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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Young Readers’ Edition

Everything American History Textbooks Get Wrong

par James W. Loewen, Rebecca Stefoff ...

Now adapted for young readers ages 12 through 18, the national bestseller that makes real American history come alive in all of its conflict, drama, and complexityLies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important—and successful—history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist ... En savoir plus

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Now adapted for young readers ages 12 through 18, the national bestseller that makes real American history come alive in all of its conflict, drama, and complexityLies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important—and successful—history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist
... En savoir plus
Difference Maker

Enacting Systems Theory in Biology Teaching

par Christian Moore-Anderson ...

"Rarely have I been so convinced by the power of a new theoretical underpinning for a pedagogical technique such as the one presented here."—Helen Darlington, Faculty Progress Leader for Science at South Wirral High School (reviewed in School Science Review).From the author of Biology Made Real, Difference Maker reveals how to teach with students rather than merely teach to them. Without slides or ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

"Rarely have I been so convinced by the power of a new theoretical underpinning for a pedagogical technique such as the one presented here."—Helen Darlington, Faculty Progress Leader for Science at South Wirral High School (reviewed in School Science Review).From the author of Biology Made Real, Difference Maker reveals how to teach with students rather than merely teach to them. Without slides or
... En savoir plus
Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum

Guide to Catholic Home Education

par Laura M. Berquist ...

Home educator Laura Berquist presents a modern curriculum based on the time-tested philosophy of the classical Trivium-grammar, logic and rhetoric. She has given homeschoolers a valuable tool for putting together a "liberal arts" curriculum that feeds the soul, as well as the intellect. Her approach, covering grades K - 12, is detailed and practical, and it is adaptable by parents and teachers to ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

Home educator Laura Berquist presents a modern curriculum based on the time-tested philosophy of the classical Trivium-grammar, logic and rhetoric. She has given homeschoolers a valuable tool for putting together a "liberal arts" curriculum that feeds the soul, as well as the intellect. Her approach, covering grades K - 12, is detailed and practical, and it is adaptable by parents and teachers to
... En savoir plus
Brain Matters

Translating Research into Classroom Practice

par Patricia Wolfe ...

Everyone agrees that what we do in schools should be based on what we know about how the brain learns. Until recently, however, we have had few clues to unlock the secrets of the brain. Now, research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of the learning process, and we have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions.In this completely revised and ... En savoir plus

$40.99 CAD

Everyone agrees that what we do in schools should be based on what we know about how the brain learns. Until recently, however, we have had few clues to unlock the secrets of the brain. Now, research from the neurosciences has greatly improved our understanding of the learning process, and we have a much more solid foundation on which to base educational decisions.In this completely revised and
... En savoir plus
Educating Students to Improve the World

par Fernando M. Reimers ...

Collections series Education (R0)
This open access book addresses how to help students find purpose in a rapidly changing world. In a probing and visionary analysis of the field of global education Fernando Reimers explains how to lead the transformation of schools and school systems in order to more effectively prepare students to address today’s’ most urgent challenges and to invent a better future. Offering a comprehensive and ... En savoir plus

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This open access book addresses how to help students find purpose in a rapidly changing world. In a probing and visionary analysis of the field of global education Fernando Reimers explains how to lead the transformation of schools and school systems in order to more effectively prepare students to address today’s’ most urgent challenges and to invent a better future. Offering a comprehensive and
... En savoir plus
Translanguaging with Multilingual Students

Learning from Classroom Moments

Modifié par Ofelia García, Tatyana Kleyn ...

Looking closely at what happens when translanguaging is actively taken up to teach emergent bilingual students across different contexts, this book focuses on how it is already happening in classrooms as well as how it can be implemented as a pedagogical orientation. It extends theoretical understandings of the concept and highlights its promises and challenges. Using a Transformative Action ... En savoir plus

$100.30 CAD

Looking closely at what happens when translanguaging is actively taken up to teach emergent bilingual students across different contexts, this book focuses on how it is already happening in classrooms as well as how it can be implemented as a pedagogical orientation. It extends theoretical understandings of the concept and highlights its promises and challenges. Using a Transformative Action
... En savoir plus
Curriculum in a New Key

The Collected Works of Ted T. Aoki

par Ted T. Aoki ...

