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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $16.75
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Manufacturer: Continuum
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Paulo Freire
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Publisher: Continuum
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Edition: 30 Anv Sub
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Dewey Decimal Number: 370.115
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Publication Date: 2000-09
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Reading Level: 183
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Description: This text argues that the ignorance and lethargy of the poor are the direct result of the whole economic, social and political domination. By being kept in a situation in which it is practically impossible to achieve a critical awareness and response the disadvantaged are kept "submerged". The book suggests that in some countries the oppressors use the system to maintain this "culture of silence". Through the right kind of education, the book suggests, avoiding authoritarian teacher-pupil models and based on the actual experiences of students and on continual shared investigation, every human being, no matter how impoverished or illiterate, can develop a new awareness of self, and the right to be heard.
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Price: $11.95
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Sale: $2.99
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Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ron Clark
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Publisher: Hyperion
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Dewey Decimal Number: 371.102
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Publication Date: 2004-08-01
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: Now in paperback, Ron Clark's New York Times bestseller that's changing America one child at a time! The runaway bestseller that's a must-have for every parent and teacher. How many authors would travel coast to coast on a bus to get their book into as many hands as possible? Not many. But that's just what Ron Clark, author of The Essential 55, did to keep his book and message in the public eye. And it worked. After his Oprah appearance, sales skyrocketed: we've sold more than 850,000 copies in six months! The book sat tenaciously on the New York Times bestseller list for 11 weeks. Ron Clark was featured on the Today show, and in the Chicago Tribune, Good Housekeeping, and the New York Daily News -- not to mention the calls we've received from teachers and parents who want to get their hands on Ron's guidelines for teaching children. Now in paperback, The Essential 55 will be the perfect book for parents and teachers to slip into their own backpacks, to read on the train or at lunch, and to highlight the sections that resonate for them. And with an author who is truly a partner in getting his message to the masses, we just can't lose.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $14.62
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Manufacturer: Crown Forum
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Charles Murray
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Publisher: Crown Forum
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 370.973
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Publication Date: 2008-08-19
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: With four simple truths as his framework, Charles Murray, the bestselling coauthor of The Bell Curve, sweeps away the hypocrisy, wishful thinking, and upside-down priorities that grip America’s educational establishment.
Ability varies. Children differ in their ability to learn academic material. Doing our best for every child requires, above all else, that we embrace that simplest of truths. America’s educational system does its best to ignore it.
Half of the children are below average. Many children cannot learn more than rudimentary reading and math. Real Education reviews what we know about the limits of what schools can do and the results of four decades of policies that require schools to divert huge resources to unattainable goals.
Too many people are going to college. Almost everyone should get training beyond high school, but the number of students who want, need, or can profit from four years of residential education at the college level is a fraction of the number of young people who are struggling to get a degree. We have set up a standard known as the BA, stripped it of its traditional content, and made it an artificial job qualification. Then we stigmatize everyone who doesn’t get one. For most of America’s young people, today’s college system is a punishing anachronism.
America’s future depends on how we educate the academically gifted. An elite already runs the country, whether we like it or not. Since everything we watch, hear, and read is produced by that elite, and since every business and government department is run by that elite, it is time to start thinking about the kind of education needed by the young people who will run the country. The task is not to give them more advanced technical training, but to give them an education that will make them into wiser adults; not to pamper them, but to hold their feet to the fire.
The good news is that change is not only possible but already happening. Real Education describes the technological and economic trends that are creating options for parents who want the right education for their children, teachers who want to be free to teach again, and young people who want to find something they love doing and learn how to do it well. These are the people for whom Real Education was written. It is they, not the politicians or the educational establishment, who will bring American schools back to reality.
Twenty-four years ago, Charles Murray’s Losing Ground changed the way the nation thought about welfare. Real Education is about to do the same thing for America’s schools.
