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We Must Take Charge!

by Chester E. Finn, Jr. ...

According to leading education analyst Chester Finn, a paradox lies at the heart of our educational trouble. While Americans commonly acknowledge that public schools in general are a disaster, polls consistently show that most parents, teachers, and administrators think their local schools and their own children are doing just fine. The implications of this self-congratulation are profound. For if ... Read more

$15.99 USD

According to leading education analyst Chester Finn, a paradox lies at the heart of our educational trouble. While Americans commonly acknowledge that public schools in general are a disaster, polls consistently show that most parents, teachers, and administrators think their local schools and their own children are doing just fine. The implications of this self-congratulation are profound. For if
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Teaching What Really Happened

How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History

by James W. Loewen ...

Series series Multicultural Education Series
"The revised edition of Loewen’s book builds upon the first edition by applying these principles to contemporary circumstances. For example, a new chapter addresses post-truth politics and the Trump presidency. This makes Loewen’s work more valuable than ever for students, educators, and communities." —Teachers College Record“Should be in the hands of every history teacher in the country.”— Howard ... Read more

$35.99 USD

"The revised edition of Loewen’s book builds upon the first edition by applying these principles to contemporary circumstances. For example, a new chapter addresses post-truth politics and the Trump presidency. This makes Loewen’s work more valuable than ever for students, educators, and communities." —Teachers College Record“Should be in the hands of every history teacher in the country.”— Howard
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Whole Novels for the Whole Class

A Student-Centered Approach

by Ariel Sacks ...

Work with students at all levels to help them read novelsWhole Novels is a practical, field-tested guide to implementing a student-centered literature program that promotes critical thinking and literary understanding through the study of novels with middle school students. Rather than using novels simply to teach basic literacy skills and comprehension strategies, Whole Novels approaches ... Read more

$17.00 USD

Work with students at all levels to help them read novelsWhole Novels is a practical, field-tested guide to implementing a student-centered literature program that promotes critical thinking and literary understanding through the study of novels with middle school students. Rather than using novels simply to teach basic literacy skills and comprehension strategies, Whole Novels approaches
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Bible Workbook Volume 2 New Testament

by Catherine Walker ...

NOW WITH UPDATED, FULL-COLOR MAPSThe Bible Workbooks are a systematic, individual study of the Bible. The student learns by doing; information is given and questions are asked to test their understanding. Bible Workbook Volume 2 gives an overview and a book-by-book study of the New Testament. Interesting, stimulating, informative- Bible Workbooks provide an understandable and enjoyable means of ... Read more

$7.19 USD

NOW WITH UPDATED, FULL-COLOR MAPSThe Bible Workbooks are a systematic, individual study of the Bible. The student learns by doing; information is given and questions are asked to test their understanding. Bible Workbook Volume 2 gives an overview and a book-by-book study of the New Testament. Interesting, stimulating, informative- Bible Workbooks provide an understandable and enjoyable means of
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International Primary English Student's Book: Stage 1

by Daphne Paizee ...

Series series Collins International Primary English
Collins International Primary English offers full coverage of the Cambridge Primary English curriculum framework (0058) from 2020 within a six-level, multi-component course, which has been carefully developed to meet the needs of teachers and students in the international market.Collins International Primary English is a self-contained, cohesive course which develops reading, writing, speaking and ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Collins International Primary English offers full coverage of the Cambridge Primary English curriculum framework (0058) from 2020 within a six-level, multi-component course, which has been carefully developed to meet the needs of teachers and students in the international market.Collins International Primary English is a self-contained, cohesive course which develops reading, writing, speaking and
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Baby Steps to STEM

Infant and Toddler Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Activities

by Jean Barbre ...

