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This book presents a variety of strategies that can be employed in changing existing high schools rather than creating new schools.

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This book presents a variety of strategies that can be employed in changing existing high schools rather than creating new schools.

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This book provides resources for teachers in grades 3 6 to 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 limited to training for testing success.

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Higher-order thinking questions (and their answers) are considered by many to be the holy grail of teaching. Teachers know when students "get it", but the question remains "How do you teach students to think explicitly and intentionally" This book uses a series of diagrams t...

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Higher-order thinking questions (and their answers) are considered by many to be the holy grail of teaching. Teachers know when students "get it", but the question remains "How do you teach students to think explicitly and intentionally" This book uses a series of diagrams t...

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Lindley sets out to heighten the awareness of experienced and novice teachers alike by connecting concrete illustrations of the teaching/learning process with the teacher's inner world.

Lindley emphasizes the practical in his discussion of what happens when teachers and students interact in real classrooms.

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Lindley sets out to heighten the awareness of experienced and novice teachers alike by connecting concrete illustrations of the teaching/learning process with the teacher's inner world.

Lindley emphasizes the practical in his discussion of what happens when teachers and students interact in real classrooms.

(Hardback)

This volume will assist teachers in recognizing the increasing diversity of their students who often look very different from and have life and school experiences that are very different than those of the educators who serve them. Current and future educators must utilize rele...

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This volume will assist teachers in recognizing the increasing diversity of their students who often look very different from and have life and school experiences that are very different than those of the educators who serve them. Current and future educators must utilize rele...

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Teachers today are under a lot of pressure and are held more accountable than ever before. This book is designed to inspire, motivate, and rekindle the passion within today's teachers. It provides real-life tools, tips, and strategies to have a successful school year and to pe...

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The book uses a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis to identify nine areas where humor significantly improves various aspects of the learning environment.

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Transparent Teaching of Adolescents is a combination of philosophy, method, and application of research-based strategies that follow the progression of the school year. A global, collaborative effort, the dialogue between this teacher and her former students presents both the ...

(Paperback, Second Edition)

Transparent Teaching of Adolescents is a combination of philosophy, method, and application of research-based strategies that follow the progression of the school year. A global, collaborative effort, the dialogue between this teacher and her former students presents both the ...

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This fabulous collection of nine European folktales, presented by well-known storytellers with European roots, makes a perfect teaching tool to help educators, librarians, and storytellers acquaint students with different European countries and cultures.

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Turbulence engages the reader through story-telling and case study and challenges educators to think critically about how they would respond to such turbulence in the communities and schools they serve.

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Most social studies teachers follow a traditional lecture-discussion-practice format, even though the curriculum was founded on John Dewey's problem-and-inquiry approach to learning. This book guides the reader through his major theories--curriculum, experience, interest, inquiryand culminates with active, democratic citizenship.

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Most social studies teachers follow a traditional lecture-discussion-practice format, even though the curriculum was founded on John Dewey's problem-and-inquiry approach to learning. This book guides the reader through his major theories--curriculum, experience, interest, inquiryand culminates with active, democratic citizenship.

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A guide on teaching and learning, working with learners, and managing the learning process. Divided into three key areas, it presents key issues such as gaining learner interest, using role play, working with the individual learner, managing disruptive behaviour, juggling a busy workload, lesson preparation and team-teaching.

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Understanding and Improving how K-12 Multilinguals are Taught helps dual-language teachers resolve assessment issues in K12 classrooms due to language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and underlying familial issues. The book provides educators with necessary tools and str...

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"Universal design" is an approach which offers cost-effective ways to respond to the special needs of the diverse student body. This manual explains the techniques of universal design and offers resources and additional information for teachers, student teachers and support personnel.

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What is humor exactly How do you use it to maximize learning If it is so important, why is it rarely mentioned in teacher preparation without some clues for finding and using it The purpose of this book is to affirm, sustain, and encourage educators in the practice of humor...

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Using Inquiry in the Classroom: Developing Creative Thinkers and Information Literate Students provides an overview of inquiry learning and the importance of developing creative thinkers and information literate students in twenty-first-century education.

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