Designed basically to link theory to classroom practice this handbook attempts to point out that an individualized learning classroom is within the ability, energy, and reach of every classroom teacher. The three introductory chapters cover theories of individualized learning, objectives, and a method to evaluate the priorities for reorganizing…

Although teacher-developed materials are usually created with objectives designed for a particular group of students at a particular point in time, they may be valuable for use by other instructors, at other institutions, in other circumstances. Materials which are immediately transferable to other situations should be called "usable." Materials…

This book offers a program of self-improvement for teachers and prospective teachers that grows out of humanistic criteria. The book is a collection of activities designed to increase the reader's potential as a teacher. There is an introduction entitled "Discovering Your Teaching Self." The remaining two sections are devoted to activities.…

This practical guidebook aims to show preschool, kindergarten, and primary teachers how to refine their literacy evaluation practices through careful "kidwatching." By observing and recording children's literacy development, teachers also develop new understandings of the ways children think and learn. Ultimately, through kidwatching,…

Visualizing during reading, choosing just-right books, using a table of contents, and peer editing are strategies used by skilled readers and writers. This book contends that there is no better way to teach them than through minilessons. Minilessons provide strategic, focused instructions that children can put to immediate use. The book offers the…

This book articulates theoretical principles from which to develop a critical practice of bicultural education. It confronts the dominant cultural values and practices that function in the schooling process to marginalize and silence the voices of African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native American, and other bicultural students…

This book dares educators to rethink their beliefs about how they design writing workshops, use writer's notebooks, choose appropriate genres, teach spelling, help students connect their reading to their writing, and even edit and publish students' writing. Filled with stories and work samples of real children in a diverse urban setting, the book…

Committed to improving instructional programs, more and more teachers are playing an active role in mathematics and science reform. This book was written to assist these efforts by helping current teacher leaders be more effective in this role and support the development of aspiring teacher leaders. This volume of case studies focuses on issues…

"The Line Between Us" explores the history of U.S-Mexican relations and the roots of Mexican immigration, all in the context of the global economy. And it shows how teachers can help students understand the immigrant experience and the drama of border life. "But The Line Between Us" is about more than Mexican immigration and…

Teachers in general are hired in conformity with an assumed standard, and are expected to reflect a conventional morality that corresponds to the government's ideologically sanctioned model of behavior. This book explores the situation of the lesbian teacher and her disposition not to reveal her sexual orientation. It is set in the Canadian…

Strategies for coping with stress and tension that may be used by a teacher in a classroom setting are presented. The development of tension control as an area of study is traced, noting the role total relaxation plays in various religious and philosophical movements. Stages of teaching students how to relax through a technique known as…

This handbook is designed to assist those who administer kindergarten reading programs. Although its primary focus is upon the role of the principal, the handbook also contains ideas for kindergarten teachers. The first chapter provides background information about the place of reading in the kindergarten and offers some insights into various…

How paraprofessionals relate to innovation within the high school was the point of investigation in a study completed in 1973. Of the 324 New York State secondary principals contacted, 243 (75 percent) supplied information and opinion in response to questionnaires. High school principals believe that innovation is positively related to the…

Previously published articles on child development and learning are collected in this textbook for college students. Topics include cognitive development, achievement behavior, and social development. (SBT)

This guide combines both theory and practice and focuses on the role of faculty in engaging students, celebrating learning, and developing students' skills. Learning is a collective enterprise--ongoing, always unfinished, exciting, transformational--as much for instructors and staff as for students. The guide attempts to capture that spirit of…