Unplugged tots

Break down big problems into smaller parts, play pattern detectives, turn tasks into adventures, put things in the right order, and explore the world!​Prepare children to be the problem-solvers, inventors, engineers, scientists, and technologists of tomorrow by equipping them with foundational sk...

Researching edtpa promises and problems

This book examines teacher effectiveness and licensure in the U.S., focusing on edTPA's role in measuring novice teachers' readiness. It includes planning, instruction, and assessment tasks, and highlights experiences in language learning areas. Findings are relevant to various educational stakeh...

Theories of practice

A provocative, yet well-intended, call to action for everyone in the early childhood field

Distance education

The fourth edition of this book updates background information about the definition and supporting theories and updates the glossary with new terms related to distance education and instructional technology.

Competing frameworks

This book examines the evolving challenges and opportunities in 21st-century citizenship education due to globalization. It contrasts traditional national citizenship education with emerging global citizenship education. Through international case studies, it explores educators' efforts to promot...

Engaging african american males in community college

This book focuses on improving educational outcomes for African American males in community colleges through engagement. It examines policies and practices that alienate these students and promotes culturally relevant education. The book offers empirical research, policy perspectives and programm...

Problems in algebra for teachers

This book offers a collection of school mathematics problems for teachers, aiming to deepen their knowledge and develop reasoning skills. It helps teachers anticipate and analyze student errors. Suitable for math education courses, professional development, and independent studies.

Curriculum and teaching dialogue vol 20 issue 1 & 2

Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue is the journal of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum (AATC), founded on October 1, 1993. The AATC promotes the scholarly study of teaching and curriculum through conferences, journals, and member interactions, encouraging all analytical and interp...

A guide to college success for post-traditional students

This book guides post-traditional students in the OWLS Department at Texas State University to earn a BAAS degree. It covers applied coursework, prior learning assessment, and flexible programs. It addresses the unique needs of students over 25, often juggling multiple roles, seeking relevant, in...

Stress and coping of english learners

This book explores the academic and socioemotional stress faced by English Learners (ELs) in K–12 schools, their coping mechanisms, and how school personnel and families can support them. It highlights the need for socioemotional support to help ELs adapt and succeed academically and socially.

Dumbing us down - 25th anniversary edition

John Taylor Gatto's radical treatise on public education, a bestseller for 25 years, continues to advocate for the unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in a changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world o...

Loose parts 3

Loose parts cross the boundaries of gender, age, abilities, and socioeconomic challenges. This book makes a conscious effort to create culturally sustainable environments that allow children to grow and to conquer a dynamic world.

The great disconnect in early childhood education

Examines the disconnect between public policy and classroom practice—and what educators need to change in order to teach children well.

Untold narratives

This book highlights the voices of African American students with disabilities, challenging deficit perspectives and emphasizing successful narratives. It provides personal experiences and counter-narratives to demystify myths about their abilities, aiming to help educators meet their academic an...

Family engagement in early childhood settings

Strategies for early childhood programs to enhance interactions, engagement, expectations, and communication with families.

Muslim educators in american communities

This book addresses concerns about Muslim immigrants in Western societies by presenting studies on Islamic and Turkish public charter schools in the U.S. It examines character formation, citizenship, and academic outcomes, challenging the notion that faith-based schools cause social divisions, wi...

Career and college readiness and success for all students

This book emphasizes the necessity of preparing all students for postsecondary education by integrating academic knowledge with technical and employability skills. It argues that today’s graduates need a broad-based education that fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and resilience to succee...

Developmental milestones of young children

Current developmental domains and improved strategies for assessing children’s progress

Teaching outside the box

This book explores past school failures and their impact on Black students, analyzing policies that reproduce inequities. It offers insights for rebuilding inclusive public school systems and improving teaching methodologies for diverse students, challenging common assumptions about African Ameri...

Models of success

This book highlights successful management and leadership practices at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) during an economic recession. It focuses on effective operations from management, leadership, and administrative perspectives, filling a gap in literature by showcasing HBCU...

How to read like an anti-fascist

On the urgent need to promote critical reading skills amidst rising authoritarianismChildren’s author Philip Pullman famously said that “There are some themes, some subjects, too large for adult fiction; they can only be dealt with adequately in a children’s book.” While the recent rise of fascis...

Leadership for learning

This book examines leadership and governance in early childhood education and care (ECEC) for children aged 1-5. It highlights ECEC's role in early intervention, lifelong learning, eliminating child poverty, and fostering social inclusion in diverse populations.

Robotics for young children

Introduce young children to the building and programming of robots through playful, developmentally appropriate activities

Envisioning scholar-practitioner collaborations

This book presents case studies of collaborations between scholars and practitioners in education and sport. It highlights the intellectual and social work at the intersection of these fields, revealing educational spaces where new knowledge and best practices are generated.

