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Teacher By Teacher

The People Who Change Our Lives

by John B. King Jr. ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERTeacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education and is a deeply personal love letter to all the teachers in our lives.The story of John B. King Jr.’s inspiring path to President Obama’s Cabinet begins the day that his mother died. He insisted on going to school that day, knowing he would find comfort in his classroom. While some might ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERTeacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the tenth U.S. Secretary of Education and is a deeply personal love letter to all the teachers in our lives.The story of John B. King Jr.’s inspiring path to President Obama’s Cabinet begins the day that his mother died. He insisted on going to school that day, knowing he would find comfort in his classroom. While some might
... Read more
There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather

A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge)

by Linda Åkeson McGurk ...

Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this “fascinating exploration of the importance of the outdoors to childhood development” (Kirkus Reviews) from a Swedish-American mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.Could the Scandinavian philosophy of “There’s no ... Read more

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Bringing Up Bébé meets Last Child in the Woods in this “fascinating exploration of the importance of the outdoors to childhood development” (Kirkus Reviews) from a Swedish-American mother who sets out to discover if the nature-centric parenting philosophy of her native Scandinavia holds the key to healthier, happier lives for her American children.Could the Scandinavian philosophy of “There’s no
... Read more
Children of the Broken Treaty

Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream

by Charlie Angus ...

Children of the Broken Treaty exposes a system of apartheid in Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement in the country’s history. The movement was inspired by Shannen Koostachin, a young Cree woman whom George Stroumboulopoulos named as one of “five teenage girls who kicked ass in history.”All Shannen wanted was a decent education. She found an ally in Charlie Angus, who ... Read more

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Children of the Broken Treaty exposes a system of apartheid in Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement in the country’s history. The movement was inspired by Shannen Koostachin, a young Cree woman whom George Stroumboulopoulos named as one of “five teenage girls who kicked ass in history.”All Shannen wanted was a decent education. She found an ally in Charlie Angus, who
... Read more
School the System: How Public Education Can Learn from the Students It Serves

by Cameron McCuaig ...

Public education does not need less structure. It needs better structure—built around the people schools exist to serve.In School the System, Canadian educator and principal Dr. Cameron McCuaig examines how standardization, compliance, and decision-making far from the classroom can disconnect students from learning and educators from their professional judgment. He offers a hopeful alternative ... Read more

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Public education does not need less structure. It needs better structure—built around the people schools exist to serve.In School the System, Canadian educator and principal Dr. Cameron McCuaig examines how standardization, compliance, and decision-making far from the classroom can disconnect students from learning and educators from their professional judgment. He offers a hopeful alternative
... Read more
Schooling Internationally

Globalisation, Internationalisation and the Future for International Schools

Edited by Richard Bates ...

The number of schools that call themselves international is growing exponentially. In addition many other schools are exploring the concept of international-mindedness and what that might mean in the contemporary world of globalisation. This book sets out to provide a critical perspective on current issues facing ‘international schooling’, particularly the conflict between ‘internationalising’ and ... Read more

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The number of schools that call themselves international is growing exponentially. In addition many other schools are exploring the concept of international-mindedness and what that might mean in the contemporary world of globalisation. This book sets out to provide a critical perspective on current issues facing ‘international schooling’, particularly the conflict between ‘internationalising’ and
... Read more
Decolonizing Education

Nourishing the Learning Spirit

by Marie Battiste ...

Drawing on treaties, international law, the work of other Indigenous scholars, and especially personal experiences, Marie Battiste documents the nature of Eurocentric models of education, and their devastating impacts on Indigenous knowledge. Chronicling the negative consequences of forced assimilation, racism inherent to colonial systems of education, and the failure of current educational ... Read more

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Drawing on treaties, international law, the work of other Indigenous scholars, and especially personal experiences, Marie Battiste documents the nature of Eurocentric models of education, and their devastating impacts on Indigenous knowledge. Chronicling the negative consequences of forced assimilation, racism inherent to colonial systems of education, and the failure of current educational
... Read more
Who Gets In and Why

A Year Inside College Admissions

by Jeffrey Selingo ...

