The World Book Encyclopedia
Title | The World Book Encyclopedia PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
ISBN |
An encyclopedia designed especially to meet the needs of elementary, junior high, and senior high school students.
A World-class Education
Title | A World-class Education PDF eBook |
Author | Vivien Stewart |
Publisher | ASCD |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1416613749 |
Designed to promote conversation about how to educate students for a rapidly changing, innovation-based world, this comprehensive and illuminating book from international education expert Vivien Stewart focuses on understanding what the world's best school systems are doing right for the purpose of identifying what U.S. schools--at the national, state, and local level--might do differently and better.
Global Education
Title | Global Education PDF eBook |
Author | Laurence Peters |
Publisher | ISTE |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | International education |
ISBN | 9781564842589 |
Integrating global education into standards-based lessons allows students to connect personally with their peers across geographical boundaries, expand their knowledge and awareness of the world, and increase their interest and curiosity in what they are learning. Global Education is a guide to get you started. It provides an introduction to global networks such as iEarn, Global Schoolhouse, and ePals; an overview of Web 2.0 tools that support global learning, such as wikis, blogs, and podcasts; and hundreds of Web resources. No matter the grade level or subject area, Global Education's numerous examples, case studies, and lesson plans will provide you with ideas and inspiration for bringing your students the world.
World-Centred Education
Title | World-Centred Education PDF eBook |
Author | Gert Biesta |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 2021-07-12 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1000410668 |
Responds to ongoing discussion between proponents of child- or student-centered education, and, on the other hand, proponents of content- or curriculum-centered education. Offers explication around an existential orientation for the theory and practice of education
EarthEd (State of the World)
Title | EarthEd (State of the World) PDF eBook |
Author | The Worldwatch Institute |
Publisher | Island Press |
Pages | 394 |
Release | 2017-04-20 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1610918428 |
Today's students will face the unprecedented challenges of a rapidly warming world, including emerging diseases, food shortages, drought, and waterlogged cities. How do we prepare 9.5 billion people for life in the Anthropocene, to thrive in this uncharted and more chaotic future? Answers are being developed in universities, preschools, professional schools, and even prisons around the world. In the latest volume of State of the World, a diverse group of education experts share innovative approaches to teaching and learning in a new era. EarthEd will inspire anyone who wants to prepare students not only for the storms ahead but to become the next generation of sustainability leaders.
The Flat World and Education
Title | The Flat World and Education PDF eBook |
Author | Linda Darling-Hammond |
Publisher | Teachers College Press |
Pages | 409 |
Release | 2015-04-17 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0807770620 |
Argues that the education system in America needs to make drastic changes in order to build a system of high-achieving and equitable schools that protects every child's right to learn.
Education Around the World
Title | Education Around the World PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Brock |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2013-04-11 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1441169407 |
A concise comparative introduction to education in each major geographical region of the world and the major issues in international education today.