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Students as Designers of Their Own Life Curricula

The Reconstruction of Experience in Education

par Vincent Izuegbu ...

The idea of life curriculum came as a result of looking back at my past in relation to my studies in curriculum. I learn by reconstructing my past in the present to influence my future, and students, indeed everyone, can as well do so. Constructing a curriculum of life is also a continuous process of building, renewing, refining, and adapting self-defining values, ideals, beliefs, ideas, ethics ... En savoir plus

$59.99 CAD

The idea of life curriculum came as a result of looking back at my past in relation to my studies in curriculum. I learn by reconstructing my past in the present to influence my future, and students, indeed everyone, can as well do so. Constructing a curriculum of life is also a continuous process of building, renewing, refining, and adapting self-defining values, ideals, beliefs, ideas, ethics
... En savoir plus
Instructional Decision-Making: How to Stay “The Guide on the Side” Rather Than “The Sage on the Stage” While Maximizing Child-Guided, Differentiated Learning

par Greg Nelson ...

Know how to teach elementary-aged children? Middle-school or high-school adolescents? Adults? Then you don't know SQUAT about teaching children in the early-childhood years! I'm not talking about just Head Start and center-based preK programs; it's grades K-3 in the public schools as well! Up until children pass throught the age 7-9 threshhold, they are in many ways alien beings, operating on ... En savoir plus

$5.99 CAD

Know how to teach elementary-aged children? Middle-school or high-school adolescents? Adults? Then you don't know SQUAT about teaching children in the early-childhood years! I'm not talking about just Head Start and center-based preK programs; it's grades K-3 in the public schools as well! Up until children pass throught the age 7-9 threshhold, they are in many ways alien beings, operating on
... En savoir plus
Beyond The Syllabus

par MUSHTAQ CHOWDHARY ...

What happens after the structure disappears?For years, students are taught how to answer questions, follow instructions, meet expectations, and move from one examination to the next. Then graduation arrives — and with it, a world that no longer provides a syllabus for what comes next.Beyond the Syllabus is a reflective exploration of modern adulthood in an age of uncertainty, artificial ... En savoir plus

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What happens after the structure disappears?For years, students are taught how to answer questions, follow instructions, meet expectations, and move from one examination to the next. Then graduation arrives — and with it, a world that no longer provides a syllabus for what comes next.Beyond the Syllabus is a reflective exploration of modern adulthood in an age of uncertainty, artificial
... En savoir plus
Strong Spirits, Kind Hearts

Helping Students Develop Inner Strength, Resilience, and Meaning

par Sandra Finney ...

Strong Spirits, Kind Hearts is the first practical teacher resource to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of developing strong spirits and caring young people. It is focused on middle years’ students but most lessons can be adapted for older and younger students as well. This resource describes ways to incorporate emotional and spiritual supports into daily routines and interactions ... En savoir plus

$54.99 CAD

Strong Spirits, Kind Hearts is the first practical teacher resource to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of developing strong spirits and caring young people. It is focused on middle years’ students but most lessons can be adapted for older and younger students as well. This resource describes ways to incorporate emotional and spiritual supports into daily routines and interactions
... En savoir plus
Help! My Students Are Bored and so Am I!

The Interactive Classroom Environment

par Dr. Jennifer Gilbert ...

When teachers graduate from college, they are filled with theories and are overloaded with standards and expectations. No one ever really focuses on a teachers most important job, which is to make learning fun. If you cant make learning enjoyable, students will not make education a priority. Jennifer Gilbert, PhD, a lifelong educator, firmly believes that if teachers bring the fun, the students ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

When teachers graduate from college, they are filled with theories and are overloaded with standards and expectations. No one ever really focuses on a teachers most important job, which is to make learning fun. If you cant make learning enjoyable, students will not make education a priority. Jennifer Gilbert, PhD, a lifelong educator, firmly believes that if teachers bring the fun, the students
... En savoir plus
Successful Writing Strategies for National Board Certification

par Bobbie Faulkner ...

Collections series What Works!
Successful Writing Strategies for National Board Certification leads National Board candidates through various strategies to help them write in the “National Board Style”. How a candidate writes about their teaching practice greatly impacts the success of their efforts to become a Board-Certified Teacher. Components the candidates submit depend on writing that is clear, consistent, and convincing. ... En savoir plus

$26.99 CAD

Successful Writing Strategies for National Board Certification leads National Board candidates through various strategies to help them write in the “National Board Style”. How a candidate writes about their teaching practice greatly impacts the success of their efforts to become a Board-Certified Teacher. Components the candidates submit depend on writing that is clear, consistent, and convincing.
... En savoir plus
Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue Vol 9 1 & 2

Modifié par Barbara Slater Stern ...

