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Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice (with MyEducationLab), 9/E
Robert E. Slavin, Johns Hopkins University

ISBN-10: 0205616127
ISBN-13: 9780205616121

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2009
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Published: 04/09/2008

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The Ninth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology.

 

This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become “intentional teachers,” the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples.

 

Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications, Educational Psychology prepares teachers as no other text does. It teaches them to think about how students develop and learn, to make decisions before and during instruction, and to consider what constitutes evidence that their students are learning and succeeding.

Slavin's Ed Psych takes a serious look at pertinent research and focuses on what works and how a reflective, intentional teacher can apply it in the classroom. Reflective questions, vignettes, self-checks and other pedagogy challenge students to think about and make decisions that drive successful instruction. The new edition builds on these established features and adds an emphasis on media effects on Learning, NCLB and the Achievement Gap, Neuroscience, and more interactive and engaged learning opportunities for students.

 

This edition includes a new focus on reflection, new cases, sections on brain research, programs for language minority students, technology, No Child Left Behind, and after school and summer school programs.   It contains new critiques of assessment and accountability strategies and a substantially updated treatment of programming for students with special needs.


-Provides the most  coverage of instruction of any text on the market. 

Show the following chapters

·Chapter 7-The Effective Lesson

·Chapter 8-Student-Centered and Constructivist Approaches to Instruction

·Chapter 9-Accommodating Instruction to Meet Individual Needs

    · Santrock—1 chapter; O’Donnell —1 chapter; Snowman —1 chapter

 

-Persistent focus on standards and on certification and licensure.

·Show pages 356-361 of Chapter 11-Effective Learning Environments

 

Helpful Tools

1) INTASC standards margin notes

2) Certification Pointer- Poses potential questions students may encounter on certification exams (located in margins)

3) Intentional Teacher- Pulls key points from the chapter and shows students how to talk about them on the certification exam.

4) Self-Assessment- Informative boxes, found at the end of each chapter, that show sample questions taken from actual licensure exams!

 

-This edition includes activities that link every chapter to resources in a book specific MyEducationLab, as well as new weblinks to continue application of the material outside of the classroom. 

 

-An emphasis on intentional and reflective teaching helps teachers internalize a set of questions that aid them in planning, teaching, and revising their practice. Each chapter includes features that consider answers to the following questions from a new vantage point grounded in chapter content:

 

·What do I expect my students to know and be able to do at the end of this lesson? How does this contribute to course objectives and to students' needs to become capable individuals?

·What do I know about the content, child development, learning, motivation, and effective teaching strategies that I can use to accomplish my objectives?

·What instructional materials, technology, assistance, and other resources are available to help me accomplish my objectives?

·How will I plan to assess students' progress toward my objectives?

·How will I respond if individual children or the class as a whole are not on track toward success? What is my backup plan?

 

-Chapter-opening vignettes present classroom applications of key concepts to make content come alive and bridge theory and practice.

 

-More than 40 “Theory into Practice” sections provide proven strategies for implementing effective practices in the classroom, from cooperative learning to grading, from interpreting standardized tests to writing IEPs, from applying Vygotskian principles to implementing multicultural education.

 

-Questions at the end of each chapter are adapted from PRAXIS standards and questions.

 

-Substantially updated sections on current issues and emerging trends throughout the book address modern changes in education.

 

-Diversity and inclusion in our schools is discussed with material on inclusion, IDEA 2004, programming for students with special needs, and sections on No Child Left Behind, Title I and English language learners in Chapters 4 and 12.

 

-Thoroughly updated citations ensure that the text is grounded in the most current research. More than one third of all citations are from 2000 or later.

 

-Student annotations provide glossary definitions and cross-references.

 

  • Readers will encounter new material on important and emerging topics in the field, including: the accountability movement, benchmark assessments, data-driven reform, the effects of No Child Left Behind, the Achievement Gap; why it isn’t closing and how we can help, emerging applications of technology, and the latest research on the neuroscientific underpinnings of psychological development.
  • A MyEducationLab site specifically devoted to this edition of the text provides video and other types of interactive material  tied strongly to key course content that serve as the basis of homework exercises. All online resources are supported by online assessments (results can be printed or automatically transmitted to the professor) and called out in the margins of the text.
  • EdPsychOnline, accessible on MyEducationLab, provides students with the opportunity to create their own Blogs devoted to their learning in the course. It also provides links to valuable applications, resources, and articles found on the World Wide Web that serve as activity-based writing prompts so they can write blog posts and read and comment on the blog posts of their classmates.
  • Thoroughly updated citations ensure that the text is grounded in the most current research. More than one third of all citations are from 2000 or later.

CHAPTER ONE: Educational Psychology: A Foundation for Teaching

 

CHAPTER TWO: Theories of Development

 

CHAPTER THREE: Development during Childhood and Adolescence

 

CHAPTER FOUR: Student Diversity

 

CHAPTER FIVE: Behavioral Theories of Learning

 

CHAPTER SIX: Information Processing and Cognitive Theories of Learning

 

CHAPTER SEVEN: The Effective Lesson

 

CHAPTER EIGHT: Student-Centered and Constructivist Approaches to Instruction

 

CHAPTER NINE: Accommodating Instruction to Meet Individual Needs

 

CHAPTER TEN: Motivating Students to Learn

 

CHAPTER ELEVEN: Effective Learning Environments

 

CHAPTER TWELVE: Learners with Exceptionalities

 

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Assessing Student Learning

 

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Standardized Tests and Accountability

 

 

Appendix: Developing Your Portfolio

 

References

 

Index

    The Ninth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology.

     

    This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become “intentional teachers,” the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples.

     

    Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications, Educational Psychology prepares teachers as no other text does. It teaches them to think about how students develop and learn, to make decisions before and during instruction, and to consider what constitutes evidence that their students are learning and succeeding.

    Slavin's Ed Psych takes a serious look at pertinent research and focuses on what works and how a reflective, intentional teacher can apply it in the classroom. Reflective questions, vignettes, self-checks and other pedagogy challenge students to think about and make decisions that drive successful instruction. The new edition builds on these established features and adds an emphasis on media effects on Learning, NCLB and the Achievement Gap, Neuroscience, and more interactive and engaged learning opportunities for students.

     

    This edition includes a new focus on reflection, new cases, sections on brain research, programs for language minority students, technology, No Child Left Behind, and after school and summer school programs.   It contains new critiques of assessment and accountability strategies and a substantially updated treatment of programming for students with special needs.

  • 0205592007Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice (Book alone), 9/E
    Slavin
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205592007 | ISBN-13: 9780205592005
    Brief Description

    • The Eighth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. Every copy of the book now comes automatically packaged with a MyLabSchool eBook and an additional capter of material that highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology.

     

    This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become “intentional teachers,” the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples.

    Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications, Educational Psychology prepares teachers as no other text does. It teaches them to think about how students develop and learn, to make decisions before and during instruction, and to consider what constitutes evidence that their students are learning and succeeding.

    This edition includes a new focus on reflection, new cases, sections on brain research, programs for language minority students, technology, No Child Left Behind, and after school and summer school programs.   It contains new critiques of assessment and accountability strategies and a substantially updated treatment of programming for students with special needs.

     

    The Emerging Trends Update Edition package still contains the highly acclaimed 8th edition of Bob Slavin’s Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice. In addition to the main text, every student copy comes packaged with an additional chapter of material that highlights the latest issues and trends in the field of educational psychology including NCLB, accountability, the achievement gap, and brain research. Also included:  MyLabSchool activities linked to every chapter of the text, including the new Ch. 15, Current Issues and Emerging Trends.

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    © 2006 | Merrill | Paper; 640 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 020545531X | ISBN-13: 9780205455317
    Brief Description

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Learn more about the features of this book by taking our interactive tour.

Slavin,   Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice, 9e          (ISBN: 0205592007)

 

The Ninth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards.

This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students.

 

New to this edition:

  • Readers will encounter new material on important and emerging topics in the field, including: the accountability movement, benchmark assessments, data-driven reform, the effects of No Child Left Behind, the Achievement Gap--why it isn't closing and how we can help, emerging applications of technology, and the latest research on the neuroscientific underpinnings of psychological development.
  • A MyEducationLab site specifically devoted to this edition of the text provides video and other types of interactive material  tied strongly to key course content that serve as the basis of homework exercises. All online resources are supported by online assessments (results can be printed or automatically transmitted to the professor) and called out in the margins of the text.
  • EdPsychOnline, accessible on MyEducationLab, provides students with the opportunity to create their own blogs devoted to their learning in the course. It also provides links to valuable applications, resources, and articles found on the World Wide Web that serve as activity-based writing prompts so they can write blog posts and read and comment on the blog posts of their classmates.
  • Thoroughly updated citations ensure that the text is grounded in the most current research. More than one third of all citations are from 2000 or later.

