Education

A handbook for educators offers advice to guide public school policies governing the use of the Web, e-mail, and other computer technologies. more...

Price: $20.95

Blackline master math activity book jam packed with adventures of monsters, mad types and misfits in a mad and magical mathematical land. Will provide a high level of interest for students as they work through the problems in this book. The problem solving activities will prove thoroughly stimulating to the children in your class. more...

Price: $7.95

What motivates some adolescents to become lifelong readers and others to slide by with the minimum amount of assigned reading? Teri Lesesne says the key is finding the books that get them hooked in the first place. In Making the Match she offers guidance in three distinct areas that will assist teachers and librarians in steering students to the literature they love: knowing the readers, knowing the books, and knowing the strategies. more...

Price: $16.80

Modular course structures are now the norm in higher education. This book provides a step-by-step handbook on the processes involved in the design of modules and programmes, showing how to successfully develop courses that meet quality, assessment and other key criteria. A comprehensive, concise and refreshingly straightforward guide, this book is a unique practical resource, covering the entire process of developing a module. It gives a clear overview of various elements and enables readers to develop successful structures for their own students. The handbook stresses the importance of designing modules that account for assessment, course outcomes and quality issues. Illustrated throughout with practical examples, case studies and concise summaries, the book will be relevant to everyone involved in designing, developing, administering or assessing courses. It is also available in a fully photocopyable ringbinder edition, with additional exercises and worksheets for use by staff developers and those working with groups of academics. more...

Price: $57.98

Futurists predict that nanotechnology will be the next major scientific revolution—one with an even greater impact than the Industrial Revolution. Nanoscale Science will help your middle and high school students understand the big implications of tiny technology. Using guided inquiry with open-ended exploration where possible, the book’s 20 investigations teach students about the unique properties and behavior of materials at the nanoscale—one-billionth of the size of a meter. more...

Price: $24.95