Confessions of a School Reformer

Confessions of a School Reformer
Author: Larry Cuban
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1682536971

In Confessions of a School Reformer, eminent historian of education Larry Cuban reflects on nearly a century of education reforms and his experiences with them as a student, educator, and administrator. Cuban begins his own story in the 1930s, when he entered first grade at a Pittsburgh public school, the youngest son of Russian immigrants who placed great stock in the promises of education. With a keen historian's eye, Cuban expands his personal narrative to analyze the overlapping social, political, and economic movements that have attempted to influence public schooling in the United States since the beginning of the twentieth century. He documents how education both has and has not been altered by the efforts of the Progressive Era of the first half of the twentieth century, the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s through the 1970s, and the standards-based school reform movement of the 1980s through today. Cuban points out how these dissimilar movements nevertheless shared a belief that school change could promote student success and also forge a path toward a stronger economy and a more equitable society. He relates the triumphs of these school reform efforts as well as more modest successes and unintended outcomes. Interwoven with Cuban's evaluations and remembrances are his "confessions," in which he accounts for the beliefs he held and later rejected, as well as mistakes and areas of weakness that he has found in his own ideology. Ultimately, Cuban remarks with a tempered optimism on what schools can and cannot do in American democracy.

New Considerations and Best Practices for Training Special Education Teachers

New Considerations and Best Practices for Training Special Education Teachers
Author: Bell, Jeremy
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2022-02-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799894967

The topic of special education is rich in knowledge and pedagogy that covers multiple disciplines within the school environment. Many special educators complete graduate degrees and explore a variety of topics within the special education context; however, there is a need for more resources that provide essential knowledge to special education professionals. New Considerations and Best Practices for Training Special Education Teachers discusses best practices and strategies special education professionals require to become more proficient in teaching students with exceptional needs and addresses the most important components of the special education teacher’s job. Serving as a guide of what a special educator must know to be effective within the classroom and providing an overview of the most important components of the special education teacher’s job, the needs of the special educator, along with new research in the field, this timely book covers a range of topics such as assistive technologies and special education law. It is ideal for special education teachers, industry professionals, guidance counselors, academicians, professors, researchers, practitioners, and students.

The Resiliency Puzzle: The Key to Raising Resilient Kids: Parent Education Program Manual

The Resiliency Puzzle: The Key to Raising Resilient Kids: Parent Education Program Manual
Author: Julie Fisher, M.Ed.
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 42
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1483497194

The Resiliency Puzzle provides a model for understanding how 21st century kids can develop they skills they need to cope with adversity and persevere while gaining strength, character and the fortitude to succeed. It teaches adults what resiliency looks like and provides concrete suggestions for how to instill those specific qualities that EMPOWER kids to be resilient. This workbook is designed to supplement the parent education curriculum that's available online, in live presentations and in The Resiliency Puzzle book.

Special Education in Contemporary Society

Special Education in Contemporary Society
Author: Richard M. Gargiulo
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 1419
Release: 2019-12-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1544373678

Special Education in Contemporary Society: An Introduction to Exceptionality, Seventh Edition offers a comprehensive, engaging, and readable introduction to the dynamic field of special education. Grounded in research and updated to reflect the most current thinking and standards of the field, this book provides readers with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs that are crucial to constructing learning environments that allow all students to reach their full potential. Authors Richard M. Gargiulo and Emily C. Bouck encourage a deep awareness and understanding of the “human” side of special education, providing readers with a look into the lives of exceptional students and their families, as well as the teachers that work with exceptional persons throughout their lives.

Solving the Assistant Principal's Puzzle

Solving the Assistant Principal's Puzzle
Author: Douglas Hartley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 131792486X

How does an assistant principal complete the large number of managerial duties and, at the same time, serve as a credible instructional leader? This book provides practical recommendations for successfully filling the dual role as manager and instructional leader, building effective relationships, using power appropriately, and productively collaborating with the principal and staff.

Crystal Puzzle

Crystal Puzzle
Author: Ashley Nance
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1939629519

A delightful and true story of growing up with a sister with Asperger's, The Crystal Puzzle chronicles powerful family experiences from the realization that there was something different about her sister through the hopes and joys and challenges of school to the eventual independence that comes with growing apart as one sister moves on and out of the home. Blogger Ashley Nance offers an accurate, humorous, touching, and poignant glimpse into the lives of those affected by Asperger's and learning disabilities. Crystal Puzzle also includes a helpful resource section for families interested in additional information to help them cope and succeed given the challenges that come with Asperger's and other learning disabilities.

Guide to Teaching Puzzle-based Learning

Guide to Teaching Puzzle-based Learning
Author: Edwin F. Meyer III
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2014-07-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1447164768

This book provides insights drawn from the authors’ extensive experience in teaching Puzzle-based Learning. Practical advice is provided for teachers and lecturers evaluating a range of different formats for varying class sizes. Features: suggests numerous entertaining puzzles designed to motivate students to think about framing and solving unstructured problems; discusses models for student engagement, setting up puzzle clubs, hosting a puzzle competition, and warm-up activities; presents an overview of effective teaching approaches used in Puzzle-based Learning, covering a variety of class activities, assignment settings and assessment strategies; examines the issues involved in framing a problem and reviews a range of problem-solving strategies; contains tips for teachers and notes on common student pitfalls throughout the text; provides a collection of puzzle sets for use during a Puzzle-based Learning event, including puzzles that require probabilistic reasoning, and logic and geometry puzzles.