 

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“This text has the best coverage of introduction to research of any educational psychology books I have used…It is an exemplary book packed with information including research, theory, and application. The author has done a marvelous job.”

Dr. Theresa Sullivan Stewart, University of IL, Springfield

 

“I have been a ‘Slavin fan’ for years. My undergraduates’ student evaluations concerning this book have been consistently positive.”

Dr. Susan Frusher, Northeastern State University

 

“This is a highly refined piece of writing.”

Rick Van Sant, Ferris State University

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    This new edition includes an elaboration of Response to Intervention (RTI), which since the last edition has become a focal point of research and literature among general and special educators.  This is a dynamic progression of cooperation between general and special education - primarily due to changes in the federal law regarding how students with learning disabilities are identified. 

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    This best-selling text helps teachers plan, implement, and develop the most basic classroom management tasks to build a smoothly running classroom that encourages learning. Written for the prospective or new elementary-level teacher, the text's content is ready to be applied in a classroom setting. The text addresses the planning decisions teachers must make, including arranging the physical space; creating a positive climate; establishing expectations, rules, and procedures; planning and conducting instruction; encouraging appropriate behavior; addressing problem behavior; and using good communication skills, with particular attention paid to the growth of diverse and inclusive classrooms. All examples, checklists, case studies, and group activities are designed for the elementary level.
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    This best-selling text helps teachers plan, implement and develop the most basic classroom management tasks to develop a smoothly running classroom that encourages learning. Written for the prospective or new middle and high school-level teacher, the text's content is ready to be applied in a classroom setting. The authors address the planning decisions teachers must make, including arranging the physical space, creating a positive climate, establishing expectations, rules and procedures, planning and conducting instruction, encouraging appropriate behavior, addressing problem behavior, and using good communication skills, with particular attention paid to the growth of diverse and inclusive classrooms. All examples, checklists, case studies, and group activities are designed for the secondary level.

     

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    • Classroom Management for Middle and High School Teachers, Eighth Edition, gives teachers the information and skills they need to establish management systems in today's rich, multicultural classroom, based on the authors' many years of research and experience in more than 500 classrooms.

     

    This best-selling text helps teachers plan, implement and develop the most basic classroom management tasks to develop a smoothly running classroom that encourages learning. Written for the prospective or new middle and high school-level teacher, the text's content is ready to be applied in a classroom setting. The authors address the planning decisions teachers must make, including arranging the physical space, creating a positive climate, establishing expectations, rules and procedures, planning and conducting instruction, encouraging appropriate behavior, addressing problem behavior, and using good communication skills, with particular attention paid to the growth of diverse and inclusive classrooms. All examples, checklists, case studies, and group activities are designed for the secondary level.

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    • The Ninth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology.

     

    This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become “intentional teachers,” the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples.

     

    Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications, Educational Psychology prepares teachers as no other text does. It teaches them to think about how students develop and learn, to make decisions before and during instruction, and to consider what constitutes evidence that their students are learning and succeeding.

    Slavin's Ed Psych takes a serious look at pertinent research and focuses on what works and how a reflective, intentional teacher can apply it in the classroom. Reflective questions, vignettes, self-checks and other pedagogy challenge students to think about and make decisions that drive successful instruction. The new edition builds on these established features and adds an emphasis on media effects on Learning, NCLB and the Achievement Gap, Neuroscience, and more interactive and engaged learning opportunities for students.

     

    This edition includes a new focus on reflection, new cases, sections on brain research, programs for language minority students, technology, No Child Left Behind, and after school and summer school programs.   It contains new critiques of assessment and accountability strategies and a substantially updated treatment of programming for students with special needs.

  • 0205592007Educational Psychology: Theory and Practice (Book alone), 9/E
    Slavin
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205592007 | ISBN-13: 9780205592005
    Brief Description

    • The Ninth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology.

