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Arguing From Evidence in Middle School Science

24 Activities for Productive Talk and Deeper Learning

by Jonathan Francis Osborne, Brian M. Donovan, J. (Joseph) Bryan Henderson, Anna C. MacPherson, Andrew J. Wild ...

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here!If you’ve ever struggled to help students make scientific arguments from evidence, this practical, easy-to-use activity book is for you! Give your students the critical scientific practice today′s science standards require. You’ll discover strategies and activities to effectively engage students in arguments about competing data sets, ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here!If you’ve ever struggled to help students make scientific arguments from evidence, this practical, easy-to-use activity book is for you! Give your students the critical scientific practice today′s science standards require. You’ll discover strategies and activities to effectively engage students in arguments about competing data sets,
... Read more
The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching

What Every K-12 Coach and School Leader Needs to Know

by Diane Sweeney, Leanna S. Harris ...

Insights, ideas, and inspiration to keep student learning at the center of instructional coachingDiane Sweeney and Leanna Harris, whose best-selling books have influenced the practice of thousands of K-12 coaches, frame how Student-Centered Coaching serves as an evidence-based model of professional learning that focuses on student outcomes. Shifting the focus from "fixing" teachers to partnering ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Insights, ideas, and inspiration to keep student learning at the center of instructional coachingDiane Sweeney and Leanna Harris, whose best-selling books have influenced the practice of thousands of K-12 coaches, frame how Student-Centered Coaching serves as an evidence-based model of professional learning that focuses on student outcomes. Shifting the focus from "fixing" teachers to partnering
... Read more
Finding Voice

Introductory Lessons to Teach Reading and Writing of Complex Text

by Nancy Dean ...

Series series Maupin House
Finding Voice, written by Nancy Dean with Natalie Danaher, is a foundational book for elementary students and teachers that addresses close reading of complex text through understanding and practicing the elements of voice. The book is a collection of classroom lessons that cover the tools authors use to shape voice and meaning: diction, detail, imagery, figurative language, and tone. Every voice ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finding Voice, written by Nancy Dean with Natalie Danaher, is a foundational book for elementary students and teachers that addresses close reading of complex text through understanding and practicing the elements of voice. The book is a collection of classroom lessons that cover the tools authors use to shape voice and meaning: diction, detail, imagery, figurative language, and tone. Every voice
... Read more
Teacher Beliefs as a Complex System: English Language Teachers in China

by Hongying Zheng ...

Series series Education (R0)
The volume is a practical introduction to the ways in which the teachers deal with classroom events in the context of change for researchers, teachers, administrators who wish to implement curriculum reform to EFL in schools. The author provides insights into the beliefs of Chinese teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and their pedagogical choices in the context of the National English ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

The volume is a practical introduction to the ways in which the teachers deal with classroom events in the context of change for researchers, teachers, administrators who wish to implement curriculum reform to EFL in schools. The author provides insights into the beliefs of Chinese teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), and their pedagogical choices in the context of the National English
... Read more
The Thoughtful Teacher

Making Connections with a Diverse Student Population

by James D. Kirylo ...

A thoughtful teacher is one who works to foster an inspiring classroom environment where students fall in love with learning. Indeed, it is incumbent on the teacher to understand self, to be prepared, to possess command of subject matter, to teach in a developmentally appropriate manner, to mindfully incorporate culturally relevant practices, and to illuminate a sense of connection with a diverse ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

A thoughtful teacher is one who works to foster an inspiring classroom environment where students fall in love with learning. Indeed, it is incumbent on the teacher to understand self, to be prepared, to possess command of subject matter, to teach in a developmentally appropriate manner, to mindfully incorporate culturally relevant practices, and to illuminate a sense of connection with a diverse
... Read more
Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5

Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language

by Jeff Anderson, Whitney La Rocca ...

Author Jeff Anderson and literacy coach Whitney La Rocca lead a vibrant approach to grammar instruction in Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language. Here, young, emergent writers are invited to notice the conventions of the English language and build off them in this inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar.The book comes with standards-aligned ... Read more

$72.99 CAD

Author Jeff Anderson and literacy coach Whitney La Rocca lead a vibrant approach to grammar instruction in Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5: Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language. Here, young, emergent writers are invited to notice the conventions of the English language and build off them in this inquiry-based approach to instructional grammar.The book comes with standards-aligned
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Lontani, per quanto

Pensieri e azioni educative nel mondo sospeso

by Rete di Cooperazione Educativa ...

