|  |
|
 |
|
 |
Janet K. Scheer, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Create A Vision
(06/11/08)
For some students, learning abstract math concepts can be a challenge. To help them better understand complex theories, Dr. Janet Scheer recommends using manipulatives—hands-on, concrete items. Learn various methods for creating meaningful connections in the classroom so students can grasp complicated concepts without just memorizing formulas.
|
|
Mark J. Stock, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Wawasee Community School Corporation
(04/04/07)
If you don't start blogging to your constituents, they're going to start blogging about you. Blogging is a strategy that is underutilized by superintendents. In the communication void, constituents will fill in the gaps. A hip, authentic, and time-efficient method, blogging can strengthen relationships with employees, students, parents, and the community at large.
|
|
Jennifer Davis
Cofounder and President
Massachusetts 2020
(11/15/06)
We expect more from today's public school students than any generation before them, yet the time they have in school is no different than the time allotted to their mothers, their grandmothers, and even their great-grandmothers more than a century ago. We cannot ask our youth to pass rigorous state assessments, be proficient in math and science by 2014, and compete in a twenty-first century global economy, without first asking ourselves: How can we give students more time to reach higher standards?
|
|
Robert Dallek, Ph.D.
Presidential Historian
(10/18/06)
Voting in America is seen not as a privilege, but a right that is taken for granted and only exercised by youngsters when some issue strikes them as directly touching their lives.
|
|
Stephen Nowicki, Ph.D.
Dean of Natural Sciences and Professor of Biology, Psychology, and Neurobiology
Duke University
(08/23/06)
Many students begin college with well-honed study skills and a healthy motivation to work hard and excel, yet even the brightest sometimes still fail. These students think that the way to succeed in their first college-level science course is to master facts. On the contrary, students need to adopt a different way of thinking about science and, correspondingly, a different way of learning.
|
|
Shane Templeton, Ph.D.
Professor of Literacy Studies
University of Nevada, Reno
(06/14/06)
In a world where it is increasingly common for students to read by scrolling through computer screens instead of turning book pages, the nature of literacy itself—what it is and how it is used—is undergoing a revolutionary transformation that impacts the way students learn.
|
|
Shane Templeton, Ph.D.
Professor of Literacy Studies
University of Nevada, Reno
(11/30/05)
Educators and parents have concentrated their efforts on bringing up reading scores and on raising healthy, fluent readers. What most Americans may not realize, however, is that one of the keys to reaching those higher levels lies in a better understanding of spelling and spelling instruction.
|
|
J. David Cooper, Ph.D.
Former Professor and Director of Reading
Ball State University
(11/16/05)
New research, new teaching methods, and a growing number of challenges in the classroom are examples of why new and experienced teachers need effective professional development to improve instruction.
|
|
Jean M. Shaw, Ph.D.
Professor Emerita of Elementary Education
University of Mississippi
(11/02/05)
With increasingly rigorous national, state, and district standards, educators need to start laying the groundwork in kindergarten so children can be successful in math. Sorting, classifying, and patterning form the foundational basis for analytical thinking.
|
|
Chris Johnson
Editorial Director of Social Studies
McDougal Littell
(10/05/05)
Across the country, new local laws are mandating the teaching of region-specific social studies curriculums. Now with the heftier load, teachers need to help students make sense of all the information.
|
|
MaryEllen Vogt, Ed.D.
Professor Emerita of Education
California State University, Long Beach
(09/21/05)
If we as a country are serious about leaving no child behind, then we must provide English learners with teachers who know how to effectively meet their academic and language development needs. Our English learners deserve no less.
|
|
Lee V. Stiff, Ph.D.
Professor of Mathematics Education
North Carolina State University
(07/27/05)
In recent national comparisons, we have seen the narrowing of the performance gap between girls and boys in school mathematics. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the performance gap between minority and majority students in school mathematics.
|
|
Sue Bredekamp, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition
(06/29/05)
Hardly a day goes by without more good news on the preschool front. Some states have made considerable progress toward universal, voluntary preschool. These trends reflect growing public recognition of the benefits of preschool especially for children at risk of later school failure.
|
|
James Trefil, Ph.D.
Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics
George Mason University
(06/01/05)
With science education, it's a classic good news/bad news situation. The good news is that scientists agree on what everyone is supposed to know. The bad news is that we're not doing as good a job of teaching it as we could be.
|
|
Carlos E. Cortés, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus of History
University of California, Riverside
(05/18/05)
Research shows that people learn about diversity from news, documentaries, entertainment media, cyberspace images, docudramas, and reality TV. Since schools have to share the teaching spectrum with these powerful forces, educators have two options when facing this challenge: ignore the media, or use it as a rich resource for integrating its treatment of diversity into their curriculum.
|
|
Mark C. Schug
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Director of the Center for Economic Education
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
William C. Wood
Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for Economic Education
James Madison University
(04/13/05)
Teachers often regard themselves as unlikely candidates for financial success, chiefly because they earn low starting salaries. But people of modest means can build wealth over time if they adhere to certain simple strategies.
|
|
Lee Jones
President
Riverside Publishing
(03/21/05)
Research shows that the wise, systematic use of high-quality formative assessments has a greater effect on improving test scores than nearly any other educational intervention, and that the use of formative assessments to guide instruction is especially effective for improving the performance of low-achieving students.
|
NOTICE:
All opinions expressed are those of the authors, and the use of the article on this site is not intended as an endorsement of Houghton Mifflin Company, its divisions, its employees, or its products. The views, organizations, and companies featured in Beyond the Book are not necessarily endorsed by Houghton Mifflin Company. All opinions expressed are those of the authors, and the use of the article on this site is not intended as an endorsement of Houghton Mifflin Company, its divisions, its employees, or its products. The views, organizations, and companies featured in Beyond the Book are not necessarily endorsed by Houghton Mifflin Company.
| |