Collections series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
Ted T. Aoki, the most prominent curriculum scholar of his generation in Canada, has influenced numerous scholars around the world. Curriculum in a New Key brings together his work, over a 30-year span, gathered here under the themes of reconceptualizing curriculum; language, culture, and curriculum; and narrative. Aoki's oeuvre is utterly unique--a complex interdisciplinary configuration of ... En savoir plus

$166.26 CAD

Ted T. Aoki, the most prominent curriculum scholar of his generation in Canada, has influenced numerous scholars around the world. Curriculum in a New Key brings together his work, over a 30-year span, gathered here under the themes of reconceptualizing curriculum; language, culture, and curriculum; and narrative. Aoki's oeuvre is utterly unique--a complex interdisciplinary configuration of
... En savoir plus
The Death of Learning

How American Education Has Failed Our Students and What to Do about It

par John Agresto ...

The liberal arts are dying. They are dying because most Americans don’t see the point of them. Americans don’t understand why anyone would study literature or history or the classics—or, more contemporarily, feminist criticism, whiteness studies, or the literature of postcolonial states—when they can get an engineering or business degree.Even more concerning is when they read how “Western ... En savoir plus

$32.99 CAD

The liberal arts are dying. They are dying because most Americans don’t see the point of them. Americans don’t understand why anyone would study literature or history or the classics—or, more contemporarily, feminist criticism, whiteness studies, or the literature of postcolonial states—when they can get an engineering or business degree.Even more concerning is when they read how “Western
... En savoir plus
Arguing From Evidence in Middle School Science

24 Activities for Productive Talk and Deeper Learning

par 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, ... En savoir plus

$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,
... En savoir plus
The Essential Guide for Student-Centered Coaching

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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Finding Voice

Introductory Lessons to Teach Reading and Writing of Complex Text

par Nancy Dean ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
Teacher Beliefs as a Complex System: English Language Teachers in China

par Hongying Zheng ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
The Thoughtful Teacher

Making Connections with a Diverse Student Population

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Patterns of Power, Grades 1-5

Inviting Young Writers into the Conventions of Language

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Plato Was Wrong!

Footnotes on Doing Philosophy with Young People

par David Shapiro ...

This book is a compendium of lesson plans for classroom exercises designed to foster philosophical inquiry with young people. It introduces the reader to a wide range of activities for exploring philosophical questions and problems with children from pre-school age through high-school. There are lessons for a full-range of topics in philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and ... En savoir plus

$42.99 CAD

This book is a compendium of lesson plans for classroom exercises designed to foster philosophical inquiry with young people. It introduces the reader to a wide range of activities for exploring philosophical questions and problems with children from pre-school age through high-school. There are lessons for a full-range of topics in philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and
... En savoir plus
Comprehensive Literacy Basics

An Anthology by Capstone Professional

par Timothy Rasinski, Michael P. Ford, Nancy Boyles, Barbara A. Nelson, Sharon Vaughn, Margaret Mary Policastro, Kathy Brown, Sarah Martino, Shari Frost, Charlene Cobb, Chase Young, Hillary Wolfe, Michelle J. Kelley, Nicki Clausen-Grace, Adele T. Macula, Connie Campbell Dierking, Becky McTague, Mary C. McMackin, Nancy Witherell, Kristin Lems, Elaine Weber ...

Collections series Maupin House
Teaching English language arts at grades K-5 is both a science and an art. Educators must teach literacy skills and content with best practices, while also keeping focus on each student’s individual needs. They are challenged to monitor students working independently while also conducting small group instruction. And they must focus on providing differentiated support with a rather complicated ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Teaching English language arts at grades K-5 is both a science and an art. Educators must teach literacy skills and content with best practices, while also keeping focus on each student’s individual needs. They are challenged to monitor students working independently while also conducting small group instruction. And they must focus on providing differentiated support with a rather complicated
... En savoir plus
Creative Block Play

A Comprehensive Guide to Learning through Building

par Rosanne Hansel ...

Creative Block Play covers everything you need to encourage a child's development in a variety of domains through block play. This book is full of photos that illustrate block play in real classrooms and stories from teachers who have successfully used block play to encourage children's development in a variety of domains.Rosanne Regan Hansel has been both a teacher and administrator for a variety ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

Creative Block Play covers everything you need to encourage a child's development in a variety of domains through block play. This book is full of photos that illustrate block play in real classrooms and stories from teachers who have successfully used block play to encourage children's development in a variety of domains.Rosanne Regan Hansel has been both a teacher and administrator for a variety
... En savoir plus
Bringing School to Life

Place-Based Education Across the Curriculum

par Sarah K. Anderson ...

