This volume of the Core Knowledge Foundation was specifically created for parents and teachers to use with kindergarten-age children. It is based on E. D. Hirsch's realization that much of the decline in America's educational standards has occurred because vague "skills," not information, are taught in the primary grades, and, instead, his ...
This new, revised edition of this popular volume on the bestselling Core Knowledge series reflects the feedback and suggestions of the scores of parents and schools currently using the series. Color photos and illustrations enliven the material so that parents and teachers can easily engage the child's attention.
Now in its fourth edition, The Reading Teacher's Book of Lists has enjoyed huge word-of-mouth success. Teachers hear of it from other teachers or at workshops and wonder how they managed without it! This newly revised and updated version places at your fingertips over 190 of the most used and useful lists to help you develop instructional ...
The "Core Knowledge" series helps children gain the fundamental knowledge they will need to make progress in school and be effective members of society. Specific knowledge in the subject areas of language arts, fine arts, history, geography, mathematics, science, and technology.
This best-selling Comprehensive Curriculum workbook features educational activities and instruction. Containing 544 pages organized by subject area with lessons in reading, writing, spelling, and math. Perfect as a home schooling resource or as a supplement to school-based learning, this comprehensive workbook helps ensure students success ...
*Winner of a 1999 EdPress Distinguished Achievement Award! *What is understanding and how does it differ from knowing? What do we want students to understand and be able to do? What enduring knowledge is worth understanding? How will we know that students truly understand and can apply knowledge in a meaningful way? How can we design our courses ...
A updated guide to mastering MBA jargon, theory, and skills. Features chapters on finance, marketing, accounting, strategy, quantitative analysis, operations, economics, organisational behaviour, and ethics, all revised to reflect the contemporary corporate culture and economic climate.
Tested and proven by thousands of students, Pangrazi's best-selling text has been updated to guide prospective teachers through the best step-by-step techniques for teaching physical education while navigating through today's challenging educational terrain. Well-known educator Robert P. Pangrazi dispels the anxieties many new teachers face by ...
This is a guide to planning a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. This text focuses on the growth of the whole child and includes hundreds of activities that make education interesting and challenging for young children. You'll get 67 themes with goals, concepts, vocabulary words, music, fingercooking, resources and much ...
- Chapters presenting the Top 100 Picks uses a chart system for easy comparison in regard to learning styles to help parents make informed choices.- Chapter reviews of Top 100 Picks provides thorough reviews with illustrations so parents can have complete information when making these crucial educational choices for their children.
Since Teaching with the Brain in Mind was first published in 1998, it has inspired thousands of educators to apply brain research in their classroom teaching. Now, author Eric Jensen is back with a completely revised and updated edition of his classic work, featuring new research and practical strategies to enhance student comprehension and ...
Addressing the dynamic social context within the field of curriculum, Curriculum: Foundations, Principles, and Issues challenges the reader to consider how new thinking in this area impacts curriculum deliberation, development, and implementation. The Fourth Edition provides both the student and the professor of curriculum with a comprehensive ...
This pioneering text describes a rationally consistent basis for instructional design, based in cognitive psychology and information-processing theory. The authors prepare teachers to design and develop a course, unit, and module of instruction, outline the nine stages of instructional design procedure, and integrate current research and practice ...
What educational purposes should the school seek to attain, and what educational experiences can be provided that are likely to achieve these purposes? Rather than literally answering these questions of curriculum and instruction, Tyler develops a rationale for studying them, and suggests procedures for formulating answers and evaluating programs ...
Science is a quest for explanations. This popular text continues to encourage teachers to help their students learn through discovery, while also providing content on the latest techniques in science teaching. This edition has been thoroughly revised and features a new co-author, Dr. Donald DeRosa of Boston University and a larger trim size and ...
For graduate or masters level Curriculum courses. In its 7th Edition this "standard" of curriculum texts addresses the new definition of curriculum development resulting from emerging technologies. Continuing the historic strength of the text in history, philosophy, and foundations of curriculum development, this edition features new chapters ...
For undergraduate and graduate courses in Multicultural Education and Cultural Foundations. This well-respected text helps students understand pluralism and the complexities of cultural backgrounds and how to use this knowledge successfully in the classroom. It appropriately describes seven critical microcultures to which students and teachers ...
The eleventh edition of this best-selling text does an excellent job presenting broad, foundational content on the issues and the field of early childhood education. It is known for its clear presentation, voices of professionals features, and its strong coverage of development in its age-specific chapters. It also presents the comprehensive ...
This highly readable text guides students step-by-step through the process of curriculum development, providing a solid foundation of key models and concepts and issues pertaining to curriculum today. Developing the Curriculum, Seventh Edition, full of references to classic and contemporary curriculum works, provides students with a synthesis of ...
For graduate level courses in curriculum development. This is a paperback reprint of the 1994 edition.This highly regarded curriculum development text by one of the most prominent figures in the field is designed to help readers understand the major approaches to curriculum planning and the formation of educational goals. In this edition, Eisner ...
Upon completion of study with Beginnings & Beyond, students will have an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of early childhood education·from its history to present issues and future trends. They will appreciate the emphasis on multiculturalism and NAEYC¦s developmentally appropriate practice. This approach promotes a (both/and÷ viewpoint, ...
The ongoing education and training of adults has become a necessity in many professional areas. Yet the staff who set up and administer these programs often lack skills for the very task that is so critical to the success of their efforts - the planning of the programs themselves. Drawing on the tremendous success of the first edition, "Planning ...
Gay Su Pinnell and Irene Fountas understand that a high-quality curriculum is the important first step toward good teaching and successful learning. Good curriculum comes from knowing what students can do, can almost do, and need to learn how to do as readers, writers, and language users. In "The Continuum of Literacy Learning, Grades K - 8 "they ...
Offering an entire grade 4 curriculum, this best-selling Comprehensive Curriculum workbook features educational activities and instruction. Containing 544 pages organized by subject area with lessons in reading, writing, spelling, math, citizenship, and science. Perfect as a home schooling resource or as a supplement to school-based learning, ...
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What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Fourth-Grade Education
