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"A proactive, inclusive plan for the cross-disciplinary teaching of climate change from preschool to high school. In Teach for Climate Justice, accomplished educator and social and emotional learning expert Tom Roderick proposes a visionary interdisciplinary and intersectional approach to PreK-12 climate education. He argues that meaningful instruction on this urgent issue of our time must focus on climate justice-the convergence of climate change...
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"From the pioneering co-founder of cliodynamics, the ground-breaking new interdisciplinary science of history, a brilliant big-picture explanation for America's civil strife and its possible endgames. Peter Turchin, one of the most interesting social scientists of our age by any measure, has infused the study of history with approaches and insights from other fields for over a quarter century. The Wealth Pump is the culmination of his work to understand...
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On and off, off and on. From computers to light switches, children are turning things off and on all day long. Beginning readers and young listeners will have fun learning about opposites with the help of this engaging book. A relatable narrator and familiar location help readers understand this essential part of early elementary curricula. Bright illustrations and close picture-text correlation help readers develop reading comprehension skills. Once...
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"There are numerous books on STEAM, but most are either arts and crafts project books designed for children or high-level books that can be weighty and inaccessible for new teachers. As an artist/educator who has taught art and technology for years, Tim Needles brings a fresh and unique approach to these topics, focusing on creativity, innovation and collaboration. This accessible and engaging book offers creative ideas for blending arts and STEM...
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Music class is the perfect place to learn about different sounds. Readers will love exploring loud and quiet noises with the help of this delightful book. A relatable narrator and the familiar setting of a school music class will engage beginning readers and young listeners alike. Children will love learning about the different sounds they can make in music class using their voices and different instruments. Bright illustrations bring the story to...
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"How does a mainstream elementary classroom teacher with little or no specialized ESL training meet the challenge of teaching linguistically diverse students? Pauline Gibbons suggests how: integrate the teaching of English with the content areas of the regular curriculum. What's more, she shows how in this practical resource book. Gibbons begins with a strong theoretical underpinning for her practice, drawing on a functional model of language, sociocultural...
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"Rich Math Tasks, an ancillary for grades 6-8, combines content from multiple subjects with mathematics to create interdisciplinary activities and discussions that are rich and deep. These tasks allow students to experience mathematics through art, history, science, and literature." -- publisher's website
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Teaching is more than a job-- it's a responsibility, one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world; train minds to explore, question, investigate, and discover; and ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but passed on to future generations. Teachers shape lives in limitless ways, both inside and outside of the classroom. But teaching is no easy task. It's an art form that requires...
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"Read This! is a four-book reading series designed for adult and young adult ESL students at the high beginning to intermediate levels. Read This! Intro contains fifteen fascinating stories relating to the fields of Education, Sociology, Science, Marketing, and TV and Film Studies. For example, students read about schools in which students, not teachers make the rules; apartments that are designed to be difficult to live in; and reality TV shows in...
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"STEAM the integration of music, visual arts, and drama into daily STEM instruction is proven to enhance student achievement in STEM subjects. After all, creative, real-world problem-solving is what working scientists and mathematicians actually do. But how do busy STEM educators weave arts activities into a sometimes inflexible STEM curriculum? In this new edition the authors provide lessons from the field to detail the way."--Publisher's promotional...
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"ADHD expert offers help for teaching the content areas to students with attention problems. Written by an expert in the field of ADHD, this important resource offers strategies to teach adolescents with ADHD across all core content areas: English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. These strategies have been classroom-tested and proven to engage students during content instruction so that they will gain a lasting understanding of the...
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