Nationwide, low-performing schools are high on the agenda of urban school reform leaders. The current focus reverses the neglect that has plagued these schools for years. Many of them are situated in distressed communities that show the results of years of disinvestment, communities where a growing concentration of poverty and its consequences has taken a…
Read moreBraiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, ISBN-13: 978-1571313560 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Milkweed Editions; First Edition (August 11, 2015) Language: English 408 pages ISBN-10: 1571313567 ISBN-13: 978-1571313560 A New York Times Bestseller. A Washington Post Bestseller. Named a “Best Essay Collection of the Decade” by Literary…
Read moreThe Practice of English Language Teaching 5th Edition by Jeremy Harmer, ISBN-13: 978-1447980254 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Pearson Education ESL; 5th edition (April 12, 2015) Language: English 446 pages (Large File: 77 MB) ISBN-10: 1447980255 ISBN-13: 978-1447980254 DVD NOT included. The Practice of English Language Teaching is the essential guide for…
Read moreTeaching Language and Literature in Elementary Classrooms 2nd Edition by Marcia S. Popp, ISBN-13: 978-0805852950 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Routledge; 2nd edition (August 17, 2005) Language: English 432 pages ISBN-10: 0805852956 ISBN-13: 978-0805852950 The goal of Teaching Language and Literature in Elementary Classrooms: A Resource Book for Professional Development, Second Edition…
Read moreTeaching English 1st Edition by Susan Brindley, ISBN-13: 978-1138178472 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Routledge; 1st edition (December 9, 2016) Language: English 292 pages ISBN-10: 1138178470 ISBN-13: 978-1138178472 This book offers an opportunity to engage with the debates in English teaching and to explore the viewpoints of writers who have contributed to…
Read moreThe findings from a new survey indicate that teacher perspectives are similar for both general and special educators and that administrators’ views are also parallel. The similarities across special and general education groups combined with the significant differences between all teacher and all administrator points of view was interesting. The viewpoint taken by teachers regarding…
Read moreAt a time when Americans view improving the quality of education as the most pressing issue confronting the nation, an overwhelming majority of the public considers improving the quality of teaching as the most important way to improve public education. A landmark national opinion poll shows the public strongly believes not only that quality teaching…
Read moreThe Earth’s Blanket: Traditional Teachings for Sustainable Living by Nancy J. Turner, ISBN-13: 978-0295987392 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: University of Washington Press; (January 22, 2008) Language: English 304 pages ISBN-10: 0295987391 ISBN-13: 978-0295987392 This is a thought-provoking look at Native American stories, cultural institutions, and ways of knowing, and what they…
Read moreTeaching Science Through Inquiry-Based Instruction 13th Edition by Terry Contant, ISBN-13: 978-0134516790 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Pearson; 13th edition (January 30, 2017) Language: English 544 pages ISBN-10: 9780134516790 ISBN-13: 978-0134516790 For an undergraduate level course in science education. Teaching Science Through Inquiry-Based Instruction provides theory and practical advice for elementary and middle…
Read moreExplicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching by Anita L. Archer, ISBN-13: 978-1609180416 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: The Guilford Press; Illustrated edition (November 9, 2010) Language: English 290 pages ISBN-10: 1609180410 ISBN-13: 978-1609180416 Explicit instruction is systematic, direct, engaging, and success oriented–and has been shown to promote achievement for all students. This…
Read moreTeaching in Today’s Inclusive Classrooms 4th Edition by Richard M. Gargiulo, ISBN-13: 978-0357625095 [PDF eBook eTextbook] Publisher: Cengage Learning; 4th edition (January 10, 2022) Language: English 528 pages ISBN-10: 0357625099 ISBN-13: 978-0357625095 Concise and accessible, Gargiulo/Metcalf’s TEACHING IN TODAY’S INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS: A UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING APPROACH, 4th edition, equips you…
Read moreThe government is finding ways to improve public service, encourage competition and promote economic growth by giving access and free use of publicly funded datasets for these purposes. The college is concerned, though, that the application of these principles to universities (which are private charitable bodies, though partly publicly funded) will have unintended consequences which…
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