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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Asking a Different Question

by Gloria Ladson-Billings ...

Series series Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies Series
For the first time, this volume provides a definitive collection of Gloria Ladson-Billings’ groundbreaking concept of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP). After repeatedly confronting deficit perspectives that asked, “What’s wrong with ‘those’ kids?”, Ladson-Billings decided to ask a different question, one that fundamentally shifted the way we think about teaching and learning. Noting that “those ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

For the first time, this volume provides a definitive collection of Gloria Ladson-Billings’ groundbreaking concept of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP). After repeatedly confronting deficit perspectives that asked, “What’s wrong with ‘those’ kids?”, Ladson-Billings decided to ask a different question, one that fundamentally shifted the way we think about teaching and learning. Noting that “those
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Che cosa nasconde la “riforma” dell’Istruzione Professionale di Stato? La verità sul decreto delegato della 107 (Buona Scuola)

by Alberto Pian ...

La "riforma" degli istituti Professionali é sancita dal Decreto Legge 61 del 13 aprile 2017, in attuazione della Legge 107 (Buona scuola).Qual é l’obiettivo di questa riforma?La prima cosa da comprendere é che questa riforma applica tutte le linee guida dell’Unione Europea per la scuola e la formazione professionale. Il suo scopo é abbassare il “costo del lavoro”, andare verso la soppressione o il ... Read more

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La "riforma" degli istituti Professionali é sancita dal Decreto Legge 61 del 13 aprile 2017, in attuazione della Legge 107 (Buona scuola).Qual é l’obiettivo di questa riforma?La prima cosa da comprendere é che questa riforma applica tutte le linee guida dell’Unione Europea per la scuola e la formazione professionale. Il suo scopo é abbassare il “costo del lavoro”, andare verso la soppressione o il
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The Well-Educated Child

How the Principles and Practices of Quality Thinking, Agency, and Ethical Purpose Cultivate Deeper Learning

by Deborah Kenny ...

**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of America’s leading educators explains what children need to thrive and excel.**In The Well-Educated Child, Dr. Deborah Kenny offers an inspiring vision for education that cultivates intelligent, happy, morally grounded young people. This landmark book will change the way we think about what it means for our children to be well educated.Drawing on decades ... Read more

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**AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of America’s leading educators explains what children need to thrive and excel.**In The Well-Educated Child, Dr. Deborah Kenny offers an inspiring vision for education that cultivates intelligent, happy, morally grounded young people. This landmark book will change the way we think about what it means for our children to be well educated.Drawing on decades
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The Search for Method in STEAM Education

by Jaime E. Martinez ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores various approaches to building a positive interdisciplinary STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) learning environment, as described by educators across the K-20 educational ladder. Crucial to their success, Martinez finds, is the playful and performatory approach they employ in their teaching. Their practices are creative, improvisational, and inclusive, and ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

This book explores various approaches to building a positive interdisciplinary STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) learning environment, as described by educators across the K-20 educational ladder. Crucial to their success, Martinez finds, is the playful and performatory approach they employ in their teaching. Their practices are creative, improvisational, and inclusive, and
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Landscapes of Learning

by Maxine Greene ...

“I would suggest that there must always be a place in teacher education for ‘foundations’ people, whose fundamental concern is with opening new perspectives on the many faces of the human world.”—Maxine GreeneThe essays in this volume demonstrate clearly that Maxine Greene is herself an example of the kind of “foundations” specialist she hopes to see: someone who can stimulate, inform, and bring ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

“I would suggest that there must always be a place in teacher education for ‘foundations’ people, whose fundamental concern is with opening new perspectives on the many faces of the human world.”—Maxine GreeneThe essays in this volume demonstrate clearly that Maxine Greene is herself an example of the kind of “foundations” specialist she hopes to see: someone who can stimulate, inform, and bring
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Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI)

The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson

by John R. Hollingsworth, Silvia E. Ybarra ...

Series series Corwin Teaching Essentials
A proven approach to better teaching and learning.Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), an approach based on the premise that all children can learn, helps teachers deliver well-designed, well-taught lessons that significantly improve achievement for all learners. Authors Hollingsworth and Ybarra have refined and extended their highly successful methods in this second edition of their bestselling ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

A proven approach to better teaching and learning.Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI), an approach based on the premise that all children can learn, helps teachers deliver well-designed, well-taught lessons that significantly improve achievement for all learners. Authors Hollingsworth and Ybarra have refined and extended their highly successful methods in this second edition of their bestselling
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Curriculum Theory

Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns

by Michael Stephen Schiro ...

