Explore a stunning collection of rare books, games, ephemera, and artwork from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries that reveals the socio-cultural history of these times. Showcasing innovative new publishing methods characteristic of the golden age of children’s literature, from mass-produced chapbooks to richly illustrated ‘book-beautifuls’, this resource examines the way in which new concepts were introduced to young readers, encouraging an engagement with the imagination which went on to fundamentally shape established notions of childhood.
A resource for K-12 educators to encourage reading in students. Includes book guides, lesson plans, author and illustrator interviews, audio character name pronunciations, national and state book lists, and more. Includes Spanish language resources.
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"Examines the ways in which definitions, histories, policies and demographic changes influence rural schools." Also describes "how corporatization, population changes, poverty, and the role of data affect everyday learning in rural schools."
"Showcases the educational journey of four Latino/a men and women who navigated the American education system successfully. Their success is significant given the multiple and varied challenges that most Latinos/as encounter throughout the K-20 educational continuum."
"Argues that informational content should not be the main element of education." Therefore, technology should not just provide a container for content but rather should engage learners in developing abilities to "synthesize, solve problems, and generate ideas."
Middle school students "experience more complicated lives as influences of the broader society including popular media and technology, immigration and cultural diversity, amplified political divisiveness, and bullying effect their daily lives both in and out of school." Therefore students and their teachers need social emotional supports.
"Provides a best-practice guide to planning and implementing social and emotional learning (SEL) in K-12 classrooms and schools." Includes strategies for integration with academic content and mental health interventions, creating culturally affirming instruction, using assessment effectively, and supporting educators' SE needs,
Provides information on methods of research at every step in the research process with books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, journal articles, little green books, little blue books, videos, etc.