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GEDby Jerry Bobrow
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 16.99The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps. CliffsTestPrep GED can help you score well on the General Education Development exam, which will show that you have the knowledge and ability of a high school graduate. More than 600,000 adults worldwide take the GED Tests each year. One out of every seven high school diplomas issued each year in the United States is based on passing the GED Tests. Most U.S. employers consider GED graduates on a par with traditional high school graduates in regard to hiring, salary, and opportunity for advancement. Inside this test prep... more...
Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum in Secondary Schoolsby Bob Moon; Ann Shelton Mayes
RoutledgeFalmer 2002; US$ 47.95This volume brings together a range of articles from books and reports that inform an understanding of secondary schools in today's education climate. Through these, student teachers and practising teachers are introduced to the big issues and ideas currently being debated in this field. more...
How to Establish a High School Service Learning Programby Judith T. Witmer; Carolyn S. Anderson
ASCD 1994; US$ 7.95This is a highly practical book for anyone who is interested in establishing or maintaining a service learning program at the high school level. It comes at an opportune moment, following the recent passage of the National and Community Service Act of 1993. The book explains the origins, purpose, goals, and principles of service learning; discusses program design options and factors that need to be considered when establishing a program; offers guidance on starting and operating a program; and discusses how to handle common obstacles and challenges. Appendixes list other sources of valuable information. more...
One Child at a Timeby Pat Johnson
Stenhouse Publishers 2006; US$ 14.40Every elementary teacher deals with students who struggle as readers on a daily basis. In One Child at a Time, experienced literacy specialist and consultant Pat Johnson provides a framework she has used with hundreds of students in scores of classrooms to help teachers understand and assist individual children. The four-step process outlined in the book enables teachers to focus carefully on specific behaviors and needs, analyze them with theoretical and practical lenses, design targeted instruction, and then assess and refine the teaching in conferences with the child. Pat shows how to use this framework successfully with a range of learners, including young children, English language learners, and students in the upper elementary grades... more...
I Read It, but I Don't Get Itby Cris Tovani
Stenhouse Publishers 2000; US$ 15.60I Read It, but I Don't Get It is a practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents develop new reading comprehension skills. Cris Tovani is an accomplished teacher and staff developer who writes with verve and humor about the challenges of working with students at all levels of achievement?from those who have mastered the art of "fake reading" to college-bound juniors and seniors who struggle with the different demands of content-area textbooks and novels. Enter Cris' classroom, a place where students are continually learning new strategies for tackling difficult text. You will be taken step-by-step through practical, theory-based reading instruction that can be adapted for use in any subject area. The book features:anecdotes... more...
The First Year Outby Tim Clydesdale
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 22.50Wild parties, late nights, and lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many assume these are the things that define an American teenager’s first year after high school. But the reality is really quite different. As Tim Clydesdale reports in The First Year Out, teenagers generally manage the increased responsibilities of everyday life immediately after graduation effectively. But, like many good things, this comes at a cost. Tracking the daily lives of fifty young people making the transition to life after high school, Clydesdale reveals how teens settle into manageable patterns of substance use and sexual activity; how they meet the requirements of postsecondary education; and how they cope with new financial expectations. Most of... more...
Meet Me in the Middleby Rick Wormeli
Stenhouse Publishers 2001; US$ 18.40Rick Wormeli is the teacher you would like to have on your team or in the room next door. from the Foreword by Ed Brazee. Drawing on the wisdom of educators, researchers, and twenty years of personal experience in the middle school classroom, Rick Wormeli lays out a clear vision of what responsive middle-level teaching can be in Meet Me in the Middle: Becoming an Accomplished Middle-Level Teacher. Both a "how-to" book and a thoughtful narrative on important topics, Meet Me in the Middle gives you successful strategies for addressing key middle-level teaching challenges, including: differentiating instruction; motivating early adolescents; teaming; teaching in block-length classes; using authentic and alternative assessment effectively; writing... more...
Middle School General Musicby Elizabeth McAnally
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2010; US$ 20.99Middle School General Music is a guidebook for music teachers trying to navigate the sometimes turbulent waters of teaching middle school general music. Written by an in-service teacher, this publication contains strategies and lessons that have been tested and refined in the 'real world' of a public school music classroom. more...
The Grammar Teacher's Activity-a-Dayby Jack Umstatter
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 19.95Quick, daily classroom lessons for improving students' grammar and writing skills This must-have resource features 180 practical, ready-to-use grammar and usage lessons and activities–one for each day of the school year. The activities included help students in grades 5-12 to acquire, improve, and expand their grammar skills, and become more adept and confident writers. Veteran educator and best-selling author Jack Umstatter helps teachers to familiarize students with the type of grammar-related content found on standardized local, state, national, and college admissions tests. Includes ready-to-use, yet comprehensive and authoritative activities for use as sponge activities, extra homework, or regular daily lessons Reproducible lessons... more...