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Tools for Teaching

2nd Edition

by Barbara Gross Davis ...

Narrated by Susan Hanfield ...

Unabridged

22 hours 4 min

This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior ... Read more

$36.95 CAD

This is the long-awaited update on the bestselling book that offers a practical, accessible reference manual for faculty in any discipline. This new edition contains up-to-date information on technology as well as expanding on the ideas and strategies presented in the first edition. It includes more than sixty-one chapters designed to improve the teaching of beginning, mid-career, or senior
... Read more
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The Together Teacher

Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!

by Maia Heyck-Merlin ...

Narrated by Kelsey Navarro ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

An essential guide for over-scheduled teachers.Maia Heyck-Merlin helps teachers build the habits, customize the tools, and create space to become a Together Teacher. This practical resource shows teachers how to be effective and have a life! Author and educator Maia Heyck-Merlin explores the key habits of Together Teachers—how they plan ahead, organize work and their classrooms, and how they spend ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

An essential guide for over-scheduled teachers.Maia Heyck-Merlin helps teachers build the habits, customize the tools, and create space to become a Together Teacher. This practical resource shows teachers how to be effective and have a life! Author and educator Maia Heyck-Merlin explores the key habits of Together Teachers—how they plan ahead, organize work and their classrooms, and how they spend
... Read more
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Slacking

A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation

by Adam Kissel, Rachel Alexander Cambre, Madison Marino Doan ...

Narrated by Lisa S. Ware ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Ivy League universities can no longer be trusted to produce well-educated students. Even a cursory review of the course titles at top schools shows that these $320,000-plus diplomas may confer legacy prestige to graduates, but not necessarily knowledge or wisdom. At Cornell, for example, students can take Queer Girlhood and Intersectional Disability Studies. Even worse, these courses actually ... Read more

$23.40 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ivy League universities can no longer be trusted to produce well-educated students. Even a cursory review of the course titles at top schools shows that these $320,000-plus diplomas may confer legacy prestige to graduates, but not necessarily knowledge or wisdom. At Cornell, for example, students can take Queer Girlhood and Intersectional Disability Studies. Even worse, these courses actually
... Read more
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Beyond the Science of Reading

Connecting Literacy Instruction to the Science of Learning

by Natalie Wexler ...

Narrated by Kim Handysides ...

Unabridged

7 hours 51 min

In this provocative and timely book, education writer Natalie Wexler argues that the best way to end the “reading wars” is to recognize that learning to read is inextricably linked to learning in general.The science of reading movement has done much to improve instruction in foundational skills. But that hard-won progress may be reversed unless we also help children acquire the knowledge and ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

In this provocative and timely book, education writer Natalie Wexler argues that the best way to end the “reading wars” is to recognize that learning to read is inextricably linked to learning in general.The science of reading movement has done much to improve instruction in foundational skills. But that hard-won progress may be reversed unless we also help children acquire the knowledge and
... Read more
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School and Society and The Child and the Curriculum, The

Expanded Edition with a “lost Essay” and a new Introduction by Philip W. Jackson

by John Dewey, Philip W. Jackson ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

This edition brings Dewey’s educational theory into sharp focus, framing his two classic works by frank assessments, past and present, of the practical applications of Dewey’s ideas. In addition to a substantial introduction in which Philip W. Jackson explains why more of Dewey’s ideas haven’t been put into practice, this edition restores a “lost” chapter, dropped from the book by Dewey in 1915. ... Read more

$4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This edition brings Dewey’s educational theory into sharp focus, framing his two classic works by frank assessments, past and present, of the practical applications of Dewey’s ideas. In addition to a substantial introduction in which Philip W. Jackson explains why more of Dewey’s ideas haven’t been put into practice, this edition restores a “lost” chapter, dropped from the book by Dewey in 1915.
... Read more
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Civics for the World to Come

Committing to Democracy in Every Classroom

by Nicole Mirra, Antero Garcia ...

Narrated by Curtis Michael Holland ...

