Students Better
References
For Additional Information
3 Thinking and Feeling: Patterns of Intellectual and Emotional Development
Brain Growth during Adolescence
Learning to Think and Feel in New Ways
Risk, Reward, and Creativity
Abstract Reasoning
Expanding Powers of Reasoning in Lessons
Classroom Narrative: Analysis of a Science Unit by Amanda Clapp
Connecting Thoughts and Feelings
Conclusions
Activities for Understanding Students Better
References
4 Reflecting and Identifying: Patterns of Personal Development
Developing a More Resilient Sense of Self
General Patterns of Identity Development
Identity Development as a Negotiated Process
Figurative Transformation Activity
Negotiating Ethnic-Racial and Gender Identity
Classroom Narrative: Supporting Charlotte and Her Classmates
Conclusions
Activities for Understanding Students Better
Appendix: Personal Values Card Sort
References
5 Relating and Persevering: Patterns of Social and Moral Development
Gaining Social and Academic Competence
Social Competence
Academic Competence
Classroom Narrative: Encouraging Competency—Anthony’s Case by Amie Broyhill
A Small Steps Approach to Social and Academic Competence
Expanding Perspectives and Promoting Ethics
Conclusions
Activities for Understanding Students Better
References
6 Collaborating and Advocating: Supporting Teachers and Adolescents in Challenging Times
Understanding and Supporting Developmental Changes
Patterns of Physical and Sexual Development
Patterns of Intellectual and Emotional Development
Development of Personal Identity
Patterns of Social and Moral Development
Creating Positive Relationships
Implementing Responsive Teaching Practices
Assuring the Necessary Conditions for a Threshold of Engagement: Classroom Communities That Nurture Trust and Collaboration
Understanding Challenges to Positive Youth Development
The Story of Ms. Hutchison Revisited
References
Index
