Education Theory

As a teacher in an inner-city school, Lucy Crehan was exasperated with ever-changing government policy claiming to be based on lessons from ‘top-performi...

This book provides a straightforward look at human anatomy and its relation to movement. The text identifies specific muscles and muscle groups and descri...

Client-Centered Exercise Prescription, Second Edition, will help fitness professionals listen to their clients, assess their interests, and prescribe exerc...

Teachers know that encouraging young children to talk and listen improves their ability to communicate. This book gives them a power tool aligned with the s...

First published in 1957, A Glossary of Literary Terms contains succinct essays on the terms used in discussing literature, literary history, and literary cr...

Adolescence, 8th edition by Laurence Steinberg has been thoroughly updated to reflect current findings in the field of adolescent development. In this edi...

Kinesiology: Lab Manual & Study GuideCategories: Medical Books Basic SciencesPhysiology

This book emphasizes the student; and a response-centered approach to literature-based teaching in today's culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms....

Drawing on her decades of work with troubled youth and conflict resolution, bestselling parenting educator Coloroso offers a groundbreaking guide to an esca...

How to reach the pinnacle of academic achievement The dissertation is a tough mountain to climb; half of all doctoral students never make it to the top. To...

this Book Describes How To Change The Way In Which Educators Conduct Business In The Classroom. Our Current Educational Systems Lack Ways To Reach Today's...

While social and emotional learning (SEL) is most familiar as compartmentalized programs separate from academics, the truth is, all learning is social and ...

Have you ever lost a beloved pet and wondered, "Did they go to heaven, or did they just die and that's it?" This book finally answers the age old question o...

Take a fresh look at a proven product! John Santrock presents the most authoritative account of child development balanced with applications and a pedagogi...

Fiction/Non-Fiction: A Reader and Rhetoric acquaints students with the basic principles of good writing and is organized in three parts: Part One discusses ...

Examine The Work Of Five Groundbreaking Education Theorists: John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, And Lev Vygotsky--in Relation To Early...

Radically Reimagine Our Ways Of Being, Learning, And Doing Education Can Be Transformed If We Eradicate Our Fixation On Big Data Like Standardized Test Scor...

In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn challenges the usual defenses of homework and shows that none of our assum...

Does assigning fifty math problems accomplish any more than assigning five? Is memorizing word lists the best way to increase vocabulary—especially when i...

Kids begin their learning journey as curious problem solvers who ask questions and create solutions. As they go through school, something happens to many of...

How Can We Change The Way We Treat Gender In Schools So That Is It Less Limiting For Pupils, Right From The Start? How Can We Help Our Children Grow And Lea...

This latest edition of Reaching All by Creating Tribes Learning Communities shows educators how to reach students by developing a caring environment as the ...

A wild ride through Canadian history, fully revised and updated! This new edition of Canadian History For Dummies takes readers on a thrilling ride thro...

During A Child's Development, Educators Become A Crucial Connection Point, With The Potential To Make A Huge Impact On A Student's Well-being. But Are The E...

Friederike Klippel. Translation Of: Ideas. Bibliography: P. 199-202.Categories: Education & Teaching Schools & TeachingEducation Theory

Where would we be without conversation? Throughout history, conversations have allowed us to see different perspectives, build ideas, and solve problems. C...

The Listening Leader Fills An Urgent Gap In The Literature On Educational Leadership. Leadership Is Second Only To Teacher Quality In Its Impact On Student ...

An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice.The promise...

Praise for the Second Edition: “[This resource] will direct school nurses to the answers for many questions and to wiser counsel when a dilemma seems uns...

With This Updated Edition Of The Classroom Of Choice, Teachers Can Apply Choice Theory To Create Safer And More Connected, Empowered, And Joyful Environment...

This popular potpourri of over 600 classroom-tested activities actively engages children's imaginations and provides many months of learning fun. Organized ...

What Seems To Be The Problem? -- A Question Of Thinking -- A Question Of Feeling -- The Example Lesson: Snow White -- A Classification Of Questions -- The E...

The author presents research on how the brain processes information and offers practical methods to infuse your teaching and training with a renewed sense o...

A Children's Book Author Relates How A Workshop For A Group Of Third Graders Grew Into A Three-year Relationship With The Class Of Mostly New Americans As H...

"Student's writing skills are improving tremendously… Last year's fourth-graders started using the sandwich method mid-year and almost all of them scored i...

1. Why Look At Great? -- 2. It's People, Not Programs -- 3. Who Is The Variable? -- 4. Treat Everyone With Respect, Every Day, All The Time -- 5. The Princi...

Applying The Research On Instruction -- Research-based Strategies -- Identifying Similarities And Differences -- Summarizing And Note Taking -- Reinforcing ...

A companion to Targeting Assessment in the Primary Classroom, this practical guide explains how to unlock the power and potential of formative assessment - ...

Examines Critical Studies On High-performing, High-poverty Schools To Identify How Schools Can Fulfill The Mission Of Educating All Students To Proficiency,...

Writing nonfiction represents a big step for most students. Most young writers are not intimidated by personal narrative, fiction, or even poetry, but when...

As An Idealistic Twenty-three-year-old English Teacher At Wilson High School In Long Beach, California. Erin Gruwell Confronted A Room Of Unteachable, At-ri...

The Call of Stories presents a study of how listening to stories promotes learning and self-discovery. Here is Dr. Coles's study ...

During the 2016 school year, innovation expert Ted Dintersmith took an unprecedented trip across America. He visited all fifty states, seeking to raise awa...

A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger presents a clear and effective approach to helping children and adults alike understand and deal c...

This highly practical guide focuses on learning objectives, effective questioning and feedback as the key elements of formative assessment - assessment for ...

Presents The Rules Of Parliamentary Procedure Designed To Help Meetings Run More Smoothly And Efficiently. The Basics -- The Order Of A Business Meeting -- ...

What comes to mind when you think about lesson planning? If you're like most teachers, you focus on the material you need to present, what you will do and ...

Learning centers are a motivating way for students to practice important skills. The activities in Take It to Your Seat Science Centers reinforce science s...