In this collection of essays John Fentress Gardner illuminates many challenging aspects of modern life that concern him-and concern most of us, as well. From poverty and environmental degradation to sexuality, parental discipline, and the pressures of modern life; from the further paths of knowledge to war and peace-he reveals how all these faces ......
A very helpful introduction.We asked our respected friend, Alan Howard, who has a broad experience on two continents in the field of Waldorf education, both as a Class Teacher and as an Administrator, to write a brief exposition in the form of a dialogue between an interested parent and a Waldorf school teacher with some years of experience. We ......
The Real Life Experiences of Your First Year Working as a School Build
If you are a new school building administrator, a teacher who is thinking about going into school building administration, or just someone who is interested in what happens behind the scenes in public schools, then you want to read this book. In this book you are the new building administrator and you are charged with turning around a school ......
The Real Life Experiences of Your First Year Working as a School Build
If you are a new school building administrator, a teacher who is thinking about going into school building administration, or just someone who is interested in what happens behind the scenes in public schools, then you want to read this book. In this book you are the new building administrator and you are charged with turning around a school ......
The book takes the reader through the stages of the writing process in the first part, explaining what students are doing and thinking in each stage. In the second part, the authors explain how to manage students, materials, mini lessons, grading and other aspects that help writing workshop classrooms run smoothly.
The book takes the reader through the stages of the writing process in the first part, explaining what students are doing and thinking in each stage. In the second part, the authors explain how to manage students, materials, mini lessons, grading and other aspects that help writing workshop classrooms run smoothly.
Exploring the Writing Practices of Youth in the Juvenile Justice Syste
A critical examination of the complex role of writing in court-involved young adults' lives, the purpose of this book is to provide an in-depth look at how writing might possibly be the best opportunity to give students a voice to express themselves; an opportunity to recognize their strengths; and chance to give them hope.
Exploring the Writing Practices of Youth in the Juvenile Justice Syste
A critical examination of the complex role of writing in court-involved young adults' lives, the purpose of this book is to provide an in-depth look at how writing might possibly be the best opportunity to give students a voice to express themselves; an opportunity to recognize their strengths; and chance to give them hope.
Writing skills are essential for success in the 21st-century school and workplace, but most classrooms devote far more time to reading instruction, with writing often addressed in isolation or excluded. In this insightful professional development resource and text, leading researchers discuss why and how to integrate writing and reading ......
Writing skills are essential for success in the 21st-century school and workplace, but most classrooms devote far more time to reading instruction, with writing often addressed in isolation or excluded. In this insightful professional development resource and text, leading researchers discuss why and how to integrate writing and reading ......
How Community Colleges and Immigrants Are Changing America
This book shares the perspectives of community college CEOs and examines the role of leadership in adopting institutional-wide strategies and allocating resources that have advanced immigrant and refugee integration on campus and in the community.
How Community Colleges and Immigrants Are Changing America
This book shares the perspectives of community college CEOs and examines the role of leadership in adopting institutional-wide strategies and allocating resources that have advanced immigrant and refugee integration on campus and in the community.
How Community Colleges and Their Partners Help Immigrants Succeed
This book provides practical models for change, with an emphasis on what works, but also considers the critical challenges and lessons learned as community college partnerships have evolved in response to student, employer, and community needs.
How Community Colleges and Their Partners Help Immigrants Succeed
This book provides practical models for change, with an emphasis on what works, but also considers the critical challenges and lessons learned as community college partnerships have evolved in response to student, employer, and community needs.
Recognizing How Social Class Shapes Our Academic Work
More students today are financing college through debt, but the burdens of debt are not equally shared. The least privileged students are those most encumbered and the least able to repay. All of this has implications for those who work in academia, especially those who are themselves from less advantaged backgrounds. Warnock argues that it is ......
Recognizing How Social Class Shapes Our Academic Work
More students today are financing college through debt, but the burdens of debt are not equally shared. The least privileged students are those most encumbered and the least able to repay. All of this has implications for those who work in academia, especially those who are themselves from less advantaged backgrounds. Warnock argues that it is ......
