JosseyBass: All New Education K-12 Titles

Youth, Violence, and Social Disintegration, Number 119

Wilhelm Heitmeyer (Editor), Sandra Hupping (Editor) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Spiritual Development: New Directions for Youth Development Issue 118

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Drawing on the global research and field-building efforts of Search Institute s Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence, this volume frames a new, deeper dialogue about the intersections between youth development and spiritual development. Contributors explore ways to integrate spiritual development and youth development in order to strengthen theory, research, and practice. They ask:

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Building Blocks for Learning Occupational Therapy Approaches: Practical Strategies for the Inclusion of Special Needs in Primary School

Jill Jenkinson, Tessa Hyde, Saffia Ahmad — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Occupational Therapy Approaches for Primary Special Needs is a resource book for educational staff and pediatric occupational therapists, especially those new to the field. It shows how the implications of physical, psychological, social, and learning difficulties impact upon children’s abilities. This highly practical book will help readers recognize when a student’s poor performance within the classroom is a result of a medical condition or underlying

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Building Science Understanding, Grades 5-12: PD Toolkit

Jossey-Bass Publishers — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Build your science lessons around the Inquiry Method with these brand-new books, keyed to NSTA Standards and covering the latest topics and real-life applications in biology, environmental science, and quick reference.

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Environmental Science Activities Kit: Ready-to-Use Lessons, Labs, and Worksheets for Grades 7-12 , 2nd Edition

Michael L. Roa — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This timely update of the popular Environmental Science Activities Kit includes more than 35 lessons for middle and high school science teachers on the most compelling and relevant environmental topics, such as global warming, food and water production, alternative energy sources, endangered species, land-use issues, and many more.

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Supporting Mathematical Learning: Effective Instruction, Assessment, and Student Activities, Grades K-5

Joanne Picone-Zocchia, Giselle O. Martin-Kniep — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Expert guidance on improving teaching and learning in elementary math

This book distills an array of instructional tools, lesson planning templates, and best-practice strategies along with hands-on student activities into one easy-to-use resource. In clear and simple language, the authors explain how to use performance criteria and assessments to design effective, standards-based lessons that build essential mathematical problem-solving skills as well

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The Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook: Ready-to-Use Strategies & Activities for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities, 3rd Edition

Joan M. Harwell, Rebecca Williams Jackson — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The third edition of this classic resource is a comprehensive source of information, strategies, and activities for working with learning disabled students. The book offers special educators, classroom teachers, and parents a wealth of new and proven suggestions and ready-to-use materials for helping LD students of all ages learn and perform at their fullest potential.

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The ESL/ELL Teacher's Book of Lists, 2nd Edition

Jacqueline E. Kress, Ed.D. — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Everything educators need to know to enhance learning for ESL students

This unique teacher time-saver includes scores of helpful, practical lists that may be reproduced for classroom use or referred to in the development of instructional materials and lessons. The material contained in this book helps K-12 teachers reinforce and enhance the learning of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and writing skills in ESL students of all ability levels. For

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The ADD/ADHD Checklist: A Practical Reference for Parents and Teachers, 2nd Edition

Sandra F. Rief, M.A. — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The bestselling guide, fully revised and updated, offering practical information and tips to help every child with ADHD succeed

The ADD/ADHD Checklist helps parents and teachers to better understand children and teenagers with attention problems and provide the kind of support and intervention that is crucial to kids' success. Presented in a concise, easy-to-read checklist format, the book is packed with practical advice and information on a wide range

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Differentiated Instruction Made Easy: Hundreds of Multi-Level Activities for All Learners

Phyllis Kaplan, Virginia Rogers, Rande Webster — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Differentiated Instruction Made Easy is a hands-on resource that is designed for teachers to support the individual learning needs of their students as they participate in similar tasks. Teachers will find hundreds of creative ideas that will motivate and reinforce learning for all students in grades 3-8. The book's dynamic activities are targeted to specific subject areas and will help students to experience success despite their learning challenges

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Beyond the Family: Contexts of Immigrant Children's Development, New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 121 Fall 2008

CAD, Hirokazu Yoshikawa (Editor), Niobe Way (Editor) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Intersections of Personal and Social Identities: New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development No. 120

Margarita Azmitia (Editor), Moin Syed (Editor), Kimberly Ann Radmacher (Editor) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Fundamentals of Statistical Reasoning in Education, 2nd Edition

Theodore Coladarci, Casey D. Cobb, Edward W. Minium, Robert C. Clarke — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The original introductory statistics textbook written specifically for the discipline of education. Typically, education professors had to select from textbooks that were directed at "the behavioral sciences" or, at best, "psychology and education." While many of these texts are technically and conceptually adequate, the examples, problems, and applications are of little relevance to the reality of schools and, therefore, to the interests and concerns

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Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 4th Edition

Karen Glanz (Editor), Barbara K. Rimer (Editor), K. Viswanath (Editor) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This fourth edition of the classic book, Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and in-depth analysis of health behavior theories that are most relevant to health education. This essential resource includes the most current information on theory, research, and practice at individual, interpersonal, and community and group levels. This edition includes substantial new content

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Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotion

Miguel A Perez (Editor), Raffy R Luquis (Editor) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Cultural Competence in Health Education and Health Promotionexamines the importance of ethnic and cultural factors for community health practice. The first in a new series of book to be published by Jossey-Bass and the American Association for Health Education, this text describes essential theories, models, and practices for working with race, ethnicity, gender, and social issues. The volume editors and their contributors, all experts in this field

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