Reflections of a rookie dean

This book offers practical advice for new deans, chronicling the experiences of a novice college leader. It provides insights into effective leadership, developing leaders, initiating change, ethical considerations, and strategic decision-making. It's essential for aspiring college leaders and th...

The global education movement

This book honors thirteen scholars for their contributions to global international education, highlighting their achievements and impact on the global education movement. It aims to inspire educators, scholars, and policymakers with role models from Africa, Europe, and the United States, promotin...

Loose parts

550+ color photographs showing how loose parts are used in early childhood settings and how they help children learn

American educational history journal vol 45 issue 1 & 2

The American Educational History Journal is a peer-reviewed research journal examining educational topics from diverse disciplinary perspectives. It promotes scholarly dialogue across backgrounds, including political science, history, curriculum, and teacher education.

More like life itself

This book emphasizes the importance of using simulations in social studies to engage students in real-life processes. It highlights the need for training resources to help teachers implement simulations effectively. By integrating simulations, social studies can become more meaningful and reflect...

The joy of movement

Quick and easy large-motor movement activities for three- to six-year-olds to maximize development.

Mobile learning

This book explores the growth and impact of mobile technologies on education and society. It examines mobile learning in informal settings and classrooms, language learning, mobile gaming, and policy issues addressing questions about the current and future state of mobile learning, and the necess...

Choose your words

This book examines how to clearly communicate with young children in order to create a healthy, quality learning environment.

Activating the modern classroom

Activating the Modern Classroom offers practical activities and strategies for elementary teachers to integrate movement into lessons, improving behavior, focus, and engagement. It includes tips for creative movement, answers about brain research, and strategies for kinesthetic learners and stude...

Evaluating and supporting early childhood teachers

Accessible tools to help early childhood leaders support, train, evaluate, and empower teachers and raise quality in early education

Beyond the flannel board

Improve young children’s language, social-emotional, and number sense development with effective, developmentally appropriate teaching strategies in story retelling

Mentoring at minority serving institutions (msis)

This volume provides information for minority-serving institutions (MSIs) on improving mentoring programs. It showcases successful mentoring through case studies and empirical research, examining the benefits for mentors and the various definitions of mentoring within the MSI context.

Rural turnaround leadership development

The book details a three-year rural turnaround leadership project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, focusing on developing aspiring school leaders in high poverty/low performing districts. It highlights partnerships between universities, school districts, and the Alabama State Depart...

Everyone needs attention

A guide for self-reflection and managing your emotions when young children seek attention.

Beyond marginality

Beyond Marginality explores new theoretical frameworks for studying race and ethnicity in educational leadership. Scholars of color challenge traditional research approaches, addressing systemic inequities and promoting innovative perspectives in leadership studies to improve representation and i...

Transformative pedagogies for teacher education

This book explores educating new teachers for diverse schools, highlighting experiences of teacher educators bridging theory to practice. It supports culturally responsive, antiracist, critical multicultural, and social justice teaching. Useful for educators seeking innovative approaches to meet ...

Queering education in the deep south

This volume examines education in the Deep South, focusing on LGBTQ students and educators, queer theoretical perspectives, and related policies. It covers teaching LGBTQ issues, introducing queer literature to libraries, and explores current realities and future possibilities in Southern education.

The role of leadership educators

This book offers resources for leadership educators in three sections: setting the stage for leadership education, introducing a leadership learning framework, and providing instructional and assessment strategies. It aims to help educators create effective leadership learning opportunities.

The online classroom

This book explores the shift in middle level education towards online learning platforms. It highlights the need for teachers, schools, and administrators to adapt to digital learning environments. Researchers and teachers share resources on virtual education and its impact on middle level learne...

African traditional oral literature and visual cultures as pedagogical tools in diverse classroom contexts

This book explores how African oral literature and visual cultures enrich education, highlighting the overlooked value of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Systems (TIKS). It challenges colonial narratives, broadens epistemology, and calls for global research to foster inclusive knowledge.

Black perspectives in writing program administration

Winner of the 2020 Best Book Award from the Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA).This collection centers writing program administration (WPA) discourse as intersectional race work. In this historical moment in public discourse when race and racist logics are no longer sanitized in cod...

Richard iii: the 30-minute shakespeare

Controversial issues in social studies education in turkey

This volume analyzes controversial topics to understand Turkish society and culture. It explores how Turkish educators perceive these issues and provides insights on re-organizing education in Turkey and globally. It considers the views of social studies teachers on teaching controversial issues,...

Changing the narrative

This book emphasizes the need for leaders with the knowledge, skills, and values to promote justice. It highlights the importance of integrating social justice into leadership education to prepare advocates for positive change, and offers theoretical, practical, and policy recommendations for edu...