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At what cost?: Defending adolscent development in fiercely competitive schools / Gleason, David L. 2017  Book
Gleason, David L. Book
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Publication New York, Thinkstock, 2017.
Description 167pLight Green Spine
Summary/Abstract The author recruits educators and parents to more empathic ways of operating that not only respect adolescents' true developmental capacities, but also, that don't interfere with their growth tracjectories or threaten their mental health.
Standard Number 9780578183190 Pb.
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ID:   011138


Detracking for excellence and equity / Burris, Carol Corbett; Garrity, Delia T. 2008  Book
Burris, Carol Corbett Book
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Publication USA, ASCD, 2008.
Description x, 182pPink Spine
Summary/Abstract Outlines a comprehensive approach built on beliefs that schools and oppotunity matter, that acceleration and enrichment will improve all students' achievement, and that all students deserve access to the best curriculum.
Contents Foreword by Jeannie Oakes and Martin Lipton Introduction 1 One district's story 2 What tracking is and how to start dismantling it 3 The curriculum process for leveling-up instruction 4 The politics of detracking 5 Professional development for equitable practices 6 Teaching and learning in the heterogeneous classroom 7 Maintaining the reform and pushing forward 8 The essentials for excellence with equity Appendix A: Growth portfolio model for student self-reflection Appendix B: Rubric for differentiation References Index About the authors
Standard Number 9781416607083 Pb.
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011417371.254/BURMainOn ShelfTeacher ResourcesTeacher Resource
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ID:   010046


Helping your pupils to think for themselves / Wilson, Jeni; Murdoch, Kath 2008  Book
Wilson, Jeni Book
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Publication USA, Routledge, 2008.
Description 65pPink Spine
Series Little book of life skills
Summary/Abstract Defines the various types of thinking (critical, creative, reflective) and discusses in detail the most crucial type of thinking for student progress - metacognition, which involves self-assessment, active decision making and personal goal setting.
Standard Number 9780415447300 Pb.
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ID:   010256


How to succeed with thinking / Wilson, Jeni; Murdoch, Kath 2006  Book
Wilson, Jeni Book
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Publication Australia, Curriculum Corporation, 2006.
Description 64pPink Spine
Series Little book of big ideas
Summary/Abstract Promotes higher-order thinking across the curriculum inorder to develop lifelong learners who can tackle problems.
Standard Number 9781863666862 Pb.
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ID:   011524


Mobilizing the community to help students succeed / Price, Hugh B. 2008  Book
Price, Hugh B. Book
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Publication USA, ASCD, 2008.
Description viii, 142pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract This book underscores that community-based efforts to motivate student success can be effective because they have been effective. The message for educators, parents, business and civic leaders, and members of the general public is that their consistent and creative involvement will result in invigorated youngsters, inspired to achieve in school and in life.
Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Understanding the challenge 2. Boosting student motivation 3. Celebrating student achievement 4. Promoting academic success 5. Mobilizing the village Concluding thoughts References Index About the author
Standard Number 9781416606963 Pb.
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ID:   002970


Taming The Standards: A commonsense approach to higher student achievement, K-12 / Hurt, Janet 2003  Book
Hurt, Janet Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2003.
Description xvii, 118pBrown Spine
Summary/Abstract A book for standard-based education from a practical point of view, offering teachers step-by-step procedures for analyzing, interpreting, and integrating standards into their teaching.
Contents Uncovering concepts: umbrella and content specific Bundling and cross-bundling standards Relating topics to standards Refining the concepts through questions Developing a unit framework Developing a curriculum map.
Standard Number 0325005923 Pb.
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ID:   011961


Teaching boys who struggle in school: Strategies that turn underachievers into successful learners / Cleveland, Kathleen Palmer 2011  Book
Cleveland, Kathleen Palmer Book
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Publication USA, ASCD, 2011.
Description ix, 234pWhite Spine
Summary/Abstract Cleveland presents findings from four large-scale studies about how boys learn best and combines these findings with insights about ongoing social and learning-style factors that affect learning in the classroom, plus lesson plans and anecdotes from real teachers working across all grade levels and subject areas.
Contents Framing the issue of underachievement The pictures within the picture: the style dynamic The invisible background: cultural influences on masculine identity building A long-term, integrated, multifaceted approach Pathway no. 1: support Pathway no. 2: guide Pathway no. 3: reinforce Pathway no. 4: adjust Pathway no. 5: ignite Pathway no. 6: empower
Standard Number 9781416611509 Pb.
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