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More than a Test Score
Strategies for Empowering At-Risk Youth
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
No matter what variety of educational program is used to motivate students the bottom line is knowing the people within the circle of influence are behind every effort the student faces. Our students are the future leaders, parents, workers and citizens of our society. While tests and accountability...
Student Leadership Training
A Workbook to Reinforce Effective Communication Skills
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2002
The practice of students demonstrating their care and helping each other to achieve their goals and dreams has a long historical tradition. According to Taub, communication skills are at the heart of the matter, particularly when dealing with troublesome, personal, and emotional issues. This workbook...
In Safe Hands
Bullying Prevention with Compassion for All
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
As suicide continues to be one of the leading causes of death among children under the age of fourteen, and as recent bullying statistics report a strong connection between bullying, being bullied, and suicide, it is time for society to set aside its obsession with grade-level benchmarks, test scores,...
Banishing Bullying Behavior
Transforming the Culture of Peer Abuse
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Chapter 1Transforming the Culture
Chapter 2Dimensions and Overview of Bullying
Chapter 3Back to Bullying Basics
Chapter 4Getting Specific About Bullying
Chapter 5Cyberbullying: Unimagined Cruelty
Chapter 6Bully Free Summer Camps
Chapter 7Bullying from Pre-School through Adolescence
Chapter 8Helping...
A Life Saver for New Teachers
Mentoring Case Studies to Navigate the Initial Years
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Navigating the initial years of teaching can be daunting yet exhilarating. While all new teachers want to do their best to help their students succeed, they also need to learn how to navigate the often bumpy road of education. This book contains interesting scenarios and case studies that ask the...
Creating Positive Images for Professional Success
A Guide for Young People
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
Creating Positive Personal Images for Professional Success is a book filled with guidelines for success in both private and public life. It is directed to young adults just entering the work world as well as to people who want to move up in their chosen profession. Guidelines are provided for projecting...
Disciplining the Arts
Teaching Entrepreneurship in Context
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2010
Increasingly, the availability of entrepreneurship education is becoming a factor in college choice as fine arts students demand training that helps them create an arts-based career after graduation. For too long, the arts academy has ignored the long-term career outcomes of its graduates and has...
Just Good Teaching
Comprehensive Musicianship through Performance in Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2012
Teachers in school music ensembles (band, choir, orchestra) plan instruction that will lead to student learning—learning most often focused on technical skill development. The value of teaching students beyond technical proficiencies toward a broader body of knowledge and understanding is supported...
by Gwen Schroth, Paul Terry, Anita M. Pankake
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 1997
School administrators must constantly evaluate and refine school scheduling for optimum student and teacher performance. This book is for school administrators who need appropriate management techniques for scheduling students into classes. All parts of the puzzle are presented so the administrator...
by Kevin Mixon
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2011
Reaching and Teaching All Instrumental Music Students draws from credible research and established approaches to offer practical applications for the variety of music classrooms teachers face today, many of which are not ideal. Kevin Mixon shares successful techniques for recruiting and retention,...
Baby Teacher
Nurturing Neural Networks From Birth to Age Five
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2002
Ever wonder what is going on in a baby's brain? Or how you can best nurture a child's natural development? Or why exactly Bach is better than Mozart for babies? This book will explain why. No technical knowledge is necessary, as Shore makes recent neurological findings accessible to all those who...
Thinking about Thinking
Metacognition for Music Learning
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2014
Thinking about Thinking: Metacognition for Music Learning providesmusic educators with information, inspiration, and practical suggestions for teaching music. Written for music educators in multiple content areas and grade levels, the book sets forth guidelines for promoting the use of metacognitive...
Curriculum Leadership
Beyond Boilerplate Standards
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2003
Moving beyond alignment and national boilerplate standards, this book takes the position that curriculum and instruction are inseparable concepts from the institutional point of view, and presents strategies to ensure their congruency. To achieve student success it is imperative that educational leaders...
Teaching for Experiential Learning
Five Approaches That Work
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
This book describes how to change the way in which educators conduct business in the classroom. Our current educational systems lack ways to reach today's learners in relevant, meaningful ways. The five approaches in this book inspire and motivate students to learn. The authors provide in-depth descriptions...