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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Learning to read and write can be fun! By identifying individual needs and implementing effective teaching methods, students can be motivated to learn through creative programs and word games that students enjoy. This program demonstrates shared reading, guided reading, and uses "Learning Centres" to: Make the learning focus clear through rephrasing, reinforcement and summarising Encourage students to predict, reflect, discuss and support each other....
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Maths is a numbers game - at least it can be! This program shows how to encourage students to learn and develop their numeracy skills through fun and challenging activities. Activities are designed with a clear purpose, helping students to explore and think for themselves, share strategies, and gain understanding. Time to practise and discuss enables students to learn from each other and share their experiences. As students explore the activities,...
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Series
Publisher
Jossey Bass
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Steven D. Garber explains all the major biological concepts and terms in this newly revised edition, including the origin of life, evolution, cell biology, reproduction, physiology, and botany. The step-by-step, clearly structured format of Biology is fully accessible to students, providing an easily understood, comprehensive treatment of all aspects of life science. Like all Self-Teaching Guides, Biology helps readers build their knowledge at their...
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Series
Publisher
Teachers College Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"How do we see our schools and the project of education? Is this the best we can do? What would we like our schools to become? How might we get there? In this provocative book, Bill Ayers invites us to dream of schools in which each child is of infinite and incalculable value. Blending personal anecdotes with critique of the state of education, this beautifully written little book is filled with big ideas that explore the challenges and opportunities...
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Series
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"All the Math You'll Ever Need, Third Edition is a practical, accessible guide that helps readers understand mathematical concepts that directly apply to daily life tasks. From learning to calculate monthly mortgage payments and time to pay off a credit card balance, this book helps readers understand how and why mathematical concepts work. This revised edition will reflect recent changes in rates, prices, and wages. It will also incorporate information...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This video shows how Jeff Anderson uses playful strategies and mentor texts to engage writers in grammar and editing. In the "Apostrophe-thon," Jeff's sixth-grade students in San Antonio, Texas search through a mentor text excerpt to find examples of apostrophes and then categorize them as possessives or contractions based on a wall chart the class has compiled. Using real text, the students never fail to come up with some interesting examples such...
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Series
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Examines past attempts to automate instruction from the earliest use of the postal service for distance education to the current maelstrom surrounding Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The author tells the stories of the entrepreneurs and visionaries who developed and promoted various instructional technologies. Ferster describes attempts to enhance the classroom experience with machines, from hornbooks, the Chautauqua movement, and correspondence...
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Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Kayla isn't too sure about the first day of kindergarten. What if she misses her mom? What if she can't find the bathroom? But when Kayla meets Mrs. Muddle, it quickly becomes clear that Kayla's problems are nothing compared to her teacher's. Mrs. Muddle mixes up the kids' name tags, takes them to the library instead of the gym, and can't find the bathroom. She doesn't even know how to use a slide properly! Clearly somebody needs to take charge. Soon...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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"A collection of meditations like polished stones—painstakingly worded, tough-minded, yet partial to mystery, and peerless when it comes to injecting larger resonances into the natural world." — Kirkus Reviews
Here, in this compelling assembly of writings, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard explores the world of natural facts and human meanings.
Veering away from the long, meditative
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English
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Who uses love and logic in their parenting? Parents, counselors, and teachers around the globe--even Bill and Melinda Gates have found the philosophy of Parenting with Love and Logic an important guide when raising their three children. Learn how to reel in your own emotions while teaching your children responsibility, establishing boundaries, and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats,...
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Teaching students to read goes well beyond the de-coding of words. Watch several master teachers guiding K-9 students-from struggling to accomplished readers--as they move from decoding to comprehension. Featured instruction includes whole-class, small-group, and individual conferences with students immersed in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Featured authors include Debbie Diller, Debbie Miller, and Cris Tovani.
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Publisher
Post Hypnotic Press
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
In Teaching to Transgress, Bell Hooks—writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual—writes about a new kind of education, educations as the practice of freedom. Teaching students to "transgress" against racial, sexual, and class boundaries in order to achieve the gift of freedom is, for Hooks, the teacher's most important goal. Bell Hooks speaks to the heart of education today: how can we rethink teaching practices in the
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Stenhouse Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Watch as excellent math teachers guide elementary students in deepening their number sense, problem solving skills, and mathematical reasoning. The videos feature a range of tools and strategies, from anchor charts and math journals to math stations and number sense routines. Featured authors include Debbie Diller, Chris Confer, and Marco Ramirez.
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Writing is hard work at any age, but effective teachers know how to inspire and motivate student writers even as they teach them the difference between a period and a semi-colon. This collection features wonderful writing teachers from kindergarten to high school employing a wide range of effective strategies-including craft lessons, writers' notebooks, small group and one to one conferring, grammar and editing mini-lessons and identifying real-world...
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Whether you're a true believer, a dyed-in-the-wool skeptic, a student of world religions, or somewhere in between, your understanding and appreciation of Christian belief and theology will deepen with a reading of The Teaching of Jesus. The text focuses on Christ's words and deeds as recounted in the New Testament, and renowned theologian George Jackson adds plenty of his own fascinating insight and analysis to the mix.
Publisher
Stenhouse Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Nonfiction reading and writing requires special skills. In this collection, Stenhouse authors demonstrate proven strategies for helping students build background knowledge, conduct research, and engage with nonfiction texts across the curriculum and at various levels of complexity. Featured authors include Kelly Gallagher, Tony Stead, and Cris Tovani.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This program combines guidance from therapists with the real-world insights of classroom teachers and former foster children. Topics Traumatized children's behavior at different ages Escalation and de-escalation Bullying of traumatized children Structure and rules for traumatized children Flexibility and trust Friends and socialization Value of team approach with traumatized children Adjunctive programs for traumatized children Vicarious traumatization...
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