Reconciles meeting children's affective needs with the new accountability requirements from the federal and state government. The title sounds daunting but the chapters are really quite accessible. A step-by-step guide to designing differentiated instruction to help all students…
Many schools under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan Drake and Rebecca Burns address this issue by offering strategies for synchro…
What is integrated curriculum? -- Why integrate the curriculum in an era of accountability? -- Creating the Know/Do/Be Bridge -- Using standards to integrate the curriculum -- Aligning assessment and instruction with the Know/Do/Be Bridge -- A template for planning interdiscipli…
Many schools under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan M. Drake and Rebecca C. Burns address this issue by offering strategies for s…
A little-discussed aspect of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is a mandate that requires failing schools to hire after-school tutoring companies--the largest of which are private, for-profit corporations--and to pay them with federal funds. Making Failure Pay takes a hard loo…
"A riveting and highly disturbing account of the unforeseen effects of NCLB in the New York City Public Schools, Making Failure Pay demonstrates the full force of new anthropological approaches to the examination of educational policy. It exposes NCLB's hidden public-private 'li…
Primary school children are becoming as tech savvy as their older siblings, so there is increasing need to tackle e-safety and cyberbullying at a young age. This practical teaching resource for primary school staff outlines effective policy and practice and provides ready-to-use…
Children are using the internet and mobile devices at increasingly younger ages, and it's becoming more and more important to address e-safety in primary schools. This practical book provides guidance on how to teach and promote e-safety and tackle cyberbullying with real-life e…