learning and scholarship

"Demonstrates exactly how to integrate and implement Guided Inquiry Design (GID) theory into practice. Answers the needs of teachers and librarians who are seeking actual lesson plans using the GID concepts specifically at the [elementary] grade levels"--Provided by publisher.

Presents seven strategies teachers can use to help their students increase their capacity to remember information presented in the classroom.

"This book offers a . . . path to learning with activities that help children develop skills such as concentration, deeper analytical abilities, and improved thought processing. Includes science experiments and art, music, and writing activities, which encourages critical thinking, problem solving skills, cooperation, communication, and creativity"--Amazon.

Describes twenty strategies teachers may use to engage students' brains in the learning process, based on the findings of learning style theorists and neuroscientists, including the use of humor and stories, the incorporation of games in lessons, singing and dancing, and others.

Contains sixteen thematic inquiry units for students in preschool through sixth grade, each with a sample dialogic reading, examples, activities, and assessments; grouped in the categories of personal well-being, products people make and use, the community, and outdoor recreation.

Highlights fifty colleges that provide research, internship, and hands-on learning programs both in the classroom and in the real world.

Readers discover some of the fun things kids can learn from their teachers, including how to read, write numbers, and be a good listener. Presented in English and Spanish.

A portrait of the Middle Ages, studying the process of religious, intellectual, and geographic exploration that led medieval people into the rebirth of civilization known as the Renaissance.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to people in roles that help us learn.

"... shows[s] ... how to use learning intentions, success criteria, formative assessment and feedback to achieve profound instructional clarity"--Amazon.