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Author: Anne Schraff
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780766029675
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Explores the life of math teacher Jaime Escalante, including his childhood in Bolivia, his road to teaching in the United States, and the innovative teaching techniques that made him an inspiration to his students"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Jay Mathews
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780805011951
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of a high school teacher whose students, underprivileged and Hispanic, have set standards in mathematics all but unequaled in American education.
Author: Henry Gradillas
Publisher: R&L Education
Published: 2010-11-16
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 1607099438
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe often hear about the need to make demands on all students, especially those of color, of different cultural backgrounds, and from low income families. A lot of educators talk the talk, but only a few have actually walked the walk. One of the few American schools that actually made substantial strides in improving education for low-income students was Garfield High school in the 1980s. The success of Jaime Escalante, Garfield's calculus teacher, was depicted in the 1987 film Stand and Deliver. This film is often shown in education classes and teacher inservices. Unfortunately, Hollywood played rather freely with the facts and created a film that is a poor guide for teachers and administrators who want to recreate Escalante's experience. The reality, however, is even more wonderful than the film, and, unlike the Hollywood fantasy, is replicable. When coauthor Jerry Jesness interviewed Jaime Escalante about the secret of his success, the first four words Escalante spoke were, 'Our principal, Henry Gradillas_ .' In this book, Dr. Gradillas shares both his upbeat philosophy of education and the practical school management techniques that helped translate that philosophy into success for thousands of students over three decades. The book focuses on three areas that are key to the operation of an effective school: School climate, instruction, and curriculum. It includes many references to the Garfield experience, as well as to other schools where Gradillas was at the helm.
Author: Jennifer Sloan McCombs
Publisher:
Published: 2021-06-30
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781977402592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResearch evidence suggests that summer breaks contribute to income-based achievement and opportunity gaps for children and youth. However, summertime can also be used to provide programs that support an array of goals for children and youth, including improved academic achievement, physical health, mental health, social and emotional well-being, the acquisition of skills, and the development of interests. This report is intended to provide practitioners, policymakers, and funders current information about the effectiveness of summer programs designed for children and youth entering grades K-12. Policymakers increasingly expect that the creation of and investment in summer programs will be based on research evidence. Notably, the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) directs schools and districts to adopt programs that are supported by research evidence if those programs are funded by specific federal streams. Although summer programs can benefit children and youth who attend, not all programs result in improved outcomes. RAND researchers identified 43 summer programs with positive outcomes that met the top three tiers of ESSA's evidence standards. These programs were identified through an initial literature search of 3,671 citations and a full-text review of 1,360 documents and address academic learning, learning at home, social and emotional well-being, and employment and career outcomes. The authors summarize the evidence and provide detailed information on each of the 43 programs, focusing on the evidence linking summer programs with outcomes and classifying the programs according to the top three evidence tiers (strong, moderate, or promising evidence) consistent with ESSA and subsequent federal regulatory guidance.
Author: Emily Krone Phillips
Publisher: The New Press
Published: 2019-01-08
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1620973243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Washington Post Bestseller An entirely fresh approach to ending the high school dropout crisis is revealed in this groundbreaking chronicle of unprecedented transformation in a city notorious for its "failing schools" In eighth grade, Eric thought he was going places. But by his second semester of freshman year at Hancock High, his D's in Environmental Science and French, plus an F in Mr. Castillo's Honors Algebra class, might have suggested otherwise. Research shows that students with more than one semester F during their freshman year are very unlikely to graduate. If Eric had attended Hancock—or any number of Chicago's public high schools—just a decade earlier, chances are good he would have dropped out. Instead, Hancock's new way of responding to failing grades, missed homework, and other red flags made it possible for Eric to get back on track. The Make-or-Break Year is the largely untold story of how a simple idea—that reorganizing schools to get students through the treacherous transitions of freshman year greatly increases the odds of those students graduating—changed the course of two Chicago high schools, an entire school system, and thousands of lives. Marshaling groundbreaking research on the teenage brain, peer relationships, and academic performance, journalist turned communications expert Emily Krone Phillips details the emergence of Freshman OnTrack, a program-cum-movement that is translating knowledge into action—and revolutionizing how teachers grade, mete out discipline, and provide social, emotional, and academic support to their students. This vivid description of real change in a faulty system will captivate anyone who cares about improving our nation's schools; it will inspire educators and families to reimagine their relationships with students like Eric, and others whose stories affirm the pivotal nature of ninth grade for all young people. In a moment of relentless focus on what doesn't work in education and the public sphere, Phillips's dramatic account examines what does.
Author: Claudia Zaslavsky
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780813520995
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author offers a host of methods, drawn from many cultures, for tackling real-world math problems and explodes the myth that women and minorities are not good at math.
Author: Mary B. Poppendieck
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0321896904
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the efficiency of companies when using a lean mindset. Provides advice on energising teams and creating sustainable efficiency to provide better services and products. Looks at organisations with a lean mindset such as Pixar, Spotify, Intel and Ericsson.
Author: Culture Clash
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Published: 1997-02-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1559366842
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis three-person troupe is unique not only for its imaginative explorations of contemporary Latin/Chicano culture but also for its vision of a society in transition.
Author: Terry Lee Marzell
Publisher: Wheatmark, Inc.
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 1604948345
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