Educational: Social sciences, social studies
Hodder Education Pearson Edexcel Alevel Politics Student Guide 2
Book SynopsisThis Student Guide will help you to:* Identify key content for the exams with our concise coverage of topics* Avoid common pitfalls with clear definitions and exam tips throughout* Reinforce your learning with bullet-list summaries at the end of each section* Make links between topics with synoptic links highlighted throughout* Test your knowledge with rapid-fire knowledge check questions and answers* Find out what examiners are looking for with our Questions & Answers section
£14.60
Hodder Education WJEC Eduqas GCSE Sociology Revision Guide
Book SynopsisThis accessible and engaging Revision Guide has been carefully revised and updated to reflect the latest social changes. Designed to complement the Revised Edition Student Book from Illuminate, it supports students preparing for their WJEC Eduqas GCSE Sociology assessment. - Written by experienced teachers and examiners.- Retains the popular spread-based approach of the first edition, with just the right amount of detail helping students get straight to the point.- Includes new social contexts to reflect recent developments, with new real-life examples of sociological ideas.- Contains up-to-date statistics and information.- Up-to-date information about the exam components including new practice questions and completely new model answers.- Includes detailed exam advice with hints and tips offered throughout to help students develop the skills needed for the exam.- Makes explicit the three skills required by students across both papers: delivers ideas f
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Hodder Education Bahamas Primary Social Studies Workbook Grade 4
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a new resource, completely up-to-date and designed hand-in-hand with the new curriculum.- Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to all communities.- Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities.- Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation.- Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding.- Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with many fun activities.
£18.02
Hodder Education Bahamas Primary Social Studies Workbook Grade 5
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a new resource, completely up-to-date and designed hand-in-hand with the new curriculum.- Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to all communities.- Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities.- Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation.- Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding.- Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with many fun activities.
£18.02
Hodder Education Bahamas Primary Social Studies Workbook Grade 6
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a new resource, completely up-to-date and designed hand-in-hand with the new curriculum.- Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to all communities.- Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities.- Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation.- Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding.- Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with many fun activities.
£18.02
Hodder Education Bahamas Primary Social Studies Grade 4
Book SynopsisWritten and evaluated by experienced educators, this third edition of the popular series brings an entirely fresh approach, updating the design and illustrations and matching the content perfectly to the latest curriculum documentation.What''s new?* A thorough review from the ground up, ensuring full curriculum coverage and a contemporary, up-to-date approach* ''Word power'' feature introduces new vocabulary and concepts* ''Think about it'' feature makes cross-curricular links and encourages critical-thinking and problem-solving
£19.05
Hodder Education Bahamas Primary Social Studies Grade 6
Book SynopsisWritten and evaluated by experienced educators, this third edition of the popular series brings an entirely fresh approach, updating the design and illustrations and matching the content perfectly to the latest curriculum.What''s new?* A thorough review from the ground up, ensuring full curriculum coverage and a contemporary, up-to-date approach* ''Word power'' feature introduces new vocabulary and concepts* ''Think about it'' feature makes cross-curricular links and encourages critical-thinking and problem-solving
£19.05
Hodder Education CAPE Sociology
Book SynopsisHelp Caribbean students understand the society they live in while ensuring full coverage of the 2013 syllabus.
£41.48
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada In an Emergency
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada In the Sky
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada On the Land
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada On the Road
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Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada On the Water
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Hodder Education OCR AS/A Level Law Book 1
Book SynopsisThese engaging and accessible textbooks provide detailed coverage of the new 2017 OCR A level Law specification. From leading law authors Jacqueline Martin, Richard Wortley and Nicholas Price, it is comprehensive, authoritative and updated with important changes to the law. Important, up-to-date and interesting cases and scenarios highlight key points. Discussion and activity tasks increase your students' understanding of more difficult concepts. Examination practice, practice questions and self-test questions to help your students prepare for their examsTrade ReviewA comprehensive textbook which has a number of useful sections, in particular key terms, key cases, tips, extension tasks, activities and summary boxes. The layout is better than previous Law textbooks I have used as writing is broken down into smaller sections and different elements are coloured coded. There are some exam questions at the back but the book could benefit from more of these. -- Mrs Rachel Pattison
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Hodder Education Essential SQA Exam Practice: Higher Modern
Book SynopsisExam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: Modern StudiesFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Modern Studies exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every question type and topic, plus two full practice papers.- Choose to revise by question type or topic: A simple grid enables you to pick particular question styles or course areas that you want to focus on, with answers provided at the back of the book- Understand what the examiner is looking for: Clear guidance on how to answer each question type is followed by plenty of questions so you can put the advice into practice, building essential exam skills- Remember more in your exam: Repeated and extended practice will give you a secure knowledge of the key areas of the course (democracy in Scotland and the United Kingdom; social issues in the United Kingdom; international issues)- Familiarise yourself with the exam papers: Both practice papers mirror the language and layout of the real SQA papers; complete them in timed, exam-style conditions to increase your confidence before the exams- Find out how to achieve a better grade: Answers to the practice papers have commentaries for each question, with tips on writing successful answers and avoiding common mistakesFully up to date with SQA's requirementsThe questions, mark schemes and guidance in this practice book match the requirements of the revised SQA Higher Modern Studies specification for examination from 2019 onwards.
