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Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making
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McTighe, Jay; Silver, Harvey F. – ASCD, 2020
Far too often, our students attain only a superficial level of knowledge that fails to prepare them for deeper challenges in school and beyond. In "Teaching for Deeper Learning," renowned educators and best-selling authors Jay McTighe and Harvey F. Silver propose a solution: teaching students to make meaning for themselves. Contending…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Comprehension, Course Content
Early Childhood Social Studies.
Sunal, Cynthia S. – 1990
This book presents three models for teaching social studies to young children, each of which is based on use of the senses, concrete experiences, and opportunities to discuss observations. The models can be used as needed with children at differing levels since each addresses a particular level of development. The book focuses on a cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Course Content, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
The Use and Effects of Embedded Support Devices in Independent Learning.
Martens, Rob – 1998
This book examines embedded support in course material. The focus is on self-study and associated concepts such as independent learning, distance education, and open education, and the general context is adult and higher education. The seven chapters cover: (1) general introductory material, including a description of the future, distance…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Content, Distance Education
The Adjunct Faculty Handbook.
Bianco-Mathis, Virginia, Ed.; Chalofsky, Neal, Ed. – 1996
This book presents 11 author-contributed chapters concerning the role of adjunct college faculty, ways that such faculty members can obtain resources to maximize their effectiveness, and relationships of adjuncts with other faculty and the administration. Chapters have the following titles and authors: (1) "Program Policies and Administration"…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Administrator Role, Class Activities, Cognitive Style
Teaching Middle School Physical Education: A Standards-Based Approach for Grades 5-8. Second Edition.
Mohnsen, Bonnie S. – 2003
This book provides a blueprint for developing environment, curriculum, instruction, and assessment based on high quality physical education guidelines. There are 17 chapters in four parts. Part 1, "Prepare for Your Journey," includes (1) "Physical Education in a Changing World"; (2) "Reform Efforts in the Middle…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Athletics, Classroom Techniques, Course Content
Language Teacher Research in Asia
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Farrell, Thomas S. C., Ed. – TESOL International Association, 2006
The Language Teacher Research Series aims to connect research and practice by highlighting the insights that teachers themselves describe after examining their own practices. This first volume of the five-volume series presents research conducted by language teachers at all levels, from high school English teachers to English language teacher…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Teacher Researchers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Cohort Programming and Learning: Improving Educational Experiences for Adult Learners. Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series.
Saltiel, Iris M.; Russo, Charline S. – 2001
This book, which is intended for adult educators and human resource developers, presents guidelines for using the principles of cohort programming and learning to improve adult learners' educational experiences. The following are among the topics covered in the book's eight chapters: (1) cohort programming and learning (cohort programs defined;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students