Innately curious, infants and toddlers love to explore, investigate, and discover—making the earliest years a perfect time to begin teaching the foundations of STEM. This book defines what science, technology, engineering, and math education looks like for this age group, and why it is so vital for children to develop STEM knowledge. Expand your understanding of STEM to lay the foundation for ... Read more

$21.59 USD

Innately curious, infants and toddlers love to explore, investigate, and discover—making the earliest years a perfect time to begin teaching the foundations of STEM. This book defines what science, technology, engineering, and math education looks like for this age group, and why it is so vital for children to develop STEM knowledge. Expand your understanding of STEM to lay the foundation for
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How Science Works

Exploring effective pedagogy and practice

Edited by Rob Toplis ...

How Science Works provides student and practising teachers with a comprehensive introduction to one of the most dramatic changes to the secondary science curriculum. Underpinned by the latest research in the field, it explores the emergence and meaning of How Science Works and reviews major developments in pedagogy and practice.With chapters structured around three key themes - why How Science ... Read more

$55.99 USD

How Science Works provides student and practising teachers with a comprehensive introduction to one of the most dramatic changes to the secondary science curriculum. Underpinned by the latest research in the field, it explores the emergence and meaning of How Science Works and reviews major developments in pedagogy and practice.With chapters structured around three key themes - why How Science
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Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation

Culturally Relevant Making Inside and Outside of the Classroom

by Nettrice R. Gaskins, Ruha Benjamin ...

A novel approach to STEAM learning that engages students from historically marginalized communities in culturally relevant and inclusive maker education.The growing maker movement in education has become an integral part of both STEM and STEAM learning, tapping into the natural DIY inclinations of creative people as well as the educational power of inventing or making things. And yet African ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A novel approach to STEAM learning that engages students from historically marginalized communities in culturally relevant and inclusive maker education.The growing maker movement in education has become an integral part of both STEM and STEAM learning, tapping into the natural DIY inclinations of creative people as well as the educational power of inventing or making things. And yet African
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Rigor in Your School

A Toolkit for Leaders

by Ronald Williamson, Barbara R. Blackburn ...

Raise the level of rigor in your school and dramatically improve student learning with the tools in this book! In Rigor in Your School: A Toolkit for Leaders, Second Edition, each illuminating exercise is tailored to leaders looking to spread the word on rigor and beat the obstacles to achieving school-wide improvement. In this new edition, the authors answer more questions about common obstacles ... Read more

$45.99 USD

Raise the level of rigor in your school and dramatically improve student learning with the tools in this book! In Rigor in Your School: A Toolkit for Leaders, Second Edition, each illuminating exercise is tailored to leaders looking to spread the word on rigor and beat the obstacles to achieving school-wide improvement. In this new edition, the authors answer more questions about common obstacles
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Loose Parts in Action

The Essential How-To Guide

by Lisa Daly ...

The essential how-to guide for loose parts. Take loose parts from inspiration to implementation with this practical, easy-to-use loose parts manual. Loose Parts in Action provides specific instructions and a step-by-step process for infusing loose parts into early learning environments, to make implementing loose parts simple and approachable for educators in programs of all types. With Loose ... Read more

$16.59 USD

The essential how-to guide for loose parts. Take loose parts from inspiration to implementation with this practical, easy-to-use loose parts manual. Loose Parts in Action provides specific instructions and a step-by-step process for infusing loose parts into early learning environments, to make implementing loose parts simple and approachable for educators in programs of all types. With Loose
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Staff Development Guide for the Parallel Curriculum

Edited by Cindy A. Strickland, Kathy Tuchman Glass ...

"This guide provides clear, intelligent support for teachers and administrators to explore the possibilities that the Parallel Curriculum Model brings to educators and students, and to translate those possibilities into action in the classroom."—Carol Ann Tomlinson, William Clay Parish Jr. Professor of EducationUniversity of Virginia"In my experience teaching graduate students about the Parallel ... Read more

$34.19 USD

"This guide provides clear, intelligent support for teachers and administrators to explore the possibilities that the Parallel Curriculum Model brings to educators and students, and to translate those possibilities into action in the classroom."—Carol Ann Tomlinson, William Clay Parish Jr. Professor of EducationUniversity of Virginia"In my experience teaching graduate students about the Parallel
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Handbook of Instructional Leadership

How Successful Principals Promote Teaching and Learning

by Joseph Blase, Rebajo R. Blase ...

