Category: Education

Educational Technology: A Definition with Commentary

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Routledge : September 2007

Seller ID: 598394

ISBN-13: 9780805858617

Sponsored by the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), this book presents a definition of the field of study and practice known as educational technology or instructional technology. It reflects the collaborative efforts of all members of the AECT Definition and Terminology Committee. The volume begins with the statement of the definition itself (chapter 1), followed by commentary chapters on each of the key terms and concepts contained in the definition (chapters 2-9). Chapter 10 provides historical context for the current definition by reviewing salient elements ...
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Emotional Development And Emotional Intelligence: Educational Implications

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Basic Books : June 1997

Seller ID: 598593

ISBN-13: 9780465095872

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

In recent years, innovative schools have developed courses in what has been termed emotional literacy, emotional intelligence, or emotional competence. This volume evaluates these developments scientifically, pairing the perspectives of psychologists with those of educators who offer valuable commentary on the latest research. It is an authoritative study that describes the scientific basis for our knowledge about emotion as it relates specifically to children, the classroom environment, and emotional literacy.Key topics include: historical perspectives on emotional intelligence neurological b...
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Response to Intervention: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Corwin : April 2007

Seller ID: 556167

ISBN-13: 9781412953863

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Theatre for Young Audiences: 20 Great Plays for Children

Price: $6.00

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin : March 2005

Seller ID: 590618

ISBN-13: 9780312337148

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Presented with the right plays, children are the most honest and appreciative of audiences. This anthology, compiled by an authority on children's theatre, collects new and overlooked scripts that represent the best of modern playwriting for children. From works adapted from classic children's stories to original contemporary scripts, each play inspires the imagination as it entertains.With complete scripts for twenty plays plus a biographical sketch of each playwright, Theatre for Young Audiences is invaluable for anyone involved in children's theatre, from community theatre groups to teacher...
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Don't Forget to Write for the Secondary Grades: 50 Enthralling and Effective Writing Lessons (Ages 11 and Up)

By: 826 National

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Jossey-Bass : October 2011

Seller ID: 498369

ISBN-13: 9781118024324

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Fantastic strategies for getting high school students excited about writing This book offers 50 creative writing lesson plans from the imaginative and highly acclaimed 826 National writing labs. Created as a resource to reach all students (even those most resistant to creative writing), the off-beat and attention-grabbing lessons include such gems as Literary Facebooks, where students create a mock Facebook profile based on their favorite literary character, as well as highly practical lessons like the College Application Essay Boot Camp. These writing lessons are written by experts--and favor...
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Beyond Measure: Rescuing an Overscheduled, Overtested, Underestimated Generation

By: Abeles, Vicki

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Simon & Schuster : October 2015

Seller ID: 692350

ISBN-13: 9781451699234

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

From the director of Race to Nowhere, the popular 2010 documentary on our education system that has become a long-running grassroots phenomenon, and a new film, Beyond Measure, comes a groundbreaking book for parents, students, and educators on how to revolutionize learning, prioritize children's health, and re-envision success for a lifetime. From kindergarteners to high-schoolers, millions of American students are being pressured to perform in ways that make them less intellectually flexible, creative, and responsive to today's world. In Race to Nowhere, Vicki Abeles identified a widespread ...
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Schools That Work: Where All Children Read and Write

By: Allington, Richard,Cunningham, Patricia

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Pearson : March 2006

Seller ID: 598333

ISBN-13: 9780205456352

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Schools That Work provides critical insight into how elementary schools must change to meet the increased demands of education for the 21st century. KEY TOPICS: The authors dynamic analysis of systematic school reform encompasses virtually all areas of elementary school organization. With the goal of turning readers into educated, informed decision-makers, Allington and Cunningham provide a clear and concise introduction to theories of school reform and include an organizational framework to accomplish this goal. Elementary School teachers, Reading Specialists, and Literacy Coaches....
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Every Child is a Super Reader

By: Allyn, Pam

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 417067

ISBN-13: 9780545948715

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

When we take children's key strengths and immerse them in an intellectually invigorating, emotionally nurturing, literature-rich community, we grow "super readers"--avid readers who consume texts with passion, understanding, and a critical eye. Organized around the 7 Strengths inherent in super readers (belonging, curiosity, friendship, kindness, confidence, courage, and hope), this powerful resource helps children: - Develop reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills - Learn comprehension strategies- Build a robust vocabulary- Deepen analytical prowess and an ability to talk and write a...
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'You Can't Fire the Bad Ones!': And 18 Other Myths about Teachers, Teachers Unions, and Public Education (Myths Made in America)

By: Ayers, William,Laura, Crystal,Ayers, Rick

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Beacon Press : January 2018

Seller ID: 522646

ISBN-13: 9780807036662

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Overturns common misconceptions about charter schools, school choice, standardized tests, common core curriculum, and teacher evaluations.