     

    This edition continues to have in-depth, practical coverage with a focus on the intentional teacher by presenting up-to-the-minute research that a reflective, intentional teacher can apply. An “intentional teacher,” according to Slavin, is one who constantly reflects on his or her practice and makes instructional decisions based on a clear conception of how these practices affect students. To help readers become “intentional teachers,” the author offers a set of questions to guide them and models best practices through classroom examples.

     

    Firmly rooted in research, up-to-date theory, and classroom-tested applications, Educational Psychology prepares teachers as no other text does. It teaches them to think about how students develop and learn, to make decisions before and during instruction, and to consider what constitutes evidence that their students are learning and succeeding.

    Slavin's Ed Psych takes a serious look at pertinent research and focuses on what works and how a reflective, intentional teacher can apply it in the classroom. Reflective questions, vignettes, self-checks and other pedagogy challenge students to think about and make decisions that drive successful instruction. The new edition builds on these established features and adds an emphasis on media effects on Learning, NCLB and the Achievement Gap, Neuroscience, and more interactive and engaged learning opportunities for students.

     

    This edition includes a new focus on reflection, new cases, sections on brain research, programs for language minority students, technology, No Child Left Behind, and after school and summer school programs.   It contains new critiques of assessment and accountability strategies and a substantially updated treatment of programming for students with special needs.

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    Slavin
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205616127 | ISBN-13: 9780205616121
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    • Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications, ninth edition, is a practical text focused on the skills needed by competent consumers and producers of educational research. The ninth edition includes:

     

    A clear, down-to-earth approach

     

    • The accessible writing style, clear and concise explanations and humorous tone demystify the research process. (See, for example, pp. 104, 303, and 310.)
    • Tasks are included throughout the text to guide students through the process of creating their own research report. (See, for example, pp. 4, 175, and 461.)
    • Published research articles are now included in every research methods chapter. (See, for example, pp. 189, 226, and 392.)

    Broadened coverage of qualitative research and expanded coverage of technology throughout the text including:

    • A new chapter on case study research (Chapter 17)
    • How to use online survey research tools (in Chapter 7) and how to use Excel to help organize and analyze data (in Chapters 12 and 13)

    An integrated multimedia resource

    • MyEducationalResearchLab–an online research-based learning tool–offers students an individualized Study Plan, provides instructors a set of assignable Homework and Exercises for each chapter, and provides interactive practice in evaluating and conducting research through Building Research Skills exercises. A complete list of available resources for each chapter is located in the beginning of each chapter (See, for example, pp. 65, 217, and 383).
    • For more information turn to the preface or go to www.myeducationlab.com .
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    Gay, Mills & Airasian
    © 2009 | Merrill | Cloth; 648 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0132338777 | ISBN-13: 9780132338776
    Brief Description

    • Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications, ninth edition, is a practical text focused on the skills needed by competent consumers and producers of educational research. The ninth edition includes:

     

    A clear, down-to-earth approach

     

    • The accessible writing style, clear and concise explanations and humorous tone demystify the research process. (See, for example, pp. 104, 303, and 310.)
    • Tasks are included throughout the text to guide students through the process of creating their own research report. (See, for example, pp. 4, 175, and 461.)
    • Published research articles are now included in every research methods chapter. (See, for example, pp. 189, 226, and 392.)

    Broadened coverage of qualitative research and expanded coverage of technology throughout the text including:

    • A new chapter on case study research (Chapter 17)
    • How to use online survey research tools (in Chapter 7) and how to use Excel to help organize and analyze data (in Chapters 12 and 13)

    An integrated multimedia resource

    • MyEducationalResearchLab—an online research-based learning tool—offers students an individualized Study Plan, provides instructors a set of assignable Homework and Exercises for each chapter, and provides interactive practice in evaluating and conducting research through Building Research Skills exercises. A complete list of available resources for each chapter is located in the beginning of each chapter (See, for example, pp. 65, 217, and 383).
    • For more information turn to the preface or go to www.myeducationlab.com.
    .
  • 0135035015Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications (with MyEducationLab), 9/E
    Gay, Mills & Airasian
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Estimated Availability: 12/30/2008
    ISBN-10: 0135035015 | ISBN-13: 9780135035016
    Brief Description

    • Designed to focus on central concerns in teaching social studies in a standards-based environment,this brief text enables teachers to successfully implement a social studies curriculum with concepts, strategies, and values relevant to elementary and middle grades. 

