Making the Grade

Author: Tony Wagner
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135957967
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 167

Book Description
This book provides a guide for a long-overdue public dialogue about why and how we need to reinvent our nation's schools. How has the world changed for our children; what do all students need to know in light of these changes; how do we hold students and schools accountable for results; what do good schools look like; and what must leaders do to create more of these schools? These are some of the questions that drive this book. The answers emerging to these questions may surprise many. The most successful public schools of the 21st century look a lot more like our 19th century village schools than our current factory model of schooling. This book describes these "new village schools" that have been created in the last decade and suggests that they are a prototype for the schools of the future.

Making the Grade

Author: Martin V. Covington
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521342612
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description
Achievement behaviour in schools can best be understood in terms of attempts by students to maintain a positive self-image. For many students, trying hard is frightening because a combination of effort and failure implies low ability, which is often equated with worthlessness. Thus many students described as unmotivated are in actuality highly motivated - not to learn, but to avoid failure. Students have a variety of techniques for avoiding failure, ranging from cheating to setting low goals which are easily achieved. In Making the Grade, Martin Covington extracts powerful educational implications from self-worth theory and other contemporary views of motivation that will be useful for everyone concerned with the educational dilemmas we face. He provides a comprehensive, insightful review of research and theory, both contemporary and historical, on the topic of achievement motivation, and arranges this knowledge in ways that lead to imminently practical recommendations for restructuring schools.

Making the Grade

Author: William A. Fischel
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226251314
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312

Book Description
A significant factor for many people deciding where to live is the quality of the local school district, with superior schools creating a price premium for housing. The result is a “race to the top,” as all school districts attempt to improve their performance in order to attract homebuyers. Given the importance of school districts to the daily lives of children and families, it is surprising that their evolution has not received much attention. In this provocative book, William Fischel argues that the historical development of school districts reflects Americans’ desire to make their communities attractive to outsiders. The result has been a standardized, interchangeable system of education not overly demanding for either students or teachers, one that involved parents and local voters in its governance and finance. Innovative in its focus on bottom-up processes generated by individual behaviors rather than top-down decisions by bureaucrats, Making the Grade provides a new perspective on education reform that emphasizes how public schools form the basis for the localized social capital in American towns and cities.

Making Words, Grade 1

Author: Cunningham
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1604184949
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
Facilitate meaningful, multilevel lessons for students in grade 1 using Making Words: Lessons For Home or School. This 64-page resource includes 50 Making Words lessons and a reproducible sheet of instructions. It supports the Four-Blocks(R) Literacy Model and is a great addition to any classroom.

Making the Grade in BGCSE English

Author: Ministry of Education Staff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780435988029
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The ideal companion for students taking the Bahamas GCSE English language examination. Provide expert guidance on how to master the skills necessary in the examination with this companion which has been written in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture. - Build and consolidate knowledge with an opening chapter summarising current grammar and sentence construction, correct spelling, word choice and punctuation. - Prepare students for the exam with chapters providing guidance on Continuous Writing (Paper 1), Listening Skills (Paper 2) and Comprehension and Directed Writing (Papers 3and 4). - Send students into the exam with confidence with activities to test skills, 'exam-type' exercises, student answers and comments from examiners, as well as practice examination papers and answers.

Silver Burdett Making Music

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781418253691
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

Pearson My World Social Studies

Author: Linda Bennett
Publisher: Pearson Scott Foresman
ISBN: 9780328703371
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 129

Book Description
"Interactive and dynamic elementary Social Studies instruction! Everyone has a story. What's yours? myWorld Social Studies utilizes storytelling to bring Social Studies content to life. Our exclusive interactive digital solution makes Social Studies personal for every student in a way that's easier for you. With myWorld Social Studies, you can get to the heart of Social Studies in the time you have. myWorld Social Studies, connects Social Studies content and literacy instruction with materials that are streamlined, flexible and attuned to today's classroom. Our innovative digital instruction is seamlessly integrated, providing a blended program that is engaging, effective and easy to use. myWorld Social Studies is designed to: Connect Social Studies content with literacy instruction; Engage students and advance student achievement; Reduce teacher preparation time. Every classroom is unique. Pearson's myWorld Social Studies provides innovative and engaging materials that allow you to teach the way your students learn -- print, digital, and active"--Publisher.

Making Words

Author: Patricia Marr Cunningham
Publisher: Making Words
ISBN: 9780866538060
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Contains one hundred sixty lessons for teachers to use when teaching language arts to grades 1-3. Includes reproducibles.

Making Meaning

Author: Developmental Studies Center (Oakland, Calif.)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781576214190
Category : Language arts (Elementary)
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
Is designed to help the teacher make informed instructional decisions and track students' reading comprehension and social development as they teach the Making Meaning lesson. Consumable.

Making the Grade with ADD

Author: Stephanie Moulton Sarkis
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
ISBN: 1608825442
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 250

Book Description
In college, independence, fun activities, and new friendships abound. But if you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), these new opportunities also present new challenges. To adjust to college life, you'll need to learn to harness your disorder in new ways in order to plan your time effectively, become a successful student, make friends, and take advantage of everything campus life has to offer. This easy-to-use guide will help you create study habits that work with your ADD in productive and positive ways. You'll learn how to: •Set up a class schedule with your ADD in mind •Get along with roommates and establish a comfortable living situation •Stay focused, take notes, and study when surrounded by distractions •Get help at your campus health center when you need it •Make time for socializing and extracurricular activities Written by a licensed mental health counselor who has ADD herself, this guide will be a valuable resource through your college years and beyond. Visit the author at her web site: www.stephaniesarkis.com.