Educational systems and structures

Case Method and the Arabic Teacher: A Practical Guide compiles original case studies that address the unique challenges of teaching Arabic at the high school level.

smarTEST Prep: Guide to LSAT Logic Games presents a standardized and methodical approach to conquering the Logic Games section of the LSAT.

Who's the New Kid in Chemistry?

Today's educators are aware of the need for social emotional learning in their classroom and can share the tenets of a culturally responsive pedagogy.

Instruction in the areas of professional organization, planning, and learning theory, especially as it pertains to precluding student disciplinary issues, has been diminished in most teacher preparation programs.

Instruction in the areas of professional organization, planning, and learning theory, especially as it pertains to precluding student disciplinary issues, has been diminished in most teacher preparation programs.

High School to College Transition Research Studies offers two uniquely designed sections that provide a mixture of quantitative and qualitative research findings surrounding a diverse group of college students.

The importance of play and fun to people's lives cannot be stressed enough in today's cultural climate of high stress, high stakes, and competition.

This book traces the journey of the Mofet Association, an educational coalition established by teachers who immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union.

In a time when liberal arts education is increasingly under attack, this volume reminds readers that dedicated teachers at colleges and universities are passing on the heritage of liberal education as well as constructing its future.

Audra Jensen' son began reading when he was only two years old.

Stories and storytelling help children to develop emotional literacy, make sense of their world and appreciate different points of view.

In a set of stories about 17 American heroes and heroines, this book analyzes the hero concept in the nation's history.

To "e;tune the rig"e; describes adjusting a ship's rigging; the rig of a well-tuned boat allows the sails to function well.

The Pampered Child Syndrome is a welcome source of advice for parents or professionals working with children who are given all the love and care they need, yet who remain unhappy, anxious or angry.

Individuals with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) benefit from a positive, affirming support of their individuality.

The purpose of this book is to help international students navigate the academic issues they will encounter while attending graduate school in the United States.

Over the course of ten years, this extensive qualitative study focused on the academic resilience phenomenon.

The Audacity to Teach!

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.

Transform your library into a "e;think tank"e; by helping teachers create an active learning environment in which students question, investigate, synthesize, conclude, and present information based on Common Core standards.

This book places guided inquiry in the context of curricular and technological change and provides guidelines for building the long-term culture and capacity for effective inquiry learning in schools.

Too often teachers and schools operate with grading systems that are vestiges of an antiquated educational model with little fresh thinking as to how grades affect student learning.

The purpose of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 was to "e;drive broad gains in student achievement and to hold states and schools more accountable.

Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs.

Standards-based education (SBE) has been the dominant educational reform movement since the early 1980s, reinforced by federal and state accountability systems.

Schools are drowning in test data, but many schools do little with test results other than sort students into various categories of proficiency or lack thereof.

Principals want all students to bridge the achievement gap.

Learning, the Hardest Job You'll Ever Love is a collage of ideas designed for eighth through twelfth grade students and their parents to have better relationships with one another and with the entire school community, to help and support their communities in different ways, and to appreciate the value of the experiences offered within and outside their communities.

At a time when American urban public education is under broad attack, and in which America is perceived as a nationat risk that is losing the race to the top, educators and politicians from across the spectrum are promoting increased emphasis on standardized testing, business models of school reform, zero tolerance, no excuses, promoting cultural assimilation, and building a standardized curriculum.

Based on the highest levels of Bloom's taxonomy, The Social Studies Helper easily integrates technology into every core high school social studies course as well as two electives.

Very little information about the impact of reflection on teacher performance, teacher retention, and student learning is available in teacher preparation programs.

This book offers practical advice to teachers unsure of how to teach spelling.

This book takes a developmental perspective at the use of scoring rubrics to assess student work.

Supervising Student Teachers clearly defines the role of cooperating teachers and guides them through their responsibilities.

The chapters in this book outline a plan that, if followed, will improve test scores in any school district.

Writing Instruction for Generation 2.

In recent decades, the science of reading acquisition has been advancing through interdisciplinary research in cognitive, psycholinguistic, developmental, genetic, neuroscience, cross-language, and experimental comparison studies of effective instruction.

Literacy groups promote discussion and learning through the exploration of text, but many educators are hesitant to adopt them.

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world.

More and more educational scenarios and learning landscapes are developed using blogs, wikis, podcasts and e-portfolios.

Activities to help children identify and express feelings and gain self-awareness and confidence.

In the seventies, countries lauded American education as one of the best systems in the world.

On campuses across the United States and beyond, schools of business, education, law, liberal arts, management, medical professions, pharmacy, and physical or social sciences are beginning to use assessment rubrics for purposes of formative and summative evaluation.

Public schools have been placed in a straitjacket over the past 30 years through over-regulation as a result of the growing power of the federal government over public education, expanding court decisions, state government legislation, school board policies and procedures, and the media's influence on public opinion.

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Although administrators have many responsibilities, none is more critical to the school, student, and their personal success than the hiring, supervising, and evaluating teachers.

Although there has been considerable interest and concern surrounding the implementation of the Common Core State Standards, there is almost no information regarding best practices for getting at-risk students to attempt the rigor embraced by the Standards.

This book examines the school as an operational organization through the lens of systems thinking.

School administration is more difficult today than at any time in our history.