Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
Designing Effective Library Tutorials
A Guide for Accommodating Multiple Learning Styles
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Learning styles are highly relevant for students in the online environment. Designing Effective Library Tutorials provides examples of, and steps for, how to create tutorials that match learning styles, based on usability studies of students from various cultural groups and styles of learning. The...
The Art of Teaching Science
Inquiry and Innovation in Middle School and High School
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
The Art of Teaching Science emphasizes a humanistic, experiential, and constructivist approach to teaching and learning, and integrates a wide variety of pedagogical tools. Becoming a science teacher is a creative process, and this innovative textbook encourages students to construct ideas about science...
Why Are Students Not Learning on the School Bus?
The Future of Learning Outside the Classroom in American Schools
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2012
SoWhy Are Students NOT Learning On The School Bus?
According to Dr. Keshia L. Gaines, students should learn from academic content on the school bus and other unique learning areas (the bus stop, cafeteria, playgrounds, bathrooms, academic clothing, etc.). The key to improving Americas educational...
Online Learning
Strategies for K-12 Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2013
As online learning continues to become more prominent in K-12 education, it will be important that teachers are knowledgeable about both the potential of online learning and the challenges associated with moving curricula online. This book, written by a former secondary online teacher who now teaches...
by Donna Jo Napoli, Kristin Kemp
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
This instructional guide for literature provides engaging lesson plans and activities for students as they read Bound, a critically acclaimed YA fiction novel that takes place in ancient China and puts a spin on the classic Cinderella fairy tale. This valuable resource guides teachers with ways to...
The Ultimate Small-Group Reading How-To Book
Building Comprehension Through Small-Group Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
As students gain confidence and skills in guided reading, what is the next step to helping them become strong, independent readers? Small-group reading sessions. By working in small groups, students will be able to explore longer text and build their literacy skills with confidence. Literacy expert...
by Jesse Hathaway
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Demystify word problems with this classroom resource that provides daily practice for boosting problem solving skills. With the changes in math standards, there is a greater need for teachers to implement lessons that provide a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. The 180 Days of Problem...
Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Collaborative Structures
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 148
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
In this volume, the authors contend that teaching and learning must be viewed as communal work, whether conducted in one classroom, with colleagues at a programmatic level, or when tackled on a university-wide scale. When educators partner with faculty colleagues or students in teaching and learning,...
Linking Reading Assessment to Instruction
An Application Worktext for Elementary Classroom Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Now in its Fifth Edition, this text applies current theory to classroom practice by providing, in each chapter, a brief explanation of major concepts followed by guided practical experience in administering, scoring, and interpreting reading assessment techniques.
The Fifth Edition is revised...
Success for All
Research and Reform in Elementary Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2001
Success for All is a comprehensive reform model for elementary school that combines state-of-the-art curriculum, research-based instructional methods, assessments, and professional development with one-to-one tutoring, extensive family support services, and other strategies to ensure that every child...
Student Writing
Give it a Generous Reading
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Education professionals interested in understanding student writing will want to read this book. It describes “Generous Reading,” a novel method of approaching the writing of culturally and linguistically diverse students. This book addresses the increasing diversity present throughout schools...
by Wendy Conklin
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Help your students become 21st century thinkers! Developed for grades 6-12, this resource provides teachers with strategies to build every student's mastery of high-level thinking skills, promote active learning, and encourage students to analyze, evaluate, and create. Model lessons are provided as...
by Wendy Conklin
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2018
Help your students become 21st century thinkers! Developed for grades 3-5, this resource provides teachers with strategies to build every student's mastery of high-level thinking skills, promote active learning, and encourage students to analyze, evaluate, and create. Model lessons are provided as...
by Jodene Lynn Smith
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2018
The Last Stop on Market Street: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides lesson plans and activities for this award-winning literary work. This valuable resource guides teachers with ways to add more rigor with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with...