Unabridged

6 hours 59 min

Help students use their voices to build an equitable and just society.Years of political violence and protests against injustice have revived interest in teaching civics in schools. The problem? Civic education—as it currently exists—privileges systems, not students. It promotes incremental change within a broken democracy rather than responding to the youth-led movements that call for the ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Help students use their voices to build an equitable and just society.Years of political violence and protests against injustice have revived interest in teaching civics in schools. The problem? Civic education—as it currently exists—privileges systems, not students. It promotes incremental change within a broken democracy rather than responding to the youth-led movements that call for the
... Read more
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Social Studies for a Better World

An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators

by Noreen Naseem Rodriguez, Katy Swalwell ...

Narrated by Allyson Johnson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

Plan and deliver a curriculum to help your students connect with the humanity of others!In the wake of 2020, we need today's young learners to be prepared to develop solutions to a host of entrenched and complex issues, including systemic racism, massive environmental problems, deep political divisions, and future pandemics that will severely test the effectiveness and equity of our health ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Plan and deliver a curriculum to help your students connect with the humanity of others!In the wake of 2020, we need today's young learners to be prepared to develop solutions to a host of entrenched and complex issues, including systemic racism, massive environmental problems, deep political divisions, and future pandemics that will severely test the effectiveness and equity of our health
... Read more
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The Knowledge Gap

The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it

by Natalie Wexler ...

Narrated by Natalie Wexler ...

Unabridged

9 hours 15 min

**“Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library JournalThe untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis**It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality ... Read more

$24.30 CAD

**“Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library JournalThe untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis**It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality
... Read more
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Intelligent Accountability: Creating the conditions for teachers to thrive

by David Didau ...

Narrated by David Didau ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Uncertainty is a fact of life. You can never know enough to make perfect decisions. Understanding this helps us balance an awareness of our tendency towards overconfidence with an acceptance of our own fallibility. The book discusses two opposed models of school improvement: the deficit model (which assumes problems are someone's fault) and the surplus model (which assumes problems are unintended ... Read more

$41.39 CAD

Uncertainty is a fact of life. You can never know enough to make perfect decisions. Understanding this helps us balance an awareness of our tendency towards overconfidence with an acceptance of our own fallibility. The book discusses two opposed models of school improvement: the deficit model (which assumes problems are someone's fault) and the surplus model (which assumes problems are unintended
... Read more
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Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction

by Ralph W. Tyler, Peter S. Hlebowitsh ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

4 hours 36 min

In 1949, a small book had a big impact on education. In just over one hundred pages, Ralph W. Tyler presented the concept that curriculum should be dynamic, a program under constant evaluation and revision. Curriculum had always been thought of as a static, set program, and in an era preoccupied with student testing, he offered the innovative idea that teachers and administrators should spend as ... Read more

$4.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In 1949, a small book had a big impact on education. In just over one hundred pages, Ralph W. Tyler presented the concept that curriculum should be dynamic, a program under constant evaluation and revision. Curriculum had always been thought of as a static, set program, and in an era preoccupied with student testing, he offered the innovative idea that teachers and administrators should spend as
... Read more
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Microlearning in the K–12 Classroom

Short Bursts of Instruction for Breakthrough Understanding

by Tyler Gilbert, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey ...

Narrated by Kim Handysides ...

Unabridged

4 hours 26 min

Meet microlearning, a powerful instructional approach with roots in online learning that's making the jump to K–12 classrooms. Microlearning in the K–12 Classroom: Short Bursts of Instruction for Breakthrough Understanding is a concise, practical guide that educators and coaches can use right away to create powerful shifts in teaching and learning.Think of microlearning as modernized direct ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

Meet microlearning, a powerful instructional approach with roots in online learning that's making the jump to K–12 classrooms. Microlearning in the K–12 Classroom: Short Bursts of Instruction for Breakthrough Understanding is a concise, practical guide that educators and coaches can use right away to create powerful shifts in teaching and learning.Think of microlearning as modernized direct
... Read more
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The Math Myth

And Other Stem Delusions

by Andrew Hacker ...

