Student category: 717 books
From Project-Based Learning to Artistic Thinking
Lessons Learned from Creating An UnHappy Meal
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
This book follows the course of a year-long experiment in which the students were tasked with recreating a McDonald’s Happy Meal by making all the components - from food to packaging - by hand from local ingredients. It was meant to test a hypothesis that a very well-designed project in the arts...
Curriculum and Students in Classrooms
Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
Curriculum and Students in Classrooms: Everyday Urban Education in an Era of Standardization is a timely and thought-provoking work that attends to often-neglected aspects of schooling: the everyday interactions between curriculum, teachers, and students. Walter S. Gershon addresses the bridge between...
Kids in the Middle
The Micro Politics of Special Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Kids in the Middle: The Micro-Politics of Special Education takes the reader on a fascinating journey through special education in the past, present, and future. On this journey, the micro-politics of special education are seen through the eyes and experiences of children with disabilities, their...
It's a Matter of Fact
Teaching Students Research Skills in Today's Information-Packed World
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
In this new book from Routledge and MiddleWeb, author Angie Miller shows how you can turn your students into informed citizens by teaching them how to research effectively. In today’s information-saturated world research skills have moved beyond fact-finding, into fact-sifting, fact-sorting, and...
Quick and Easy - How to Make an "A" - In a Nutshell
No More Questions Unanswered!
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2013
Quick and Easy - How to make an A In a NUTSHELL No more questions unanswered! The purpose of this guide is to give a refresher for some and a quick course for others on how to successfully pass any and every class that you take with a grade of an “A.” As an instructor of different levels of students,...
Imagine a Place
Stories from Middle Grades Educators
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Imagine a place where passion for learning, authentic connection with colleagues and community, and strengthsbased middle grades education thrive. Imagine places of learning and inspiration for teachers, administrators, teacher educators, and teacher candidates. Imagine a Place: Stories From Middle Grades...
by Darius Prier
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
News media, film, and the music industry have become powerful sources of misrepresentation of Black male life in the social imagination of white society. The pedagogy of popular culture has important implications for educators and youth advocates who desire to challenge the myths and distortions that...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
This book brings together recent research on Global Academic Mobility and Migration (GAMM) from a variety of perspectives and contexts. There is now a widespread consensus that most countries and world regions are witnessing GAMM. Bringing together leading scholars from Australasia and Europe, this...
Growing the Vocabulary of English Language Learners
A Starter Kit for Classroom Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2018
An ongoing challenge facing educators is the rising need to best accommodate English language learners in today’s classrooms. As the ELL population continues to significantly increase, there is also a demand for quality teacher preparation aligned with this work, as well. This growth requires a...
Kompetenz im Studium und in der Arbeitswelt- Competence in Higher Education and the Working Environment
Nationale und internationale Ansaetze zur Erfassung von Ingenieurkompetenzen- National and International Approaches for Assessing Engineering Competence
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2015
Gute Lehre an Hochschulen hat in den vergangenen Jahren erheblich an Bedeutung gewonnen. Dies gilt angesichts hoher Studienabbruchquoten insbesondere in den Ingenieurswissenschaften. Um die Effekte guter Lehre auf die Lernergebnisse bei den Studierenden zu erfassen, fehlen jedoch bislang empirisch...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2009
Lack of knowledge about immigrant and minority students’ learning outside school has contributed to the difficulties educators encounter when trying to embrace cultural diversity. Many educators do not have the knowledge base about immigrant and minority children’s culturallyspecific ways of learning...
Students as Designers of Their Own Life Curricula
The Reconstruction of Experience in Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
The idea of life curriculum came as a result of looking back at my past in relation to my studies in curriculum. I learn by reconstructing my past in the present to influence my future, and students, indeed everyone, can as well do so. Constructing a curriculum of life is also a continuous process...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Cross-cultural experiences in university settings have a significant impact on students’ lives by enriching the learning process and promoting cultural awareness and tolerance. While studying abroad offers students unique learning opportunities, educators must be able to effectively address the specific...
How to Survive Your Freshman Year
By Hundreds of Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors Who Did
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2019
How to Survive Your Freshman Year (6th edition) is the perfect send-off gift for college-bound high school graduates. This revamped edition of America's #1 college advice guide includes new advice from hundreds of college students from around the country, alongside the best timeless advice from earlier...