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Hodder Education Caribbean Infant Social Studies Book 1
Book SynopsisThe Caribbean Infant Social Studies series comprises two books aimed at 5-7 year olds and is the perfect introduction to social studies for pupils who have just begun to interpret the written word. Topics in the infant curriculum are made lively and interesting through the variety of activities, photographs, drawings and simple maps. All these encourage discussion and give children the opportunity to express their ideas orally and in writing.- the course is written in very clear, simple English within the ability range of early readers- all the information is relevant to pupils everywhere in the Caribbean- the presentation is fun and easy to follow- the colourful and lively illustrations develop interpretation skills, reinforce understanding and relate to the pupils' own experience- the questions and activities provide stimulation and help develop pupils' ability to interpret information. They also give teachers scope to extend the content to new situations and ideas- the basic concepts of identity, location, co-operation and leadership are introduced in a very accessible way.The authors are all experts in the social studies field and wrote the highly successful Caribbean Primary Social Studies series.
£14.47
Hodder Education Caribbean Infant Social Studies Book 2
Book SynopsisThe Caribbean Infant Social Studies series comprises two books aimed at 5-7 year olds and is the perfect introduction to social studies for pupils who have just begun to interpret the written word. Topics in the infant curriculum are made lively and interesting through the variety of activities, photographs, drawings and simple maps. All these encourage discussion and give children the opportunity to express their ideas orally and in writing.- the course is written in very clear, simple English within the ability range of early readers- all the information is relevant to pupils everywhere in the Caribbean- the presentation is fun and easy to follow- the colourful and lively illustrations develop interpretation skills, reinforce understanding and relate to the pupils' own experience- the questions and activities provide stimulation and help develop pupils' ability to interpret information. They also give teachers scope to extend the content to new situations and ideas- the basic concepts of identity, location, co-operation and leadership are introduced in a very accessible way.The authors are all experts in the social studies field and wrote the highly successful Caribbean Primary Social Studies series.
£14.47
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Book 1
Book SynopsisMake teaching and learning engaging with this new edition of the immensely popular Caribbean Primary Social Studies four book series, updated and revised to cover recent syllabus changes and the introduction of Curriculum Standards.- Engage students with new and updated content reflecting social, economic and environmental issues and developments in the 21st century.- Encourage students to think more and express their ideas individually or as part of a group with thought provoking oral topics.- Build social studies skills and encourage teamwork with a range of stimulating activities.- Provide a clear overview of objectives with 'What will you learn?' at the beginning of each unit and summary 'Points to remember' at the end.
£15.48
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Book 2
Book SynopsisMake teaching and learning engaging with this new edition of the immensely popular Caribbean Primary Social Studies four book series, updated and revised to cover recent syllabus changes and the introduction of Curriculum Standards.- Engage students with new and updated content reflecting social, economic and environmental issues and developments in the 21st century.- Encourage students to think more and express their ideas individually or as part of a group with thought provoking oral topics.- Build social studies skills and encourage teamwork with a range of stimulating activities.- Provide a clear overview of objectives with 'What will you learn?' at the beginning of each unit and summary 'Points to remember' at the end.
£15.48
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Book 3
Book SynopsisMake teaching and learning engaging with this new edition of the immensely popular Caribbean Primary Social Studies four book series, updated and revised to cover recent syllabus changes and the introduction of Curriculum Standards.- Engage students with new and updated content reflecting social, economic and environmental issues and developments in the 21st century.- Encourage students to think more and express their ideas individually or as part of a group with thought provoking oral topics.- Build social studies skills and encourage teamwork with a range of stimulating activities.- Provide a clear overview of objectives with 'What will you learn?' at the beginning of each unit and summary 'Points to remember' at the end.
