Education - Curricula

A must-have for any teacher transitioning to the Common Core State Standards to ensure their lesson plans meet the new standard's requirements. Use this handy guide for correlating existing lesson plans to the new standards, for new lesson plans, or as a quick reference...

How do you know if students are with you at the beginning, middle, and end of a lesson? Can formative assessment offer a key to better teaching and learning during instruction? What if you could blend different formative assessment moves in your classroom, with...

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades. In this book, they identify and describe the 25 most common problems in unit design and recommend how to fix...

Designed to promote reflection, discussion, and action among the entire learning community, Educating Everybody's Children encapsulates what research has revealed about successfully addressing the needs of students from economically, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse groups and identifies a wide range of effective principles and...

Different regions of the world are making increasing demands for educational reform, especially when institutions are dissatisfied with the level of proficiency of their graduates. Since the realization of how important English education is to global success, reform to English education is becoming progressively...

This Social Studies for Primary School workbook for grade two compliments The Bahamas Ministry of Education curriculum. The book covers three themes. It has clear graphics and grade level reading.Author: Cynthia O. SmithISBN-10: 1515306828ISBN-13: 9781515306825Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/16/2014Pages: 58Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

"The Idea of a University Defined and Illustrated" from John Henry Newman. Important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century (1801-1890).Author: The Perfect Library, John Henry NewmanISBN-10: 151229182XISBN-13: 9781512291827Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/20/2015Pages: 356Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.00h x...

This unit study offers many wonderful activities to use while having students read the book, but the book is not included. The entire unit also offers the ability to create a lapbook if you print out some of the pages. There are between 6...

The last decade have seen a newfound interest in the clinical applications of the psychedelic substances; LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, ayahuasca and ketamine, which haven't been seen since the pre-prohibition days. Back then, these substances were widely used as an adjunct to psychotherapy in...

This textbook develops an 18-week program designed to guide prospective students through creating their own speculative fiction story, that is, a science fiction, fantasy, or horror story. Designed for homeschoolers and small-school settings, this textbook draws on excerpts from dozens of speculative fiction authors...

The best-selling Differentiating Instruction With Menus series has helped teachers nationwide differentiate instruction for their high-ability learners with easy-to-use menus and exciting tools to challenge and reach gifted and advanced students in the classroom. Each book includes an updated, student-friendly rubric that can assess...

The best-selling Differentiating Instruction With Menus series has helped teachers nationwide differentiate instruction for their high-ability learners with easy-to-use menus and exciting tools to challenge and reach gifted and advanced students in the classroom. Each book includes an updated, student-friendly rubric that can assess...

If you want to improve your professional performance and set yourself apart from your colleagues-in any discipline-these tips are for you. If you desire anything less than achieving the very best, you won't want this book. Rather than addressing research and theory about music...

Each Puzzle Pack contains a variety of puzzles, worksheets, and games to reinforce important content like characters' names, places, symbols, and important details as well as vocabulary words within the text. Includes: Crosswords - Word Searches - Matching - Fill In The Blanks -...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the book, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for the book A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle. It includes: 20 Daily Lessons Short answer study questions Multiple choice quiz questions Vocabulary worksheets...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the play, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for Romeo and Juliet. It includes: 21 Daily Lessons Short answer study questions Multiple choice quiz questions Vocabulary worksheets for each reading assignment 3 detailed...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the novel, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for Farewell To Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston & James D. Houston. It includes: Daily Lessons, Short answer study questions, Multiple choice quiz questions, Vocabulary...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the novel, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. It includes: Daily Lessons, Short answer study questions, Multiple choice quiz...

A gifted education Legacy Award winner, Social-Emotional Curriculum With Gifted and Talented Students provides a thorough introduction to methods for developing social-emotional curricula for use with gifted and talented learners in the school setting. Including overviews of strategies that work for implementing social-emotional strategies...

Education is currently a foremost concern for many Americans. Education, however, is about more than teaching children skills for earning a living and how to function in life. It is really a means of transmitting both a culture and a heritage. William Irwin Thompson,...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

The Portia Curriculum is a complete program guide that can be used with any assessment tool. To make adding objectives even easier, quick find codes have been added from the VB-MAPP, ABLLS-R and ESDM assessments. Program supervisors will employ the industry standard assessment tool...

At Plain and Not So Plain Academy we believe that learning at home should be an enjoyable time between you and your child. Not something that they dread because they have hundreds of repetition problems to do over and over again. Plain and Not...

Apologetics for Tweens is a one year curriculum with weekly scripture and apologetics lessons for 5th through 8th graders. It is the result of 13 years working with Christian youth at a Baptist church, particularly ages 10-14. As a homeschool teacher, parent, grandparent, children's...