Updated Edition of Bestseller!Build a learning community of teachers and students through mastering the art of effective leadership!The first edition of this classic text was based on a landmark study in which the authors surveyed over 800 K-12 teachers to find how the best principals encourage teacher growth and professionalism. The answers provided conclusive evidence that the most successful ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Updated Edition of Bestseller!Build a learning community of teachers and students through mastering the art of effective leadership!The first edition of this classic text was based on a landmark study in which the authors surveyed over 800 K-12 teachers to find how the best principals encourage teacher growth and professionalism. The answers provided conclusive evidence that the most successful
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Race, Curriculum, and the Politics of Educational Justice

by Wayne Au ...

Series series Multicultural Education Series
In this volume, renowned educator Wayne Au provides a wide-ranging examination of the politics of curriculum and educational policy in America.This book highlights some of Wayne Au’s most impactful essays and articles across his 25 years as an educator, activist, and scholar. In this carefully curated collection, Au traces the development of his politics and analyses of K12 schooling, education ... Read more

$35.99 USD

In this volume, renowned educator Wayne Au provides a wide-ranging examination of the politics of curriculum and educational policy in America.This book highlights some of Wayne Au’s most impactful essays and articles across his 25 years as an educator, activist, and scholar. In this carefully curated collection, Au traces the development of his politics and analyses of K12 schooling, education
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What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)

Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education

by E.D. Hirsch Jr. ...

Series series The Core Knowledge Series
Give your child a smart start with the revised and updatedWhat Your Second Grader Needs to KnowWhat will your child be expected to learn in the second grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American second graders. ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Give your child a smart start with the revised and updatedWhat Your Second Grader Needs to KnowWhat will your child be expected to learn in the second grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American second graders.
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Reading, Thinking, and Writing About History

Teaching Argument Writing to Diverse Learners in the Common Core Classroom, Grades 6-12

by Chauncey Monte-Sano, Susan De La Paz, Mark Felton ...

Series series Common Core State Standards in Literacy Series
Although the Common Core and C3 Framework highlight literacy and inquiry as central goals for social studies, they do not offer guidelines, assessments, or curriculum resources. This practical guide presents six research-tested historical investigations along with all corresponding teaching materials and tools that have improved the historical thinking and argumentative writing of academically ... Read more

$33.29 USD

Although the Common Core and C3 Framework highlight literacy and inquiry as central goals for social studies, they do not offer guidelines, assessments, or curriculum resources. This practical guide presents six research-tested historical investigations along with all corresponding teaching materials and tools that have improved the historical thinking and argumentative writing of academically
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Literacy Learning for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Key Practices for Educators

by Tanya S. Wright Ph.D., Sonia Q. Cabell, Ph.D., Nell K. Duke Ed.D., Barrett Winston, Ph.D. ...

**Literacy Learning Begins at Birth . . . **. . . and continues throughout our lives! Birth to age 5 is a critical period in building the foundation for later success in reading and writing. Educators play a vital role in nurturing young children’s early language and literacy knowledge and skills. However, the specific practices that support literacy development in early childhood are often ... Read more

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**Literacy Learning Begins at Birth . . . **. . . and continues throughout our lives! Birth to age 5 is a critical period in building the foundation for later success in reading and writing. Educators play a vital role in nurturing young children’s early language and literacy knowledge and skills. However, the specific practices that support literacy development in early childhood are often
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Educating for Peace through Countering Violence

Strategies in Curriculum and Instruction

Edited by Candice Carter, Raj Kumar Dhungana ...

Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
This book advances knowledge about the implementation of peace and non-violence strategies in education that counter violence. Addressing both hidden and direct violence, it examines the harm to wellbeing and learning through a unique exploration of the role of teachers, and confronts the roots of violence in educational settings. Presenting and critiquing a range of pedagogical tools, case ... Read more

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This book advances knowledge about the implementation of peace and non-violence strategies in education that counter violence. Addressing both hidden and direct violence, it examines the harm to wellbeing and learning through a unique exploration of the role of teachers, and confronts the roots of violence in educational settings. Presenting and critiquing a range of pedagogical tools, case
... Read more
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

$26.29 USD

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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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

$2.15 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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
The Standards-Based Classroom

Make Learning the Goal

by Emily A. Rinkema, Stan Williams ...

Win big in the standards-based classroom!Standards-Based Learning (SBL) is NOT standardization. In fact, when we recognize the central purpose of SBL, which is to make learning the goal for all students, we can design systems and structures that are more personal, more flexible, and more engaging—for us and for our students.At its core, SBL simply asks us to organize our teaching and learning ... Read more

$33.29 USD

Win big in the standards-based classroom!Standards-Based Learning (SBL) is NOT standardization. In fact, when we recognize the central purpose of SBL, which is to make learning the goal for all students, we can design systems and structures that are more personal, more flexible, and more engaging—for us and for our students.At its core, SBL simply asks us to organize our teaching and learning
... Read more
Innovation and Entrepreneurship within Health Education

International Perspectives on Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Digital Skills

Edited by Jeff Wilkesmann ...

Series series Contemporary Pedagogies of Medical and Health Professions’ Education
Recognizing the growing significance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of health education, this novel volume discusses digital skills, collaborative learning and contemporary curricular challenges in order to foster innovative and entrepreneurial mindsets.Against the backdrop of an evolving healthcare system characterized by the delivery of consumer-led, data-driven, targeted ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Recognizing the growing significance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the field of health education, this novel volume discusses digital skills, collaborative learning and contemporary curricular challenges in order to foster innovative and entrepreneurial mindsets.Against the backdrop of an evolving healthcare system characterized by the delivery of consumer-led, data-driven, targeted
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From Children's Interests to Children's Thinking

Using a Cycle of Inquiry to Plan Curriculum

by Jane Tingle Broderick, Seong Bock Hong ...

Learn how to connect your curriculum planning to children’s interests and thinking.With this book, educators will discover a systematic way for using documentation to design curriculum that emerges from children’s inquiries, what they wonder, and what they want to understand. Get strategies for designing a classroom environment at the start of the year to facilitate emergent inquiry curriculum. ... Read more

$25.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Learn how to connect your curriculum planning to children’s interests and thinking.With this book, educators will discover a systematic way for using documentation to design curriculum that emerges from children’s inquiries, what they wonder, and what they want to understand. Get strategies for designing a classroom environment at the start of the year to facilitate emergent inquiry curriculum.
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Formative action: From instrument to design

by René Kneyber, Dominique Sluijsmans, Valentina Devid, Blanca Wilde López ...

Formative practices can motivate students, enhance their self-regulation, and help find a better balance between education and assessment. However, the successful implementation of formative practices and feedback in lessons begins with a well thought out educational design. In this book, the authors outline the implementation principles to which formative action must adhere to be of practical and ... Read more

$6.99 USD

Formative practices can motivate students, enhance their self-regulation, and help find a better balance between education and assessment. However, the successful implementation of formative practices and feedback in lessons begins with a well thought out educational design. In this book, the authors outline the implementation principles to which formative action must adhere to be of practical and
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The Creative Classroom

Innovative Teaching for 21st-Century Learners

by Keith Sawyer ...

The Creative Classroom presents an original, compelling vision of schools where teaching and learning are centered on creativity. Drawing on the latest research as well as his studies of jazz and improvised theater, Sawyer describes curricula and classroom practices that will help educators get started with a new style of teaching, guided improvisation, where students are given freedom to explore ... Read more

$28.79 USD

The Creative Classroom presents an original, compelling vision of schools where teaching and learning are centered on creativity. Drawing on the latest research as well as his studies of jazz and improvised theater, Sawyer describes curricula and classroom practices that will help educators get started with a new style of teaching, guided improvisation, where students are given freedom to explore
... Read more

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