£15.48
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Book 4
Book SynopsisMake teaching and learning engaging with this new edition of the immensely popular Caribbean Primary Social Studies four book series, updated and revised to cover recent syllabus changes and the introduction of Curriculum Standards.- Engage students with new and updated content reflecting social, economic and environmental issues and developments in the 21st century.- Encourage students to think more and express their ideas individually or as part of a group with thought provoking oral topics.- Build social studies skills and encourage teamwork with a range of stimulating activities.- Provide a clear overview of objectives with 'What will you learn?' at the beginning of each unit and summary 'Points to remember' at the end.
£15.48
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Workbook 1
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a familiar and trusted resource, now updated and refreshed for the new curriculum. Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to many different communities.Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities. Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation. Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding. Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with talking activities.
£11.40
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Workbook 2
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a familiar and trusted resource, now updated and refreshed for the new curriculum.Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to many different communities.Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities.Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation.Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding.Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with talking activities.
£11.40
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Workbook 3
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a familiar and trusted resource, now updated and refreshed for the new curriculum.Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to many different communities.Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities.Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation.Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding.Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with talking activities.
£11.40
Hodder Education Caribbean Primary Social Studies Workbook 4 CPEA
Book SynopsisEstablish a solid foundation in Primary Social studies with a familiar and trusted resource, now updated and refreshed for the new curriculum.Have confidence in a trusted resource offering conceptual content which is relevant to many different communities.Support pupils and develop social studies skills with a guided approach and varied activities.Reinforce learning and ensure full syllabus coverage and assessment preparation.Engage pupils with relevant information which relates to their experiences, and colourful, lively illustrations to develop interpretation skills, and reinforce understanding.Encourage children to express their ideas and work together with talking activities.
£11.40
Lerner Publishing Group What Are Satire and Parody?
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Bold Type Books It Was All a Dream: A New Generation Confronts
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Red Chair Press 50 Things You Didn't Know about Ancient Greece
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Red Chair Press 50 Things You Didn't Know about the Middle Ages
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Red Chair Press 50 Things You Didn't Know about Colonial America
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Red Chair Press 50 Things You Didn't Know about the Old West
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Lerner Publishing Group Creepy UFOs
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Lerner Publishing Group Eerie Haunted Houses
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Lerner Publishing Group Scary Vampires
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Kohlhammer Einfach Lesen: Der Umgang Mit Texten Im Studium
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Kohlhammer Schuchterne Und Sozial Angstliche Kinder in Der
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Lit Verlag Teaching the Holocaust by Inquiry: Foreword by
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Books on Demand Von der Zahl bis zur Note Lehrheft
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Books on Demand Kant für Kinder: Dokumentation einer fünfjährigen
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John Wiley & Sons Democratic Habits in the Art Classroom