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Price: $22.00
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Sale: $17.88
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Manufacturer: Northeast Foundation for Children
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Roxann Kriete::Lynn Bechtel
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Publisher: Northeast Foundation for Children
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Edition: 2nd Expand
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Dewey Decimal Number: 370
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Publication Date: 2002-06-01
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Reading Level: 228
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Description: Morning Meeting is a powerful teaching tool for building community, increasing student investment, and improving academic and social skills. This comprehensive guidebook has helped thousands of teachers across the country use Morning Meeting to launch their school days. The expanded edition offers: Step-by-step guidelines for implementing Morning Meeting in any K-8 classroom Clear explanations of purposes 45 greetings, 66 group activities, and many samples of morning message charts Frequently asked questions and answers?? A chapter on implementing Morning Meeting in middle schools Ideas for adapting Morning Meeting for use with second language learners
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $6.17
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Manufacturer: Weekly Reader Teacher's Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jerry L. Parks
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Publisher: Weekly Reader Teacher's Press
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Edition: 0
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Dewey Decimal Number: 370
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Publication Date: 2004-09-10
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Reading Level: 68
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Description: As a teacher, you are already doing an excellent job in the classroom. Nevertheless, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind, and as more states encourage validation of teaching effectiveness, NBPTS certification remains the one standard by which you can establish unquestioned credibility. National Board certification not only validates—but also reflects—excellent teaching. According to research provided by the NBPTS, board certified teachers outperform their peers in 11 of 13 key teaching dimensions. They are also more adept at recognizing why students succeed or fail on academic tasks, engaging students, and improvising when faced with unexpected occurrences. Nevertheless, the NBPTS certification process is a daunting endeavor. As beneficial and validating as it may be, obtaining this certification is difficult, time-consuming, and challenging. So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher? will aid you in your quest to pass the rigors of the NBPTS portfolio development and testing. It will take you step by step through each of the four entries of the portfolio compilation, and make sure you stay on track through every stage of the process. So, You Want to Become a National Board Certified Teacher? is designed to offer successfully proven strategies to help you become more productive throughout the certification process, and avoid many of the pitfalls of the 60% first-time failure rate. Chapters include readiness (self-examination), key ‘buzzwords’ to consider in writing your entries, critical teaching strategies to employ in the taping process, as well as numerous helpful websites for further assistance. “I found this book to be very helpful and sound. For the ‘newbies’ I highly recommend investing in this book! Jerry is extremely knowledgeable and he helped me through the process…”
—Eleanor Joyce, NBCT, Virginia “Thank you for simplifying the process for us! The book has helped me tremendously in organizing my thoughts. Thanks for the impact you’ve made…”
—Karuna Chettri, Montessori Primary Teacher, Maryland
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Price: $27.95
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Sale: $16.00
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Manufacturer: Routledge
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: bell hooks
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Publisher: Routledge
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 370.115
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Publication Date: 1994-09-12
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Reading Level: 216
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Description: bell hooks, one of America's leading black intellectuals, shares her philosophy of the classroom, offering ideas about teaching that fundamentally rethink democratcic participation.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $8.50
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Manufacturer: Solution Tree
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Perfect Paperback
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Author: Richard Dufour::Robert Eaker
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Publisher: Solution Tree
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 371.207
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Publication Date: 1998-02-01
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Reading Level: 338
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Description: Professional Learning Communities at Work presents research-based recommendations drawn from the best practices found today in schools nationwide for continuously improving school performance. Coming from the perspectives of both a distinguished dean of education and one of America s most widely acclaimed practitioners, this resource provides specific, practical, how-to information about transforming schools into results-oriented professional learning communities.
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $5.20
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Manufacturer: Solution Tree
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Perfect Paperback
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Author: Allen N. Mendler
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Publisher: Solution Tree
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Dewey Decimal Number: 370.154
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Publication Date: 2000-02-01
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Reading Level: 69
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Description: Motivating Students Who Don t Care is a comprehensive and practical guide for reconnecting with discouraged students and reawakening their excitement and enthusiasm for learning. With proven strategies from the classroom, this resource identifies five effective processes the reader can use to reawaken motivation in students who aren t prepared, don t care, and won t work. These processes include emphasizing effort, creating hope, respecting power, building relationships, and expressing enthusiasm. Each process is fully explained and illustrated with proven strategies from the classroom. Questions for reflection will help the reader identify motivating strategies and apply the five key processes to the challenge of changing students lives.
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Price: $11.95
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Sale: $4.78
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Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ron Clark
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Publisher: Hyperion
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Dewey Decimal Number: 371.102
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Publication Date: 2005-08-10
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: Now in paperback, the national bestseller that's changing America, one student at a time fter publishing his New York Times bestseller The Essential 55, award-winning teacher Ron Clark took his rules on the road and traveled to schools in 49 states. He met amazing teachers, administrators, students, parents-all kinds of people involved in bringing up great kids. In the best of them, he noticed the same qualities that he'd observed in many of the outstanding individuals he'd worked with during his time teaching in North Carolina and Harlem.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $17.95
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Manufacturer: Teachers College Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Irving Seidman
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Publisher: Teachers College Press
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 300.723
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Publication Date: 2006-01
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Reading Level: 162
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Description: The third edition of this bestselling resource provides clear, step-by-step guidance for new and experienced interviewers to help them develop, shape, and reflect on interviewing as a qualitative research process. While proposing a phenomenological approach to in-depth interviewing, the author also includes principles and methods that can be adapted to a range of interviewing approaches. Using concrete examples of interviewing techniques to illustrate the issues under discussion, this classic text helps readers to understand the complexities of interviewing and its connections to broader issues of qualitative research. Equally popular for individual and classroom use, the new Third Edition of Interviewing as Qualitative Research features: * An introduction to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process in its historical context, including an expanded discussion of informed consent and its complexities.
* Special attention to the rights of participants in interview research as those rights interact with ethical issues.
* Updated references and suggestions for additional reading for a deeper consideration of methodological, ethical, and philosophical issues, including relevant Internet resources.
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