Summary: In a new age of information, rapid innovation, and globalization, how can children be prepared to compete? Discover how the new science of learning can help reimagine the future of education for all children.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SCHdeBoer, Fredrik
Summary: "In order to move toward a more egalitarian society, the American education system must be reformed to account for genetic differences between individual academic abilities. All groups, all races, and all genders are created equal. Not all individuals are. The Cult of Smart is a provocative and groundbreaking discussion of human potential, a topic which, in recent times, has been corrupted by...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: All Points Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 370.11 DEBSummary: Provides parents with strategies and tips for helping their fourth grade student prepare for the Common Core assessment, offering easy-to-follow lessons, practice questions, and mini-quizzes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kaplan Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 372 PARSummary: The classic game of Charades designed especially for kids. Younger players can use the colorful picture cards, no reading required, and act out toothbrush, jump, cat, chicken, etc. Older children can read the simple words and phrases then act out fun things like eating spaghetti, playing a guitar, blowing bubbles, etc. Each card contains three different charades offering a total of 450 charades...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Games, Call number: J Charades for kidsSummary: All content based on official College Board materials for accurate assessment and true familiarity with the test Modular lessons to allow for easy customization and greater focus on each topic Helpful tips and explanations sourced from dozens of highly experienced tutors and teachers More than 4 tests worth of SAT-like math questions New concepts and question types tested on the redesigned SAT,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Educational Group 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: SAT and PSAT Coursebook for Reading, Writing & Language, and Essay All content based on official College Board materials for accurate assessment and true familiarity with the test Modular lessons to allow for easy customization and greater focus on each topic Helpful tips and explanations sourced from dozens of highly experienced tutors and teachers More than 4 tests worth of SAT-like math...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Educational Group 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 378.1 REDSummary: Kids can click, snap, stack, and flex versatile magnetic pieces to build helicopter, dragonfly, necklace and other exciting creations. This toy is ideal for play-based learning concepts like building, fine motor skills, spatial reasoning, design thinking, and creativity.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Clixo 2020
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1 available in STEM Kits, Call number: J STEM KIT 278Summary: This puppet is a real head-turner! Besides being able to make his head turn 360 degrees, you can animate this Snowy Owl's feather-soft wings to create a real flap in your neck of the woods!
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis 1997
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1 available in Puppet, Call number: PPT SNOSummary: Captivating and colorful, the Folkmanis® Small Chameleon puppet is a perfectly sized pet toy. High quality printed fabric and intricate design details along with a movable mouth bring this exquisite creature to life in your hands.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Folkmanis 2019
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Summary: Little ones can’t wait to get their hands inside this adorable box…and find out exactly what’s inside! The soft, machine-washable box is packed with 10 different sensory objects for kids to feel and explore—like a pretty butterfly with crinkly wings, a cute lion with a corduroy coat, a shiny frog for tots to squeak and more. Plus, a big 4" opening on top makes it extra-easy for tots to reach...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 1Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 42Driver, Justin
Summary: "An award-winning constitutional law scholar at the University of Chicago (who clerked for Judge Merrick B. Garland, Justice Stephen Breyer, and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor) gives us an engaging and alarming book that aims to vindicate the rights of public school students, which have so often been undermined by the Supreme Court in recent decades. Judicial decisions assessing the constitutional...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pantheon Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 344.73 DRIGoldstein, Dana
Summary: A history of 175 years of teaching in America demonstrates that teachers have always borne the brunt of shifting, often impossible expectations. In other nations, public schools are one thread in a quilt that includes free universal childcare, health care, and job training. Here, schools are the whole cloth. Today we look around the world at countries like Finland and South Korea, whose...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 371.1 GOLSummary: "Explore the many fun ways that people get around with a super-simple puzzle kids will love to complete! Plus, as children play, they improve spatial awareness, develop motor skills and build logical thinking skills along the way. High-quality wooden puzzle features 5 chunky pieces and has safe, rounded corners." --
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 6Summary: Place a letter card into the display window on the board, follow the arrows to form the letter on the screen, then flip the screen to clear the letter and start again. This hands-on kit may be used to enhance the learning experience by providing activities that utilize kinesthetic and tactile learning styles.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Create-A-Burger Sequencing Stacker is a fun, engaging way for children to learn how to sequence! Children simply follow the sequence on an order card to build a burger, or stack the pieces however they want to create their own custom burgers. Develops skills in sequencing and fine motor development.
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Our hands-on kit highlights the life cycles of butterflies, chickens, and frogs - with five realistic manipulatives for each animal. Children can put them in sequential order or compare one animal's life cycle to another"--Container
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore Learning Materials 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Sitting in a high chair is much more fun with this fantastic bead maze, featuring brightly colored, multi-shaped beads that spin and slide along red and yellow wire pathways anchored by a strong suction cup base. Encourages color recognition, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor development through play!"--
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Melissa & Doug 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "Speed into STEAM with indi--the most approachable entry-level learning robot for kids. indi inspires imaginative, play-based learning by empowering kids to design and build their own mazes while teaching critical problem-solving and computational thinking skills. With its on-board color sensor and color tiles, indi provides endless opportunities to rev kids' creativity with or without the need...
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Sphero 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Learn to match and identify shapes and colors. Includes a 1 green cross, 1 red star, 1 yellow flower, 1 orange rectangle, 1 blue pentagon, 1 green oval, 1 blue square, 1 yellow triangle and 1 red circle
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: GYBBER & MUMU 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Cares Kits, Call number: CARES KIT 26Summary: Soft, safe, squeezable…and lots of fun to stack! Our vibrant, wipe-clean vinyl blocks come in tons of irresistible shapes, patterns and colors. We’ve even included 4 fun balls that jingle, shake, rattle and crinkle…and nest right inside the blocks! Set includes 26 pieces; cube measures 4 1/2".
Format: three dimensional object
Publisher / Publication Date: Lakeshore 2001
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Provides in-depth subject review of the reading, writing and language, and mathematics sections of the SAT, along with diagnostic tools, test-taking strategies, and full-length practice exams with detailed answer explanations.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Peterson's 2023