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Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire

Author : Rafe Esquith

Publisher : Penguin

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 26,73 MB

Release : 2007-12-18

Category : Education

ISBN : 0143112864

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Read Rafe Esquith's posts on the Penguin Blog. The New York Times bestseller that is revolutionizing the way Americans educate their kids-"Rafe Esquith is a genius and a saint" (The New York Times) Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith has won numerous awards and even honorary citizenship in the British Empire for his outstandingly successful methods. In his Los Angeles public school classroom, he helps impoverished immigrant children understand Shakespeare, play Vivaldi, and become happy, self-confident people. This bestseller gives any teacher or parent all the techniques, exercises, and innovations that have made its author an educational icon, from personal codes of behavior to tips on tackling literature and algebra. The result is a powerful book for anyone concerned about the future of our children.



Checkbook Math

Author : Remedia Publications

Publisher : Remedia Publications

Page : 104 pages

File Size : 38,96 MB

Release : 2021-11-30

Category : Education

ISBN : 9781596396869

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Grade Level: 6-12 These activities will build practical math life skills! After learning how to write a check, students are challenged with real-life finance word problems. First they must solve a math question. Next they are required to write a check for the correct amount, record the transactions, and keep track of the balances. Everyday math is put to the test with each of the 26 lessons in this learning unit. Also includes extra blank checks and account balance forms. Contents Include: - Writing Checks - Keeping a Balance - Making Deposits - Recording Transactions - Glossary - Blank Checks - Blank Check Registers - Answer Key Example Activity: Carl took his car to Hal’s Service Station and had his car’s engine tuned-up for $29.95, bought a new battery for $39.95, and had the oil changed for $9.95. For what amount did he need to make a check out to Hal’s?



Class and Schools

Author : Richard Rothstein

Publisher : Teachers College Press

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 46,72 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780807745564

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Contemporary public policy assumes that the achievement gap between black and white students could be closed if only schools would do a better job. According to Richard Rothstein, "Closing the gaps between lower-class and middle-class children requires social and economic reform as well as school improvement. Unfortunately, the trend is to shift most of the burden to schools, as if they alone can eradicate poverty and inequality." In this book, Rothstein points the way toward social and economic reforms that would give all children a more equal chance to succeed in school. This book features: a summary of numerous studies linking school achievement to health care quality, nutrition, childrearing styles, housing stability, parental economic security, and more ; aA look at erroneous and misleading data that underlie commonplace claims that some schools "beat the demographic odds and therefore any school can close the achievement gap if only it adopted proper practices." ; and an analysis of how the over-emphasis of standardized tests in federal law obscures the true achievement gap and makes narrowing it more difficult.



Teaching Economics

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Publisher :

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 32,87 MB

Release : 2019

Category : Economics

ISBN : 9783030206970

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This book looks at a number of topics in economic education, presenting multiple perspectives from those in the field to anyone interested in teaching economics. Using anecdotes, classroom experiments and surveys, the contributing authors show that, with some different or new techniques, teaching economics can be more engaging for students and help them better retain what they learned. Chapters cover a wide range of approaches to teaching economics, from interactive approaches such as utilizing video games and Econ Beats to more rigorous examinations of government policies and market outcomes and exploring case studies from specific courses. Many of the chapters incorporate game theory and provide worked out examples of games designed to help students with intuitive retention of the material, and these games can be replicated in any economics classroom. While the exercises are geared towards college-level economics students, instructors can draw inspiration for course lectures from the various approaches taken here and utilize them at any level of teaching. This book will be very useful to instructors in economics interested in bringing innovative teaching methods into the classroom.



Economics and You, Grades 5 - 8

Author : Golomb

Publisher : Mark Twain Media

Page : 67 pages

File Size : 21,57 MB

Release : 2012-01-03

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1580376649

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Make economics easy for students in grades 5 and up using Economics and You! This 64-page book features an in-depth, real-world simulation activity that reinforces economic and math concepts while introducing students to the consumer world. Students learn how to balance a checkbook, calculate interest, develop a budget, buy a car, and file taxes.



