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Author
Publisher
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The framework for teaching is a research-based set of components of instruction that are grounded in a constructivist view of learning and teaching. The framework may be used for many purposes, but its full value is realized as the foundation for professional conversations among practitioners as they seek to enhance their skill in the complex task of teaching. The framework may be used as the foundation of a school's or district's recruitment and...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Have you ever entered a building or room for the first time and felt enhanced--felt your body relax and spirit elevate? The effect of human-made environments on learners' brains is not subjective. According to research studies, we all have measurable responses to the design of a space. However, despite the many resources discussing how to decorate and design elementary school classrooms, few resources on middle and secondary level classroom design...
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Gifted kids are so much more than test scores and grades. Still, it's sometimes difficult to see past the potential to the child who may be anxious, lonely, confused, or unsure of what the future might bring. This book, now fully revised with updated information and new survey quotes, offers practical suggestions for addressing the social and emotional needs of gifted students. The authors present ways to advocate for gifted education; help gifted...
Author
Publisher
Stylus Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This book uniquely offers the distilled wisdom of scores of instructors across ranks, disciplines and institution types, whose contributions are organized into a thematic framework that progressively introduces the reader to the key dispositions, principles and practices for creating the inclusive classroom environments (in person and online) that will help their students succeed"--
Author
Publisher
Constructing Modern Knowledge Press
Language
English
Description
"Join the learning revolution sweeping the globe! 3D printers, robotics, programming, wearable computing, and microcontrollers like micro:bit and Arduino capture the imaginations of today's student. When exciting new technologies combine with hands-on traditions, your classroom becomes a makerspace where learning soars. The time is now to place invention and creativity ahead of worksheets and testing. Using technology to make, repair, or customize...
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Thoughtful advice and practical guidance for educators interested helping all students develop the skills they need to engage in deeper, more autonomous learning and take positive action within the classroom, their community, and society at large"--
11) In the classroom
Author
Series
Publisher
Weekly Reader Early Learning Library
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Marzano Research
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Offers suggestions and strategies for generating high levels of student attention and engagement in the classroom environment. If students are not engaged, there is little, if any, chance that they will learn what is being addressed in class. A basic premise of The Highly Engaged Classroom is that student engagement happens as a result of a teacher s careful planning and execution of specific strategies. In other words, student engagement is not serendipitous....
Author
Publisher
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Smartphones, videogames, webcasts, wikis, blogs, texting, emoticons. What does the rapidly changing digital landscape mean for classroom teaching? How has technology affected the brain development of students? How does it relate to what we know about learning styles, memory, and multiple intelligences? How can teachers close the digital divide that separates many of them from their students? In Brain-Based Teaching in the Digital Age, Marilee Sprenger...
Author
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Presentation skills that that will captivate your audience every time. In today's increasingly visual world, the art of giving presentations is a much-needed talent. They Snooze, You Lose, provides a comprehensive guide made especially for teachers and administrators who want to become presentation 'stars' in their classrooms, at board meetings, or any time they are in front of an audience. Describes how to apply the author's proven CHIMES2 elements:...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mark Sternum returns from PERFECT AGREEMENT to his work as a professor of creative writing in Boston. He is someone in love with his work and in love with the classroom. He is devoted to his students, even to those who don't exactly deserve his devotion. His lifelong partner is away for an extended stay in Europe, and Mark finds himself waiting anxiously on his return and somewhat in disarray whenever he is not actually in the familiar ground of...
Author
Publisher
Just ASK Publications
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
From the beginning, Why Didn't I Learn This in College? has been, designed to pull together in one place, in a user-friendly format, much of what many teacher candidates are introduced to in college. The title is not, meant to suggest that most of the constructs are not "covered" in teacher preparation programs. The intent is to say truthfully that we did not always internalize all that was, introduced, we completed different courses, or, perhaps,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world's premier educational system. Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests touted for evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; but even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education-with short school days, light homework...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Teachers deal with change on a regular basis, but there are some principles at the core of teaching that remain constant and that have the biggest impact on student achievement. In this inspiring book from Danny Steele, creator of the popular Steele Thoughts blog, and Todd Whitaker, bestselling author and speaker, you'll learn how to focus on the most important things in the classroom, not just the "current" things. The authors reveal essential truths...