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This book informs educational leaders about current developments in the use of digital technologies and presents a number of case studies demonstrating their value and complexity. It encourages leaders to engage in the process of successful change for their own school community by providing guidelines and advice drawn from emerging research. Leading a Digital School aims to be a rich source of information and advice about joining the new 'education revolution'. It shows clearly and concisely how schools can integrate digital technologies in order to enliven teaching and support student learning. Adapted from publisher's description.

In Britain, the Cambridge Primary Review has published its findings and proposals on the primary curriculum. The Review supports the principle of a national curriculum and has identified some successes in science, citizenship and children’s personal education. It also 'builds on and respects the integrity' of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) as the platform on which primary schooling can build. However the review also found that children’s entitlement to a broad and balanced primary curriculum is compromised by the national tests and strategies, and by particular pressures at the start (Reception) and end (Year 6) of primary schooling. It also raises concerns about the fate of the arts and humanities and, increasingly, science in primary schools.

This book provides easy-to-implement, literature-based activities that connect standards-based K-2 mathematics lessons with concepts derived from US standards used in science, social studies and the arts. It includes overviews of the children’s literature accompanying each activity. Step-by-step guides for teachers are included together with advice on how to implement each activity and assess students’ learning. Assessment tools and rubrics are presented in the Appendix. Adapted from publisher's description.

Volume Two of Literature-Based Activities for Integrating Mathematics with Other Content Areas provides literature-based activities that connect standards-based Grades 3-5 mathematics lessons with concepts derived from science, social studies and the arts standards. Adapted from publisher's description.

This case-based text is organised around the five keys to effective teaching: management, mastery, method, expectation and personality. It provides explanations of behaviorist and constructivist approaches to learning. Separate chapters cover writing effective lesson plans; methods for the Special Learner; attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity and dyslexia; strategies for classroom management; the impact of the standards movement on student achievement in the immediate future; and traditional evaluation and assessment strategies. Adapted from the publisher’s description.

This text emphasises both constructivist and explicit strategies for teaching literacy to young children within an integrated language arts approach. Author Lesley Morrow explores literacy development as an active process between children and adults to create meaning and real purpose. The Sixth Edition embraces integrated language arts and an interdisciplinary approach to literacy development as it addresses developing writing, reading, and oral language in the home and in school curriculum. Adapted from publisher’s description.

This book was written with the belief that students will have a better chance of becoming life-long readers if they have choices and enjoy what they read. It offers an introduction to young adult literature framed within a literary, historical and social context. The authors provide teachers with criteria for evaluating books of all genres, from poetry and nonfiction to mysteries, science fiction and graphic novels. Coverage of timely issues such as pop culture and mass media have been added to help teachers connect with students' lives outside the classroom. Adapted from publisher's description.