     

    Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide, 7/e clearly presents, in a friendly tone, the essential content and methods for teaching social studies in the K-8 classroom, while reflecting on the recent trends in technology, teaching English Language Learners, and meeting the needs of diverse students. The text deals with the various social studies disciplines in a way that reflects the field’s greater focus on teaching history, geography, economics, and civic education. 

  • 0205593526Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide (Book alone), 7/E
    Chapin
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 352 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205593526 | ISBN-13: 9780205593521
    Brief Description

    • Designed to focus on central concerns in teaching social studies in a standards-based environment,this brief text enables teachers to successfully implement a social studies curriculum with concepts, strategies, and values relevant to elementary and middle grades. 

     

    Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide, 7/e clearly presents, in a friendly tone, the essential content and methods for teaching social studies in the K-8 classroom, while reflecting on the recent trends in technology, teaching English Language Learners, and meeting the needs of diverse students. The text deals with the various social studies disciplines in a way that reflects the field’s greater focus on teaching history, geography, economics, and civic education. 

  • 0205641946Elementary Social Studies: A Practical Guide (with MyEducationLab), 7/E
    Chapin
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205641946 | ISBN-13: 9780205641949
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Engaging in the Language Arts is a new text that defines the discipline of language arts. This text emphasizes the need for teachers to draw upon the language power of students–the best language resource in their classrooms–in order to succeed in teaching to our increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse student body.

     

    Engaging in the Language Arts offers students a firsthand look at the language challenges teachers will face and how teachers need to identify these language possibilities and know how to make optimal use of these possibilities in their classrooms. Distinguished author team Donna Ogle and Jim Beers have crafted an ideal text for instructors seeking a focus on contemporary communication and visual literacy, using varied genre and electronic resources. Ogle and Beers present a lively narrative, clear organization, exceptional pedagogy and special features that bring the language arts to life for teachers.

     

    Unlike comparable texts, Engaging in the Language Arts helps teachers ensure that students learn to use language to communicate with others, to explore ideas, and to demonstrate their learning orally and in written formats. While covering all of the basic writing processes, the text places a unique emphasis on the actual purpose behind teaching writing and also includes classroom-based assessments and activities reflecting state and national standards that provide important resources to help teachers differentiate instruction.

  • 0205430937Engaging in the Language Arts: Exploring the Power of Language (Book alone)
    Ogle & Beers
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Cloth; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205430937 | ISBN-13: 9780205430932
    Brief Description

    • Engaging in the Language Arts is a new text that defines the discipline of language arts. This text emphasizes the need for teachers to draw upon the language power of students—the best language resource in their classrooms—in order to succeed in teaching to our increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse student body.

     

    Engaging in the Language Arts offers students a firsthand look at the language challenges teachers will face and how teachers need to identify these language possibilities and know how to make optimal use of these possibilities in their classrooms. Distinguished author team Donna Ogle and Jim Beers have crafted an ideal text for instructors seeking a focus on contemporary communication and visual literacy, using varied genre and electronic resources. Ogle and Beers present a lively narrative, clear organization, exceptional pedagogy and special features that bring the language arts to life for teachers.

     

    Unlike comparable texts, Engaging in the Language Arts helps teachers ensure that students learn to use language to communicate with others, to explore ideas, and to demonstrate their learning orally and in written formats. While covering all of the basic writing processes, the text places a unique emphasis on the actual purpose behind teaching writing and also includes classroom-based assessments and activities reflecting state and national standards that provide important resources to help teachers differentiate instruction.

  • 0137147953Engaging in the Language Arts: Exploring the Power of Language (with MyEducationLab)
    Ogle & Beers
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137147953 | ISBN-13: 9780137147953
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • The first book of its kind, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses squarely on the core concepts, principles, and underlying assumptions of the field of educational psychology–the big ideas of ed psych.  Because of this focus and the book’s exceptionally direct and clear presentation, Essentials is a 10 chapter book that can truly be covered and understood in a term.  It is a book that enables and empowers students to understand the value and essential importance of educational psychology to becoming a qualified and quality teacher.

