teaching

"IB Skills is an innovative new series of resources for years 4 and 5 of the MYP. These resources aim to: introduce students to key and related concepts that are relevant within and across the subject areas develop interdisciplinary and disciplinary skills that are essential to the understanding of both concepts and subject content help students to understand key features of the MYP-global contexts, approaches to learning (ATL), inquiry and reflection. These practical, subject-specific guides include a wide variety of topics designed to engage and motivate students. Each chapter in the books is designed to deepen conceptual understanding and to allow students to practice the skills that they will need to reach the highest level of the assessment criteria"--Publisher.

Contains activities designed to teach students about ancient civilizations.

Contains instructional strategies and activities to motivate and develop the mathematics skills of kindergarteners through twelfth-graders, and covers number theory, algebra, geometry, probability, and more.

Examines twelve essential components of productive Interdisciplinary Teaching Teams, demonstrating strategies that improve team performance.

" ... delivers ... strategies for equipping learners across all grades and subjects with the motivation and critical thinking skills to thrive in [a] high-tech [society]"--Amazon.com.

Describes the characteristics of "legendary" teachers--the memorable teachers who make real differences in students' lives--discussing expectations, communication, classroom organization, and motivation.

Describes a teaching strategy that allows educators to encourage the learning abilities of their students, discussing the psychology of learning and how it relates to daily teaching, ways to identify and overcome problems in the classroom environment, and more.

Provides an introduction to psychological research in transfer of learning, offering instruction to educators on how to help students develop the ability to apply past learning to present problems.

Designed to help children connect with another environment by illuminating our ties to the tropical rain forests of the world.

Presents a collection of eleven qualities that make up exceptional teachers, parents, and students through personal interviews from across the country and provides suggestions on how to incorporate these qualities into the classroom.