Cohen, David K.
Summary: "Ever since Socrates, teaching has been a difficult and even dangerous profession. Why is good teaching such hard work? In this provocative, witty, and sometimes rueful book, David K. Cohen writes about the predicaments that teachers face. Like therapists, social workers, and pastors, teachers embark on a mission of human improvement. They aim to deepen knowledge, broaden understanding,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.102 COHMoore, Leonard N.
Summary: "How do we talk about Black history and racism in the United States on college campuses? In a series of essays, Professor Leonard Moore outlines how he has taught courses on African American history at colleges with a largely white student body. As an African American professor, he has had to find ways to teach to a diverse classroom, but one that is often dominated by white students with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Texas Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0496 MOOBoaler, Jo
Summary: "Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler--Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning--has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass & Pfeiffer Imprints 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 510 BOAKimmerer, Robin Wall
Summary: "An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 305.897 KIMHernandez, Jessica
Summary: "An Indigenous environmental scientist breaks down why western conservationism isn't working--and offers Indigenous models informed by case studies, personal stories, and family histories that center the voices of Latin American women and land protectors"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: North Atlantic Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304.2082 HERSummary: Teaching is more than a job--it's a responsibility, one of the greatest responsibilities in civilized society. Teachers lay bare the mysteries of the world; train minds to explore, question, investigate, and discover; and ensure that knowledge is not lost or forgotten but passed on to future generations. Teachers shape lives in limitless ways, both inside and outside of the classroom. But...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.102 ARTSummary: Are prescription drug prices as outrageous as they are made out to be? Should farmers receive government subsidies, simply because they grow certain crops? What does it mean to be poor in America? This compilation of ABC News stories features 20/20 anchor John Stossel, who explores microeconomic questions through challenging, real-world examples. In his trademark down-to-earth style, Stossel...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: A follow up to Democracy Left Behind: NCLB and Civic Education (item 39484), this program looks at community-based learning in K-12 education. The film explores a wide variety of educational settings in which action-oriented lessons enable students to work outside the classroom, in their own communities. While taking nothing away from the importance of traditional academic subjects, the film...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This down-to-earth program shares the hard-won experiences of an award-winning special ed teacher. Speaking with an engaging mix of candor, earnestness, and passion, he explains how personal introspection, collaboration with other staff members, promoting trust, structuring the academic environment, instilling success, and developing teacher/student interdependence have transformed his...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Willingham, Daniel T.
Contents: Why don't students like school? -- How can I teach students the skills they need when standardized tests require only facts? -- Why do students remember everything that's on television and forget everything I say? -- Why is it so hard for students to understand abstract ideas? -- Is drilling worth it? -- What's the secret to getting students to think like real scientists, mathematicians, and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jossey-Bass 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.1523 WILPhillips, Katrina M.
Summary: "Indigenous Peoples' Day is about celebrating! The second Monday in October is a day to honor Native American people, their histories, and cultures. People mark the day with food, dancing, and songs. Readers will discover how a shared holiday can have multiple traditions and be celebrated in all sorts of ways"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pebble, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 394.264 PHITurkington, Carol.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.14 TURSummary: In the opening episode of the four-part series, host Wab Kinew, from the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation in Northern Ontario, and now a Winnipeg-based TV journalist, invites us to come "meet the neighbors." It's about time, since many Canadians say they have never met an aboriginal person.This vibrant kaleidoscopic hour, introduces a diverse cast of indigenous characters living in the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2012
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McDonald, Liam
Summary: "American schoolchildren have long been taught that their country was 'discovered' by Christopher Columbus in 1492. But the history of Native Americans in the United States goes back tens of tens of thousands of years prior to Columbus's and other colonizers' arrivals. So, what's the true history?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.1 MCDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J793.1 MCDSummary: Isolated in jungles, or crowded into large cities, Latin American Indians constitute the most exploited sector of society. This program traces the harsh life of indigenous women from several tribes, including the Otavalan, Puruha, and Quechua of Ecuador, from pre-Columbian times to the present. Topics discussed include rape as an ongoing practice; labor exploitation; the effects of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Technology equalizes learning opportunities and expands learning challenges for a wide range of students. Using compelling classroom footage, this program features innovations that are empowering all types of learners. Examples of adaptive technology for physically and visually challenged students include IntelliKeys, TouchWindow, Braille 'n Speak, and audio-based computer software. For those...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Wiezorek, Jan.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2011
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 372.6 WIELuger, Chelsey
Summary: "A revolutionary wellness guide rooted in Indigenous ancestral knowledge, offering wisdom for spiritual, physical, and emotional wellbeing from Native American wellness activists"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 610.8997 LUGSummary: This fascinating comparison between Japanese and American educational systems examines both the differences in goals between the two and the different ways in which they seek to achieve the same goal. With American producers photographing in Japan and Japanese producers photographing in the U.S., this documentary explores efforts in both countries to balance creativity and discipline in...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Do the rich get a break at tax time-or do they pay more than their share? Who benefits and who suffers when sweatshops are allowed to operate? Are gas prices as outrageous as everyone thinks? This compilation of ABC News stories features 20/20 anchor John Stossel, who uses real-world situations to address provocative macroeconomic questions. In a straightforward style well-known to viewers of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Kallen, Stuart A.
Summary: "The student-led March For Our Lives movement, formed in the wake of the mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, captured widespread attention in 2018. The raw emotion and eloquence of these student activists have made a strong impression on the nation and the world. Many other students in cities and towns all across the country have taken on other causes. Whether...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 303 KALSummary: Deep inside the Brazilian and Ecuadorian rain forests, several indigenous tribes continue to live according to traditional customs-some violently defying outside influences. This program documents repeated attempts to pacify and often assimilate these vulnerable societies. Outlining the history of Amazonian colonization by Europeans, the film examines the work of researchers and activists such...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Frequent and regular assessment of student progress is an effective method for driving schools towards equity and academic excellence. This program focuses on how student assessment data can be used to evaluate and improve instructional priorities and strategies, to communicate high expectations, and to involve parents and the community in a school's efforts.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005