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by James W Loewen Publisher Comments Winner of the American Book Award and the Oliver C. CoxAnti-Racism Award of The American Sociological Association Americans have lost touch with their history, and in Lies My Teacher Told Me Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Dannelle D Stevens Publisher Comments You need rubrics if: * You find yourself repeating the same comments on most student papers* You worry that you're grading the latest papers differently from the first* You're concerned about communicating the complexity of a semester-long assignment... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $13.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Frank Mccourt Publisher Comments Since the publication of Angela's Ashes nearly a decade ago, Frank McCourt has become one of literature's superstars. He is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the American Booksellers Association ABBY Award, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Parker J Palmer Synopsis In this text, the author invites the reader to listen to the inner teacher and follow its leadings toward a sense of meaning and purpose. Telling stories from his life and the lives of others, he shares insights illuminating a path toward vocation for... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price $7.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Lin Darling Hammond Synopsis In this skillfully crafted and engaging book, a group of student teachers -- led by Linda Darling-Hammond -- share their candid questions, concerns, dilemmas, and lessons learned about how to teach for social justice and social change. This text provides... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Howard Gardner Publisher Comments Howard Gardner’s brilliant conception of individual competence is changing the face of education today. In the ten years since the publication of his seminal Frames of Mind, thousands of educators, parents, and researchers have explored the... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Paulo Freire Synopsis With an new introduction to Freire's life and the impact of this book by writer and Freire confidant and authority Donaldo Macedo, this anniversary edition will inspire a new generation of educators, students, and general readers.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $12.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jack Canfield Publisher Comments Most people recall a teacher or two who had a significant impact on their future. In fact, outside the family unit, teachers have more influence on our lives than anyone else. Good teachers help students believe in themselves with a glimpse of what they... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Georgia Heard Publisher Comments Intelligent, respectful, and beautifully written, this book bypasses lesson plans and gimmicks and gets to the heart of what writing poetry is all about . . . - The Writing TeacherFor the Good of the Earth and Sun is for teachers at all levels... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alfie Kohn Synopsis Contrasts the idea of discipline -- doing things to students to control how they act -- with an approach of working with students to create caring communities where decisions are made together. Packed with stories from real classrooms, seasoned with... (read more) List Price $24.93 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by Edward M Hallowell Publisher Comments Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowell and Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $5.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Jonathan Kozol Publisher Comments National Book Award-winning author Jonathan Kozol presents his shocking account of the American educational system in this stunning New York Times bestseller, which has sold more than 250,000 hardcover copies.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Sally E Shaywitz Publisher Comments FOR EVERYONE WHO STRUGGLES TO READ! Clear, practical, science-based information and advice for successful results One in five American children has trouble reading. But they are not stupid or lazy. In Overcoming Dyslexia, Dr. Sally Shaywitz, codirector... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by James W Loewen Publisher Comments Winner of the 1996 American Book Award and the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship Americans have lost touch with their history, and in this thought-provoking book, Professor James Loewen shows why. After surveying twelve... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Susan C Pinsky Publisher Comments ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, are prevalent in society today, afflicting about 4.4% of the adult population, which is over 13 million Americans. Four out of every five adults do not even know they are... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Mona Brookes Synopsis Applying the same principles but with higher-level material and more sophistication than she used in her bestselling Drawing with Children, Brookes clearly and comprehensively teaches readers everything they need to know to draw for themselves. Includes... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kate Kelly Publisher Comments Straightforward, practical advice for taking control of the symptoms, minimizing the disabilities, and maximizing the advantages of adult ADD. There is a great deal of literature about children with attention deficit disorder, ADD. But what do you do if... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alfie Kohn Publisher Comments 'In this "lively, provocative and well-researched book" (Theodore Sizer), AlÞe Kohn builds a powerful argument against the "back to basics" philosophy of teaching and simplistic demands to "raise the bar." Drawing on... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Alfie Kohn Publisher Comments The basic strategy we use for raising children, teaching students, and managing workers can be summarized in six words: do this and you'll get that. We dangle goodies (from candy bars to sales commissions) in front of people in much the same way that we... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Harry K Wong Synopsis Over 3 million copies have been sold of the preeminent book on classroom management and teaching for lesson achievement. The book walks a teacher, either novice or veteran, through the most effective ways to begin a school year and continue to become an... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $20.50 (Used - Book W/audio Cd) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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