Posts Tagged ‘Education’

The Flat World and Education: How America’s Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

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The Flat World and Education offers an eye-opening wake-up call concerning America’s future and vividly illustrates what the United States needs to do to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that ensures every child the right to learn.

”We are so fortunate that Linda Darling-Hammond has provided this road map for educational excellence for all children in today’s flat world. She thoughtfully emphasizes the basic strengths that we n… More >>

The Flat World and Education: How America’s Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future

Introduction to Special Education: Making A Difference

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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The seventh edition of Introduction to Special Education; Making a Difference, reflects a vision of what all schools should provide to students with special needs:  schooling that is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals with special needs and their families. When educators use proven and best practices, the end-result will be an accountable and responsive education system where every student succeeds…. More >>

Introduction to Special Education: Making A Difference

Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals

Friday, August 27th, 2010

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Real Teachers, Real Families and Students, Real Classrooms, Real Research.   Contemporary concepts and evidence-based practices prepare new teachers for their roles in the education and well-being of students with disabilities and other special needs.  Marilyn Friend combines research-informed concepts and skills with practical information for educators working in this challenging age of high standards and accountability, curriculum access, … More >>

Special Education: Contemporary Perspectives for School Professionals

Experience And Education

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

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Experience and Education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education (Dewey’s most comprehensive statement of his position in educational philosophy), this book demonstrates how Dewey reformulated his ideas as a result of his intervening experience with the progressive schools and in the li… More >>

Experience And Education

Elmer’s Education KinderReady Eric Carle String Along

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

  • Elmer’s kinder ready series features the eye-catching artwork of eric carle
  • Each activity has great visuals tons of fun and loads of learning
  • In the string along skill building kit you find 16 activity cards 1 lace for stringing 24 colored beads
  • This develops hand eye coordination as it teaches recognition of patterns and sequences
  • For ages 3 and up

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Elmer’s Kinder-Ready series features the eye-catching artwork of Eric Carle, the popular author and illustrator of much-beloved children’s books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Each activity has great visuals, tons of fun and loads of learning-perfect combination to help children get ready for kindergarten!… More >>

Elmer’s Education KinderReady Eric Carle String Along

The Education of Charlie Banks

Monday, August 9th, 2010

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The Education of Charlie Banks, which marks the directorial debut of Limp Bizkit’s front-man Fred Durst, is a riveting tale about college students learning to deal with life, love, and ultimately facing their fears. This coming-of-age drama spans from the playgrounds of Greenwich Village to the idyllic greens of Vassar College.Amazon.com
The nervous charisma of indie leading man Jesse Eisenberg (The Squid and the Whale, Adventureland) carries The Education… More >>

The Education of Charlie Banks

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

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A passionate plea to preserve and renew public education, The Death and Life of the Great American School System is a radical change of heart from one of America’s best-known education experts.

Diane Ravitch—former assistant secretary of education and a leader in the drive to create a national curriculum—examines her career in education reform and repudiates positions that she once staunchly advocated. Drawing on over forty years of research and expe… More >>

The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education

The Education of Little Tree

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

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In 1935, an 8-year-old orphaned boy is sent to live in the Tennessee mountains with his grandparents. He doesn’t yet know that he is half Cherokee, on his grandmother’s side. As he learns about life and the Cherokee “way” from his grandparents, Little Tree’s sensitivity to nature and to others grows. At first it might seem easy to dismiss this movie as hokey, especially when Little Tree’s Scottish grandfather teaches him to make whiskey and he befriends a dog. But the film… More >>

The Education of Little Tree

The Behavior Education Program: A Check-In, Check-Out Intervention for Students at Risk

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

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This professional training video demonstrates the Behavior Education Program (BEP), the Tier 2 intervention comprehensively described in the book Responding to Problem Behavior in Schools. Scenes set in classrooms and other school and home settings depict such nonaggressive problem behaviors as disruption, defiance, and tardiness, and show how teachers, other school personnel, and parents can work with students effectively to implement the steps of the BEP. In addit… More >>

The Behavior Education Program: A Check-In, Check-Out Intervention for Students at Risk

TEENS, SEX & HEALTH – A Comprehensive Approach to Sexual Education

Friday, July 16th, 2010

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Teens, Sex & Health DVD is a Parent’s Choice Silver honor Award Winner 2008. Have you talked to your teen about sex? Do you feel the need to have this important conversation but are unsure of how or when? Teens, Sex & Health is the first and only comprehensive sex education DVD for teens on the market. A team of seven professionals come together to share their expertise and provide an extensive, detailed overview of everything your teen needs to know about sex an… More >>

TEENS, SEX & HEALTH – A Comprehensive Approach to Sexual Education