http://www.netvouz.com/jgordon/folder/6191431391147058870/Books+Videos+DVDs+Professional+Development+Engaging+Students+and+Multiculturalism?feed=rss jgordon's bookmarks in folder Engaging Students and Multiculturalism on Netvouz http://books.heinemann.com/products/0509.aspx The problems of boys in schools, especially in reading and writing, have been the focus of statistical data, but rarely does research point out how literacy educators can combat those problems. That situation has changed. Michael Smith and Jeff Wilhelm, two of the most respected names in English education and in the teaching of reading, worked with a very diverse group of young men to understand how they use literacy and what conditions promote it. In this book they share what they have learned. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:47:38 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8988&r=sb060417 Preview entire book online.Welcome to Mary Cowhey's Peace Class in Northampton, MA, where first and second graders view the entire curriculum through the framework of understanding the world, and trying to do their part to make it a better place. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:45:35 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9088&r=sb071005 3-Minute Motivators by Kathy Paterson will show you how to turn unmotivated, unfocused students into eager classroom participants and learners. This practical handbook includes more than 100 simple ideas that will refocus a group, release excess energy, or start off class with a bang. Organized around common classroom challenges, 3-Minute Motivators offers a wide variety of ready-to-use activities that turn potential problems into opportunities, and get students out of a rut and into a more productive mode: Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:22:24 GMT http://www.nccrest.org/ This site provides multiple resources and publications, NCCREST news, data maps, professional dev. resources, library, and events related to culture. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:38:26 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9000&r=sb060518 View entire book online. Carol Koechlin and Sandi Zwaanh off this step-by-step book which outlines more than 80 tried-and-proven classroom activities that will take students beyond memorization and rote learning. Teachers will find innovative ways to help students ask real questions that focus on personal understanding and give them ownership of their learning experience Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Fri, 19 May 2006 14:46:15 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=9034&r=sb061130 Browse entire book online. The new edition of the classic book Asking Better Questions by Morgan and Saxton helps teachers encourage active learning and democratic participation by providing models, techniques, and activities that promote better questioning by both teachers and students. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Thu, 30 Nov 2006 20:54:02 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.book/menuitem.6b8e5ca7dd1e8e8cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/?bookMgmtId=cdc0a42fe324e010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas by Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek Review Chapters online Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:50:32 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8913&r=sb060104 Harvey Daniels and Marilyn Bizar present seven basic teaching structures. Each section begins with an essay outline one key method, providing its historical background and research results, and then descibing the structure's vital features. Next, several teachers representing different grade levels and school communities explain how they adopted the basic model, adapted it to their students' needs, and made it their own. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:43:34 GMT http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.chapter/menuitem.ccf6e1bf6046da7cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/?chapterMgmtId=2ea0cba5ddcaff00VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD A major role of educators is to know enough about brain research to help students develop into the best who they can possibly be. As educators, we can rely on the five major neurobiological learning systems to construct a well-organized educational framework that makes lesson planning exhilarating and implementing our plans exciting. Rec. by ASCD Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Wed, 07 Jun 2006 21:31:44 GMT http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=8155&r=sb070926 The visual learning strategies presented throughout the book by Oliver Caviglioli and Ian Harriswill help students demonstrate their own thinking, increase their capacity to learn, and assume ownership and responsibility for their learning. Simple approaches to mastering the visual presentation of information range from exercises in categorization to persuasive student examples that illustrate thinking principles. A number of ready-to-use reproducible worksheets complement the text and make it easier to put these strategies to work right away. Books & Videos/DVDs: Professional Development > Engaging Students and Multiculturalism jgordon Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:38:40 GMT