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"MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners" offers an effective way to introduce proper research citing to those who are new to research and the MLA style. Full of examples and practical tips, it provides teachers with everything they need to help even the most reluctant middle- and high school student researchers create accurate, complete citations in the MLA format.

"MLA Made Easy" includes instructions and examples for citing all common sources, from reference books to websites, as well as online databases, magazines, interviews, and videos. Coverage is divided into three parts:...

Using significant examples, this volume offers an overview of the ever growing range of electronic information resources for scholars of German studies. Modern forms of library catalogues, bibliographies and article databases, as well as web catalogues, virtual special libraries, digital libraries, subject portals, electronic encyclopaedia and dictionaries are all dealt with in detail. In addition, scholarly search engines, information services and German studies reviews are taken into account, as are the different forms of scholarly communication on the Internet.

Get the most from your instructional minutes with students by using the ideas in this research-based book to teach mathematical literacy

Encourages teachers and librarians to use all types of texts to teach mathematical concepts and standards to young people

Shows how to use informational trade books, literature, and environmental text to infuse mathematics into your lessons

Subjects taught and illustrated with text and activities includenumber and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, and data analysis

This book provides teachers and administrators with alternative...

To help librarians and teachers gain a deeper understanding of this sensitive subject, "Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature" takes a close look at 115 works of children's literature that have themes related to adoption and foster care, including many that have received the Newberry Award, Caldecott Award, or other prestigious honors from the American Library Association.

"Family Matters" is not just a digest of titles. It is an expert resource for addressing adoption and foster care in the classroom, both as a literary subject and as a personal issue with...

This project-oriented, hands-on guide to developing research projects with upper elementary and middle school students gives teachers and school library media specialists the steps they need to teach researching skills to students in a meaningful and comprehensive manner. Projects are broken into four phases, called the CIDE Process: Concept, Investigation, Design, and Execution. Lead students through their research to produce meaningful, quality, learning products.

This educator's guide is a combination reference, strategy guide, and tutorial for enhancing literature circles with technology, from the use of eBooks as the reading source to implementing a successful literature circle in an interactive online environment.This book provides background information about the literature circle along with technology integration strategies, instructions, ideas, and student worksheets in all content areas.Includes descriptions of various free online electronic book resources, instructions for using existing school technology as part of literature circles, and...

This book is designed to foster independent study, research, writing, and oral presentation skills for students in grades two and three. The lessons, which integrate several content areas, can be used for enrichment or extension in the classroom or as a homework assignment. The forty lessons, four for each of ten months, September through June, are connected to a famous person or event associated with that month. An index indicates the content areas and skills taught in each lesson.

Improve your students' writing skills to meet state benchmarks and standards with these eight writing workshops designed especially for students in kindergarten through second grade.

This book is designed to foster independent study, research, writing, and oral presentation skills in students in grades four through six. The lessons, which integrate several content areas, can be used for enrichment or extension in the classroom or as a homework assignment. The forty lessons, four for each of ten months, September through June, are connected to a famous person or event associated with that month. An index indicates the content areas and skills taught in each lesson.

With these teacher's guides and study books, you'll have your elementary and middle-schoolers mesmerized by math in no time Students will increase their ability to mentally manipulate numbers while learning magic tricks that use dice, coins, buttons, stones, and other common objects.

With these teacher's guides and study books, you'll have your elementary and middle-schoolers mesmerized by math in no time Students will increase their ability to mentally manipulate numbers while learning magic tricks that use dice, coins, buttons, stones, and other common objects.