From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search.Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In ... Read more

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From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search.Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In
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Coding Kids

Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools

by Natasha Singer ...

The inside story of how Big Tech catalyzed, co-opted, and ultimately came to capture computer science and AI education in America.Fourth graders doing Google-branded coding lessons. Amazon schooling seventh graders on its warehouse robots. Advanced Placement computing courses from Microsoft and Apple. Many educators and parents would object if Exxon wrote their school’s climate curriculum—or if ... Read more

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The inside story of how Big Tech catalyzed, co-opted, and ultimately came to capture computer science and AI education in America.Fourth graders doing Google-branded coding lessons. Amazon schooling seventh graders on its warehouse robots. Advanced Placement computing courses from Microsoft and Apple. Many educators and parents would object if Exxon wrote their school’s climate curriculum—or if
... Read more
The Future of Tutoring

Lessons from 10,000 School District Tutoring Initiatives

by Liz Cohen ...

The inspiring story of the high-impact tutoring movement and its revitalization of the post-pandemic classroomPublic education isn’t a sector known for quick change, but the COVID-19 pandemic turned schools into labs of innovation nationwide. By the pandemic’s end, a remarkable number of K–12 classrooms had come to embrace tutoring, particularly “high-impact tutoring” and its adaptable design. In ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

The inspiring story of the high-impact tutoring movement and its revitalization of the post-pandemic classroomPublic education isn’t a sector known for quick change, but the COVID-19 pandemic turned schools into labs of innovation nationwide. By the pandemic’s end, a remarkable number of K–12 classrooms had come to embrace tutoring, particularly “high-impact tutoring” and its adaptable design. In
... Read more
Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management

How a Powerful Industry is Limiting Social Mobility in American Higher Education

Edited by Stephen J. Burd ...

A shrewd examination and critique of an industry that exerts a far-reaching influence on college admissions in the United States. ... Read more

$24.39 CAD

A shrewd examination and critique of an industry that exerts a far-reaching influence on college admissions in the United States.
... Read more
Globalizing Education Policy

by Fazal Rizvi, Bob Lingard ...

Rizvi and Lingard's account of the global politics of education is thoughtful, complex and compelling. It is the first really comprehensive discussion and analysis of global trends in education policy, their effects - structural and individual - and resistance to them. In the enormous body of writing on globalisation this book stands out and will become a basic text in education policy courses ... Read more

$111.30 CAD

Rizvi and Lingard's account of the global politics of education is thoughtful, complex and compelling. It is the first really comprehensive discussion and analysis of global trends in education policy, their effects - structural and individual - and resistance to them. In the enormous body of writing on globalisation this book stands out and will become a basic text in education policy courses
... Read more
Et si on réinventait l’école ?

Chronique d'un prof idéaliste

by Jean-François Roberge ...

« De toute urgence, il faut faire de l’éducation notre priorité nationale », affirme Jean-François Roberge. Plus encore, il faut carrément réinventer l’école parce que, de toute évidence, ça ne va plus. Écoles délabrées, taux de décrochage alarmant, analphabétisme grimpant : les Québécois ne peuvent plus rester les bras croisés. Investir davantage ne suffit pas. Il faut changer notre façon de ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

« De toute urgence, il faut faire de l’éducation notre priorité nationale », affirme Jean-François Roberge. Plus encore, il faut carrément réinventer l’école parce que, de toute évidence, ça ne va plus. Écoles délabrées, taux de décrochage alarmant, analphabétisme grimpant : les Québécois ne peuvent plus rester les bras croisés. Investir davantage ne suffit pas. Il faut changer notre façon de
... Read more
Relentless Pursuit

by Donna Foote ...

When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residents of Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by Los Angeles. But four decades later, first-year Teach for America recruits Rachelle, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor are greeted by a school that looks more like a prison, with bars, padlocks, and chains all over.With little training and experience, these four will be asked to ... Read more

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When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residents of Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by Los Angeles. But four decades later, first-year Teach for America recruits Rachelle, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor are greeted by a school that looks more like a prison, with bars, padlocks, and chains all over.With little training and experience, these four will be asked to
... Read more
Teaching About Hegemony

Race, Class and Democracy in the 21st Century

by Paul Orlowski ...

