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Colleges at the Crossroads

Taking Sides on Contested Issues

Modifié par Joseph L. DeVitis, Pietro A. Sasso ...

Collections Livre 517 - Counterpoints
Focusing on crucial issues in higher education, this book challenges readers to go beyond taken-for-granted assumptions about America’s colleges and universities and instead critically examine important questions facing them in today’s troubled world. Each chapter presents divergent perspectives, that is, "pro" and "con" views, in the hope of stimulating reasoned dialogue among students, faculty, ... En savoir plus

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Focusing on crucial issues in higher education, this book challenges readers to go beyond taken-for-granted assumptions about America’s colleges and universities and instead critically examine important questions facing them in today’s troubled world. Each chapter presents divergent perspectives, that is, "pro" and "con" views, in the hope of stimulating reasoned dialogue among students, faculty,
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Maker Project Ideas for Libraries and Schools

par Kristin Fontichiaro ...

Looking for ideas to animate your maker culture or makerspace for youth? Sample a variety of tips and ideas for creating a culture of making, DIY, creativity, and hands-on learning with youth. Note: this eBook was created as an exercise in a class in selling handmade goods online. Therefore, the content is abridged and abbreviated and a work-in-progress. You will find project ideas and tips but ... En savoir plus

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Looking for ideas to animate your maker culture or makerspace for youth? Sample a variety of tips and ideas for creating a culture of making, DIY, creativity, and hands-on learning with youth. Note: this eBook was created as an exercise in a class in selling handmade goods online. Therefore, the content is abridged and abbreviated and a work-in-progress. You will find project ideas and tips but
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Building Students' Historical Literacies

Learning to Read and Reason With Historical Texts and Evidence

par Jeffery D. Nokes ...

How can teachers incorporate the richness of historical resources into classrooms in ways that are true to the discipline of history and are pedagogically sound? Now in its second edition, this book explores the notion of historical literacy, adopts a research-supported stance on literacy processes, and promotes the integration of content-area literacy instruction into history content teaching. ... En savoir plus

$73.25 CAD

How can teachers incorporate the richness of historical resources into classrooms in ways that are true to the discipline of history and are pedagogically sound? Now in its second edition, this book explores the notion of historical literacy, adopts a research-supported stance on literacy processes, and promotes the integration of content-area literacy instruction into history content teaching.
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Unit Study: Derelict by LJ Cohen

Unit Studies: Halcyone Space (High School), #1

par Belinda Y. Hughes ...

Collections Livre 1 - Unit Studies: Halcyone Space (High School)
So homeschoolers, how about those LGBT unit studies? What? Can’t find any? Enter Diversity Unit Studies. Developer and LGBT author Belinda Y. Hughes proudly announces her first offering, a high school-level unit study of the LGBT-YA and scifi-space opera Derelict by LJ Cohen.Derelict itself features a group of teen friends who unexpectedly blast off into space aboard an old spaceship they were ... En savoir plus

$13.37 CAD

So homeschoolers, how about those LGBT unit studies? What? Can’t find any? Enter Diversity Unit Studies. Developer and LGBT author Belinda Y. Hughes proudly announces her first offering, a high school-level unit study of the LGBT-YA and scifi-space opera Derelict by LJ Cohen.Derelict itself features a group of teen friends who unexpectedly blast off into space aboard an old spaceship they were
... En savoir plus
The False Promises of the Digital Revolution

How Computers transform Education, Work, and International Development in Ways that are Ecologically Unsustainable

par C.A Bowers ...

Collections Livre 469 - Counterpoints
The False Promises of the Digital Revolution examines what currently goes largely unnoticed because of the many important uses of digital technologies. While many people interpret digital technologies as accelerating the global rate of progress, C. A. Bowers focuses attention on how they reinforce the deep and ecologically problematic cultural assumptions of the West: the myth of progress, the ... En savoir plus

$187.01 CAD

The False Promises of the Digital Revolution examines what currently goes largely unnoticed because of the many important uses of digital technologies. While many people interpret digital technologies as accelerating the global rate of progress, C. A. Bowers focuses attention on how they reinforce the deep and ecologically problematic cultural assumptions of the West: the myth of progress, the
... En savoir plus
Dignity and Human Rights Education

Exploring Ultimate Worth in a Post-Secular World

par Robert A. Bowie ...

