Against Common Sense

Teaching and Learning Toward Social Justice

By Kevin Kumashiro

Drawing on his own experience teaching diverse grades and subjects, Kevin Kumashiro examines aspects of teaching and learning toward social justice, and suggests concrete implications...

Published March 16th 2004 by Routledge.

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Classroom Communication and Diversity

Enhancing Instructional Practice

By Robert G. Powell, Dana Caseau

Teachers face myriad communication challenges in today's classroom, reflecting the growing diversity of the student body; the ever-increasing number of students; gender issues; and students'...

Published March 8th 2004 by Routledge.

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Assessing Teacher Effectiveness

Different models

By Jim Campbell, Leonidas Kyriakides, Daniel Muijs, Wendy Robinson

How can we really evaluate teacher effectiveness?

Systems of teacher appraisal and evaluation are being created across the world in order to monitor and assess teacher...

Published January 22nd 2004 by Routledge.

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Lessons to Learn

Voices from the Front Lines of Teach for America

By Molly Ness

This is the inside story of the more than 8,000 recent college graduates who have joined Teach for America and committed two years of service...

Published November 26th 2003 by Routledge.

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Teaching, Learning, and Loving

Reclaiming Passion in Educational Practice

Edited by Daniel P. Liston, James W. Garrison

This book explores emotional aspects of daily educational practice all too often overlooked by theorists and education researchers, but well known to practitioners. These include...

Published October 28th 2003 by Routledge.

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You and Your Action Research Project

By Jean McNiff, Pamela Lomax, Jack Whitehead

What are the most effective ways of planning and doing action research projects?
This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project. Written for...

Published October 2nd 2003 by Routledge.

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Developing Inclusive Teacher Education

Edited by Tony Booth, Kari Nes, Marit Strømstad

Inclusion concerns the overcoming of barriers to learning and participation for all, regardless of ability or disability, and is now a central tenet of basic...

Published July 17th 2003 by Routledge.

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Active Learning in Secondary and College Science Classrooms

A Working Model for Helping the Learner To Learn

By Joel Michael, Harold I. Modell

The working model for "helping the learner to learn" presented in this book is relevant to any teaching context, but the focus here is on...

Published June 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms

Cases, Commentaries, and Practical Applications

By Janet C. Richards, Michael C. McKenna

This text gives prospective and practicing teachers a comprehensive understanding of how to teach multiple literacies in elementary and middle school classrooms. All of the...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Bridging Cultures

Teacher Education Module

By Carrie Rothstein-Fisch

Bridging Cultures: Teacher Education Module is a professional development resource for teacher educators and staff developers to help preservice and in-service teachers become knowledgeable about...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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