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Duras lecciones de la Biblia
by Mack C. Moore Ivana C. Fasano Cobas¿Qué dice la Biblia acerca del matrimonio homosexual? ¿Qué dice la Biblia acerca del aborto? ¿Debemos los cristianos enseñar a nuestros hijos o nietos a celebrar la Navidad? ¿Son Santa y Satán la misma persona? ¿Creó Jesús a los animales a Su imagen o creó al hombre a Su imagen? ¿Hay ciertas canciones que nos atacan espiritualmente? ¿Dios perdona el suicidio? En "Duras lecciones de la Biblia" encontrarán las respuestas a estas preguntas y a otras. Mack usa la Escritura bíblica para hablar de temas candentes dentro de la iglesia cristiana. Algunos de estos temas son: el matrimonio homosexual, el aborto y el suicidio, entre otros. Mack le muestra al mundo entero algunas de las cosas en que los cristianos no debemos participar o estar involucrados. Este libro es convincente, además de esclarecedor y revelador de verdades.
Thinking And Learning Through Children's Literature
by Miriam G. Martinez Charles Temple Junko YokotaMuch of teachers' attention these days is focused on having students read closely to ferret out the author's intended meaning and the devices used to convey that meaning. But we cannot forget to guide students to have moving engagements with literature, because they need to make strong personal connections to books of merit if they are to become the next generation of readers: literate people with awareness of and concern for the diversity of human beings around them and in different times and places. Fortunately, guiding both students' personal engagement with literature and their close reading to appreciate the author's message and craft are not incompatible goals. <P><P>This book enthusiastically and intelligently addresses both imperatives, first surveying what is gained when students are immersed in literature; then celebrating and explicating the main features of literature students need to understand to broaden their tastes and deepen their engagement, at the same time they meet external standards; then presenting a host of active methods for exploring all major genres of children's books; and finally presenting suggestions for interdisciplinary teaching units grounded in literature. Created by noted leaders in the fields of children's literature and literacy, the book is enlivened by recurring features such as suggested reading lists, issues for discussion, links to technology, and annotations of exemplary books.
Neoliberal Transformation of Education in Turkey: Political and Ideological Analysis of Educational Reforms in the Age of the AKP (Palgrave Macmillan’s Postcolonial Studies in Education)
by Güliz Akkaymak Kemal İnalNeoliberal policies have had an impact on educational systems globally. This book provides a detailed and critical analysis of neoliberal educational policies and reforms in Turkey by focusing on the Justice and Development Party's reform efforts over the last eight years.
Catholic Teaching Brothers: Their Life in the English-Speaking World, 1891–1965 (Historical Studies in Education)
by Tom O’DonoghueO'Donoghue's book, which is written as a traditional historical narrative, while also utilizing a comparative approach, is concerned with the life of Catholic religious teaching brothers across the English-speaking world, especially for the period 1891 to 1965, which was the heyday of the religious orders.
Developing the Curriculum
by Peter F. OlivaThis highly readable text guides students step-by-step through the process of curriculum development, providing a solid foundation of key models and concepts and issues pertaining to curriculum today. Developing the Curriculum, Seventh Edition, full of references to classic and contemporary curriculum works, provides students with a synthesis of historic and contemporary principles and practices associated with creating an effective curriculum. In addition, the author introduces a model that combines curriculum and instruction and carefully explores issues and challenges at each stage.
Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
by American Educational Research Association American Psychological Assocation National Council on Measurement in EducationThese testing standards are a product of the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association (APA), and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME). Published collectively by the three organizations since 1966, it represents the gold standard in guidance on testing in the United States and in many other countries.
Real World Instructional Design: An Iterative Approach to Designing Learning Experiences
by Katherine Cennamo Debby KalkAn ideal textbook for instructional designers in training, Real World Instructional Design emphasizes the collaborative, iterative nature of instructional design. Positing instructional design as a process of simultaneous rather than sequential tasks with learner-centered outcomes, this volume engages with the essential building blocks of systematically designed instruction: learner needs and characteristics, goals and objectives, instructional activities, assessments, and formative evaluations. Key features include a Designer’s Toolkit that includes tips and approaches that practitioners use in their work; vignettes and narrative case studies that illustrate the complexities and iterative nature of instructional design; and forms, templates, and questionnaires to support students in applying the chapter content. With updated examples, this streamlined second edition presents a timeless approach to instructional design.
