Teachers College Press: 606 books
by Valerie Kinloch
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“This is a book of stories told by adolescents and adults about teaching and learning. . . . Puzzlement, wonder, curiosity, disruption, and distress mark the emotions of all the storytellers here.” —From the Foreword by Shirley Brice Heath, Stanford University“Crossing...
Teaching and Learning on the Verge
Democratic Education in Action
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Based on 20 years of teaching experience and research in schools across the country, Teaching and Learning on the Verge demonstrates how educators in all disciplines can integrate civic engagement, multicultural literacy, and leadership into their classrooms and programs. Featuring voices from...
by Elliot W. Eisner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In his 1980 John Dewey Lecture, Elliot Eisner argued powerfully and eloquently for a view of literacy that goes beyond verbal and numerical skills, focusing instead on the central role of the senses in the twin processes of human conceptualization and expression. A few years later, Professor Eisner...
Changing Minds and Brains—The Legacy of Reuven Feuerstein
Higher Thinking and Cognition Through Mediated Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Decades before educators began to draw teaching and learning implications from neuroscientists’ groundbreaking findings on brain plasticiy, Reuven Feuerstein had already theorized it and developed practices for teaching and developing higher level cognition and learning for all students, even...
Being Bad
My Baby Brother and the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Being Bad will change the way you think about the social and academic worlds of Black boys. In a poignant and harrowing journey from systems of education to systems of criminal justice, the author follows her brother, Chris, who has been designated a “bad kid” by his school, a “person...
Digital Teaching Platforms
Customizing Classroom Learning for Each Student
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“Digital Teaching Platforms is an essential read for those who believe that education needs to be reimagined to prepare students for tomorrow. Dede and Richards provide a compelling collection of some of the best minds in education and education technology to describe how educators, policymakers,...
The Early Years Matter
Education, Care, and the Well-Being of Children, Birth to 8
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This accessible and engaging work introduces current and future teachers, child care providers, and others interested in early childhood education to the importance of the early years in children’s well-being and success. It summarizes the research on the value of high-quality services for young...
Learning in the Cloud
How (and Why) to Transform Schools with Digital Media
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“This volume describes why ‘conventional wisdom’ about investments in educational technology is flawed, offers a research-based conceptual framework as an alternative, and provides detailed evidence of the practicality and power of this model. . . . This book is much needed as we...
Serving Students Who Are Homeless
A Resource Guide for Schools, Districts, and Educational Leaders
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Schools and districts are seeing unprecedented numbers of students and families living without residential stability. Although the McKinney-Vento Act has been around for over two decades, many district- and site-level practitioners have a difficult time interpreting and implementing the Act’s mandates...
by Ron Avi Astor, Linda Jacobson, Rami Benbenishty
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
While it is true that children from military families live unique and interesting lives, it is also true that they face many challenges and special circumstances that civilian children and families don't experience. These can include gaps in school attendance and learning due to frequent moves, being...
by Ron Avi Astor, Linda Jacobson, Rami Benbenishty
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
While it is true that children from military families live unique and interesting lives, it is also true that they face many challenges and special circumstances that civilian children and families don't experience. These can include gaps in school attendance and learning due to frequent moves, being...
Cultivating Leadership in Schools
Connecting People, Purpose, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
An excellent resource for aspiring and experienced instructional leaders, this popular text reveals a practical model of leadership for teacher leaders, principals, and school teams. It honors the working realities of schools and highlights interpersonal and intrapersonal skills and qualities essential...
Classrooms Without Borders
Using Internet Projects to Teach Communication and Collaboration
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This practical resource shows educators how to use the Internet to help students communicate electronically, reaching beyond the borders of traditional classroom walls. The authors—a lifelong professional developer and a dedicated facilitator of improved K–12 education through her work...
On Teacher Inquiry
Approaches to Language and Literacy Research
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
On Teacher Inquiry could be read as an answer to the question, “Teacher research: What’s in it for the students?” This book offers a framework, examples, and practical guidelines for teacher researchers on how to design and conduct individual and collaborative inquiries that build new knowledge...