Education: Teach Well, Live Well & Effective Reading Teachers

Teach Well, Live Well: Strategies for Success (BOOK): by John Luckner & Suzanne Rudolph

"The information here-knowledge that veteran teachers have acquired through experience-will be a real life-saver for new teachers."—Cynthia A. Givens, Director, The Education Station

"This book is great for a working teacher because it gives just enough background to validate the concepts without overwhelming the practical application."—Sharon Jefferies, Teacher

"This book has suggestions for organization that are invaluable to new or veteran teachers."—Jude A. Huntz, Adult Education Coordinator

"This is an amazing book. I would not hesitate to give this to someone who was starting on a teaching career."—Jane Hunn, Science Teacher

Policy and Performance in American Higher Education: An Examination of Cases Across State Systems (BOOK): by Richard Richardson Jr. and Mario Martinez

Policy and Performance in American Higher Education presents a new approach to understanding how public policy influences institutional performance, with practical insight for those charged with crafting and implementing higher education policy.

Public institutions of higher learning are called upon by state governments to provide educational access and opportunity for students. Paradoxically, the education policies enacted by state legislatures are often complex and costly to implement, which can ultimately detract from that mission. Richard Richardson, Jr., and Mario Martinez evaluate the higher education systems of five states to explain how these policies are developed and how they affect the performance of individual institutions.

Preparing Effective Teachers of Reading: Putting Research Findings to Work for Student Learning (BOOK): Editor Boyce C. Williams

Preparing Effective Teachers of Reading will show educators and administrators (K–12 and higher education) how a higher education initiative used collaboration and partnerships to respond to one of the greatest needs facing the nation—improving the reading achievement of poor and minority children. The book will also provide readers with a forum for understanding scientifically- based reading research (SBRR) and instruction, and the five essential components of reading. In addition, the book will showcase, through evaluation findings and a case study, how diverse geographic, ethnic, and racial institutions are creating national models for bridging the achievement gap in reading, teaching reading, preparing new teachers, and engaging key stakeholders by transforming curricula and syllabi, establishing reading centers, and providing directed teaching and tutoring experiences for candidates.

Promoting Integrated and Transformative Assessment: A Deeper Focus on Student Learning (BOOK): Catherine M. Wehlburg

Assessment plays a key role in institutions of higher education. However, many colleges and universities simply add their assessment plans onto other teaching, learning, service, and research activities in order to prepare for an impending accreditation visit. In this important resource, Catherine M. Wehlburg outlines an integrated and ongoing system for assessment that both prepares for an accreditation visit and truly enhances student learning. This innovative approach can be adapted for use in a wide variety of situations to transform a department or an entire institution.

Recent Innovations in Educational Technology that Facilitate Student Learning (BOOK): edited by Daniel H. Robinson & Gregory Schraw

A volume in Current Perspectives on Cognition, Learning, and Instruction Series Editors Daniel H. Robinson, University of Texas and Gregory Schraw, University of Nevada at Las Vegas Founding Editor James M. Royer, University of Massachusetts The field of educational technology is exploding in terms of innovations being developed daily. Most of these innovations hold fascinating promise but enjoy almost no empirical support. There are educational researchers who have both developed innovations and tested their potential empirically. This book will capture the latest and most promising innovations from the leading educational technologists in the world, including animations, simulations, visualizations, navigation, manipulatives, pedagogical agents, and assessment. This book is appropriate for university courses in educational technology for those wishing to showcase the latest innovations that are accompanied by empirical support.