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I remember it as if it was yesterday. Thirty-six 16-year-olds and one of me in an American literature class. I had just finished what seemed like a brilliant
and extended several-day lecture interspersed with discussion on early American Literature…

Teaching to Diversity: Teaching and Learning in the Multi-Ethnic Classroom introduces the latest theories about second-language acquisition along with tested teaching approaches and practices for use in elementary schools. It is designed for all…

Perhaps our biggest failure with student teachers is in not preparing them adequately for the emotional pressures on them and for the way their own emotional responses will help determine their reactions and behaviour in the classroom. However much I…

WHAT EVERY E-LEARNING designer, developer, and manager wants, at least once in a while, is information and ideas that were use- ful to others. How did other people solve particular problems in the creation, distribution, and tracking of software…

WestEd is a research, development, and service agency working with
education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve
equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. Drawing
on the best knowledge from research and…

The phrase ‘learning to think differently’ is often used today and in a variety of contexts. Its meaning in this essay therefore needs to be clearly stated at the outset. As the title indicates, it is a process in which all our inherited…

Although the use of knowledge management (KM) principles in the business sector has been the focus of many books, seminars, and professional development
workshops, the application of KM in higher education has been heretofore only partially…

The School Psychologist test assesses understanding of key concepts that school psychologists need to know
in order to do their jobs. In developing assessment material for this test, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
worked in collaboration with…

Preparing those who work with our youngest and most receptive learners to be competent practitioners and reflective professionals is the most important
challenge in Education. These young minds and tiny hands deserve the best that a…

If you played in your high school’s marching band or if you know
someone who did, you understand what it is like to spend all day at
band camp in the middle of August. The temperature is near 100 degrees and the relative humidity is…