Education Theory

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 ...

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...

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

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

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 ...

A proven program for enhancing students' thinking and comprehension abilities Visible Thinking is a research-based approach to teaching thinking, begun at ...

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...

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

When Ben Hewitt And His Wife Bought A Sprawling Acreage Of Field And Forest In Northern Vermont, The Landscape Easily Allowed Them To Envision The Self-sust...

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...

Take Action! is a step-by-step guide to active citizenship that equips young people with the tools to make a difference on local, national, and global level...

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

Complexities of meaning and historical interpretations illustrate the timelessness of Sun Tzu's treatise on war.Categories: Education & Teaching Schools...

Why do some children succeed while others fail? The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: success comes to those...

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...

Publisher Description: Classroom Assessment Provides Prospective And Current Teachers With A Concise, Non-technical, And Practical Guide To Conducting A Ful...

This is an unabridged reproduction of American philosopher Dewey's 1916 influential treatise on the philosophy of progressive education. For the founder of ...

Do You Love Teaching But Feel Exhausted From The Energy You Expend Cajoling, Disciplining, And Directing Students On A Daily Basis? If So, You'll Want To M...

Too often, students who fail a grade or a course receive remediation that ends up widening rather than closing achievement gaps. According to veteran classr...

Kids walk into schools full of wonder and questions. How you, as an educator, respond to students' natural curiosity can help further their own exploration ...

How can you help students find meaning in informational texts and become independent strategic readers and thinkers? Nonfiction Reading Power gives teachers...

In the past, correct spelling, the multiplication tables, the names of the state capitals and the American presidents were basics that all children were t...

Author, Activist, And Ted Speaker Ashton Applewhite Has Written A Rousing Manifesto Calling For An End To Discrimination And Prejudice On The Basis Of Age. ...

a Classroom Thriving On Independent Reading Is Inspiring; With Students Strewn Around The Room, Open Books In Hand, And A Quiet Hush Filling The Room. Thi...

Fox News Host And New York Times Bestselling Author Pete Hegseth Delivers His Most Important Book Yet: An Excoriating Examination Of The State Of America's ...

Drawing on an analysis of 69 studies conducted since 1970 and a recent survey of 650 principals, Marzano (Cardinal Stritch University) develops a list of 21...

If you want to teach writing skills without taking the joy out of writing, this teacher-written resource is for you. You'll find easy, ready-to-use activiti...

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Dr. Stephen R. Covey illustrates how his principles of leadership...

Most Contemporary Approaches To Education Follow A Strictly Empirical Track, Aiming To Discover Pragmatic Solutions For Teachers And School Administrators. ...

In Teaching with Poverty in Mind: What Being Poor Does to Kids' Brains and What Schools Can Do About it, veteran educator and brain expert Eric Jensen take...

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In her 30 years as an educator, Debbie Diller has closely examined classroom practice, asking "Why? What's the purpose?" Watching primary students work suc...

The Challenge Of Rethinking History Education Is A Must Read For Anyone Looking For A Guide To Both The Theory And Practice Of What It Means To Teach Histor...

Students Who Use Their Natural Talents Achieve The Most --- But They Need To Know What Those Talents Are. Strengthsquest Includes The Clifton Strengthsfinde...

Describes The Beliefs, Behaviors, Attitudes And Interactions That Create The Best Classrooms And Schools. Why Look At Great? -- It's People, Not Programs --...

As ten-year-old Pinchas is deported from the Warsaw ghetto to the killing site of Majdanek and then to a series of concentration camps, he shuts himself off...

Over six editions, Essay Essentials with Readings has developed a loyal following because of its reputation for being straightforward and practical, providi...

This book will help teachers solve the dilemma: What does the rest of my class do while I'm working with a small reading group? Debbie Diller offers practi...

Theoretical Foundations of Learning Environments provides students, faculty, and instructional designers with a clear, concise introduction to the major pe...

The Author Describes What She Has Learned About Teaching, Writing, And Reading Over Twenty-five Years As An English Teacher, Focusing On Her Experiences Aft...

Inspired By The Medical-rounds Model Used By Physicians, The Authors Have Pioneered A New Form Of Professional Learning Known As Instructional Rounds Networ...

As A Professor At Yale, Bill Deresiewicz Saw Something That Troubled Him Deeply. His Students, Some Of The Nation's Brightest Minds, Were Adrift When It Cam...

This Book Offers A Short, Spirited Defense Of Rhetoric And The Liberal Arts As Catalysts For Precision, Invention, And Empathy In Today's World. The Author,...

written By A Multidisciplinary Panel Of Experts, This Comprehensive Text And Reference Presents A Fundamental Understanding Of All Aspects Of Parish Nursi...

From a distinguished clinician, pioneer in working with behaviorally challenging kids, and author of the acclaimed The Explosive Child comes a groundbreaki...