Higher performance and more positive experiences are possible for all adolescent learners with some guidance, perseverance, and the right techniques. Toby J. Karten provides teachers with a practical approach for creating a successful inclusive secondary classroom.

This accessible guidebook helps teachers focus on teaching and learning for results using a wide variety of strategies, including differentiated instruction, universal design for learning, brain-based learning, RTI, and evidence-based practice. Other areas of focus include classroom management and helping adolescents transition to life after high school. With helpful forms, activities, graphic organizers, and quotations throughout, this teacher-friendly resource:

• Outlines the theoretical background for creating an inclusive classroom environment at the middle and high school level
• Describes the psychosocial, cognitive, physical, and moral development of adolescents and how they affect teaching practice
• Provides research-based practices to maximize and honor learners' potentials and strengths
  

Corwin Press / paperback / 248 pages / © 2009 / Price: $40.95