Collections series Curriculum & Teaching Dialogue
This volume covers topics including: A New Theoretical Framework for Education, University Curriculum Reforms and Curriculum and Teaching in an Age of School Reform ... En savoir plus

$73.99 CAD

This volume covers topics including: A New Theoretical Framework for Education, University Curriculum Reforms and Curriculum and Teaching in an Age of School Reform
... En savoir plus
Hexagon Number Sense

par Christopher Casey ...

Understanding how numbers go together and come apart, how number operations are related to each other: number sense, is key to students' comprehension of higher levels of mathematics. Using these materials will help students see the interconnectedness of numbers, as well as giving them practice manipulating numbers.For each hexagon, any two numbers can be given, and the other numbers can be found. ... En savoir plus

$6.22 CAD

Understanding how numbers go together and come apart, how number operations are related to each other: number sense, is key to students' comprehension of higher levels of mathematics. Using these materials will help students see the interconnectedness of numbers, as well as giving them practice manipulating numbers.For each hexagon, any two numbers can be given, and the other numbers can be found.
... En savoir plus
From Backpacks to Broadway

Children's Experiences in Musical Theatre

par Rekha S. Rajan ...

Musical theater is a dynamic, collaborative art form, which encompasses music, theater, dance, and the visual arts. Traditionally associated with adult performers, musicals also have roles designated specifically for children. How then does involvement in musical theater support children’s learning through the performing arts? What do children value from their musical theater experiences and how ... En savoir plus

$37.99 CAD

Musical theater is a dynamic, collaborative art form, which encompasses music, theater, dance, and the visual arts. Traditionally associated with adult performers, musicals also have roles designated specifically for children. How then does involvement in musical theater support children’s learning through the performing arts? What do children value from their musical theater experiences and how
... En savoir plus
Age of Inference

Cultivating a Scientific Mindset

Modifié par Philip C. Short, Harvey Henson, John R. McConnell ...

In an age where we are inundated with information, the ability to discern verifiable information to make proper decisions and solve problems is ever more critical. Modern science, which espouses a systematic approach to making 'inferences,' requires a certain mindset that allows for a degree of comfort with uncertainty.This book offers inspirations and ideas for cultivating the proper mindset for ... En savoir plus

$73.99 CAD

In an age where we are inundated with information, the ability to discern verifiable information to make proper decisions and solve problems is ever more critical. Modern science, which espouses a systematic approach to making 'inferences,' requires a certain mindset that allows for a degree of comfort with uncertainty.This book offers inspirations and ideas for cultivating the proper mindset for
... En savoir plus
Curriculum Windows

What Curriculum Theorists of the 2000s Can Teach Us About Schools and Society Today

par Thomas S. Poetter ...

Collections series Curriculum Windows
Curriculum Windows: What Curriculum Theorists of the 2000s Can Teach Us about Schools and Society Today is an effort by students of curriculum studies, along with their professor, to interpret and understand curriculum texts and theorists of the 2000s in contemporary terms.The authors explore how key books/authors from the curriculum field of the 2000s illuminate new possibilities forward for us ... En savoir plus

$59.99 CAD

Curriculum Windows: What Curriculum Theorists of the 2000s Can Teach Us about Schools and Society Today is an effort by students of curriculum studies, along with their professor, to interpret and understand curriculum texts and theorists of the 2000s in contemporary terms.The authors explore how key books/authors from the curriculum field of the 2000s illuminate new possibilities forward for us
... En savoir plus
Teaching for Deep Understanding

What Every Educator Should Know

Modifié par Pat McAdie, Nina Bascia, Anne Rodrigue, Kenneth Leithwood ...

Empower students to reach new levels of thinking through teaching for deep understanding!How do teachers successfully bridge the chasm between large numbers of very specific educational standards and deep understanding of important ideas? This well-researched text is based on the collaborative work between researchers and school practitioners to help answer this fundamental question.The authors ... En savoir plus

$42.99 CAD

Empower students to reach new levels of thinking through teaching for deep understanding!How do teachers successfully bridge the chasm between large numbers of very specific educational standards and deep understanding of important ideas? This well-researched text is based on the collaborative work between researchers and school practitioners to help answer this fundamental question.The authors
... En savoir plus
Making and Using Machinima in the Language Classroom

par Christel Schneider, Carol Rainbow ...