Nature exploration is fundamental to young children's curiosity, discovery, and sense of wonder--it supports their growth in all developmental domains. In this collection of engaging articles from NAEYC's journal Young Children, teachers of children from infancy through age 8 will learn about using nature...

Family involvement is critical to the success of young children in early learning environments and beyond.Families come in many forms, reflecting varied ethnicities, cultures, belief systems, and family structures. When educators acknowledge, respect, and value those differences, welcoming families as partners in their children's...

This best-selling teacher's resource now reformatted and edited is packed with practical classroom strategies that will enable teachers to add spice to their teaching while meeting the different learning styles of their students.Drawing on insights from neuroscience, psychology, and sociology, The Teacher's Toolkit provides...

Covid 1619 When Racism began in America is an Anti-racism book written to empower Black youth in grades 3-5. Racism has been declared America's number one problem. Some Black youth associate being smart with acting white. This book gives Black youth the tools needed...

Racism is America's number one problem. We can no longer be in denial. America could learn from South Africa and Germany. Why do some Black youth associate being smart with acting white? Why are so many Blacks killed by the police? This book gives...

Simulation-based education (SBE) is a teaching strategy in which students adopt a character as part of the learning process. SBE has become a fixture in the university classroom based on its ability to stimulate student interest and deepen analytical thinking. Simulations and Student Learning...

A survey of over 1,000 Waldorf high school graduates from 1990 through 2017 provides ample data about the college accomplishments, degrees earned, and careers pursued by those who graduates in this 25 year period. Data is compared to identical or similar data with the...

"Formative assessment--the process of interpretating data on student performance to adapt instruction to individual needs--is perhaps the single most powerful tool available to teachers to help every student succeed to their full potential."With that bold statement, Michael W. Connell sets out to unpack formative...

Part of our "Copywork for Kids" Series: Teach your child to write, and learn the Westminster Shorter Catechism at the same time This version includes standard vertical printing with dashed lines for your young student to traceAuthor: Karen B. GillISBN-10: 1709486732ISBN-13: 9781709486739Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage:...

"...the best learning ever "That's how Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen's primary students described using iPad when they introduced the tool in their classrooms a few years ago. Since then, the authors have discovered apps and designed engaging lessons that create opportunities for exciting,...

Build confident, capable writers who own the concrete skills necessary to excel at composing evidence-based expository or argumentative short responses. In order to succeed on a wide range of writing assignments and assessments that call for writing to a prompt, students must control the...

Makers, Crafters, Educators brings the do-it-yourself (DIY) ethos of maker and crafter movements into educational environments, and examines the politics of cultural change that undergird them. Addressing making and crafting in relation to community and schooling practices, culture, and place, this edited collection positions...

Reconceptualizing Curriculum Development provides accessible, clear guidance on curriculum problem solving and educational leadership through the practice of a synoptic curriculum study. This practice integrates three influential interpretations of curriculum-curriculum as deliberative artistry, curriculum as complicated conversation, and curriculum as currere-with John Dewey's lifetime...

Alternative Approaches to Education provides parents and teachers with information and guidance on different education options in the UK and further afield. This new and expanded edition, including additional chapters and up-to-date contact details, explains the values, philosophies and methods of a range of...

Creating Curriculum in Early Childhood explores the backward design model of curriculum development, equipping readers with the tools and methods they need to effectively apply backward design in the early childhood classroom. Clear yet comprehensive chapters walk new and veteran educators through an effective...

In this volume scholars from around the world consider the influential work of William F. Pinar from a variety of "conversations" his ideas have generated. The major focus is on the What, Why, and How of the word "reconceptualization," which involves engaging critically and...

In this volume, Pinar enacts his theory of curriculum, detailing the relations among knowledge, history, and alterity. The introduction is Pinar's intellectual life history, naming the contributions he has made to understanding educational experience. Study is the center of educational experience, as he demonstrates...

This research-based book dissects and explores the meaning and nature of Inquiry in teaching and learning in schools, challenging existing concepts and practices. In particular, it explores and contests prevailing attitudes about the practice of inquiry-based learning across the Science, Geography and History disciplines,...

When I was first introduced to the Common Core Standards, I remember becoming concerned about the future of my curriculum. I had taught some of the new standards, but I had no experience with many of them. The sheer quantity was daunting, because in...

This book provides teachers with useful tools to help students understand science. The book translates current science education research from theory into classroom instruction. The experience of the authors with teachers was utilized to help translate research into what works for quality science teaching...

A complete curriculum about rocks, minerals, and soil science for ages 10 to 15. The first half of the book (about 150 pages) is the student section. It has 8 chapters: Elements, Minerals, Silicate minerals, Rrocks, Limestone, Soil science, Deep down under, Ideas about...