The Other Elephant In The Classroom

Author : Jo Boaler
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780670019526
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What's Math Got to Do with It? written by Jo Boaler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to make mathematics for children enjoyable and why it is important for American children to succeed in mathematics and choose math-based career paths in the future.

Author : Andrew Maxey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475862415
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elephant in the Classroom written by Andrew Maxey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant in the Classroom is an exploration of the vast complexity of teaching as it is described by research and experienced by teachers. The reality of a job so vital to the proper functioning of a society should not be as mysterious as teaching continues to be. This book takes readers on a guided tour of 13 competencies and practices that are a critical part of teaching.

Author : Jo Boaler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elephant in the Classroom written by Jo Boaler and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 15 million adults in England alone struggle with maths, why is this and how can teachers and parents change that with the next generation? This is a pratical explanation of what has gone wrong and a positive approach to improving how students of all abilities can learn mathematics.

Author : Cheryl Matias
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807781967
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Elephant in the (Class)room written by Cheryl Matias and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purposeful, intentional racial bias poses an obvious threat to the possibility of real equity in schools. In this volume, antiracist educators explore an equally troubling, but insufficiently explored threat: the racism upheld by schools and districts that claim an antiracist commitment. These institutions perpetuate disparities by enacting that commitment through surface-level and soft diversity and inclusion goals and popular initiatives that are more equity optics than antiracism. This book asks: How is racism perpetuated through actions, programs, practices, and initiatives that might appear to be inclusion-oriented or “progressive,” but never quite get around to eliminating racism? How do these efforts pose as racial equity while protecting systems of advantage and disadvantage—creating a sort of equity inertia? The book then asks: What would antiracism look like if we enacted a deeper antiracist approach? What is a truer vision for racial equity? A diverse collection of authors apply these questions to an equally diverse assortment of programs and practices, such as trauma-informed care, social-emotional learning, restorative practices, anti-bias work in early childhood education, Montessori schooling, “inclusive” social studies curricula, and toxic positivity and “niceness” as stand-ins for racial equity. Book Features: Illustrates how K–12 educators can adopt more authentically justice-oriented approaches to antiracism.Draws on existing theoretical frameworks such as critical race theory, critical whiteness studies, culturally sustaining pedagogies, and equity literacy.Examines concepts such as white fragility, racial battle fatigue, white privilege, and interest convergence.Includes a range of authors, from racial justice scholars to classroom teachers. Offers an engaging and accessible format that combines narrative with theoretical grounding, bridging critical analysis to visions for moving forward. Contributors: Tracey Benson, Alina Campana, Elisabeth Chan, Lavette Coney, Jeanne Connelly, Jennifer C. Dauphinais, Addison Duane , Heidi Faust, Betty Forrester, JPB Gerald, Simona Goldin , Paul C. Gorski, Daisy Han, Debi Khasnabis, Katie Kitchens, Amelia M. Kraehe, Anna Kushner, Lindsay Lyons, Cheryl Matias, Andréa C. Minkoff, Theresa Montaño, Jenna Kamrass Morvay, Crystena Parker-Shandal, Cherie Bridges Patrick, Maria Gabriela Paz, Brianne Pitts, Chris Seeger, Greg Simmons, Daniel Tulino, Katherine Wood

Author : Donna Rich Kaplowitz
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807761303
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Race Dialogues written by Donna Rich Kaplowitz and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2019-05-03 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All too often, race discourse in the United States devolves into shouting matches, silence, or violence, all of which are mirrored in today’s classrooms. This book will help individuals develop the skills needed to facilitate difficult dialogues across race in high school and college classrooms, in teacher professional learning communities, and beyond. The authors codify best practices in race dialogue facilitation by drawing on decades of research and examples from their own practices. They share their mistakes and hard-earned lessons to help readers avoid common pitfalls. Through their concrete lesson plans and hands-on material, both experienced and novice facilitators can immediately use this inclusive and wide-ranging curriculum in a variety of classrooms, work spaces, and organizations with diverse participants. “Race Dialogues: A Facilitator?s Guide to Tackling the Elephant in the Classroom is a scholarly, timely, and urgently needed book. While there is other literature on facilitation of intergroup dialogues, none are so deeply and effectively focused on race—the elephant in the room.” —From the foreword by Patricia Gurin, Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor and Emeritus Research Director, University of Michigan “This brilliant book is a gold mine of wisdom and resources for teachers, facilitators, and student dialogue leaders. It summarizes, explains, and elaborates upon everything I have ever been taught about what makes for great facilitation. With experience and compassion, the authors have written a clear, user-friendly guide to facilitation of race dialogue for both youth and adults. I will recommend this book to every facilitator and teacher I train or hire.” —Ali Michael, director of the Race Institute for K–12 Educators and author of Raising Race Questions: Whiteness and Inquiry in Education