Series series Education (R0)
Political progressives in Canada and the United States are deeply concerned by the manner in which their countries treat their poor. They are dismayed at the dismantling of the social welfare state, the weakening of public education systems and the grotesque and ever-growing inequality of wealth. To remedy this problem, citizens need to be more aware of how political ideology influences attitudes ... Read more

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Political progressives in Canada and the United States are deeply concerned by the manner in which their countries treat their poor. They are dismayed at the dismantling of the social welfare state, the weakening of public education systems and the grotesque and ever-growing inequality of wealth. To remedy this problem, citizens need to be more aware of how political ideology influences attitudes
... Read more
Screen Schooled

Two Veteran Teachers Expose How Technology Overuse Is Making Our Kids Dumber

by Joe Clement, Matt Miles ...

Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, "Is this what is best for students?" is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles have seen firsthand how damaging technology overuse and misuse has been to our kids. On a mission to educate and empower ... Read more

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Over the past decade, educational instruction has become increasingly digitized as districts rush to dole out laptops and iPads to every student. Yet the most important question, "Is this what is best for students?" is glossed over. Veteran teachers Joe Clement and Matt Miles have seen firsthand how damaging technology overuse and misuse has been to our kids. On a mission to educate and empower
... Read more
Places of Learning

Media, Architecture, Pedagogy

by Elizabeth Ellsworth ...

This book takes a close look at places of learning located outside of schools, yet deeply concerned with the experience of the learning self. It explores what it might mean to think of pedagogy not in relation to knowledge as a "thing made," but to knowledge in the making. ... Read more

$101.68 CAD

This book takes a close look at places of learning located outside of schools, yet deeply concerned with the experience of the learning self. It explores what it might mean to think of pedagogy not in relation to knowledge as a "thing made," but to knowledge in the making.
... Read more
Back to Pakistan

A Fifty-Year Journey

by Leslie Noyes Mass ...

In 1962, a newly-minted college graduate answered the call of President John F. Kennedy and joined the fledgling Peace Corps. Leslie Noyes Mass was assigned to Pakistan and given the directive to start a program-any kind of educational program she could muster-in a small Muslim village where she was the only Westerner and the only Peace Corps volunteer. After a year, she left the village, ... Read more

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In 1962, a newly-minted college graduate answered the call of President John F. Kennedy and joined the fledgling Peace Corps. Leslie Noyes Mass was assigned to Pakistan and given the directive to start a program-any kind of educational program she could muster-in a small Muslim village where she was the only Westerner and the only Peace Corps volunteer. After a year, she left the village,
... Read more
Learning Analytics Explained

by Niall Sclater ...

Learning Analytics Explained draws extensively from case studies and interviews with experts in order to discuss emerging applications of the new field of learning analytics. Educational institutions increasingly collect data on students and their learning experiences, a practice that helps enhance courses, identify learners who require support, and provide a more personalized learning experience. ... Read more

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Learning Analytics Explained draws extensively from case studies and interviews with experts in order to discuss emerging applications of the new field of learning analytics. Educational institutions increasingly collect data on students and their learning experiences, a practice that helps enhance courses, identify learners who require support, and provide a more personalized learning experience.
... Read more
Doing The Right Thing

A Teacher Speaks

by David Greene ...

Who controls today’s conversation about what education should be in the classroom? Bill Gates? Arne Duncan? Michelle Rhee? Media? Politiicans? Who has gained more and more control of what actually goes on in the classroom? Bill Gates? Arne Duncan? Michelle Rhee? Media? Polticians? Why? Where are the voices of the thousands of talented and loved teachers whose classrooms should be models of what ... Read more

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Who controls today’s conversation about what education should be in the classroom? Bill Gates? Arne Duncan? Michelle Rhee? Media? Politiicans? Who has gained more and more control of what actually goes on in the classroom? Bill Gates? Arne Duncan? Michelle Rhee? Media? Polticians? Why? Where are the voices of the thousands of talented and loved teachers whose classrooms should be models of what
... Read more
The Inclusive Classroom

A new approach to differentiation

by Daniel Sobel, Sara Alston ...

