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Homeschool your child for free Homeschool your child for free LauraMaery Gold For Families Who Want to Splurge on Education but Scrimp on SpendingAre you considering homeschooling your child, but don't know where to go for the best educational resources? The Internet is an ope… OL109081W
Learning and instruction Learning and instruction National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Learning and Instruction. "The Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) is a bold, ambitious plan that proposes a revolutionary program of education research and development. Its purpose is to construct a powerful know… OL11631027W
Beneath the surface Beneath the surface Ken Pransky You have culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students in your classroom. Some or all are underachieving. You're told you should teach differently, test more. You should make a stubborn achiev… OL11913428W
Teaching as a subversive activity Teaching as a subversive activity Neil Postman A no-holds-barred assault on outdated teaching methods--with dramatic and practical proposals on how education can be made relevant to today's world.From the Trade Paperback edition. OL137915W
Arts with the brain in mind Arts with the brain in mind Eric Jensen Publisher description: This book presents the definitive case, based on what we know about the brain and learning, for making arts a core part of the basic curriculum and thoughtfully integrating the… OL15133311W
Differentiation in Practice Differentiation in Practice Carol Ann Tomlinson This third book in the Differentiation in Practice series presents annotated lesson plans to illustrate how real teachers incorporate differentiation principles and strategies throughout an entire in… OL15175383W
Educating the Whole Child Educating the Whole Child John L. Brown While everyone wants students to be healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged, it's tough to work toward that vision when there are so many other priorities and constraints. That's why we've … OL15367226W
Achievement matters Achievement matters Hugh B. Price Presents tips and stategies for African American parents that reveal how to attain higher educational standards in the schools. OL15825123W
Boys and girls learn differently! Boys and girls learn differently! Michael Gurian A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource for understanding gender differences in the classroom. In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian has revised and updated his grou… OL15909579W
Urban teaching in America Urban teaching in America Andrea J. Stairs "Urban Teaching in America: Theory, Research, and Practice in K-12 Classrooms is a brief but comprehensive text that provides undergraduate and graduate students in Education with an overview of urba… OL15951594W
Sparking student synapses, grades 9-12 Sparking student synapses, grades 9-12 Richard Allen "The Obama Administration's Strategy for American Innovation is committed to "educate the next generation with 21st-century knowledge and skills while creating a world-class workforce." Practical str… OL15980422W
Open conversations Open conversations Carr, David "This book offers a way for cultural institutions to reimagine their work as provocative educators and community advocates, address the public need for conversations in safe and fair places, and rene… OL15991768W
Stray dogs, saints, and saviors Stray dogs, saints, and saviors Alexander Russo "The inside story of the most-watched attempt to transform a troubled high school. Stray Dogs, Saints, and Saviors tells the real-life story of Locke High School. Locke High? originally known for its… OL16014123W
Pop-up books Pop-up books Nancy Bluemel "This book advocates for the inclusion of interactive or movable books in the library collection and documents their value as motivational instructional tools--in all areas of the school curriculum, … OL16239614W
Unlikely allies in the academy Unlikely allies in the academy Karen L. Dace "Unlikely Allies in the Academy brings the voices of women of Color and White women together for much-overdue conversations about race. These well-known contributors use narrative to expose their sto… OL16298894W
Politics and the history curriculum Politics and the history curriculum Keith A. Erekson "The politicians and pastors who revised the Texas social studies standards made national and international headlines. However, much of that coverage was sensational and squeezed the process into a n… OL16343326W
Saving the school Saving the school Michael Brick "An unstoppable principal's race to save a failing high school from falling short of its numbers and closing its doors forever. Anabel Garza: No school board would have put her forward as a model pri… OL16451408W
Developing critical cultural competence Developing critical cultural competence Jewell E. Cooper "This book shows you how to provide professional development for teachers that deepens their cultural understanding and includes activities for translating new knowledge into action. Companion websit… OL16461612W
Island child, L.B.I. Island child, L.B.I. Corinne G. Ruff 87 p. : 18 cm OL16626869W
Engaged pedagogy, enraged pedagogy Engaged pedagogy, enraged pedagogy Tony Monchinski "The assault comes in the guise of 'accountability' and 'choice', cloaking itself in the 'scientifically-proven' with an over-emphasis of data. It combines a vilification of organized labor along wit… OL16943099W
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