Teaching of a specific subject

Interdisciplinarity is increasingly viewed as a necessary ingredient in the training of future oriented 21st century disciplines that rely on both analytic and synthetic abilities across disciplines.

This book addresses the expectations toward the science standards of various stakeholders including students, parents, teachers, administrators, higher education science and science education faculty members, politicians, governmental and professional agencies, and the business community.

The name of Zoltan P.

Multilingual students, multidialectal students, and students learning English as an additional language constitute a substantial and growing demographic in the United States.

This comprehensive compendium of research focuses on key aspects of Catholic education in the United States.

Given the increasing diversity of the United States and students entering schools, the value of teacher learning in clinical contexts, and the need to elevate the profession, national organizations have been calling for a re-envisioning of teacher preparation that turns teacher education upside down.

According to NCTM's Principles and Standards for School mathematics,"e;Technology is essential in teaching and learning of mathematics; it influences the mathematics that is taught and it enhances students' learning.

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This book is grounded in the author's experiences of teaching mathematics for prospective elementary school teachers and conducting research on their understanding of mathematical concepts.

Despite technology's presence in virtually every public school, its documented familiarity and use by youth outside of school, and the wealth of resources it provides for teaching social studies, there has been relatively little empirical research on its effectiveness for the teaching and learning of social studies.

The past two decades have seen an increased interest in education, especially in core areas such as mathematics, language and science.

The purpose of Transforming Schooling for Second Language Learners: Theoretical Insights, Policies, Pedagogies, and Practices is to bring together educational researchers and practitioners who have implemented, documented, or examined policies, pedagogies, and practices in and out of classrooms and in real and virtual contexts that are in some way transforming what we know about the extent to which emergent bilinguals (EBs) learn and achieve in educational settings.

This book is a theoretical inquiry into alternative pedagogies that challenge current standardized practices in the field of science education.

This much-needed volume is an edited collection of primary sources that document the history of bilingual education in U.

Storybridge to Second Language Literacy makes a case for using authentic children's literature-alternately also referred to as 'stories' or 'real books'-as the medium of instruction in teaching English to young learners, particularly in contexts where children must access general curriculum subjects in English.

The purpose of this book is to examine and learn lessons from the way leadership for social justice is conceptualized in several disciplines and to consider how these lessons might improve the preparation and practice of school leaders.

This book examines visual data use with students (PK-16) as well as in pre-service in- service science teacher preparation.

Today, the meaning of literacy, what it means to be literate, has shifted dramatically.

For thousands of years, religion has been a key element of human societies.

Most of the 12 articles are from a 1992 double issue of Linguistics and Education devoted to intertextuality--the notion that texts influence each other.

The body of literature has pointed to the benefits of educational interventions in facilitating improvement in school motivation and, by implication, learning and achievement.

The goal of this book is to bring together the concept of self-efficacy theory with practical how-to strategies for both teachers and parents to use in heightening their students' levels of self-efficacy.

Race and racism are a foundational part of the global and American experience.

The mission of the book series, Research in Science Education, is to provide a comprehensive view of current and emerging knowledge, research strategies, and policy in specific professional fields of science education.

The monograph Promising Practices for Teachers to Engage with Families of English Language Learners provides practical activities, communication skills, events, resources, and policies to work with families who are English language learners.

Over the course of the past decade and a half, we, Samuel Totten and Jon E.

This book that explores the mathematics education of Latinos/as in 13 original research studies.

This book is a theoretical inquiry into alternative pedagogies that challenge current standardized practices in the field of science education.

Democratic evaluation brings a way of thinking about evaluation's role in society and in particular, its role in strengthening social justice.

Teacher effectiveness and licensure in the United States continue to be scrutinized at the state and national levels.

The new generation of tests is faced with new challenges.

Science is unique among the disciplines since it is inherently hands-on.

Research in Science Education (RISE) Volume 6, Research Based Undergraduate Science Teaching examines research, theory, and practice concerning issues of teaching science with undergraduates.

Racism and ignorance churn on college campuses as surely as they do in society at large.

A team of researchers from 35 states across the country developed a survey designed to create a snapshot of social studies teaching and learning in the United States.

The title of the book is Critique as Uncertainty.

This book integrates research, action research, best practice and case studies detailing how some educators have embraced the opportunities afforded by mobile learning.

In the past twenty years, the importance of reflection has been recognized by all professions, especially the education profession.

In traditional educational research, race is treated as merely a variable.

Visual Data in Science Education builds upon previous work done by the editors to bring some definition to the meaning of visual data as it relates to education, and highlighted the breadth of types and uses of visual data across the major academic disciplines.

The world is ever changing and the way students experience social studies should reflect the environment in which they live and learn.

The central issue of this volume is how to meet the linguistic and academic needs of the increasing numbers of English learners (ELs).

Literacy researchers and educators are currently involved in exciting international literacy projects.

This edited book offers concrete information and useful suggestions to graduate students who are seeking employment at institutions of higher education in North America and other parts of the world.

While the concept of integration or an interdisciplinary curriculum has been around for decades, the purposeful practice of integration is a relatively new educational endeavor.

Sponsored by the American Educational Research Association's Special Interest Group for Educational StatisticiansThis volume is the second edition of Hancock and Mueller's highly-successful 2006 volume, with all of the original chapters updated as well as four new chapters.

A Book for Every Teacher: Teaching English Language Learners is a unique and compressive text written for mainstream classroom teachers.

The American Educational History Journal is a peer-reviewed, national research journal devoted to the examination of educational topics using perspectives from a variety of disciplines.

Education professionals interested in understanding student writing will want to read this book.

This edited book is a new and valuable resource for students, teachers, and practitioners, providing a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies.