Education - Curricula

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...

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...

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...

Teaching Kushite History Using Common Core State Standards is divided into three sections. Chapters 1-2 explains how teachers can use this book to teach the history of the Kushites using CCSS. Chapter 3, is a short history of the Kushites in West and South...

This book was written to be an alternative to high school economic textbooks (particularly for homeschoolers). Warning, it is clearly written by a fiscal conservative This student book includes an optional mid-term exam and final. (The answers and two optional classroom activities are available...

Today's ever-changing learning environment is characterized by the fast pace of technology that drives our society to move forward, and causes our knowledge to increase at an exponential rate. The need for in-depth research that is bound to generate new knowledge about curriculum and...

Motivating, realistic, fun, memorable, successful... is that how most students would describe their foreign language courses? Well, now they can Imagine your students' enthusiasm as they learn Spanish through engaging, dynamic situations ranging from the practical to the bizarre Equip them with useful expressions...

This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities,...

"The Storybook Journey: Pathways to Learning through Story and Play" is based on a solid understanding of how children develop. It is intended to inspire practices that support and enhance the growth of each individual child within the context of the group through children's...

In 1974, the Board of Education in Kanawha County West Virginia introduced a set of new textbooks into the standard curriculum. These textbooks contained offensive language, compared Bible stories to well-known myths and fables, and also, in the opinion of some citizens, lacked the...

Your best resource for curriculum leadership post-NCLB and beyond! Put quality curriculum front and center with this classic toolkit to savvy curriculum leadership for the 21st Century. Newly revised and updated case studies, research, and state and national curriculum and leadership standards complement a...

Fran Rutherford's two-volume Ancient Rome (Student Book and Teacher's Guide) provides an ideal course for parents who homeschool high school students and for teachers of secondary education who wish to introduce their students to the great books of Western civilization, "the best that has...

This 2nd edition presents strategies and answers questions on how to develop curriculum and instruction, from philosophical base through assessment, to ensure excellence in curriculum beyond boiler plate standards.Author: Leo H. Bradley, Mark Meyers, Shirley CurtisISBN-10: 1475840071ISBN-13: 9781475840070Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2017Pages:...

This book provides educators with guidance on studying and practicing a curriculum problem solving artistry that is focused on deepening students' subject matter understandings through democratic self and social understandings.Author: James G. Henderson, Daniel J. Castner, Jennifer L. SchneiderISBN-10: 1475837879ISBN-13: 9781475837872Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield...

The multi-age learning community is a program that re-cultures schools for the 21st century. It moves traditional programs to a learning environment that targets the individual needs of learners with a shared leadership model. The goal is to allow students to have the opportunity...

This book addresses concrete strategies to help principals, teacher educators and mentors give constructive feedback on lesson plans that can impact teachers' content, pedagogy or classroom management.Author: Jacqueline G. Van SchooneveldISBN-10: 1475835795ISBN-13: 9781475835793Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/21/2017Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.80h x...

This book will help middle and secondary school teachers take advantage of teachable moments by drawing students into productive intellectual discussions. It also provides an overview of the rationale and research base for engaging students in educational activities that are truly intellectual and not...

Project-based learning is a teaching approach that motivates and inspires students to learn and helps them to become self-directed learners over time. Students learn not only the content surrounding their projects, but also important life skills such as problem-solving, creativity, collaboration, communication, time management,...

This book is designed to make it easy for teachers to include informational text in their teaching of A Raisin in the Sun. The authors have included a wide range of materials, in terms of reading level, subject matter, length, and style of writing....

Remixing the Curriculum suggests that the way to develop curriculum to maximize student access and engagement is to employ essential elements of traditional pedagogy, but infuse it with technology to create new features through the Technology Fitness, Proactive Teaching, Universal Design for Learning, and...

Defying Standardization pierces the veil of misinformation surrounding the push to standardize the curriculum expectations for 56 million public school children. It provides a high energy, passionate, and, well-researched argument of what curriculum should and can be to facilitate the development of unstandardized skills...