Many language learning situations in the classroom lack visualisation, there is not always the resource you need for an ad hoc grammar point or other illustration, therefore being able to create a video, quickly, easily and cost effectively when needed is a really useful skill for the teacher and learners to know. Teachers could illustrate their lesson focussing on a specific story, grammar point ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

Many language learning situations in the classroom lack visualisation, there is not always the resource you need for an ad hoc grammar point or other illustration, therefore being able to create a video, quickly, easily and cost effectively when needed is a really useful skill for the teacher and learners to know. Teachers could illustrate their lesson focussing on a specific story, grammar point
... En savoir plus
From Project-Based Learning to Artistic Thinking

Lessons Learned from Creating An UnHappy Meal

par Raleigh Werberger ...

This book follows the course of a year-long experiment in which the students were tasked with recreating a McDonald’s Happy Meal by making all the components - from food to packaging - by hand from local ingredients. It was meant to test a hypothesis that a very well-designed project in the arts can teach high school students academic skills and habits of mind while increasing motivation, ... En savoir plus

$45.99 CAD

This book follows the course of a year-long experiment in which the students were tasked with recreating a McDonald’s Happy Meal by making all the components - from food to packaging - by hand from local ingredients. It was meant to test a hypothesis that a very well-designed project in the arts can teach high school students academic skills and habits of mind while increasing motivation,
... En savoir plus
Suoni con me

Il dialogo sonoro dalla prima infanzia

par Maurizio Vitali ...

Il volume racconta la proposta di una pratica educativa, il dialogo sonoro, che promuove la musicalità di bambini molto piccoli, accrescendo le loro competenze musicali, all'interno di una relazione sonora realizzata con un adulto. Un testo per educatrici e insegnanti delle scuole e dei servizi per l'infanzia, genitori, musicisti e chiunque abbia a cuore lo sviluppo della potenzialità del suono e ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

Il volume racconta la proposta di una pratica educativa, il dialogo sonoro, che promuove la musicalità di bambini molto piccoli, accrescendo le loro competenze musicali, all'interno di una relazione sonora realizzata con un adulto. Un testo per educatrici e insegnanti delle scuole e dei servizi per l'infanzia, genitori, musicisti e chiunque abbia a cuore lo sviluppo della potenzialità del suono e
... En savoir plus
The Common Core in Action

Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans for K–6 Librarians

par Deborah J. Jesseman ...

Collections series SLM Hot Topics
This book addresses Common Core State Standard curriculum resources to assist the school librarian in collaborating with classroom teachers.Librarians are being asked to understand the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and their implications to programming and instruction, as well as to collection development planning. Using lesson plans originally published in School Library Monthly, this title ... En savoir plus

$54.99 CAD

This book addresses Common Core State Standard curriculum resources to assist the school librarian in collaborating with classroom teachers.Librarians are being asked to understand the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and their implications to programming and instruction, as well as to collection development planning. Using lesson plans originally published in School Library Monthly, this title
... En savoir plus
A-Z Of Teaching

par Jonathan Savage, Anne Edwards ...

This is an informative, engaging and accessible book about teaching that covers a broad range of content without being superficial. ... En savoir plus

$41.99 CAD

This is an informative, engaging and accessible book about teaching that covers a broad range of content without being superficial.
... En savoir plus
Teaching Difficult Histories in Difficult Times

Stories of Practice

Modifié par Lauren McArthur Harris, Maia Sheppard, Sara A. Levy ...

Despite limitations and challenges, teaching about difficult histories is an essential aspect of social studies courses and units across grade levels. This practical resource highlights stories of K–12 practitioners who have critically examined and reflected on their experiences with planning and teaching histories identified as difficult. Featuring the voices of teacher educators, classroom ... En savoir plus

$42.99 CAD

Despite limitations and challenges, teaching about difficult histories is an essential aspect of social studies courses and units across grade levels. This practical resource highlights stories of K–12 practitioners who have critically examined and reflected on their experiences with planning and teaching histories identified as difficult. Featuring the voices of teacher educators, classroom
... En savoir plus
New Social Foundations for Education

Education in 'Post Secular' Society

Modifié par Philip Wexler, Yotam Hotam ...

