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Teaching isn't merely transmitting knowledge to students; it's also about teaching students to approach learning in engaging and unexpected ways. In Sparking Student Creativity: Practical Ways to Promote Innovative Thinking and Problem Solving, author...

How can teachers meet the challenges of engaging and educating all students, from those who are gadget-toting and plugged-in to those who are language learners or economically distressed and everyone in between? How can you help students learn what they...

Training, placing, and retaining highly qualified teachers in our nation's schools has become a very serious challenge in the 21st century. Many factors contribute to teachers' relative levels of satisfaction, or dissatisfaction, with their careers. Some...

Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs. At the elementary or secondary level, students can use the ukulele to...

Affordable, versatile, portable, and popular once again, the ukulele is an ideal instrument for lifelong music making that can also be an engaging component of school music programs. At the elementary or secondary level, students can use the ukulele to...

What do David Foster Wallace's essay on wars over usage and Pico Iyer's comma personification have to do with improving students' academic writing? Everything. For all of the attention supposedly paid to Bloom's Taxonomy-with creativity at the...

In any endeavor, it is difficult to know what excellence is without knowing what excellence looks like. Linking theory and practice, Those Who Can: Why Master Teachers Do What They Do illustrates what instructional excellence "looks like" by...

Education works better when teachers can concentrate on teaching and on students instead of concentrating on meticulous implementation of ever-changing political reforms of education or on laborious implementation of increasingly bureaucratic, mechanical...

Nurturing the Whole Student: Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning begins with the assumption that education is at its best-healthiest, most engaging, and most effective-when it is holistic. By holistic , the authors mean that the various dimensions...

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Education for the Human Brain: A Road Map for Natural Learning in Schools is an all inclusive book on understanding and implementing a natural and brain-compatible instructional strategy from early childhood to adult learners. It informs the reader on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781469165011Author Bridgett ParsonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Xlibris CorporationPublisher Xlibris CorporationWeight(grams) 145g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781463549152Author Susan KilbrideFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 12mm

Students following directions, dutifully completing assignments, and quietly cooperating. For some teachers, this kind of compliance is a goal worth pursuing, but for you, it's not enough. You want real engagement-a classroom filled with students who ask...

This volume offers a cross-national analysis of teacher education programs designed to prepare teachers for work in middle level schools.The book showcases 15 detailed case studies of courses at institutions across North America, Europe, Asia, and...

This is a collection of interviews with students and teachers in Hangzhou, China. Ranging in age from 7 to 52, the 13 interviewees represent a cross-section of Chinese culture and experience, with various levels of social status, education, and economic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338135169Author Judith DodgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Teaching ResourcesPublisher Teaching ResourcesWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338645545Author ScholasticPage Count 56Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 292mm * 213mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439207857Author Jessica RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 240g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781421886206Author Jim TurnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint 1st World PublishingPublisher 1st World PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

This book examines the current social, political, economic, and religious climate of the world, makes projections for the future, and then makes suggestions for what the contributors believe educators need to think about in order to adequately prepare...

This book focuses on faculty members in a learning community in the College of Education at Florida International University. It discusses their pedagogical efforts to structure learning environments consistent with the philosophical orientation in the...

Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon. The research delves into the educational resilience experiences of fifty low socioeconomic students of color from a variety of racial and ethnic...

At the heart of every profession is a passion for it. The editors have gathered "a chorus of voices" with whom they have interacted over the years. These stories permit us to follow the teachers' journeys, as they navigate the rough waters of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419604645Author Chuck CapleFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams) 155g

Meaningful improvement in schools and districts is just small shifts away. How can administrators and teachers work together in ways that lead to significant—and sustained—improvement over time? How can schools accomplish this goal without adding to the...

The causes of teacher burnout are often systemic and best addressed with coordinated group support. So what tools do principals and other school leaders need to make a difference?In Illuminate the Way: The School Leader's Guide to Addressing and...

Explore the web of factors that influence your power as a teacher—and how you can better use that power to foster student agency and empowerment.What kind of power do teachers have? What influences their instructional decision making—and how does that...

In our media-saturated environment, how can we teach students to distinguish true statements from those that are false, misleading, or manipulative? How can we help them develop the skills needed to identify biases and stereotypes, determine credibility...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416630265Author Laurie BarronFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint ASCDPublisher ASCDWeight(grams) 178g

In this second edition of Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time, Jane E. Pollock and Laura J. Tolone combine updated research and real-world stories to demonstrate how it takes only one teacher to make a difference in student performance...

Student learning communities (SLCs) are more than just a different way of doing group work. Like the professional learning communities they resemble, SLCs provide students with a structured way to solve problems, share insight, and help one another...

Human beings have tremendous potential to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and improve their brains throughout life. By explicitly teaching learners about brain plasticity and malleable intelligence (the idea that they can become functionally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416624844Author Carol Ann TomlinsonFormat HardbackPage Count 212Imprint ASCDPublisher ASCDWeight(grams) 203g

How can we ensure that all students, regardless of cultural background or socioeconomic status, are granted equitable opportunities to succeed in the classroom and beyond? In Keeping It Real and Relevant: Building Authentic Relationships in Your Diverse...

What are the secrets to unlocking student success? And what can teachers do to get better at helping students develop deep understanding of content, attain higher-order thinking skills, and become secure, confident, and capable learners?In this book,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416608868Author Jan BurgessFormat PaperbackImprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for Supervision &...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Navigate any classroom situation with confidence! As a substitute...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013270802Author Angela RepanoviciFormat PaperbackPage Count 166Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998929101Author Foxwell Marie EvaFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Cr TeachingPublisher Cr TeachingWeight(grams) 268g