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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Miller, Debbie – Stenhouse Publishers, 2012
In the second edition of "Reading with Meaning," Debbie Miller shares her new thinking about comprehension strategy instruction, the gradual release of responsibility instructional model, and planning for student engagement and independence. It has been ten years since the first edition, in which Debbie chronicled a year in her own classroom.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Teaching Methods, Reading Comprehension, Picture Books
Wickett, Maryann; Hendrix-Martin, Eunice – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Multiple-choice testing is an educational reality. Rather than complain about the negative impact these tests may have on teaching and learning, why not use them to better understand your students' true mathematical knowledge and comprehension? Maryann Wickett and Eunice Hendrix-Martin show teachers how to move beyond the student's answer--right…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Grade 2, Grade 3
Diller, Debbie – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
If you've ever questioned how to make math stations work, you'll find this photo-filled, idea-packed resource invaluable. This book extends Debbie Diller's best-selling work on literacy work stations and classroom design to the field of mathematics. In "Math Work Stations" you'll find ideas to help children develop conceptual understanding and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Independent Study, Workstations, Mathematics Instruction
Wickett, Maryann; Hendrix-Martin, Eunice – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Multiple-choice testing is an educational reality. Rather than complain about the negative impact these tests may have on teaching and learning, why not use them to better understand your students' true mathematical knowledge and comprehension? Maryann Wickett and Eunice Hendrix-Martin show teachers how to move beyond the student's answer--right…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Multiple Choice Tests
Tovani, Cris – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
In So What Do They Really Know? Cris Tovani explores the complex issue of monitoring, assessing, and grading students' thinking and performance with fairness and fidelity. Like all teachers, Cris struggles to balance her student-centered instruction with school system mandates. Her recommendations are realistic and practical; she understands that…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Educational Policy, Student Development
Church, Susan; Baskwill, Jane; Swain, Margaret – Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
In today's results-based classrooms, student engagement and fulfillment are too often left behind as teachers strive to meet external standards. This innovative book explores best practices and projects designed to meet the literacy learning needs of a diverse range of students. It is committed to connecting student knowledge, experience, and…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Learner Engagement, Best Practices, Literacy
Daniels, Harvey; Bizar, Marilyn – Stenhouse Publishers, 2004
Everyone talks about "best practice" teaching--what does it actually look like in the classroom? How do working teachers translate complex curriculum standards into simple, workable classroom structures that embody exemplary instruction--and still let kids find joy in learning? In this book, the authors present seven basic teaching structures that…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Skills, Thinking Skills, Small Group Instruction
Tovani, Cris – Stenhouse Publishers, 2004
"Do I really have to teach reading?" This is the question many teachers of adolescents are asking, wondering how they can possibly add a new element to an already overloaded curriculum. And most are finding that the answer is "yes." If they want their students to learn complex new concepts in different disciplines, they often have to help their…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Content Area Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Teachers