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Schargel, Franklin; Thacker, Tony; Bell, John – Eye on Education, 2007
This book brings together the wisdom and experience from over 50 schools that have been categorized as "high performing, high minority, high poverty." It shows the reader how the leaders of those schools succeeded--in their own words. The book shows how one can be a turnaround specialist. Included are actual examples and real life stories which…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Family Involvement, Partnerships in Education, High Risk Students
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Papadima-Sophocleous, Salomi, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The 23rd EUROCALL conference was held in Cyprus from the 24th to the 27th of August 2016. The theme of the conference this year was "CALL Communities and Culture." It offered a unique opportunity to hear from real-world CALL practitioners on how they practice CALL in their communities, and how the CALL culture has developed in local and…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Yager, Robert E., Ed.; Enger, Sandra – National Science Teachers Association (NJ3), 2006
Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? "Yes!," reports Robert Yager, editor of Exemplary Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories. "Probably the Standards have done more to change…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Educational Experience, Science Instruction, Science Education
Kuhns, Catherine Jones – Crystal Springs Books, 2006
In this book, author Catherine Jones Kuhns introduces student- and teacher-friendly math activities designed to get students thinking like mathematicians and loving mathematics, while addressing content standards through grade 2. She also shows how to make math fun for students, get children actively engaged in learning, create a student-centered…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Probability, Data Analysis, Childrens Literature
Platt, Joan M. – 1975
Visual literacy has been a function of human experience since the cave dwellers first created wall paintings. The contemporary definition of visual literacy extends literacy to include all the connotations of the word visual and encompasses perceptions developed from visual experience. The use of visual symbols together with written language…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Films, Photography, Primary Education
Vitto, John M. – 2003
This book combines information about resiliency, classroom management, and discipline into a user-friendly discussion suitable for all teachers. The material covers both preventive strategies and reactive strategies. The chapters of part 1, "Reinventive Strategies," are: (1) "Relationship-Driven Classroom Management and Resilience"; (2)…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Motivation, Teacher Student Relationship
Timpson, William M.; Burgoyne, Suzanne; Jones, Christine S.; Jones, Waldo – 1997
This book is a guide for teachers that offers an approach to teaching based upon techniques and strategies for the stage. Performance theory is adapted for the non-actor. Using performance theory, an educator is shown how to transform ordinary classroom experiences into occasions that attract and engage the students. Case studies are used to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatics, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Adams, Dennis; Hamm, Mary – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008
This book builds on the social nature of learning to provide useful suggestions for reaching reluctant learners. It is based on the assumption that instruction that focuses on students' interests and builds on collaborative and differentiated learning will allow students to move from believing they "can't do mathematics or science" to a feeling of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Student Interests, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving
Bulach, Cletus R.; Lunenburg, Fred C.; Potter, Les – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2008
A high performing school is described as one where student achievement is high and student and teacher absenteeism is low. Student behavior is such that teachers seldom have to control them or tell them what to do. This results in greater time on task, higher teacher morale, low teacher absenteeism, and improved parental support. One other…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, School Culture, Educational Change
Umphrey, Michael L. – Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2007
An epidemic of disengagement in American high schools is faced as institutions fail to offer meaningful and relevant ways to connect curriculum with students' emerging life stories. These students do not see how schooling, as it is presently constituted, is important to their own developing identities. One solution to this problem is to organize…
Descriptors: High Schools, Outreach Programs, Relevance (Education), Student Attitudes
Traver, Warren – Crystal Springs Books, 2004
Make writing less of a task and more of an adventure through this creative and imaginative collection of writing prompts, targeted at grade levels 2 to 5. It provides not only ideas and inspiration, but also motivation. This book includes: (1) Story Headers: single pictures with story titles that kids write about; (2) Every Picture Tells a Story:…
Descriptors: Reprography, Writing (Composition), Elementary Education, Student Motivation
Jenkins, Alan; Breen, Rosanna; Lindsay, Roger – 2003
Building on research, literature, and practical experience, this book shows how academic research can be connected to academic teaching activity in such a way as to ensure that neither operates in a vacuum, and that each can be enhanced by the other. The chapters are: (1) "Overview: Reshaping Teaching in Higher Education To Support the Links…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Research, Research Methodology
Mendler, Allen N.; Curwin, Richard L. – 1999
Challenging students can be hard to influence and harder to change. Rules mean little to them, rewards and punishments may have only temporary results, and even consequences that can teach better behavior are often ineffective. This book offers a number of new concepts and strategies that have evolved from the authors' efforts to find better ways…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Nelson, Pauline; Daubert, Todd – 2000
By immersing young learners in the life and times of Shakespeare and his characters, this book motivates students and helps them learn. It contains everything teachers need to introduce elementary students to four plays: "A Midsummer Night's Dream,""Macbeth,""Hamlet," and "Romeo and Juliet." For each play,…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Classics (Literature), Drama
Abernathy, Rob; Reardon, Mark – 2002
This book shows teachers how to reclaim their students' attention and, in the process, help them absorb information and stay on task. There are over 30 tips that are practical, not always obvious, and well tested. Three parts focus on: (1) "HotTips for Opening the Lesson" (e.g., fill the room with I.D. posters, ask opening questions, get…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education
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