Collections Livre 11 - Religion, Education and Values
This book addresses the question of human rights education in a world that is witnessing a resurgence of religion in public life, and a continuation of religion across much of the globe, long after secularization theories predicted its decline. Promoting a universal vision of human rights while acknowledging religious diversity is a challenge for schools. This book starts with the basic premise ... En savoir plus

$84.41 CAD

This book addresses the question of human rights education in a world that is witnessing a resurgence of religion in public life, and a continuation of religion across much of the globe, long after secularization theories predicted its decline. Promoting a universal vision of human rights while acknowledging religious diversity is a challenge for schools. This book starts with the basic premise
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Learning Stories and Teacher Inquiry Groups: Re-imagining Teaching and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

par Isauro M. Escamilla, Linda R. Kroll, Daniel R. Meier, Annie White ...

Enhance your professional development and partner with children and families to improve learning experiences in a range of early childhood settings and programs.Learn how to integrate the Learning Stories approach and teacher inquiry groups to promote authentic assessment to inform instruction, and foster collegial team building and collaboration. The writing of Learning Stories integrated within ... En savoir plus

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Enhance your professional development and partner with children and families to improve learning experiences in a range of early childhood settings and programs.Learn how to integrate the Learning Stories approach and teacher inquiry groups to promote authentic assessment to inform instruction, and foster collegial team building and collaboration. The writing of Learning Stories integrated within
... En savoir plus
Preschoolers at Play

Choosing the Right Stuff for Learning and Development

par Lisa Mufson Bresson, Megan King ...

Playing Is LearningThe research is clear: Play is a critical part of the learning process for young children. Early childhood educators have the opportunity to deeply and meaningfully scaffold children’s learning by curating and organizing the “stuff” children love to play with most. With this book, discover ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how those materials support the ... En savoir plus

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Playing Is LearningThe research is clear: Play is a critical part of the learning process for young children. Early childhood educators have the opportunity to deeply and meaningfully scaffold children’s learning by curating and organizing the “stuff” children love to play with most. With this book, discover ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how those materials support the
... En savoir plus
Where’s the Math?

Books, Games, and Routines to Spark Children's Thinking

par Mary Hynes-Berry, Laura Grandau ...

Make math learning both meaningful and fun by building on children’s natural curiosity to help them grow into confident problem solvers and investigators of math concepts.Using five math-related questions children wonder about as a framework, this book helps you go deeper into everyday math with children by offering:A basic overview of math ideas behind matching and sorting, patterns, number sense ... En savoir plus

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Make math learning both meaningful and fun by building on children’s natural curiosity to help them grow into confident problem solvers and investigators of math concepts.Using five math-related questions children wonder about as a framework, this book helps you go deeper into everyday math with children by offering:A basic overview of math ideas behind matching and sorting, patterns, number sense
... En savoir plus
Powerful Interactions

How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning, Second Edition

par Amy Laura Dombro, Judy Jablon, Charlotte Stetson ...

In early childhood settings, children and teachers interact all day long. The benefits to everyone—teachers and children—are enormous when even some of those everyday interactions become intentional and purposeful Powerful Interactions!In step one of a Powerful Interaction, Be Present, you pause to tune in to how you are feeling and consider how you might need to adjust to create a “just-right” ... En savoir plus

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In early childhood settings, children and teachers interact all day long. The benefits to everyone—teachers and children—are enormous when even some of those everyday interactions become intentional and purposeful Powerful Interactions!In step one of a Powerful Interaction, Be Present, you pause to tune in to how you are feeling and consider how you might need to adjust to create a “just-right”
... En savoir plus
Each and Every Child

Using an Equity Lens When Teaching in Preschool

Modifié par Susan Friedman, Alissa Mwenelupembe ...

This robust collection of articles from Teaching Young Children offers practical guidance and tips for keeping equity at the forefront of the curriculum and classroom practices. A wide range of diverse voices from the early childhood education field provide insight on various aspects of advancing equity, from supporting family diversity to considering children’s language and culture when planning ... En savoir plus

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This robust collection of articles from Teaching Young Children offers practical guidance and tips for keeping equity at the forefront of the curriculum and classroom practices. A wide range of diverse voices from the early childhood education field provide insight on various aspects of advancing equity, from supporting family diversity to considering children’s language and culture when planning
... En savoir plus
The Essentials

Dual Language Learners in Diverse Environments in Preschool and Kindergarten

par Iliana Alanís, María G. Arreguín, Irasema Salinas-González ...

