Teaching With Author Web Sites, K–8

2009-11-13
Teaching With Author Web Sites, K–8

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  • Author: Rose Reissman
  • Publisher: Corwin Press
  • ISBN: 1412973864
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 153

Drawing on extensive classroom experience, the authors demonstrate how shy students, reluctant readers, English language learners, and students who may be less active during class discussion become energized when they explore rich Web sites available from popular, respected children's authors. This book illustrates how this easy, no-risk technology--available at a keystroke--offers wide-ranging benefits, including: - Inviting students into a literacy community of readers and writers - Fostering the development of discrete, test-mandated skills - Capitalizing on and deepening students' familiarity with the digital world in ways that enhance their literacy growth

Effective Strategies for Teaching in K-8 Classrooms

2011-01-28
Effective Strategies for Teaching in K-8 Classrooms

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  • Author: Kenneth D. Moore
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications
  • ISBN: 1412974550
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 337

Featuring a wealth of reflection activities and connections to standards, this concise, easy-to-read teaching methods text equips students with the content knowledge and skills they need to become effective K–8 teachers. The book maximizes instructional flexibility, reflects current educational issues, highlights recent research, and models best pedagogical practices. Current and realistic examples, a section in each chapter on using technology in the classroom, and material on differentiating instruction for diverse learners—including students with special needs and English language learners—make this a must-have resource for any K–8 teacher.

Connecting Your Students with the World

2015-08-27
Connecting Your Students with the World

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  • Author: Billy Krakower
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317449150
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 166

Make the most of today’s technology to give your students a more interactive, authentic learning experience! Connecting Your Students with the World shows you how to use web tools to get K–8 students in touch with other classrooms worldwide. This book is a valuable resource to help you find and communicate with other teachers and classrooms and even design your own collaborative online projects. You’ll find out how to: Conduct videoconferencing calls to put your students in touch with classrooms around the world; Embark on Virtual Field Trips; Plan themed projects for every season, including fun holiday activities; And more! The book includes detailed instructions for each activity and connections to the Common Core, ISTE, and Next Generation Science Standards, so you can ensure that you are meeting your state’s requirements as you prepare your students to become engaged, informed, and global citizens. Additionally, a comprehensive list of online resources is available as a free download from the Routledge website at www.routledge.com/9781138902961.

How to Weave the Web Into K-8 Science

2005
How to Weave the Web Into K-8 Science

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  • Author: David R. Wetzel
  • Publisher: NSTA Press
  • ISBN: 0873552350
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 50

Like a search engine for science teachers, How to'eave the Web into K - 8 Science is your custom-made guide to bringing the best of the Internet into your classroom. Author David Wetzel has done the work of locating online materials for you. The book offers resources for the Web-based science teaching and learning plus online technical help for both beginners and experienced computer users. You even get instructions for developing your own Web page. In three concise chapters, this book covers: the rationale behind using Web-based resources for science teaching, and tips for making the most of the Internet; practical strategies you can put to work immediately, including the topics of one-computer and multicomputer calssrooms, wireless and hand-held computers, Web-based learning centres and lessons, WebQuests, virtual tours, labs, field trips, and multimedia presentations; and a wealth of Internet resources including search engines, directories, and NSTA's own SciLinks and Webwatchers. There is an extensive section of Web-based resources listed by category and science-content area. Best of all, in a special companion Web site, you'll find updated Web addresses as well as new resources that came out after this book was printed.

Using RTI to Teach Literacy to Diverse Learners, K-8

2010-04-05
Using RTI to Teach Literacy to Diverse Learners, K-8

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  • Author: Sheila Alber-Morgan
  • Publisher: Corwin Press
  • ISBN: 1452296162
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 152

Practical intervention strategies for diverse learners who struggle with literacy! Covering reading and writing, this book shows K–8 teachers how to build the literacy skills of diverse learners in inclusive classrooms. The author discusses instruction and assessment within a Response to Intervention (RTI) framework and how to provide targeted support to students who may require special attention. The book offers: Specific literacy intervention strategies for each tier in a 3-tier RTI framework Examples of assessments and graphic organizers Brief case studies illustrating how the strategies can be used with students A discussion on using thematic units to integrate reading and writing

50 Literacy Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching, K-8

2006-04-12
50 Literacy Strategies for Culturally Responsive Teaching, K-8

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  • Author: Patricia Ruggiano Schmidt
  • Publisher: Corwin Press
  • ISBN: 1483359778
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 161

Make literacy meaningful in your classroom for students of all cultures! Field-tested for K-8 teachers, this book introduces students to the cultural diversity in their own classroom communities through a wealth of teaching and learning strategies. This resource celebrates awareness of individual, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity, and addresses all aspects of studies within the context of culturally responsive teaching. Strategies, easily adapted to the learner’s level, are linked to six major themes: Classroom community Home, community, and nation Multicultural literature events Critical media literacy Global perspectives and literacy development Inquiry learning and literacy learning

Web Literacy for Educators

2008-04-22
Web Literacy for Educators

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  • Author: Alan November
  • Publisher: Corwin Press
  • ISBN: 1452294151
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 128

The author offers exercises, examples, handouts, and basic tips to help both learners and educators find and evaluate information on the Web for quality and validity.

Using Paired Text to Meet the Common Core

2014-12-17
Using Paired Text to Meet the Common Core

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  • Author: William Bintz
  • Publisher: Guilford Publications
  • ISBN: 1462519016
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 233

Teaching students to make connections across related texts promotes engagement and improves reading comprehension and content learning. This practical guide explains how to select and teach a wide range of picture books as paired text--two books related by topic, theme, or genre--in grades K-8. The author provides mini-lessons across the content areas, along with hundreds of recommendations for paired text, each linked to specific Common Core standards for reading literature and informational texts. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 22 reproducible graphic organizers and other useful tools. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

Bringing Technology Education Into K-8 Classrooms

2005-03-02
Bringing Technology Education Into K-8 Classrooms

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  • Author: Edward Britton
  • Publisher: Corwin Press
  • ISBN: 9781412914659
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 328

Featuring an easy-to-follow organization and sample pages from major products, this resource will help all students become technologically literate!"--Jacket.

Readings in Science Methods, K-8

2008
Readings in Science Methods, K-8

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  • Author: Eric Brunsell
  • Publisher: NSTA Press
  • ISBN: 193353138X
  • Category : College students
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 489

The book is a generously sized compendium of articles drawn from NSTA's middle and elementary level journals Science Scope and Science and Children. If you're teaching an introductory science education course in a college or university, Readings in Science Methods, K-8, with its blend of theory, research, and examples of best practices, can serve as your only text, your primary text, or a supplemental text.