The essential, comprehensive guide for developing and evolving your educational visionThe Second Edition of Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. Author Michael Stephen Schiro analyzes four educational visions—Scholar ... Read more

$87.19 CAD

The essential, comprehensive guide for developing and evolving your educational visionThe Second Edition of Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. Author Michael Stephen Schiro analyzes four educational visions—Scholar
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Seen and Heard

Children's Rights in Early Childhood Education

by Ellen Lynn Hall, Jennifer Kofkin Rudkin ...

Series series Early Childhood Education Series
Using examples from a Reggio-inspired school with children from ages 6 weeks to 6 years, the authors emphasize the importance of children’s rights and our responsibility as adults to hear their voices. Seen and Heard summarizes research and theory pertaining to young children’s rights in the United States, and offers strategies educators can use to ensure the inclusion of children’s perspectives ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

Using examples from a Reggio-inspired school with children from ages 6 weeks to 6 years, the authors emphasize the importance of children’s rights and our responsibility as adults to hear their voices. Seen and Heard summarizes research and theory pertaining to young children’s rights in the United States, and offers strategies educators can use to ensure the inclusion of children’s perspectives
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Teaching Multiplication with Lesson Study

Japanese and Ibero-American Theories for International Mathematics Education

Edited by Masami Isoda, Raimundo Olfos ...

Series series Education (R0)
This open access book is intended to assist teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers, editors and authors of textbooks in developing strategies to teach the multiplication of natural numbers based on the experience of the Lesson Study in Japan. This approach to mathematics education dates back to the 1870s and reconciles the emphasis on problem solving with the treatment of the curricular ... Read more

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This open access book is intended to assist teachers, teacher trainers, curriculum designers, editors and authors of textbooks in developing strategies to teach the multiplication of natural numbers based on the experience of the Lesson Study in Japan. This approach to mathematics education dates back to the 1870s and reconciles the emphasis on problem solving with the treatment of the curricular
... Read more
The Mindful Schools Curriculum for Adolescents

Tools for Developing Awareness

by Oren Jay Sofer, Matthew Brensilver, PhD ...

Copublished with Mindful SchoolsA flexible set of lessons tailored to the developmental needs of adolescents, based on research in behavioral science.Arguably, no student population stands to gain more from mindfulness practice— with its power to enhance emotion regulation, attention stability, and self- awareness— than students between the ages of thirteen and twenty. In this comprehensive curr.. ... Read more

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Copublished with Mindful SchoolsA flexible set of lessons tailored to the developmental needs of adolescents, based on research in behavioral science.Arguably, no student population stands to gain more from mindfulness practice— with its power to enhance emotion regulation, attention stability, and self- awareness— than students between the ages of thirteen and twenty. In this comprehensive curr..
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West Meets East

Best Practices from Expert Teachers in the U.S. and China

by Leslie Grant, James Stronge, Xianxuan Xu, Patricia Popp, Yaling Sun ...

The United States and China: two nations drastically different in demographics, history, political structures, and education systems. Despite these differences, educators in each country have discovered they have much to learn from one another. The United States looks east and is captivated by the high assessment scores that many Chinese students achieve. China looks west and is enamored with how ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

The United States and China: two nations drastically different in demographics, history, political structures, and education systems. Despite these differences, educators in each country have discovered they have much to learn from one another. The United States looks east and is captivated by the high assessment scores that many Chinese students achieve. China looks west and is enamored with how
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The Mastery Learning Handbook

A Competency-Based Approach to Student Achievement

by Jonathan Bergmann ...

Mastery learning is an instructional approach that empowers every student to progress with confidence.Using flexible pacing and targeted supports, teachers guide students through a cyclic process of preparation, demonstration, and formative feedback until there is a mutual agreement between teacher and student that the student is ready to advance.In this book, educator Jonathan Bergmann, a pioneer ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

Mastery learning is an instructional approach that empowers every student to progress with confidence.Using flexible pacing and targeted supports, teachers guide students through a cyclic process of preparation, demonstration, and formative feedback until there is a mutual agreement between teacher and student that the student is ready to advance.In this book, educator Jonathan Bergmann, a pioneer
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Biology Made Real

Ways of Teaching That Inspire Meaning-Making

by Christian Moore-Anderson ...

