Classroom Cookout

Classroom Cookout
Author: Susan Blackaby
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404805835

Mrs. Shay asks her students to tally how many hot dogs they will need for the class picnic.

Teaching with Dystopian Text

Teaching with Dystopian Text
Author: Michael Arthur Soares
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2023-10-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000984079

Teaching with Dystopian Text propounds an exchange of spatial to pedagogical practices centered around “Orwellian Spaces,” signaling a new utility for teaching with dystopian texts in secondary education. The volume details the urgency of dystopian texts for secondary students, providing theoretical frameworks, classroom examples and practical research. The function of dystopian texts, such as George Orwell’s 1984, as social and political critique is demonstrated as central to their power. Teaching with Dystopian Text: Exploring Orwellian Spaces for Student Empowerment and Resilience makes a case that dystopian texts can be instrumental in the transfer of spatial practices to pedagogical practices. Pedagogical application creates links between the text and the student through defamiliarization, connecting the student to practices of resistance in the space of the classroom. The volume also addresses the challenges of teaching dystopian text in a dystopian educational climate including the COVID-19 lockdown. In addition to appealing to scholars and researchers of literacy education, language education and dystopian text, this book will also be a powerful yet accessible resource for secondary teachers as they address dystopian concerns with students in the complicated twenty-first century.

A Pup Shows Up

A Pup Shows Up
Author: Susan Blackaby
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781404805866

When Bob and the others go out for recess, a friendly dog joins them on the playground.

Guided Reading

Guided Reading
Author: Irene C. Fountas
Publisher: F&p Professional Books and Mul
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780325086842

Much has been written on the topic of guided reading over the last twenty years, but no other leaders in literacy education have championed the topic with such depth and breadth as Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. In the highly anticipated second edition of Guided Reading, Fountas and Pinnell remind you of guided reading's critical value within a comprehensive literacy system, and the reflective, responsive teaching required to realize its full potential. Now with Guided Reading, Second Edition, (re)discover the essential elements of guided reading through: a wider and more comprehensive look at its place within a coherent literacy system a refined and deeper understanding of its complexity an examination of the steps in implementation-from observing and assessing literacy behaviors, to grouping in a thoughtful and dynamic way, to analyzing texts, to teaching the lesson the teaching for systems of strategic actions a rich text base that can support and extend student learning the re-emerging role of shared reading as a way to lead guided and independent reading forward the development of managed independent learning across the grades an in-depth exploration of responsive teaching the role of facilitative language in supporting change over time in students' processing systems the identification of high-priority shifts in learning to focus on at each text level the creation of a learning environment within which literacy and language can flourish. Through guided reading, students learn how to engage in every facet of the reading process and apply their reading power to all literacy contexts. Also check out our new on-demand mini-course: Introducing Texts Effectively in Guided Reading Lessons

Learning the Possible

Learning the Possible
Author: Reynaldo Reyes
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0816599807

Learning the Possible demonstrates that it is truly possible for underprepared high school graduates to be successful in college. It chronicles the struggles and triumphs of five Mexican American students in their first year of college, aided by a one-year scholarship and support program called the College Assistance Migrant Program. CAMP, a federally funded program, is designed to help college students from migrant and/or economically disadvantaged families complete their first year of college. CAMP’s principal objective is to put students on a trajectory toward completion of a bachelor’s degree. Laura, Christina, Luz, Maria, and Ruben, as the author calls them, had daunting challenges: difficulties with English, extremely low self-confidence, teenage motherhood, conflict between gender roles and personal desires, and a history of gang membership. Focusing on the importance of constructing a new identity as a successful student, Reynaldo Reyes III shares with readers the experiences of these marginalized students. Their stories, coupled with perspectives from instructors, CAMP staff and counselors, and the author’s own observations, illustrate the influence of past schooling, the persistence of culture, and the tensions and challenges inherent in developing a new identity. This is a study of students who came from the margins and, in a very short time, moved toward the mainstream. In the micro view, it provides extraordinarily useful case studies of a successful intervention program in process. In the larger scope, it is a look at the socially constructed nature of possibility, hope, and success.

Becoming a Teacher

Becoming a Teacher
Author: Melinda D. Anderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1982139919

An illuminating guide to a career as a teacher written by acclaimed journalist Melinda D. Anderson and based on the real-life experiences of a master teacher—essential reading for anyone considering a path to this profession that changes lives. Go behind the scenes and be mentored by the best in the business to find out what it’s really like, and what it really takes, to become a teacher. Educators are the bedrock of a healthy society, and the exceptional ones have a lasting impact. The best teachers surpass mere instruction to cultivate and empower students beyond school. In LaQuisha Hall’s classroom, students are “scholars,” young ladies are “queens,” and young men are “kings.” The Baltimore high school English teacher’s pioneering approach to literacy has earned her teacher of the year accolades, and has established her as a visionary mentor to the young black men and women of Baltimore. Acclaimed education writer Melinda D. Anderson shadows Mrs. Hall to reveal how this rewarding profession changes lives. Learn about Hall’s path to prominence, from the challenging realities of her rookie year to her place of excellence in the classroom. Learn from Hall’s inspiring approach and confront the critical issues of race, identity, and equity in education. Here is how the job is performed at the highest level.

Cooking Class

Cooking Class
Author: Deanna F. Cook
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612124003

The kids are taking over the kitchen! Deanna F. Cook presents more than 50 recipes designed for the cooking abilities and tastes of children ages 6 to 12. Basic cooking techniques are explained in kid-friendly language, and recipes include favorites like applesauce, French toast, popcorn chicken, pizza, and more. Full of fresh, healthy ingredients and featuring imaginative presentations like egg mice, fruit flowers, and mashed potato clouds, Cooking Class brings inspiration and confidence to the chefs of the future.

I Hear You Knocking but You Can’t Come In

I Hear You Knocking but You Can’t Come In
Author: Dr. Eric Davis
Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2024-04-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1662950128

Could you ever imagine anyone on a school's staff uttering the words, "I hear you knocking but you can't come in" to a parent? It seems almost too ridiculous to believe any educator would speak such disrespectful and hurtful words. The shocking reality is that many parents receive this message on a daily basis from schools throughout the nation. Although this message may not be communicated verbally, we understand that actions are more impactful than words. This guide is a phenomenal resource to support school-based administrators in identifying barriers to family engagement in their schools and assist them with step-by-step approaches to facilitating a framework for creating a welcoming environment.

Integrative and Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the Middle School

Integrative and Interdisciplinary Curriculum in the Middle School
Author: Lisa Harrison
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2020-02-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000044963

Originally published as a special issue of the Middle School Journal, this book presents integrative curriculum as a foundational element of the middle school. By addressing the current gap in literature on curriculum integration in the middle grades, this text explores how learning can be organized around authentic concepts or questions which cut across disciplines and speak to young adolescents. Providing a current, nuanced, and comprehensive review of what it means to embrace and implement an interdisciplinary and integrative curriculum, the volume considers how educators can create and deliver a high-quality integrative curriculum which is enjoyable, challenging, and inclusive. Examples of implementation in teacher preparation programs and middle grade classrooms showcase integrative approaches and illustrate how curricula have been key in tackling social inequities, increasing engagement with STEM, and supporting collaboration. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researchers, academics and libraries in the field of Middle School Education, Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education, Theories of Learning, and STEM Education.