Curricula category: 1261 books
Complexifying Curriculum Studies
Reflections on the Generative and Generous Gifts of William E. Doll, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2018
The essays in this volume bring together leading-edge scholars to illuminate the work of William E. Doll, Jr., as a key curriculum thinker of global impact, and introduce his work and influence to new generations of scholars, teachers, and students of education. Drawing on their individual contexts,...
Curriculum Theorizing and Teacher Education
Complicating conjunctions
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
If teacher education, as a field of study, is to contribute to the revitalization, re-moralization and re-politicization of Education, this book argues that it needs to be alert to questions of teachers’ intellectual and political freedom and to concerns about the legitimacy of what we do in teacher...
Curriculum as Conversation
Transforming Traditions of Teaching and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2008
“Applebee's central point, the need to teach 'knowledge in context,' is absolutely crucial for the hopes of any reformed curriculum. His experience and knowledge give his voice an authority that makes many of the current proposals on both the left and right seem shallow by comparison.”—Gerald Graff, University of Chicago
Improving Teaching through Observation and Feedback
Beyond State and Federal Mandates
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
In response to Race to the Top, schools nationwide are rapidly overhauling their teacher evaluation processes. Often forced to develop and implement these programs without adequate extra-institutional support or relevant experience, already-taxed administrators need accessible and practical resources....
Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education
Policy, Programmes and Pedagogy
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Vocationalism in Further and Higher Education presents a collection of research-based papers on the ‘English model’ of vocationalism and higher education. It argues that negative societal and political perceptions have hindered the debate about the significance and relevance of vocational education...
by Audrey Fisch, Susan Chenelle
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
The Common Core State Standards initiated major changes for language arts teachers, particularly the emphasis on “informational text.” Language arts teachers were asked to shift attention toward informational texts without taking away from the teaching of literature.
Teachers, however,...
Rebuilding Research Writing
Strategies for Sparking Informational Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Our students must become skilled at finding answers and using information to succeed in college, careers, and daily life. Using inquiry, writing, and technology to infuse passion into the classroom research paper motivates students and results in deeper learning. In this practical, research-based...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
This book comprises the full selected Regular Lectures from the Proceedings of the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-12), which was held at COEX in Seoul, Korea, from July 8th to 15th, 2012. ICME-12 brought together 4700 experts from 100 countries, working to understand all...
Tell Me More
Listening to Learners Explain
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this wonderful collection, Duckworth and six of her colleagues describe learners (who range in age from five to adulthood) coming to connect with different subject matters—from politics to poetry, medicine to mapping. Their findings not only provide good readable stories, but also offer a unique...
Examining the Potential for Response to Intervention (RTI) Delivery Models in Secondary Education
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2017
To provide the highest quality of education to students, school administrators must adopt new frameworks to meet learners’ needs. This allows teaching practices to be optimized to create a meaningful learning environment. Examining the Potential for Response to Intervention (RTI) Delivery Models in...
Value-Creating Global Citizenship Education
Engaging Gandhi, Makiguchi, and Ikeda as Examples
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
This book fills an existing gap within the practice of global citizenship education by offering Asian perspectives. In this book, Soka or value-creating education developed by the Japanese educators, Tsunesaburo Makiguchi (1871-1944) and Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928) is compared to the ideas of the Indian...
Flipping the College Classroom
An Evidence-Based Guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
Flipped learning—in which students view recorded lectures outside of the classroom and then utilize class time to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills—is a relatively new phenomenon. This timely volume examines and organizes the emerging research on flipped learning in higher education....
Moving From What to What If?
Teaching Critical Thinking with Authentic Inquiry and Assessments
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
This practical book outlines how you can challenge students to grapple with complex problems and engage more meaningfully with information across the content areas, rather than rely solely on rote memorization and standardized testing to measure academic success. Author John Barell shares vignettes...
Standards and Mastery Learning
Aligning Teaching and Assessment So All Children Can Learn
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2003
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This ideal book enables educators to help students attain self-efficacy and the ability to achieve new ways of learning. It examines national and state standards and shows how to attain them through mastery learning.