Narrated by Barry Press ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Andrew Hacker's 2012 New York Times op-ed questioning the requirement of advanced mathematics in our schools instantly became one of the paper's most widely circulated articles. Why, he wondered, do we inflict a full menu of mathematics on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes?The Math Myth expands Hacker's scrutiny of many widely held assumptions, like the notions that ... Read more

$19.70 CAD

Andrew Hacker's 2012 New York Times op-ed questioning the requirement of advanced mathematics in our schools instantly became one of the paper's most widely circulated articles. Why, he wondered, do we inflict a full menu of mathematics on all young Americans, regardless of their interests or aptitudes?The Math Myth expands Hacker's scrutiny of many widely held assumptions, like the notions that
... Read more
Audiobook

Why Learn History

(When It's Already on Your Phone)

by Sam Wineburg ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

6 hours 27 min

Let’s start with two truths about our era: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious.With the internet always at our fingertips, what's a teacher of history to do? Sam Wineburg has answers, beginning with this: ... Read more

$19.70 CAD

Let’s start with two truths about our era: We are surrounded by more readily available information than ever before. And a huge percentage of it is inaccurate. Some of the bad info is well-meaning but ignorant. Some of it is deliberately deceptive. All of it is pernicious.With the internet always at our fingertips, what's a teacher of history to do? Sam Wineburg has answers, beginning with this:
... Read more
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The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy

by Christopher Lasch ...

Narrated by David de Vries ...

Unabridged

7 hours 32 min

In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes an accessible critique of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened not by the masses, as José Ortega y Gasset (The Revolt of the Masses) had said, but by the elites. These elites—mobile and increasingly global in outlook—refuse to ... Read more

$20.93 CAD

In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes an accessible critique of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened not by the masses, as José Ortega y Gasset (The Revolt of the Masses) had said, but by the elites. These elites—mobile and increasingly global in outlook—refuse to
... Read more
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Super Courses

The Future of Teaching and Learning

by Ken Bain ...

Narrated by BJ Harrison ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

Decades of research have produced profound insights into how student learning and motivation can be unleashed—and it's not through technology or even the best of lectures. In Super Courses, education expert and bestselling author Ken Bain tells the fascinating story of enterprising college, graduate school, and high school teachers who are using evidence-based approaches to spark deeper levels of ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Decades of research have produced profound insights into how student learning and motivation can be unleashed—and it's not through technology or even the best of lectures. In Super Courses, education expert and bestselling author Ken Bain tells the fascinating story of enterprising college, graduate school, and high school teachers who are using evidence-based approaches to spark deeper levels of
... Read more
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Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed

Educating for the Virtues in the Twenty-First Century

by Howard Gardner ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

7 hours 5 min

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful are as timeless a trio of concepts as Western culture has to offer. Since before Socrates, humankind has explored these virtues in an attempt to describe and categorize them. Our definitions of these concepts, moreover, have unceasingly changed over the ages and across continents. Every known civilization has developed its own interpretations of them and so ... Read more

$21.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The True, the Good, and the Beautiful are as timeless a trio of concepts as Western culture has to offer. Since before Socrates, humankind has explored these virtues in an attempt to describe and categorize them. Our definitions of these concepts, moreover, have unceasingly changed over the ages and across continents. Every known civilization has developed its own interpretations of them and so
... Read more
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The Trial of the Century

by Gregg Jarrett ...

Narrated by Gregg Jarrett ...

Unabridged

10 hours 23 min

A “masterful” (The American Spectator) history of the iconic attorney Clarence Darrow and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Russia Hoax and Witch Hunt.Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town ... Read more

$31.49 CAD

A “masterful” (The American Spectator) history of the iconic attorney Clarence Darrow and the famous Scopes Monkey Trial, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Russia Hoax and Witch Hunt.Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town
... Read more
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增广贤文·弟子规

Narrated by 忽而今夏 ...

