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Poliniak, Susan – Teaching Music, 2012
Choosing books for the music classroom can seem like a daunting task. Which ones are useful--and not so useful? What works for one teacher or situation may not work for all, but guidelines and recommendations can prove helpful, particularly to the beginning music educator or one undertaking a new subject. This article discusses the views of music…
Descriptors: Music, Music Teachers, Reading Material Selection, Music Education
Roslund, Samantha – School Library Monthly, 2012
School librarians are experts at so many things: navigating the seas of digital information to find an elusive article, creating interactive forums in which kids learn to collaborate and create, and, of course, critically selecting materials. Some have been reading and reviewing books for so long they can smell a stinker from a mile away or…
Descriptors: Librarians, Educational Quality, Textbook Content, Textbook Selection
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Nadelson, Sandie G.; Nadelson, Louis S. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2012
College and university adoption and use of books as common reads has increased over the last several years. The growing popularity has also brought to light significant variations in how colleges and universities select and use common read texts. In some higher educational institutions, one tome is selected for all freshmen to read and discuss…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Selection Criteria, Selection Tools, Educational Practices
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Libresco, Andrea S. – Social Education, 2013
This article describes 10 recommendations for creativity, higher-order thinking, and meaningful learning activities that can be used to guide teachers in constructing an engaging AP course: (1) Be on the committee that decides how students will be selected for AP; (2) Maximize time and connections through blocks of time with an English colleague;…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Creativity, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes
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Kauer, Suzanne M. – English Journal, 2008
Suzanne M. Kauer believes we must honor all voices in the discussion of what books students should read; she refuses to simplify the issue of censorship by dismissing the multifaceted concerns parents have for saying no to certain books. Kauer advocates doing more listening--asking parents questions to better understand their perspectives--and…
Descriptors: Censorship, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Parent Grievances
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Bailey, Gerald D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1988
If the textbook and material selection process is to be adequately supported in school budgets, curriculum directors, teachers, and administrators must be able to defend their requests with high-quality information. This article offers nine suggestions to help build a leadership structure and a database for making appropriate textbook selections.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Material Selection
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Academe, 2005
Professors have long assigned to their students works of which they were the author. The practice ranges from assigning commercially published textbooks they have written to having students buy a volume they have written and published or course packs made up of their own materials they have photocopied. Not only individual professors, but also…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Laboratory Manuals, Textbook Selection, Reading Material Selection
Osborn, Jean – Curriculum Review, 1987
Describes "A Guide to Selecting Basal Reading Programs," which was developed to help textbook adoption committees select basal reading texts in elementary schools. Topics discussed include development of booklets that describe various aspects of reading instruction and the role of the guidelines in improving the quality of basal reading…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Check Lists, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Cawelti, Gordon; Olson, Nancy S. – Principal, 1982
A national survey reveals increasing attempts to challenge or restrict the books available to students. Schools need to establish a book selection policy, a method for dealing with complaints, and better communication with the public. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Material Selection, National Surveys
Criscuolo, Nicholas P. – NJEA Review, 1982
Increasing censorship activities and their sources are discussed. Strategies to respond to book banning include: (1) establishment in schools of a written selection policy; (2) development of a role for educational organizations in counteracting unnecessary censorship; (3) provision for parents to examine textbooks before purchase; and (4)…
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Role
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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1980
This booklet shows teachers and administrators how their school districts can use the Reading Authority List of the Reading Information System I (I-RIS), an analytic process for making decisions about language arts curriculum materials. Following an outline of I-RIS, pages of the Reading Authority List are accompanied by guidelines for using the…
Descriptors: Basal Reading, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Zenke, Larry L. – 1981
The Tulsa, Oklahoma, board of education has adopted as policy an academic freedom statement that was developed by a committee composed of board members, administrators, teachers, and librarians. The prelude to the statement contains six important points dealing with (1) the need for such a policy statement, (2) school responsibility, (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Board of Education Policy, Censorship, Educational Policy
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1985
The results of an APEID (Asia and the Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development) workshop on producing textbooks and other teaching and learning materials, especially in reading, for the first level of education are provided in this book. An initial overview presents the objectives and the organization of the workshop. The second…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials
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Cobb, Jeanne; Rusher, Anne – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1996
Describes reading aloud as an interaction between child, caregiver, and book. Asserts that the caregiver's role is to provide a framework for children to converse about books--characters, events, and themes. Describes the PeRCS (Purpose explore Read Connect Summarize) idea, which provides steps for language exploration and idea experimentation.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education, Interaction