The versatile, cost-effective technology of the tablet computer has proved to be a good fit with the learning capabilities of today's students. Not surprisingly, in more and more classrooms, the tablet has replaced not only traditional print materials but the desktop computer and the laptop as well.Designing Instruction for Tablet Classrooms makes sense of this transition, clearly showing not just how and why tablet-based learning works, but how it is likely to evolve....

"Offers exciting information organized and presented in a format that is easy to read, understand, and to use in the classroom . . . accessible to teachers in all the subject areas."Pamela Fannin Wilkinson, Educational consultantHouston, TXEnergize your lesson planning ideas through the creativity and inspiration of the visual arts!Are you struggling to create memorable, exciting, and effective lesson plans? This invaluable r...

"As a writing teacher for twenty-some years, I wish I′d had access to this material."-Marilee Sprenger, Educational ConsultantSeattle Pacific University"Helps teachers see how to approach writing in ways that make it fresh, relevant, and accessible."-Carol Ann Tomlinson, Professor of Educational LeadershipUniversity of Virginia"True to one of the basic tenets of writing, the book shows rather than tells . . . . This makes fo...

"While we have all heard of ′writing across the curriculum areas,′ Walling gives us an understanding of what this really means and provides examples that any teacher can modify to expand lessons to a more meaningful level, thus enhancing both writing and critical thinking skills in students."—Mark S. Strauss, PrincipalVirginia Schuman Young Montessori Magnet Elementary School, Ft. Lauderdale, FL"Walling demonstrates through student writing samples and cla...

How can teachers guarantee that what they teach results in students learning what they really need to know? In The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey present a variety of strategies that teachers at all levels can use to ensure that students clearly understand the purpose behind every lesson. They provide step-by-step guidance to help teachers* Understand the difference between standards, objectives, an...

Odds are, your state has adopted the Common Core State Standards. You know how the standards emerged, what they cover, and how they are organized. But how do you translate the new standards into practice?Enter the Core Six: six research-based, classroom-proven strategies that will help you and your students respond to the demands of the Common Core. Thanks to more than 40 years of research and hands-on classroom testing, the authors know the best strategies to increase student enga...

“If you are serious about improving your knowledge about questions and your skill in using them, this is the book for you. Putting some time and effort into the suggested practice will be personally rewarding, and your students will benefit greatly from your effective use of questions.”—Lawrence F. Lowery, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Education, University of California at Berkeley“Esther Fusco gives a microphone to the voices of the many teachers...

The principles of adult learning underpin all corporate training programs including face-to-face and e-learning. Participants are encouraged to learn and are assisted in their learning by training programs that cater for different learning styles. All adults have a unique combination of preferences that make up their personal learning style. To be trained in contrast to a preferred learning style can result in training that is difficult to understand, poorly paced, and difficult to retain ...

Differentiated reading instruction: An effective model for the middle gradesStrategic grouping can transform reading instruction in the middle grades from a hit-or-miss learning experience to a targeted, responsive one. This book features a practical and field-tested model for small-group differentiated reading instruction in Grades 4–8. Jennifer Berne and Sophie C. Degener offer a clear, detailed discussion of how to position this instruction inside middl...

"The book provides helpful background information as well as a wide variety of examples of differentiated lessons, resource guides, reproducible templates, and a selection of grading tools ranging from rubrics to graphic organizers."—Allan Varni, Instructor and Regional CoordinatorDivision of Continuing Education, University of San Diego"Glass examines the constructs of masterful teaching and makes them accessible to all. Her intensely practical and forth...

Now acknowledged as one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age, Johannes Vermeer specialised in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life in his home city of Delft. The artist’s reputation fell into obscurity after his death and it was not until the 19th century that his work was rediscovered by Gustav Friedrich Waagen and Théophile Thoré-Bürger, who published an essay attributing 66 pictures to him. Since that time, Vermeer’s reputation has continued to grow, recogni...

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.Memory plays a central r...