"This outstanding book... deserves to be very widely read. I hope it makes a major contribution to how school biology is taught." —Dr Michael J. Reiss, Professor of Science Education, University of LondonFrom the author of Difference Maker, Biology Made Real explores what makes school biology meaningful for students. Pulling from many scholarly sources—including the philosophy, history, and ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

"This outstanding book... deserves to be very widely read. I hope it makes a major contribution to how school biology is taught." —Dr Michael J. Reiss, Professor of Science Education, University of LondonFrom the author of Difference Maker, Biology Made Real explores what makes school biology meaningful for students. Pulling from many scholarly sources—including the philosophy, history, and
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The Young Child and Mathematics, Third Edition

by Angela Chan Turrou, Nicholas C. Johnson, Megan L. Franke ...

Tap into the Power of Child-Led Math Teaching and LearningWinner of the 2022 EXCEL Silver Award for Technical Book. Everything a child does has mathematical value—these words are at the heart of this completely revised and updated third edition of The Young Child and Mathematics. Grounded in current research, this classic book focuses on how teachers working with children ages 3 to 6 can find and ... Read more

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Tap into the Power of Child-Led Math Teaching and LearningWinner of the 2022 EXCEL Silver Award for Technical Book. Everything a child does has mathematical value—these words are at the heart of this completely revised and updated third edition of The Young Child and Mathematics. Grounded in current research, this classic book focuses on how teachers working with children ages 3 to 6 can find and
... Read more
Reading the Visual

An Introduction to Teaching Multimodal Literacy

by Frank Serafini ...

Series series Language and Literacy Series
Today’s teachers need up-to-the-minute information to help their students make sense of the multimodal texts they encounter daily in and out of school. Reading the Visual is an essential introduction that focuses on what teachers should know about multimodal literacy and how to teach it. This engaging book provides theoretical, curricular, and pedagogical frameworks for teaching a wide-range of ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Today’s teachers need up-to-the-minute information to help their students make sense of the multimodal texts they encounter daily in and out of school. Reading the Visual is an essential introduction that focuses on what teachers should know about multimodal literacy and how to teach it. This engaging book provides theoretical, curricular, and pedagogical frameworks for teaching a wide-range of
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Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach

Early Years Education in Practice

by Janni Nicol, Jill Taplin ...

Series series Understanding the… Approach
This fully revised edition of Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Steiner Waldorf early childhood approach. It enables the reader to analyse the essential elements of the Steiner Waldorf Approach to early childhood and its relationship to quality early years practice.Covering all ... Read more

$61.82 CAD

This fully revised edition of Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Steiner Waldorf early childhood approach. It enables the reader to analyse the essential elements of the Steiner Waldorf Approach to early childhood and its relationship to quality early years practice.Covering all
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"The Tangi Bridge" Common Core Standards Lesson Plans

by KM Zafari ...

A comprehensive lesson plan aligned with the Common Core Standards for Reading: Literature for grades 9-12 (3-4 classroom hours).CCS: RL: 9-10.1 – 10.10CCS: RL: 11-12.1 – 12.10Follows the Madeline Hunter format.Includes:-Duration-Objective/Purpose-Standards-Concepts Taught (CCS and Enrichment)-Resources Needed (CCS and Enrichment)-Anticipatory Set-Instructional Input-Guided Practice-Quick Links (. ... Read more

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A comprehensive lesson plan aligned with the Common Core Standards for Reading: Literature for grades 9-12 (3-4 classroom hours).CCS: RL: 9-10.1 – 10.10CCS: RL: 11-12.1 – 12.10Follows the Madeline Hunter format.Includes:-Duration-Objective/Purpose-Standards-Concepts Taught (CCS and Enrichment)-Resources Needed (CCS and Enrichment)-Anticipatory Set-Instructional Input-Guided Practice-Quick Links (.
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Introducing Little Kids to the Big Ideas of Mathematics: A Rad Makeover for Teaching Math

by Evelyn Raiken Lewis ...

