Are you one of the tens of thousands of high school teachers making the transition to block scheduling? With this book, you can learn how to adjust and improve your teaching skills in the block period. Eleven high school teachers in public high schools compiled studies based upon their experiences. The result? Practical research studies that focus on the transition from short periods to block periods, innovative and complex uses of time within the period, structural innovations in programs, and utilizing an instructional coach to improve teaching and learning in block periods.
Are you one of the tens of thousands of high school teachers making the transition to block scheduling? With this book, you can learn how to adjust an...
Now available in paper To celebrate cultural differences, Windows on the World offers opportunities for research into various ethnic and national groups. It also promotes reading through thematic activities centered around diverse cultural celebrations. Together, students and teachers learn about customs, food, games, and art forms from around the world. Students explore varied art forms, from sculpture, print-making, batik, and puppetry, to drama, music, dancing, cooking, and writing. Heath encourages students to learn about the cultures of Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism through detailed...
Now available in paper To celebrate cultural differences, Windows on the World offers opportunities for research into various ethnic and national gro...
An exploration of the 'common vision" of human nature and human unfoldment from birth through 21 years of age articulated by three of the 20th century's most profound spiritual teachers: Rudolf Steiner, Sri Aurobindo Ghose, and Hazrat Inayat Khan. Practical insights for parents and teachers who want to nurture the holistic potential of children and teens, and examples of educational environments based on the insights of each spiritual teacher that serve to educate the whole child and teen. Clear guidance for evolutionary parenting and education focused on unfolding the consciousness of each...
An exploration of the 'common vision" of human nature and human unfoldment from birth through 21 years of age articulated by three of the 20th century...
An exploration of the ways in which "conscious parenting" results in the evolution of consciousness in adolescents and emerging adults. Interviews with parents who have engaged in "conscious parenting" and with their late adolescent and emerging adult children who are centered in more evolved consciousness as they enter adulthood. Profound insights about the child's will and expression and the relationship between will and the unfoldment of the child's and teen's consciousness. Practical advice from parents about how to parent with awareness and integrity in today's complex world.
An exploration of the ways in which "conscious parenting" results in the evolution of consciousness in adolescents and emerging adults. Interviews wit...
