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Shows how to successfully use technology in the early childhood classroom. This book focuses on robotic manipulatives that allow children to explore complex concepts. It also examines how this technology engages sensorimotor and socioemotional skills, which are fundamental for the healthy development of young children.

In this volume, political insider Christopher Cross updates his critically acclaimed bestseller with new chapters and important new insights into future education policy. Cross draws on his own experience in Washington, along with research and interviews, to present a highly readable history of US federal education policy, from WWII to the Obama administration.

At a time when higher education attendance has never felt more mandatory for career success and economic growth, the distinguished contributors to this provocative collection ask readers to consider the civic mission of higher education as equally vital to the nations well-being. Should higher education serve a greater public interest? In what ways should colleges and universities be asked to participate in public controversies? What should we expect institutions of higher education to contribute to the development of honesty and ethical judgment in the civic sphere? What should colleges do to foster greater intellectual curiosity and aesthetic appreciation in their students and communities, and why is this important for all Americans?

Features case studies that describe real children, school personnel, and family members from the bestselling book, ""Why Are So Many Minority Students in Special Education?"". This book includes the voices and perspectives of stakeholders to show the complexity of the issues and the dilemmas faced by professionals, family members, and children.

Brings together veteran and emerging scholars from a variety of fields to chart new territory for hip-hop based education. Looking beyond rap music and the English language arts classroom, innovative chapters unpack the theory and practice of hip-hop based education in science, social studies, college composition, teacher education, and other fields.

Examines the accountability movement and the extent to which it supports equity and democracy. This work addresses how it was constructed, who it actually benefits, as well as how genuine progress can be made to close racial disparities in achievement.

Paints a portrait of teaching and learning in urban America.

Presents effective, research-based ways for preschool and kindergarten teachers to strengthen their children's first and second language and literacy learning. Pays particular attention to successful strategies for understanding and supporting the language and literacy learning of English language learners.

Collects seminal essays by the author, a critical theorist and scholar devoted to interpreting the work of Paulo Freire and has done much over the years to raise the visibility of Freire's contribution to educational theory. This title contains the strands of the author's thinking, with his commitment to employing scholarship for social change.

Argues that an effective citizenship education helps students to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed to function effectively within their cultural communities, nation states, regions, and the global community.

Why is it that many students' performance tends to drop in the middle school years, and what can we do about it? This book tells the stories of educators who embody best practices in their day-to-day activities - practices that consistently lead to higher student academic achievement.

Moving beyond the debate over whether or not charter schools should exist, A Smarter Charter wrestles with the question of what kind of charter schools we should encourage. The authors begin by tracing the evolution of charter schools from Albert Shanker's original vision, to today's charter schools where student segregation levels are even higher than in traditional public schools.

Illustrates the various ways in which teacher educators or professional developers might use the materials in the book to aid in the professional growth of teachers, including how to directly improve teachers' instruction practices. This book also discusses ways in which principals and school leaders can use the book.

This book looks at how artifacts (everyday objects) access the daily, sensory world in which students live. Exploring how artifacts can generate literacy learning, the book shows teachers how to use a family photo, heirloom, or recipe to tell intergenerat

Designed to for use with the FCCERS-R training video and contains training activities. This work includes a video guide and handbook.

Just like representations in everyday life, this book shows that representations are ubiquitous to science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsthe STEM disciplines. "Show Me What You Know showcases research on representations across a range of STEM disciplines and agesfrom children as young as 2 years of age to professional mathematicians. The text highlights the importance of paying close attention to learners interpretations and productions of different representations as a source of evidence for what learners understand, and another way for learners to show us what they know. The text is organized around four themes: appropriation of representations, making meaning, highlighting, and representations as scaffold and supports.

This text provides insights into how elementary students think and talk about science. It provides a window into the children's thinking about the world, enabling the reader to see how students build complex theories, identify important questions and begin to enter the world of science.

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.

This practical resource shows teachers how to enact robust forms of civic education in today's schools. Both instructive and thought-provoking, it will inspire teachers to craft curricula addressing a wide range of genuine civic problems such as those related to racial discrimination, environmental damage, and community health.

Featuring an expanded introduction, this award-winning bestseller has been updated to link curriculum to the Common Core State Standards. This popular text shows how to apply Wineburg's highly acclaimed approach to teaching-Reading Like a Historian-to middle and high school classrooms, increasing academic literacy and sparking students' curiosity.