Three distinguished educators, scholars, and activists flip the script on many enduring and popular myths about teachers, teachers' unions, and education that permeate our culture. By unpacking these myths, and underscoring the necessity of strong and vital public schools as a common good, the authors challenge readers--whether parents, community members, policy makers, union activists, or educators themselves--to rethink their assumptions.
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Inside Mrs. B.'s Classroom : Courage, Hope, and Learning on Chicago's South Side

By: Baldacci, Leslie

Price: $5.00

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education : September 2003

Seller ID: 136873

ISBN-13: 9780071417358

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

A respected journalist turned-teacher reveals what's really happening in America's schools In 1999, Chicago Sun-Times veteran Leslie Baldacci left her prestigious, twenty-five year career to teach at a public school in one of Chicago's roughest South Side neighborhoods. As she later commented, "I thought I knew rough. I thought I had answers. I didn't know jack." But Baldacci never looked back, and the result is Inside Mrs. B's Classroom, a compelling, first-hand narrative from the trenches of the inner-city school system that addresses one of society's most critical issues from gritty, daily ...
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The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Revised and Updated Edition)

By: Bauer, Susan Wise,Wise, Jessie

Price: $6.00

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company : April 2004

Seller ID: 531759

ISBN-13: 9780393059274

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

Newly revised and updated, The Well-Trained Mind includes detailed book lists with complete ordering information; up-to-date listings of resources, publications, and Internet links; and useful contacts.

An excellent resource for any family with a desire to incorporate a classical education in their home, whether as a curriculum or as a reference. (Educational Freedom Press)
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Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You

By: Belasco, Andrew,Bergman, Dave,Trivette, Michael

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : May 2021

Seller ID: 588461

ISBN-13: 9781475859638

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Colleges Worth Your Money: A Guide to What America's Top Schools Can Do for You is an invaluable guide for students making the crucial decision of where to attend college when our thinking about higher education is radically changing. At a time when costs are soaring and competition for admission is higher than ever, the college-bound need to know how prospective schools will benefit them both as students and after graduation. Colleges Worth Your Money provides the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive information for gauging the ROI of America's top schools, including: In-depth...
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That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms That Read, Write, and Think

By: Bennett, Samantha

Price: $6.00

Publisher: Heinemann : September 2007

Seller ID: 482444

ISBN-13: 9780325011929

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

For teachers who feel alone with the challenges they face, this is the book for you.For instructional coaches who are stuck and unsure where to lead, this book will show the way.It will help you work through the tricky parts, negotiate the roadblocks and think through to the future. Cris Tovani Twenty-five years after Donald Graves popularized workshop teaching, the concept is widely implemented but not always deeply understood. That Workshop Book changes all that. It shows a new generation of teachers how the systems, structures, routines, and rituals that support successful workshops combi...
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The Children of the Dream.

By: Bettelheim, Bruno.

Price: $4.00

Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company : March 1969

Seller ID: 560609

ISBN-13: 9780025105904

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Used - Good

American Higher Education in Crisis?: What Everyone Needs to Know

By: Blumenstyk, Goldie

Price: $5.00

Seller ID: 607112

ISBN-13: 9780199374083

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

American higher education is at a crossroads. Technological innovations and disruptive market forces are buffeting colleges and universities at the very time their financial structure grows increasingly fragile. Disinvestment by states has driven up tuition prices at public colleges, and student debt has reached a startling record-high of one trillion dollars. Cost-minded students and their families--and the public at large--are questioning the worth of a college education, even as study after study shows how important it is to economic and social mobility. And as elite institutions trim finan...
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The Growth Mindset Coach: A Teacher's Month-by-Month Handbook for Empowering Students to Achieve

By: Brock, Annie,Hundley, Heather

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Ulysses Press : September 2022

Seller ID: 786859

ISBN-13: 9781612436012

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Bring growth mindset strategies into the classroom with this easy-to-follow guide for teachers to empower learning through grit and resilience Created by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students' potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative teaching. The Growth Mindset Coach provides all you need to foster a growth mindset classroom, including: A Month-by-Month ProgramResearch-Based ActivitiesHands-On Lesson PlansReal-Life Educator StoriesConstructive FeedbackSample Parent LettersStudies show that growth mindsets result in higher test...
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The Lesson Planning Handbook

By: Brunn, Peter

Price: $5.00

Publisher: : March 2013

Seller ID: 624034

ISBN-13: 9780545087452

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

Great teachers often make teaching look almost effortless but, inevitably, if you look closer, you'll discover their "perfect lessons" are the result of thoughtful planning and strategic organization. Peter Brunn draws from his own teaching experience as well as years of classroom research with hundreds of teachers across the country to bring you the steps, strategies, and structures successful teachers use to organize and manage their lessons so that you, too, can experience success with every lesson you teach. Even if you are using a program or mandated curriculum, there are ways to weave in...
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The New Teacher Book: Finding Purpose, Balance and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom

By: Burant, Terry

Price: $5.00

Publisher: Rethinking Schools, Ltd : November 2010

Seller ID: 608357

ISBN-13: 9780942961478

Binding: Trade Paperback

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Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children

By: Caduto, Michael/Bruchac, Josep

Price: $8.00

Publisher: : June 2011

Seller ID: 642397

ISBN-13: 9781555913861

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

These traditional Native American stories along with related activities show parents and teachers how to teach children the importance of wildlife in Native American traditions. As the stories unfold and the activities come to life, the importance of our connections to animals became apparent. Features traditional Native American stories. Includes field-tested activities appropriate for all ages. Connects wildlife ecology and environmental issues. Fosters creative thinking and the synthesis of knowledge and experience. The stories in this book present some of the basic perspectives that Nativ...
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Authors as Mentors

By: Calkins, Lucy

Price: $4.00

Publisher: : August 2013

Seller ID: 609224

ISBN-13: 9780325005294

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Used - Good

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Category: Education