Improvements in Education ... Fourth edition
Author : Joseph LANCASTER (Founder of the Lancasterian System of Education.)
Publisher :
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 1806
Category :
ISBN :
Research on Educational Innovations
Author : Arthur K. Ellis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 1317930029
Book Description
The fourth edition of this highly praised book includes coverage of evidence-based education and No Child Left Behind. Like the previous editions, it offers authoritative and balanced overviews to help you make distinctions between innovative programs backed up by sound research support and “faddish” ideas which lack a research base.
Enhancing Teaching and Learning
Author : Jean Donham
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 40,75 MB
Release : 2019-03-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838947220
Book Description
Reflecting changes—professional, theoretical, legal, and political—in both the library field and education, this new edition of a groundbreaking school library text will equip readers to be leaders at their schools and in their communities.
Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement
Author : Victoria L. Bernhardt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 11,71 MB
Release : 2017-09-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 1351587862
Book Description
Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement provides a new definition of school improvement, away from a singular focus on compliance, toward a true commitment to excellence. This book is a call to action. It is about inspiring schools and school districts to commit to continuous school improvement by providing a framework that will result in improving teaching for every teacher and learning for every student through the comprehensive use of data. A culmination of over 30 years of doing the hard work in schools and districts both nationally and internationally, Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement shares new, evidence-based learnings about how to analyze, report, communicate, and use multiple measures of data. The updated edition provides a wealth of tools, protocols, timelines, examples, and strategies that will help schools and districts become genuine learning organizations.
Learning by Doing
Author : Richard DuFour
Publisher : Solution Tree
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 24,25 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Educational leadership
ISBN : 9781949539479
Book Description
In the third edition of Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work®, authors Richard DuFour, Rebecca DuFour, Robert Eaker, Thomas W. Many, and Mike Mattos provide educators with a comprehensive, bestselling guide to transforming their schools into professional learning communities (PLCs). In this revised version, contributor and Canadian educator Karen Power has adapted the third edition for Canadian educators, emphasizing how Canadian educators can effectively improve learning for each student across their unique and widely diverse provinces and territories. Rewritten so that the scenarios, research, and language appropriately meet the needs of Canadian educators, this version is packed with real-world strategies and advice that will assist readers in transforming their school or district into a successful PLC.
Introduction to Music Education
Author : Charles Hoffer
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 1478635584
Book Description
The streamlined Fourth Edition of this widely adopted text introduces prospective school music teachers to the profession of music education by one of the field’s respected senior practitioners. In a warm, approachable style, Hoffer presents a working repertoire of concepts and general information, gets readers thinking about music teaching, and encourages them to examine themselves in terms of their future roles as educators in the field. Introduction to Music Education, 4/E provides a comprehensive, straightforward overview of the field, including its opportunities and its challenges. The text is written for a general music education course that precedes methods courses in which prospective teachers learn techniques for teaching various aspects of music. In addition to Hoffer’s uncluttered discussions of the nature of teaching, teachers, and music, useful chapter components such as questions for discussion and projects are included.
Instructional Technology for Teaching and Learning
Author : Timothy J. Newby
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 10,20 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Book Description
This book successfully integrates instructional design principles, methods, media, and computing, and it uses a learner-centered approach that focuses on how to design solid technology-enhanced instruction that increases learning. It details the basic theories and applications of educational technology in a reader-engaging format. Includes a new chapter,Using the Internet andDistance Education , which is particularly timely given the explosion of on-line technology. For educators and school administrators
American Education
Author : Wayne J. Urban
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 39,34 MB
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 1136266100
Book Description
American Education: A History, 5e is a comprehensive, highly-regarded history of American education from pre-colonial times to the present. Chronologically organized, it provides an objective overview of each major period in the development of American education, setting the discussion against the broader backdrop of national and world events. The first text to explore Native American traditions (including education) prior to colonization, it also offers strong, ongoing coverage of minorities and women. New to this much-anticipated fifth edition is substantial expanded attention to the discussions of Native American education to reflect recent scholarship, the discussion of teachers and teacher leaders, and the educational developments and controversies of the 21st century.
Teach
Author : Janice Koch
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2019-01-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 154434256X
Book Description
Teach is a concise introduction to education that challenges students’ preconceived notions of teaching in order to transform them into reflective practitioners. Empathizing with the difficulties students face as they move from the college classroom to their own classrooms, revered author Janice Koch invites readers to both reflect on their own dispositions for teaching and look outside of themselves to the demands of the profession, making the philosophy of teaching and learning accessible and relevant. The Fourth Edition emphasizes the changing student population and the role of technology and globalization in the field, while also including the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) standards correlating with each chapter’s content. With the guidance of this supportive text, students will gain vital exposure by engaging with professional standards from the very start of their career.
The Global Fourth Way
Author : Andy Hargreaves
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 1452283516
Book Description
Learn from global lessons of successful educational change! Deep and lasting educational reform doesn’t happen overnight. This example-packed sequel to The Fourth Way draws upon inspiring examples unearthed by brand new research to challenge educational leaders, teachers, and policy makers to put proven strategies to work promoting student achievement and the high quality teaching that drives it. With striking success stories from diverse systems around the world, Hargreaves and Shirley discuss: The real-life, nitty-gritty challenges facing change leaders Stumbling blocks to enacting best principles and practices Developing and implementing a plan of action to overcome challenges to lasting change