  • 0135016576Essentials of Educational Psychology (Book alone), 2/E
    Ormrod
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 504 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135016576 | ISBN-13: 9780135016572
    Brief Description

    • The first book of its kind, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses squarely on the core concepts, principles, and underlying assumptions of the field of educational psychology–the big ideas of ed psych.  Because of this focus and the book’s exceptionally direct and clear presentation, Essentials is a 10 chapter book that can truly be covered and understood in a term.  It is a book that enables and empowers students to understand the value and essential importance of educational psychology to becoming a qualified and quality teacher.

  • 0135035279Essentials of Educational Psychology (with MyEducationLab), 2/E
    Ormrod
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135035279 | ISBN-13: 9780135035276
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for it's innovation, strong research base and accessibility.  The ninth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner.  This book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.
  • 0135144361Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (Book alone), 9/E
    Heward
    © 2009 | Merrill | Cloth; 656 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135144361 | ISBN-13: 9780135144367
    Brief Description

    • Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for its innovation, strong research base and accessibility.  The ninth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner.  This book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.
  • 0135035295Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (with MyEducationLab), 9/E
    Heward
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135035295 | ISBN-13: 9780135035290
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    •  Exceptional Learners is an outstanding introduction to the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education, emphasizing classroom practices as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of disabilities and giftedness.  In keeping with this era of accountability, all discussions and examples of educational practices are grounded in a sound research base.

     

    With over 600 new references added to the 11th edition, the authors are committed to bringing the most current and credible perspectives to bear on the ever-increasing complexity of educating students with special needs in today’s schools.  The authors believe firmly that responsible instruction can help all students to maximize their potential, and they offer practical suggestions for ways in which educators can meet the educational needs of students with special needs and diverse abilities in collaborative environments that include families, other professionals, and the community. 

  • 013606793XExceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education (with Cases for Reflection and Analysis and MyEducationLab), 11/E
    Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 656 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 013606793X | ISBN-13: 9780136067931
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • This single most-adopted Inclusion text worldwide continues to provide the best source of practical strategies for teaching students with special needs in inclusive settings.  Filled with examples and vignettes, the emphasis is always on teaching methods that promote student independence at all education levels.  Its non-categorical approach helps teachers ensure all students’ success regardless of their specific categories of exceptionality. 

     

    The new edition provides significantly updated information about IDEA and NCLB, including their impact on IEPs, and the latest ideas and information about inclusive practices in the context of contemporary public education, and the dilemmas that teachers often face in appropriately educating students with disabilities in general education settings. Unique topics include the rights of general education teachers, comprehensive treatment of assessment and evaluation, examples of accommodations for students with significant disabilities, information about gifted underachievers, functional behavior assessment and behavior plans, and how to be proactive in dealing with student behavior.

  • 0205571069Including Students With Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (Book alone), 5/E
    Friend & Bursuck
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205571069 | ISBN-13: 9780205571062
    Brief Description

    • This single most-adopted Inclusion text worldwide continues to provide the best source of practical strategies for teaching students with special needs in inclusive settings.  Filled with examples and vignettes, the emphasis is always on teaching methods that promote student independence at all education levels.  Its non-categorical approach helps teachers ensure all students’ success regardless of their specific categories of exceptionality. 

     

    The new edition provides significantly updated information about IDEA and NCLB, including their impact on IEPs, and the latest ideas and information about inclusive practices in the context of contemporary public education, and the dilemmas that teachers often face in appropriately educating students with disabilities in general education settings. Unique topics include the rights of general education teachers, comprehensive treatment of assessment and evaluation, examples of accommodations for students with significant disabilities, information about gifted underachievers, functional behavior assessment and behavior plans, and how to be proactive in dealing with student behavior.

  • 0205626815Including Students With Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (with MyEducationLab), 5/E
    Friend & Bursuck
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 592 pages | Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0205626815 | ISBN-13: 9780205626816
    Brief Description

    • This first edition text is designed to help pre-service teachers identify and confirm certification levels for their future careers, as well as better understand the learning process across the preK-12 environment.  An Introduction to Education: Choosing Your Teaching Path is unique due to its approach--focusing on 12 students (a variety from all grade levels) as well as teachers and administrators.  The author not only uses these focus students, teachers, and administrators in the opening chapter scenarios, but carries them through the text as classroom examples.

     

    The text is accompanied by video that includes classroom footage of the focus students and teachers.  No other introduction to teaching text does this: realistically captures students and teachers in action, includes them in the text as examples, and also includes photographs of the focus subjects.