The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music
by Robert PhilipAn invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950 Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience to the full. Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos, overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might frustrate the non-specialist reader. Philip identifies key features in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the attentive listener, and he includes enough background and biographical information to illuminate the composer’s intentions. Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.
American Graffiti
by Margo ThompsonDepuis le début des années 1970, les graffeurs décorent l'extérieur des rames de métro avec des tags toujours plus grands et toujours plus élaborés. Dans le schéma primitiviste, les graffeurs, en tant qu'artistes en marge, offraient de nouvelles perspectives à la société américaine. Ils tendaient un miroir à la culture hégémonique. Les références aux médias ou à des elements culturels que les artistes intégraient dans leurs créations revêtent aujourd'hui une importance toute particulière, parce qu'elles représentent un point de contact entre les cultures et ont rendu cette « sousculture » plus accessible à son nouveau public. Cette forme d'expression résolument rebelle est ici analysée par Margo Thompson qui met en relation l'art du graffiti avec l'art contemporain. Tout comme les graffeurs apportaient une voix à une classe ethnique sous-représentée, l'auteur, grâce à une thèse originale, tend à servir d'ambassadrice à cette forme d'art souvent méconnue.
CLEP® Human Growth & Development Book + Online
by Patricia HeindelEarn College Credit with REA's Test Prep for CLEP* Human Growth & Development Everything you need to pass the exam and get the college credit you deserve.CLEP* is the most popular credit-by-examination program in the country, accepted by more than 2,900 colleges and universities. For over 15 years, REA has helped students pass the CLEP* exam and earn college credit while reducing their tuition costs. Our CLEP* test preps are perfect for adults returning to college (or attending for the first time), military service members, high-school graduates looking to earn college credit, or home-schooled students with knowledge that can translate into college credit. There are many different ways to prepare for the CLEP* exam. What's best for you depends on how much time you have to study and how comfortable you are with the subject matter. Our test prep for CLEP* Human Growth & Development and the free online tools that come with it, will allow you to create a personalized CLEP* study plan that can be customized to fit you: your schedule, your learning style, and your current level of knowledge.Here's how it works:Diagnostic exam at the REA Study Center focuses your studyOur online diagnostic exam pinpoints your strengths and shows you exactly where you need to focus your study. Armed with this information, you can personalize your prep and review where you need it the most. Most complete subject review for CLEP* Human Growth & DevelopmentOur targeted review covers the material you'll be expected to know for the exam and includes a glossary of must-know terms. Two full-length practice examsThe online REA Study Center gives you two full-length practice tests and the most powerful scoring analysis and diagnostic tools available today. Instant score reports help you zero in on the CLEP* Human Growth & Development topics that give you trouble now and show you how to arrive at the correct answer - so you'll be prepared on test day. REA is the acknowledged leader in CLEP* preparation, with the most extensive library of CLEP* titles available. Our test preps for CLEP* exams help you earn valuable college credit, save on tuition, and get a head start on your college degree.
