Author: Mary K. Tallent-Runnels Publisher: Corwin Press ISBN: 1452294895 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
"The book makes an excellent case for competitions as a means to meet the educational needs of gifted students at a time when funding has significantly decreased." —Joan Smutny, Gifted Specialist, National-Louis University Author of Acceleration for Gifted Learners, K–5 "The authors are knowledgeable and respected experts in the field of gifted education. I believe there is no other book that provides this valuable information to teachers, parents, and coordinators of gifted programs." —Barbara Polnick, Assistant Professor Sam Houston State University Everything you need to know about academic competitions! This handy reference serves as a guide for using academic competitions as part of K–12 students′ total educational experience. Covering 170 competitions in several content areas, this handbook offers a brief description of each event plus contact and participation information. The authors list criteria for selecting events that match students′ strengths and weaknesses and also discuss: The impact of competitions on the lives of students Ways to anticipate and avoid potential problems Strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions Access to international and national academic competitions This second edition offers twice as many competitions as the first, provides indexes by title and by subject area and level, and lists Web sites for finding additional competitions.
Author: Alfie Kohn Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 9780395631256 Category : Aggressiveness Languages : en Pages : 340
Book Description
Argues that competition is inherently destructive and that competitive behavior is culturally induced, counter-productive, and causes anxiety, selfishness, self-doubt, and poor communication.
Author: Judith M. Freed Publisher: ISBN: 9780962164736 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 132
Book Description
Contains over 175 academic contests for sutdents in kindergarten through grade 12, and 40 youth magazines which accept submissions of original work from students.
Author: Sean Robert Powell Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0197570836 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 185
Book Description
The Ideology of Competition in School Music explores competition as a structuring force in school music and provides critiques of that system from multiple philosophical and theoretical perspectives. Competition is seen by many music teachers, students, and supporters as natural and inevitable--a taken-for-granted aspect of music education or an irresistible force, rather than a choice. This book uncovers this ideological nature of competition and examines its effect on student learning, teacher agency, and equity within music education. It considers ways in which music educators might reconsider the role of competition in their teaching practice and offers alternative frameworks for organizing school music. In this book, author Sean Robert Powell views competition as a microcosm of the wider neoliberal capitalist society, in which subjects are interpellated in an antagonistic competitive field as market logic dictates a system of accountability, reduction, and audit culture. Music teachers, students, and education administrators, consciously and unconsciously, reinforce, replicate, and sustain the competitive structure, even if they do so while expressing a cynical disavowal. Powell considers competition broadly, including, for example: formal competitions between schools in which ensembles are given numerical scores and ranked; "festivals" in which groups are given ratings based on pre-given criteria; state, regional, and national honor ensembles; hierarchical arrangements within school music programs; or simply the pursuit of social prestige, reputation, and ever-higher performance standards. Although the book provides examples from the competitive landscape of school music in the United States (and, especially, Texas, considered a "hyper" example of competitive culture), Powell's analyses and discussions are relevant to readers in any context around the world. Although the degree to which competitive achievement as an explicitly-stated aim of instruction varies from program to program and location to location, the "realism" of neoliberal capitalism--and its effect on all aspects of education--is a global phenomenon.
Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass Publisher: Gale Cengage ISBN: Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 548
Book Description
This text contains listings of hundreds of competitions designed to benefit youth in educational, civic, social and ethical development. Listed are American and international contests that promote creativity and excellence for students between the ages of 8-18.
Author: Frances A. Karnes Publisher: PRUFROCK PRESS INC. ISBN: 1593631561 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 252
Book Description
Offers an up-to-date listing of national competitions available for students and families seeking scholarship money and national recognition for abilities in the arts, leadership, academics, and community involvement.
Author: Kim Long Publisher: Abc-Clio Incorporated ISBN: 9780874365863 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
Nationwide contests are identified with the following data: entry rules and deadlines, awards and prizes, restrictions on eligibility, goals, judging criteria, and stated values of sponsors. Indexed by subject, age and grade range, association with specific publications, college scholarship awards, and contests listed on the National Association of Secondary School Principles advisory list. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: National Association of Secondary School Principals (U.S.). National Committee on Contests and Activities Publisher: ISBN: Category : Contests Languages : en Pages : 38
Author: Louise Grinstein Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1136787224 Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 911
Book Description
This single-volume reference is designed for readers and researchers investigating national and international aspects of mathematics education at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels. It contains more than 400 entries, arranged alphabetically by headings of greatest pertinence to mathematics education. The scope is comprehensive, encompassing all major areas of mathematics education, including assessment, content and instructional procedures, curriculum, enrichment, international comparisons, and psychology of learning and instruction.
Author: Mary K. Tallent-Runnels
Author: Alfie Kohn
Author: Judith M. Freed
Author: Sean Robert Powell
Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Author: Frances A. Karnes
Author: Kim Long
Author: National Association of Secondary School Principals (U.S.). National Committee on Contests and Activities
Author: Louise Grinstein
Author: University Interscholastic League (Tex.)