""I believe in the power of collaborative classroom communities where everyone's ideas are valued and respected. But had you been in my classroom that day, you'd have never known it. You'd have thought I believed that I was the one with all the answers."" Effective, intentional teaching begins with a strong set of beliefs, but even the best ...
Learn how to structure the first six weeks of school to lay the groundwork for a productive year of learning. Discover how taking the time to build a solid foundation in the early weeks of school can pay off all year long in increased student motivation, cooperation, responsibility, and self-control. This comprehensive guidebook for K-6 teachers ...
Only the names of the people involved have been changed in this study of a teacher and her problem class. This book describes a year that a student teacher sat in on the class, most of whom were underprivileged, half were from minority groups, and two thirds needed free lunches.
Unlike texts that focus on either the "how" or "what" of teaching, Curriculum and Instructional Methods for the Elementary and Middle School explores both the "how" (instruction) and "what" (content), and provides an integrative approach to ensure teachers a broad knowledge base when they enter the classroom. This successful K-8 elementary methods ...
This text provides readers with opening background chapters on how children learn music, as well as tips on the fundamentals of music. The book provides a comprehensive approach to teaching methodology, including Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze techniques. It also develops musical skills while describing the ways music can be integrated into the ...
The market-leading text for the Elementary School Music Methods course, INTEGRATING MUSIC IN THE ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM was the first to emphasize the theme of integrating music throughout the school day. Anderson and Lawrence show future educators how to make music an effective part of the entire elementary curriculum. The text introduces the songs ...
For one-semester, undergraduate-level courses in Music for Children, Music in the Elementary School, Music in Childhood, Elementary Classroom Music, Elementary Music Methods. The Musical Classroom provides everything needed to teach the course is under one cover-music fundamentals, strategies for teaching music in the elementary classroom, over ...
What are the behaviors or actions that teachers take to create high quality original curricula and programs for their students? The authors have searched out the most creative and adventurous teachers they could find and have weaved their real-life stories into the text. The text shows how teachers can inspire their students while still meeting ...
For the Elementary Methods, Student Teaching or Field Experience course. A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching is a practical, comprehensive, and concise methods text designed to engage readers in "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning about effective teaching. Designed to engage readers in both hands-on and reflective learning, each ...
With the help of this handbook, first-year elementary school teachers learn how to determine classroom rules, create daily lesson plans, communicate with faculty and parents, and evaluate students fairly. "In the trenches" advice provides help and support from veteran teachers who have "survived".
Ideal for pre-service and in-service teachers, POWERFUL SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS outlines ways to select content and teach history, geography, and social sciences more meaningfully. Hone skills in planning well-organized social studies instruction that produces positive student outcomes using developmentally appropriate content and ...
What would a classroom look like if understanding and respecting differences in race, culture, beliefs, and opinions were at its heart? Welcome to Mary Cowhey's Peace Class in Northampton, MA, where first and second graders view the entire curriculum through the framework of understanding the world, and trying to do their part to make it a better ...
For General Elementary Methods courses. Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School is built on the most current research and "best" practice. It thoroughly examines all of the fundamental teaching skill categories - planning for instruction, assessing student learning, grouping for instruction, and creating a safe and effective learning ...
For courses in General Elementary Methods and General K-12 Methods. This new general elementary methods text offers a balanced presentation of skills, inquiry, and social approaches to teaching, structured around the concept of instructing for understanding. The authors stress that the truly effective teacher not only has knowledge of teaching ...
This exciting new edition by educator Robin Hunter updates and expands the original book's scope to encompass teaching for independent learning, an essential skill in today's differentiated classroom and for all who value successful lifelong learning. Every educator - master teacher, classroom novice, student teacher, or teacher educator - will ...
"A must-have for every elementary science teacher striving to be highly effective and for every support person addressing the needs of science teachers." - Linda FroschauerNSTA President 2006 - 2007 "This important book helps us understand the details of effective science instruction in the elementary grades. Our job is to learn from this work and ...
A Resource Guide for Elementary School Teaching is a practical, comprehensive, and concise methods text designed to engage readers in "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning about effective teaching. Features new to the fifth edition include: *Sample projects and resources for service learning that reflect national efforts to help children connect ...
Primary classrooms are just four walls until the teachers enter. Step by step, they build their classrooms: they build the environment, they build relationships with the children, they build partnerships with families, they build classroom communities and, most important, they build competent, successful learners. This text provides the framework ...
This is a handbook which deals with every significant aspect of primary school teaching. It promotes teaching which is skilful, imaginative and rewarding for both pupil and teacher, and also discusses the enormous recent changes which have occurred in education. The book has been completely redesigned, and now contains icons throughout to clarify ...
This thoroughly updated edition of the best-selling book gives all classroom teachers, special educators, and administrators an arsenal of adaptable and ready-to-use strategies, lessons, and activities. "How to Reach and Teach All Children in the Inclusive Classroom" is a comprehensive resource that helps teachers reach students with varied ...
The goal of this book is to provide field-tested, research-based routines and procedures that help teachers organize classrooms and differentiate instruction consistently to positively affect student achievement. Teaching tools are included to help teachers group students for instruction, manage whole class and small group instruction, and ...
For General Elementary (K-6) Methods courses. This text offers a thorough, balanced description of the realities of teaching in today's standards-based environment, while encouraging prospective teachers to be as reflective, creative, and independent as possible throughout their careers. It introduces a new model of reflective action that ...
"Reflective Teaching" is the definitive textbook for reflective classroom professionalism. It offers exceptional support for trainee teachers, mentors, newly qualified teachers and for those engaged continuing professional development and performance review.Andrew Pollard's "Reflective Teaching" has been established for over twenty years. Each ...
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