Authors:Ian Rivers, Neil Duncan, Valerie E. Besag,
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: parents, educators, handbooks, handbook, bullying
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2007-09-30
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0313338507
ISBN-13: 9780313338502
Addressing the issue from three perspectives: the student, the teacher, and also the parent or family member, this work provides background information, advice and resources about the causes and nature of school bullying along with strategies to address the behavior successfully. It utilizes both qualitative and quantitative evidence illustrating the impact bullying has upon the lives of families, students, and teachers. It provides case examples of the experiences of individual students, teachers, and parents. It concludes with a summary of key points and considerations in the development of
Author: Cari L. Klecka
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Keywords: teacher, educators, standards, association, perspectives, visions
Number of Pages: 266
Published: 2009-02-16
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 1607091283
ISBN-13: 9781607091288
This book seeks to not only articulate a vision for the profession through Standards for Teacher Educators but also provide a historical perspective of and explore the issues surrounding these standards.
Author: Kris Sloan
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: educators, parents, handbooks, handbook, schools, accountable, holding
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2006-12-30
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0313335826
ISBN-13: 9780313335822
Sloan explores the varied contours of the educational accountability movement that has swept the United States. He describes the historical origins and underlying assumptions of present day accountability measures, current issues surrounding accountability, relationships between the accountability and the standards movements, and the role of standardized testing in each of these movements, and provides a critical reading of the seemingly divided literature concerning the effects of accountability on public education.This volume also focuses on the implications of accountability measures on par
Author: Diane Schwartz
Publisher: Greenwood
Keywords: educators, parents, handbooks, handbook, needs, children, special, including
Number of Pages: 356
Published: 2005-08-30
List price: $62.95
ISBN-10: 0313333777
ISBN-13: 9780313333774
Designed to meet the needs of parents and general educators, this work is based on the many questions heard from teachers, families, and school administrators who are working with special needs children in regular classrooms. A general section reviews the situation overall, including an explanation of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP), which serves as the blueprint for educating the special needs student. A second section is specifically for teachers, which includes information on instruction for linguistically and culturally diverse students. In addition, there are specific Tips for Tea
Author: Alan C. November
Publisher: Corwin Press
Keywords: educators, literacy, web
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-04-22
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 1412958431
ISBN-13: 9781412958431
The author offers exercises, examples, handouts, and basic tips to help both learners and educators find and evaluate information on the Web for quality and validity.
Author: M.S., William C. Harvey
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series
Keywords: educators, spanish
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2006-11-03
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0764135511
ISBN-13: 9780764135514
This book will help teachers, counselors, administrators, and other school employees communicate with students who have Spanish as their first language and speak little or no English. Expanded and updated in this new edition, the book introduces the fundamentals of Spanish conversational speech and word order. Next it familiarizes the reader with often-used phrases that relate to everyday school situations. Separate chapters emphasize Spanish words and phrases that are most useful for dealing with preschool and elementary-grades students, and then for middle school and high school students. Re
Author: Frank M. Flanagan
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing
Keywords: educators, greatest
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2005-11-10
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0826484689
ISBN-13: 9780826484680
A fascinating look at the greatest educators of all time including Rousseau, Newman, Montessori and Freire. The Greatest Educators Ever brings together the most influential and interesting educators of all time. With entries ranging from Plato to Jesus, and Froebel to Freire, This book provides a fascinating overview of the development of educational thought through the ages. Frank Flanagan writes engagingly and accessibly, considering each educator’s unique contribution and placing it in a historical and intellectual context. A fascinating read for educators and students alike.
