Posts Tagged vignettes

Better Policies, Better Schools: Theories and Applications

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This book brings together the latest research on the policy-making process and theories of policy studies, and applies them to key policy areas. Policies are examined using 4 frameworks or “policy lenses”–normative, structural, constituent and technical–are used to enable students to view policy in a range of complexity. The authors have incorporated real world examples and vignettes and divided the text into 3 distinct parts–Theory, Process, Application to make … More >>

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Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It

  • ISBN13: 9780787972783
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  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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What does it really mean to be intelligent? Ron Ritchhart presents a new and powerful view of intelligence that moves beyond ability to focus on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, skepticism, and open mindedness. Arguing persuasively for this new conception of intelligence, the author uses vivid classroom vignettes to explore the foundations of intellectual character and describe how teachers can enculturate productive patterns of thinking in their students. … More >>

Intellectual Character: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Get It

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Welcome To Our World: Realities of High School Students

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Taking the high-school student’s perspective, this book presents a range of engaging vignettes that offer insight into the realities of their every day world…. More >>

Welcome To Our World: Realities of High School Students

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Character Building Day by Day: 180 Quick Read-Alouds for Elementary School and Home

  • ISBN13: 9781575421780
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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In elementary schools across the country, teachers are expected to provide at least five minutes of character education each day. This book makes it easy to meet that requirement in a meaningful way. It includes 180 character vignettes-five for each of the 36 weeks in the school year-grouped by trait. Each features kids in real-life situations making decisions that reflect their character. Each is short enough to be read aloud; all can be used as starting points for… More >>

Character Building Day by Day: 180 Quick Read-Alouds for Elementary School and Home

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