Dalla scuola dell'infanzia fino alla scuola secondaria di secondo grado e, ancora, fino ad esperienze di educazione extrascolastica in natura o con il teatro, questo libro vuole non solo raccontare ciò che è accaduto in questi mesi stravolti dalla pandemia, ma soprattutto offrire ai lettori uno spunto per una riflessione pedagogica e didattica radicale, ossia sulle radici a cui ciascuno attinge ... Read more

$47.99 CAD

Dalla scuola dell'infanzia fino alla scuola secondaria di secondo grado e, ancora, fino ad esperienze di educazione extrascolastica in natura o con il teatro, questo libro vuole non solo raccontare ciò che è accaduto in questi mesi stravolti dalla pandemia, ma soprattutto offrire ai lettori uno spunto per una riflessione pedagogica e didattica radicale, ossia sulle radici a cui ciascuno attinge
... Read more
The Primary Curriculum Leader's Handbook

by Roy Blatchford ...

At a time of renewed focus on the schools curriculum, Roy Blatchford has brought together some of the sharpest thinkers in education in a brilliant mixture of both practical and conceptual essays about what makes for a positive primary curriculum, 4-11. Perfectly timed to reflect the new Ofsted framework, the contributions reflect a range of thinking, planning and delivery, as schools do it now ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

At a time of renewed focus on the schools curriculum, Roy Blatchford has brought together some of the sharpest thinkers in education in a brilliant mixture of both practical and conceptual essays about what makes for a positive primary curriculum, 4-11. Perfectly timed to reflect the new Ofsted framework, the contributions reflect a range of thinking, planning and delivery, as schools do it now
... Read more
Onder een grote paddenstoel. Via schimmelnetwerken de leeromgeving krachtiger maken.

by Martijn van Schaik ...

Onder een grote paddenstoel gaan schimmelnetwerken schuil die ondergronds de voeding leveren voor de groei van de paddenstoel. Mycorrhizzae worden die genoemd. Het is aan de hand van die metafoor dat Martijn van Schaik, practor aan het Da Vinci College in Dordrecht, de visie en aanpak van zijn practoraat beschrijft. Vanuit de praktijk met behulp van theorie zet het practoraat in op het helpen van ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Onder een grote paddenstoel gaan schimmelnetwerken schuil die ondergronds de voeding leveren voor de groei van de paddenstoel. Mycorrhizzae worden die genoemd. Het is aan de hand van die metafoor dat Martijn van Schaik, practor aan het Da Vinci College in Dordrecht, de visie en aanpak van zijn practoraat beschrijft. Vanuit de praktijk met behulp van theorie zet het practoraat in op het helpen van
... Read more
Creating a Culture of Excellence

A School Leader's Guide to Best Practices in Teaching, Curriculum, Professional Development, Supervision, and Evaluation

by Jeffrey Glanz ...

Series series Bridging Theory and Practice
School leaders are busy, overwhelmed, and may not always be cognizant of the latest cutting-edge theories and practices in the field of instructional improvement. Drawing from research, Creating a Culture of Excellence is a resource that serves as a guide to the best practices in teaching, curriculum, professional development, supervision, and evaluation. Attending to these five processes, ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

School leaders are busy, overwhelmed, and may not always be cognizant of the latest cutting-edge theories and practices in the field of instructional improvement. Drawing from research, Creating a Culture of Excellence is a resource that serves as a guide to the best practices in teaching, curriculum, professional development, supervision, and evaluation. Attending to these five processes,
... Read more
Working Together

A Case Study of a National Arts Education Partnership

by Bernard W. Andrews ...

Series Book 502 - Counterpoints
Partnerships among a variety of institutions – for profit, not-for-profit, and non-profit – are a relatively recent organizational development. Such partnerships link businesses, government, and social agencies. The primary reason for these relationships is to achieve goals sooner and more efficiently by building on the resources and expertise of each partner. In arts education, schools, arts ... Read more

$52.99 CAD

Partnerships among a variety of institutions – for profit, not-for-profit, and non-profit – are a relatively recent organizational development. Such partnerships link businesses, government, and social agencies. The primary reason for these relationships is to achieve goals sooner and more efficiently by building on the resources and expertise of each partner. In arts education, schools, arts
... Read more
The Rise and Fall of Civic Education

The Battle for Social Studies in a Shifting Historical Landscape

by Michael Learn ...

Social studies is a field in crisis. The crisis stems from failure to establish the very foundation of social studies’ purpose in public education: civic education. Social studies advocates have never put forth a coherent method for teaching civic education because policymakers and the public have been unable to agree upon a general definition of civic education. This issue has disrupted the field ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Social studies is a field in crisis. The crisis stems from failure to establish the very foundation of social studies’ purpose in public education: civic education. Social studies advocates have never put forth a coherent method for teaching civic education because policymakers and the public have been unable to agree upon a general definition of civic education. This issue has disrupted the field
... Read more
Emergent Teaching

A Path of Creativity, Significance, and Transformation

by David Reid-Marr, Sam Crowell ...

