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Integrating the Visual Arts Across the Curriculum

An Elementary and Middle School Guide

by Julia Marshall ...

“If you long for an arts classroom that connects students to the astonishingly interesting world they live in and want some helpful guidance on how to do it, this is the book for you!” —From the Foreword by Connie Stewart, University of Northern ColoradoWith lots of examples and color images, this resource is both a foundational text and a practical guidebook for bringing contemporary art into ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

“If you long for an arts classroom that connects students to the astonishingly interesting world they live in and want some helpful guidance on how to do it, this is the book for you!” —From the Foreword by Connie Stewart, University of Northern ColoradoWith lots of examples and color images, this resource is both a foundational text and a practical guidebook for bringing contemporary art into
... Read more
Education for Sustainable Development in Foreign Language Learning

Content-Based Instruction in College-Level Curricula

Edited by María de la Fuente ...

Series series Routledge Research in Language Education
This unique volume utilizes the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework to illustrate successful integration of sustainability education in post-secondary foreign language (FL) learning.Showcasing a variety of approaches to using content-based instruction (CBI) in college-level courses, this text valuably demonstrates how topics relating to environmental, social, and cultural ... Read more

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This unique volume utilizes the UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework to illustrate successful integration of sustainability education in post-secondary foreign language (FL) learning.Showcasing a variety of approaches to using content-based instruction (CBI) in college-level courses, this text valuably demonstrates how topics relating to environmental, social, and cultural
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Building Students' Historical Literacies

Learning to Read and Reason With Historical Texts and Evidence

by Jeffery D. Nokes ...

How can teachers incorporate the richness of historical resources into classrooms in ways that are true to the discipline of history and are pedagogically sound? Now in its second edition, this book explores the notion of historical literacy, adopts a research-supported stance on literacy processes, and promotes the integration of content-area literacy instruction into history content teaching. ... Read more

$79.99 CAD

How can teachers incorporate the richness of historical resources into classrooms in ways that are true to the discipline of history and are pedagogically sound? Now in its second edition, this book explores the notion of historical literacy, adopts a research-supported stance on literacy processes, and promotes the integration of content-area literacy instruction into history content teaching.
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The Misdirection of Education Policy

Raising Questions about School Reform

by Nancy DaFoe ...

The Misdirection of Education Policy: Raising Questions about School Reform proposes critically important questions about the wisdom of American public education policy and reform initiatives. Laying out the particulars of three policy strands—creation of STEM curricula/schools, expansion of charter schools/privatizing, and teacher accountability/testing tied to job security— The Misdirection of ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

The Misdirection of Education Policy: Raising Questions about School Reform proposes critically important questions about the wisdom of American public education policy and reform initiatives. Laying out the particulars of three policy strands—creation of STEM curricula/schools, expansion of charter schools/privatizing, and teacher accountability/testing tied to job security— The Misdirection of
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The War Against Excellence

The Rising Tide of Mediocrity in America's Middle Schools

by Cheri Pierson Yecke ...

Here, veteran teacher Cheri Pierson Yecke details the chronological history of the middle school movement in the U. S. by tracing its evolution from academically-oriented junior high schools to the dissolution of academics in the middle schools of the late 1980s and beyond. In this book, evidence is presented to show how leaders of this movement designed to use the middle school as a vehicle to ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

Here, veteran teacher Cheri Pierson Yecke details the chronological history of the middle school movement in the U. S. by tracing its evolution from academically-oriented junior high schools to the dissolution of academics in the middle schools of the late 1980s and beyond. In this book, evidence is presented to show how leaders of this movement designed to use the middle school as a vehicle to
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The Natural World and Science Education in the United States

by Ajay Sharma, Cory Buxton ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book focuses on the representation of nature in science education in schools in the United States. Given the importance of our relationship with the nonhuman world for the fate of our planet, this work gives special attention to the representation, instruction, and understanding of the relationship between the social and the natural world. It also proposes an alternative, sustainability ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

This book focuses on the representation of nature in science education in schools in the United States. Given the importance of our relationship with the nonhuman world for the fate of our planet, this work gives special attention to the representation, instruction, and understanding of the relationship between the social and the natural world. It also proposes an alternative, sustainability
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Rethinking Schooling

Twenty-Five Years of the Journal of Curriculum Studies

Edited by Ian Westbury, Geoff Milburn ...

