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Romines, Ken – 1997
In this memoir, a principal recounts the story of his 2 years at Edison Elementary School in San Francisco (CA), a school that was called the worst school in California. The students had the worst standardized test scores in the district, and racial discord and playground violence were common. The school was facing the threat of reconstitution,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change
Swartz, Robert J.; Parks, Sandra – 1994
This book explores the concept of combining effective classroom techniques for teaching students to become good thinkers with effective strategies to engage students in thoughtful learning of the regular elementary school curriculum. The technique of lesson design and instruction that results is called "infusing critical and creative thinking…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Critical Thinking
Walling, Donovan R., Ed. – 1994
The 20 essays in this book provide diverse perspectives on the professional development of teachers and include: (1) "Attracting the Best and Brightest to the Teaching Profession" (James R. Hutto); (2) "Attracting Talented African-American High School Students to Careers in Education" (Rita G. Greer); (3) "A Grassroots…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education
Ayers, William – 1993
This book presents a framework for discussing the action of teachers in public elementary schools as the 21st century approaches. An educator with almost 30 years of teaching experience speaks from the perspective of teacher and parent. He tells tales about his family and his life as a teacher; he shares his social and moral philosophy and what he…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard – 1998
This book is the first volume in a series of books to help parents support their children's classroom education and encourage them to succeed in school. The text offers insight into how children learn in first grade, outlines educational content for first grade, and provides tips on how parents can initiate fun, home-based activities that engage a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Mathematics Instruction, Parent Child Relationship
Jacobson, Jennifer Richard – 1998
This book is the second volume in a series of books to help parents support their children's classroom education and encourage them to succeed in school. The text offers insight into how children learn in second grade, outlines educational content for second grade, and provides tips on how parents can initiate fun, home-based activities that…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Mathematics Instruction, Parent Child Relationship
Leushina, A. M. – 1991
This is volume 4 of the series of translations of books from the Soviet literature on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction and on teaching methods influenced by the research. The introduction to this English language translation highlights the fact that significant advances have been made in the understanding of both the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Psychology
Martin, Jane Roland – 1992
This book advances a philosophy of education and a vision of elementary schools as institutions that offer a solution that responds to the changing needs of today's families where schools become "schoolhomes" in which learning is animated by an ethic of social awareness. Following an introduction that sketches the sweeping social changes since the…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education
Kirk, Ersye – 1993
This book presents a list of over 700 old, new, and award-winning books for every age from preschool to the teens concerning subjects about black culture and heritage. It covers a variety of interests including history, biographies, folk tales, Africa, the Caribbean, poetry, the arts, facts, and fiction. This book is a comprehensive guide for…
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Black Literature, Books
Harmin, Merrill – 1994
This book provides practical, commonsense strategies successfully used by teachers to help students become active, responsible learners. In general, these strategies are centered on mutual respect, not bossiness; collaboration, not isolation; commitment to learning, not fear of failure; and the dignity of all, not praise or rewards for a few. Each…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Objectives, Concept Formation, Cooperative Learning
Taylor, Denny; Dorsey-Gaines, Catherine – 1988
Through a study of six-year-olds who were successfully becoming literate, this book explores literacy and literacy learning among poor Black urban families. The ethnographic approach examines the experiences of four families whose lives and aspirations make it clear that literacy is an integral part of the children's daily lives, and that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Youth, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Gall, M. D.; And Others – 1990
This book makes the case for providing study skills instruction at the elementary and secondary school levels and identifies important study skills and how to teach them. Chapters include: (1) "The Case for Study Skills Instruction"; (2) "Theory and Research"; (3) "Planning for Study Skills Instruction"; (4)…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Research, Educational Theories, Elementary School Curriculum
Goodlad, John I.; Anderson, Robert H. – 1987
This book discusses the anachronistic nature of the graded school structure and the practices that accompany it and proposes the alternative of a nongraded structure. The incompatibility of the graded system with present insights into child development are the the emphasis of the first chapter. Chapter 2 examines the effectiveness of nonpromotion…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Acceleration (Education), Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Design
Post, Thomas R., Ed. – 1988
This book attempts to integrate many of the major and recent research findings in mathematics education into a practical guide to mathematics teaching. It includes a variety of ideas and activities for the prospective and in-service teacher of elementary and junior high school mathematics. The book contains chapters on: (1) the nature of…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Thiessen, Diane; And Others – 1989
This book contains 15 chapters: (1) "Teaching Problem Solving"; (2) "Using Calculators and Computers in Elementary School Mathematics"; (3) "Organizing for Instruction"; (4) "Teaching Numeration of Whole Numbers"; (5) "Teaching Numeration of Common and Decimal Fractions"; (6) "Teaching Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers"; (7) "Teaching…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Concept Formation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
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