Teach Me, I Dare You: Taking Up the Challenge of Teaching Social Studies.

Striking a solid balance between practice and theory—based on the authors 40 years of classroom experience and extensive research in education, respectively—this handbook provides new and veteran middle- and high-school teachers with a wealth of motivating strategies, methods, ideas, and activities to enhance their teaching. The book addresses basic instruction (e.g., lesson planning and teaching students to read), best practices and methods (one- and multi-day activities, using video and audio), classroom-management solutions, special topics (ELLs, current events), and background on 12 ancient and more recent thinkers whose work may enlighten todays teachers. Reproducibles include sample activities, historical background, and various lesson-plan formats. Grades 5–12. Social Studies School Service.