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Author
Publisher
Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Dave Burgess is a highly sought after professional development speaker well known for his creative, entertaining, and outrageously energetic style. His workshops, seminars, and keynotes inspire teachers and help them develop practical ways to become more creative and engaging in the classroom. He is an award-winning U.S. history teacher at West Hills High School in San Diego, California, where he has taught for sixteen years. He specialises in teaching...
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Here are 51 easy-to-use, classroom-tested alternatives to the "stand and deliver" teaching techniques that cause so many students to tune out or drop out. Teachers report that these techniques motivate students to participate in learning, as they build confidence and are supported by compelling and safe ways to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of lessons. Refined through years of classroom experiences and supported by updated research,...
Author
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
For success in school and life, students need more than proficiency in academic subjects and good scores on tests; those goals should form the floor, not the ceiling, of their education. To truly thrive, students need to develop attributes that aren't typically measured on standardized tests. In this lively, engaging book by veteran school leader Thomas R. Hoerr, educators will learn how to foster the "Formative Five" success skills that today's students...
Author
Publisher
Solution Tree Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Improve core instruction to ensure learning for all. Created specifically for grades 612, this book provides proven response to intervention strategies to differentiate instruction, engage students, increase success, and avoid additional interventions. Discover how to identify essential power standards to include in Tier 1 instruction, create a brain-friendly learning environment, shift instructional processes to support collaboration, and more. ...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
℗♭2014.
Language
English
Description
Teacher and writer Garret Keizer shares an account of his return to the same rural Vermont high school where he taught fourteen years ago. Much has changed since then, a former student is his principal, standardized testing is the reigning god, and smoking in the boys' room has been supplanted by texting in the boys' room. More familiar are the effects of poverty, the exuberance of youth, and the staggering workload that technology has done as much...
Author
Publisher
International Society for Technology in Education
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The advent of the 24-hour news cycle, citizen journalism and an increased reliance on social media as a trusted news source have had a profound effect not only on how we get our news, but also on how we evaluate sources of information, share that information and interact with others in online communities. When these issues are coupled with the "fake news" industry that intentionally spreads false stories designed to go viral, educators are left facing...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the...
Author
Publisher
Solution Tree Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
By integrating formative assessment practices into daily activities, educators can substantially increase the rate of student learning. The second edition of this best-selling resource presents new research, insights, and techniques teachers can immediately apply in their classrooms. Updated examples and templates are included to help teachers elicit evidence of learning, provide meaningful feedback, and empower students to take ownership of their...
Publisher
Colorado Foundation for Water Education
Pub. Date
[2003-]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pressing water issues explained, weighed, animated, elevated
Covering water issues around the state with compelling, impartial reporting and rich storytelling, Headwaters magazine is Water Education Colorado’s flagship publication.
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