Series series Education Heritage
Taking a collection of seminal articles from the Journal of Curriculum Studies, this book offers readers a vantage point for thinking about the worlds of schools and curricula, focusing in particular on the concept of seeing schools, curricula and teaching in new ways. Each of the chapters sheds fresh light on the ways of thinking the aforementioned. Themes include:classrooms and ... Read more

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Taking a collection of seminal articles from the Journal of Curriculum Studies, this book offers readers a vantage point for thinking about the worlds of schools and curricula, focusing in particular on the concept of seeing schools, curricula and teaching in new ways. Each of the chapters sheds fresh light on the ways of thinking the aforementioned. Themes include:classrooms and
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Upright and Three Rivers

by Barbara L Kinghorn ...

Upright and Three Rivers was compiled for two audiences, both adult Christian book clubs and Christian School/Homeschool students. It includes two appendices, the first of which provides facilitating, devotional study questions for book clubs or personal reflection for the 34 chapters of the book, and the second of which provides comprehensive supplementary lesson plans for each of the 34 chapters ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Upright and Three Rivers was compiled for two audiences, both adult Christian book clubs and Christian School/Homeschool students. It includes two appendices, the first of which provides facilitating, devotional study questions for book clubs or personal reflection for the 34 chapters of the book, and the second of which provides comprehensive supplementary lesson plans for each of the 34 chapters
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O professor na sociedade contemporânea

by Michelle V. G. Corrêa ...

Series series Série Universitária
A Série Universitária foi desenvolvida pelo Senac São Paulo com o intuito de preparar profissionais para o mercado de trabalho. Os títulos abrangem diversas áreas, abordando desde conhecimentos teóricos e práticos adequados às exigências profissionais até a formação ética e sólida. O professor na sociedade contemporânea apresenta um quadro da história da profissão docente e dos atuais desafios ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

A Série Universitária foi desenvolvida pelo Senac São Paulo com o intuito de preparar profissionais para o mercado de trabalho. Os títulos abrangem diversas áreas, abordando desde conhecimentos teóricos e práticos adequados às exigências profissionais até a formação ética e sólida. O professor na sociedade contemporânea apresenta um quadro da história da profissão docente e dos atuais desafios
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Effective Curriculum for Teaching L2 Writing

Principles and Techniques

by Eli Hinkel ...

Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
Effective Curriculum for Teaching L2 Writing sets out a clear big picture for curricular thinking about L2 writing pedagogy and offers a step-by-step guide to curriculum design with practical examples and illustrations. Its main purpose is to help pre-service and practicing teachers design courses for teaching academic writing and to do this as efficiently and effectively as possible. Bringing ... Read more

$109.99 CAD

Effective Curriculum for Teaching L2 Writing sets out a clear big picture for curricular thinking about L2 writing pedagogy and offers a step-by-step guide to curriculum design with practical examples and illustrations. Its main purpose is to help pre-service and practicing teachers design courses for teaching academic writing and to do this as efficiently and effectively as possible. Bringing
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Politics and the History Curriculum

The Struggle over Standards in Texas and the Nation

Edited by K. Erekson ...

Series series Education (R0)
The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made worldwide headlines. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broad context of politics, religion, media, and education, providing a clear analysis of these events and recommendations for teachers and policy makers. ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made worldwide headlines. Politics and the History Curriculum sets the debate over the Texas standards within a broad context of politics, religion, media, and education, providing a clear analysis of these events and recommendations for teachers and policy makers.
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Teaching World History Through Wayfinding, Art, and Mindfulness

by Amber J. Godwin ...

Teaching World History Through Wayfinding, Art, and Mindfulness approaches world history instruction through standards-based arts- and story-telling prompts. Each chapter provides contextualization through stories along with unique pieces of art from around the globe along with inquiries for teachers to examine by themselves and/or with their students through a mindfulness lens. By providing ... Read more

$37.99 CAD

Teaching World History Through Wayfinding, Art, and Mindfulness approaches world history instruction through standards-based arts- and story-telling prompts. Each chapter provides contextualization through stories along with unique pieces of art from around the globe along with inquiries for teachers to examine by themselves and/or with their students through a mindfulness lens. By providing
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Continuous Provision in the Early Years

How to plan provision to make a positive impact on children's learning

by Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg ...

