This comprehensive guide is designed to complement any study of the Holocaust. Part I covers the historical perspectives; Part II looks at selected literature of the Holocaust; and Part III focuses on lessons for today. A comprehensive list of resources is included.

Memories of the Night: A Study of the Holocaust, Second Edition

History

Kassenoff, Miriam Klein

Meinbach, Anita Meyer

World

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Through film and literature, this book shows students the moral and ethical lessons that have evolved from the Holocaust so they can connect them with the moral dilemmas they face in their own lives. The authors focus on 3 main lessons of the Holocaust - thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator and thou shalt not be a bystander - and address the issues of courage, compassion, character and civility.

Studying the Holocaust Through Film and Literature: Human Rights and Social Responsibility

Arts & Photography

Performing Arts

Learn more about language issues - like how a second language is learned, what the relationship is between oral proficiency and literacy, and how to treat dialect differences that appear in student's writing or speaking. This guide is illustrated with examples from a wide range of grade levels and settings that are relevant for all teachers. Each chapter takes a major topic and presents the critical content within that topic. The authors point out implications for practice, suggest teacher research activities to germinate into personal inquiry, collaborative research, or professional development, and include additional text boxes (Teacher Notes) offering illustrations or expansions of important instructional concepts or ideas. There are also lists of recommended readings at the end of each chapter.

Language and Learning: What Teachers Need to Know

Education & Teaching

Trumbull, Elise

Farr, Beverly

Schools & Teaching

Goes beyond describing mentor programs and giving advice about how to mentor teachers - provides you with true-life, first hand stories! Here you see contributions from those who have mentored, been mentored, have supervised mentor relationships and have instituted and run mentor programs - all from a wide variety of academic disciplines and different geographic areas..

The Reflective Mentor: Case Studies in Creating Learning Partnerships

Hunter, Alyce

Kiernan, Henry G

Discover the power of literacy to improve your students' understanding of math! Writing to Develop Mathematical Understanding provides upper elementary and secondary level math and language arts educators with a step-by-step plan for creating and implementing an effective mathematical writing program. David Pugalee's comprehensive guide bridges the divide between language and mathematics instruction with user-friendly theory, inspirational success stories, and ready-to-go classroom application. Now you can engage students in active learning that utilizes their own language skills to express mathematical concepts in writing!

Writing To Develop Mathematical Understanding

David K. Pugalee

Why do our students write backwards?

Writing Is Dialogue: Teaching Students How to Think (and Write) Like Writers

Reference

Jeff House

Words, Language & Grammar

Methods you can use to make your school academically successful! Here are practical ideas you can put in place to ensure your school environment is one where all children are successful and all adults are supported! A thorough, practical guide, it illustrates real life dilemnas through vignettes and includes helpful activities and sample forms.

Improving Student Achievement: An Educational Leader's Guide for Developing Purposeful Schools

TIM BROWN

Terri Martin

Meet the diverse needs of the learners in your classroom - while ensuring excellence in acquiring literacy for all children! Here you get firsthand knowledge, research, and numerous examples from parents, classroom teachers, teacher educators and administrators to help you use effective strategies and techniques for supporting the literacy development of all learners. The chapters in the first section exemplify and personify diversity for various learners, children who are not from the mainstream majority because they are at risk for reading and/or writing failure. The six chapters in the second section focus on classroom practices that support diverse learners. The last section is a call to action.

Literacy for Diverse Learners: Finding Common Ground in Today's Classrooms

Barbara Honchell

Melissa Schulz

This book explores the development of reading literacy within the context of learning mathematics and science. The first section emphasizes the development of reading skills that promote comprehension and understanding. Section Two provides an overview of how texts and approaches to texts in mathematics and science differ from other content areas. Section Three aligns instructional goals with literacy (reading) goals. And in Section Four the emphasis is on providing reading strategies that support understanding mathematics and science.

Developing Students' Mathematical and Scientific Literacy Through Text: Effective Content Related Reading Practices

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