How can parents, educators, business leaders and policy makers nurture creativity, prepare for inventiveness and stimulate innovation? One compelling answer, this book argues, lies in fostering the invention of imaginary worlds, a.k.a. worldplay. First emerging in middle childhood, this complex form of make-believe draws...

"Underpinned by ecological theories of development concerned with children, families and communities, this book provides the reader with philosophical, economic and sociological insights and with the latest thinking emerging from post-humanism. In so doing, it provides tools that enable students to research childhood, to...

Teachers and counselors are failing to give students the tools they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. This book represents a fresh perspective on why this is, and presents real solutions that work. Washington would have us believe that this gap can...

The author's third book offers 30 creative, effective, and fun ELA activities at around just 30 cents each! This book includes ready-to-go activities that are standards-based and/or support skill development of the English Language Arts Standards as determined by the Common Core State Standards...

Over 50 discussion questions and activities, and 300 questions, fill this comprehensive workbook. The book covers science, math and social science for Third grade. If you are homeschooling (or if you are just trying to get extra practice for your child), then you already...

Over 50 discussion questions and activities, and 50 quiz questions, fill this comprehensive social science book. The book covers the following topics: Paleolithic-Agricultural Revolution, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush, Ancient Hebrews, Ancient Greece, Ancient India, Ancient China, and Ancient Rome If you are homeschooling (or...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A revolution in history education is propelling historical thinking and knowing to the forefront of history and social studies education in North America and beyond. Teachers, teacher education programs, schools, and ministries of education across Canada are all among those embracing the idea that...

Initiatives that deconstruct and challenge the dominance of Western cultural knowledge in curriculum are gaining momentum, and though some of the most potent challenges come from the field of postcolonial theory, the implications of these challenges for theorizing curriculum have not been fully explored....

Philosophy for Children (P4C) is an approach to learning and teaching that aims to develop reasoning and judgement. Students learn to listen to and respect their peers' opinions, think creatively and work together to develop a deeper understanding of concepts central to their own...

This fully revised and updated edition includes twelve new chapters on contemporary topics such as ecological democracy, Native studies, inquiry teaching, and Islamophobia.Author: E. Wayne RossISBN-10: 1438453167ISBN-13: 9781438453163Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2014Pages: 431Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.33lbsSize: 9.14h x 6.03w x 1.10dReview...

Curriculum as Spaces can be viewed as a holistic approach to education, conservation, and community development that uses place as an integrating context for learning. This book introduces foundational principles that ask us to imagine the full realization of curriculum spaces and show us...

Students, parents, and teachers can easily find answers related to the specific requirements of The Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. This set of expectations and skills need to be mastered to succeed in school, college, and the real world. The QuickStudy(R) series aligns...

Author: Ruth FosterISBN-10: 1420680242ISBN-13: 9781420680249Publisher: Teacher Created ResourcesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2006Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 10.96h x 8.50w x 0.37d

Author: Sarah ClarkISBN-10: 1420634925ISBN-13: 9781420634921Publisher: Teacher Created ResourcesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2006Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 10.98h x 8.44w x 0.41d

"Unless we believe that those who have more are inherently superior to those who have less, we should be troubled by the fact that patterns of achievement are often fairly predictable, particularly with respect to students' race and class."In Creating the Opportunity to Learn,...

Making Science: Reimagining STEM Education in Middle School and Beyond is a new look at STEM education for the future. Steeped in research and history, but as modern as a trip to Mars, this book will make you think deeply about the nature of...

How to Teach Phonics is a Teachers' Guide, and it can be used by Teachers and Parents of K-12, Adult Learners, Dyslexic Persons who can Read but cannot Spell, and Advanced ESL Students. The author, Linguist Camilia Sadik spent 15 years intensely dissecting English,...

If you want to learn to debate without all the jargon (and without losing your soul) Upside Down Debate is for you. You'll be introduced to debate by learning how to listen before you speak, construct a persuasive argument (or "case") for change, connect...

The Invent to Learn Guide to Making in the K-3 Classroom: Why, How, and Wow is a practical guide for primary school educators who want to inspire their students to embrace a tinkering mindset so they can invent fantastic contraptions. Veteran teacher Alice Baggett...