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O'Brien, Dora – 2000
This book recounts events in a Russian school during the 1990s when Russia itself was in transition. The book tells the story of an English teacher who dreamed of working in Russia and nearly 30 years later saw her dream come true. Old ways run in parallel with new Western-inspired methods. The outlooks of different generations more than ever…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Gilberti, Anthony F., Ed.; Rouch, David L., Ed. – 1999
This yearbook contains 14 chapters, each by different authors, collected to assist in advancing professionalism within technology education. The 14 chapters are organized in five sections. Section 1: The Need for Professionalism in Technology Education contains "The Need for Professionalism in Technology Education: Challenges for the Future"…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Faculty, Educational Practices, Higher Education
Sadler, Charlotte Rose – 2001
Although students are expected to read and comprehend grade-level texts by the time they reach middle school, classroom teachers are constantly challenged to instruct students who have difficulty comprehending what they read. But how does a middle school teacher approach this task, particularly a teacher with limited experience in reading…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Middle Schools
Barth, Roland S. – 1999
This booklet describes the work of teacher leaders. Section 1, "The Teacher Leaders," describes today's teacher leadership. Section 2, "What Is Teacher Leadership?" explains that all teachers have leadership potential, and when teachers lead, principals extend their own capacity, students live in a democratic community of…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Cranton, Patricia – 2001
This book targets teachers in higher education as well as in adult education, illustrating how to work toward becoming more authentic in teaching using case studies, examples, stories, and exercises. Chapter 1 explores current understanding of the basic self and psychological preferences. Chapter 2 discusses the powerful influence of past…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Blair-Larsen, Susan M., Ed.; Williams, Kathryn A., Ed. – 1999
This book explains the methodologies, techniques, strategies, and knowledge base necessary to achieve a balanced reading program. The book's contributors define the key elements in a balanced reading program and provide guidelines for implementing a balanced instructional program in the classroom. Following an introduction which addresses…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education
White, Roger Crombie – 1997
This book describes secondary school teachers' achievements and innovations, examining the historical and political contexts of curriculum development and control in the United Kingdom and analyzing the values and beliefs that have shaped the reforms in schools and colleges over the last 2 decades. It considers the extent to which these changes…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Professional Autonomy
Pound, Linda – Open University Press, 2006
This book provides practical guidance for parents, teachers, and other early years workers who want to give children a good start in mathematical development. Showing how competent children are as mathematicians from an early age, the book offers an overview of young children's mathematical behaviour at home and in early years settings. This book…
Descriptors: Play, Thinking Skills, Young Children, Mathematics Instruction
Snow, Don – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2007
Today, there are about four nonnative-speaking English teachers for every teacher who is a native speaker. More English teachers work in non-English-speaking settings than in English-speaking settings, and most are natives of the countries in which they teach. This volume focuses on the challenges faced by English teachers for whom English is a…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Language Skills
National Academies Press, 2007
Teachers, like other professionals, need to stay informed about new knowledge and technologies. Yet many express dissatisfaction with the professional development opportunities made available to them in schools and insist that the most effective development programs they have experienced have been self-initiated. "Enhancing Professional…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Educational Opportunities, Federal Government, Philanthropic Foundations
Aronson, Melissa Marie – 1995
To answer the need for better communication between elementary school parents and teachers, this book begins with a theoretical and philosophical framework and reviews the research and current thinking about the need for and value of partnerships between home and school. The book also considers some special needs of parents in today's increasingly…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Interpersonal Communication, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation
Smith, Frank – 1995
Reflecting important issues in the lives of educators, the contents of the nine essays in this book range from hope for the almost unlimited potential of the human brain for learning and thinking, particularly through language and literacy, to despair at the individual and social damage caused by efforts to systematize teaching and learning in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Role, Learning Processes, Literacy
Katzenmeyer, Marilyn; Moller, Gayle – 1996
Teacher leaders provide the key to meaningful change being sustained in schools and classrooms. This book, based on 10-years' experience in collaboration on staff-development activities, provides information on the development of teachers as leaders. Each chapter concludes with a discussion of different stakeholder roles in developing teacher…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Leadership Training
Smelser, Neil J. – 1993
This book contains analysis of and advice about work on committees in institutions of higher education. Chapter 1 is an orienting chapter, revealing what kind of creature a committee is; what it does in, for, and against the organizations in which it is embedded; and what the major kinds of committees are. Subsequent chapters deal with: (1) the…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Development, College Faculty, Committees
Carter, Betty; Abrahamson, Richard F. – 1990
Suggesting that the vital element nonfiction lacks is professional attention, this book shows the literary qualities of nonfiction as well as defining its importance for young adults. The book discusses seven issues related to information books, each issue making up a single chapter. The first chapter addresses the reading interests of teenagers,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Interviews, Library Role