Learn how to implement a real-world approach to project-based learning. Authentic learning experiences are created around genuine, outside audiences and meaningful purposes. They meet the Common Core, engage students in critical thinking and 21st Century learning, teach important skills such as research and collaboration, and improve student learning. This practical guide provides step-by-step instructions to make it easy for teachers to create their own authentic learning experiences. The book is loaded with a variety of examples from different grade levels and content areas.

Bonus! Each example incorporates technology and addresses the Common Core State Standards.

Multicultural Issues in Literacy Research and Practice

This volume brings together researchers and participants from diverse groups, reflecting the different ways in which the field of multicultural literacies has been interpreted. A common theme across the chapters is attention to the ways in which elements of difference--race, ethnicity, gender, class, and language--create dynamic tensions that influence students' literacy experiences and achievement. The hope of the editors is that readers will build on the experiences and findings presented so that the field of multicultural literacies will have a greater impact of literacy research, policy, and practice.

As a growing number of North American educators seek unique cultural and professional experiences by teaching abroad, they need a comprehensive resource that addresses the many questions educators face when pursuing such a path. This collection combines the personal experiences of teachers from varying backgrounds, placements, and teaching assignments, with practical resources such as listings of recruiting agencies, job fairs, country research tools, and salary guidelines.

This tale of the Last Days of Pompeii leads the reader to the destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The characters (especially Glaucus a Greek , subordinated by Rome) experiences the decadent culture of 1st century Rome and the interspersing of old culture with the changes of the time.

Coffee Culture: Local Experiences, Global Connections (Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology)

From the coffee producers who tend the plantations in tropical nations, to the middlwmen and processors, to the consumers who drink coffee without ever having to think about how the drink reached their hands, here is a commodity that ties the world together.