     

    The overall theme is "how are the children?", reminding readers that no matter what they do in the classroom or in their professional development, that as a teacher they must always remember the student first in all actions.

  • 0131192523Introduction to Education, An: Choosing Your Teaching Path (Book alone)
    Powell
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 544 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131192523 | ISBN-13: 9780131192522
    Brief Description

    • This first edition text is designed to help pre-service teachers identify and confirm certification levels for their future careers, as well as better understand the learning process across the preK-12 environment.  An Introduction to Education: Choosing Your Teaching Path is unique due to its approach--focusing on 12 students (a variety from all grade levels) as well as teachers and administrators.  The author not only uses these focus students, teachers, and administrators in the opening chapter scenarios, but carries them through the text as classroom examples.

     

    The text is accompanied by video that includes classroom footage of the focus students and teachers.  No other introduction to teaching text does this: realistically captures students and teachers in action, includes them in the text as examples, and also includes photographs of the focus subjects.

     

    The overall theme is "how are the children?", reminding readers that no matter what they do in the classroom or in their professional development, that as a teacher they must always remember the student first in all actions.
  • 0137147937Introduction to Education, An: Choosing Your Teaching Path (with MyEducationLab)
    Powell
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137147937 | ISBN-13: 9780137147939
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • Language Arts: Patterns of Practice has long been a highly valued resource to pre-service teachers.  Built on a solid research base, this exceptionally applied and teacher-friendly text addresses all six language arts, modeling their integration into the curriculum through authentic student artifacts, classroom vignettes, and footage of master teachers in their language arts classrooms.  The seventh edition of the text, streamlined to provide a succinct, manageable model of language arts instruction, retains the rich classroom orientation, accessible writing style, and numerous features that have been the text’s hallmark, adding a sharpened focus on English Learners, deepened classroom application of the four patterns of practice, and integrated treatment of the almost limitless resources of the MyEducationLab website.  These new ideas and revisions have been crafted to help readers prepare for, plan for, and implement successful language arts instruction.   
  • 0137147767Language Arts: Patterns of Practice (with MyEducationLab), 7/E
    Tompkins
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137147767 | ISBN-13: 9780137147762
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • This text emphasizes both constructivist and explicit strategies for teaching literacy to young children within an integrated language arts approach.

     

    With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, renowned author Lesley Morrow explores literacy development as an active process between children and adults to create meaning and real purpose. The Sixth Edition presents a theoretical and research-based rationale for its contents, as well as extensive practical applications to help students grasp the scope and the complexity of early literacy development.

     

    This Sixth Edition embraces integrated language arts and an interdisciplinary approach to literacy development as it addresses developing writing, reading, and oral language in the home and in school curriculum. The use of expository and narrative selections of children's literature is emphasized, as well as motivating children to become lifelong readers. This edition spends more time with strategies for preschool literacy and skill development in grades Pre-K through three. Both constructivist problem-solving teaching techniques and more explicit systematic instruction are discussed.

     

    Key to this Sixth edition is the expanded coverage in the assessment chapter of the importance of assessment-guided instruction. In addition, differentiation of instruction has been made a high priority, and much more attention has been paid to dealing with children from diverse backgrounds. There are also more practical examples of how teachers can put strategies into practice than in other editions, especially with the new supplementary perforated pages that can be torn out of the book for actual use with children.

  • 0205593259Literacy Development in the Early Years: Helping Children Read and Write (Book alone), 6/E
    Morrow
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 560 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205593259 | ISBN-13: 9780205593255
    Brief Description

    • This text emphasizes both constructivist and explicit strategies for teaching literacy to young children within an integrated language arts approach.

     

    With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, renowned author Lesley Morrow explores literacy development as an active process between children and adults to create meaning and real purpose. The Sixth Edition presents a theoretical and research-based rationale for its contents, as well as extensive practical applications to help students grasp the scope and the complexity of early literacy development.

     

    This Sixth Edition embraces integrated language arts and an interdisciplinary approach to literacy development as it addresses developing writing, reading, and oral language in the home and in school curriculum. The use of expository and narrative selections of children's literature is emphasized, as well as motivating children to become lifelong readers. This edition spends more time with strategies for preschool literacy and skill development in grades Pre-K through three. Both constructivist problem-solving teaching techniques and more expli