Series series Practitioners' Guides
'An indispensable guide to addressing all the challenges of continuous provision' – Nursery WorldThe new and updated guide to getting continuous provision right in your setting from bestselling Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce Clegg.This new edition of Continuous Provision in the Early Years is fully updated based on the latest research and Alistair's extensive experience in Early Years ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

'An indispensable guide to addressing all the challenges of continuous provision' – Nursery WorldThe new and updated guide to getting continuous provision right in your setting from bestselling Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce Clegg.This new edition of Continuous Provision in the Early Years is fully updated based on the latest research and Alistair's extensive experience in Early Years
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Designing and Implementing Two-Way Bilingual Programs

A Step-by-Step Guide for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents

Edited by Liliana Minaya-Rowe, Margarita Espino Calderon ...

"This book is certain to be an indispensable guide to planning and practice in dual language schools. It is practical, down-to-earth, and firmly based in broad experience and research."Robert Slavin, Co-DirectorCenter for Research on the Education of Students Placed at RiskJohns Hopkins University"Calderón and Minaya-Rowe have done an excellent job of presenting relevant research along with ... Read more

$43.99 CAD

"This book is certain to be an indispensable guide to planning and practice in dual language schools. It is practical, down-to-earth, and firmly based in broad experience and research."Robert Slavin, Co-DirectorCenter for Research on the Education of Students Placed at RiskJohns Hopkins University"Calderón and Minaya-Rowe have done an excellent job of presenting relevant research along with
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TEAlfabetizar: Currículo para Alfabetização de Aprendizes com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA)

by Najra Danny Pereira ...

TEAlfabetizar é um currículo de alfabetização desenvolvido especialmente para aprendizes com TEA. Fundamentado nos princípios da Análise do Comportamento Aplicada (ABA), propõe uma abordagem estruturada e funcional para o ensino de leitura, de escrita e de noções matemáticas. O material reúne uma sequência clara de habilidades, estratégias individualizadas de ensino e recursos prontos para ... Read more

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TEAlfabetizar é um currículo de alfabetização desenvolvido especialmente para aprendizes com TEA. Fundamentado nos princípios da Análise do Comportamento Aplicada (ABA), propõe uma abordagem estruturada e funcional para o ensino de leitura, de escrita e de noções matemáticas. O material reúne uma sequência clara de habilidades, estratégias individualizadas de ensino e recursos prontos para
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Worldwise Learning

A Teacher′s Guide to Shaping a Just, Sustainable Future

by Carla Marschall, Elizabeth O. Crawford ...

Series series Corwin Teaching Essentials
**Nautilus Gold Award Winner (Books for a Better World) in Social Sciences & EducationCreate inclusive, democratic classrooms that prepare knowledgeable, compassionate, and engaged global citizens.**Today’s global challenges—climate change, food and water insecurity, social and economic inequality, and a global pandemic—demand that educators prepare students to become compassionate, critical ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

**Nautilus Gold Award Winner (Books for a Better World) in Social Sciences & EducationCreate inclusive, democratic classrooms that prepare knowledgeable, compassionate, and engaged global citizens.**Today’s global challenges—climate change, food and water insecurity, social and economic inequality, and a global pandemic—demand that educators prepare students to become compassionate, critical
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Resolved

Debate Can Revolutionize Education and Help Save Our Democracy

by Robert Litan ...

Adopting a simple education reform to restore civil discourse and transform American societyIn this era of extreme political polarization, it's tempting to believe nothing can be done to heal a nation that is so obviously divided and led by dysfunctional politicians.But there is a relatively simple and powerful way to begin the healing, and at the same time prepare the next generations of leaders ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Adopting a simple education reform to restore civil discourse and transform American societyIn this era of extreme political polarization, it's tempting to believe nothing can be done to heal a nation that is so obviously divided and led by dysfunctional politicians.But there is a relatively simple and powerful way to begin the healing, and at the same time prepare the next generations of leaders
... Read more
Beyond Science Standards

Play, Art, Coherence, Community

by Charles R. Ault Jr. ...

Beyond Science Standards captures a vision of science education both whimsical and serious. Ranging across examples from elementary to university level classrooms and grounded in philosophy and history, the stories address dimensions beyond the realm of bureaucratic standards. Its thesis brings into question the premise of scientific unity and its representation in school as notions of method, ... Read more

$49.99 CAD

Beyond Science Standards captures a vision of science education both whimsical and serious. Ranging across examples from elementary to university level classrooms and grounded in philosophy and history, the stories address dimensions beyond the realm of bureaucratic standards. Its thesis brings into question the premise of scientific unity and its representation in school as notions of method,
... Read more
The SAGE Guide to Curriculum in Education

Edited by Ming Fang He, Brian D. Schultz, William H. Schubert ...

