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This is the second edition of Marvin N. Tolman's bestselling book <i>Hands-On Physical Science Activities for Grades K-6.</i> Like all the books in <i>The</i> <i>Science Problem-Solving Curriculum Library</i> series, this revised edition offers compelling activities that help teach students thinking and reasoning skills along with basic science concepts and facts. The book's activities follow the discovery/inquiry approach and encourage students to analyze, synthesize, and infer based on their own hands-on experiences. This new edition includes an expanded Teacher Information section, inquiry-based models and complex cooperative learning projects using materials found around the home. Many of the activities easily become great science fair ideas as well as activities that correlate with the national standards. <p> Designed to be user friendly, the book includes 175 easy-to-use, hands on activities and is organized into eight sections: <h2>&#160;</h2> <p> <b>Nature of Matter</b> <p> <b>Energy</b> <p> <b>Light</b> <p> <b>Sound</b> <p> <b>Simple Machines</b> <p> <b>Magnetism</b> <p> <b>Static Electricity</b> <p> <b>Current Electricity</b> <p>

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<B> </I></B></U> A 30-year veteran professor of educational foundations has once again joined forces with a professor of school administration to bring present and future teachers a book that focuses on the major themes and issues in professional education. <I>Foundations of Education: Becoming a Teacher</I></B></U> provides an overview of educational history, philosophy, curriculum, financial issues and political forces affecting professional education today. <B> </I></B></U> Focuses on what prospective teachers need to know about the context of the teacher in a public school, helping future teachers obtain a greater sense of reality about theory and practice. <B> <B> </I></B></U> For present and future educational practitioners from preschool to grade 12.

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This book compiles the top thirty cases from three widely used casebooks that profile actual problem situations encountered by beginning and experienced teachers. The casebook places special emphasis on learning and instruction cases, as well as those on motivation and classroom management; cultural diversity; human development; and measurement and evaluation. Instructors learn how to apply the concepts discussed in each case through discussion questions and educational psychology content appropriate to each case. For today's educators.

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<CENTER> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>"It is readable, up-to-date, and very practical in its' application. It covers a variety of topics in an interesting manner that is hard to find in other texts."</I><BR>-John A. Beaupre, Illinois Central College</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>"All of the chapters are important and deal with content that is vital for students to know."</I><BR>-Anthony J. Coletta, William Patterson University</P></CENTER> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><I>Becoming a Teacher</I>, Seventh Edition, takes a straightforward look at what it means to be a professional teacher in today's rapidly changing, high-stakes environment of education. Building upon a strong "mentoring" message that has long been the tradition of <I>Becoming a Teacher</I>, the Seventh Edition helps students make difficult decisions about their teaching future by fostering an awareness of the realities of teaching in America today. This no-nonsense approach provides students with the tools and information necessary to answer the questions, "What does it take to become a professional teacher?" and "Do I want to teach?" Along the way, the authors provide practical perspectives for meeting the challenges of teaching.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><U>New to this Edition</U>:</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <UL> <LI>Special features at the beginning and end of each of the book's four parts explore four "Big Picture" issues facing education today: teacher resiliency, teaching in socially toxic environments, the changing demographic of today's students, and preparing a literate populace. <LI>Revised "Meeting the Standards" features in each chapter provide prospective teachers with guidelines for acquiring the skills necessary to meet the performance standards developed by INTASC, NCATE, PRAXIS, and NBPTS, and for meeting the accountability criteria contained in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. <LI>A new "Case for Reflection" feature in each chapter presents problem-solving situations to resolve, providing readers an opportunity to apply new learning to develop practical solutions in specific problem-solving contexts. <LI>A new "Teachers' Voices" feature in each chapter presents short, teacher-authored articles illustrating how teachers apply chapter content to actual classroom situations and providing readers firsthand insights into real-world challenges teachers face. <LI><B>New in MyLabSchool! Parkay E-book with integrated pre- and post-tests</B> that generate individualized study plans to help students focus their attention and efforts where they're needed most. <P style="MARGIN: 0px"></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"><B>See inside back cover for [Insert MyLabSchool Logo] Access Code!</B></P></LI></UL>

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@COURSE = For general courses in Secondary and/or Middle School Methods. This constructivist-based book examines teaching at the secondary level through discussion of five key factors involved in its practice: Students, Content, Pedagogy, Philosophy, and Context-instilling in future teachers the constructivist idea that designing instruction must begin with consideration of the learner. The objective of the material is to help prospective teachers develop a set of skills, without oversimplifying the complexity of teaching. First chapters are on learning, student characteristics, cultural differences, and authentic learning-while material on learning outcomes, assessments, and lesson plans are in later chapters. Much of the content is devoted to the design of curriculum, teaching approaches, classroom management, and adaptation/differentiation of instruction for students with special needs of all types. Numerous examples drawn from high school lessons and units are presented through a common template that addresses strength/weaknesses, where/when/with whom it would be most effective, how to modify it to meet the needs of special learners, and what values and/or social relationships it promotes. In addition, a case study involving a multidisciplinary unit on Zimbabwe ties text-sanctioned practices to unit/lesson planning that meets state and local standards. For prospective secondary teachers.

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By 2005, U.S. teachers will become an endangered species. Now, prospective teachers turn to LearningExpress to discover how to get started on a rewarding career path in education. With the latest salary and benefit information, the most up-to-date career opportunities, and detailed job descriptions, Teacher Career Starter gives readers the vital information they need to begin an exciting career as an educator.

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