Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Author: Phi Delta Kappa InternationalPublisher: Solution Tree Press
ISBN: 1936765683
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Treat yourself and your colleagues to a healthy dose of laughter. A compilation of the best cartoons ever published in Phi Delta Kappan, this book offers school administrators, teachers, staff, and parents witty glimpses of life in education. Enjoy the lighthearted commentary, from the wisdom of sage school personnel and parents to astute observations by students.
The Phi Delta Kappan
Author: Phi Delta Kappan
Author: Why We Teach
Author: Sonia NietoPublisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 9780807745939
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
In Memoriam for Julia Gardner.
Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek letter societies
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Inside the black box
Author: Paul BlackPublisher: Granada Learning
ISBN: 9780708713815
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Offers practical advice on using and improving assessment for learning in the classroom.
Working Inside the Black Box
Author: Paul BlackPublisher: Granada Learning
ISBN: 9780708713792
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Offers practical advice on using and improving assessment for learning in the classroom.
Phi Delta Kappan
Author: How Schools Really Matter
Author: Douglas B. DowneyPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022673336X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Most of us assume that public schools in America are unequal—that the quality of the education varies with the location of the school and that as a result, children learn more in the schools that serve mostly rich, white kids than in the schools serving mostly poor, black kids. But it turns out that this common assumption is misplaced. As Douglas B. Downey shows in How Schools Really Matter, achievement gaps have very little to do with what goes on in our schools. Not only do schools not exacerbate inequality in skills, they actually help to level the playing field. The real sources of achievement gaps are elsewhere. A close look at the testing data in seasonal patterns bears this out. It turns out that achievement gaps in reading skills between high- and low-income children are nearly entirely formed prior to kindergarten, and schools do more to reduce them than increase them. And when gaps do increase, they tend to do so during summers, not during school periods. So why do both liberal and conservative politicians strongly advocate for school reform, arguing that the poor quality of schools serving disadvantaged children is an important contributor to inequality? It’s because discussing the broader social and economic reforms necessary for really reducing inequality has become too challenging and polarizing—it’s just easier to talk about fixing schools. Of course, there are differences that schools can make, and Downey outlines the kinds of reforms that make sense given what we know about inequality outside of schools, including more school exposure, increased standardization, and better and fairer school and teacher measurements. ? How Schools Really Matter offers a firm rebuke to those who find nothing but fault in our schools, which are doing a much better than job than we give them credit for. It should also be a call to arms for educators and policymakers: the bottom line is that if we are serious about reducing inequality, we are going to have to fight some battles that are bigger than school reform—battles against the social inequality that is reflected within, rather than generated by—our public school system.
What Schools are for
Author: John I. GoodladPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Forward by Ralph W. Tyler.