The Boy Problem: Educating Boys in Urban America, 1870-1970
by Julia Grant<p>America’s educational system has a problem with boys, and it’s nothing new. <p>The question of what to do with boys―the "boy problem"―has vexed educators and social commentators for more than a century. Contemporary debates about poor academic performance of boys, especially those of color, point to a myriad of reasons: inadequate and punitive schools, broken families, poverty, and cultural conflicts. Julia Grant offers a historical perspective on these debates and reveals that it is a perennial issue in American schooling that says much about gender and education today. <p>Since the birth of compulsory schooling, educators have contended with what exactly to do with boys of immigrant, poor, minority backgrounds. Initially, public schools developed vocational education and organized athletics and technical schools as well as evening and summer continuation schools in response to the concern that the American culture of masculinity devalued academic success in school. <p>Urban educators sought ways to deal with the "bad boys"―almost exclusively poor, immigrant, or migrant―who skipped school, exhibited behavioral problems when they attended, and sometimes landed in special education classes and reformatory institutions. The problems these boys posed led to accommodations in public education and juvenile justice system. <p>This historical study sheds light on contemporary concerns over the academic performance of boys of color who now flounder in school or languish in the juvenile justice system. Grant's cogent analysis will interest education policy-makers and educators, as well as scholars of the history of education, childhood, gender studies, American studies, and urban history.</p>
Informed Advocacy in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference for Young Children and Families
by Judith E. Kieff<p>This practical guide describes the critical need for advocacy in the field of early care and extols the ethical responsibilities of all early child educators, as outlined in the Code of Ethical Conduct (NAEYC 2005). Organized into three parts, the text begins with advocacy in the field of early childhood education, discusses how to develop an advocacy agenda, and concludes with becoming an advocate for life. <p>Additionally, the author outlines six contexts for advocacy in the field of early childhood -- individual child and family, advocacy for the profession, program-based advocacy, private-sector advocacy, political activism, and advocacy in the global arena.
Elementary and Middle School Social Studies: An Interdisciplinary, Multicultural Approach
by Pamela J. FarrisThe latest edition of Pamela Farris's popular, value-priced text continues to offer pre- and in-service teachers creative strategies and proven techniques sensitive to the needs of all elementary and middle school learners. Coverage includes the C3 Framework and the four sets of learning from the National Curriculum Standards for Social Studies. Farris, together with contributors who specialize in implementing successful teaching methods and theories, demonstrate how classroom teachers can excite and inspire their students to be engaged learners.
Westover: Giving Girls a Place of Their Own (Garnet Books)
by Laurie LisleWestover, a girls' school in Middlebury, Connecticut, was founded in 1909 by emancipated "New Women," educator Mary Hillard and architect Theodate Pope Riddle. Landscape designer Beatrix Farrand did the plantings. It has evolved from a finishing school for the Protestant elite, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's first love, to a meritocracy for pupils of many religions and races from all over the world. The fascinating account of the ups and downs of this female community is the subject of Laurie Lisle's lively and well-researched book. The author describes the innovations of the idealistic minister's daughter who founded the school in 1909, her intellectual successor who turned it into a college preparatory school in the 1930s, the quiet headmaster who managed to keep it open during the turbulent 1970s, and the prize-winning mathematics teacher, wife, and mother who leads the high school today. This beautifully illustrated book tells an important story about female education during decades of dramatic change in America.
Gender in the Classroom: Foundations, Skills, Methods, and Strategies Across the Curriculum
by Ellen S. Silber David SadkerWhat’s missing from your teacher education program? According to research studies, one glaring omission is gender. Tomorrow’s teachers receive little instruction or training on the tremendous impact of gender in the classroom. Just how does gender influence teaching, the curriculum, and the lives of teachers and students in the classroom? This unique book has been designed to answer these questions. Gender in the Classroom is intended to be used across the teacher education curriculum--from subject-specific methods courses to foundations, from educational psychology to student teaching. It can be adopted for an entire program, or several instructors can adopt it jointly, or a single instructor can adopt it as one of several or a supplementary text for a course. A comprehensive Instructor’s Manual provides information and materials for teacher educators who adopt the text. Each chapter offers practical information and skills about gender and sex differences, curriculum, and specific teaching methods. Written in a lively style, the text features a number of interactive activities to engage and instruct the reader. The chapters follow a common format designed to invite student interest and action. Each is built around Essential Equity Questions that focus on pertinent gender-related questions and issues in a specific subject area:*the role of women in education--intersections of the teaching profession, feminism, and teachers as activists for social change; *gender differences in cognitive ability, attitudes, and behavior;*how to teach and implement Title IX;*how to observe classrooms to “see” gender bias;*social studies education; *English/language arts methods; *science education; and*mathematics and technology education. Interactions in each chapter engage students in activities to promote understanding. Each Interaction is linked to one or more specific INTASC standards. In the last chapter, the emphasis is on applying many of the skills learned previously--it gives student teachers and their supervisors several tools they can use for analyzing classroom teaching and detecting gender bias. This chapter also includes a culminating activity for identifying and correcting curricular bias. In fact, many of the techniques in this text can be applied to uncover and correct not only gender bias, but racial, ethnic, and cultural bias as well. The Instructor's Manual [978-0-8058-5475-6] is now available electronically (please contact our customer service department to request a copy).
