The author defines a concept-based learning program and provides strategies to help create a seamless agenda to teach students the skills they need most to think conceptually and solve problems in today s complex world.
We are all fascinated by them - that enigmatic class of people often referred to as the rich. In our fantasies, we envision them living in extreme luxury in million dollar mansions, cruising on yachts and jetting off to exotic locales at a moments notice. In "The New Elite", the authors reveal what drives our country's most powerful and influential class, what they want, where they shop and how…
This fascinating exploration of children's inquiry -- what it is, how it develops, and how it contributes to children's learning -- will help teacher educators and elementary teachers to understand, appreciate, and foster children's inquiry in classrooms. In this volume. Lindfors introduces a theoretical framework for understanding children's inquiry language -- not as linguistic forms (questio…
Veteran educator and NCTE trainer Katherine McKnight shows how students can use graphic organizers as an important tool to organize new information. Providing a visual representation that uses symbols to express ideas, concepts, and convey meaning, graphic organizers help to depict relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. The author demonstrates how graphic organizers have proven to be a …
This friendly crocodile book of huggable fleece and cloth can be attached to cots or prams with the handy velcro strap. Bright illustrations capture babies' attention, while the extremely simple texts are ideal for the very young - with animals to name, noises to make and actions to do together
Leading in a Culture of Change offers new and seasoned leaders' insights into the dynamics of change and presents a unique and imaginative approach for navigating the intricacies of the change process. Michael Fullan--an internationally acclaimed expert in organizational change--shows how leaders in all types of organizations can accomplish their goals and become exceptional leaders. He draws o…
Jerome Bruner argues that the cognitive revolution, with its current fixation on mind as "information processor; " has led psychology away from the deeper objective of understanding mind as a creator of meanings. Only by breaking out of the limitations imposed by a computational model of mind can we grasp the special interaction through which mind both constitutes and is constituted by culture.
Fmily medical guide with fully ilustrated, over 1.400 photographs, drwings, and charts. It also totally updated first-aid section, including new techniques for CPR, and full-color section and preventive medicine.'