"Readers follow along on a day in the life of a kindergarten teacher as a young boy pretends to be a teacher while playing school with his sister. Includes a glossary and an activity that lets readers practice teaching skills"--Provided by publisher.
Contains activities parents and teachers can use to introduce or reinforce lessons children should learn in first grade, covering language arts, mathematics, social students and science, health and safety, art, and critical thinking.
Provides information on the implementation of guided instruction, covering questioning, prompting, cueing, explaining, and modeling and providing examples for each element.
how to hire, coach, and mentor successful teachers
McEwan, Elaine K.
2002
Describes a variety of memorable teachers, and identifies ten traits selected by the author as characteristic of effective teachers, including personal, teaching, and intellectual traits, each with suggested questions administrators may use when interviewing prospective teachers.
Presents one hundred questions designed to get students in grades 3-6 thinking and writing about the books they have just finished reading, including questions on character, setting, plot, style, genre, vocabulary, and personal connections.
"Introduces important leadership practices for the Visible Learning framework and explains why teachers should use this book as a guide. This book will include contributions from world renowned education thought leaders on the topic of leadership"--Provided by publisher.
teaching and learning for justice in a changing world
Paris, Django
"'Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies' raises fundamental questions about the purpose of schooling in changing societies. Bringing together an intergenerational group of prominent educators and researchers, this volume engages and extends the concept of culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP)--teaching that perpetuates and fosters linguistic, literate, and cultural pluralism as part of schooling for positive social transformation "--Back cover.
". . . readers learn about the importance of keeping track and showcasing their work through online portfolios. Activities throughout the book prompt students to think more deeply, be creative, share information and resources, and grow their knowledge"--Provided by publisher.
"Education is often defined in the general sense as the process of receiving or giving information. But today there are all sorts of other educational occupations within school systems that in various ways support that of the traditional teacher. These include school administrators of various kinds, curriculum developers, school librarians, speech pathologists, health professionals, and school athletic directors, to name only a few" --.