Book SynopsisExplores the ways in which practicing K-12 art educators can engage with students to develop democratic habits. Contributors present case studies based on action research conducted in their own classrooms as part of their master’s in arts education.Table of ContentsContents (Tentative)Introduction: Actualizing the Promise Elizabeth SuttonPart I. Choice-Based Classrooms Section Introduction Samantha Goss1. Including All Voices in Learning: Peer-to-Peer Verbal Conversations in the Elementary Art Room Elizabeth S. Bloomburg2. Using Meaningful Themes to Guide a Choice-Based Approach to Art Education Sandra C. Nyberg3. Learning Choices: Students in a Flipped Art Room Kathryn ChristensenPart II. Nurturing Self-Efficacy and Voice Section Introduction Samantha Goss4. How Art Journaling and Studio Habits of Mind Encourage Personal Connections in High School Art Making Heather Walker5. Enhancing Elementary Student Voice Through Art and Advocacy Maddison O. Maddock6. Self-Efficacy: Empowering Young Artists Jodi FentonPart III. Building Communities That Care Section Introduction Samantha Goss7. Art to the Rescue! Exploring Arts-Based Service Learning Ashley M. Cardamone8. Cultivating Connections Through Community Art Lauren Roush9. Collaborative Art Making Between 4th-Graders and Community Partners and its Impact on School Culture Michelle Cox10. Networks Supporting Art Education Wendy Miller11. Defending the Useless: A Neighborhood in Flux Jeff Rufus ByrdContributor BiographiesIndex
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John Wiley & Sons Democratic Habits in the Art Classroom
Book SynopsisExplores the ways in which practicing K-12 art educators can engage with students to develop democratic habits. Contributors present case studies based on action research conducted in their own classrooms as part of their master’s in arts education.Table of ContentsContents (Tentative)Introduction: Actualizing the Promise Elizabeth SuttonPart I. Choice-Based Classrooms Section Introduction Samantha Goss1. Including All Voices in Learning: Peer-to-Peer Verbal Conversations in the Elementary Art Room Elizabeth S. Bloomburg2. Using Meaningful Themes to Guide a Choice-Based Approach to Art Education Sandra C. Nyberg3. Learning Choices: Students in a Flipped Art Room Kathryn ChristensenPart II. Nurturing Self-Efficacy and Voice Section Introduction Samantha Goss4. How Art Journaling and Studio Habits of Mind Encourage Personal Connections in High School Art Making Heather Walker5. Enhancing Elementary Student Voice Through Art and Advocacy Maddison O. Maddock6. Self-Efficacy: Empowering Young Artists Jodi FentonPart III. Building Communities That Care Section Introduction Samantha Goss7. Art to the Rescue! Exploring Arts-Based Service Learning Ashley M. Cardamone8. Cultivating Connections Through Community Art Lauren Roush9. Collaborative Art Making Between 4th-Graders and Community Partners and its Impact on School Culture Michelle Cox10. Networks Supporting Art Education Wendy Miller11. Defending the Useless: A Neighborhood in Flux Jeff Rufus ByrdContributor BiographiesIndex
£95.20
John Wiley & Sons Teaching Villainification in Social Studies
Book SynopsisIn this collection, scholars from the United States, Canada and Australia examine the concepts of villainification and anti-villainification in social studies curriculum, popular culture, as well as within sociocultural contexts and their implications.Table of ContentsContentsForeword: The Problem of Villainification Michalinos Zembylas viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction 1 Cathryn van Kessel and Kimberly EdmondsonPART I: VILLAINIFICATION AND SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM1. Heroification, Villainification, and Political Polarization: Implications for Thinking Politically About U.S. Politics 13 WayneJournell2. "Incapable, Uninterested, and Ineffective"?: Locating Villainification Narratives in Financial Education 29 ErinC. Adams3. Will the Real Villain Please Stand Up?: Holocaust Education and Its Hidden Transgressors 45 RebeccaC. Christ, Brandon Haas, and Oren Baruch Stier4. Removing the Binaries in History Curricula and Teacher Education: Difficult-ishas an Antidote to Villainification and Its Partner, "Difficult Histories" 63 Brittany JonesPART II: VILLAINIFICATION LESSONS FROM POPULAR CULTURE5. Subverting the Villain Trope in Apocalyptic Fiction: Survivance in MoonoftheCrustedSnow 79 Kimberly Edmondson and Keri Helgren6. "Hang On, So That Thing's a Loki Too?": Mimetic Materialities, Variants, and Villainy 95 BrettonA. Varga and ErinC. Adams7. Wanda the Villain?: How WandaVisionCan Aid Discussions About Enslavement and Anti-Black Racism 111 Danelle Adeniji, Melissa McQueen, and Cathryn van KesselPART III: SOCIOCULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF VILLAINIFICATION NARRATIVES8. Can Technology Be Evil?: Heroes, Villains, and the Banality of Technology 127 RyanM. Smits and DanielG. Krutka9. Identifying the Villain: Antivillainification, Social Studies, and LGBTQ Individuals 145 Heather P. Abrahamson10. Anti-Complicity Education: Combating Supervillains and Lesser Villains in Contemporary Rape Culture 161 AmandaM.E. Thomson11. Placial Villains: Naming, Memorial Geographies of Invasion, and the Work of Social Studies 181 Bryan Smith12. Horses, Heretics, and Madame Déficit: The Historical Villainification of the Female Body 197 Andrew ThomsonConcluding Thoughts 213 Cathryn van Kessel and Kimberly EdmondsonAbout the Editors and Contributors 215Index 219
