Selwyn (education, Antioch U.) and Maher's (education, Heritage College) guide offers educators a new approach to teaching history, starting in the present and using contemporary issues as a springboa
If you're searching for practical answers to the challenge of inquiry while meeting the demands of covering the curriculum, look no further than "A Mathematical Passage."In this book, classroom teache
Whether youre a fan wanting to relive the time that extolled peace, love, and understanding - and sex, drugs, and rock n roll! - or a theatre professional needing insightful analysis for a production
McCall (curriculum and instruction, U. of Wisconsin, Oshkosh) has 28 years of teaching experience, at the elementary and university levels. Ristow has 30-plus years of experience as an elementary sch
What kind of supports would keep teachers well equipped to help all of their students succeed? What if these same supports kept teachers energized, passionate, and informed about their fields? Content
This text features 25 of Goodman's most important writings originally published between 1965 and 1994 in journals or as chapters of books, which would be difficult for readers to access today. The es
Graves (professor emeritus, U. of New Hampshire) has been involved in research on writing for some 20 years. Designed to assist classroom teachers with children's writing, his text covers teacher acti
For Kylene Beers, the question of what to do when kids can't read surfaced abruptly in 1979 when she began teaching. That year, she discovered that some of the students in her seventh-grade language a
Suggests activities for preschool and kindergarten classes that allow children to explore their bodies, feelings, relationships, and perceptions of other people. The ideas are divided into sections f
Based on over five years of research in Nambia, Finland, and Germany, McKittrick's book is a tour de force demonstration of African social history at its best.
Focusing on the role and impact of commercialism, market logic, and privatization in the school system, these sixteen papers demonstrate the extent to which corporate power has already penetrated educ
In the rush to implement high-stakes testing, narrow standards, and top-down management of public education, the interests of two key stakeholders have been ignored: students and teachers. Not anymore
In this important book Tom Newkirk takes an up-close look at elementary boys and their relationship to sports, movies, video games, and other venues of popular culture.
Teachers in need of new ideas will find this compact book a big help in early childhood phonics. It offers a collection of word study activities for the progressive classroom using the omnipresent to
Tarry's new second edition describes a child-centered classroom where students can expose and explore critical content and connect their learning to the real world.
In "applied learning" projects, children select an area of interest and work collaboratively to research the topic. Diffily (early childhood education, Southern Methodist U.) and Sassman (an elementar
In 1978, Yetta Goodman (education, U. of Arizona) coined the term "kidwatching" to describe how teachers observe and record children's literary development. In this guide for preschool, kindergarten,
Confessional literature is a particularly appropriate mode of literary discourse for a society struggling to carve out a new national identity based not on race, but on a shared sense of geographic sp
Caribbean literature is usually conceptualized in regional, thematic, and post-independence ideological terms. But in addition to Caribbean literature written in English, there is a large body of earl
Mackowski (journalism and mass communication, St. Bonaventure U.) reconciles his split personality as daytime academic and nighttime playwright by setting out principles for community theaters to cond
Based on interviews and observations with a diverse group of 49 young men, this book describes their motivations and applies this understanding to the teaching of literacy skills. It identifies the s
Easton (professional development, Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center, Colorado) provides a detailed description of an alternative approach to curriculum, teaching, learning and orga
Randy and Katherine Bomer present a new vision of curriculum - one that invites students to read with important social ideas in mind and write with the purpose of making the world a better place.
Peterson, an elementary teacher-librarian, helps teachers and librarians understand what makes a text easy or challenging for a new reader, integrating discussion of some 200 children's books. She tel
Utilizing student examples from their spoken word poetry workshops, Weiss and Herndon present their methods and outline a practical five-week course that fosters poetic awareness.
Twenty essays consider the definition and teaching of literacy, as well as what is taught, who is considered literate, and the potential of literacy education. Particular attention is given to the re
Applied linguist, psychologist, and educational anthropologist Cazden (she's now emerita with the Harvard Graduate School of Education) has updated her text to reflect recent changes in perspectives a
The text provides detailed step-by-step guidance for primary and secondary school teachers to set up and run a reading workshop. Serafini (education, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) uses first-hand examples
Visit the Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence! Why do we honor some students' background knowledge and ignore that of others? How can we build on the "gifts of diversity" in
Beauty, Brains, and Brawn offers diverse perspectives on what it means to be a male or female child in children's literature, presenting stimulating views from the field's best-known authors, illustr
Seeking History is one of the first books about using primary sources in elementary and middle school classrooms to enhance and deepen students' grapplings with history.
Reading is the hottest issue in education today. Newspapers trumpet reading test scores, politicians campaign on reading reforms, and educators are scrambling to keep pace with new teacher-training po
On Solid Ground is informed by current thinking, yet loaded with advice, booklists, ready-to-use reproducibles, and - of course - the words and work of real children.
