Educating Children with Exceptionalities
Educating Children with Exceptionalities, 371.9097 E24 2008, has “well-illustrated articles by educators, researchers, and writers providing effective and useful perspectives on today’s important topics in the study of educating children with exceptionalities.”
New teachers would really benefit from reading Classroom Assessment, 371.2609 A298c 2008. “This is the most teacher-friendly assessment textbook available–one that future teachers will keep in their professional libraries for years to come.”
Changes for Pennsylvania Schools
PA Governor, Ed Rendell, has proposed a new budget that would bring some big changes to the states 500 public school districts. Read more in the Scranton Times.
Looking for a Good High School?
U.S. News & World Report has a cover story in their December 22, 2008 issue on America’s Best High Schools.
Anyone interested in improving education should read the cover story in the December 8, 2008 issue of TIME magazine. Can Michelle Rhee save our schools?
School Lunch Politics, 371.7 L665s 2008, by Susan Levine, examines the importance of the school lunch program in the U.S. It covers all areas, from childhood obesity to the nutritional value of the foods our children eat for lunch everyday.
Moving Every Child Ahead, 379.2 R291m 2008 takes an up close look at education reform. “At last, a book on No Child Left Behind that makes sense to school practitioners. All who care about the future of our public schools should read this book as soon as possible!” Thomas Sobol, Former Commissioner of Education, NY State.
Want to understand all the state testing that hounds teachers? Read Measuring Up,371.26 K84m 2008 and find out if they are a step in the right direction or if they do more harm than good.
American kids are falling far behind the rest of the world in math skills. Read What’s Math Got to do With it? 510.71 B662w 2008, and find out why and what teachers can do to reverse the trend.
Nerds, 371.95 A543n 2007, by David Anderegg examines the American stereotype of nerds and its affect on our children. The author also poses the question “Are American math and science scores so low because kids don’t want to be labeled nerds?”