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John Wiley & Sons Teaching Villainification in Social Studies
Book SynopsisIn this collection, scholars from the United States, Canada and Australia examine the concepts of villainification and anti-villainification in social studies curriculum, popular culture, as well as within sociocultural contexts and their implications.Table of ContentsContentsForeword: The Problem of Villainification Michalinos Zembylas viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction 1 Cathryn van Kessel and Kimberly EdmondsonPART I: VILLAINIFICATION AND SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM1. Heroification, Villainification, and Political Polarization: Implications for Thinking Politically About U.S. Politics 13 WayneJournell2. "Incapable, Uninterested, and Ineffective"?: Locating Villainification Narratives in Financial Education 29 ErinC. Adams3. Will the Real Villain Please Stand Up?: Holocaust Education and Its Hidden Transgressors 45 RebeccaC. Christ, Brandon Haas, and Oren Baruch Stier4. Removing the Binaries in History Curricula and Teacher Education: Difficult-ishas an Antidote to Villainification and Its Partner, "Difficult Histories" 63 Brittany JonesPART II: VILLAINIFICATION LESSONS FROM POPULAR CULTURE5. Subverting the Villain Trope in Apocalyptic Fiction: Survivance in MoonoftheCrustedSnow 79 Kimberly Edmondson and Keri Helgren6. "Hang On, So That Thing's a Loki Too?": Mimetic Materialities, Variants, and Villainy 95 BrettonA. Varga and ErinC. Adams7. Wanda the Villain?: How WandaVisionCan Aid Discussions About Enslavement and Anti-Black Racism 111 Danelle Adeniji, Melissa McQueen, and Cathryn van KesselPART III: SOCIOCULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF VILLAINIFICATION NARRATIVES8. Can Technology Be Evil?: Heroes, Villains, and the Banality of Technology 127 RyanM. Smits and DanielG. Krutka9. Identifying the Villain: Antivillainification, Social Studies, and LGBTQ Individuals 145 Heather P. Abrahamson10. Anti-Complicity Education: Combating Supervillains and Lesser Villains in Contemporary Rape Culture 161 AmandaM.E. Thomson11. Placial Villains: Naming, Memorial Geographies of Invasion, and the Work of Social Studies 181 Bryan Smith12. Horses, Heretics, and Madame Déficit: The Historical Villainification of the Female Body 197 Andrew ThomsonConcluding Thoughts 213 Cathryn van Kessel and Kimberly EdmondsonAbout the Editors and Contributors 215Index 219
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Teachers' College Press PlaceBased Social Studies Education Learning
Book SynopsisUses the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, as a touchstone for the importance and value of including place-based education in the social studies curriculum. Whitlock scrutinizes this local environmental issue to not only drive critical inquiry in the classroom, but also to show how the curriculum can propel valuable social change in the community.Table of Contents Contents (Tentative)Foreword Preface Introduction: How Did We Get Here? When Did the Water Crisis Start? Piecing it Together When Everyone Learned About Flint Dealing With It Social Studies and Critical Place-Based Education Are We Finished Yet?Part I: How Can Schools Respond to a Community's Needs? 1. A History of Innovative Education in Flint Manley and Mott: The Brains and the Bank Flint as the Leader in Community Schools Schools and Society Looking Back to Look Ahead Learning from Flint: Critical Place Historical Inquiry in the Classroom2. Why Flint? Teaching Conditions Amidst the Water Crisis The "Preloaded Distributional Injustices" of Flint Built With the Community in Mind Beyond "Normal:" Teaching at Freeman Learning From Flint: Critical Place Inquiry in Geography3. An Uncertain Future for Education in Flint Community Schools Today Integrated Student Supports Extended Learning Time and Opportunities Family and Community Engagement Collaborative Leadership and Practices Learning From Flint: Place-Based School ImprovementPart II: How Can Schooling be Reimagined to Center "Place?" 4. Designing Early Childhood Education in Flint Early Childhood Education and Lead Poisoning Childcare in Formal Settings Using Human-Centered Design to Respond to Early Childhood Needs Learning From Flint: Designing Place-Based Education5. Reggio-Inspired Education in Flint Reggio Emilia as Place-Based Education Building Place-Consciousness in a Reggio Toddler Classroom Preschoolers' Narratives of Flint Understanding Reggio as Social Studies Inquiry Learning From Flint: A Call to Research and Practice6. Montessori for Flint Montessori's Connections to Place-Based Education The Benefits of a Public Montessori Education Challenges for Public Montessori Montessori for Flint Learning From Flint: Incorporating Montessori Elements7. Flint's Place-Based Charter School School of Choice in Flint Flint Cultural Center: A Longtime Gem in Flint Flint Cultural Center Academy A Day at the Flint Cultural Center Academy Learning From Flint: School-Wide Place-Based EducationPart III: How Can Teacher Preparation Be Place-Based? 