Updated with new material, this guide outlines the elements a parent or educator should look for in a good kindergarten program and introduces activities that can help children take their first steps in learning to read and write.

Addresses the failures and consequences of America's early education system, advocating for a shared knowledge curriculum that provides an educational foundation for all students to strengthen American unity, identity, and democracy. Hirsch addresses the failures of America's early education system and its impact on our current national malaise. He advocates for a shared knowledge curriculum students everywhere can be taught-- an educational foundation...

"A revised and updated version of What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education, including achievement with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--

"A revised and updated edition of the bestselling definitive Core Knowledge guide for parents and teachers of third grade-age children, featuring all new full-color photographs and illustrations and revised material"--

Provides firsthand perspectives from yoga practitioners and educators on the promises and challenges of school-based yoga programs. The yoga-in-schools movement has been gaining momentum in recent years as adult practitioners realize the benefit of yoga in their personal lives and want to share it with children and youth. As the movement has grown, so has the need to understand how yoga works and its effects on individuals, groups, and school culture....

Este libro trata sobre una de las competencias evaluadas en las nuevas Pruebas de Estado y defenderá la necesidad de considerar ésta como un propósito central de la escuela. Para ello, el autor parte de la pregunta y la reflexión sobre cómo y bajo qué circunstancias se generan los cambios en educación, a partir de allí pasa a la reflexión, conceptualización y discusión actual sobre el concepto de competencia en el contexto educativo colombiano....

Es fundamental que directivos, docentes, estudiantes y sus familias cuenten con los medios para comprender la estructura y el alcance de las Pruebas Saber, de tal manera que les sea posible orientar, intencional y pertinentemente, los currículos escolares y avanzar en el mejoramiento sistemático de los resultados obtenidos por los estudiantes. Por ello es importante disponer de una propuesta editorial integral que incluya, tanto guías para el profesor,...

Mastery learning is an instructional approach that empowers every student to progress with confidence. Using flexible pacing and targeted supports, teachers guide students through a cyclic process of preparation, demonstration, and formative feedback until there is a mutual agreement between teacher and student that the student is ready to advance. In this book, educator Jonathan Bergmann, a pioneer of the flipped classroom movement, walks you step-by-step...

Estudios críticos del currículo. Educación, toma de conciencia y políticas del conocimiento ofrece un marco novedoso para pensar cómo el currículo se relaciona con la comprensión de los estudiantes acerca del mundo que los rodea. Wayne Au reúne la teoría del currículo, los estudios educativos críticos y la teoría del punto de vista en la perspectiva feminista con ejemplos prácticos de la enseñanza de la justicia social para debatir un...

Today, it is more essential than ever that students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to become college and career ready. There is a nationwide focus on the skills and strategies students need in order to be successful. At the core are the assessments currently in circulation. From the Classroom to the Test: How to Improve Student Achievement on the Summative ELA Assessments is a comprehensive book to help educators of grades 3-8 support...