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School the System: How Public Education Can Learn from the Students It Serves

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
Decolonizing Education

Nourishing the Learning Spirit

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$27.99 CAD

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
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Schooling Internationally

Globalisation, Internationalisation and the Future for International Schools

Modifié par 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 ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $86.56 CAD Maintenant $76.94 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Who Gets In and Why

A Year Inside College Admissions

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$29.99 CAD

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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The Future of Tutoring

Lessons from 10,000 School District Tutoring Initiatives

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Lifting the Veil on Enrollment Management

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

Modifié par Stephen J. Burd ...

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

$24.39 CAD

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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
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Et si on réinventait l’école ?

Chronique d'un prof idéaliste

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Relentless Pursuit

par 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 ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $7.99 CAD Maintenant $5.99 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Teaching About Hegemony

Race, Class and Democracy in the 21st Century

par Paul Orlowski ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

$115.29 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Coding Kids

Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$32.69 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Screen Schooled

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

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
... En savoir plus
Places of Learning

Media, Architecture, Pedagogy

par 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. ... En savoir plus

$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.
... En savoir plus
Back to Pakistan

A Fifty-Year Journey

par 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, ... En savoir plus

$61.19 CAD

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,
... En savoir plus
Learning Analytics Explained

par 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. ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $71.44 CAD Maintenant $63.20 CAD

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.
... En savoir plus
Doing The Right Thing

A Teacher Speaks

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
The Inclusive Classroom

A new approach to differentiation

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Re-Storying Education

Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens

par 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
The New Global Universities

Reinventing Education in the 21st Century

par 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 ... En savoir plus

Prix courant $37.39 CAD Maintenant $25.29 CAD

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
... En savoir plus
Pauline Marois - Au-delà du pouvoir

Au-delà du pouvoir

par 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 ... En savoir plus

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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
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Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology

The Digital Revolution and Schooling in America

par Allan Collins, Richard Halverson ...

Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

$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
... En savoir plus
Captive Audience

How Corporations Invaded Our Schools

par Catherine Gidney ...

White Spot, a popular BC restaurant chain, solicits hamburger concepts from third and fourth grade students and one of the student’s ideas becomes a feature on the kids’ menu. Home Depot donates playground equipment to an elementary school, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony culminates in a community swathed in corporate swag, temporary tattoos, and a new “Home Depot song” written by a teacher and ... En savoir plus

$21.59 CAD

White Spot, a popular BC restaurant chain, solicits hamburger concepts from third and fourth grade students and one of the student’s ideas becomes a feature on the kids’ menu. Home Depot donates playground equipment to an elementary school, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony culminates in a community swathed in corporate swag, temporary tattoos, and a new “Home Depot song” written by a teacher and
... En savoir plus
Prepared Classroom

Ready to Teach, Ready to Learn

par Gail Boushey, Allison Behne ...

From the authors of the bestselling books The CAFE Book and The Daily 5 comes your ultimate guide to classroom success. Whether you're a new teacher or a seasoned pro, Prepared Classroom: Ready to Teach, Ready to Learn helps you start the school year with confidence and maintain a productive, engaged classroom all year long.Section 1 focuses on you, the teacher. It provides practical strategies to ... En savoir plus

$63.20 CAD

From the authors of the bestselling books The CAFE Book and The Daily 5 comes your ultimate guide to classroom success. Whether you're a new teacher or a seasoned pro, Prepared Classroom: Ready to Teach, Ready to Learn helps you start the school year with confidence and maintain a productive, engaged classroom all year long.Section 1 focuses on you, the teacher. It provides practical strategies to
... En savoir plus
Over-Tested and Under-Prepared

Shifting from One-Size-Fits-All Instruction to Personalized Competency Based Learning

par Bob Sornson ...

Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to meet the needs of individual students. In this powerful book from acclaimed author and presenter Bob Sornson, you’ll learn how shifting from curriculum-based instruction to competency based, personalized learning can help students become more ... En savoir plus

$50.83 CAD

Pressured by standardized testing and rigid pacing guidelines, many schools are forced to cover too much content too quickly, without being able to meet the needs of individual students. In this powerful book from acclaimed author and presenter Bob Sornson, you’ll learn how shifting from curriculum-based instruction to competency based, personalized learning can help students become more
... En savoir plus

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