The SAGE Guide to Curriculum in Education integrates, summarizes, and explains, in highly accessible form, foundational knowledge and information about the field of curriculum with brief, simply written overviews for people outside of or new to the field of education. This Guide supports study, research, and instruction, with content that permits quick access to basic information, accompanied by ... Read more

$188.99 CAD

The SAGE Guide to Curriculum in Education integrates, summarizes, and explains, in highly accessible form, foundational knowledge and information about the field of curriculum with brief, simply written overviews for people outside of or new to the field of education. This Guide supports study, research, and instruction, with content that permits quick access to basic information, accompanied by
... Read more
A New Look at the Interactive Writing Classroom

Methods, Strategies, and Activities to Engage Students

by Stephen Sharp ...

Teaching students how to write more effectively is a goal that English teachers of all levels share. How can you motivate your students to produce their best writing, think critically, and participate more actively in class? How can you conduct workshops in your classroom that create a more dynamic, interactive, student-centered environment?This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Teaching students how to write more effectively is a goal that English teachers of all levels share. How can you motivate your students to produce their best writing, think critically, and participate more actively in class? How can you conduct workshops in your classroom that create a more dynamic, interactive, student-centered environment?This practical, comprehensive guide to teaching writing
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The World’s Highest-Scoring Students

How Their Nations Led Them to Excellence

by Hani Morgan ...

Series Book 35 - Global Studies in Education
The World’s Highest-Scoring Students focuses on how various countries transformed their school systems into the world’s leading systems of education. Hani Morgan covers eight countries: Finland, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, China, Canada, Estonia, and the United States. His book offers ideas on how the United States can improve its school system so that it can regain its status as the world’s ... Read more

$50.99 CAD

The World’s Highest-Scoring Students focuses on how various countries transformed their school systems into the world’s leading systems of education. Hani Morgan covers eight countries: Finland, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, China, Canada, Estonia, and the United States. His book offers ideas on how the United States can improve its school system so that it can regain its status as the world’s
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Perspectivas Contra-Hegemônicas Sobre o Processo de Materialização da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC)

by Marcos Vinicius Francisco ...

O livro Perspectivas contra-hegemônicas sobre o processo de materialização da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) é um acalanto para aqueles/as que resistem e se posicionam de forma insurgente em face dos avanços das políticas educacionais neoliberais, com destaque para o contexto latino-americano, a exemplo do Brasil. O coletivo de autores/as que compõe os capítulos aborda, a partir de ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

O livro Perspectivas contra-hegemônicas sobre o processo de materialização da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) é um acalanto para aqueles/as que resistem e se posicionam de forma insurgente em face dos avanços das políticas educacionais neoliberais, com destaque para o contexto latino-americano, a exemplo do Brasil. O coletivo de autores/as que compõe os capítulos aborda, a partir de
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Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Curricula in Nursing and Midwifery Education

Edited by Ingrid Darmann-Finck, Karin Reiber ...

Series series Medicine (R0)
This book provides a review of central contributions from a variety of countries, and is intended to enhance and expand the national professional dialogue on curricula in nursing and midwifery education. All questions of a general nature related to the topic of “curricula” are dealt within the framework of this internationally oriented anthology. Though the contributions may address challenges ... Read more

$76.99 CAD

This book provides a review of central contributions from a variety of countries, and is intended to enhance and expand the national professional dialogue on curricula in nursing and midwifery education. All questions of a general nature related to the topic of “curricula” are dealt within the framework of this internationally oriented anthology. Though the contributions may address challenges
... Read more
Os conteúdos escolares e a ressurreição dos mortos

contribuição à teoria histórico-crítica do currículo

by Newton Duarte ...

Antonio Gramsci escreveu que "está sempre presente no morto um grande vivo". Frequentemente os conteúdos escolares são acusados de serem coisas mortas sem qualquer sentido para a vida concreta dos alunos. Este livro, na linha da pedagogia histórico-crítica, defende que os clássicos das ciências, das artes e da filosofia são sínteses ricas de atividade humana condensada, em estado de repouso, que ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Antonio Gramsci escreveu que "está sempre presente no morto um grande vivo". Frequentemente os conteúdos escolares são acusados de serem coisas mortas sem qualquer sentido para a vida concreta dos alunos. Este livro, na linha da pedagogia histórico-crítica, defende que os clássicos das ciências, das artes e da filosofia são sínteses ricas de atividade humana condensada, em estado de repouso, que
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