This book is dedicated to increasing our knowledge about how to improve instruction. It is founded on the premise that the process of learning can be made easier and more enjoyable. The major purpose of this book is to encourage the building of a common knowledge base that integ…
Demonstrates the principles involved in planning and designing an effective syllabus. This book examines important concepts, such as needs analysis, goal-setting, and content specification, and serves as a useful introduction for teachers who want to gain an understanding of syl…
Demonstrates the principles involved in planning and designing an effective syllabus. This book examines important concepts, such as needs analysis, goal-setting, and content specification, and serves as a useful introduction for teachers who want to gain an understanding of syl…
Philosophy in the classroom
by Sharp, Ann Margaret, Lipman, Matthew, Oscanyan, Frederick S.
Philosophy in the classroom
by Sharp, Ann Margaret, Lipman, Matthew, Oscanyan, Frederick S.
This is a textbook for teachers that demonstrates how philosophical thinking can be used in teaching children. It begins with the assumption that what is taught in schools is not (and should not be) subject matter but rather ways of thinking. The main point is that the classroom…
Philosophy in the classroom
by Sharp, Ann Margaret, Lipman, Matthew, Oscanyan, Frederick S.
This is a textbook for teachers that demonstrates how philosophical thinking can be used in teaching children. It begins with the assumption that what is taught in schools is not (and should not be) subject matter but rather ways of thinking. The main point is that the classroom…
"This book raises the question of whether or not educators can promote intrinsic motivation among college students when they seem overwhelmingly focused on grades. Indeed, can there be life beyond grades? The answer is 'Yes'. A love of learning can coexist, even thrive, in the f…
Includes the introduction and concluding chapter and the subset of chapters focusing on mathematics from How students learn : history, mathematics, and science in the classroom. The full set of chapters is found on the enclosed CD-ROM.
Organized for utility, the book explores how the principles of learning can be applied in teaching history, math, and science topics at three levels: elementary, middle, and high school. Leading educators explain in detail how they developed successful curricula and teaching app…