Some ten years from today, American schools have tried every possible education fad. Common national standards, year-round schools, takeover of school boards, and even the super-qualified teacher program have failed to improve low U.S. achievement on international assessments. That all changes when Grant and Jennifer Wilson, both Stanford Ph.D. graduates, create what they believe are the perfect tests. The Venus Assessment System, the first national tests in U.S. history, flip American education on its ear, making U.S. students number one in the world in math and science.
The widespread use of English as an International Language (EIL) in different parts of the world for administrative, business, educational and social purposes has given rise to questions such as what counts as ?Standard English? and ?literacy?. This edited volume is designed to provide a scholarly and research-based discussion on how English in education can be (re)conceptualized and understood in light of the dynamic and changing nature of English.
This book is a practical resource for lecturers working with groups of all sizes, in a range of teaching environments. Written by a highly experienced teacher and lecturer, Alan Mortiboys, the book is a distillation of the common concerns and issues raised at workshops Alan has run.
The book reflects three of the six areas of activity outlined in the UK Professional Standards Framework for Teaching and Supporting Learning in Higher Education
Visits to museums have long been an important aspect of the education of young people and in recent years it has been increasingly recognised that education is core to the purpose of the museum. Not only do they introduce students to the many and varied forms of our material culture, they also introduce them to social, historical and scientific encounters that are difficult to find elsewhere. The second edition of this popular book takes account of the ongoing changes in both museums and education to provide a comprehensive introduction for student teachers, practising teachers and other educators to all that is required to make good educational use of museums.
The purpose of this brief publication is to provide the secondary language arts teacher with a series of meaningful activity options which use the newspaper as the learning resource. An attempt is made to briefly discuss the purposes of language arts education, the advantages of using the newspaper as a resource, and the relationship between the two. The activities in this publication were selected because they are supportive of the purposes of language arts education. Numerous books, kits, guides and journal articles were used as part of the selection process.
