By Sullivan, Lauren

YOUR LIFe . . . IN 300 WORDS OR LeSSIt's a daunting task. even the most seasoned professionals find business school application essays to be among the hardest pieces they ever write. With a diverse pool of talented people applying to the nation's top sc ...

By Faust, Sally

With QuickCraft, entertaining kids becomes child's play. The software found in the QuickCraft range is so straightforward and simple to use, even young children can access the activities with ease. With hundreds of printable activities, centered on a main theme, each program ...

By Faust, Sally

With QuickCraft, entertaining kids becomes child's play. The software found in the QuickCraft range is so straightforward and simple to use, even young children can access the activities with ease. With hundreds of printable activities, centered on a main theme, each program ...

By Wilson, Christine Canning

Find the right words for report cards, parent-teacher conferences, and moreWritten for teachers grades K through 12, Perfect Phrases for Classroom Teachers helps you find the right words that will communicate a student’s progress effectively and reveal his orher weakne ...

By Faust, Sally Ellen

Foster children's imagination and creativity with the numerous learning experiences, craft activities and colouring templates while enhancing their gross and fine motor skills. Immerse children in real life maths experiences with the many cooking, counting and puzzle activit ...

By

The new building blocks for learning in a complex worldThis important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects ...

By Ouchi, William G.

A ReVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATIONAL ReFORM IS SWeePING URBAN SCHOOL SYSTeMS ACROSS THe COUNTRY AND RAISING STUDeNT PeRFORMANCe DRAMATICALLY. HeRe IS THe STORY BeHIND THIS ReVOLUTION IN eDUCATION.

In his previous book, Making Schools Work, William G. Ouchi re ...

By Faust, Sally

With QuickCraft, entertaining kids becomes child's play. The software found in the QuickCraft range is so straightforward and simple to use, even young children can access the activities with ease. With hundreds of printable activities, centered on a main theme, each program ...

By Rumsey, Deborah

Statistics II for Dummies
Learn to:

• Increase your skills in data analysis

• Sort through and test models

• Make predictions

• Apply statistics to real-world situations

Deborah Rumsey, PhD

Autho ...

By Armstrong, Thomas

"To respect the many differences between people"-this is what Howard Gardner says is the purpose of learning about multiple intelligences (MI) theory, which holds that the human mind is composed of eight intelligences-linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesth ...

By Newman, Dianna L. / Falco, John

The use of videoconferencing is a growing factor in education and instructional technology. The majority of schools and higher education institutions now access or obtain some form of videoconferencing system. Teachers, administrators, and higher education faculty are in nee ...

By

The encyclopedia of Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a comprehensive resource describing the influence of information communication technology in scientific knowledge construction and spreading, with emphasis on the roles of product technologies, process technol ...

By Young, Patricia A.

The global technological marketplace has brought with it the need to address international and local target audiences. To remain competitive, companies have begun to design ICTs with a focus on generic and specialized users and learners.Instructional Design Frameworks and I ...

By

In information technology, unlike many other fields, the need to support the unique perspective of technologically advanced students and deliver technology-rich content presents unique challenges. Today's IT students need the ability to interact with their instructor in near ...

By Tomei, Lawrence A.

Web-enabled communication technologies are at the forefront of rapid change in education from the K-12 level through postgraduate education. The ascendancy of online learning environments has opened an array of opportunities and challenges, and has raised a formidable set of ...

By Levy, Yair

Assessing the Value of e-Learning Systems provides an extensive literature review pulling theories from the field of information systems, psychology and cognitive sciences, distance and online learning, as well as marketing and decision sciences. This book provides empirical ...

By

Distance learning technologies have reshaped the diffusion of communication within the educational system. Within this expanding field, the possibilities for an interactive, cross-boundary education are endless.Strategic Applications of Distance Learning Technologies provid ...

By Ford, Nigel

educational informatics represents the convergence of key aspects of information science, computing, and education while exploiting Web-based techniques and standards. This book provides a rigorous definition of and theoretical framework for educational informatics, while re ...

