Randi Stone transports readers into the lively classrooms of award-winning teachers in this collection of outstanding methods for teaching social studies to diverse elementary, middle, and high school learners.Like its companion volumes for teaching writing, mathematics, and science, Best Practices for Teaching Social Studies presents firsthand accounts from educators offering fresh ideas and inquiry-based techniques to build student confidence, increase academic achievement, and develop critical thinking skills. Highlights include master teachers' tips on how to:Organize and produce oral hist... [Read More]
The importance of social studies assessment is beyond question. The National Council of the Social Studies' C3 Framework recognizes the importance of high quality assessments its major objective, a "deep understanding of the sociocultural world,"has as its underpinning the idea that students must be able to investigate the world, and that teachers much be able to assess their understanding of it. However, there is a comparative dearth of research that focuses on effective social studies assessment, particularly with regard to the impact of teacher practice on the development of best practice... [Read More]
Help students read and engage with textbooks, and navigate the special demands of any non-fiction text structure. In this highly practical book, master teacher Laura Robb shares dozens of strategy lessons to use before, during, and after reading. Other chapters show you how to support students one-on one, how to use discussions to deepen learning, build vocabulary, and use literature in the content areas. Includes lots of examples for social studies, science, and math. For use with Grades 3 & Up.
‘A book for every teacher’s bookshelf. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the tools and apps that can be used to help turn a mediocre teaching session into an outstanding one.’ - Cheryl Hine, Leeds City College ‘Megan Poore’s updated text is needed more than ever, as social media becomes increasingly integrated in many aspects of education. I would recommend it to all practising teachers and trainee teachers, whatever their subject.’ - Sue Howarth, University of Worcester This is an essential guide to using social media to enhance teaching and learning in schools. It c... [Read More]
This book is a compilation of real cases submitted by social workers and faculty teaching social work courses. The cases help students understand how clients, issues, and agencies interact, as well as see how that understanding connects with the actual "doing" of generalist social work practice. The cases reflect a broad range of courses in the social work curriculum and the most current CSWE standards.
It’s the revolutionary English language arts study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts . . .takes students from grammar to reading comprehension to writing with ease, including parts of speech, active and passive verbs, Greek and Latin roots and affixes; nuances in word meanings; textual analysis, authorship, structure, and other skills for reading fiction and nonfiction; and writing arguments, informative texts, and narratives. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible co... [Read More]
Many tens of thousands of preservice and inservice teachers have relied on this highly regarded text from leading experts, now in a revised and updated sixth edition. The latest knowledge about literacy teaching and learning is distilled into flexible strategies for helping all PreK–12 learners succeed. The book addresses major components of literacy, the needs of specific populations, motivation, assessment, approaches to organizing instruction, and more. Each chapter features bulleted previews of key points; reviews of the research evidence; recommendations for best practices in action, in... [Read More]
Help students build background knowledge, synthesize information, and increase their overall understanding of social studies topics with this collection of 20 highly motivating, reproducible graphic organizers. Mini-lessons help teachers introduce each organizer and provide directions for use. Also includes student samples that model how to use the organizers. For use with Grades 4-6.
**Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society has been submitted to the Subcommittee on the Catechism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Declarations of conformity with both the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Doctrinal Elements of a Curriculum Framework for the Development of Catechetical Materials for Young People of High School Age are pending. Catholic Social Teaching: Christian Life in Society This course will guide students in exploring and understanding the social teachings of the Church. It will address the major themes of Catholic social teaching and what they... [Read More]
This important course provides a comprehensive basic introduction to teaching languages, for use in pre-service or early experience settings. It can be used by groups of teachers working with a trainer, or as a self-study resource. The Trainee's Book provides all the tasks given in the main book but without background information, bibliographies, notes or solutions. It is suitable for those studying on a trainer-led course, where feedback is readily available.
This comprehensive professional resource and text is based on cutting-edge research. In each chapter, leading scholars provide an overview of a particular aspect of comprehension, offer best-practice instructional guidelines and policy recommendations, present key research questions still to be answered, and conclude with stimulating questions for individual study or discussion. Coverage includes such timely topics as differentiated instruction, technology and reading comprehension, teaching English language learners, and the implications of current neuroscientific findings.
Imagine a study guide actually designed for teachers! Because we know you’ve got a busy life, we’ve developed a study guide that isn’t like other certification materials out there. With Cirrus Test Prep’s unofficial Praxis II Social Studies Study Guide: Content and Interpretation (5086) Test Prep and Practice Questions for the Praxis II (5086) Exam you get a swift but full review of everything tested on your certification exam. FREE online resources are also included with your study guide! Imagine having FREE practice questions, digital flash cards, study “cheat” sheets, and 35 tes... [Read More]
Drawing from her extensive classroom and field experience, Jeane W. Anastas merges the "practice wisdom" of today's social work educators with contemporary theories on instruction and learning. Built around a teacher- and student-in-situation framework, Teaching in Social Work examines the effect of social issues, professional norms and needs, and various educational settings on the interactions among educators, students, and the subjects they learn. The result is a singular volume that focuses specifically on teaching within the field of social work, identifying the factors that result in eff... [Read More]
Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade 4 students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies
Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade K students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies
Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade 3 students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies
Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade 6 students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies
Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade 1 students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies
Build social studies content-area literacy with 180 days of daily practice! With these diagnostic-based activities, grade 2 students will analyze primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and build their social studies
Imagine a study guide actually designed for teachers! Because we know you've got a busy life, we've developed a study guide that isn't like other certification materials out there. With Cirrus Test Prep's unofficial Praxis
Imagine a study guide actually designed for teachers! Because we know you've got a busy life, we've developed a study guide that isn't like other certification materials out there. With Cirrus Test Prep's unofficial Praxis
Imagine a study guide actually designed for teachers! Because we know you've got a busy life, we've developed a study guide that isn't like other certification materials out there. With Cirrus Test Prep's unofficial Praxis
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