For first-year teachers, Roddick and Spitzer (mathematics and mathematics education, San Jose State U.) explain how to teach math in middle and high school classrooms. They aim to supplement what new teachers have already learned about teaching math and focus on the key elements of successful teaching, drawing from research, their experiences, and observations. They address standards-based teaching; ways to engage students in affective, behavioral, and cognitive terms; working with special needs students, gifted learners, and English language learners; and assessment. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)