By Gudea, Sorin Walker / Ryan, Terry

Despite the considerable, growing interest in online education, most studies have focused only on the students' perspective. Merely a handful of studies have attempted to address the teachers' perspectives and little has been published on the online teaching experience itse ...

By

The growth of modern information technology has created a challenge in the organizational and managerial areas of IT. While technological advances often make tasks easier, the human side of a task is still affected. Cases on the Human Side of Information Technology provide ...

By UNICEF, / World Bank Group

Progress in literacy and learning, especially through universal primary education, has done more to advance human conditions than perhaps any other policy. Our generation has the possibility of becoming the first generation ever to offer all children access to good quality b ...

By Israel, Susan E

The Language of Literacy is a theme gloaaary to help educators, leaders, politicians, and advocacy groups learn about reading and writing based on popular themes in literacy. ...

By Reibstein, Mark

A twenty-year veteran of the classroom, elementary school teacher Phillip Done takes readers through a lively and hilarious year in the classroom. Starting with the relative calm before the storm of buying school supplies and posting class lists, he shares the distinct perso ...

By Harter, Karen

Where Mercy Flows ...

By

The goal of this series is to use teachers' accounts of classroom inquiry to make public and explicit the processes of doing research in classrooms. Teaching is a complex, multi-faceted task, and this complexity often is not captured in research articles. Our goal is to illu ...

By

Contemporary Influences in early Childhood Curriculum ...

By

Studying Teachers in early Childhood Settings. Contemporary Perspectives in early Childhood education. ...

By

For decades, politicians, businessmen and other leaders have been concerned with the quality of education, including early childhood education, in the United States. While more than 50% of the children between the ages of three and five are enrolled in preschool and kinderga ...

By Saracho, Olivia N. / Spodek, Bernard

Mathematical Cognition: Current Perspectives on Cognition, Learning, and Instruction. ...

By

Mission Statement: The mission of the series is to provide an integrated view of current knowledge within the various areas of early childhood education. each volume in the series will present a scholarly, but accessible review of research and theory related to some aspect o ...

By Israel, Susan E

The Language of Literacy is a theme gloaaary to help educators, leaders, politicians, and advocacy groups learn about reading and writing based on popular themes in literacy. ...

By Harter, Karen

Where Mercy Flows ...

By Reibstein, Mark

A twenty-year veteran of the classroom, elementary school teacher Phillip Done takes readers through a lively and hilarious year in the classroom. Starting with the relative calm before the storm of buying school supplies and posting class lists, he shares the distinct perso ...

By UNICEF, / World Bank Group

Progress in literacy and learning, especially through universal primary education, has done more to advance human conditions than perhaps any other policy. Our generation has the possibility of becoming the first generation ever to offer all children access to good quality b ...

By

Contemporary Influences in early Childhood Curriculum ...

By

The goal of this series is to use teachers' accounts of classroom inquiry to make public and explicit the processes of doing research in classrooms. Teaching is a complex, multi-faceted task, and this complexity often is not captured in research articles. Our goal is to illu ...

By Langrall, Cynthia, W

Teachers engaged in Research: Inquiry in Mathematics Classrooms, Grades 3-5 ...

By

Studying Teachers in early Childhood Settings. Contemporary Perspectives in early Childhood education. ...

By

This volume was written primarily for teachers who have developed (or who are being encouraged to develop) an awareness of and commitment to teaching mathematics for understanding. The research findings presented in these chapters suggest instructional implications worthy of ...

By

Contemporary Perspectives on Language Policy and Literacy Instruction in early Childhood education. Contemporary Perspectives in early Childhood educa ...

By Odu, Jude K

Idioms are a very important aspect of the english Language. Idioms can be formed in many ways. For example, the word "man" has been used to form many idioms. The parts of the body have been used to form numerous idioms. The names of various animals and various objects have a ...

By Tomassi, Paul

"Logic" brings elementary logic out of the academic darkness into the light of day. Paul Tomassi makes logic fully accessible for anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. This book is written in a patient and user-friendly way which m ...

By Hays, Robert T.

