Make Creativity The Core Of The Curriculum! Ignoring creativity is a crisis-in-waiting. But in today's economy, the ability to think independently and innovatively is no longer a "nice extra"-it's a survival skill. This book addresses the difficulties of integrating real creativity into the curriculum, and delivers surefire strategies for equipping learners across all grades and subjects with the motivation and critical thinking skills to thrive in a high-tech future. Content includes: Why "one right answer" instruction paradigms discourage critical thinking and risk-taking Why using the latest technology does not equate to teaching creatively Projects and Prompts that ask "So what does this mean in the classroom today?" Don't wait another day to begin teaching your students this valuable skill. With this book, you'll turn your classroom into a hotbed of creativity populated by tomorrow's innovators.
The Components of an Effective, Comprehensive Reading Program
When the First Edition of this book was written, there was a great deal of controversy about the role of direct skill instruction in teaching children to read. In the past five years, scientific research and studies of effective teaching practices have quelled the controversy. Today, except of a few holdouts, there is general consensus that in addition to varied language- and literature-based activities, reading instruction should include explicit and systematic instruction in the basic skills that help students become fluent, automatic readers. Across the country, policy-makers, educators, and publishers have begun to respond. The real challenge is how to implement what we know are the best research-based practices in reading materials adopted, in training teachers, and in school leadership. This Second Edition has grown out of the experiences of scores of dedicated teachers and their success in the classroom. It provides an updated overview of important research and instructional strategies that will bring all students to higher levels of literacy. Expanded sections on phonics instruction; connected practice with decodable text; fluency; multisyllabic word instruction; spelling; vocabulary and concept development; strategic reading; text organization; book discussions; and literacy benchmarks, assessment and intervention included. New tables are provided in Resource A. There are also revisions to the Frequently Asked Questions and the major points discussed in Resource B.
* A practical handbook of teaching methods * Easy-to-use charts, figures, and resources Hit the target of excellence and empower yourself to be a truly effective teacher! Aspiring, new, and experienced teachers will appreciate this strong collection of the best teaching practices for effectively reaching learners at all levels. This easy-to-use guide is filled with handy resources and ideas for every teaching situation. Elliott also exemplifies how best to combine strategies into your personal "blended" model. Four key ideas presented are: * Plan: Outlines the stages and crucial elements of the model in action * Structure: Describes student and teacher roles and relationships * Teacher/Learner Interaction: Demonstrates how the teacher can effectively respond to learners * Outcomes: Describes how both instructional and nurturing outcomes are achieved by leading learners in certain directions Teaching on Target is the guide for today's creative teachers, empowering them to apply these components artfully to achieve maximum excellence from their students, while becoming the most effective instructors of the classrooms in which they serve.
* A practical handbook of teaching methods * Easy-to-use charts, figures, and resources Hit the target of excellence and empower yourself to be a truly effective teacher! Aspiring, new, and experienced teachers will appreciate this strong collection of the best teaching practices for effectively reaching learners at all levels. This easy-to-use guide is filled with handy resources and ideas for every teaching situation. Elliott also exemplifies how best to combine strategies into your personal "blended" model. Four key ideas presented are: * Plan: Outlines the stages and crucial elements of the model in action * Structure: Describes student and teacher roles and relationships * Teacher/Learner Interaction: Demonstrates how the teacher can effectively respond to learners * Outcomes: Describes how both instructional and nurturing outcomes are achieved by leading learners in certain directions Teaching on Target is the guide for today's creative teachers, empowering them to apply these components artfully to achieve maximum excellence from their students, while becoming the most effective instructors of the classrooms in which they serve.
