As the need for educational reform has moved to the top of President Obama’s domestic agenda, the state of American Public Education is currently at the forefront of public discourse. However, despite many years of national, state and local legislative mandates and school reform initiatives, remarkably few substantive changes have occurred within the standard school classroom. Classes of 25 students, sitting in rows, at desks, in rooms that are often too small, unde… More >>
It Simply Must Be Said: A View of American Public Education from the Trenches of Teaching
Comprehensive School Health Education: Totally Awesome Strategies For Teaching Health
A market leader, this book continues to be the most thorough text and resource for preparing elementary-, middle-, and secondary-school instructors to teach health. Students who use this text in a methods class keep it both as a reference for student-teaching and throughout their teaching careers. They rely on the practical strategies and methods that the book provides, as well as on its comprehensive Curriculum Guide: an organized, sequential K-12 plan for teaching… More >>
Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
Humans, especially children, are naturally curious. Yet, people often balk at the thought of learning science – the ‘eyes glazed over’ syndrome. Teachers may find teaching science a major challenge in an era when science ranges from the hardly imaginable quark to the distant, blazing quasar. “Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards” is the book that educators have been waiting for – a practical guide to teaching inquiry and teaching through inquiry, as … More >>
