Green Schools

Green Schools
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2007-01-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309180317

Evidence has accumulated that shows that the quality of indoor environments can affect the health and productivity of adults and children. One consequence is that a movement has emerged to promote the design of schools that have fewer adverse environmental effects. To examine the potential of such design for improving education, several private organizations asked the NRC to review and assess the health and productivity benefits of green schools. This report provides an analysis of the complexity of making such a determination; and an assessment of the potential human health and performance benefits of improvements in the building envelope, indoor air quality, lighting, and acoustical quality. The report also presents an assessment of the overall building condition and student achievement, and offers an analysis of and recommendations for planning and maintaining green schools including research considerations.

Lighting Their Fires

Lighting Their Fires
Author: Rafe Esquith
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2010-06-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0143117661

The New York Times bestselling author of Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire shares his proven methods for creating compassionate children During twenty-five years of teaching at Hobart Elementary School in inner city Los Angeles, Rafe Esquith has helped thousands of children maxi­mize their potential—and became the only teacher in history to receive the president's National Medal of Arts. In Lighting Their Fires, Esquith translates the inspiring methods from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire for parents. Using lessons framed by a class trip to a Dodgers game, he moves inning by inning through concepts that explain how to teach children to be thoughtful and honorable people—as well as successful students—and to have fun in the process.

Inspiring Spaces for Young Children

Inspiring Spaces for Young Children
Author: Jessica DeViney
Publisher: Gryphon House Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876593172

The classroom environment is an essential component for maximizing learning experiences for young children. "Inspiring Spaces for Young Children "invites teachers to enhance children's educational environment in a beautiful way by emphasizing aesthetic environmental qualities that are often overlooked in early childhood classrooms, such as nature, color, furnishings, textures, displays, lighting, and focal points. Step-by-step instructions and lush photographs take educators through the process of transforming ordinary classrooms into creative, beautiful learning spaces, providing children with an environment where they can learn and grow. With easy-to-implement ideas that incorporate nature, children's artwork, and everyday classroom materials, the photographs and ideas in this book promote creativity, learning, and simple beauty.

Lighting Design for Schools

Lighting Design for Schools
Author: Great Britain. Dept. for Education and Employment. Architects & Building Branch
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Total Pages: 90
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

Lighting Design for Schools

Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together

Paraprofessionals and Teachers Working Together
Author: Susan Gingras Fitzell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781932995077

This book is a must read for all general and special education teachers and paraprofessionals, though anyone who works with children would benefit from reading it. Consider it a playbook for successful behavioral management and collaborative support of a child's educational advancement. Teachers and paraprofessionals are given communication strategies to consider when working together. With the help of the handbook, educators can avoid any confusion or contradictions of teaching methods. Managing behavior and providing academic support to students is also outlined. The book is packed with supplemental material for reuse, including a plethora of strategic checklists and chart templates for recording student data. The second edition provides more! Instructions on effective strategies are supplied with forms and charts to prepare educators. Personal checklists included in the book outline the steps necessary to achieve positive changes in behavior and information retention in students. Other forms and charts organize data to assist in making informed decisions about what techniques will have the best success. Paraprofessionals and teachers are encouraged to take full advantage of having the organizational tools already created for them.

Bulletin of the School of Education, Indiana University

Bulletin of the School of Education, Indiana University
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 896
Release: 1927
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Vol. 1-7, 9-10 include Proceedings of the High School Principals Conference, 1923-1929; v. 1-7, 9-18 include Proceedings of the Conference on Educational Measurements 1924-1930, 1932-1942.