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In recent years, debates about improving K-12 education have increasingly
focused on improving the preparation and performance of teachers.
Professional development, career ladders, better incentives and
rewards, and stricter accountability have all been offered up as
tools for increasing teacher professionalism. This new volume brings
together articles and classroom-tested solutions for improving the
way teachers work and the conditions in which they do so.
Edited by: David T. Gordon Order Now To
Teaching as a Profession Page
"Leave no child behind" is a catchy slogan, but what does it take
to bring those to life in the classroom for students of color? This
collection of articles from the Harvard Education Letter gets past
the jargon by probing the roots of the achievement gap between white
and minority students, as well as potential solutions.
Edited by: David T. Gordon Order Now
This volume includes a dozen informative and provocative articles.
Asking such questions as: How should schools respond to bullying,
sexual harassment, and cliques? How can teachers and administrators
provide a safe, disciplined learning environment that also promotes
justice and cooperation? How do you talk to parents about violence?
Edited by: David T. Gordon Order Now Back to
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Research has given us many clues on how to teach children to read
and inspire them to read throughout their lives. This volume examines
research, including the debate over whole language versus phonics,
as well as good teaching practices in literacy.
Edited by: Nancy Walser
As more demands are placed on today's teachers, the shortcomings
of traditional professional develop-ment are becoming increasingly
apparent. Too many programs do not help teachers develop the skills
they need to meet the challenges of recent educational reforms.
This collection explores new directions in professional development--from
teacher networks and peer review to practitioner research. Educators
and policymakers will find provocative and practical information
about an emerging model of professional development that focuses
not only on how teachers teach, but how they learn.
Edited by: Edward Miller
Traditional grading systems, an emphasis on competition, rewards,
praise as a means of motivating students, and standardized achievement
tests are so deeply ingrained in American education that it can
be hard to imagine schools without them. Yet the evidence from research
suggests that these practices are major obstacles in efforts to
raise curriculum standards and to help all children benefit from
them.
This collection of ten articles summarizes and interprets recent
findings on the complex and interrelated issues of motivation, achievement,
and testing. Parents, educators, and policymakers should find them
both fascinating and useful as they grapple with questions that
are anything but standardized and for which there are clearly no
simple "right answers."
Edited by: Edward Miller and Roberta Tovey
Inclusion of children with disabilities in regular classrooms
has generated one of the most contentious debates in education policymaking
and practice. Parents and teachers often find themselves caught
in the middle--wanting to do the right thing for children with disabilities
but confused by inconclusive research evidence and conflicting advice,
and frustrated by the lack of resources or access to good models
of the best and most effective practices.
Here are twelve articles that summarize and clarify the evidence
from research and practice and direct readers to the best sources
of further information. Includes a directory of inclusive schools
and educationlal programs, with names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of 50 exemplary inclusion programs in all regions of the
United States.
Edited by: Edward Miller and Roberta Tovey
Ready to Learn is a practical guide for educators facing
a daunting problem: the growing number of children who are seriously
at risk of educational failure due to poor health, inadequate nutrition,
physical or sexual abuse, harassment, violence in their homes and
neighborhoods, and drug and alcohol abuse. This collection of articles
from the Harvard Education Letter addresses students' physical
and emotional health from a variety of perspectives.
Part I of this new volume, "Giving Kids a Healthy Start," focuses
on health education, nutrition, and sex education. In Part II, "Preventing
Risky Behavior," contributors discuss AIDS education, preventing
suicide, and drug and alcohol education. The authors in Part III
explore violence prevention, peer mediation, and strategies for
keeping schools safe. Finally, Part IV, "Dealing with Abuse and
Harassment," includes a report on what teachers need to know about
the physically or sexually abused child, and guidelines for recognizing
and dealing with sexual harassment.
Edited by: Edward Miller
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