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The future of education goes beyond classes, textbooks, and tests - and the future is here. Academy of One introduces readers to Open-Source Learning, a model designed to transform K-12 education as we know it. Using Open-Source Learning, Teachers and...

Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and fraught than ever as we face up to rising authoritarianism, racial and economic injustice, and looming environmental disaster. Despite evidence that teaching controversy is critical,...

High school students today are no longer insulated from the vicissitudes of messaging/counter messaging in today's always available, always blaring media (coming into their cars, homes, and ears through ever-more personal devices), including the...

Teaching in the Age of Disinformation makes a case for the importance of developing students' intelligent habits of mind so that they become more discriminating consumers of the information that comes at them from the Internet, social media, television...

This book is primarily for teachers of student learners with special needs, different abilities or who require a methodology for retention of curriculum and are at any grade, age level. A preference for the teaching of thinking and memory acquisition...

The third edition of this popular text uses music and drama to promote learning across the curriculum and with all types of learners. Based on arts integration standards, differentiated instruction techniques, and current research, Creative Drama and...

U-Turn Teaching is founded on Rich Allen's 'Green Light' education strategies, in which every activity is designed to proactively support learning. This book builds on what researchers have discovered about how the adolescent brain learns best and shows...

"Every teacher keeps two or three books for constant reference while planning units and designing lessons-this is one of those books! The Active Classroom Field Book provides field-tested strategies for engaging students in learning disguised as...

In this updated edition of the extraordinary book that linked brain research and the classroom, Smilkstein incorporates all-new research on brain-compatible teaching and the implications of the brain's natural learning process for how teachers can design...

This resource offers teachers user-friendly tools for creating a standards-based classroom that meets accountability requirements and provides a learning environment where both teachers and students can thrive. Barbara P. Benson's framework allows...

Thisanew best practices book from Randi Stoneua sequel to her Best Practices Classrooms: What Award-Winning Elementary Teachers Douis written by award-winning elementary school teachers for aspiring and practicing elementary school teachers. Like the...

Transform students' learning experiences with brain-friendly strategies that work every time, in every setting! Noted brain expert Eric Jensen shows teachers how they can achieve consistent, positive teaching and learning results using powerful...

"There is a real power in this book that offers a way of understanding failure and overcoming it. The authors present a message of possibility and hope to learners and teachers alike and foster a resolve to put the strategies for changing behavior and...

'Drapeau is a teacher's teacher. This book is guaranteed to elevate student thinking while addressing the needs of individual learners at all skill levels. It's all here and ready to go, along with sound research for support' - Pamela Lester, Enrichment...

Strengthen critical thinking skills with strategies that dramatically improve student performance! Coauthored by two internationally renowned educators and researchers, this resource helps teachers strengthen their classroom practice with lessons that...

"This is the kind of book that needs to be read and reread. There's so much usable information. A great resource for all teachers."-William Fitzhugh, Fifth-Grade TeacherReisterstown Elementary School, MD"The stories and classroom situations throughout...

"Within this robust collection, the reader is soon privy to a noble and notable vision of schooling in which mindfulness permeates the metaphorical walls of the school and all of its structural components: the curriculum, the instruction, and the...

"I was once a brand new teacher and I know that nothing can be as frustrating to a young educator as the first year of teaching. Erbes helps guide new teachers through what may be their toughest year." -Janice Hahn, City Councilwoman Los Angeles, CA "The...

"A superb book that does exactly what it promises: takes the reader from theory to practice. Rich with clear prose, strong research, and thoughtful reflection, this useful tool is for teachers who want to engage students more deeply with each other, the...

"A highly accessible work of immense value on all facets of informal learning opportunities. The focus on specific content areas is an excellent tool for teachers, and the inclusion of a section related to English Language Learners is especially welcome...

Whileathe differentiated approach to instruction continues to gain in popularity, there is still a great need for practical material to help secondary teachers who want to design engaging and meaningful lessons that will meet the needs of a diverse...

"There is something for everyone here. A valuable resource for experienced teachers starting on the road to curriculum integration or switching to teaching adolescents. Preservice teachers would also benefit, because the book emphasizes the nature of the...

"Gilles focuses the majority of the book on the relationship in the classroom between the individual teacher and the students. She gives teachers ammunition to overcome resistance to cooperative learning by presenting well-substantiated research on...

This new edition offers both new and experienced teachers over 200 updated strategies and techniques to meet the critical challenges of today's diverse classroom and unique student needs. This resource features the latest theories and research on...

This is the book for every teacher who has ever forgotten what someone just told him or whose students have ever forgotten to take their books and assignments home with them. Memory expert Marilee Sprenger uses the latest research on learning,...

This 53-week planning calendar offers teachers the gift of reflection every day. With daily and monthly professional tips and year-round motivators from veteran educators Mary Z. McGrath and Bev Johns, every teacher will find this calendar-journal an...

This is a how-to resource for experienced teachers who want to transfer to another level or subject area or who are seeking promotion to curriculum coordinator or deputy head. By Joanne Wachter, author of Corwin's best-selling Time-Saving Tips for...

Hit the target of excellence and empower yourself to be a truly effective teacher! Aspiring, new, and experienced teachers will appreciate this strong collection of the best teaching practices for effectively reaching learners at all levels. This...

Master the 3 + 3 = 33 equation for successful opening days at school-at any grade level! Research shows that time invested during the first three weeks of school to teach Routines, Rubrics, and Rules-the three R's-leads to higher student achievement...

Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities In this age of the Common Core State Standards, all content area teachers must integrate literacy standards into their curriculum. If you're like most content area educators,...

Enhance your classroom experience with this Student Activities Manual. This manual is designed to accompany Mathematics for Elementary Teachers: A Contemporary Approach, 10th Edition. It will enhance student learning as well as begin to model effective...

A new paradigm for teachers to open their classrooms and cultivate deep professional learning Teaching is an isolating profession. Most educators receive minimal feedback on their craft, typically limited to one or two short visits from the administrator...

Bonus web content includes a PowerPoint presentation on CSR and short video clips." to: "Bonus web content includes a PowerPoint presentation on CSR implementation.About the AuthorTHE AUTHORS JANETTE KLINGNER is a professor of education specializing in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971733268Author Robin J. FogartyFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Robin Fogarty & Associates LtdPublisher Robin Fogarty & Associates...

The kindergarten years, when children are aged between about three and seven years, can be some of the most formative in their development. At the heart of early years Steiner-Waldorf education is the concept of 'life forces', or an 'ether body'. For a...

TEACHING RELIGION is the first book to trace the developments in religious education in England and Wales in the half century to 1994. It starts with the 1944 Butler Act and ends with the DFE Circular of 1994 which was issued to take further the RE...

Learn how to integrate book clubs into secondary school communities for transformation and inclusion so as to enhance and nurture students' literacies along with their social and emotional development. Using her extensive experiences with culturally,...

The pause in the traditional structure of schooling due to COVID-19 presents a unique opportunity for openness on many different levels: openness to the science of learning, openness to schoolwork centered around big ideas and authentic problems,...

Based on an in-depth study of over 250 actively practicing teachers and certified school support professionals, this book identifies and explains the 15 most effective strategies an educator can use in order to diffuse hostile conversations with adults...

How the cognitive development of young adolescents can be integrated into a teaching plan, and thus the learning process, is the theme of this book. Each chapter presents theory on the learning needs of children aged between 10 and 14 which is then tied...