There has been growing scholarly attention to questions about the revival of religion and religiosity on global social, cultural and political fronts and the emergence of a ‘post-secular’ society. New Social Foundations for Education is dedicated to the drawing of the implications of the contemporary ‘post-secular’ social transformation for education. Though the question of the ‘post-secular’ ... En savoir plus

$52.99 CAD

There has been growing scholarly attention to questions about the revival of religion and religiosity on global social, cultural and political fronts and the emergence of a ‘post-secular’ society. New Social Foundations for Education is dedicated to the drawing of the implications of the contemporary ‘post-secular’ social transformation for education. Though the question of the ‘post-secular’
... En savoir plus
Arts Integration in Education

Teachers and Teaching Artists as Agents of Change

Modifié par Gail Humphries Mardirosian, Yvonne Pelletier Lewis ...

Arts Integration in Education is an insightful, even inspiring investigation into the enormous possibilities for change that are offered by the application of arts integration in education. Presenting research from a range of settings, from preschool to university, and featuring contributions from scholars and theorists, educational psychologists, teachers and teaching artists, the book offers a ... En savoir plus

$78.99 CAD

Arts Integration in Education is an insightful, even inspiring investigation into the enormous possibilities for change that are offered by the application of arts integration in education. Presenting research from a range of settings, from preschool to university, and featuring contributions from scholars and theorists, educational psychologists, teachers and teaching artists, the book offers a
... En savoir plus
Islamic Schooling in the West

Pathways to Renewal

Modifié par Mohamad Abdalla, Dylan Chown, Muhammad Abdullah ...

Collections series Education (R0)
This book presents the views of leading scholars, academics, and educators on the renewal of Islamic schools in the Western context. The book argues that as Islamic schools in Western contexts have negotiated the establishment phase they must next embrace a period of renewal. Renewal relates to a purposeful synthesis of the tradition with contemporary educational practice and greater emphasis on ... En savoir plus

$34.99 CAD

This book presents the views of leading scholars, academics, and educators on the renewal of Islamic schools in the Western context. The book argues that as Islamic schools in Western contexts have negotiated the establishment phase they must next embrace a period of renewal. Renewal relates to a purposeful synthesis of the tradition with contemporary educational practice and greater emphasis on
... En savoir plus
Teaching Critically About Lewis and Clark

Challenging Dominant Narratives in K12 Curriculum

par Alison Schmitke, Leilani Sabzalian, Jeff Edmundson ...

The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery is often presented as an exciting adventure story of discovery, friendship, and patriotism. However, this same period in U.S. history can be understood quite differently when viewed through anticolonial lens and the Doctrine of Discovery. How might educators critically interrogate the assumptions that underlie this adventure story through their teaching? This ... En savoir plus

$38.99 CAD

The Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery is often presented as an exciting adventure story of discovery, friendship, and patriotism. However, this same period in U.S. history can be understood quite differently when viewed through anticolonial lens and the Doctrine of Discovery. How might educators critically interrogate the assumptions that underlie this adventure story through their teaching? This
... En savoir plus
Curriculum Studies in Brazil

Intellectual Histories, Present Circumstances

Modifié par W. Pinar ...

Collections series Education (R0)
This collection, comprised of chapters focused on the intellectual histories and present circumstances of curriculum studies in Brazil, is Pinar's summary of exchanges (occurring over a two-year period) between the authors and members of an International Panel (scholars working in Finland, South Africa, the United States). ... En savoir plus

$64.99 CAD

This collection, comprised of chapters focused on the intellectual histories and present circumstances of curriculum studies in Brazil, is Pinar's summary of exchanges (occurring over a two-year period) between the authors and members of an International Panel (scholars working in Finland, South Africa, the United States).
... En savoir plus
Outsourcing of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Towards an Equitable Society

par Tae-Hee Choi ...

Collections series Education (R0)
This book documents and analyses how outsourcing of teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is practised, arising issues therein, and how to address them, through the frame of policy enactment theory. Educational outsourcing or contracting out is globally adopted to increase cost-efficiency, diversify curricula, and complement teacher expertise. However, it often results in issues ... En savoir plus

$64.99 CAD

This book documents and analyses how outsourcing of teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is practised, arising issues therein, and how to address them, through the frame of policy enactment theory. Educational outsourcing or contracting out is globally adopted to increase cost-efficiency, diversify curricula, and complement teacher expertise. However, it often results in issues
... En savoir plus

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