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Virginia Kinnear; David Moltow; Josh Mckenzie; Joanne Mulligan – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2023
The authors share the results of a research project involving the use of mathematics to develop students' Numeracy General Capabilities. The current article delves into an example of a teacher supporting 'good habits of mind' through focussing on the Critical Learning Disposition of accuracy.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Teaching Methods
Sanders, Sarah Connell; Lang, James M. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2022
In "Small Teaching K-8," a team of veteran educators bridges the gap between cognitive theory and the K-8 classroom environment, applying the same foundational research found in author James Lang's bestselling "Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning" to the elementary and middle school setting. Via clear…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
Wepner, Shelley B., Ed.; Quatroche, Diana J., Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2021
This popular book addresses literacy leaders' eternal quest to prepare all students for the demands of the 21st century. This updated Sixth Edition will help prospective and current literacy professionals understand how to organize and supervise literacy programs within the context of current state and federal mandates. With a focus on providing…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Guidelines
Magaly Lavadenz; Elvira G. Armas – Multilingual Matters, 2024
This book presents a validated observation instrument to support and further develop the pedagogic expertise of teachers of English Learners in US schools. Based on sociocultural and second language teaching and learning theories, the Observation Protocol for Academic Literacies (OPAL) has a variety of uses across teacher preparation programs,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Brianne Kramer, Editor – Myers Education Press, 2024
In recent years, the field of education has been fraught with a variety of different challenges. A multi-year pandemic, book banning, and legislative efforts seeking to ban Critical Race Theory and LGBTQ positive curriculum have had negative effects on K-12 education, leaving many educators feeling the progress made in several states and…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Teacher Morale, Democratic Values
Byrnes, James P. – Guilford Press, 2021
This integrative text spotlights what educators need to know about children's cognitive development across grade levels (PreK-12) and content areas. The book provides a concise introduction to developmental neuroscience and theories of learning. Chapters on general cognitive abilities probe such crucial questions as what children are capable of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Academic Achievement, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
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Liang, Jia; Mitchell, Tamra; Scott, Jay – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2021
Sixty-six school districts and more than 150 schools in the state of Kansas are participating in the Kansans Can Redesign Project. In this article, we present a case study of using Design Thinking as a systemic process to structure continuous school improvement. The collage of real-life scenarios presented in our case shows the integration of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Restructuring, Educational Improvement, Case Studies
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McCourt, Susan; Kelley, Sybil S. – Science and Children, 2016
Most young children love a good song and dance, an enticing story, and gorgeous illustrations. How could this staple of the early childhood classroom--music and literature--access children's ideas about physical science? How can young children communicate their knowledge of unseen science concepts that are not easily represented in pictures? These…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Young Children, Knowledge Level
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Howse, Tashana D.; Howse, Mark E. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2014
Geometry is the branch of mathematics that addresses spatial sense and geometric reasoning. Students begin to understand geometry through direct interaction with their physical world. Because it is the study of the physical attributes of the environment, geometry has relevance for every student; the world becomes a big classroom. As students see,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Activities
Murdoch, Kath; Wilson, Jeni – David Fulton Publishers, 2008
"Creating a Learner-centred Primary Classroom" is an essential resource to improve teaching practice, examining the key elements that contribute to a learner-centred classroom and offering strategies to encourage children to take a shared role in their learning. Including case studies describing teachers' methods for linking theory to…
Descriptors: Student Centered Curriculum, Educational Strategies, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
Kuhn, Melanie R., Ed.; Schwanenflugel, Paula J., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
This book offers two distinct approaches to oral reading instruction that can easily be incorporated into primary-grade literacy curricula. It enables teachers to go beyond the conventional "round-robin" approach by providing strong instructional support and using challenging texts. Grounded in research and classroom experience, the book explains…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Word Recognition, Reading Fluency, Reading Instruction
Perez, Idalia Rodriguez – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008
This guide will help teach phonemic awareness to Pre K-3 students. It presents phonemic awareness as a sophisticated branch of phonological awareness through interactive activities that allows the student to succeed in learning the sounds represented by the letters of the alphabet. The book is designed to provide easy-to-follow suggestions for:…
Descriptors: Phonics, Beginning Reading, Phonemics, Alphabets
Price, Alison – Mathematics Teaching, 2002
With the introduction of the latest national curriculum, using and applying mathematics retained its attainment target within the level descriptions, but the programme of study was integrated into the programmes of study for curriculum content (number, shape, space, and measures). This brought it in line with the national numeracy strategy, which…
Descriptors: Numeracy, National Curriculum, Problem Solving, Educational Strategies
Barone, Diane M.; Xu, Shelley Hong – Guilford Publications, 2007
Summarizing current research and weaving it into practical instructional strategies that teachers can immediately use with young English language learners (ELLs), this book addresses a major priority for today's primary-grade classrooms. All aspects of effective instruction for ELLs are explored: oral language development and instruction,…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Instructional Materials, Educational Strategies, Oral Language
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1909
The list here presented is not intended to include the "hundred best books" on education. It merely offers, within a reasonable compass, representative selections from those divisions of educational literature, both general and special, that are of marked interest and value to the public-school teachers of America. As such it may serve…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Public School Teachers, Educational Resources