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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...
Classroom Instruction That Works with English Language Learners by Jane Hill; Kathleen Flynn
ASCD 2006; US$ 26.95As more and more English language learners (ELLs) are included in mainstream classrooms, what can we do to ensure that they understand academic content and develop their English language skills? To answer this question, authors Jane Hill and Kathleen Flynn have examined decades of research, interviewed mainstream teachers with ELLs in their classrooms, and reviewed the classroom recommendations from Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock?s seminal Classroom Instruction That Works (2001) through an ELL lens. more...
Two Way Aboriginal Schoolingby Stephen Harris
Aboriginal Studies Press 1990; US$ 17.50Since the late 1970s, many Aboriginal communities have been moving towards control of their children?s education. Different models of bicultural or ?two way? schooling are emerging, in which Aboriginal language and culture are taught as legitimate ends in themselves, not merely as a means to more effective learning of English. Stephen Harris explores the theoretical concept of bicultural schooling and its practical implication sin the classroom. more...
Building Online Learning Communitiesby Rena M. Palloff; Keith Pratt
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 40.00Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include: Engaging students in the formation of an online learning... more...
Still Failing at Fairnessby David Sadker; Karen Zittleman
Simon & Schuster 2009; US$ 12.99Despite decades of effort to create fair classrooms and schools, gender bias is alive and well, and in some ways growing. School practices continue to send boys and girls down different life paths, too often treating them not as different genders but as different species. Teachers and parents often miss the subtle signs of sexism in classrooms. Through firsthand observations and up-to-the-minute research, Still Failing at Fairness brings the gender issue into focus. The authors provide an in-depth account of how girls' and boys' educations are compromised from elementary school through college, and offer practical advice for teachers and parents who want to make a positive difference. The authors examine today's pressing issues -- the... more...
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Worksby Howard Pitler; Elizabeth R. Hubbell; Matt Kuhn
ASCD 2007; US$ 27.95Practical guidance, vivid examples, and dozens of resources show you the best ways to use technology to support the research-based instructional strategies that increase student achievement. more...
Systematic Instruction Of Functional Skills for Students And Adults with Disabilitiesby Keith Storey
Charles C Thomas 2011; US$ 34.95This text is a clear and current description of the instructional strategies that can be immediately applied across age groups and disability labels. An evidence-based instructional methodology is provided, which has proved to be effective in teaching skills to students and adults with disabilities. Signature topics include: (1) a community-referenced functional curriculum; (2) how to assess and analyze skills; (3) teaching skills; (4) functional academics; (5) teaching employment skills; (6) functional skills in community; (7) functional skills in residential settings; (8) teaching social skills; (9) self-determination and self-advocacy skills; and (10) self-management skills. Each chapter includes Key Point Questions, Windows to the World... more...
Principles and Practice of Assessment in the Lifelong Learning Sectorby Ann Gravells
Learning Matters 2009; US$ 23.95A core text for learners taking the CTLLS or NVQ in Learning and Development and assessors working towards the associate teaching role in the LLS. more...
The Adult Learnerby Malcolm S. Ph.D. Knowles; Richard A. Ph.D. Swanson; Elwood F. Ed.D. III Holton
Taylor & Francis 2011; US$ 49.95"A great update of a classic. Should be required reading for anyone involved with adult learning in schools, businesses and communities." Sam Stern, Professor & Dean, School of Education, Oregon State University, USA How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles' pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely infl uential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles... more...
Teaching and Learningby Marjorie Schiering; Drew Bogner; Jorun Buli-Holmberg
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2011; US$ 34.99Learners are multi-faceted, unique people. Discovering the whole individual is incumbent upon realizing the teaching/learning environments, common social and societal realities, and belief and value systems respective of academic and socio-societal factors that establish who one is as a learner and teacher. In Learning and Teaching, the authors offer practical strategies for interactive instruction to facilitate optimum learning. more...