Collections series The Essentials
Gain a Richer Understanding of the Interdependent Relationship Among Culture, Language, and LearningLearn how to implement intentional practices that nurture children’s bilingual identities and augment their growth in all developmental domains. Educators working with children ages 3 through 6 can apply the concepts and strategies explored in this valuable resource in a variety of early childhood ... En savoir plus

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Gain a Richer Understanding of the Interdependent Relationship Among Culture, Language, and LearningLearn how to implement intentional practices that nurture children’s bilingual identities and augment their growth in all developmental domains. Educators working with children ages 3 through 6 can apply the concepts and strategies explored in this valuable resource in a variety of early childhood
... En savoir plus
Listening to Our Teachers

Advocacy through Research

par Torin Finser ...

This book (first published as Silence Is Complicity) began life at an Antioch University Waldorf program for educators to introduce students to action research, a philosophy and methodology for transformative change through the process of taking action and doing research. This revised and expanded edition focuses on research and the inner life, indigenous research methods, and much more--all to ... En savoir plus

$12.62 CAD

This book (first published as Silence Is Complicity) began life at an Antioch University Waldorf program for educators to introduce students to action research, a philosophy and methodology for transformative change through the process of taking action and doing research. This revised and expanded edition focuses on research and the inner life, indigenous research methods, and much more--all to
... En savoir plus
Biología Hecha Realidad

Formas de Enseñar que Inspiran la Construcción de Significado

par Christian Moore-Anderson ...

Versión en castellano del libro Biology Made Real.«Este libro excepcional ... merece ser ampliamente difundido. Espero que suponga una importante contribución a la enseñanza de la biología». Dr. Michael J. Reiss, Catedrático de Enseñanza de las Ciencias, University College de Londres.Del autor de Diagramas y Diálogo, Biología Hecha Realidad explora lo que hace que la biología tenga sentido para ... En savoir plus

$14.69 CAD

Versión en castellano del libro Biology Made Real.«Este libro excepcional ... merece ser ampliamente difundido. Espero que suponga una importante contribución a la enseñanza de la biología». Dr. Michael J. Reiss, Catedrático de Enseñanza de las Ciencias, University College de Londres.Del autor de Diagramas y Diálogo, Biología Hecha Realidad explora lo que hace que la biología tenga sentido para
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The Making of a Music Academy

par Jerome Stanley ...

This is a story of a music-training program at one among many American institutions of higher learning. These institutions accepted the challenge to evolve and develop training programs for music as part of a liberal arts education. Covering a period of more than one hundred years, the book discusses aspects of politics and the arts in America during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. ... En savoir plus

$42.74 CAD

This is a story of a music-training program at one among many American institutions of higher learning. These institutions accepted the challenge to evolve and develop training programs for music as part of a liberal arts education. Covering a period of more than one hundred years, the book discusses aspects of politics and the arts in America during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
... En savoir plus
Computational Thinking for Preschoolers: Nurturing Creative Thinkers and Problem Solvers

par Joohi Lee ...

In today's digital age, being only a consumer of technology is not enough.Understanding its language and principles and leveraging that understanding to evaluate and create information is vital to engaging successfully in school, work, and life. Computational thinking (CT)-a thinking process that develops both logic and creativity and supports breaking down and solving problems-is one essential ... En savoir plus

$28.07 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

In today's digital age, being only a consumer of technology is not enough.Understanding its language and principles and leveraging that understanding to evaluate and create information is vital to engaging successfully in school, work, and life. Computational thinking (CT)-a thinking process that develops both logic and creativity and supports breaking down and solving problems-is one essential
... En savoir plus
The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Education

Perspectives and Practices

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Educationdraws together current thinking and practice on popular music education from empirical, ethnographic, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Through a series of unique chapters from authors working at the forefront of music education, this book explores the ways in which an international group of music educators each approach popular music ... En savoir plus

$56.06 CAD

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Educationdraws together current thinking and practice on popular music education from empirical, ethnographic, sociological and philosophical perspectives. Through a series of unique chapters from authors working at the forefront of music education, this book explores the ways in which an international group of music educators each approach popular music
... En savoir plus
Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance

New Materialisms

Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance brings cultural studies’ perspectives to bear on Arts practices. Each contribution synthesizes creative approaches to philosophy and new materialist understanding of practice to show how human-nonhuman interaction at the core of Arts practice is a critical post human pedagogy.Across fine art, dance, gallery education, film and philosophy, the book contends ... En savoir plus

$57.05 CAD

Arts, Pedagogy and Cultural Resistance brings cultural studies’ perspectives to bear on Arts practices. Each contribution synthesizes creative approaches to philosophy and new materialist understanding of practice to show how human-nonhuman interaction at the core of Arts practice is a critical post human pedagogy.Across fine art, dance, gallery education, film and philosophy, the book contends
... En savoir plus
The Creative Classroom: 50 Key Techniques for Imaginative Teaching and Learning

50 Key Techniques, #2

par Sue Cowley ...

