Teachers College Press: 606 books
Education to Better Their World
Unleashing the Power of 21st-Century Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In his most visionary book, internationally renowned educator Marc Prensky presents a compelling alternative to how and what we teach our children. Drawing on emerging world trends, he elaborates a comprehensive vision for K–12 education that includes new goals, new means, a new curriculum, a new...
by Beth Harry, Janette Klingner
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The second edition of this powerful book examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education. The authors present compelling, research-based stories representing the range of experiences faced by culturally and linguistically diverse students who fall in the...
Unlocking Student Talent
The New Science of Developing Expertise
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
How do we truly help students achieve their fullest potential? What are the roles of motivation, deliberate practice, and coaching in developing talent and abilities in students? This hands-on guide examines each of these elements in detail providing definitions, relevant research, discussions, examples,...
The Power of the Social Brain
Teaching, Learning, and Interdependent Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
“As the authors point out, as a society and in our institutions, we spend almost no time learning how to think, learn, and work together. Thinking with others is its own skill and it is high time people thought about how to optimize this skill. This is exactly what this book seeks to do.” ...
Dumb Ideas Won't Create Smart Kids
Straight Talk About Bad School Reform, Good Teaching, and Better Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
If you want to actually do something about providing excellent education for every child in America, this is the book for you. Using insights from cognitive science, educational research, and the social sciences, the authors examine the compelling nature of four “dumb ideas” at the center...
DIY Media in the Classroom
New Literacies Across Content Areas
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book shows teachers how to bring students’ Do-It-Yourself media practices into the classroom (Grades 6–12). In one accessible resource, the authors explain DIY media, identify their appealing features for content area instruction, and describe the literacy skills and strategies they...
Reading in a Participatory Culture
Remixing Moby-Dick in the English Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Building on the groundbreaking research of the MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media & Learning initiative, this book crosses the divide between digital literacies and traditional print culture to engage a generation of students who can read with a book in one hand and a mouse in the other.Reading...
"To Remain an Indian"
Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
What might we learn from Native American experiences with schools to help us forge a new vision of the democratic ideal—one that respects, protects, and promotes diversity and human rights? In this fascinating portrait of American Indian education over the past century, the authors critically...
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Are schools making the most of new technologies? Are they tapping into the learning potential of today’s Firefox/Facebook/cell phone generation? Allan Collins and Richard Halverson argue that the way computers have transformed our workplaces and lives can and should be adapted to transform American...
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology
The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The digital revolution in education is well under way, with more and more learners plugged into the online world. How can schools make the most of both the technology and the learning potential of today’s “born digital” students? In this new edition of their groundbreaking book, Collins and...
Preparing Educators for Arts Integration
Placing Creativity at the Center of Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This resource examines professional development approaches from across the United States to help schools and allied arts groups integrate the arts into an already crowded K–12 curriculum. The authors document the purposes and structures of a broad spectrum of current efforts and programs. Several...
Collaborative Leadership in Action
Partnering for Success in Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Collaborative Leadership in Action is about creating school-university-community partnerships and the leaders who build and sustain them. It defines and describes different types of collaborative partnerships and discusses how to develop, maintain, and evaluate relationships that enrich the PreK–16...
Dear Nel
Opening the Circles of Care (Letters to Nel Noddings)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This collection is a moving tribute to Nel Noddings, a fascinating and influential scholar who has contributed greatly to numerous fields, including education, feminism, ethics, and the study of social justice and equity.Dear Nel: Opening the Circles of Carepresents contributions from renowned teachers,...
Building School-Based Teacher Learning Communities
Professional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Building on extensive evidence that school-based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures. McLaughlin and Talbert—foremost scholars of school change and teaching contexts—provide an inside...