Elementary category: 2214 books
Managing Self-Directed Learning in Primary School Education
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Students taking control of their own learning is an upcoming trend in education. With the novelty of this method, there is still room for further improvements to be made on the application of this strategy. Managing Self-Directed Learning in Primary School Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities...
Curriculum and Students in Classrooms
Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Curriculum and Students in Classrooms: Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization is a timely and thought-provoking work that attends to often-neglected aspects of schooling: the everyday interactions between curriculum, teachers, and students. Walter S. Gershon addresses the bridge between...
The Good News Chair
A simple tool for shaping a child's positive behavior and self-image
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
A Simple Tool for Shaping a Child’s Positive Behavior and Self Image is the story of how a special chair changed the culture of an elementary school principal’s office and at the same time encouraged and recognized desirable behavior. Stories (hilarious, sad, candid, surprising…) about the children...
A Cultural History of Reforming Math for All
The Paradox of Making In/equality
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2017
While many accept that math is a universal, culturally indifferent subject in school, this book demonstrates that this is anything but true. Building off of a historically conscious understanding of school reform, Diaz makes the case that the language of mathematics, and the symbols through which...
by Patricia A. Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2019
Tips and tools for promoting calm and focused attention in the classroom.
This volume from the editor of the SEL Solutions Series provides a concise introduction to mindfulness for teachers and others who work in preschool and elementary-school settings. Each chapter includes simple, research-...
Limnopoula
The Precious European Bird
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2015
An issue that concerns the European Union is the management of water recourses. Limnopoula is a teaching manual to get introduced preschoolers and first-grade students to the role of the Institution of the European Union through a fairy tale that combines realistic and mythical elements. In addition,...
by Gerald Griggs
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
In order to become a more effective practitioner every teacher needs to have a sound understanding of the theoretical, social and historical context in which their work takes place. Understanding Primary Physical Education goes further than any other textbook in exploring the development of physical...
Reflecting the World
A Guide to Incorporating Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017
Reflecting the World: A Guide to Incorporating Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education is a guide for mathematics teacher educators interested in incorporating equity concerns into their teaching. The book draws on the authors’ research and experience integrating issues of equity, diversity, and social...
Home Advantage
Social Class and Parental Intervention in Elementary Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2000
This new edition contextualizes Lareau's original ethnography in a discussion of the most pressing issues facing educators at the beginning of the new millennium.
Reading, Writing, and Talk
Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, K–2
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book introduces a variety of inclusive strategies for teaching language and literacy in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Readers are invited into classrooms where racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse children’s experiences, unique strengths, and expertise are supported and valued....
Making Sense of Secondary Science
Research into children's ideas
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
What ideas do children hold about the natural world?
How do these ideas affect their learning of science?
Young learners bring to the classroom knowledge and ideas about many aspects of the natural world constructed from their experiences of education and from outside school. These...
Instructional Strategies for Improving Students' Learning
Focus on Early Reading and Mathematics
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
The twin objectives of the series Psychological Perspectives on Contemporary Educational Issues are: (1) to identify issues in education that are relevant to professional educators and researchers; and (2) to address those issues from research and theory in educational psychology, psychology, and...
STEM Learning with Young Children
Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This teacher’s guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3–8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using...
Comprehension Instruction, Third Edition
Research-Based Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
All key issues of research and practice in comprehension instruction are addressed in this highly regarded professional resource and course text. Leading scholars examine the processes that enable students to make meaning from what they read--and how this knowledge can be applied to improve teaching...