teaching

Contains 180 daily lessons teachers may use to help students in kindergarten and first grade develop the character traits of good citizenship, compassion, fairness, honesty, integrity, perseverance, responsibility, respect, self-discipline, and trustworthiness; each with literature selections, discussion questions, and activities.

Erin Gruwell, the teacher of the Freedom Writers, reflects on her experiences working with troubled teens and shares information about her students' futures after high school.

Contains 180 daily lessons teachers may use to help students in fourth and fifth grade develop the character traits of good citizenship, compassion, fairness, honesty, integrity, perseverance, responsibility, respect, self-discipline, and trustworthiness;each with literature selections, discussion questions, and activities.

Continues the adventures of Sarny, the slave girl whom Nightjohn taught to read, through the aftermath of the Civil War during which time she taught other African-Americans and lived a full life until age ninety-four.

"[Argues that] lecture-only instruction is not the best way for students to learn ... Veteran teacher and instructional coach Cris Tovani provides a practical model for instruction that's backed by ... research and puts student engagement at the center of ... teaching. Her examples of problem-based learning activities include connections to national standards and topics that matter outside the classroom walls"--Back cover.

Provides strategies and activities to help teachers develop self-motivated learners.

A guide to implementing innovative use of technology in the classroom to promote greater involvement of students in the digital age.

Examines the history of teaching and teachers in America, from colonial days until the present, emphasizing the changes that have taken place in the classroom while the importance of teachers has remained.

". . . a methodology to help [teachers] meld purposeful technology use with [traditional teaching strategies] to enhance instruction and learning . . ."--Amazon.

Discusses how school leaders can plan facilities and design a curriculum with new instructional models and a technology infrastructure based on digital literacy, critical thinking, and problem solving skills.