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German-Jewish Immigration
Synopsis
Discover why and how many Jewish people left Germany to start a new life in America.
About the Author
Shirley Dickson, Ph.D. is an educational consultant in literacy, kindergarten through the secondary grades. Her expertise includes the design of effective and comprehensive reading instruction for typical and struggling learners and research in improving reading achievement. She also works with districts and teachers as they improve the reading achievement of their students, particularly students in grades 4 and 5. Dr. Dickson is a former Director of Literacy for the Education Commission of the States; Director of Statewide Curriculum Initiatives for Texas, including the Reading and Math Initiatives; Director of Reading for Texas; professor in literacy and special education at Northern Illinois University; and special educator. Margit E. McGuire, Ph.D. is Director and Professor of Teacher Education at Seattle University and a former president of the National Council for the Social Studies. She is the recipient of the Washington Award for Excellence in Teacher Preparation and has presented nationally and internationally on topics related to social studies and teacher preparation. She is the author of the Storypath Program and is engaged in a number of research projects on the Storypath approach both in Seattle, Washington and Sydney, Australia. James A. Shymansky, Ph.D. is an E. Desmond Lee Professor of Science Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He currently directs the "Science Cooperatives Project," a five-year NSF systemic reform effort involving 1,200 elementary school teachers from 36 school districts in rural Missouri and Iowa. He has authored an elementary science textbook series and a K-12 science review series. He has also authored more than 100 research publications, book chapters, and monographs on elementary school science. He is the past editor of the Journal of Research in Science Teaching and currently senior editor of the International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education and President-elect of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching.