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Paperback. This study of an innovative charter school looks at adolescent identity by analysing the language of narratives told in school. It helps readers understand why adolescents sometimes make choices that seem incomprehensible to the adults who work with them. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP2; JNC; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807741290
- ISBN
- 9780807741290
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€ 27.99€ 26.29
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Paperback. This second edition of Robert Nash's work includes an expansive "question-and-answer" epilogue where Nash responds to questions about the first edition. It should be useful reading for those who find themselves faced with making critical ethical decisions in their work. Series: Professional Ethics in Education S. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNC; JNK; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807742563
- ISBN
- 9780807742563
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€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. After almost five decades of working in and around public schools, Larry Cuban invites us to think along with him about why it is so hard to get good schools. He offers these reflections to teachers, policymakers, researchers, parents and students, all of whom seek good schooling. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 162 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807742945
- ISBN
- 9780807742945
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€ 20.99€ 20.79
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Teaching Science for Social Justice (Teaching for Social Justice, 10) ...
Angela Calabrese Barton, Jason L. Ermer, Tana...
Paperback. How might science education reflect the values of a socially just and democratic society? Using a combination of in-depth case studies and rigorous theory, this volume offers a series of teaching stories that describe inner city youth's practices of science. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNA; JNU; YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807743836
- ISBN
- 9780807743836
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€ 34.99€ 31.94
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Paperback. Featuring contributions from teachers and researchers, this work opens new territory on the topics of the intersection of race with literacy research and practice. Series: Language & Literacy. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFC; JFSL1; JNSV; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807743911
- ISBN
- 9780807743911
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€ 31.99€ 28.50
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The Facilitator's Book of Questions. Tools for Looking Together at Stu...
Allen, David; Blythe, Tina
Paperback. This book of protocols is a useful tool for facilitators of groups working together to examine student and teacher work. A follow-up to 'Looking Together at Student Work' and 'Assessing Student Learning', this resource considers the purposes for engaging in collaborative review and provides effective strategies for successful collaboration. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807744680
- ISBN
- 9780807744680
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€ 34.99€ 31.81
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Paperback. In this book, Thornton details why teachers must develop strong skills in curriculum planning and teaching methods in order for effective instruction to occur. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNU; YQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807745229
- ISBN
- 9780807745229
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€ 27.99€ 26.29
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Paperback. Providing guidance to urban school board members committed to high achievement for all children, the author presents an approach to board leadership - reform governance. Taking into account the political arena of urban education, reform governance helps school board members understand why it is necessary to redesign urban districts. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807746486
- ISBN
- 9780807746486
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
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Paperback. Provides an introduction to the author's writings and includes a chapter on critical exploration in the classroom. Touching on many subjects, the essays in this work support the author's belief that "the having of wonderful ideas is the essence of intellectual development," and that the focus of education should be on the learner's point of view. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807747308
- ISBN
- 9780807747308
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
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Paperback. Improvisation is recognized as an exciting tool to jump-start learning. This book shows teachers how to use improvisation throughout the K-8 curriculum to boost creativity and to develop a class into a finely-tuned learning ensemble. It also shows how to use this revolutionary tool to teach literacy, math, social studies, and science. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (EJ) Primary; (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807747971
- ISBN
- 9780807747971
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.81
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Paperback. Explains why US citizens need to be "scientifically literate" and, therefore, why our schools must teach the fundamental principles of scientific literacy to students. This book tackles the topics of "scientific literacy" and explains how to teach them. It confronts headline issues, including stem cell research, global warming, and cloning. Num Pages: 224 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JNU; YQS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807748305
- ISBN
- 9780807748305
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€ 27.99€ 26.29
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Paperback. Of all the school readiness domains, approaches to learning is perhaps the least understood but the important. Research shows that positive approaches to learning improve both social - emotional and academic outcomes. This resource helps early childhood professionals implement strategies to support young children's positive approaches to learning. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807748800
- ISBN
- 9780807748800
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
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Paperback. Describes projects in a school that adapted the Reggio Approach with Head Start-eligible children. This book explains how to use the Reggio Approach to address major concerns in early education, including helping children become self-disciplined, making sure children are ready for 1st grade, and laying a foundation for literacy. Num Pages: 256 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JNLA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Teachers College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807748831
- ISBN
- 9780807748831
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€ 35.99€ 32.90
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Paperback. The more teachers understand about how children learn to talk, the more they can help children become avid, joyful readers and writers. This book identifies several important commonalities across oral and written language. It incorporates various examples from a diverse range of children engaged in authentic literacy experiences. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807748855
- ISBN
- 9780807748855
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€ 36.11
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Paperback. Featuring 'images of possibility' from an urban school, this book describes effective, child-centered teaching in pre-K through fifth grade. It contains images which are analyzed for the educational decisions that take place to make the experience effective, including the planning involved, the classroom environment and routines that support it. Series: On School Reform. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749289
- ISBN
- 9780807749289
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
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Paperback. Shares the author's experience teaching a hip-hop centered English literature course in a Philadelphia high school where rap music, turntablism, breakdancing, graffiti culture, and other aspects of hip-hop were incorporated into the curriculum. This book shows that hip-hop culture is the opportunity to affect students' lives in extraordinary ways. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: AVGR; JMS; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749609
- ISBN
- 9780807749609
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€ 40.32
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Paperback. Celebrates the genius of young children as they learn language and literacy in the diverse contexts that surround them. This book features stories of children whose language learning is impossible to standardize, and introduces teachers who do not follow scripts but observe, assess informally, respond to, and grow with their children. Series: Language and Literacy Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNFD; JNU; YQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749746
- ISBN
- 9780807749746
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
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Paperback. Offers a perspective on the basic curriculum questions educators face regarding the purposes, content, design, and structure of educational programs. This book examines aims that have been proposed by classical educational thinkers and reviews the dominant educational debate of the 20th century between traditionalists and progressives. Series: Thinking About Education. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Edition
- 5 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807749845
- ISBN
- 9780807749845
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
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The Reading Turn-around. A Five Part Framework for Differentiated Inst...
Jones, Stephanie; Clarke, Lane W.; Enriquez, ...
Paperback. Demonstrates a five-part framework for teachers, reading specialists, and literacy coaches who want to help their least engaged students become powerful readers. This book shows how teachers can 'turn-around' their instructional practice, beginning with reading materials, lessons, and activities matching their students' interests. Series: Language and Literacy Series (The Practitioner's Bookshelf). Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNS; YQCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807750254
- ISBN
- 9780807750254
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Condition: New
€ 40.40
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Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Teachers' College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807750476
- ISBN
- 9780807750476
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.70
€ 33.99
€ 30.70