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by Angela Calabrese Barton, Jason L. Ermer, Tanahia A. Burkett-Benton
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How might science education reflect the values of a socially just and democratic society? How do urban youth living in poverty construct science in their lives in ways that are enriching, empowering, and transformative? Using a combination of in-depth case studies and rigorous theory, this volume:
Offers...
Art-Centered Learning Across the Curriculum
Integrating Contemporary Art in the Secondary Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This handbook provides teachers with a framework for implementing inquiry-based, substantive art integration across the curriculum, along with the background knowledge and models needed to do this. Drawing on ideas from Harvard Project Zero, the authors make a clear and compelling argument for how...
Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary School
A companion to school experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
This 3rd edition of Learning to Teach Music in the Secondary School has been thoroughly revised to take account of the latest initiatives, research and scholarship in the field of music education, and the most recent changes to the curriculum. By focusing on overarching principles, it aims to develop...
Teaching and Learning in Two Languages
Bilingualism and Schooling in the United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date volume on the state of bilingual education in the United States and, in particular, on effective curriculum and instructional approaches. Eugene García, a renowned authority on bilingual education, depicts the vast scope and complexity of the problem...
Rewiring Education
How Technology Can Unlock Every Student’s Potential
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
What if we could unlock the potential in every child? As it turns out, we can.
Apple’s iconic cofounder Steve Jobs had a powerful vision for education: employing technology to make an enormous impact on the lives of millions of students. To realize this vision, Jobs tapped John D. Couch,...
Integrative Learning
International research and practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Current teaching, learning and assessment practices can lead students to believe that courses within a programme are self-sufficient and separate. Integrative Learning explores this issue, and considers how intentional learning helps students become integrative thinkers who can see connections in...
Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School
A companion to school experience
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2014
How do you approach teaching English in the contemporary classroom?
What is expected of a would-be English teacher?
The fourth edition of this best-selling text combines theory and practice to present an indispensable introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English...
Online, Blended and Distance Education in Schools
Building Successful Programs
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
The tremendous growth in K-12 online and blended learning programs in recent years is creating new needs for policy development, infrastructure building, teacher and administrator training, and for program development in areas such as curriculum, instruction, technology and management. As blended learning...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
Debates in Geography Education encourages early career teachers, experienced teachers and teacher educators to engage with and reflect on key issues, concepts and debates. It aims to enable readers to reach their own informed judgements with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding.
The...
English Education at the Tertiary Level in Asia
From Policy to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
This is the third volume of a trilogy on English Language education in Asia within the Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education. Put together by editors and contributors selected by Asia TEFL, this book provides a timely and critical review of the current trends in tertiary level English education...
Can I Be in Your Class?
Real Education Reform to Motivate Secondary Students
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
With education reform in the forefront of societal issues, virtually everyone is seeking methods to augment students' academic performance. Yet, real reform begins in individual classrooms, where the difference between the ordinary teacher and the extraordinary lies not in the content they teach,...
Becoming a History Teacher
Sustaining Practices in Historical Thinking and Knowing
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2014
A revolution in history education is propelling historical thinking and knowing to the forefront of history and social studies education in North America and beyond. Teachers, teacher education programs, schools, and ministries of education across Canada are all among those embracing the idea that...
SOLO Taxonomy: A Guide for Schools Bk 1
A common language
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2011
Translate “learning how to learn” from a pedagogical principle into everyday classroom practice with this series. SOLO Taxonomy offers a clear, simple and robust way of identifying the level of cognitive complexity of learning intentions and outcomes, and consequently makes feedback and “feed...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
As educational standards continue to transform, it has become essential for educators to receive the support and training necessary to effectively instruct their students and meet societal expectations. To do this, fostering education programs that include innovative practices and initiatives is imperative....