8. Place-Based Teacher Education in Flint Place-Based Teacher Education Uniquely Flint Co-Teaching School Culture Shock Partnering With Beecher Community Schools PBTE and Water Crisis Connections Learning From Flint: Literally.9. Place-Based Social Studies Methods in Flint Place-Based Social Studies Methods Elementary Social Studies Methods in Flint Field Trips Right Under Our Noses Teaching Critical Geography Learning From Flint: Transforming into Place-Based TeachersPart IV: Where Do We Go From Here? 10. What I Learned From Flint What I Learned About Flint What I Learned From Flint About Place-Based Education in Social Studies What I Learned From Flint About Myself ConclusionReferences Index About the Author
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John Wiley & Sons PlaceBased Social Studies Education Learning
Book SynopsisUses the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, as a touchstone for the importance and value of including place-based education in the social studies curriculum. Whitlock scrutinizes this local environmental issue to not only drive critical inquiry in the classroom, but also to show how the curriculum can propel valuable social change in the community.Table of Contents Contents (Tentative)Foreword Preface Introduction: How Did We Get Here? When Did the Water Crisis Start? Piecing it Together When Everyone Learned About Flint Dealing With It Social Studies and Critical Place-Based Education Are We Finished Yet?Part I: How Can Schools Respond to a Community's Needs? 1. A History of Innovative Education in Flint Manley and Mott: The Brains and the Bank Flint as the Leader in Community Schools Schools and Society Looking Back to Look Ahead Learning from Flint: Critical Place Historical Inquiry in the Classroom2. Why Flint? Teaching Conditions Amidst the Water Crisis The "Preloaded Distributional Injustices" of Flint Built With the Community in Mind Beyond "Normal:" Teaching at Freeman Learning From Flint: Critical Place Inquiry in Geography3. An Uncertain Future for Education in Flint Community Schools Today Integrated Student Supports Extended Learning Time and Opportunities Family and Community Engagement Collaborative Leadership and Practices Learning From Flint: Place-Based School ImprovementPart II: How Can Schooling be Reimagined to Center "Place?" 4. Designing Early Childhood Education in Flint Early Childhood Education and Lead Poisoning Childcare in Formal Settings Using Human-Centered Design to Respond to Early Childhood Needs Learning From Flint: Designing Place-Based Education5. Reggio-Inspired Education in Flint Reggio Emilia as Place-Based Education Building Place-Consciousness in a Reggio Toddler Classroom Preschoolers' Narratives of Flint Understanding Reggio as Social Studies Inquiry Learning From Flint: A Call to Research and Practice6. Montessori for Flint Montessori's Connections to Place-Based Education The Benefits of a Public Montessori Education Challenges for Public Montessori Montessori for Flint Learning From Flint: Incorporating Montessori Elements7. Flint's Place-Based Charter School School of Choice in Flint Flint Cultural Center: A Longtime Gem in Flint Flint Cultural Center Academy A Day at the Flint Cultural Center Academy Learning From Flint: School-Wide Place-Based EducationPart III: How Can Teacher Preparation Be Place-Based? 8. Place-Based Teacher Education in Flint Place-Based Teacher Education Uniquely Flint Co-Teaching School Culture Shock Partnering With Beecher Community Schools PBTE and Water Crisis Connections Learning From Flint: Literally.9. Place-Based Social Studies Methods in Flint Place-Based Social Studies Methods Elementary Social Studies Methods in Flint Field Trips Right Under Our Noses Teaching Critical Geography Learning From Flint: Transforming into Place-Based TeachersPart IV: Where Do We Go From Here? 10. What I Learned From Flint What I Learned About Flint What I Learned From Flint About Place-Based Education in Social Studies What I Learned From Flint About Myself ConclusionReferences Index About the Author
£102.40
Tilbury House,U.S. Welcoming Babies
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A celebration." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books"The obvious value and beauty of each type of welcome should expand children’s appreciation for and understanding of peoples other than themselves and of the joy that new births bring." -- School Library Journal
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Critical Reading Across the Curriculum Volume 1