Nuance, Challenge, and Technique for the Emerging Teacher
Find your footing and step into your future as a grounded teacher! "I put down the book feeling proud to be a teacher." -Sharon Elin, NBCT Chickahominy Middle School, Hanover County, VA "A book I will refer to often, as well as use for the teachers I mentor." -Patricia Eggers, NBCT Brown Deer School District, Glendale, WI "Offers intellect, relevant statistics, human examples, teacher stories, witty analogies, practical solutions, and most of all, hope for those at any point in their teaching career." -Sarah Earle, NBCT Hampton High School, VA Do you feel grounded at the "big desk" or are you still searching for your comfort zone? Join best-selling author Dominic Belmonte as he explores the essentials of instruction, curriculum, and classroom management. Using his trademark humor and encouraging style, and always keeping a clear-eyed focus on the rewards of teaching, the author discusses: 15 ways to master classroom pacing, tone, undertone, mood, and behavior 5 sample lessons using Socratic Seminar, inquiry science, Magic Math Box, and more Reflective approaches to important challenges, including high-stakes tests, bridging the achievement gap, and helping students deal with tragedy
Formerly published by Peytral Publications "The cartoons are great! Michael Giangreco has done it again with his third book of right-on-target cartoons that make their points better and faster than most lectures." -Irene R. McEwen, Professor University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center "Insightful and provocative humor! The cartoons spark smiles and a bit of reflection. Used in workshops and seminars, they initiate laughter. But more important, they prompt conversation." -Jane Goldoski, Staff Development Specialist Milwaukee Public Schools, WI "Michael makes me laugh. We need more laughter in the world. As important, Michael makes me think. We need more of that too. Tilting the horizon, this book clears the mind, providing space for better thinking. Thinking, especially creative thinking, most often begets effective change and, in education today, isn't that what children-all children-deserve more than anything?" -Dan Wilkins, Proprietor Nth Degree
"Margie Pearse and Katie Walton have given us a rich treasury of research-based beat math practices. This book offers practical, engaging numeracy strategies to support our struggling students and sets the bar high for our advanced young mathematicians." -Mary Dunwoody, Director of Secondary Curriculum and Professional Development Southeast Delco School District, Folcroft, PA Transform mathematics learning from "doing" to "thinking" Do some of your students arrive at wildly wrong answers to mathematical problems but have no idea why? If so, they are not alone. Many students lack basic numeracy-the ability to think through the math logically, solve problems, and apply math outside the classroom. This book outlines nine critical thinking habits that foster numeracy and details practical ways to incorporate those habits into instruction. Referencing the new common core standards, NCTM standards, and established literacy practices, the authors include "How Can I Do This in My Math Class...Tomorrow?" applications throughout the book that shows you how to: Monitor and repair students' understanding Represent mathematics nonlinguistically Develop students' mathematics vocabulary Create numeracy-rich lesson plans Teaching Numeracy will help you move your students from simply "doing the math" to a deeper understanding of how to think through the math.
To meet expanding demands of equity and accountability, and to help address the 'make it meaningful' and 'make it interesting' requirement for brain-friendly learning, teachers need resources of authentic material to create problems they can weave into their math curriculums. This book will help teacher to help their students develop money literacy along with mathematical literacy. The need is well understood because this knowledge is essential to everyday adult life. This book introduces students to buying a car, paying taxes, buying a house, and managing money. As social security disappears for this generation, it will become almost an ethical responsibility for schools to give students a head start on understanding the mathematics of investments. The book brings mathematics to life within an interesting and meaningful context.'' '' Each chapter provides:''''''''Links to NCTM standards''Background knowledge for teachers to review and expand their own understanding knowledge of an area of personal money management, and to draw on to introduce the topic to their students''Specific examples to look at with students''Questions (with answers) for exploring the content and checking understanding of the underlying math''Suggestions for possible projects to extend and apply the learning.
To meet expanding demands of equity and accountability, and to help address the 'make it meaningful' and 'make it interesting' requirement for brain-friendly learning, teachers need resources of authentic material to create problems they can weave into their math curriculums. This book will help teacher to help their students develop money literacy along with mathematical literacy. The need is well understood because this knowledge is essential to everyday adult life. This book introduces students to buying a car, paying taxes, buying a house, and managing money. As social security disappears for this generation, it will become almost an ethical responsibility for schools to give students a head start on understanding the mathematics of investments. The book brings mathematics to life within an interesting and meaningful context.'' '' Each chapter provides:''''''''Links to NCTM standards''Background knowledge for teachers to review and expand their own understanding knowledge of an area of personal money management, and to draw on to introduce the topic to their students''Specific examples to look at with students''Questions (with answers) for exploring the content and checking understanding of the underlying math''Suggestions for possible projects to extend and apply the learning.
