Учебная литература
44108 кн.
A dazzling story told in verse of sixteen-year-old Declan Lynch and the girl whose centuries-old voice rings in his head. One day, Declan Lynch, a restless teenager, starts hearing a girl’s voice inside his head. Eventually, he even begins to see her. Though he’s not certain the girl, Rebecca, is real, Declan finds himself falling for her. She shows him visions of places and people he has never seen – places he feels compelled to find in hopes of meeting her. His quest takes him to County...
| Автор | Lesley Choyce |
Tens of millions of Americans are between the ages of 18 and 30. These Americans, known as millennials, are, or soon will be, entering the workforce. For them, achieving success will be more difficult than it was for young people in the past.This is not because they are less intelligent, they have worked less hard, or they are any less deserving of the American dream. It is because Washington made decisions that render their lives more difficult than those of their parents or grandparents. Their...
| Автор | Diana Furchtgott-Roth |
If you want to know why American Indians have the highest rates of poverty of any racial group, why suicide is the leading cause of death among Indian men, why native women are two and a half times more likely to be raped than the national average and why gang violence affects American Indian youth more than any other group, do not look to history. There is no doubt that white settlers devastated Indian communities in the 19th, and early 20th centuries. But it is our policies...
| Автор | Naomi Schaefer Riley |
For over a generation, shocking cases of censorship at America’s colleges and universities have taught students the wrong lessons about living in a free society. Drawing on a decade of experience battling for freedom of speech on campus, First Amendment lawyer Greg Lukianoff reveals how higher education fails to teach students to become critical thinkers: by stifling open debate, our campuses are supercharging ideological divisions, promoting groupthink, and encouraging an unscholarly...
| Автор | Greg Lukianoff |
Why Conservatives Should Stop Opposing the Common Core (Common Core: Yea)by Sol SternIn the past few decades – as progressives gained influence in universities and schools of education – the idea of a coherent, content-rich curriculum has been erased from America’s classrooms. Now, for all its faults, the Common Core State Standards represent the best opportunity we have to restore that structure in our schools.In this Broadside, Sol Stern shows how both sides of the...
| Автор | Peter W. Wood |
For decades, the U.S. invested ever-growing fortunes into its antiquated K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse outcomes. At the same time, Americans spent more than they could afford on higher education, driven by the kind of cheap credit that fueled the housing crisis. The graduates of these systems were left unprepared for a global economy, unable to find jobs, and on the hook for student loans they could never repay. Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that...
| Автор | Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
What is the explanation for American students’ comparatively mediocre academic performance? A Mirror for Americans finds part of it in how they are taught in primary schools. Comparisons with East Asian teaching are supplied by 50 years of research findings. Grove asks not that we copy East Asian teaching approaches, but that we use them as a mirror to gain insights into typically American approaches and their underlying values, which are handicapping our children’s learning.
| Автор | Cornelius N. Grove |
This book is a six part guide to the principalship. It covers topics including: -How to know who you are working with and how to explore their motivation. -Who are the informal leaders in your building and how to negotiate a principal’s relationship with them. -How to evaluate your school staff and use them more effectively. -How to determine if your community is on your side or have already lined up for a showdown with you. This book leads principals through an examination of...
| Автор | Margaret Carter |
Delft Design Guide provides an overview of the perspectives, models, approaches, and methods used in the bachelor's and master's curriculum of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Some of these are unique to the university, others are well known and are used by designers worldwide. Designing products and services at this faculty is considered a systematic and structured activity, deliberately and purposefully, and with moments of increased...
| Автор | Annemiek van Boeijen |
Children need the chance to explore and understand where they live and all the places surrounding them to make sense of their world. Through geography, children can feel a connection with people they have never met and places they have never been. Through these connections, children can be inspired to care about their place and their communities. This book includes chapters explaining the concepts of location, perspective, scale, orientation, map symbols and map keys, and the five themes of...
| Автор | S. Kay Gandy |
Graduate school is an important and confusing time, filled with many questions about the inner-workings of academia and decisions students must make about their futures. The Graduate Student Guidebook: From Orientation to Tenure Track offers an overview of this experience, featuring expert advice on the many different steps and challenges encountered in master’s and doctoral programs. In the current academic climate, initial decisions—like choosing an...
| Автор | Группа авторов |
Hear about student feedback on the character features that make this book special… With an exciting new look, new characters to meet, and its unique combination of humour and step-by-step instruction, this award-winning book is the statistics lifesaver for everyone. From initial theory through to regression, factor analysis and multilevel modelling, Andy Field animates statistics and SPSS software with his famously bizarre examples and activities. What’s brand new: A radical new...