Managing Reform in Universities: The Dynamics of Culture, Identity and Organizational Change (Issues in Higher Education)
by Bjørn Stensaker Jussi Välimaa Cláudia S. SarricoThis collection, now in paperback, explores how universities are coping with the range of reforms and changes taking place across higher education today. Analyzing areas such as leadership, quality management, strategic thinking, collegiality and academic work, and from the perspective of different agents within higher education including students, academics and management, this book examines the various differences between reform attempts and the actual changes happening in universities.
Cooking Art
by Jean Potter MaryAnn F. KohlTransform the classroom into an artist's studio with these easy edible art experiences. Organized by theme, such as Shapes & Forms and Color & Design, Cooking Art combines the familiar area of art exploration with the fascinating world of cooking, including all its wondrous tools, tastes and outcomes. Includes recipes for snacks, sandwiches, drinks, desserts, breads, fruit as well as pet treats. Each recipe allows ample room for cooking artists to explore and create in their own special ways!
Escuela de Brujas - Libro 4: El Libro de los Dragones - Para niñas de 9 a 12 años (Escuela de Brujas #4)
by Katrina Kahler Heidy Baratto EllgutterEl enamoramiento de Charlotte por Charlie, sigue creciendo cuando ella compite contra él en la Competencia de la Varita Mágica Dorada, en el Bosque Tenebroso. El enamoramiento de Charlotte por Charlie, sigue creciendo cuando ella compite contra él en la Competencia de la Varita Mágica Dorada, en el Bosque Tenebroso. Por supuesto, Margaret es una molestia y está haciendo patentes sus sentimientos hacia Charlie. ¿Quién le gustará más a Charlie? ¿Charlotte o Margaret? Dos de las niñas y una maestra de la Academia, han ideado un plan maléfico para poder tener acceso al Libro de los Dragones. Ellas no imaginan que abrir el libro provocará un evento catastrófico. Niñas, esta es una descripción corta, pero no quisiera arruinarles la historia del libro. Espero que les encante.
Tell it Again! 2: Easy-to-Tell Stories with Activities for Young Children
by Rebecca Isbell Shirley RainesThe authors of Tell It Again! have once again drawn on the expertise of outstanding storytellers and teachers for this eagerly awaited new volume. Engage young children's minds and capture their undivided attention with 16 more stories, complete with storytelling tips and new activities. The storytelling tips bring the stories to life, while the activities expand and enhance each tale. The book is easy to use: just read the story, noting the hints and tips for dramatic effect. Then put the book away, pick up the accompanying story outline, and weave your spell! When the tale is over, teach and involve your audience by using any of the activities that have been specially created to fit every story. With Tell It Again!2 teachers and parents will encourage listening, communication, imagination, and problem solving through the power of the story.
Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers
by Jessica Martinez Shelley NicholsonIt's a common dilemma in early childhood classrooms: How to provide new, interesting experiences on a shoestring budget. Pulling from their decades of experience in classrooms, authors Shelley Nicholson, PhD, and Jessica Martinez offer low-cost ideas for gathering and creating rich explorations in learning centeres. Thrifty Teacher's Guide to Creative Learning Centers vividly describes the unique ways teachers can use found and recyclable materials to encourage cognitive development and creative exploration in young children. In addition to photographic examples, the book offers tips on how to source, select, and integrate materials into a center; how to get children started on using the materials; and how to scaffold learning with open-ended questions. These ideas are just the beginning. Once children's imaginations take off, they can use the materials in myriad ways.