Place-based education is on the rise. Tired of “teaching to the test,” educators are looking for authentic ways to connect their curriculum to real life. The place-based approach brings students into their communities to learn necessary content and skills by working to meet the needs of local agencies and organizations. Students are more engaged because they know they are doing real work, teachers ... En savoir plus

$47.99 CAD

Place-based education is on the rise. Tired of “teaching to the test,” educators are looking for authentic ways to connect their curriculum to real life. The place-based approach brings students into their communities to learn necessary content and skills by working to meet the needs of local agencies and organizations. Students are more engaged because they know they are doing real work, teachers
... En savoir plus
Early Childhood and Compulsory Education

Reconceptualising the relationship

Modifié par Peter Moss ...

Collections series Contesting Early Childhood
What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together?The rapid expansion of early childhood education and care means that most children in affluent countries now have several years at pre-school before compulsory education. This raises an important question about the relationship between the two. Whilst it’s ... En savoir plus

$109.99 CAD

What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together?The rapid expansion of early childhood education and care means that most children in affluent countries now have several years at pre-school before compulsory education. This raises an important question about the relationship between the two. Whilst it’s
... En savoir plus
Transforming Teacher Education Through the Epistemic Core of Chemistry

Empirical Evidence and Practical Strategies

par Sibel Erduran, Ebru Kaya ...

Collections series Education (R0)
This book synthesizes theoretical perspectives, empirical evidence and practical strategies for improving teacher education in chemistry. Many chemistry lessons involve mindless “cookbook” activities where students and teachers follow recipes, memorise formulae and recall facts without understanding how and why knowledge in chemistry works. Capitalising on traditionally disparate areas of research ... En savoir plus

$64.09 CAD

This book synthesizes theoretical perspectives, empirical evidence and practical strategies for improving teacher education in chemistry. Many chemistry lessons involve mindless “cookbook” activities where students and teachers follow recipes, memorise formulae and recall facts without understanding how and why knowledge in chemistry works. Capitalising on traditionally disparate areas of research
... En savoir plus
Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 7

par Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, Cathy Williams ...

Collections series Mindset Mathematics
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the seventh-grade level through visualization, play, ... En savoir plus

$22.99 CAD

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the seventh-grade level through visualization, play,
... En savoir plus
Pragmatism, Post-modernism, and Complexity Theory

The "Fascinating Imaginative Realm" of William E. Doll, Jr.

Modifié par Donna Trueit ...

Collections series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
The first collection of the key works of the major curriculum studies scholar William E. Doll, Jr., this volume provides an overview of his scholarship over his fifty-year career and documents the theoretical and practical contribution he has made to the field . The book is organized in five thematic sections: Personal Reflections; Dewey, Piaget, Bruner, Whitehead: Process And Transformation; ... En savoir plus

$111.30 CAD

The first collection of the key works of the major curriculum studies scholar William E. Doll, Jr., this volume provides an overview of his scholarship over his fifty-year career and documents the theoretical and practical contribution he has made to the field . The book is organized in five thematic sections: Personal Reflections; Dewey, Piaget, Bruner, Whitehead: Process And Transformation;
... En savoir plus
Elementary Science Methods

An Assets-Based Approach to Teaching, Learning, and Advocacy, Grades K–6

par Lauren Madden ...

As teachers and parents, we often hear that children are the best scientists. Great science teachers tune in to children’s interests and observations to create engaging and effective lessons. This focus on the innate curiosity of children, or humans overall is celebrated and used to justify and support efforts around STEM teaching and learning. Yet, when we discuss elementary school teachers, we ... En savoir plus

$51.49 CAD

As teachers and parents, we often hear that children are the best scientists. Great science teachers tune in to children’s interests and observations to create engaging and effective lessons. This focus on the innate curiosity of children, or humans overall is celebrated and used to justify and support efforts around STEM teaching and learning. Yet, when we discuss elementary school teachers, we
... En savoir plus
Teaching Science to Every Child

Using Culture as a Starting Point

par John Settlage, Sherry A. Southerland, Lara K. Smetana, Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue ...

Ambitious and encouraging, this text for prospective and practicing elementary and middle school science teachers, grounded in contemporary science education reform, is a valuable resource that supplies concrete approaches to support the science and science-integrated engineering learning of each and every student. At its core, it is based in the view that science is its own culture, consisting of ... En savoir plus

$114.99 CAD

Ambitious and encouraging, this text for prospective and practicing elementary and middle school science teachers, grounded in contemporary science education reform, is a valuable resource that supplies concrete approaches to support the science and science-integrated engineering learning of each and every student. At its core, it is based in the view that science is its own culture, consisting of
... En savoir plus

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