Book SynopsisPowerful strategies, tools, and techniques for educators teaching students critical reading skills in the humanities. Every educator understands the importance of teaching students how to read critically. Even the best teachers, however, find it challenging to translate their own learned critical reading practices into explicit strategies for their students. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum: Humanities, Volume 1 presents exceptional insight into what educators require to facilitate critical and creative thinking skills. Written by scholar-educators from across the humanities, each of the thirteen essays in this volume describes strategies educators have successfully executed to develop critical reading skills in students studying the humanities. These include ways to help students: focus actively re-read and reflect, to re-think, and re-consider understand the close relationship between reading and writing becTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Part I Frameworks and Approaches 1 1 Reading Responsively, Reading Responsibly: An Approach to Critical Reading 3Robert DiYanni Being Critical 4 Responsible Reading, Responsive Reading 6 A Framework for Critical Reading 7 Demonstration – E. B. White on the Moonwalk 12 Application – Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 17 Reflective Reading – Reading and Living 21 References 23 2 Reciprocal Acts: Reading andWriting 24Pat C. Hoy II A Story ofNecessity 24 Acts of Conception 25 Working from Images 26 Remembering Spontaneity 31 Getting More Systematic 34 Merging What and How 41 Writing as Representation,Writing as Composition 47 References 48 3 A Shared Horizon: Critical Reading and Digital Natives 49Anton Borst Critically Reading the Digital Native 51 Responding to the Digital Native 53 A Shared Horizon 55 Devices, Screens, and Digital Native Reading Practices 56 Conclusion 59 References 60 Part II Critical Reading in the Disciplines 63 4 Critical Reading and Thinking: Rhetoric and Reality 65Lawrence Scanlon Rhetorical Challenges 67 Ways of Reading 70 Logos, Ethos, Pathos 70 Demonstration: Annotating a Speech 71 Everything’s an Argument: No It’s Not! Yes It Is! 74 A Suite of Exercises 77 Conclusion 81 Notes 82 References 82 5 The Community of Literature: Teaching Critical Reading and Creative Reflection 85Adrian Barlow Ways of Reading 85 Textual Conversations – Critical Dialogue 88 Re-reading and Creative Reflection 91 Demonstration – Hardy’s “In a Museum” 93 Broadening Context 95 Application – Middlemarch, Chapter XXIX 96 Contemporary Contexts 99 Notes 102 References 102 6 Approaching Intellectual Emancipation: Critical Reading in Art, Art History, and Wikipedia 104Amy K. Hamlin ReconsideringWikipedia 104 Reading Art:The Visual Analysis 109 Reading Art History: The Annotated Bibliography 113 ReadingWikipedia:The Comparative Analysis 119 Chain Reactions 121 Notes 121 References 122 7 Teaching Critical Reading of Historical Texts 123Michael Hogan BasicMatters 123 Challenges for Teachers 124 Three Kinds of Reading 125 Selecting Historical Documents for Analysis 126 Marking and Preparing Historical Documents 128 Reading Abraham Lincoln’s House Resolutions December 22, 1847 131 Reading Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Speech Opposing the VietnamWar 136 Conclusion 138 Some Useful Sources for Critical Reading in History 139 References 140 8 Philosophy and the Practice of Questioning 141Matt Statler Questioning Toward Truth 141 How DoWe Come to Know Anything at All? 142 Toward PracticalWisdom 149 So What?The Effects of Reading Philosophy Critically 155 Notes 156 References 157 9 Engaging Religious Texts 158Thomas Petriano “Pay Attention!” 158 Reading as an Embodied and Dialogic Act 159 Insights from the Religions 161 The ThreeWorlds of Religious Texts 166 Practices for Engaging Religious and Theological Texts 168 Conclusion 171 References 172 10 Gender Studies as a Model for Critical Reading 174Pamela Burger Gender Studies and Critical Reading 175 Deconstructing Gender 177 Documentary Project 178 Staging the Documentary Project 180 Aesthetic Distance and Ironic Images of Gender 183 Melanie Pullen’s High Fashion Crime Scenes and Cindy Sherman’s Centerfolds, 1981 185 References 189 11 Reading and Teaching Films 190William V. Costanzo Personal Response 191 Analyzing Story 192 Basic Film Terms 194 Formal Analysis 197 Genre Analysis 199 Cultural Analysis 201 Historical Analysis 203 Representation in Film 205 Film Theory 205 Exercises 206 References 209 12 Thinking Through Drama 210Louis Scheeder Drama and Argument 210 The Classical Studio 214 The Structure of Verse 215 Following the Verse 217 Exercises 220 Conclusion 221 References 222 13 Approaches to Reading and Teaching Pop Songs 223Thomas M. Kitts PopularMusic and Its Contexts 223 Reading a Pop Song 224 Writing about Music 228 Critical Reading: Theodor Adorno’s Criticism of Pop Music 231 Socially Conscious Music 232 Additional Writing Assignments 235 Conclusion 236 References 237 Index 239
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Critical Reading Across the Curriculum Volume 1