Effective inclusion in the classroom shouldn't be a burden; it should be the most rewarding aspect of a teacher's role.'A****n excellent guide to changing approaches to inclusion and creating a culture where all children can flourish.' SEN MagazineIn this innovative guide to supporting the most vulnerable students, experts Daniel Sobel and Sara Alston help primary and secondary teachers understand ... Read more

$26.59 CAD

Effective inclusion in the classroom shouldn't be a burden; it should be the most rewarding aspect of a teacher's role.'A****n excellent guide to changing approaches to inclusion and creating a culture where all children can flourish.' SEN MagazineIn this innovative guide to supporting the most vulnerable students, experts Daniel Sobel and Sara Alston help primary and secondary teachers understand
... Read more
Re-Storying Education

Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens

by Carolyn Roberts ...

An invaluable resource for educators looking to actively participate in reshaping education to include historically silenced voices in the classroom.Re-Storying Education is a process of dismantling old narratives taught in education and rebuilding new narratives that include all the voices that have created this place known as Canada today. This vital and timely book outlines how colonialism has ... Read more

$8.69 CAD

An invaluable resource for educators looking to actively participate in reshaping education to include historically silenced voices in the classroom.Re-Storying Education is a process of dismantling old narratives taught in education and rebuilding new narratives that include all the voices that have created this place known as Canada today. This vital and timely book outlines how colonialism has
... Read more
The New Global Universities

Reinventing Education in the 21st Century

by Bryan Penprase, Noah Pickus ...

Reimagining higher education around the world: lessons from the creation of eight new colleges and universities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North AmericaHigher education is perpetually in crisis, buffeted by increasing costs and a perceived lack of return on investment, campus culture that is criticized for stifling debate on controversial topics, and a growing sense that the liberal ... Read more

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Reimagining higher education around the world: lessons from the creation of eight new colleges and universities in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North AmericaHigher education is perpetually in crisis, buffeted by increasing costs and a perceived lack of return on investment, campus culture that is criticized for stifling debate on controversial topics, and a growing sense that the liberal
... Read more
Pauline Marois - Au-delà du pouvoir

Au-delà du pouvoir

by Élyse-Andrée Héroux ...

Qui est Pauline Marois? On connaît la personnalité publique, la femme d’engagement. On a vu la battante se hisser au sommet du pouvoir et occuper, pour la première fois de notre histoire, le siège de première ministre. Mais le parcours singulier de celle qui a dirigé un nombre record de ministères reste méconnu. Aujourd’hui, Pauline Marois se raconte avec authenticité, s’attachant aux moments ... Read more

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Qui est Pauline Marois? On connaît la personnalité publique, la femme d’engagement. On a vu la battante se hisser au sommet du pouvoir et occuper, pour la première fois de notre histoire, le siège de première ministre. Mais le parcours singulier de celle qui a dirigé un nombre record de ministères reste méconnu. Aujourd’hui, Pauline Marois se raconte avec authenticité, s’attachant aux moments
... Read more
Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology

The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America

by Allan Collins, Richard Halverson ...

Series series Technology, Education—Connections (The TEC Series)
The digital revolution in education is well under way, with more and more learners plugged into the online world. How can schools make the most of both the technology and the learning potential of today’s “born digital” students? In this new edition of their groundbreaking book, Collins and Halverson argue that new technologies have transformed our workplaces, our lives, and our culture and it is ... Read more

$36.29 CAD

The digital revolution in education is well under way, with more and more learners plugged into the online world. How can schools make the most of both the technology and the learning potential of today’s “born digital” students? In this new edition of their groundbreaking book, Collins and Halverson argue that new technologies have transformed our workplaces, our lives, and our culture and it is
... Read more

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