Описание: At a time of bitter national polarization, there is a critical need for leaders who can help us better communicate with one another. In A Search for Common Ground, Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera, who have often fallen on opposing sides of the ideological aisle over the past couple of decades, candidly talk through their differences on some of the toughest issues in K–12 education today-from school choice to testing to diversity to privatization. They offer a sharp, honest debate that digs deep into their disagreements, enabling them to find a surprising amount of common ground along the way. Written as a series of back-and-forth exchanges, this engaging book illustrates a model of responsible, civil debate between those with substantial, principled differences. It is also a powerful meditation on where 21st-century school improvement can and should go next. Book Features: Modeling dialogue: Rick and Pedro provide a model for how to sort through complicated issues and find common ground in today's atmosphere of distrust. Deliberate, sustained exchange: Rick and Pedro demonstrate how deliberate, sustained reflection allows them to respectfully flesh out differences and sharpen their own thoughts. Left and Right Politics: Rick (generally Right) and Pedro (generally Left) offer a window into where they do and don't agree on education and point the way to principled cooperation. Readable and conversational: Rather than pushing a partisan agenda, Rick and Pedro have crafted a stimulating read for education newcomers and experts alike. Unique approach: While other books about the different sides of the education debates simply present paired essays, Rick and Pedro actually engage with each other to strive for a deeper understanding of their differences.
Описание: Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Advanced Vietnamese English Language Learners is based on our original and highly successful English as a Second Language (ESL) textbook, Compelling Conversations. The difference is this unique textbook was created for Vietnamese English Language Learners. Like the original, this English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbook includes thematic chapters to create quality conversations and uses conversation starters, interview questions, classic quotations, paraphrasing exercises, and traditional proverbs to create hours of English conversation and class discussions. This culturally sensitive text encourages students to speak about their experiences, their families, and their lives in Vietnam. With dozens of practical speaking exercises, Compelling Conversations helps advanced Vietnamese English Language Learners develop greater fluency, develop and express their opinions, give reasons to support their opinions, build critical thinking skills, prepare for standardized tests with speaking sections (TOEFL, IELTS), and create authentic conversations. Fluency also requires practice. Compelling Conversations encourages students to learn by doing and continually practice speaking English. As a result, students gain greater confidence, fluency, and vocabulary. They also create better conversations in English - in and beyond their English classes. Originally designed for community college students (ages 18-87 ), the textbook has been adopted by American adult schools, international high schools, English language schools and intensive English language programs, university ESL programs, and conversation clubs. Recommended by English Teaching Professional magazine, The original, Compelling Conversations - Questions & Quotations on Timeless Topics is used by English Language Learners in over 40 countries. Compelling Conversations: Questions and Quotations for Advanced Vietnamese English Language Learners includes: - 15 thematic chapters - over 75 communicative activities - Partner, group, and class discussion activities to develop fluency - 15 targeted vocabulary lists to expand working vocabulary in social, professional, and academic contexts - 15 Paraphrasing exercises - Over 125 global proverbs to build intercultural understanding - 15 question writing exercises - 150 classic quotations to display eloquent language and develop critical thinking skills - 27 black-and-white photographs - Versatile material than can be adapted to multi-level listening and speaking classes - Critical thinking activities that develop vital academic skills for mainstream college courses - Discussion activities to build fluency and classroom speaking skills - 9 out-of-classroom and online assignments for homework and/or self-study - An alphabetized academic word list - Bibliography - 108 pages This communicative, oral skills EFL/ESL textbook has been primarily designed for international high schools, community college/university English language programs, and adult education programs. The book combines focused communicative activities and the natural language approach. We are Chimayo Press, an independent educational publishing company based in Los Angeles since 2005. We're committed to publishing niche books that create compelling conversations, deepen relationships, and celebrate the human spirit. Compelling Conversations - Questions & Quotations for Advanced Vietnamese English Language Learners is the second title in our Compelling Conversations series.
Описание: Parents have questions for school administrators. This book examines the questions they pose, the answers they elicit, the allies they attract, the adversaries they arouse, and the improvements they prod.
Описание: This books highlights the questions that parents have posed about learners. It also highlights the groups that responded to their question, the answers they gave, the rhetoric in which they couched their answers, and their motives.
Описание: This books highlights the questions that parents have posed about learners. It also highlights the groups that responded to their question, the answers they gave, the rhetoric in which they couched their answers, and their motives.
Автор: Giordano, Gerard Название: Common sense questions about instruction ISBN: 147580508X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781475805086 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 13517.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Drawing on case studies of urban settings across the world, this book provides a more nuanced understanding of the religious identities of migrants within the `modern metropolis`, and makes a significant contribution to fields as diverse as twentieth-century immigration history, the sociology of religion and migration studies, as well as historical and urban geography and practical theology.
Описание: Parents have questions for school administrators. This book examines the questions they pose, the answers they elicit, the allies they attract, the adversaries they arouse, and the improvements they prod.
Автор: Maria B. Hopkins, Rachel Bailey Jones Название: Innovations in Conversations About Teaching: Beyond the Workshop ISBN: 1433185148 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781433185144 Издательство: Peter Lang Рейтинг: Цена: 13384.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Centers for teaching and learning all face the same dilemma: In a context where faculty are not required to partake in our services, how do we provide transformative learning experiences to which faculty willingly give their limited time? The answer, Maria B. Hopkins and Rachel Bailey Jones propose, is to move away from a workshop model of faculty development and toward a model that supports the kinds of connections among faculty that lead to self-sustaining growth and development. This edited book provides a breadth of innovative alternatives to fixed-schedule faculty development workshops that faculty are rarely attending due to the increasing complexity of their professional lives. The audience for this book is higher education administrators, faculty, and staff responsible for faculty development related to teaching and learning. Each chapter provides a detailed description of a faculty development initiative in practice that provide opportunities for creativity, adaptability, and collaboration among faculty. Public, private, and community colleges, small and large, research-focused and teaching-focused institutions are represented. The editors have taken on this project because this is the resource they wish they had when they began their work as directors of the teaching lab at their institution.
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