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Ann D. David, Editor; Katharine Covino, Editor; Christina L. Dobbs, Editor; Christine Emeran, Editor; Mark Letcher, Editor – National Council of Teachers of English, 2025
While censorship has long been a reality for English teachers, the current censorship crisis represents a material change. This censorship is driven by politics, specifically Christian nationalism and related right-wing ideologies, and often is supported and upheld by local policies and statewide legislation. It is focused on large-scale book…
Descriptors: Censorship, Academic Freedom, Intellectual Freedom, English Instruction
Bennett, Linda, Ed.; Hinde, Elizabeth R., Ed. – National Council for the Social Studies, 2015
At a time when social studies is being curtailed in elementary schools, the contributors to this book show that it is still possible to teach social studies very well. The key strategy is one of effective integration, which requires significant planning and pedagogical knowledge, but has a tremendous payoff. The contributors to this book identify…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Social Studies, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes
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Robinson, Sandra P. A., Ed.; Knight, Verna, Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
Critical thinking is an essential skill for learners and teachers alike. Therefore, it is essential that educators be given practical strategies for improving their critical thinking skills as well as methods to effectively provide critical thinking skills to their students. The "Handbook of Research on Critical Thinking and Teacher Education…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods
Hayes, David, Ed.; Sharkey, Judy, Ed. – TESOL International Association, 2008
At its core, a curriculum is what happens among learners and teachers in the classroom. TESOL's Language Curriculum Development Series describes how teachers, curriculum developers, and administrators have developed, adapted, or renewed a language curriculum. In doing so, they have responded creatively and realistically to learners' needs. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Student Needs
Wepner, Shelley B., Ed.; And Others – 1989
This book is intended to help preservice and inservice reading specialists, supervisors, and administrators understand how to organize and supervise reading programs, pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. Each of the major parts of this book concerns some of the knowledge areas necessary for administering reading programs. Titles of the chapters…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Language Arts
Nicely, Robert F., Jr., Ed.; Sigmund, Thomas F., Ed. – 1987
One of the strengths of the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of Mathematics (PCTM) is that it gives mathematicians and mathematics educators the opportunity to exchange and contribute to each other's professional growth. The topic for each yearbook is chosen to coincide with the annual PCTM meeting. This 1987 yearbook contains 14 articles which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Education, Calculus, College Mathematics
Stone, Randi – 2002
This book provides guidance on high-impact teaching practices, offering first-hand accounts of award-winning teachers. Nine chapters include: (1) "Award-Winning Words of Wisdom," with topics: "High School Teaching Tips" (Jenny W. Holmstrom); "What Is a Good Teacher?" (Carey Jenkins); "Student Creativity"…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Athletics, Brain, Chinese Culture