Guide contains discussion questions, summaries, and chapter-by-chapter commentary. Section on "Beyond the Text" gives suggestions for projects that extend students' understanding of the novel. Guide also includes suggested essay questions for student writing assignments.
As teacher-educators contemplate the 21st century, they face a clear and compelling challenge to offer strong teacher education programs that will help teachers become as effective as possible in influencing student learning. The complex conditions of student learning, the increasing diversity of school populations, and the rapidly changing knowledge base about teaching combine to make this challenge particularly daunting. It is clear that teacher-educators must find ways to provide aspiring teachers with approaches, experiences, and ways of thinking that will enable them to perform effectively in their classrooms.
This book of protocols is an essential tool for facilitators of groups working together to examine student and teacher work. A follow-up to Looking Together at Student Work and Assessing Student Learning, this resource considers the purposes for engaging in collaborative review and provides some of the most effective strategies for successful collaboration.
Conversations in Early American History: 1492 - 1837 A Comprehensive Question and Answer Guide
Learn American history just by reading a lively conversation! If you've ever found American history boring or hard to understand, this book is for you. Inside, a bright, curious student poses questions about American history, and a kind, knowledgeable teacher answers them. Nothing escapes the student's inquisitive mind, and the teacher is endlessly patient.
Mark Phillips is the author of "Wizard of Oz Vocabulary Builder" and "Pinocchio Intermediate Vocabulary Builder".
The best strategies, tips, and lists of useful phrases that encourage children—and save time!
A highly practical round-up of teachers' best advice on writing thoughtful, effective report card comments. In their own words, teachers share strategies for: being honest and encouraging how to set student goals, building bridges with parents, how to handle a student that's failing, and more. Packed with helpful examples.
