Here's how to teach character education in a way that will encourage your students' health and happiness at the same time as improving their learning experience. Teaching Virtues explains the current reality facing teachers--too much inspiration and not enough implementation--and responds with specific psychological and pedagogical strategies. Based upon the universal virtues present in the holistic American Indian view of ethics, the methods in this book enable educators to unify character and curriculum. A more ethical and more educated student is the result. View the Authors web site for...

Why do testing and accountability efforts in today's schools fail? In Deep Curriculum Alignment, English and Steffy explore the flaws in state mandated testing, advocating a more comprehensive approach to teaching and testing. This highly practical book will guide you into a deeply aligned curriculum that produces academic results and a level playing field. Each chapter covers principles of testing and curriculum building, and concludes with a summary of the key concepts presented. The authors survey various studies, present the ethical dilemmas involved in testing, and present a step-by-step...

What is your perception of at-risk students? A rural African-American man? A legally blind Georgia girl? A poor Pakistani immigrant? Rosa Aronson tells the stories of these and four other students, uncovering how very different at-risk achievers have overcome the odds stacked against them. Through seven narratives, Aronson analyzes their collective experiences. She offers recommendations for change in today's educational system based upon their journeys and the research of other overcomers such as Richard Rodriguez and Victor Frankl. A powerful book, At-Risk Students Defy the Odds brings to...

How many of your students really love math? If the answer is, 'not everyone, ' this textbook is for you. It's a book filled with fun and practical ways to get young students interested in algebra and geometry. You can use the lessons as early as kindergarten and first grade. The book introduces basic concepts and actively involves children in the learning process. The challenging games, puzzles, and word problems use algebra, teaching kids to use variables for two- and three-dimensional geometry as well as arithmetic

How can teachers ensure that every student who graduates is competent in subject matter and responsible in citizenship? Dan Kahler explains how, through the STAR theory: Successful Teachers Are Real. Not only are excellent teachers sound in pedagogy, they are genuine, empathetic, and have a high regard for all students. This handbook illustrates how, through specific examples, educators can positively affect their students for life. Kahler also demonstrates how school and district conditions cause success in connection with an excellent teaching staff. More than simply a book on pedagogy, or...

This volume is a primer - containing both theory and practice - for the educator looking for team strategies and success. It is designed around the principle that educational teams are composed of highly interrelated processes. From this book, the educator should be able to learn how to bring a school together using seven steps for development and implementation which offer a workable team empowerment design.

Appropriate classroom management is the base for an effective teaching/learning process. The practical help offered in this guidebook is based on experience and will provide philosophic and behavioral parameters that easily fit every classroom. For the first-year teacher, it offers assistance in handling discipline and behavioral problems with finesse--a skill not developed overnight. For the veteran educator, it provides structure for examining and re-evaluating their management techniques to improve their learning environment. A hands-on resource manual for new or experienced teachers, this...

Developing Arts Loving Readers is based on the premise that children can and do learn a great deal about the arts and their own abilities innately. Involvement and immersion author Nan. L. McDonald argues, are the ways in which children may feel welcome to write, move, create, draw, and otherwise express ideas about art and music directly. Teaching suggestions are offered to classroom teachers and other non-specialists, so that classroom-reading activities may be extended into group discussions, co-operative learning-arts projects, and creative performances. Appended are extensive resource...