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  • Improving Urban Science Education

    New Roles for Teachers, Students, and Researchers

    by Jennifer Beers, Lacie Butler, Cristobal Carambo, Sarah-Kate LaVan, Linda Loman, Sonya Martin, Catherine Milne, Stacy Olitsky, Tracey Otieno, Wolff-Michael Roth, Kathryn Scantlebury, Melissa Sterba ...
    Series series Reverberations: Contemporary Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Many would argue that the state of urban science education has been static for the past several decades and that there is little to learn from it. Rather than accepting this deficit perspective, Improving Urban Science Education strives to recognize and understand the successes that exist there by systematically documenting seven years of research into issues salient to teaching and learning in ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Mindfulness in Education

    Edited by Kenneth Tobin ...
    This book explores how mindfulness has been infused into education to produce favorable outcomes, such as stress reduction, heightened focus, resilience, calmness, alertness, mood regulation, self-awareness, professional commitment, and increased compassion and kindness to self and others.The chapters are situated in diverse contexts, including schools and colleges, warfare, violent extremism, ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • 13 Questions

    Reframing Education's Conversation: Science

    Edited by Lynn A. Bryan, Kenneth Tobin ...
    Series Book 442 - Counterpoints
    13 Questions: Reframing Education’s Conversation: Science examines thirteen critical questions confronting contemporary science education and a dynamic and evolving universe threatened by issues of sustainability and disharmony. The world’s leading scholars in science education utilize cutting-edge theories and analyses to illuminate possible pathways in a world threatened by global warming, mass ... Read more

    $65.09 USD

  • The Practice of Constructivism in Science Education

    Edited by Kenneth G. Tobin ...
    This volume provides a needed elaboration of theories and potential applications of constructivism in science education. Although the term "constructivism" is used widely, there has been a dearth of materials to guide science educators concerning the potential of constructivism to influence what is done in the field. In fact, there has been a tendency for constructivism to be viewed as a method ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Sociocultural Studies and Implications for Science Education

    The experiential and the virtual

    Edited by Catherine Milne, Kenneth Tobin, Donna DeGennaro ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The chapters included in this book address two major questions: what are some of the methodological and theoretical issues in sociocultural research in urban education and science education and what sort of questions do technological and virtual contexts raise for these types of research perspectives. The chapters build off Ken Tobin's personal history of sociocultural research in science ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Second International Handbook of Science Education

    Edited by Kenneth Tobin, Campbell J. McRobbie, Barry J. Fraser ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The International Handbook of Science Education is a two volume edition pertaining to the most significant issues in science education. It is a follow-up to the first Handbook, published in 1998, which is seen as the most authoritative resource ever produced in science education. The chapters in this edition are reviews of research in science education and retain the strong international flavor of ... Read more

    $530.09 USD

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    How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools, and Societies

    by Scott Page ...
    Series series Princeton Classics
    In this landmark book, Scott Page redefines the way we understand ourselves in relation to one another. The Difference is about how we think in groups—and how our collective wisdom exceeds the sum of its parts. Why can teams of people find better solutions than brilliant individuals working alone? And why are the best group decisions and predictions those that draw upon the very qualities that ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • Educational Leadership for the 21St Century

    Building a Capacity for Change

    by Peter J. Zsebik ...
    Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate ... Read more

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  • What the Best College Teachers Do

    by Ken Bain ...
    What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators.The short answer is—it’s not what teachers do, it’s what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

  • Culturally Responsive Teaching

    Theory, Research, and Practice

    by Geneva Gay ...
    Series series Multicultural Education Series
    Multiple-award-winner Geneva Gay has updated her foundational text for culturally responsive teaching to keep it relevant for today’s diverse students. This perennial favorite is the go-to resource for teacher professional learning and education courses.Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Experiential Learning

    Experience as the Source of Learning and Development

    by David Kolb ...
    Experiential learning is a powerful and proven approach to teaching and learning that is based on one incontrovertible reality: people learn best through experience. Now, in this extensively updated book, David A. Kolb offers a systematic and up-to-date statement of the theory of experiential learning and its modern applications to education, work, and adult development.Experiential Learning, ... Read more

    $151.19 USD

  • Making Learning Whole

    How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education

    by David Perkins ...
    New in Paperback! Make learning more meaningful by teaching the "whole game"David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and co-director of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a practical and research-based framework for teaching. He describes how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if students are introduced to the "whole game," rather than isolated pieces of ... Read more

    $14.00 USD