The Science of Learning: A Systems Theory Approach provides authoritative, comprehensive, learner-centric reviews and discussions of theories and research on learning processes, instructional approaches, and the uses of instructional media. It includes over 600 references to ...

By Armstrong, Thomas

"To respect the many differences between people"-this is what Howard Gardner says is the purpose of learning about multiple intelligences (MI) theory, which holds that the human mind is composed of eight intelligences-linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesth ...

By Bender, Yvonne

Valuable and innovative classroom management strategies fill this indispensable guide to effective teaching. explained in an easy-to-follow, concise format, each 2-3-page strategy includes a brief introductory scenario illustrating the technique's usefulness in the classroom ...

By Krabbenhoft, Eloiese

There is a difference between providing students with an art experience and teaching art. Classroom teachers as well as art specialists will appreciate information on art basics, classroom management, criteria and rubrics for evaluating art work and a strategy for learning t ...

By Sartre, Jean-Paul

The Transcendence of the ego ...

By Vatterott, Cathy

Is homework an essential component of rigorous schooling or a harmful practice that alienates and discourages a significant number of students? The debate over homework has gone on for decades, but schools and families have changed in many ways, and, as author Cathy Vatterot ...

By Popham, W. James

High-stakes testing. Mandated content standards and benchmarks. Public scrutiny of student and school performance. Accountability. Teachers today are challenged to provide instruction that will measure up: to the expectations of administrators, parents, and taxpayers; to the ...

By Bender, Yvonne

Tailored for novice teachers of kindergarteners through high schoolers, this handbook explores the most common challenges inexperienced teachers face and offers techniques to overcome them successfully. While practical topics such as classroom organization, student disciplin ...

By

When imagination becomes a habit, it can transform your work and your life.

The best corporations know that innovative thinking is the only competitive advantage that cannot be outsourced. The best schools are those that create cultures of imagination. No wonder then t ...

By Schifter, Catherine

Technology has impacted how many teachers develop methods of instruction in their classroom settings. The Continuous Practice Improvement (CPI) professional development program introduces teachers to infusing computers into the curriculum and classroom activities seamlessly ...

By

Technology Supported Learning and Teaching: A Staff Perspective presents accounts and case studies of first-hand experience in developing, implementing, or evaluating learning technologies. Technology Supported Learning and Teaching: A Staff Perspective highlights the many a ...

By

Taking advantage of user-friendly technology, audience response systems (ARS) facilitates greater interaction with participants engaged in a variety of group activities. each participant has an input device that permits them to express a view in complete anonymity, and the c ...

By Israel, Susan E

The Language of Literacy is a theme gloaaary to help educators, leaders, politicians, and advocacy groups learn about reading and writing based on popular themes in literacy. ...

By Ragsdale, Susan / Saylor, Ann

Whether it's the kick-off of an event, a 20-minute gap between functions, or an all-day or multiday retreat, this sourcebook suggests a wide array of solutions for keeping young people upbeat, engaged, and unified. Offering icebreakers, "straight-up" games, and reflection ac ...

By Roehlkepartain, Jolene L.

Includes handouts that incorporate the asset message into presentations, small groups, or individual conversation as well as asset-building ideas for every sector of a community-education, media, government, health care, banks, juvenile justice, and child care. ...

By Oparah, Dawn C.

A wide range of cultural competence is addressed in this creative resource for raising diversity awareness in teenagers. With a comprehensive approach that incorporates a variety of learning styles and skill levels, the three sections include personal-awareness activities fo ...

By Stickels, Terry

Number puzzles, spatial/visual puzzles, cryptograms, Sudoku, Kokuro, logic puzzles, and word games like Frame Games are all a great way to teach math and problem-solving skills to elementary and middle school students. In these two new collections, puzzle master Terry Sticke ...

By Franklin, Yvonne

As far as dangerous weather goes, tornadoes may be the most fierce and powerful of storms. Students will learn how and where tornadoes hit, and how people protect themselves from their life-threatening winds. But not all people run for cover when a tornado hits. Storm cha ...