Emergent Teaching inspires teachers to teach with more spontaneity and creativity within an educational environment that is highly constrained. It demonstrates, through descriptive stories, creative strategies and provides an intellectual foundation for emergent teaching. The authors show how teachers can relate subject matter to students’ lives and experience. They illustrate rituals and ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

Emergent Teaching inspires teachers to teach with more spontaneity and creativity within an educational environment that is highly constrained. It demonstrates, through descriptive stories, creative strategies and provides an intellectual foundation for emergent teaching. The authors show how teachers can relate subject matter to students’ lives and experience. They illustrate rituals and
... Read more
Crowd-Sourced Syllabus

A Curriculum for Resistance

by Leanne McRae ...

Series series Emerald Points
Curating the contributions of Twitter users via hashtags, crowd-sourced syllabi respond to evolving crises and critical questions in real time, resulting in living materials for educators, scholars and students. This book showcases how crowd-sourced syllabi are filling a gap in educational efficacy by providing access to forgotten, hidden, unsanctioned and unpopular resources.Recognising that ... Read more

$74.99 CAD

Curating the contributions of Twitter users via hashtags, crowd-sourced syllabi respond to evolving crises and critical questions in real time, resulting in living materials for educators, scholars and students. This book showcases how crowd-sourced syllabi are filling a gap in educational efficacy by providing access to forgotten, hidden, unsanctioned and unpopular resources.Recognising that
... Read more
The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to coherence

by Mary Myatt ...

Increasingly, across the system, people are talking about knowledge and curriculum. In this timely new book, Mary Myatt is at her brilliant best as she passionately argues that the solutions to overcoming achievement barriers lie in understanding the curriculum and in what children and meant to know. In order to reach coherence on the curriculum, it's going to require teachers in schools to engage ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Increasingly, across the system, people are talking about knowledge and curriculum. In this timely new book, Mary Myatt is at her brilliant best as she passionately argues that the solutions to overcoming achievement barriers lie in understanding the curriculum and in what children and meant to know. In order to reach coherence on the curriculum, it's going to require teachers in schools to engage
... Read more
Teaching the Discipline of History in an Age of Standards

Edited by Jennifer Clark, Adele Nye ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book discusses the discipline standards of History in Australian universities in order to help historians understand the Threshold Learning Outcomes and to assist in their practical application. It is divided into two sections: The first offers a scholarly exploration of contemporary issues in history teaching, while the second section discusses each of the Threshold Learning Outcomes and ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This book discusses the discipline standards of History in Australian universities in order to help historians understand the Threshold Learning Outcomes and to assist in their practical application. It is divided into two sections: The first offers a scholarly exploration of contemporary issues in history teaching, while the second section discusses each of the Threshold Learning Outcomes and
... Read more
Literacy Projects for Student-Centered Classrooms

Tips and Lessons to Engage Students

by Karrell Hickman ...

"Real, rather than theoretical. The clear examples are inspiring, and the approach can be put to use immediately."—Jon Potter, English and Drama TeacherCamden Hills Regional High School, Rockport, ME"This book provides many novel ideas for teachers to use, with practical applications."—Jamie Jahnig, English TeacherCheyenne Central High School, WYPromote engaging and energizing learning experiences ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

"Real, rather than theoretical. The clear examples are inspiring, and the approach can be put to use immediately."—Jon Potter, English and Drama TeacherCamden Hills Regional High School, Rockport, ME"This book provides many novel ideas for teachers to use, with practical applications."—Jamie Jahnig, English TeacherCheyenne Central High School, WYPromote engaging and energizing learning experiences
... Read more
Domine Sua Jornada Profissional

by Regiane Rodrigues ...

