Download or read book Transformative Ethnic Studies in Schools written by Christine E. Sleeter and published by Multicultural Education. This book was released on 2020 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on Christine Sleeter's review of research on the academic and social impact of ethnic studies commissioned by the National Education Association, this book will examine the value and forms of teaching and researching ethnic studies. The book employs a diverse conceptual framework, including critical pedagogy, anti-racism, Afrocentrism, Indigeneity, youth participatory action research, and critical multicultural education. The book provides cases of classroom teachers to 'illustrate what such conceptual framework look like when enacted in the classroom, as well as tensions that spring from them within school bureaucracies driven by neoliberalism.' Sleeter and Zavala will also outline ways to conduct research for 'investigating both learning and broader impacts of ethnic research used for liberatory ends'"--

Download or read book Mission High written by Kristina Rizga and published by Bold Type Books. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is a godsend a moving portrait for anyone wanting to go beyond the simplified labels and metrics and really understand an urban high school, and its highly individual, resilient, eager and brilliant students and educators." -- Dave Eggers, co-founder, 826 National and ScholarMatch Darrell is a reflective, brilliant young man, who never thought of himself as a good student. He always struggled with his reading and writing skills. Darrell's father, a single parent, couldn't afford private tutors. By the end of middle school, Darrell's grades and his confidence were at an all time low. Then everything changed. When education journalist Kristina Rizga first met Darrell at Mission High School, he was taking AP calculus class, writing a ten-page research paper, and had received several college acceptance letters. And Darrell was not an exception. More than 80 percent of Mission High seniors go to college every year, even though the school teaches large numbers of English learners and students from poor families. So, why has the federal government been threatening to close Mission High -- and schools like it across the country? The United States has been on a century long road toward increased standardization in our public schools, which resulted in a system that reduces the quality of education to primarily one metric: standardized test scores. According to this number, Mission High is a "low-performing" school even though its college enrollment, graduation, attendance rates and student surveys are some of the best in the country. The qualities that matter the most in learning -- skills like critical thinking, intellectual engagement, resilience, empathy, self-management, and cultural flexibility -- can't be measured by multiple-choice questions designed by distant testing companies, Rizga argues, but they can be detected by skilled teachers in effective, personalized and humane classrooms that work for all students, not just the most motivated ones. Based on four years of reporting with unprecedented access, the unforgettable, intimate stories in these pages throw open the doors to America's most talked about -- and arguably least understood -- public school classrooms where the largely invisible voices of our smart, resilient students and their committed educators can offer a clear and hopeful blueprint for what it takes to help all students succeed.

Download or read book Called to Teach written by Trevor Cooling and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The School Mission Statement written by Damian Bebell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a must-have resource for busy educators involved in creating, improving, or reevaluating their school mission statements. The authors provide numerous examples of mission statements from a diverse range of preK-12 schools, offering readers an extremely valuable resource for developing an understanding of various themes and ideas in American education today - all to be better prepared to formulate their own schools' mission statements. Whether you are preparing for accreditation reviews, seeking a broader knowledge base, or are engaged in policy discussions, this practical, readable guide is packed with valuable information to help you reach your professional goals.

Download or read book Reading Reconsidered written by Doug Lemov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TEACH YOUR STUDENTS TO READ WITH PRECISION AND INSIGHT The world we are preparing our students to succeed in is one bound together by words and phrases. Our students learn their literature, history, math, science, or art via a firm foundation of strong reading skills. When we teach students to read with precision, rigor, and insight, we are truly handing over the key to the kingdom. Of all the subjects we teach reading is first among equals. Grounded in advice from effective classrooms nationwide, enhanced with more than 40 video clips, Reading Reconsidered takes you into the trenches with actionable guidance from real-life educators and instructional champions. The authors address the anxiety-inducing world of Common Core State Standards, distilling from those standards four key ideas that help hone teaching practices both generally and in preparation for assessments. This 'Core of the Core' comprises the first half of the book and instructs educators on how to teach students to: read harder texts, 'closely read' texts rigorously and intentionally, read nonfiction more effectively, and write more effectively in direct response to texts. The second half of Reading Reconsidered reinforces these principles, coupling them with the 'fundamentals' of reading instruction—a host of techniques and subject specific tools to reconsider how teachers approach such essential topics as vocabulary, interactive reading, and student autonomy. Reading Reconsidered breaks an overly broad issue into clear, easy-to-implement approaches. Filled with practical tools, including: 44 video clips of exemplar teachers demonstrating the techniques and principles in their classrooms (note: for online access of this content, please visit my.teachlikeachampion.com) Recommended book lists Downloadable tips and templates on key topics like reading nonfiction, vocabulary instruction, and literary terms and definitions. Reading Reconsidered provides the framework necessary for teachers to ensure that students forge futures as lifelong readers.