Collections Livre 2 - 50 Key Techniques
In 'The Creative Classroom', best selling education author Sue Cowley offers you 50 key techniques to boost and develop creative teaching and learning. For each of the 50 techniques, Sue offers a series of practical tips, ideas and activities for you to use in your primary classroom or early years setting. She also gives a series of thinking points for you to consider, to help you reflect on the ... En savoir plus

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In 'The Creative Classroom', best selling education author Sue Cowley offers you 50 key techniques to boost and develop creative teaching and learning. For each of the 50 techniques, Sue offers a series of practical tips, ideas and activities for you to use in your primary classroom or early years setting. She also gives a series of thinking points for you to consider, to help you reflect on the
... En savoir plus
Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K–12 Audiences

How to Connect with Teachers and Engage Students

Collections series American Alliance of Museums
Creating Meaningful Museum Experiencesfor K–12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Engage Students is the first book in more than a decade to provide a comprehensive look at best practices in working with this crucial segment of museum visitors. With more than 40 contributors from art, history, science, natural history, and specialty museums across the country, the book asks probing ... En savoir plus

$49.22 CAD

Creating Meaningful Museum Experiencesfor K–12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Engage Students is the first book in more than a decade to provide a comprehensive look at best practices in working with this crucial segment of museum visitors. With more than 40 contributors from art, history, science, natural history, and specialty museums across the country, the book asks probing
... En savoir plus
Blueprints for Course Design

A Learning-Centered Approach to Designing Courses, Planning Lessons, and Delivering Transformational Higher Education

par Jennifer L. Booth, John D. Harvey, Melina W. Rabon ...

Blueprints for Course Design incorporates multiple elements of educational theory and practice to create a comprehensive set of blueprints for the design, planning, and delivery of courses. It challenges educators in a variety of disciplines to understand, appreciate, and adopt a learning-centered approach to higher education that focuses on learners and helps them achieve measurable growth in ... En savoir plus

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Blueprints for Course Design incorporates multiple elements of educational theory and practice to create a comprehensive set of blueprints for the design, planning, and delivery of courses. It challenges educators in a variety of disciplines to understand, appreciate, and adopt a learning-centered approach to higher education that focuses on learners and helps them achieve measurable growth in
... En savoir plus
Musi-matics!

Music and Arts Integrated Math Enrichment Lessons

par Karin K. Nolan ...

Plan an entire year of an arts-integrated mathematics curriculum with ready-to-use lesson plans and resources designed for elementary classroom and music teachers. Eighteen lesson plans combine the mathematics curriculum with music, movement, and visual art to enrich your classroom instruction and supplement your curricula. Author and educator Karin Nolan has gathered primary elementary math and ... En savoir plus

$50.21 CAD

Plan an entire year of an arts-integrated mathematics curriculum with ready-to-use lesson plans and resources designed for elementary classroom and music teachers. Eighteen lesson plans combine the mathematics curriculum with music, movement, and visual art to enrich your classroom instruction and supplement your curricula. Author and educator Karin Nolan has gathered primary elementary math and
... En savoir plus
Change the World with Service Learning

How to Create, Lead, and Assess Service Learning Projects

par Katy Farber ...

Change the World with Service Learning is clear, direct and easy to use, and was designed for busy teachers integrating Service Learning into their existing curriculum. This book guides teachers from all content areas and grade levels to create outstanding Service Learning projects with students like no other book does. Change the World with Service Learning is a no-fluff, step-by-step, teacher-to ... En savoir plus

$26.54 CAD

Change the World with Service Learning is clear, direct and easy to use, and was designed for busy teachers integrating Service Learning into their existing curriculum. This book guides teachers from all content areas and grade levels to create outstanding Service Learning projects with students like no other book does. Change the World with Service Learning is a no-fluff, step-by-step, teacher-to
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Research-Based Unit and Lesson Planning

Maximizing Student Achievement

par Marie Menna Pagliaro ...

By integrating the best of current research and practice in curriculum planning this book presents that comprehensive topic in a manageable form. Examples throughout are representative of different grade levels and subjects areas. It should be understood at the outset that the content offered for curriculum planning is not a rigid prescriptive formula but a careful and purposeful thought process ... En savoir plus

$56.06 CAD

By integrating the best of current research and practice in curriculum planning this book presents that comprehensive topic in a manageable form. Examples throughout are representative of different grade levels and subjects areas. It should be understood at the outset that the content offered for curriculum planning is not a rigid prescriptive formula but a careful and purposeful thought process
... En savoir plus

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