Author: Evelyn CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Fair, but not False
Author: Evelyn CampbellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385235979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Fair Isn't Always Equal
Author: Rick WormeliPublisher: Stenhouse Publishers
ISBN: 1571104240
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Differentiated instruction is a nice idea, but what happens when it comes to assessing and grading students? What's both fair and leads to real student learning? Fair Isn't Always Equal answers that question and much more. Rick Wormeli offers the latest research and common sense thinking that teachers and administrators seek when it comes to assessment and grading in differentiated classes. Filled with real examples and "gray" areas that middle and high school educators will easily recognize, Rick tackles important and sometimes controversial assessment and grading issues constructively. The book covers high-level concepts, ranging from "rationale for differentiating assessment and grading" to "understanding mastery" as well as the nitty-gritty details of grading and assessment, such as: whether to incorporate effort, attendance, and behavior into academic grades;whether to grade homework;setting up grade books and report cards to reflect differentiated practices;principles of successful assessment;how to create useful and fair test questions, including how to grade such prompts efficiently;whether to allow students to re-do assessments for full credit. This thorough and practical guide also includes a special section for teacher leaders that explores ways to support colleagues as they move toward successful assessment and grading practices for differentiated classrooms.
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade
Author: Barthe DeClementsPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101077662
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
A fifth grade class, repelled by the overweight new student who has serious home problems, finally learns to accept her.
Year-books of the reign of King Edward the Third
Author: The Complete Novels of Mary Shelley
Author: Mary ShelleyPublisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 802689832X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 2664
Book Description
This meticulously edited Mary Shelley collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Frankenstein (Original Edition, 1818) Frankenstein (Revised Edition, 1831) The Last Man Valperga The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck Lodore Falkner The Life & Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley by Florence Ashton Marshall
Information Literacy: Separating Fact from Fiction
Author: Sara ArmstrongPublisher: Teacher Created Materials
ISBN: 1425817564
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
People today live in a world of information overload. Each day, information is shared from countless sources through numerous devices. Learning how to handle this onslaught of information has become a vital task for everyone. By the time they reach upper elementary school, most students are using smart phones, tablets and computers to access social media, video websites, online forums, wikis, blogs, and interactive digital games. Students need guidance on how to analyze online information sources, critically think about the content, and apply it to their decision-making. This essential professional resource includes everything that teachers need to help students achieve digital literacy, and includes activities and easy-to-use templates to support teachers as they teach the key skills of analyzing and understanding online information. This book consists of three sections: Finding Information, Analyzing Information, and Using Information. The topics covered include: an introduction to information literacy; search techniques and strategies; asking and answering good questions; thinking visually; organizing information; online civic reasoning; analyzing online sources; using technology to teach; project-based learning with technology. With the amount of online information sources increasing exponentially, this book will equip teachers with the tools they need to help their students become global citizens and 21st century thinkers.
Historical Novels of Lew Wallace: Ben-Hur, The Fair God & The Prince of India (Illustrated)
Author: Lew WallacePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1840
Book Description
This carefully crafted ebook: "Historical Novels of Lew Wallace: Ben-Hur, The Fair God & The Prince of India (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ" describes the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, Jewish prince from Jerusalem who gets enslaved by the Romans. He is taken to Rome where he becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age. "The Fair God: The Last of the 'Tzins" is a magnificent tale of the conflict between the Spanish Conquistadors and the Aztecs. The Cortez's conquest of Mexico is a central theme and the novel gives an account of the descent of the Aztec Empire. "The Prince of India: Why Constantinople Fell" is a tale of the Fall of Byzantine Empire, seen through the eyes of Indian Prince in service of the Turkish Sultan. Lew Wallace (1827-1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, politician, diplomat and author, best known for his historical adventure story, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, a bestselling novel that has been called "the most influential Christian book of the nineteenth century." He wrote several historical novels and biographies of American generals.
Petrarch's Remedies for Fortune Fair and Foul: Book I
Author: Francesco PetrarcaPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253348449
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Fair, Balanced... and Dead
Author: Steve SwattPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1425184804
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
The powerful chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Democrat Bernie Edelstein of California, dies suddenly of a heart attack, leaving the Democrats with a razor-slim one-vote Senate margin. Unwittingly, Sacramento television reporter Jack Summerland stumbles onto the story and soon finds himself in the middle of deadly game of political intrigue that takes him from the halls of power at the State Capitol to the back streets of Sacramento and academia in Berkeley.
Author: Mrs. Forrest-Grant