We all expect children to learn their native language without lessons, worksheets, or tests. They are linguistic geniuses who can learn language by immersion. But this time of linguist genius is short-lived.If we can leave the assumption aside that young children must spend years doing simplistic arithmetic and provide an early introduction to higher-level math vocabulary and concepts, children ... Read more

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We all expect children to learn their native language without lessons, worksheets, or tests. They are linguistic geniuses who can learn language by immersion. But this time of linguist genius is short-lived.If we can leave the assumption aside that young children must spend years doing simplistic arithmetic and provide an early introduction to higher-level math vocabulary and concepts, children
... Read more
UDL in the Cloud!

How to Design and Deliver Online Education Using Universal Design for Learning

by Katie Novak ...

Series series UDL Now!
UDL in the Cloud helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences.Drawing on years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, authors Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau offer a highly practical approach to developing e-courses, virtual snow days, flipped classes, and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

UDL in the Cloud helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences.Drawing on years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, authors Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau offer a highly practical approach to developing e-courses, virtual snow days, flipped classes, and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners
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Beauty for Truth's Sake

On the Re-enchantment of Education

by Stratford Caldecott ...

A call for renewal in educationBased in the riches of Christian worship and tradition, this brief, eloquently written introduction to Christian thinking and worldview helps readers put back together again faith and reason, truth and beauty, and the fragmented academic disciplines.By reclaiming the classic liberal arts and viewing disciplines such as science and mathematics through a poetic lens, ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

A call for renewal in educationBased in the riches of Christian worship and tradition, this brief, eloquently written introduction to Christian thinking and worldview helps readers put back together again faith and reason, truth and beauty, and the fragmented academic disciplines.By reclaiming the classic liberal arts and viewing disciplines such as science and mathematics through a poetic lens,
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Studio Thinking 3

The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education

Edited by Kimberly M. Sheridan, Shirley Veenema, Ellen Winner, Lois Hetland ...

Studio Thinking 3 is a new edition of a now-classic text, a research-based account of teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes. It poses a framework that identifies eight habits of mind taught in visual arts and four studio structures by which they are taught. This edition includes new material about how the framework has been used since the original study, with new perspectives ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

Studio Thinking 3 is a new edition of a now-classic text, a research-based account of teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes. It poses a framework that identifies eight habits of mind taught in visual arts and four studio structures by which they are taught. This edition includes new material about how the framework has been used since the original study, with new perspectives
... Read more
What's Worth Teaching?

Rethinking Curriculum in the Age of Technology

by Allan Collins ...

Series series Technology, Education—Connections Series
This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

This important contribution to the future of education, by bestselling author and renowned cognitive scientist Allan Collins, proposes a school curriculum that will fit the needs of our modern era. Offering guidelines for deciding what is important to learn in order to become a knowledgeable person, a good citizen, a thoughtful worker, and a valuable friend in the 21st century, Collins considers
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Positively Transforming Minds within Educational Systems

An Inner-Directed Inquiry Process for Educators and the Students they Serve

by Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, Tonya Lea Eberhart ...

Youth and young adult suicide and depression is on the rise and employers are complaining about the lack of preparedness among high school and college graduates. This book illustrates the research that can support youth, young adults, and their instructors to transform learning environments that subsequently contribute to desired learning and development outcomes. Through embedding brief micro ... Read more

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Youth and young adult suicide and depression is on the rise and employers are complaining about the lack of preparedness among high school and college graduates. This book illustrates the research that can support youth, young adults, and their instructors to transform learning environments that subsequently contribute to desired learning and development outcomes. Through embedding brief micro
... Read more
Brilliant Activities for Gifted and Talented Children

Brilliant Activities for Gifted and Talented

by Ashley McCabe-Mowat ...

Series Book 34 - Brilliant how to ...
Open-ended activities to develop students' creative and critical thinking skills. Gifted children are not the only ones who will benefit from this book! All children will thoroughly enjoy these activities. Some of the activities can be last for days, others such as the brainteaser section can be used for a quick warm-up to spark interest and excite the brain. Activities linked to Bloom's taxonomy. ... Read more

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Open-ended activities to develop students' creative and critical thinking skills. Gifted children are not the only ones who will benefit from this book! All children will thoroughly enjoy these activities. Some of the activities can be last for days, others such as the brainteaser section can be used for a quick warm-up to spark interest and excite the brain. Activities linked to Bloom's taxonomy.
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