Το Μυστικό: Βιβλίο 3ο - Δύναμη Μυαλού (Το Μυστικό - Ημερολόγιο για Κορίτσια 9-12 ετών #3)
by Katrina KahlerΤο Μυστικό – Βιβλίο 3: Δύναμη Μυαλού, είναι το τρίτο βιβλίο στη σειρά – Το Μυστικό. Η ιστορία των παιδιών συνεχίζεται και η αγωνία κορυφώνεται! Η Τες είναι αποφασισμένη να μείνει η ‘κολλητή’ του Σαμ αλλά θα μπορέσει να κρατήσει την υπόσχεση της και με τι κόστος αυτή τη φορά; Θα καταφέρει άραγε ο Σαμ να ελέγξει τις δυνάμεις του και να μη προδώσει το μυστικό του; Αυτές οι ερωτήσεις και πολλές περισσότερες θα βρουν απάντηση στο καταπληκτικό αυτό βιβλίο για κορίτσια. Άλλη μια ιστορία γεμάτη δραματικές καταστάσεις, φιλία και αφοσίωση, οι οποίες δοκιμάζονται μέχρι το τέλος.
A History of The Eclectic Society of Phi Nu Theta, 1837-1970
by William B. B. MoodyThe definitive record of the history, lore, and lost secrets of the Eclectic Society at Wesleyan University from its inception in 1837 through a great period of upheaval in the 1960s. The Society was founded in 1837 at Wesleyan, making it one of the oldest college fraternal organizations in the United States.
Come Risparmiare Denaro Per I Libri Universitari - La Guida Per Ottenere Libri Gratis O Economici
by James AbbottUna guida passo passo per risparmiare denaro sui libri universitari - dove trovare libri gratis o economici, come prenderli in prestito, come visualizzarli online, strategie per comprare e risparmiare denaro, e molto altro!
Estrategias Comprobadas para el Manejo del Aula
by Randy BentinckCuando tienes el plan correcto, los más duros retos en el aula, en cuanto al manejo conductual, se hacen más fáciles. En Estrategias Comprobadas para el Manejo del Aula: la Guía Definitiva para el Manejo Efectivo del Aula durante Todo el Año Escolar, encontrarás disponibles algunas de las mejores estrategias para el manejo del aula. En las páginas de este libro, descubrirás efectivas técnicas y métodos para manejar el aula, las cuales te serán muy útiles, seas un maestro con experiencia o un maestro nuevo. Aquí hay poderosas gemas para maestros de todos los niveles educativos. En un aula bien manejada, el maestro es quien está a cargo, y las lecciones se dan sin problemas, aún a pesar de que haya alumnos con comportamientos disruptivos. Transforma tu salón de clases en uno donde seas tú quien esté a cargo del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y del éxito de tus alumnos al usar Estrategias Comprobadas para el Manejo del Aula.
Wesleyan University, 1910–1970: Academic Ambition and Middle-Class America
by David B. PottsIn Wesleyan University, 1910-1970, David B. Potts presents an engaging story that includes a measured departure from denominational identity, an enterprising acquisition of fabulous wealth, and a burst of enthusiastic aspirations that initiated an era of financial stress. Threaded through these episodes is a commitment to social service that is rooted in Methodism and clothed in more humanistic garb after World War II.Potts gives an unprecedented level of attention to the board of trustees and finances. These closely related components are now clearly introduced as major shaping forces in the development of American higher education. Extensive examination is also given to student and faculty roles in building and altering institutional identity. Threaded throughout these probes within in the analytical narrative is a close look at the waxing and waning of presidential leadership. All these developments, as is particularly evident in the areas of student demography and faculty compensation, travel on a pathway through middle-class America. Within this broad context, Wesleyan becomes a window on how the nation's liberal arts colleges survived and thrived during the last century. This book concludes the author's analysis of changes in institutional identities that shaped the narrative for his widely praised first volume, Wesleyan University, 1831-1910: Collegiate Enterprise in New England. His current fully evidenced sequel supplies helpful insights and reference points as we encounter the present fiscal strain in higher education and the related debates on institutional mission.