Foundations of Education: Library Resources

This text will help beginning teachers meld theory with practice. The book conceptualizes the effective teacher as a reflective decision maker, one who makes planing, implementing, evaluation, and management decisions as part of the instructional role.

This book delves into the argument that faith has a critical role in shaping pedagogy and the learning experience. It explores education combining both theory and practice, showing how teachers of every subject and age group can be attentive to how their students are experiencing and interpreting learning and how there are myriad opportunities to design classes that are deeply rooted in Christian practices.

"Authors from the Buck Institute for Education explore seven Project Based Teaching practices that help teachers support student success and Gold Standard project-based learning" -- Provided by publisher.

"Jay McTighe and Harvey Silver offer a practical guide to teaching seven essential thinking skills that will equip students for success in school and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.

This is an informative, engaging and accessible book about teaching that covers a broad range of content without being superficial.

Thoroughly revised edition of the bestselling resource for new teachersThis award-winning book gives beginning educators everything they need to survive and thrive in the classroom. The third edition covers new material including working as a part of a professional learning community (PLC), teaching media literacy and social responsibility, incorporating Common Core State Standards, handling "homework push-back" from parents, changes in classroom technology, techniques for motivating students, seeking feedback, and much more.

This book covers design, development, adoption, collaboration, evaluation and future prospects of mobile teaching and learning technology in higher education. Offers in-depth background information as well as case studies of practices in many countries.

A documentary about three children living with significant disabilities, who struggle against the public schools in an emotional battle to prove their worth.

"Captures the life of a Baltimore High School struggling to meet the academic demands of the No Child Left Behind Act." -- Video Verité web site.

Provides an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States.

Story of the transformation of a high school girl from a defiant and disruptive problem student to a motivated and self-confident young woman through her school's implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and a youth-directed planning process called RENEW (Rehabilitation for Empowerment, Natural supports, Education, and Work).