teaching

Explains the theory of multiple intelligences developed by Howard Gardner in which he maps a broad range of human abilities by grouping them into seven categories; and discusses how the theory can be applied to issues of classroom teaching, especially with students who have been classified as learning disabled.

A guide for teens interested in education and training, profiling thirty-five careers including college professor, corporate trainer, education attorney, and librarian, and featuring questions and activities designed to help teens discover their strengths, talents, and work personality.

Presents debate-style essays on twenty educational issues including grading, discipline programs, abstinence-only programs, school uniforms, American history, and achievement-level tracking.

Presents strategies to motivate students to learn. Centered on mutual respect, collaboration, and commitment to learning, each strategy is described and illustrated by examples which can be used by educators for all ability and grade levels.

Discusses the lessons education research has taught about what practices and factors make a difference in student achievement, covering school goals, curricula, student-teacher relationships, home environment, community involvement, instructional strategies, motivation theories, and other related topics.

Explains how to use the Big6, an information literacy problem-solving approach, to teach students K-12 how to utilize the Internet in their learning; covers such topics as instruction planning, student coaching, communicating with students on the Internet, and designing and providing Internet content for students; also includes appendices on several topics including searching the Internet and evaluating Web sites.

Stella, the master storyteller of a storybook kingdom, is threatened by Joe Bright's ability to tell stories and sends him deep into the dark forest, where Joe meets the Seven Genre Dudes.

Provides teachers with a practical approach to balancing whole-group and individual instruction.

Provides information on what it is like to be a teacher, discussing training requirements, job responsibilities, student expectations, and other related topics.