Best Education In America - April 2024

Best Practice, Fourth Edition: Bringing Standards to Life in America's Classrooms

"The single most powerful variable in student achievement is the quality of teaching. But what does quality mean? What does it look like in real classrooms? It looks like the teaching in this book." -Steven Zemelman, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, and Arthur Hyde Best Practice is back, and with it Steve Zemelman, Smokey Daniels, and Arthur Hyde invite you to greet today's most important educational challenges with proven, state-of-the-art teaching. Linguistic diversity, technology, Common Core, high-stakes testing-no matter the hurdle, Best Practice teaching supports powerful learning across our pro... [Read More]

• ASIN: 032504354X
• ASIN: 032504354X
• ISBN: 032504354X
• Brand: Heinemann Educational Books
• Manufacturer: Heinemann

Teaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools: A Guide for School and Classroom Leaders

Discover the teaching practices that make the biggest difference in student performance! This practical, research-based book gives principals, teachers, and school administrators a direct, inside look at instructional practices from top award-winning urban schools. The authors provide detailed examples and analyses of these practices, and successfully demystify the achievement of these schools. They offer practical guides to help educators apply these successful practices in their own schools. Teaching Practices from America's Best Urban Schools will be a valuable tool for any educator in both... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159667234X
• ASIN: 159667234X
• ISBN: 9781596672345
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Routledge

Becoming

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States  #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OPRAH’S BOOK CLUB PICK • NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world,... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• ASIN: B079ZYWJJ8
• Manufacturer: Crown

Leadership in America's Best Urban Schools

Leadership in America’s Best Urban Schools describes and demystifies the qualities that successful leaders rely on to make a difference at all levels of urban school leadership. Grounded in research, this volume reveals the multiple challenges that real urban elementary, middle, and high schools face as well as the catalysts for improvement. This insightful resource explores the critical leadership characteristics found in high-performing urban schools and gives leaders the tools to move their schools to higher levels of achievement for all students―but especially for those who are low-inc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 113892282X
• ASIN: 113892282X
• ISBN: 113892282X
• Brand: Routledge
• Manufacturer: Routledge

Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America

"This big-shouldered book, full of ardor...offers us a reasonable hope that with attention and care we can again make public education what it was meant to be, and must yet be."—The Los Angeles Times.

• ASIN: 0140236171
• ASIN: 0140236171
• ISBN: 0140236171
• Brand: Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Power and Place: Indian Education in America

Power and Place examines the issues facing Native American students as they progress through schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of sixteen essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary. It is an effort to open discussion about the unique experience of Native Americans and offers a concise reference for administrators, educators, students and community leaders involved with Indian Education.

• ASIN: 155591859X
• ASIN: 155591859X
• ISBN: 155591859X
• Brand: Brand: Fulcrum Publishing
• Manufacturer: Fulcrum Publishing

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NAMED BY THE TIMES AS ONE OF "6 BOOKS TO HELP UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S WIN" AND SOON TO BE A MAJOR-MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY RON HOWARD "You will not read a more important book about America this year."—The Economist "A riveting book."—The Wall Street Journal"Essential reading."—David Brooks, New York TimesHillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. The disintegration of this group, a process that has been slowly occurring now for more than forty years, has been reported with growing freq... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079L5DDB4
• ASIN: B079L5DDB4
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

Educated: A Memoir

• ASIN: 0399590501
• ASIN: 0399590501
• Brand: Manning
• Manufacturer: Random House

$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year“A remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about poverty in the United States.” — New York Times Book Review“Powerful . . . Presents a deeply moving human face that brings the stunning numbers to life. It is an explosive book . . . The stories will make you angry and break your heart.” — American Prospect    Jessica Compton’s family of four would have no income if she didn’t donate plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter, Brianna, in Chicago, often have... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00QPHNUFO
• ASIN: B00QPHNUFO
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN® Examination (Saunders Comprehensive Review for Nclex-Rn)

Often called the ‘the best NCLEX exam review book ever,’ Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-RN Examination, 7th Edition provides everything you need to prepare for the NCLEX exam ― complete content review and 5,200 NCLEX examination-style questions in the book and online. Don't make the mistake of assuming the quality of the questions is the same in all NCLEX exam review books, because only this book includes the kind of questions that consistently test the critical thinking skills necessary to pass today's NCLEX exam. Even better, all answers include detailed rationales to help... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0323358519
• ASIN: 0323358519
• ISBN: 0323358519
• Brand: Saunders
• Manufacturer: Saunders

Escalante: The Best Teacher in America (An Owl Book)

Chronicles the remarkable life and work of man who, himself and immigrant, coached and inspired underpriviledged Hispanic students thought to be "hopeless" to excel to unprecedented standards in mathematics

• ASIN: 0805011951
• ASIN: 0805011951
• ISBN: 0805011951
• Brand: Brand: Henry Holt n Co (P)
• Manufacturer: Henry Holt & Co

The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story—the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country.As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501168681
• ASIN: 1501168681
• ISBN: 1501168681
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Simulation: Best Practices in Nursing Education

This book focuses on evidence-based standards for simulation in nursing education. The foundational principle of simulation excellence and its relevance to nursing is defined and infuses throughout the book.  It also discusses necessary components for quality simulation from development to implementation. These areas include (but are not limited to): theoretical background, accreditation and approval standards, the simulation environment, developing and implementing simulations, and debriefing. These subject areas are approached following a thorough review of the literature and current practi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 3319898205
• ASIN: 3319898205
• ISBN: 3319898205
• Manufacturer: Springer

Cracking the SAT Premium Edition with 8 Practice Tests, 2020: The All-in-One Solution for Your Highest Possible Score (College Test Preparation)

THE ALL-IN-ONE SOLUTION FOR YOUR HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE—including 8 full-length practice tests for realistic prep, content reviews for all test sections, techniques for scoring success, and access to premium online extras.Everything You Need to Know to Help Achieve a High Score.· Comprehensive subject review for every section of the exam· Valuable practice with complex reading comprehension passages and higher-level math problems· Hands-on experience with all question types (multi-step problems, passage-based grammar questions, and more)Practice Your Way to Perfection.· 8 full-length pr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0525568077
• ASIN: 0525568077
• ISBN: 0525568077
• Manufacturer: Princeton Review

Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting (now with Bébé Day by Day: 100 Keys to French Parenting)

• ASIN: B00MNNAODK
• ASIN: B00MNNAODK
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

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On the surface, Riverview High School looks like the post-racial ideal. Serving an enviably affluent, diverse, and liberal district, the school is well-funded, its teachers are well-trained, and many of its students are high achieving.

• UPC: 55601383

Getting in by Standing Out : The New Rules for Admission to America's Best Colleges

The Rules for Admission Have Changed! Are you worried about what other families of high achieving children know that you don't about getting your child into a great college? A best-fit college? An Ivy University

• UPC: 44715575

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Susan Sontag, Including Her Education, Genres, an Analysis of Her Best Sellers Such as in America, Against Interpretation, Styles of Radical Will, and More

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 243253807

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Simon Schama, Including His Other Interests, Education, an Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as the American Future: A History, Citizens, Rough Crossings, and More

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 489773627

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Gertrude Stein, Including Her Genres, Education, an Analysis of Her Best Sellers Such as the Making of Americans, Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, Four Saints in Three Acts, and More

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 460076348

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Francis Fukuyama, Including His Other Interests, Education, an Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as Our Posthuman Future, the End of History and the Last Man, America at the Crossroads, and More

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 997861026

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Langston Hughes, Including His Education, Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as Let America Be America Aga

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 429066032

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Joseph Ellis, Including His Genres, Education, an Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as His Excellency: George Washington, American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson, and More

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 576657928

The Essential Writer's Guide : Spotlight on Richard Condon, Including His Education, Genres, an Analysis of His Best Sellers Such as Emperor of America, Winter Kills, and More

The Essential Writer's Guide

• UPC: 936828806

My Personal Best : Life Lessons from an All-American Journey

The winner of ten national championships and founder of the UCLA dynasty tells his own story, beginning on a farm in Indiana and retracing the events that shaped his remarkable career in sports. 100,000 first

• UPC: 2564393

Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools : Best Practices for Meetin

• UPC: 274076113393
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 5 USD

Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools : Best... (ExLib)

• UPC: 143514857209
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 14 USD

New, Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools: Best Practices for Me

• UPC: 312548123162
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 30 GBP

RV Education 101: An Introduction to RVs Best Kept Travel Secret in America

• UPC: 171980324742
• Category: DVDs & Blu-ray Discs
• Price: 17 USD

Best Practice New Standards for Teaching and Learning in America's Schools

• UPC: 254205510705
• Category: School Textbooks & Study Guides
• Price: 6 USD

CHARACTER EDUCATION IN AMERICA'S BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS: BEST By Madonna Mint

• UPC: 184200488987
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 32 USD