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Burçak Çagla Garipagaoglu, Editor – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2025
Amid climate change, digital transformation, global warming, economic recessions, and rising geopolitical tensions, K-12 and higher education are undergoing a profound transformation. All these remarkable and unsettling changes, along with groundbreaking advancements over the past decade, will undoubtedly impact students' learning trajectories and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Models, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Lana Shklyar Nenide; Kate Sweeney; Gerard Costa; Neal M. Horen; Robert M. Corso; Jordana Ash, Contributor; Lynette Aytch, Contributor; Julie Betchkal, Contributor; Jean Budd, Contributor; Margo Candelaria, Contributor; Corinne G. Catalano, Contributor; Kimberly P. Diamond-Berry, Contributor; Faith Eidson, Contributor; Brandy Fox, Contributor; Keri Giordano, Contributor; Amy Hunter, Contributor; Harleen Hutchinson, Contributor; Nucha Isarowong, Contributor; Ashley McCormick, Contributor; Kelli McDermott, Contributor; Kaitlin Mulcahy, Contributor; Carmen Rosa Noroña, Contributor; Nichole Paradis, Contributor; Rebecca Parlakian, Contributor; Lindsay J. Pearson, Contributor; Thomas Rendon, Contributor; Julia Sayles, Contributor; Jayne Singer, Contributor; Staci Sontoski, Contributor; Kristin Tenney-Blackwell, Contributor; Mary Louise Hemmeter, Contributor – Brookes Publishing Company, 2025
Infant Mental Health (IMH) and the Pyramid Model (PM) are two frameworks with an important common goal: supporting the mental health and social-emotional well-being of infants, young children and their families. For the first time ever, one book integrates these two frameworks to create a more effective, knowledgeable, and responsive early…
Descriptors: Infants, Models, Mental Health, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Curtis, Deb; Carter, Margie – Redleaf Press, 2013
The art of observing children is more than merely the act of watching them--it is also using what you see and hear to craft new opportunities in your classroom. This resource provides a wealth of inspiration and practice. It will help you learn to observe in new ways. You'll witness children's remarkable competencies as they experience childhood,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Observation, Teaching Methods
Kirstein, Kurt D., Ed.; Schieber, Craig E., Ed.; Flores, Kelly A., Ed.; Olswang, Steven G., Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
In the rapidly changing world of higher education, innovative approaches to teaching adults are needed to drive instructional practices for helping to prepare the professionals of the future. The papers collected in "Innovations in Teaching Adults" were originally presented at a conference at City University of Seattle. The authors of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Adult Students, Adult Learning
Stewart, Margaret Taylor – 2002
Teachers, parents, policymakers, and others interested in researching what is best for teaching children literacy skills will find literally thousands of resources purporting to be "best practices." This book suggests examining real classrooms--teachers and students actively involved in literacy learning--to determine what works in…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Language Arts
Drago-Severson, Eleanor – Corwin Press, 2004
How can a principal create opportunities for teacher learning that really work to support teachers with different needs and preferences? There is wide agreement that the best teacher development is informal, diverse, democratic, school-based, and continuous. The best programs ignite and sustain teachers' excitement in learning, growing, and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Reflective Teaching, Principals, Mentors
Glover, Mary Kenner; Giacalone, Beth – 2001
Based on the experience of two early childhood teachers in a research-based collaborative effort to join a preschool class with a first-second grade class for various learning projects, this book offers a model for an approach to early childhood curriculum. The curriculum integrates art, science, gardening, celebrations, intergenerational program…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Integrated Curriculum, Mixed Age Grouping
Downey, Carolyn J.; Steffy, Betty E.; English, Fenwick W.; Frase, Larry E.; Poston, William K. – Corwin Press, 2006
Showcasing the "Downey Walk-Through"--a method developed over a 40-year period, tested and refined in real-world schools and classrooms, and described in the pioneering book, "The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through," this innovative multimedia presentation provides trainers and staff developers with a complete resource answering the questions…
Descriptors: Workshops, Teaching Methods, Seminars, Educational Strategies
Cornesky, Robert; Lazarus, William – 1995
This text introduces the concepts of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and shows how they can be used in the classroom. A quality classroom is defined as one in which everyone in the class knows the objectives of the class and adopts a quality philosophy to continuously improve the work done to meet those objectives. The general principles and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Diagrams, Educational Improvement
McIntyre, D. John, Ed.; Byrd, David M., Ed. – 2000
This yearbook addresses the nation's need to train and retain good teachers, exploring exemplary practices in teacher education. There are four sections divided into 12 chapters. The book begins with a forward, "Research on Effective Models for Teacher Education: Powerful Teacher Education Programs" (E.M. Guyton). Section 1, "Models for Enhancing…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Beginning Teacher Induction, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Istance, David, Ed.; Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Schuller, Tom, Ed. – 2002
This book, consisting of 17 chapters written by different authors, traces the progress that has been made in developing lifelong learning policies over the past 30 years and examines current challenges to lifelong learning policymakers. Focusing on a global agenda, the book is organized in six parts with thematic chapters following an introductory…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Wilson, Arthur L., Ed.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., Ed. – 2000
This handbook presents the perspectives of more than 60 leading authorities on the study and practice of adult and continuing education. The following are among the papers included: "A Selective History of Adult Education Handbooks" (A.L. Wilson, E.R. Hayes); "The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice" (Stephen D.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning