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Rose, Mike – 1989
This book is concerned with the educational underclass of students considered underachieving, remedial, or illiterate, and with the kinds of literacy and liberal arts curricula that can best help them. The book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1, "Our Schools and Our Children," reviews the author's experiences with students…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Biographies, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Earp, N. Wesley; Tanner, Fred W. – 1975
The monograph contains followup data on the classroom and personal - professional attitude development of 112 graduates of North Texas State University in their first year of elementary school teaching. Evaluation was accomplished through principals' reports, classroom observation, and projective and self-assessment tests that measured general…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Clinical Experience, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Pajak, Edward – 2003
This book describes a system for fostering effective teacher development. It is designed to assist principals and mentors in helping teachers broaden their instructional repertoire and developing a stronger professional identity. The book includes: descriptions and examples of the four basic styles of teaching; tips for matching administrator…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Observation Techniques, Clinical Supervision (of Teachers), Elementary Secondary Education
Kinkead, Joyce, Ed. – 1996
This book presents edited versions of the personal narratives of 24 Mormon women who taught school in frontier Utah. Drawn primarily from the archives of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the accounts detail the women's lives as Mormons, as pioneers, and as teachers and have been edited to focus on the education of women,…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Diaries, Educational History, Educational Practices
Collinson, Vivienne – 1994
Research indicates that exemplary teachers share various characteristics, including a desire for continuous renewal. This book reports on a study to investigate exemplary teachers' personal and professional renewal throughout their career and selected factors that have enabled and/or constrained their renewal. The study involved six participants;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Tompkins, Susie Powers – 1992
This book describes the experience of a young and inexperienced teacher during 1926 in rural Marengo County, Alabama. Susie Powers Tompkins accepted her first teaching assignment to earn money to continue college after her freshman year at Alabama College. However, for Tompkins the rewards of teaching went far beyond just earning money. She found…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Beginning Teachers, Educational History, Elementary 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
Horne, Esther Burnett; McBeth, Sally – 1998
The life story of Esther Burnett Horne records the memories and experiences of a Native woman born in 1909, who was both pupil and teacher in Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding schools. An introduction by Sally McBeth examines methodological and cultural concerns of collecting and co-authoring a life history. In Chapter 1, Essie begins with oral…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Autobiographies
Solmitz, David O. – 2001
Most educational reform initiatives of the past 20 years are geared towards ensuring that the United States dominates the emerging global economy. What is lost in this rush to the top of the materialist heap is an education for the more enduring human values: creativity, intellectual development, care, social justice, and democracy. In this book,…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Change Strategies, Democracy, Democratic Values
Kremers, Carolyn – 1996
In 1986, Colorado native Carolyn Kremers accepted an invitation to teach music and English at a school in Tununak, a remote Yup'ik Eskimo village on Nelson Island, Alaska. This memoir recounts her experiences as a teacher, and also her reflections on music, the outdoors, teaching, Alaska, and how she came to understand Yup'ik and Inupiat Eskimo…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Maintenance, Culturally Relevant Education
1998
This anthology collects stories from various classrooms and collaborations supported by the Orion Society. Orion's Stories in the Land fellowships are 1-year teacher stipends that promote effective place-based education: interdisciplinary studies of the local natural and cultural history using extensive field experiences and diverse "human…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
Amonashvili, Shalva Aleksandrovich – Soviet Education, 1988
Offers excerpts from Shalva Amonashvili's 1983 teaching guide, "Hello Children." Includes chapters on Amonashvili's analysis of Day No. 122 in the school year and reflections on the last day. The guide is based on Amonashvili's experiences teaching six-year olds that incorporated his love for children and humanistic teaching methods. (CH)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Education, Experimental Teaching, Foreign Countries
Sears, James T.; And Others – 1994
This book describes outcomes of a special teacher-preparation program at "Central College," which recruited high-ability students. Data were derived from individual and group interviews, analysis of student journals, observation, administration of standardized instruments, and videotapes of teaching performances. Following the foreword and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
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Gulliford, Andrew – 1996
As late as 1913, half of U.S. schoolchildren were enrolled in the country's 212,000 one-room schools--the heart of American education. Although only about 428 of these schools remain in use as of 1994, the country school continues to be a powerful cultural symbol. The first section of this book examines country schools' educational and cultural…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Architecture, Educational Environment, Educational History
Danielson, Charlotte – 1996
The framework for teaching described in this book is based on PRAXIS III: Classroom Performance Assessments criteria developed by the Educational Testing Service. This framework identifies those aspects of a teacher's responsibilities that have been documented through empirical studies and theoretical research as promoting improved student…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Classroom Environment, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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