Author : Amy Reimer
Publisher : Interactive Publications Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1922830127
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Elephant in the Classroom written by Amy Reimer and published by Interactive Publications Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2024-03-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elephant in the Classroom shines a light on the issues faced by students who find school isolating and a challenge to their ability to learn and make friends. Young Sophie finds her school environment difficult to cope with. There’s so much for her to try to remember, with all the rules and expectations and the noise adding to her sense of insecurity. Sophie is typical of children who find it a struggle just to get to school and stay there. This book provides a resource to help teachers, health professionals and families remove the stumbling blocks that discourage children like Sophie from thriving in school. The story is also about friendship, and Sophie and Oliver’s relationship highlights the importance of fostering empathy and kindness in young children. Oliver is a friend to Sophie when she needs it most and this shows the power of connection and caring for and including others. The beautiful artwork that Sophie’s class composes acts as a reminder that everyone has something special to contribute and that beauty and friendship can emerge when we work together.

Author : Doug Johnson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805028805
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Never Ride Your Elephant to School written by Doug Johnson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-09-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A humorous account of the disadvantages of bringing an elephant into the classroom.

Author : Stumpf
Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
ISBN 13 : 1631355090
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elephant in the Classroom written by Stumpf and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2014-11-04 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So, the other day, I was talking with Ashley toward the end of class and mentioned she’d been absent a lot, so I asked if she had been ill. She said, “No. We’ve been getting the place ready for my parents. They’re coming home.” “Really?” I was a bit puzzled. “Yeah,” she said, “I pick dad up from prison on Monday and mom on Wednesday.” When a kid walks into class, he or she is carrying baggage. This is the reality: The most important thing for teachers to teach kids is that learning is fun and that they can do it. If they don’t learn this, it doesn’t matter what else is taught. Someone Else’s Problem just walked in your classroom (With apologies to Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). They don’t cover this kind of thing in education classes in college, and they also don’t tell you about students coming to school hungry for food or love. To assume that your job as a teacher is just to teach subject matter is like a blind man describing an elephant. The Elephant in the Classroom was walking the halls of Columbine.

Author : Chris Eyre
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113479830X
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Elephant in the Staffroom written by Chris Eyre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elephant in the Staffroom is the survival guide that every busy teacher needs for practical advice on teacher wellbeing. Written in an informal, conversational style, the book is divided into 40 bite-size chunks, covering a range of essential topics from understanding and avoiding burnout, to successful working patterns, and even surviving the school holidays! Complemented by a host of top tips, the book focuses on five key themes: the psychology of the teacher teacher identity emotional and physical energy keeping focused and investing in yourself colleagues, students and inspection Chapters are designed to be easily dipped in and out of, with each exploring the unique nature of the teaching profession and how to cope with, and conquer, a variety of stress triggers and psychological aspects of teaching – ‘elephants’ in the staffroom – to survive and succeed. Written by a head of department with over twenty years of classroom experience, this essential guide offers a wealth of practical advice on stress, work-life balance and organisation, and is a must-read for practising teachers.

Author : Jo Boaler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119358809
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mindset Mathematics written by Jo Boaler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the first-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation. During their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message—that they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors designed Mindset Mathematics around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential. The tasks in Mindset Mathematics reflect the lessons from brain science that: There is no such thing as a math person - anyone can learn mathematics to high levels. Mistakes, struggle and challenge are the most important times for brain growth. Speed is unimportant in mathematics. Mathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics. With engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, Mindset Mathematics is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum.