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The Language Police

How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn

de Diane Ravitch ...

If you’re an actress or a coed just trying to do a man-size job, a yes-man who turns a deaf ear to some sob sister, an heiress aboard her yacht, or a bookworm enjoying a boy’s night out, Diane Ravitch’s internationally acclaimed The Language Police has bad news for you: Erase those words from your vocabula... ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

If you’re an actress or a coed just trying to do a man-size job, a yes-man who turns a deaf ear to some sob sister, an heiress aboard her yacht, or a bookworm enjoying a boy’s night out, Diane Ravitch’s internationally acclaimed The Language Police has bad news for you: Erase those words from your vocabula...
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Schooled—Ordinary, Extraordinary Teaching in an Age of Change

de Ann Lutz Fernandez, Catherine Lutz ...

This beautifully written book highlights working teachers speaking on many key educational problems under debate as well as many of the controversial solutions put forth, including revamped teacher evaluations, curricular standardization, and increased testing and data collection. Anthropologist Catherine Lutz and high school teacher Anne Lutz Fernandez traveled the country to meet a wide range of ... Leer más

$25.10 USD

This beautifully written book highlights working teachers speaking on many key educational problems under debate as well as many of the controversial solutions put forth, including revamped teacher evaluations, curricular standardization, and increased testing and data collection. Anthropologist Catherine Lutz and high school teacher Anne Lutz Fernandez traveled the country to meet a wide range of
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From Brain to Mind

Using Neuroscience to Guide Change in Education

de James E. Zull ...

Finalist for Foreword Magazine's 2011 Book of the YearWith his knack for making science intelligible for the layman, and his ability to illuminate scientific concepts through analogy and reference to personal experience, James Zull offers the reader an engrossing and coherent introduction to what neuroscience can tell us about cognitive development through experience, and its implications for ... Leer más

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Finalist for Foreword Magazine's 2011 Book of the YearWith his knack for making science intelligible for the layman, and his ability to illuminate scientific concepts through analogy and reference to personal experience, James Zull offers the reader an engrossing and coherent introduction to what neuroscience can tell us about cognitive development through experience, and its implications for
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An UnCommon Theory of School Change

Leadership for Reinventing Schools

de Kevin Fahey, Angela Breidenstein, Jacy Ippolito, Frances Hensley ...

This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more robust, transformational theory of school change—an UnCommon Theory. After describing the limits of current school improvement initiatives, the ... Leer más

$29.15 USD

This book is for educators who believe that schools need to be improved and are hopeful that real change can be achieved. The authors argue that if educators want to create more equitable, socially just, and learner-focused schools, then they need a more robust, transformational theory of school change—an UnCommon Theory. After describing the limits of current school improvement initiatives, the
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Radical Possibilities

Public Policy, Urban Education, and A New Social Movement

de Jean Anyon ...

Series series Critical Social Thought
The core argument of Jean Anyon’s classic Radical Possibilities is deceptively simple: if we do not direct our attention to the ways in which federal and metropolitan policies maintain the poverty that plagues communities in American cities, urban school reform as currently conceived is doomed to fail. With every chapter thoroughly revised and updated, this edition picks up where the 2005 ... Leer más

$57.59 USD

The core argument of Jean Anyon’s classic Radical Possibilities is deceptively simple: if we do not direct our attention to the ways in which federal and metropolitan policies maintain the poverty that plagues communities in American cities, urban school reform as currently conceived is doomed to fail. With every chapter thoroughly revised and updated, this edition picks up where the 2005
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed

50th Anniversary Edition

de Paulo Freire ...

First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. Paulo Freire's work has helped to empower countless people throughout the world and has taken on special urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is ongoing.This ... Leer más

$22.31 USD

First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. Paulo Freire's work has helped to empower countless people throughout the world and has taken on special urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged and minorities in cities and urban centers is ongoing.This
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Teaching Hope

Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers and Erin Gruwell

de The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell ...

Incredible stories of struggle, redemption, and the power of education from the teachers taught by Erin Gruwell and the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Freedom Writers DiaryDon’t miss the public television documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart“These are the most influential professionals most of us will ever meet. The effects of their work will last forever.”—From the ... Leer más

$4.99 USD

Incredible stories of struggle, redemption, and the power of education from the teachers taught by Erin Gruwell and the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of The Freedom Writers DiaryDon’t miss the public television documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart“These are the most influential professionals most of us will ever meet. The effects of their work will last forever.”—From the
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What the Best College Students Do

de Ken Bain ...

The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help for students who want to get the most out of their education. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. Use these four years to cultivate habits of thought that enable learning, growth, and adaptation throughout life. ... Leer más

$12.32 USD

The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with humane, doable, and inspiring help for students who want to get the most out of their education. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. Use these four years to cultivate habits of thought that enable learning, growth, and adaptation throughout life.
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College

What it Was, Is, and Should Be

de Andrew Delbanco ...

As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience--an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test ideas and values with the help of teachers and peers--is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. In College ... Leer más

$16.19 USD

As the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a preprofessional credential. The traditional four-year college experience--an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test ideas and values with the help of teachers and peers--is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. In College
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Safe Enough Spaces

A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses

de Michael S. Roth ...

From the president of Wesleyan University, a compassionate and provocative manifesto on the crises confronting higher educationIn this bracing book, Michael S. Roth stakes out a pragmatist path through the thicket of issues facing colleges today to carry out the mission of higher education. With great empathy, candor, subtlety, and insight, Roth offers a sane approach to the noisy debates ... Leer más

$10.43 USD

From the president of Wesleyan University, a compassionate and provocative manifesto on the crises confronting higher educationIn this bracing book, Michael S. Roth stakes out a pragmatist path through the thicket of issues facing colleges today to carry out the mission of higher education. With great empathy, candor, subtlety, and insight, Roth offers a sane approach to the noisy debates
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The Abolition of Man

de C. S. Lewis ...

C. S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as love and faith, courage and honor, in contemporary society. This modern classic also probes the role of education in man's moral and spiritual development. ... Leer más

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C. S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as love and faith, courage and honor, in contemporary society. This modern classic also probes the role of education in man's moral and spiritual development.
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Creative Schools

The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education

de Lou Aronica, Sir Ken Robinson PhD ...

A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element.Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human ... Leer más

$5.99 USD

A revolutionary reappraisal of how to educate our children and young people by Ken Robinson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Element and Finding Your Element.Ken Robinson is one of the world’s most influential voices in education, and his 2006 TED Talk on the subject is the most viewed in the organization’s history. Now, the internationally recognized leader on creativity and human
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Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

Teaching and Learning for Justice in a Changing World

Edición de Django Paris, H. Samy Alim ...

Series series Language and Literacy Series
“An essential read that asks educators to see young people as ‘whole versus broken’ when they enter our classrooms.”—Teaching Tolerance"This essential compilation will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners seeking understanding and examples of transformative classrooms."—Language and EducationCulturally Sustaining Pedagogies raises fundamental que... ... Leer más

$35.63 USD

“An essential read that asks educators to see young people as ‘whole versus broken’ when they enter our classrooms.”—Teaching Tolerance"This essential compilation will be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners seeking understanding and examples of transformative classrooms."—Language and EducationCulturally Sustaining Pedagogies raises fundamental que...
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Practice Perfect

42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better

de Doug Lemov, Erica Woolway, Katie Yezzi ...

Rules for developing talent with disciplined, deliberate, intelligent practiceWe live in a competition loving culture. We love the performance, the big win, the ticking seconds of the clock as the game comes down to the wire. We watch games and cheer, sometimes to the point of obsession, but if we really wanted to see greatness—wanted to cheer for it, see it happen, understand what made it happen ... Leer más

$17.00 USD

Rules for developing talent with disciplined, deliberate, intelligent practiceWe live in a competition loving culture. We love the performance, the big win, the ticking seconds of the clock as the game comes down to the wire. We watch games and cheer, sometimes to the point of obsession, but if we really wanted to see greatness—wanted to cheer for it, see it happen, understand what made it happen
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Schools That Learn (Updated and Revised)

A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares About Education

de Peter M. Senge, Nelda Cambron-McCabe, Timothy Lucas, Bryan Smith, Janis Dutton ...

"A rich, much-needed remedy for the standardized institutions that comprise too much of our school system today… ideal for teachers and parents intent on resurrecting and fostering students' inherent drive to learn…An essential resource."-Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE NEW MIND“Schools that Learn is a magnificent, grand book that pays equal attention to the small and the big picture - ... Leer más

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"A rich, much-needed remedy for the standardized institutions that comprise too much of our school system today… ideal for teachers and parents intent on resurrecting and fostering students' inherent drive to learn…An essential resource."-Daniel H. Pink, author of DRIVE and A WHOLE NEW MIND“Schools that Learn is a magnificent, grand book that pays equal attention to the small and the big picture -
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Home Education

de Charlotte Mason ...

Home Education consists of six lectures by Charlotte Mason about the raising and educating of young children (up to the age of nine), for parents and teachers. She encourages us to spend a lot of time outdoors, immersed in nature and handling natural objects and collecting experiences on which to base the rest of their education. She discusses the use of training in good habits such as attention, ... Leer más

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Home Education consists of six lectures by Charlotte Mason about the raising and educating of young children (up to the age of nine), for parents and teachers. She encourages us to spend a lot of time outdoors, immersed in nature and handling natural objects and collecting experiences on which to base the rest of their education. She discusses the use of training in good habits such as attention,
... Leer más
Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines

de Jamie Merisotis ...

A public policy leader addresses how artificial intelligence is transforming the future of labor—and what we can do to protect the role of workers.As computer technology advances with dizzying speed, human workers face an ever-increasing threat of obsolescence. In Human Work In the Age of Smart Machines, Jamie Merisotis argues that we can—and must—rise to this challenge by preparing to work ... Leer más

$11.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A public policy leader addresses how artificial intelligence is transforming the future of labor—and what we can do to protect the role of workers.As computer technology advances with dizzying speed, human workers face an ever-increasing threat of obsolescence. In Human Work In the Age of Smart Machines, Jamie Merisotis argues that we can—and must—rise to this challenge by preparing to work
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Deculturalization and the Struggle for Equality

A Brief History of the Education of Dominated Cultures in the United States

de Joel Spring ...

