Visible Learning in Early Childhood investigates the critical years of early childhood and, backed by evidence from the Visible Learning (R) research, explores seven core strategies for learning success.
Designing Student Learning for Conceptual Understanding
Visible Learning encapsulates a scaffolded approach in which students move from surface-level learning to deep learning, concluding with the transfer of concepts, skills, and strategies.
This book guides teachers to the right instructional approach to use at each learning phase so all students demonstrate more than a year's worth of science learning per school year.
Discover the right mathematics strategy to use at each learning phase so all students demonstrate more than a year's worth of learning per school year.
"This book is a holistic account of how excellence in educational leadership is achieved by infusion of the relevant virtues into the leadership practices that are essential to achieving the overarching purposes of education and deep learning for all students"--
Your guide to action when student writing crosses the line At what point should violent student expressions be considered a legitimate threat? This legal handbook helps you apply caution and logic in protecting your students' freedom of speech while also protecting the safety of everyone in the building. Gretchen Oltman, an experienced educator and licensed attorney, shows you how to react appropriately to warning signs from students. You'll discover how to: Prevent violence by creating a positive and safe school environment Guide teachers in assessing written threats of violence Evaluate writing outside the classroom, including texting and Facebook postings Violence in Student Writing delves into the real-life experiences of administrators, teachers, and students, exploring current and relevant issues in student writing violence and offering solutions that every school administrator needs to know. "This book provides educators with legal and education frameworks for distinguishing students who are writing about violence from writing by violent students. Knowing the difference between the two can possibly save lives." -Kenneth S. Trump, President of National School Safety and Security Services Author of Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning "Increased emphasis on writing, combined with evolving trends in online media and bullying, make this a book we all need to keep handy. Here, Oltman combines her wisdom as both a classroom teacher and a lawyer, offering us a guide we can trust as we all seek to navigate our way through the complex landscape of writing instruction." -Jim Burke, Author of The English Teacher's Companion
