2 Million Children

Educational Psychology

Theory and Practice

Robert E. Slavin

This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. The tenth edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality. An "intentional teacher," according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become "intentional teachers," the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples. Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications, Educational Psychology prepares teachers as no other text does.

Educational Psychology

Theory and Practice

Robert E. Slavin

This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. The eighth edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become “intentional teachers,” the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples. Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications,Educational Psychologyprepares teachers as no other text does. It teaches them to think about how students develop and learn, to make decisions before and during instruction, and to consider what constitutes evidence that their students are learning and succeeding. This edition includes a new focus on reflection, new cases, sections on brain research, programs for language minority students, technology, No Child Left Behind, and after school and summer school programs. It contains new critiques of assessment and accountability strategies and a substantially updated treatment of programming for students with special needs.

Educational Psychology

Theory and Practice, Student Value Edition

Robert E. Slavin

From renowned educational psychologist, Robert Slavin, the Tenth Edition of this popular text translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with deeper inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology. The tenth edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An "intentional teacher," according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become "intentional teachers," the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples. This Student Value Edition is a three-hole punched, loose-leaf version of the textbook and provides students the opportunity to personalize their book by incorporating their own notes and taking only the portion of the book they need to class - all at a fraction of the bound book price.

Education for All

Robert E. Slavin

This work is a collection of previously published articles by Robert Slavin. The articles trace the evolution, over a quarter-century, of the powerful idea that given well-developed, rigorously evaluated methods and materials, teachers can succeed with virtually all children.

Educational Psychology

Theory Into Practice

Robert E. Slavin

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One Million Children

Success for All

Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden

One Million Children describes the `Success for All′ and `Roots & Wings′ programmes in detail, presents the extensive research evaluating them, and discusses the implications of this research for policy and practice. `Success for All′ and `Roots & Wings′ are comprehensive restrucuring programmes for primary schools designed to promote the idea that `all children can learn′.

Other People's Children

Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

Lisa D. Delpit

An updated edition of the award-winning analysis of the role of race in the classroom features a new author introduction and framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne, in an account that shares ideas about how teachers can function as "cultural transmitters" in contemporary schools and communicate more effectively to overcome race-related academic challenges. Original.

Cooperative Learning

Robert E. Slavin

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Experiential Learning

Experience as the Source of Learning and Development

David A. Kolb

On the principles of experiential learning

Sustainable Education

Re-visioning Learning and Change

Stephen R. Sterling

How will we move towards sustainability? By learning through crisis, or by design? In this Briefing, Stephen Sterling points out that: Progress towards a more sustainable future critically depends on learning, yet most education and learning take no account of sustainability; The reorientation of education towards sustainable development since the Agenda 21 agreement of 1992 has been very slow; Education is largely behind other fields in developing new thinking and practice in response to the challenge of sustainability.

The American Dream and the Public Schools

Jennifer L. Hochschild, Nathan B. Scovronick

Why is education policy so contentious? Do conflicts over specific issues in schooling have anything in common? Are there general principles that can help us resolve these disputes? In this book the authors find the source of many debates over schooling in the multiple goals and internal contradictions of the national ideology we call the American dream. They also propose a framework for helping Americans get past acrimonious debates in order to help all children learn. The American Dream and the Public Schools examines issues that have excited and divided Americans for years, including desegregation, school funding, testing, vouchers, bilingual education, multicultural education, and ability grouping. These seem to be separate problems, but much of the contention over them comes down to the same thing--an apparent conflict, rooted in the American dream, between policies designed to promote each student's ability to pursue success and those designed to insure the good of all students or the nation as a whole. The authors show how policies to promote individual success too often benefit only those already privileged by race or class, and too often conflict, unnecessarily, with policies that are intended to benefit everyone. The book also examines issues such as creationism and Afrocentrism, where the disputes lie between those who attack the validity of the American dream and those who believe that such a challenge has no place in the public schools. At the end of the book, the authors examine the impact of our nation's rapid racial and ethnic transformation on the pursuit of all of these goals, and they propose ways to make public education work better to help all children succeed and become the citizens we need.

China and the Knowledge Economy

Seizing the 21st Century

Carl J. Dahlman, Jean-Eric Aubert

Annotation Argues that, in order to address the growing economic, social, and political pressures of the 21st Century, China will have to build solid foundations for a knowledge-based economy by updating the economic and institutional regime, upgrading education and learning, and building information infrastructure.

One Million Children

Success for All

Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden

One Million Children describes the `Success for All′ and `Roots & Wings′ programmes in detail, presents the extensive research evaluating them, and discusses the implications of this research for policy and practice. `Success for All′ and `Roots & Wings′ are comprehensive restrucuring programmes for primary schools designed to promote the idea that `all children can learn′.

2 Million Children

Success for All

Robert E. Slavin, Nancy A. Madden, Bette Chambers, Barbara Haxby

"The authors provide many instances in which educators have met or exceeded expectation for growth using the Success for All program, leaving the reader with the feeling that the greatest concern is what is best for the child!" —Pamela Opel, Science Curriculum Coordinator Gulfport School District, Biloxi, MS "The book offers a good background for any school or school system that is considering changing their reading curriculum." —Sandra Kraynok, Kindergarten Teacher Rock Cave Elementary School, WV A proven and powerful model for elementary school literacy! Elementary schools are continuously challenged to ensure that all students become capable readers. Significantly updated with new research and further experience with multiple schools, this enlightening book shows how a school or district can build every child′s literacy skills, based on the real-world strategies of an acclaimed school reform program that has benefited more than 2 million children. Written by the program′s founders and leaders, this resource shows how educators can use the Success for All program to reach at-risk students and promote schoolwide academic achievement. The authors describe how schools can effectively combine prevention, intensive early intervention, and ongoing assessment to promote strong reading skills. This new edition of One Million Children provides updates to all curriculum areas—including multimedia approaches—drawn from the program′s nationwide research and recent advancements. Readers will find: Guidance on developing students′ readiness to learn through preschool and kindergarten programs that promote pre-literacy Reading curricula for each age group, with supplemental information on writing and math Recommendations on professional development that helps teachers and administrators support literacy Advice on removing roadblocks to learning through multidisciplinary Solutions Teams and individualized tutoring programs New adaptations for English language learners These strategies and best practices, based on the experiences of thousands of schools, can help all children succeed in the elementary years.

Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education Lessons from PISA for Japan

OECD

This report presents examples that might be useful for Japan from other countries with consistently high-performing education systems.

Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education Lessons from PISA for Korea

OECD

The story of Korean education over the past 50 years is one of remarkable growth and achievement. Korea is one of the top performing countries in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) survey and among those with the highest ...

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2013

Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, Second Session

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

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Philanthropy and Education

Strategies for Impact

E. Thümler, N. Bögelein, A. Beller, H. Anheier

Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops an innovative model of effective education philanthropy for successfully tackling problems in the complex field of education.