Download or read book Mission to Teach written by Dipak Basu (Executive) and published by Jbf Books. This book was released on 2013 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mission to Teach, winner of 2014 Indie Book Awards for Biography and Education, is the inspirational story of a courageous teacher who took on American science education reform against deeply-established practices, suffering along the way several tragedies that only spurred her on to astonishing achievements in her all-too-short lifetime. Spanning four continents, Mission to Teach covers the life and work of NYU Professor Jhumki Basu, who developed ground-breaking techniques that were rooted in her own teaching experiences in embattled inner-city schools. Incredibly, Jhumki realized her achievements while she battled breast cancer with grace for seven years before it engulfed her at age 31 - but could not stop her legacy.

Download or read book Teaching Across Cultures written by James E. Plueddemann and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2018-11-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our globalized world, educators often struggle to adapt to the contexts of diverse learners. In this practical resource, educator and missiologist James Plueddemann offers field-tested insights for teaching across cultural differences. He unpacks how different cultural dynamics may inhibit learning and offers a framework for integrating conceptual ideas into practical experience.

Download or read book Teach Like a Disciple written by Jillian N. Lederhouse and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although much has been written about P-12 teaching from a biblical perspective, this study focuses on Christ's relationships with a diverse group of individuals: wealthy and poor, women and men, unschooled and well-educated, loud and quiet, influential and powerless, those whom Jesus knew well and those who were strangers to him, those of his own faith and culture as well as those outside of it. These individuals are remarkably similar to the students we teach in our public and private school classrooms today. Each interaction between Jesus and an individual focuses on what we can learn from the student and Jesus as well as what we, as teachers, can apply in our profession. As in our own practice, some students learned their lessons well; others failed. For some, we are uncertain when or if they achieved Jesus' objective for them. Whether we are novices or experienced educators, we can learn through these instructive relationships how to be teachers who follow Jesus' example in seeing our students' potential, holistically caring for them, and ultimately having a positive impact on their lives. Through exploring these biblical relationships, we can gain a better understanding of how to teach like Christ's disciple.

Download or read book From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya written by Ruth A. Tucker and published by Zondervan Academic. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. These great leaders of missions are presented as real people, and not super-saints. This second edition covers all 2,000 years of mission history with a special emphasis on the modern era, including chapters focused on the Muslim world, Third World missions, and a comparison of missions in Korea and Japan. It also contains both a general and an “illustration” index where readers can easily locate particular missionaries, stories, or incidents. New design graphics, photographs, and maps help make this a compelling book. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is as informative and intriguing as it is inspiring—an invaluable resource for missionaries, mission agencies, students, and all who are concerned about the spreading of the gospel throughout the world.

Download or read book Mission Possible written by Eva Moskowitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategies for making the schools we need that work for all kids Eva Moskowitz (the founder and CEO of the Success Charter Network in Harlem) and Arin Lavinia offer practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Moskowitz and Lavinia reveal how a charter school in the middle of Harlem, enrolling neighborhood children selected at random, emerged as one of the top schools in New York City and State within three years. The results of the Harlem school were on a par with public schools for gifted students and elite private schools. Describes what can be accomplished when students and adults all work to focus on constant learning and performance improvement; DVD clips can be accessed using a special link included in the book. The Success Academies have been featured in two popular and widely distributed documentaries, Waiting for Superman and The Lottery Details the Success Academies' THINK Literacy curriculum, which produces dramatic results in student's reading and writing skills In addition to providing strategies and lessons for school leaders and teachers, Secrets of the Success Academies also serves as a guide for parents, policymakers, and practitioners who are passionate about closing the academic achievement gap.

Download or read book Transforming Teaching for Mission written by Robert Alden Danielson and published by First Fruits Press. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The digital copies of this book are available for free at First Fruits website. place.asburyseminary.edu/firstfruits