Book SynopsisPowerful strategies, tools, and techniques for educators teaching students critical reading skills in the humanities. Every educator understands the importance of teaching students how to read critically. Even the best teachers, however, find it challenging to translate their own learned critical reading practices into explicit strategies for their students. Critical Reading Across the Curriculum: Humanities, Volume 1 presents exceptional insight into what educators require to facilitate critical and creative thinking skills. Written by scholar-educators from across the humanities, each of the thirteen essays in this volume describes strategies educators have successfully executed to develop critical reading skills in students studying the humanities. These include ways to help students: focus actively re-read and reflect, to re-think, and re-consider understand the close relationship between reading and writing becTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Part I Frameworks and Approaches 1 1 Reading Responsively, Reading Responsibly: An Approach to Critical Reading 3Robert DiYanni Being Critical 4 Responsible Reading, Responsive Reading 6 A Framework for Critical Reading 7 Demonstration – E. B. White on the Moonwalk 12 Application – Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address 17 Reflective Reading – Reading and Living 21 References 23 2 Reciprocal Acts: Reading andWriting 24Pat C. Hoy II A Story ofNecessity 24 Acts of Conception 25 Working from Images 26 Remembering Spontaneity 31 Getting More Systematic 34 Merging What and How 41 Writing as Representation,Writing as Composition 47 References 48 3 A Shared Horizon: Critical Reading and Digital Natives 49Anton Borst Critically Reading the Digital Native 51 Responding to the Digital Native 53 A Shared Horizon 55 Devices, Screens, and Digital Native Reading Practices 56 Conclusion 59 References 60 Part II Critical Reading in the Disciplines 63 4 Critical Reading and Thinking: Rhetoric and Reality 65Lawrence Scanlon Rhetorical Challenges 67 Ways of Reading 70 Logos, Ethos, Pathos 70 Demonstration: Annotating a Speech 71 Everything’s an Argument: No It’s Not! Yes It Is! 74 A Suite of Exercises 77 Conclusion 81 Notes 82 References 82 5 The Community of Literature: Teaching Critical Reading and Creative Reflection 85Adrian Barlow Ways of Reading 85 Textual Conversations – Critical Dialogue 88 Re-reading and Creative Reflection 91 Demonstration – Hardy’s “In a Museum” 93 Broadening Context 95 Application – Middlemarch, Chapter XXIX 96 Contemporary Contexts 99 Notes 102 References 102 6 Approaching Intellectual Emancipation: Critical Reading in Art, Art History, and Wikipedia 104Amy K. Hamlin ReconsideringWikipedia 104 Reading Art:The Visual Analysis 109 Reading Art History: The Annotated Bibliography 113 ReadingWikipedia:The Comparative Analysis 119 Chain Reactions 121 Notes 121 References 122 7 Teaching Critical Reading of Historical Texts 123Michael Hogan BasicMatters 123 Challenges for Teachers 124 Three Kinds of Reading 125 Selecting Historical Documents for Analysis 126 Marking and Preparing Historical Documents 128 Reading Abraham Lincoln’s House Resolutions December 22, 1847 131 Reading Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Speech Opposing the VietnamWar 136 Conclusion 138 Some Useful Sources for Critical Reading in History 139 References 140 8 Philosophy and the Practice of Questioning 141Matt Statler Questioning Toward Truth 141 How DoWe Come to Know Anything at All? 142 Toward PracticalWisdom 149 So What?The Effects of Reading Philosophy Critically 155 Notes 156 References 157 9 Engaging Religious Texts 158Thomas Petriano “Pay Attention!” 158 Reading as an Embodied and Dialogic Act 159 Insights from the Religions 161 The ThreeWorlds of Religious Texts 166 Practices for Engaging Religious and Theological Texts 168 Conclusion 171 References 172 10 Gender Studies as a Model for Critical Reading 174Pamela Burger Gender Studies and Critical Reading 175 Deconstructing Gender 177 Documentary Project 178 Staging the Documentary Project 180 Aesthetic Distance and Ironic Images of Gender 183 Melanie Pullen’s High Fashion Crime Scenes and Cindy Sherman’s Centerfolds, 1981 185 References 189 11 Reading and Teaching Films 190William V. Costanzo Personal Response 191 Analyzing Story 192 Basic Film Terms 194 Formal Analysis 197 Genre Analysis 199 Cultural Analysis 201 Historical Analysis 203 Representation in Film 205 Film Theory 205 Exercises 206 References 209 12 Thinking Through Drama 210Louis Scheeder Drama and Argument 210 The Classical Studio 214 The Structure of Verse 215 Following the Verse 217 Exercises 220 Conclusion 221 References 222 13 Approaches to Reading and Teaching Pop Songs 223Thomas M. Kitts PopularMusic and Its Contexts 223 Reading a Pop Song 224 Writing about Music 228 Critical Reading: Theodor Adorno’s Criticism of Pop Music 231 Socially Conscious Music 232 Additional Writing Assignments 235 Conclusion 236 References 237 Index 239
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