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Texley, Juliana – Science Teacher, 2010
What makes an outstanding book for a young reader? Although it would be hard to create a rubric for every book, experienced teachers recognize them quickly. They fascinate and captivate with both their content and style. Award-winning trade books inspire young readers to want more... more information, more books, more inquiry, more science. The…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Materials, Science Instruction
Totten, Samuel, Ed.; Pedersen, Jon, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
"Teaching and Studying Social Issues: Major Programs and Approaches" focuses on many of the major innovations developed over the past 100 years by noted educators to assist students in the study and analysis of key social issues that impact their lives and society. This book complements earlier books that address other aspects of studying and…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Multicultural Education, Global Education, Environmental Education
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Tracana, Rosa Branca; Ferreira, Claudia; Ferreira, Maria Eduarda; Carvalho, Graca S. – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2008
Environmental education has been seen as a basic tool to contribute to the change of conceptions, values and attitudes. Textbook analysis is a major element in the evaluation of how the educational goals (at the legislative level of national programmes) are implemented at the school level. The aim of the present study was to analyse the…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Textbooks, Pollution, Sustainable Development
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Perkins-Gough, Deborah – Educational Leadership, 2007
Understanding the nature of science is even more important than mastering its details, says Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in an interview with Educational Leadership. In this article, Leshner discusses the controversy about teaching evolution, and he asserts that demands to…
Descriptors: Science and Society, Scientific Principles, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Charnel – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1962
This study is one of several examining the history and background of instructional technology in American education. The period, 1650 to the end of the 19th century, was chosen rather arbitrarily to cover technological developments other than conventional audio-visual devices involving photography and sound techniques. Material in this report is…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Technology, United States History, Technology Uses in Education