The Smart Classroom Management Way

Author : Michael Linsin

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 248 pages

File Size : 34,35 MB

Release : 2019-05-03

Category :

ISBN : 9781795512848

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The Smart Classroom Management Way is a collection of the very best writing from ten years of Smart Classroom Management (SCM). It isn't, however, simply a random mix of popular articles. It's a comprehensive work that encompasses every principle, theme, and methodology of the SCM approach. The book is laid out across six major areas of classroom management and includes the most pressing issues, problems, and concerns shared by all teachers. The underlying SCM themes of accountability, maturity, independence, personal responsibility, and intrinsic motivation are all there and weave their way throughout the entirety of the book. Together, they form a simple, unique, and sometimes contrarian approach to classroom management that anyone can do. Whether you're an elementary, middle, or high school teacher, The Smart Classroom Management Way will give you the strategies, skills, and know-how to turn any group of students into the motivated, well-behaved class you love teaching.



Money Matters: A Classroom Economy: Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Author : Dona Herweck Rice

Publisher : Teacher Created Materials

Page : 35 pages

File Size : 23,92 MB

Release : 2018-01-02

Category : Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN : 1425858201

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Learn about financial literacy as you add and subtract decimals. This fiction book seamlessly integrates the teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach math concepts. Text features include images, a glossary, an index, captions, and a table of contents to build students’ vocabulary and reading comprehension skills as they interact with the text. The rigorous practice problems, math charts and diagrams, and sidebars extend learning and provide multiple opportunities for students to practice what they have learned. The Math Talk section provides an in-depth problem-solving experience.



Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building

Author : Deborah Hopkinson

Publisher : Schwartz & Wade

Page : 48 pages

File Size : 29,20 MB

Release : 2012-11-28

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0307983218

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This Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book and ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book provides a riveting brick-by-brick account of how one of the most amazing accomplishments in American architecture came to be. It’s 1930 and times are tough for Pop and his son. But look! On the corner of 34th Street and 5th Avenue, a building straight and simple as a pencil is being built in record time. Hundreds of men are leveling, shoveling, hauling. They’re hoisting 60,000 tons of steal, stacking 10 million bricks, eating lunch in the clouds. And when they cut ribbon and the crowds rush in, the boy and his father will be among the first to zoom up to the top of the tallest building in the world and see all of Manhattan spread at their feet.



Flip Your Classroom

Author : Jonathan Bergmann

Publisher : International Society for Technology in Education

Page : 123 pages

File Size : 24,92 MB

Release : 2012-06-21

Category : Education

ISBN : 1564844684

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Learn what a flipped classroom is and why it works, and get the information you need to flip a classroom. You’ll also learn the flipped mastery model, where students learn at their own pace, furthering opportunities for personalized education. This simple concept is easily replicable in any classroom, doesn’t cost much to implement, and helps foster self-directed learning. Once you flip, you won’t want to go back!



Money Matters: A Classroom Economy: Adding and Subtracting Decimals 6-Pack

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Publisher : Teacher Created Materials

Page : 35 pages

File Size : 47,89 MB

Release : 2018-01-02

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1425858430

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Do you know how to keep track of your money and make sure that your income is more than your expenses? Dani and her friend Malik run the Photo Shop. They need to juggle pricing and advertising so they can earn a Profit Award. To do that, they'll need to accurately add and subtract decimals! This 6-Pack of math readers builds math content knowledge and literacy skills, and uses real-world examples to help students explore math in a meaningful way. Text features such as a glossary, a table of contents, an index, and detailed images will increase understanding and academic vocabulary. Let's Explore Math sidebars, the Problem Solving section, and detailed diagrams provide extensive opportunities for students to practice what they have learned. The DOK-leveled Math Talk section includes questions that facilitate mathematical discourse, and activities that students can respond to at home or school. This fiction title is sure to captivate readers as they are engaged in learning. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.