Download or read book The Teaching Mission written by Jim Cleveland and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PLANET UNDER ADJUDICATION Lucifer's rebellion against God is over in the Heavens. Our world is being adjudicated and cleansed in an interplanetary Correcting Time. New spiritual energy circuits are active and available. Waves of Celestial Teachers are re-connecting ascending mortals to the Divine Plan of Universe Education. Events are aligning themselves now that will change your world. Its destiny is unfolding in perfect order. Evolutions in concept and spirit unfoldment are taking place at unheard-of rates and we are here to steady you in this time of emergence, to prepare you, to protect you, to urge you onward. We are not interested in your mental constructs; we are interested in opening your hearts to love, in quickening your desire to serve. Truth is living, and altogether too fluid and immediate to be captured and contained in your word forms. Therefore, we ask you to judge not with your intellect but with your heart, for there is the dwelling of the Spirit of Truth. — Emmanuel, a personal guide, Pittsburgh, PA The entire ascendant plan of mortal progression is characterized by the practice of giving out to other beings new truth and experience just as soon as acquired. You work your way through the long school of Paradise attainment by serving as teachers to those pupils just behind you in the scale of progression." — The Urantia Book, page 339 A THRESHOLD TO ENLIGHTENMENT The first step for each of you is to calm your mind. The next step is to allow that calmness to be a part of your life ... This is an important part of the mission: to teach of achieving greatness through quiet communion with the Indwelling Spirit ... Come to the garden and greet the stillness. The mind longs for quiet conversation with spirit. Here you can drink the quiet and fill your heart with the beauty of the moment. — Jared, Santa Rosa, CA You must understand that great and profound changes take place not on grand scales, but in subtle and small moments in individual lives of people. — JarEl, Arcadia, CA

Download or read book The teacher s mission and work written by Helen S. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Called to Teach written by William Yount and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written as a textbook for courses on teaching at the college and seminary level, Called to Teach actually reaches out to a much wider audience. Those considering a teaching career, homeschoolers and parents will gain valuable insight and knowledge from Yount's latest book.

Download or read book These 6 Things written by Dave Stuart Jr. and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dave Stuart Jr.’s work is centered on a simple belief: all students and teachers can flourish. These 6 Things is all about streamlining your practice so that you’re teaching smarter, not harder, and kids are learning, doing, and flourishing in ELA and content-area classrooms. In this essential resource, teachers will receive: Proven, classroom-tested advice delivered in an approachable, teacher-to-teacher style that builds confidence Practical strategies for streamlining instruction in order to focus on key beliefs and literacy-building activities Solutions and suggestions for the most common teacher and student “hang-ups” Numerous recommendations for deeper reading on key topics

Download or read book One Day All Children written by Wendy Kopp and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2008-08-04 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From her dorm room at Princeton University, twenty-one-year-old college senior Wendy Kopp decided to launch a movement to improve public education in America. In One Day, All Children... , she shares the remarkable story of Teach For America, a non-profit organization that sends outstanding college graduates to teach for two years in the most under-resourced urban and rural public schools in America. The astonishing success of the program has proven it possible for children in low-income areas to attain the same level of academic achievement as children in more privileged areas and more privileged schools. One Day, All Children… is not just a personal memoir. It's a blueprint for the new civil rights movement--a movement that demands educational access and opportunity for all American children.

Download or read book Teach written by James W. Fraser and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-30 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is teaching for me? Who will I teach? How can I make a difference? Teach is a vibrant and engaging Introduction to Education textbook, organized around real questions students ask themselves and their professors as they consider a career in teaching. Using vivid and contemporary examples, veteran teacher educator James W. Fraser continually encourages readers to reflect on their experiences and engage in a dialogue about the most current issues in education. The thoroughly updated third edition includes fully rewritten chapters, including one discussing the current debates about classroom discussions of race and sexuality and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on schools and another on today’s newest technologies and their impact on teachers and schools. In each chapter, newly selected primary source readings provide students with the latest in education-related scholarship and integrates the intellectual foundations of education throughout each chapter, offering scholarly and current content in a student-friendly format. Features and updates include: • In a new, thoroughly revised and up-to-date but also much more compact version, the third edition of the popular Teach textbook for basic courses in a teacher education program invites aspiring teachers and the simply curious to ponder many of the most essential questions of what a career in teaching might look like in the next decades of the 21st century. • Up-to-date coverage of new legislation and school policies that impact teachers including debates about discussions on race and Critical Race Theory, sexuality and the importance of LGBTQ+ history and current rights that influence curricula, school policies, and teachers' free-speech rights, with particular emphasis on the declining role of the Common Core State Standards. • A completely rewritten Chapter 8 offers an up-to-the-minute overview of how technology can help improve and challenge teachers and teaching. • Features such as “Teachable Moment” and “Notes from the Field” encourage readers—through a variety of prompts and exercises—to reflect on their own educational experiences and goals, and challenge prospective teachers to imagine themselves in similar situations. • Short chapters and digestible sections provide an approach and format to reach students without compromising on high-quality content. • The concluding chapter explores the question, “Where do I go from here?” to help prospective teachers develop a plan for their career and design a personal philosophy to guide them. Teach presents an overview of the field in a way sure to keep students reading and gives those with questions about teaching the tools and information they need to continue a rich dialogue about their possible careers.