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Examines the philosophical debates surrounding the existance, teaching and transferability of thinking skills. This title debates issues such as: Do thinking skills exist What are the aims of education Can thinking skill be taught Are thinking skills transferable

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This step-by-step introduction to teaching thinking skills will be useful to teachers, librarians, and staff development personnel.

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Every moment has the potential to be a "learning moment." Use these quick, imaginative, curriculum-based activities with 4th-6th grade students to get them thinking while having fun at the same time!

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Similar to U.S. History Through Children's Literature: From the Colonial Period to World War II in format and approach, historical fiction and nonfiction are integrated into modern U.S. History.

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Teach students about Hmong culture, build appreciation of diversity, and extend learning across the curriculum with engaging activities based on Hmong folktales and traditions.

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Children learn mathematics most effectively in contexts that are meaningful to them. Realizing the potential of these contexts for fostering young children's mathematical learning while nurturing and challenging them, requires knowledge of mathematics as well as of child development.

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By linking theory to practice with an emphasis on national and state standards, Head Start Performance Standards, No Child Left Behind, and IDEA, the authors coherently combine principles of child development and social studies content to create a solid program for preschool through grade three.

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Vocational education is central to the plans of policy makers around the world; it underpins the development of the poorest economies, and the continued competitiveness of the richest. This title debates the key issues surrounding vocational education.

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Drawing on contemporary, internationally-significant case studies in water education, management education and education for sustainable development along with UNESCO's International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, this book debates the key issues surrounding vocational education.

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Motivate students and add excitement to learning with these 75 teacher-designed, classroom-tested, and ready-to-use activities. These projects are designed to encourage and involve students in creative, cooperative, integrated, authentic, student-centered learning.

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This innovative resource provides detailed lesson plans and recommendations for using the latest in technology and software in conjunction with children's literature. This book also includes recommendations for using technology across the curriculum and tips on using programs such as KidPix and Hyperstudio.

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Expand your perspective on what defines literacy, and learn how you can maximize the learning that teens acquire in using new technologies by integrating technologies into your programs and services.

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In this provocative criticism of the contemporary American professoriate, Jon Huer argues that tenure has created a kind of academic stupor in which those who have it no longer live up to the ideals of their profession.

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This guide presents entries on 100 events and developments in twentieth-century U.S. history organized in chronological order. Each entry consists of a description of the event, followed by five suggestions for term papers about the event, and a bibliography of 15-35 books, articles, videos, and a web site.

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Considers why summative assessment in English is difficult and explores viewing it as an arts subject rather than one which is quantifiable and assessable objectively. This title also considers some of the solutions that have been put in place to overcome the problem both in the UK and abroad.

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This book represents one of the first extensive investigations of the effects of statewide testing policies on local school districts. They argue that the blame for this lack of progress lies not with educators' misuse of tests, nor necessarily with the tests themselves, but with policymaker's misuse of testing as a tool for reform.

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