Education
There are 804 books in this aisle.
 New: $26.95 Hardcover 
available August 2008 add to wish list |
|
The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Dont Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Needand What We Can Do about It
by Tony Wagner  Publisher Comments Despite the best efforts of educators, our nation’s schools are dangerously obsolete. Instead of teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem-solvers, we are asking them to memorize facts for multiple choice tests. This problem isn’t...
|
||||||
New: $21.99 Trade Paper
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
Barron's Writing for the TOEFL Ibt: With Audio CD with CD (Audio)
by Lin Lougheed Synopsis Updated to reflect the most recent TOEFL iBT exam, this manual prepares students to succeed on the Test of English as a Foreign Languageas Independent Task, the all-important essay question, and on the Integrated Task, which combines reading, listening...
|
||||||
New: $22.99 Trade Paper
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
Fast Start: Getting Ready to Read: A Research-Based, Send-Home Literacy Program with 60 Reproducible Poems & Activities That Ensures Reading Success f
by Timothy Rasinski Synopsis Help young children develop their reading fluency, word recognition, and overall comprehension with this easy-to-use early intervention program that takes only ten minutes each night! Parents and children engage in repeated reading of poems, and then...
|
||||||
New: $53.50 Hardcover
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
Her Oxford
by Judy G. Batson Publisher Comments For over six centuries, the University of Oxford had been an exclusively male bastion of privilege and opportunity. Few dreamed this could change. Yet, in 1879, twenty-one pioneering women quietly entered two recently established residence halls in...
|
||||||
New: $25.99 Trade Paper
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
Complete Year in Reading and Writing: Grade 5: Daily Lessons - Monthly Units - Yearlong Calendar
by Laurie Pastore Publisher Comments At the beginning of every school year, we bet you ask yourself, What do I want my students to know and do as readers and writers by the end of this year?O This bookNjust for Grade 5Nmakes that question easy to answer by taking all the guesswork out of...
|
||||||
New: $34.99 Other
available August 2008 add to wish list |
|
Learn & Use: Digital Audio & Podcasting in Your Classroom Grades K-8
by Cindy Carson Synopsis Integrate technology into four content areas (language arts, science, social studies, and math) by using Digital Audio & Podcasting in your classroom....
|
||||||
New: $49.95 Trade Paper
available November 2008 add to wish list |
|
Creative Teaching & Learning Resource Book
by Brin Best Synopsis The companion to the Creative Teaching and Learning Toolkit presents over 200 tips, tools and practical strategies for more effective teaching and learning that can be used in your classroom tomorrow....
|
||||||
New: $86.95 Hardcover
available July 2008 add to wish list |
|
From Systems Thinking to Systematic Action: 48 Key Questions to Guide the Journey
by Lee Jenkins Synopsis AASA The American Association of School Administrators...
|
||||||
New: $29.99 Other
available August 2008 add to wish list |
|
Ti-Nspire Strategies: Geometry Grades 6-12 +Cd
by Pamela Dase Synopsis Maximize student use of the TI-Nspire while processing and learning geometric concepts with lessons that delve into the five environments of the TI-Nspire including: calculator, graphs and geometry, lists and spreadsheets, notes, and data analysis. Also...
|
||||||
New: $99.25 Trade Paper
available July 2008 add to wish list |
|
International Handbook on the Preparation and Development of School Leaders
by Lumby Jacky Publisher Comments Sponsored by the University Council on Educational Administration (UCEA), the British Educational, Leadership, Management, and Administration Society (BELMAS), and the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM), this is...
|
||||||
New: $29.95 Trade Paper
available September 2008 add to wish list |
|
First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind, Level 4
by Jessie Wise Publisher Comments A simple-to-use, scripted guide to grammar and composition that makes successful teaching easy--for both parents and students.This volume, the fourth in the complete elementary grammar series, uses classical techniques of memorization, dictation, and...
|
||||||
New: $14.95 Trade Paper
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
Supporting Youth: How to Care, Communicate, and Connect in Meaningful Ways
by Nancy Tellett-royce Publisher Comments Essential for adult youth leaders, educators, and other adults who work with youths, this helpful book offers valuable tools for providing supportive leadership to youth. An introduction to Search Institute's Developmental Assets®...
|
||||||
New: $11.99 Trade Paper
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
Standardized Test Practice: Writing: Grades 5-6: 25 Reproducible Mini-Tests That Help Students Prepare for and Succeed on Standardized Tests
by Michael Priestley Synopsis Here's an easy way to give students targeted practice for the writing assessments. This collection of short tests is modeled on the various formats used across the United States. Filled with grade-appropriate activities, this book focuses on the most...
|
||||||
New: $25.00 Trade Paper
available July 2008 add to wish list |
|
The Political Use of Racial Narratives: School Desegregation in Mobile, Alabama, 1954-97
by Richard A. Pride Publisher Comments Arguing that politics is essentially a contest for meaning and that telling a story is an elemental political act, Richard A. Pride lays bare the history of school desegregation in Mobile, Alabama, to demonstrate the power of narrative in cultural and...
|
||||||
New: $35.75 Trade Paper
available August 2008 add to wish list |
|
Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families
by Judith Kieff Publisher Comments This brief text introduces readers to a wide range of advocacy activities and skills, specific to the field of early care and education encouraging pre-service and in-service professionals to not only identify themselves as advocates, but develop the...
|
||||||
New: $40.25 Trade Paper
available September 2008 add to wish list |
|
Evaluation in Distance Education and E-Learning: The Unfolding Model
by Valerie Ruhe Publisher Comments With the rapid proliferation of distance education and e-learning courses, the need is growing for a comprehensive, professional approach to evaluating their effectiveness. This indispensable book offers a road map to guide evaluation practice in these...
|
||||||
New: $110.50 Trade Paper
available August 2008 add to wish list |
|
Collaboration, Consultation and Co-Teaching for Students with Special Needs
by Peggy Dettmer Publisher Comments This text provides a comprehensive, practical foundation and guide for preparing school personnel and families to work together in the education of students with special needs. The book addresses the roles and responsibilities of all educators at school,...
|
||||||
New: $41.25 Trade Paper
available October 2008 add to wish list |
|
To Improve the Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development
by Linda Burzotta Nilson Synopsis The development of students is a fundamental purpose of higher education and requires for its success effective advising, teaching, leadership, and management. This annual volume offers examples and resources for the enrichment of all educational...
|
||||||
New: $21.99 Trade Paper
available September 2008 add to wish list |
|
Instant Word Lists for Teaching Reading and Writing: An Essential Resource You'll Turn to Every Day
by Eileen Thompson Synopsis With 150+ ready-to-go word lists, this jam-packed resource helps teachers build students' vocabulary and language skills. There are lists of homophones, acronyms, prefixes, suffixes, collective nouns, irregular verbs, Spanish-English cognates, and many...
|
||||||
New: $14.95 Other
available July 2008 add to wish list |
|
In the Mix Teachers' Resource CD-ROM (Cambridge Collections)
by Esther Menon Publisher Comments A new series of anthologies to get students reading!...
|
||||||
