Education
Explore our collection of education books and early education books at our online bookstore, including top titles for teachers and Pearson Education textbooks. Discover must-read and best-selling educational reads that provide valuable insights and resources for teaching and learning.
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Teaching Vocabulary to English Language LearnersBuilding on Michael Graves's bestseller, The Vocabulary Book, this new resource offers a comprehensive plan for vocabulary instruction that K-12 teachers can use with English language learners. It is broad enough to include instruction for students who are just beginning to build their English...
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Wounded by School: Recapturing the Joy in Learning and Standing Up to Old School CultureWhile reformers and policymakers focus on achievement gaps, testing, and accountability, millions of students mentally and emotionally disengage from learning and many gifted teachers leave the field. Ironically, today's schooling is damaging the single most essential component to education--the joy of learningHow do we...
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Teaching Democracy: Unity and Diversity in Public LifeIn Teaching Democracy, Walter Parker makes a unique and thoughtful contribution to the hot debate between proponents of multicultural education and those who favor a cultural literacy approach. Parker conclusively demonstrates that educating for democratic citizenship in a multicultural society includes a fundamental respect...
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Program Administration Scale (Pas): Measuring Early Childhood Leadership and ManagementResearch has consistently found that effective administrative practices are crucial for ensuring beneficial program outcomes for children and families. The Program Administration Scale (PAS) is designed to reliably measure and improve the leadership and management practices of center-based programs--the only instrument of its kind...
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The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in AmericaA fresh and bold argument for revamping our standards of "merit" and a clear blueprint for creating collaborative education models that strengthen our democracy rather than privileging individual elitesStanding on the foundations of America's promise of equal opportunity, our universities purport to serve as...
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Funds of Knowledge: Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and ClassroomsThe concept of funds of knowledge is based on a simple premise: people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them that knowledge. The claim in this book is that first-hand research experiences with families allow one to document this...
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When the Light Goes on: The Life-Changing Wonder of Learning in an Age of Metrics, Screens, and Diminish Ed Human ConnectionThe final work from one of the most beloved voices in American education explores stories and lessons of transformative experiences in education For more than a generation, American education has been structured as though it was built of and for concepts, not people. This...
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Cornell: A History, 1940-2015In their history of Cornell since 1940, Glenn C. Altschuler and Isaac Kramnick examine the institution in the context of the emergence of the modern research university. The book examines Cornell during the Cold War, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, antiapartheid protests, the ups...
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The Living ClassroomThis pioneering work in teaching and transpersonal psychology explores the dynamics of collective consciousness in the classroom. Combining scientific research with personal accounts collected over thirty years, Christopher M. Bache examines the subtle influences that radiate invisibly around teachers as they work-unintended, cognitive resonances...
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Co-Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom: Successful Collaboration, Lesson Design, and Classroom Management, Grades 5-12Co-Teaching in the Differentiated Classroom is a practical hands-on guide that explains how to implement co-teaching programs in mixed-ability classrooms. Based on the authors' award-winning model, this important guide shows how special education teachers can pair with general education teachers to improve classroom functioning...
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Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications: Grades 6-12Hands-On Math Projects with Real-Life Applications, Second Edition offers an exciting collection of 60 hands-on projects to help students in grades 6--12 apply math concepts and skills to solving everyday, real-life problems! The book is filled with classroom-tested projects that emphasize: cooperative learning, group...
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The Art and Science of Portraiture"The writing is beautiful, the ideas persuasive, and the picture it paints of the process of careful observation is one that every writer should read. . . . A rich and wonderful book." --American Journal of Education A landmark contribution to the field of...
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Community-Based Research and Higher Education: Principles and PracticesCommunity-Based Research and Higher Education is the long-awaited guide to how to incorporate a powerful and promising new form of scholarship into academic settings. The book presents a model of community-based research (CBR) that engages community members with students and faculty in the course...
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Music and Dance Traditions of Ghana: History, Performance and TeachingThe music and dance traditions of Ghana's four main ethnic groups are covered comprehensively in this book. It discusses concepts of music, dance and performance in general, and also goes into cultural perspectives, performance practices and the form and structure of 22 musical types...
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Ingles Instantaneo: Instant English Vocabulary BuilderLos hispanohablantes que aprenden inglés verán que muchas palabras en inglés son casi iguales que sus palabras homólogas en español, excepto por el final de la palabra. Este libro identifica los 23 patrones más comunes de finales de palabras entre estos idiomas y provee...
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Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition: A Resource for Educators: Considering Indigenous Perspectives in Children's Environmental InquiryThe second edition of Natural Curiosity supports a stronger basic awareness of Indigenous perspectives and their importance to environmental education. The driving motivation for a second edition was the burning need, in the wake of strong and unequivocal recommendations by the Truth and Reconciliation...
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German Made Simple: Learn to Speak and Understand German Quickly and EasilyLearning German Has Never Been Easier Whether you are studying the language in school, planning a trip to Germany or Austria, or trying to learn the basics of the language closest to English, German Made Simple is the perfect book for any self-learner. Void...
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Getting Your Book Published for DummiesThere's never been a better time to be an author Books like the Harry Potter series create a media phenomenon, with people lining up and camping outside bookstores to purchase newly released titles. Yet book sales overall - not just those of mega-sellers -...
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Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great PerformanceIncrease your own effectiveness with the help of the built-in facilitator′s guide, ideas, reflections, behaviors, habits, and inspiring stories. Author: Elaine K. McEwan-AdkinsPublisher: Corwin PublishersPublished: 05/30/2003Pages: 312Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.98h x 7.12w x 0.60dISBN: 9780761946199Audience: Baby-PreschoolAbout the AuthorMcEwan-Adkins, Elaine K.: - Elaine K....
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7 Keys to Comprehension: How to Help Your Kids Read It and Get It!It's simple: If children don't understand what they read, they will never embrace reading. And that limits what they can learn while in school. This fact frightens parents, worries teachers, and ultimately hurts children. 7 Keys to Comprehension is the result of cutting-edge research....
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