Você está pronto para transformar sua carreira e conquistar seu espaço no mercado de trabalho? Domine sua Jornada Profissional: Estratégias comprovadas para alcançar o próximo nível na carreira é um livro essencial para quem deseja se destacar no competitivo cenário profissional. Escrito por quem sabe do assunto, este material oferece uma abordagem prática e acessível para quem está começando ou ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Você está pronto para transformar sua carreira e conquistar seu espaço no mercado de trabalho? Domine sua Jornada Profissional: Estratégias comprovadas para alcançar o próximo nível na carreira é um livro essencial para quem deseja se destacar no competitivo cenário profissional. Escrito por quem sabe do assunto, este material oferece uma abordagem prática e acessível para quem está começando ou
... Read more
The Palgrave International Handbook of Education for Citizenship and Social Justice

Edited by Andrew Peterson, Robert Hattam, Michalinos Zembylas, James Arthur ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This state-of-the-art, comprehensive Handbook is the first of its kind to fully explore the interconnections between social justice and education for citizenship on an international scale.Various educational policies and practices are predicated on notions of social justice, yet each of these are explicitly or implicitly shaped by, and in turn themselves shape, particular notions of citizenship ... Read more

$192.99 CAD

This state-of-the-art, comprehensive Handbook is the first of its kind to fully explore the interconnections between social justice and education for citizenship on an international scale.Various educational policies and practices are predicated on notions of social justice, yet each of these are explicitly or implicitly shaped by, and in turn themselves shape, particular notions of citizenship
... Read more
The Principal as Mathematics Leader

by Ontario Principals′ Council ...

Series series Leading Student Achievement Series
"Getting down from the ivory tower and stepping out of the principal′s office, these authors offer some of the most important and useful books about leadership that principals can buy."—Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair in EducationBoston College"Addresses some of the most important challenges facing school leaders today. The authors bring a remarkable combination of deep, practical ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

"Getting down from the ivory tower and stepping out of the principal′s office, these authors offer some of the most important and useful books about leadership that principals can buy."—Andy Hargreaves, Thomas More Brennan Chair in EducationBoston College"Addresses some of the most important challenges facing school leaders today. The authors bring a remarkable combination of deep, practical
... Read more
Integral Education

New Directions for Higher Learning

Edited by Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, Jonathan Reams, Olen Gunnlaugson ...

Series series SUNY series in Integral Theory
Leading researchers and practitioners explore the frontiers of education from an integral perspective.The educational challenges being faced today are driving us toward a new step in the evolution of educational theory and practice. Educators are called to go beyond simply presenting alternatives, to integrating the best of mainstream and alternative approaches and taking them to the next level. ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Leading researchers and practitioners explore the frontiers of education from an integral perspective.The educational challenges being faced today are driving us toward a new step in the evolution of educational theory and practice. Educators are called to go beyond simply presenting alternatives, to integrating the best of mainstream and alternative approaches and taking them to the next level.
... Read more
StoryMaking

The Maker Movement Approach to Literacy for Early Learners

by Robin Chappele Thompson, Michelle Kay Compton ...

After studying the current research on literacy learning for young children, delving into the beliefs and schools of Reggio Emilia, and discovering the Maker Movement, the authors created StoryMaking. With great success, they implemented it in their diverse and large public school district. StoryMaking shares the processes, first steps, next steps, uses for materials, and lessons learned so ... Read more

$41.99 CAD

After studying the current research on literacy learning for young children, delving into the beliefs and schools of Reggio Emilia, and discovering the Maker Movement, the authors created StoryMaking. With great success, they implemented it in their diverse and large public school district. StoryMaking shares the processes, first steps, next steps, uses for materials, and lessons learned so
... Read more
Developing Subject Knowledge Across the Primary Curriculum

Beyond Literacy and Numeracy

Edited by Jen Aggleton ...

Series series Primary Teaching Now
Supporting primary teaching students to develop deep subject knowledge in curriculum subjects beyond literacy and numeracy.Students on primary education courses have a significant breadth of subject knowledge to cover. This book, which is applicable to a range of curricula, including those of the four UK nations:*Offers both breadth and depth for deep subject knowledge learning.*Includes ... Read more

$148.99 CAD

Supporting primary teaching students to develop deep subject knowledge in curriculum subjects beyond literacy and numeracy.Students on primary education courses have a significant breadth of subject knowledge to cover. This book, which is applicable to a range of curricula, including those of the four UK nations:*Offers both breadth and depth for deep subject knowledge learning.*Includes
... Read more
The Focus Factor

8 Essential Twenty-First Century Thinking Skills for Deeper Student Learning

by James A. Bellanca ...

Featuring practical “how to” classroom examples, this teacher-friendly introduction examines the importance of an essential set of thinking skills that supports the Common Core State Standards and future success for students in 21st-century life, school, and work. Starting with cognitive psychologist Reuven Feuerstein’s pioneering Theory of Mediated Learning, the author provides a rationale for ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Featuring practical “how to” classroom examples, this teacher-friendly introduction examines the importance of an essential set of thinking skills that supports the Common Core State Standards and future success for students in 21st-century life, school, and work. Starting with cognitive psychologist Reuven Feuerstein’s pioneering Theory of Mediated Learning, the author provides a rationale for
... Read more

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