| Автор | Andy Field P. |
What’s In Your CORE will recenter and rejuvenate the reader by encouraging self-reflection and demanding action. This book is designed to help all educators get back to the CORE ( C alling O r R eason in E ducation) of what they love most about this wonderful profession. We created, and you'll be introduced to our ten “COREs,” which can be thought of as “educational personality types” or your default setting What’s In Your CORE...
| Автор | Gary Goelz |
This deeply researched book offers a comprehensive analysis of the domestic politics and international consequences of Trump’s foreign policy. Mel Gurtov provides detailed case studies of policy toward key countries and regions, including China, Russia, North Korea, Europe, and the Middle East. He makes a vigorous argument, centered on human-interest priorities and values, for rejecting a foreign policy of neglect and ineptness when it comes to the major issues of our times: climate...
| Автор | Mel Gurtov |
White people need tools in order to translate this moment of consciousness into meaningful change. Not My Idea is a tangible tool by a children’s book author with a great track record for tackling difficult topics. We can’t dismantle racism and white supremacy without white people — Not My Idea helps kids understand American past and present, and gives them the tools to have a more equal future. As Ta Nehisi Coates has said on NPR: “If I were a kid right now, I would want to understand, why...
| Автор | Anastasia Higginbotham |
Beautifully rendered and fascinatingly textured art makes this unique book attention-getting and gifty for nature lovers of all ages. The author has a true reverence for animals and nature that comes through clearly in text and art. Author has illustrated books for Scholastic but this is the debut book for his crumpled paper art. Highly informative text covers the diversity of 16 carefully chosen animals, their characteristics, and their habitat Includes animals from these places: Serengeti...
| Автор | Kunal Kundu |
In this groundbreaking study based on five years of in-depth ethnographic and interdisciplinary research, <I>Troubled in the Land of Enchantment</I> explores the well-being of adolescents hospitalized for psychiatric care in New Mexico. Anthropologists Janis H. Jenkins and Thomas J. Csordas present a gripping picture of psychic distress, familial turmoil, and treatment under the regime of managed care that dominates the mental health care system.  The authors make...
| Автор | Thomas J. Csordas |
IntersectionAllies isn’t just a book. It’s a mirror in which kids of all genders, races, sexualities, abilities, cultures, and origins can see their whole selves reflected, respected, and celebrated. In a world increasingly fractured by xenophobia, racism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia, and other forms of injustice, IntersectionAllies teaches the meaning of “community” to kids and parents alike, along with rhyming strategies to support and celebrate each other’s differences. ...
| Автор | Chelsea Johnson |
Gender bias is well established in children by age 6, so creating environments where all children can learn without bias requires an understanding of the components of gender bias and the related challenges. This book supports educators by giving them the language to talk about gender equity, the tools to assess issues of inequity in their schools, and methods to create healthier and better-balanced school culture and curriculum. This book will help educators develop ways to identify implicit...
| Автор | Dorothy Chiffriller Venditto |
<P><B>Winner of the Homer D. Babbidge Jr. (2016)</B></P><P>In Wesleyan University, 1910–;1970, David B. Potts presents an engaging story that includes a measured departure from denominational identity, an enterprising acquisition of fabulous wealth, and a burst of enthusiastic aspirations that initiated an era of financial stress. Threaded through these episodes is a commitment to social service that is rooted in...
| Автор | David B. Potts |
Develop a deep understanding of mathematics. This user-friendly resource presents grades 3–5 teachers with a logical progression of pedagogical actions, classroom norms, and collaborative teacher team efforts to increase their knowledge and improve mathematics instruction. Focus on an understanding of and procedural fluency with multiplication and division. Address how to learn and teach fraction concepts and operations with depth. Thoroughly teach plane and solid geometry. Explore...
| Автор | Juli K. Dixon |
This innovative book provides a fresh take on quantitative data analysis within the social sciences. It presents variable-based and case-based approaches side-by-side encouraging you to learn a range of approaches and to understand which is the most appropriate for your research.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span>Using two multidisciplinary non-experimental datasets throughout, the book demonstrates that data analysis is really an active dialogue between...
| Автор | Raymond A Kent |
In CREATE, tech-savvy high school teacher Bethany Petty coaches teachers to design tech experiences that will encourage students’ creativity even as they enhance instruction and evaluation. In these pages, packed with as much fun, dynamic illustrations and stories as innovation, Petty presents a thorough overview of the many digital classroom tools that are available, from social media templates and audio-visual projects to inventive games and multimedia presentations. With rich ideas for...
| Автор | Bethany Petty |
Whether you are new to instructional coaching, you’re a teacher who wants to improve your own practice and share your learning, or you’re a building or district leader who wants to better support your teachers, let this book be your guide. The Coach ADVenture explains and equips you with essential instructional leadership coaching skills that impact teacher and student learning. Each chapter ends with a coaching adventure that follows the leadership journeys of two educators who apply these...
| Автор | Amy Illingworth |