Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
Culturally Specific Pedagogy in the Mathematics Classroom
Strategies for Teachers and Students
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Advocating for the use of culturally specific pedagogy to enhance the mathematics instruction of diverse students, this revised second edition offers a wide variety of conceptual and curricular resources for teaching mathematics in a way that combats and confronts the forms of oppression that students...
by James S. Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 1999
How does one teach Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, a book as controversial as it is central to the American literary canon? This collection of essays edited by James S. Leonard offers practical classroom methods for instructors dealing with the racism, the casual violence, and the role of women,...
Hopes for Great Happenings (Routledge Revivals)
Alternatives in Education and Theatre
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2014
When Albert Hunt joined the staff of the Regional College of Art, Bradford, in 1965, he found himself working mostly with ‘non-academic’ students on a fascinating range of games, projects and theatre events outside the main stream of exam-oriented education. In this title, first published in 1976,...
Improving Schools through Community Engagement
A Practical Guide for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Engage your community and help students achieve their full potential!
Americans see public schools as a critical community resource and rank education as a priority second only to the economy. How can educators harness this public interest in education to bring parents, families, and communities...
Engaging Musical Practices
A Sourcebook for Instrumental Music
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2015
Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Instrumental Music is a long awaited compilation of best practices for instrumental music education. This unique book contains practical and pedagogically oriented chapters written by leaders in the field of instrumental music education. Designed for instrumental...
How the Brain Influences Behavior
Strategies for Managing K?12 Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2015
Combining theory and practice, David A. Sousa helps educators understand what is happening in the brains of students with behavior problems and offers practical, effective intervention strategies compatible with current findings in neuroscience.
In easy-to-understand language, the author presents...
Pluralism in American Music Education Research
Essays and Narratives
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
This volume examines pluralism in light of recent music education research history and pluralistic approaches in practice. Pluralistic research holds the potential to blend frameworks, foundations, methods, and analysis protocols, and leads to a sophisticated understanding of music teaching and learning....
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Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2017
Implementing a Standards-Based Curriculum in the Early Childhood Classroom demonstrates how pre-service and in-service teachers can develop mathematics, language arts, and integrated curricula suitable for equipping young children with the knowledge, dispositions, and skills needed to operate successfully...
by Jenny Lawson, Annabel Charles, Trish Kreft
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
An essential book for anyone thinking of taking, or about to take, the Professional Skills Tests for Teachers. You must pass these tests before starting your course, and this up to date text tells you exactly what to expect and how to prepare for the latest versions of the tests. There is an emphasis...
by Dr. Belva C. Collins, Ed.D.
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2015
To ensure the best outcomes for students with moderate and severe disabilities, K–12 educators need to understand what constitutes good instructional practices and how to apply them in any classroom, with any curriculum. All the how-to guidance they need is in this accessible text on systematic...
Planting the Seeds of Algebra, 3-5
Explorations for the Upper Elementary Grades
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Give your students a foundation of algebra for math success – now and in the future!
Students and teachers must become friendly with algebraic foundations, as they have increasingly become the gateway to careers in the STEM fields. Monica Neagoy empowers teachers to embrace algebra...
The Origins and Foundations of Music Education
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
This landmark collection explores the origins and foundations of music education in Europe, The Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, and considers the inclusion of music as part of the compulsory school curriculum in the context of the historical, social and political landscape....
Becoming an Evidence-based Practitioner
A Framework for Teacher-researchers
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
The world of teacher research is rapidly changing following the introduction of Best Practice Research Scholarships. This was announced by the DfEE as part of a new Professional Development Plan in which teachers are to be allocated up to £3000 to do their own research (non-award bearing) with the...
Making Citizens
Transforming Civic Learning for Diverse Social Studies Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Can social studies classrooms be effective "makers" of citizens if much of what occurs in these classrooms does little to prepare young people to participate in the civic and political life of our democracy? Making Citizens illustrates how social studies can recapture its civic purpose through...