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The Use of Literary Sources in Social Studies, K-8
Techniques for Teachers to Include Literature in Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
The Use of Literary Sources in Social Studies, K-8 is a resource for teachers who wish to include varied literary genres in their social studies instruction along with a required social studies textbook. The literature described and exemplified in this book includes fiction, nonfiction, biographies,...
Children in Crisis
Violence, Victims, and Victories
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Today's world creates challenges that are overwhelming for so many kids and their families. Living without the necessary supports and sometimes the basics forces kids to go out and seek what they believe they need to survive. Many have become throwaway s and move to the streets and the underbelly...
by Susan Chenelle, Audrey Fisch
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
The new Common Core State Standards mean major changes for language arts teachers, particularly the emphasis on “informational text.” How do we shift attention toward informational texts without taking away from the teaching of literature?
The key is informational texts deeply connected...
The Art of Leadership
A Choreography of Human Understanding
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2005
When we view art, understanding comes in part as we engage in reflective practice. Here, author Zach Kelehear encourages school leaders and teachers to reflect on their own leadership capacities and to develop an art for leading schools. Using the language of art criticism and critique with real-life...
Unlocking the Moviemaking Mind
Tales of Voice, Vision, and Video from K-12 Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2014
Have you ever had an idea for a book, a movie, or a TV show? Chances are that you’ve had many. Today’s students, who are coming of age in a world that is increasingly mediated by smartphones, pads, pods, apps, and the Internet, are even more likely to think of their lives and experiences in terms...
Becoming a School Leader
Applications, Interviews, Examinations and Portfolios
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
There are many master teachers who have excellent organizational and interpersonal relation skills who think about becoming assistant principals and principals. Becoming a School Leader is designed primarily for these master teachers as they contemplate the next step in their professional careers....
by Spencer J. Maxcy
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2002
Typically, educational leadership is not considered a moral-ethical undertaking. But educators face a dismaying array of moral-ethical challenges from academic dishonesty to sexual harassment every day in our nation's schools. Ethical School Leadership provides a systematic approach to resolving these...
Every Closed Eye Ain't Sleep
African American Perspectives on the Achievement Gap
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
Every Closed Eye Ain't Sleep: African American Perspectives on the Achievement Gap examines the origins and perpetuation of the achievement gap from the perspective of the African American community. Instead of accepting the achievement gap as an inevitable matter of fact, Every Closed Eye Ain't Sleep...
Story Crafting
Classroom-Ready Materials for Teaching Fiction Writing Skills in the High School Grades
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
The “Literacy: Made for All” series is a classroom-ready, teacher-friendly resource for English and Writing teachers of Grades 9 through 12. Organized buffet style, it is designed to complement an existing English curriculum by providing a tested repertoire of strategies for teaching both writing...
The Little Book
Conceptual Elements of Research
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
This book is a companion piece to research texts, intended to guide readers through a personal path of inquiry that will enable them to better understand the concepts and facts that go into planning, carrying out, and finalizing a research. This unique book asks readers to think about questions that...
Taoist Lessons for Educational Leaders
Gentle Pathways to Resolving Conflicts
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
This book explores ways in which educational leaders can apply the wisdom of the Tao in their day-to-day work in schools. It offers an alternative to the standard ways of western thinking to give the leader more possibilities when confronting a situation. We tend to value immediate and decisive action,...
Raising a Reader
Simple and Fun Activities for Parents to Foster Reading Success
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2003
With so many discussions and theories on reading and how children learn to read, it can be very confusing for parents to know the best way to get their kids to read. In Raising a Reader, Bonnie Schwartz lays out simple, researched and practice proven approaches that a parent can do to promote literacy...
Not a Toy, but a Tool
An Educator’s Guide for Understanding and Using iPads
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
iPads are powerful tools for engaging students, encouraging creativity, stimulating critical thinking, and making significant strides in learning. This book is part of a two book set that will allow educators to realize the full potential of the iPad. Over 200 highly rated apps are covered with specific...
Teaching and Learning Online
A Step-by-Step Guide for Designing an Online K-12 School Program
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2002
If you have more questions than answers about online learning for K-12 students, then you need this comprehensive guide that takes you through all of the planning and implementation steps need to go from vision to actual delivery of online courses. Clearly written and incorporating useful aids such...