Series series Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
Joel Spring’s history of school polices imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization—the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group. The focus is on the education of dominated groups forced to become citizens in territories conquered by the U.S., including Native Americans, Enslaved ... Leer más

$171.00 USD

Joel Spring’s history of school polices imposed on dominated groups in the United States examines the concept of deculturalization—the use of schools to strip away family languages and cultures and replace them with those of the dominant group. The focus is on the education of dominated groups forced to become citizens in territories conquered by the U.S., including Native Americans, Enslaved
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What Teachers Make

In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

de Taylor Mali ...

In praise of the greatest job in the world...The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny, ... Leer más

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In praise of the greatest job in the world...The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny,
... Leer más
Diversity and Education

A Critical Multicultural Approach

de Michael Vavrus ...

Series series Multicultural Education Series
In his new book, Michael Vavrus helps readers better understand why issues of diversity and difference are so highly contested in the United States and across the globe. Vavrus incorporates specific education examples throughout the text to examine six contested areas: race and ethnicity; socioeconomic class and culture; multicultural and ethnic studies; language; religion; and sexuality and ... Leer más

$31.58 USD

In his new book, Michael Vavrus helps readers better understand why issues of diversity and difference are so highly contested in the United States and across the globe. Vavrus incorporates specific education examples throughout the text to examine six contested areas: race and ethnicity; socioeconomic class and culture; multicultural and ethnic studies; language; religion; and sexuality and
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Building Equity

Policies and Practices to Empower All Learners

de Dominique Smith, Nancy Frey, Ian Pumpian, Douglas Fisher ...

Imagine a school with a diverse student body where everyone feels safe and valued, and all—regardless of race, culture, home language, sexual orientation, gender identity, academic history, and individual challenges—have the opportunity to succeed with interesting classes, projects, and activities. In this school, teachers notice and meet individual instructional needs and foster a harmonious and ... Leer más

$25.82 USD

Imagine a school with a diverse student body where everyone feels safe and valued, and all—regardless of race, culture, home language, sexual orientation, gender identity, academic history, and individual challenges—have the opportunity to succeed with interesting classes, projects, and activities. In this school, teachers notice and meet individual instructional needs and foster a harmonious and
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Ourselves: Our Souls and Bodies

With linked Table of Contents

de Charlotte Mason ...

'Ourselves', the fourth volume of Charlotte Mason's Classic Homeschooling Series, is a character curriculum book written directly to children. 'Book I, Self-Knowledge', is for elementary school students; 'Book II, Self-Direction', is for older students. 'Self-Knowledge' discusses our human desires and appetites; the "helpers" in our minds, such as intellect, sense of beauty, imagination, and ... Leer más

$0.89 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

'Ourselves', the fourth volume of Charlotte Mason's Classic Homeschooling Series, is a character curriculum book written directly to children. 'Book I, Self-Knowledge', is for elementary school students; 'Book II, Self-Direction', is for older students. 'Self-Knowledge' discusses our human desires and appetites; the "helpers" in our minds, such as intellect, sense of beauty, imagination, and
... Leer más
The Herb Kohl Reader

Awakening the Heart of Teaching

de Herbert Kohl ...

The best writing from a lifetime in the trenches and at the typewriter, from the renowned and much-beloved National Book Award–winning educator.In more than forty books on subjects ranging from social justice to mathematics, morality to parenthood, Herb Kohl has earned a place as one of our foremost "educators who write." With Marian Wright Edelman, Mike Rose, Lisa Delpit, and Vivian Paley among ... Leer más

$11.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

The best writing from a lifetime in the trenches and at the typewriter, from the renowned and much-beloved National Book Award–winning educator.In more than forty books on subjects ranging from social justice to mathematics, morality to parenthood, Herb Kohl has earned a place as one of our foremost "educators who write." With Marian Wright Edelman, Mike Rose, Lisa Delpit, and Vivian Paley among
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Teaching Controversial Issues

The Case for Critical Thinking and Moral Commitment in the Classroom

de Nel Noddings, Laurie Brooks ...

In this book, eminent educational philosopher Nel Noddings and daughter Laurie Brooks explain how teachers can foster critical thinking through the exploration of controversial issues. The emphasis is on the use of critical thinking to understand and collaborate, not simply to win arguments. The authors describe how critical thinking that encourages dialogue across the school disciplines and ... Leer más

$28.34 USD

In this book, eminent educational philosopher Nel Noddings and daughter Laurie Brooks explain how teachers can foster critical thinking through the exploration of controversial issues. The emphasis is on the use of critical thinking to understand and collaborate, not simply to win arguments. The authors describe how critical thinking that encourages dialogue across the school disciplines and
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