Schools and Instruction Books

Finding An Online High School: Your Guide To More Than 4,500 High School Courses Offered Over The Internet by Vincent Kiernan (Senior Writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education) is a knowledgeably written introduction and in-depth study of the thousands of available high-school courses via internet. Readers will discover the endless possibilities of an easily accessed education with Finding An Online High School which is inclusive of detailed information on 113 online schools and what they offer for policies, classes, admissions, tuition, and more. Finding An Online High School is very strongly recommended to all parents with high-school level children looking for an alternative to the public, private, or homeschooling programs available, as well an invaluable resource for high school counselors.

Since I consider my self tone-deaf any book that can actually remedy this to some effect is a welcome addition to my book shelves. The truth is I bought this book not for my self but for my seven year old daughter who had earlier during the year started attending piano lessons. The book is very cleverly illustrated both so as to capture and maintain the attention of a child as well as to make learning how to play the piano as easy as possible. I consider my daughter the best critic of how useful this book remains for her even though my daughter's piano teacher was also quite impressed by its contents. If you have a child who has just started learning how to play the piano or if the child within you wants to have another go at learning how to read music and also play such a magnificent instrument then this book is highly recommended both for its simplicity and effectiveness.

Even tho this book was published in 1969, it is full of great info on learning flight maneuvers. Great little hand-held book - about 200pgs in length, complete with illustrations. Learn all about takeoffs, gliding spirals, s-turns, landings, crosswind takeoffs, the slip, forced landings, eights on pylons, the chandelle, spins, lazy eights and lots more!

It is wonderful that teachers who have years of experience like Teresa Cornell, finally share what their knowledge in books like Follow-the-Directions Art Activities. What a great resource! Buy this book!

This book is filled with easy to implement ideas for both home and school to help children who have difficulty with memory, memorization and numerous related tasks. I have only one copy of it and am constantly loaning it out to parents and special educators. My copy is pretty frayed. This book is the best most comprehensive guide I have come across that tackles memory concerns head on.

Being in the Mathematics Education field, with special interest in children's mathematics, I am in permanent search for relevant and helpful resources...This book is among the best I have encountered for so long...Widely comprehensive,it adopts the investigation approach for learning mathematics, and communicates the latest research findings in the field in a very clear, simple and interactive way. It's a must-read for any mathematics teacher (K-12),math educator and parent.You will find here many insights, suggetions,resources,activities to help your children learn and love mathematics. Many thanks to Art Baroody and Ron Coslick for this great work

This is an impressive collection of previously published articles concerning school librarianship. All thirty-nine papers originally appeared in the journal, Emergency Librarian; one third also appeared previously in The School Library Program in the Curriculum. Each article still merits reading (or rereading) and is as relevant today as it was when first published. However, the organization of this new collection makes this experience even more worthwhile.

The editor, Ken Haycock, has arranged the articles into seven parts: Foundations; School Context; Role Clarification; Information Literacy; Collaborative Planning and Teaching; Program Development; Accountability. Haycock is to be commended for conceptualizing the collection in this manner, and then for selecting such a fine assortment of articles for each of the various parts. The list of authors includes some of the most respected names in the field of school librarianship; their individual contributions to the professional literature are numerous and this resulting collective effort is very impressive.

Each part is introduced by a knowledgeable editor who manages to provide readers with succinct, yet thoughtful commentaries. These introductions are as highly recommended as the selected articles as they create the necessary unifying dimension for this large collection. The fourth part of the collection is a good example of this fine editing. Information Literacy includes eight chapters or articles beginning with Christina Doyle's "classic" paper, Information Literacy in an Information Society. In his introduction to this section, Haycock weaves a fine historical account of the evolution from "library skills" to "information skills and strategies" to our more recent understanding of information processes built on student information-seeking behaviors blended with subject area standards for problem-solving, decision-making and content. The contributors' articles that follow Doyle's paper examine issues such as the need for developing learners' information literacy in the electronic learning environment, and developing school-based learning strategies. The concluding article, by David Loertscher, is a perfect conclusion for this key part of the book. All That Glitters May Not Be Gold focuses the reader on the need to develop engaging, authentic assignments, and on the need for adequate time on task for learners to evaluate and use information effectively.
Although many of us have encountered most of these articles before, this new presentation is certainly recommended reading. It may not be the best title for novices in school librarianship (or for introductory level courses in the field) but it should provide essential reading for more experienced practitioners.

As an elementary music educator in the 21st Century it becomes ever more important that we be considered viable. This book will help you to focus your music curriculum for your town, district, or County. Elements of the National Standards are included with many ideas how to implement them. A must have for all music educators in the Public Schools.

For me, the biggest eye-opener from reading this book was just how different the beliefs are, even within different Christian denominations -- even concerning something as seemingly innocent as prayer. The history of the violence between denominations in America was eye-opening, too.

It made me realize that while it's nice to have the whole "God is good, God is great" thing reiterated at school, there's no way I would want my son's religious understanding influenced by the theology of whichever public school teacher he happened to be assigned to that year. A religious education is something to be provided at home and at church, not at school. (Unless you'd like to specifically send your child to a religious school, which is your choice.) This book really made me understand why this is so important, and I fear my review doesn't do it nearly justice enough.

Free-Choice Science Education: How We Learn Science Outside Of School is a seminal, college-level collection of discussions on the extent and scope of science learning in America, with particular attention to learning outside the traditional educational system. Under the able editorship of John Falk, essays by different individual authors discuss the absorption of scientific information from such sources as early childhood TV viewing, the value of infrastructure in free-choice science learning, and much more. High-level social and educational issues are thoroughly explored in this intriguing, insightful, thought provoking title.