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Publisher
Garn Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"From the Common Core to test-based teacher evaluation systems cropping up around the country, to the rapid expansion of semi-private charter schools, the Gates Foundation has had a huge, largely invisible influence on public education in 21st century America. Can a teacher challenge the wealthiest man in the world? Anthony Cody, who spent 24 years working in the high poverty schools of Oakland, California, has done so here. Education reform is the...
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Language
English
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"Let's Play provides a variety of budget-friendly, child-centered experiences that lead to countless learning opportunities. Each chapter outlines an open-ended play adventure with instructions, photographs, and fresh ideas for children to explore everything from worms to magnets"--
Author
Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"What is Sir Isaac Newton's second law of motion? When do you use a colon in a sentence? How do you solve a Pythagorean Theorem equation? [This book] tests you on the concepts you learned in high school and probably don't remember. Each chapter crams four years of academics into ... entries that provide you with the most important facts on everything from mathematics and chemistry to literature and art history"--Page 4 of cover.
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Publisher
Redleaf Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Physical education, a critical part of the early childhood curriculum, helps children develop lifelong love for fitness. This movement program includes standards-based lesson plans with eighty fun activities, along with a CD with more than twenty original songs. Each activity includes adaptations to use with children who have special needs"--
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Language
English
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"Adolescents are no strangers to stress. Here's a book just for them that explores the science behind that sweaty, heart-racing, under-pressure feeling they sometimes get as they struggle to navigate their changing world. It covers the fight-or-flight reaction to sudden danger, how people cope with chronic stress, how trauma can affect the brain, the ways athletes put pressure to work and the surprising treatments scientists have found for stress...
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Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A powerful, eagerly anticipated exploration (past and present) of white supremacy in the teachings of our national education system, its depth, breadth, and persistence-and how, through generations of our nation's most esteemed educators and textbooks, racism has been insidiously fostered-North and South-at all levels of learning.In Teaching White Supremacy, Donald Yacovone shows us the clear and damning evidence of white supremacy's deep-seated...
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Language
English
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Description
"Connect nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning for young children with activities, real-life examples, and educator resources. Nurture young children's innate tendencies toward exploration, sensory stimulation, and STEM learning when you connect outdoor learning and STEM curriculum. Discover the developmental benefits of outdoor learning and how the rich diversity of settings and materials of nature gives rise to questions and inquiry...
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Publisher
Delta Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Reading, Writing, and Your First Grader PARENTS: Before we present a selection of poems and stories for your child, we want to address you directly. This section, Reading, Writing, and Your First Grader, is intended to help you understand how children are--or should be--taught to read and write in a good first-grade classroom, and to suggest a few ways that you can help at home. The first section below, Teaching Children to Read: The Need for a Balanced...
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know How can you help your child at home? This book answers that important question and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American fourth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum,...
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