Literary Praxis: A Conversational Inquiry into the Teaching of Literature explores the teaching of literature in secondary schools. It does this from the vantage point of educators in a range of settings around the world, as they engage in dialogue with one another in order to capture the nature of their professional commitment, the knowledge they bring to their work as literature teachers, and the challenges of their professional practice as they interact with their students. The core of the book comprises accounts of their day-to-day teaching by Dutch and Australian educators.
Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School - Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners
Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School - Strategies That Turn Underachievers into Successful Learners responds to growing concerns about a crisis in boys academic achievement. Kathleen Palmer Cleveland seeks to help K 12 educators cut through the hype to get at the real problem: who is underachieving, why are they struggling, and how can educators respond to these students needs in new and productive ways?
Learning By Doing: Concepts and Models for Service Learning in Accounting (Service Learning in the Disciplines Series)
The fifth volume in a AAHE and Campus Compact’s series on service-learning in the disciplines, this volume focuses on curriculum reform in accounting programs based on goals identified by accounting educators and describes specific implementations across the accounting curriculum. A practical guide with real solutions for both accounting educators and students.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE? Do you want to enjoy a balanced, less-stressful lifestyle? Do you long to have the courage and confidence to fulfill your greatest potential even in difficult times? Life Lessons for Educators offers an invaluable resource to create your best life now. Part 1 focuses on knowing and honoring your true self and living an authentic life. Part 2 gives attention to fostering positive relationships at home and school, and sustaining a lifestyle that is authentic. Step-by-step action plans are shared to inspire acceptance, enjoyment, and enthusiasm in your life.
Teacher Preparation for Linguistically Diverse Classrooms: A Resource for Teacher Educators
Teacher educators today need knowledge and practical ideas about how to prepare all pre-service and in-service teachers (not just bilingual or ESL specialists) to teach the growing number of students in K-12 classrooms in the United States who speak native languages other than English. This book is at the forefront in focusing exclusively on the preparation of mainstream classroom teachers for this population of students. Part one provides the conceptual and contextual framework for the book, including a comprehensive discussion of relevant demographic trends and an analysis of national and state policies. Part two presents examples of initiatives in different settings.
