""Quite simply, I would love to have had Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction as a secondary language arts teacher.... The book makes me itch to go back to my secondary classroom to see how I could use contemporary technologies as vehicles for differentiation." -Carol Ann Tomlinson As a secondary teacher, Adolescent Literacy and Differentiated Instruction shows you how to effectively respond to the growing crisis in adol ..."
"There's a lot of talk about differentiated instruction, but what is it really? And how does it apply to the middle and secondary English teacher? Differentiated instruction is a recognition that students vary in their needs, interests, abilities, and prior knowledge. It's a springboard from which students work toward the same ends, but they use different content, processes, and products to get there. It's all about successfully teaching ..."
" With an emphasis on active learning, this supplementary text helps busy elementary and middle school teachers engage all students in the vibrant world of social studies. This inquiry-based book presents hands-on explorations, interaction with primary sources, and critical thinking activities, that provide concrete methods to successfully integrate the language arts into the social studies curriculum. Key Features Promotes the developme ..."
The Reflective Mentor Case Studies in Creating Learning Partnerships by AlyceHunter, Henry G. Kiernan Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2005 by Christopher-Gordon Publishers, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-929024-85-8, ISBN: 1-929024-85-1
"Goes beyond describing mentor programs and giving advice about how to mentor teachers - provides you with true-life, first hand stories! Here you see contributions from those who have mentored, been mentored, have supervised mentor relationships and have instituted and run mentor programs - all from a wide variety of academic disciplines and different geographic areas.."
"See how portfolios are used in the teaching profession to examine beliefs about teaching as well as to reflect on both self-improvement and staff development."
"In doing so, they will learn not only the logistics of excavating artifacts and
accurately recording data (Weaver & Brown, 2003), but also policy and ethical
issues such as ownership and restricted access (Moe, Coleman, Fink, & Krejs,
2002). Archaeological studies specifically offer students the opportunity to
actively study history using a method that acknowledges the presence of multiple
voices and a plural past (Whitting, 1998). ..."