Unabridged

2 hours 19 min

《增广贤文》收集了大量民间谚语、圣人名言和典籍佳句。内容涉及为人处世、待人接物以及严谨治学等诸多方面。《弟子规》是中国传统文化教育中最基础的启蒙读本，从儿童的安全、礼仪、道德修养等方面，进行了细致地讲解。 ... Read more

$2.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

《增广贤文》收集了大量民间谚语、圣人名言和典籍佳句。内容涉及为人处世、待人接物以及严谨治学等诸多方面。《弟子规》是中国传统文化教育中最基础的启蒙读本，从儿童的安全、礼仪、道德修养等方面，进行了细致地讲解。
... Read more
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WISEM Safety Management

by Patapios Tranakas ...

Narrated by Amy Vance ...

Unabridged

2 hours

As an adjunct to relevant courses, valuable insight for students and professionals already working in the field is provided and students are equipped with a detailed analysis of important issues. The subject is 'brought to life' through analysis which highlight the working of issues within a given setting. ... Read more

$31.58 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

As an adjunct to relevant courses, valuable insight for students and professionals already working in the field is provided and students are equipped with a detailed analysis of important issues. The subject is 'brought to life' through analysis which highlight the working of issues within a given setting.
... Read more
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Metaphysics

Beyond sentience

by Patapios Tranakas ...

Narrated by Cathi Colas ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

As an adjunct to relevant courses, valuable insight for students and professionals already working in the field is provided and students are equipped with a detailed analysis of important issues. The subject is 'brought to life' through analysis which highlight the working of issues within a given setting. ... Read more

$31.58 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

As an adjunct to relevant courses, valuable insight for students and professionals already working in the field is provided and students are equipped with a detailed analysis of important issues. The subject is 'brought to life' through analysis which highlight the working of issues within a given setting.
... Read more
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Teaching By Heart

One Professor's Journey to Inspire

by Thomas J. DeLong ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers.In examining how to lead and teach, renowned Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong takes the listener inside ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than forty years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers.In examining how to lead and teach, renowned Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong takes the listener inside
... Read more
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The New Classroom Instruction That Works

The Best Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement

by Bryan Goodwin, Kristin Rouleau ...

Narrated by Brian Arens ...

Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

The book that inspired millions of educators to refine their approach to teaching returns for an all-new third edition. Built on a rigorous research base of hundreds of studies conducted in a wide array of classrooms, The New Classroom Instruction That Works offers a streamlined focus on the 14 instructional strategies proven to promote deep, meaningful, and lasting learning:Cognitive interest ... Read more

$30.79 CAD

The book that inspired millions of educators to refine their approach to teaching returns for an all-new third edition. Built on a rigorous research base of hundreds of studies conducted in a wide array of classrooms, The New Classroom Instruction That Works offers a streamlined focus on the 14 instructional strategies proven to promote deep, meaningful, and lasting learning:Cognitive interest
... Read more
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Learning to Be Literate

More Than a Single Story

by Patricia Paugh, Deborah MacPhee ...

Narrated by Elise Arsenault ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

There is not one right way to teach a child to read.Recent media stories about education have featured the "Science of Reading," whose proponents typically present the systematic teaching of phonics as a one-size-fits-all method that guarantees reading success for all students. But as literacy scholars Patricia Paugh and Deborah MacPhee demonstrate, the decoding of words is only one of many skills ... Read more

$19.70 CAD

There is not one right way to teach a child to read.Recent media stories about education have featured the "Science of Reading," whose proponents typically present the systematic teaching of phonics as a one-size-fits-all method that guarantees reading success for all students. But as literacy scholars Patricia Paugh and Deborah MacPhee demonstrate, the decoding of words is only one of many skills
... Read more
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Lies My Teacher Told Me for Young Readers

Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong

by Rebecca Stefoff, James Loewen ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

Now adapted for young readers ages 12 through 18, the national bestseller that makes real American history come alive in all of its conflict, drama, and complexity Lies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important-and successful-history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist ... Read more

$25.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Now adapted for young readers ages 12 through 18, the national bestseller that makes real American history come alive in all of its conflict, drama, and complexity Lies My Teacher Told Me is one of the most important-and successful-history books of our time. Having sold nearly two million copies, the book won an American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist
... Read more

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