History teachers and school library media specialists will find this guide a valuable resource for creating technologically advanced, resource-based instructional units in American and World History in grades 7-12. It is filled with 150 recommended primary source Internet sites about history ranging from ancient civilizations to 1998 and is stocked with exciting, interesting, and challenging questions designed to stimulate students' critical thinking skills. Dr. Craver, who maintains an award-winning interactive Internet database and conducts technology workshops for school library media specialists, provides an indispensable tool to enable students to make the best use of the Internet for the study of history. Each site is accompanied by a summary that describes its contents and usefulness to history teachers and school library media specialists. The questions that follow are designed specifically to stimulate critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills are deemed essential for students if they are to succeed academically and economically in the twenty-first century. An annotated appendix of selected primary source databases includes the Internet addresses for 60 additional primary source sites.
Defines the challenges facing the movement and offers comprehensive prescriptions for its successful transformation." —The George Washington Law Review A valuable analysis of the rise, fall, and--hopefully—the revival of unionism in America. [The book] distills into readable form a mass of legal and empirical analysis of what has been happening in the workplaces of the United States and other industrial democracies. Most important, Craver has drawn a blueprint of what must be done to save collective bargaining in this century—must reading for scholars, lawmakers, and, especially, union leaders themselves. —Paul C. Weiler, Harvard Law SchoolAuthor of Governing the Workplace: The Future of Labor and Employment Law "A thoroughly researched, insightful, and readable look at why American unions have declined. . . . This is a very informative analyis of a vital topic, and it will have a multidisciplinary appeal to anyone interested in union- management relations. —Peter Feuille, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, University of IllinoisWhen employees at firms like Greyhound and Eastern Airlines walk out to protest wage and benefit reductions, they are permanently replaced and their representative labor unions destroyed. Every year, the threat or drama of a high-profile strike—in air traffic control towers, at Amtrak, or at Caterpillar—makes national headlines and, every year, several hundred thousand unrepresented American employees are discharged without good cause. During the past decade, employer opposition to unions has increased. Industrial and demographic changes have eroded traditional blue-collar labor support, and class-based myths have discouraged organization among white-collar workers. As the American labor movement begins its second century, it is confronted by challenges that threaten its very existence. Is the decline of the American labor movement symptomatic of a terminal condition? In this work, Charles Craver presents an incisive analysis of the current state of the American labor movement and a manifesto for how this crucial institution can be revitalized. Journeying with the reader from the inception of labor unions through their heyday and to the present, Craver examines the roots of their decline, the current factors which contribute to their dismal condition, and the actions that are needed--such as the recruitment of female and minority employees and appeals to white-collar personnel--that are necessary to ensure union viability in the 21st century. Craver thoughtfully discusses what labor organizations must do to organize new workers, to enhance their economic and political power, and to adapt to modern-day advances and to an increasingly global economy. He also suggests changes that must be made in the National Labor Relations Act. This book is essential reading for lawyers, scholars, and policy-makers, as well as all those concerned with the future of the labor movement.
It's October 1945, and the gospel-singing Sanders Family is back together again. The war is over, and America's years of prosperity are just beginning. But there's another kind of rite of passage at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, where Reverend Mervin Oglethorpe is giving his last service. He's been called to preach in Texas, and he's already bought a ten-gallon hat and is preparing to ride into the sunset with his wife, June, who is eight months pregnant. Tomorrow morning, young Dennis Sanders
Book Features: • Ages 5-7, Grades K-2, Guided Reading Level J, Lexile measure 410L • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures • Includes vocabulary list, photo glossary, and hands-on review activity • Reading/teaching tips and index included Math Learning Made Fun: In Math on My Path: Math on the Farm, your early reader explores the ways math hides on the farm. With horses to count, chicks and pigs to sort, and tractors to measure, the 24-page book helps kids see math all around them. Bringing Math To Life: Part of the Math on My Path series, the fun book helps kindergarteners through 2nd graders think like math detectives as they explore familiar places for basic math concepts, including addition, subtraction, geometry, and more. Build Math And Reading Skills: As your child improves their number sense, this kids' book also helps your child learn essential reading comprehension skills with guided pre- and post-reading questions, reading tips, and post-reading activities. Leveled Books: Engaging, real-life photos and a photo glossary accompanied by simple, easy-to-read leveled text work together to engage your child in the story at a level they understand. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.
Carl Craver investigates what we are doing when we use neuroscience to explain what>'s going on in the brain. When does an explanation succeed and when does it fail? Craver offers explicit standards for successful explanation of the workings of the brain, on the basis of a systematic view about what neuroscientific explanations are: they are descriptions of mechanisms.
Welcome! As you read this (with your eyes) and understand it (with your brain), perhaps turning to the next page (with muscle actions of your fingers, hand, forearm, and arm), you are using your body to do so. Indeed, some of you may be using your fingers, hand, forearm, and arm to read through the eBook on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. The structure and function of the human body can be complex, and comprehending the material might not always seem easy. But what could be more fascinating than learning about your own body? To assist your learning, the sixteenth edition of Hole's Human Anatomy & Physiology continues the tradition of presenting material in a conversational, accessible style. Many of you are on a path toward a career in health care, athletics, science, or education. If you have not yet committed to a particular area of study, be sure to check out the Career Corner in every chapter for ideas and inspiration. They present interesting options for future careers. Balancing family, work, and academics is challenging, but try to look at this course not as a hurdle along your way but as a steppingstone"--
Major help for those inevitable American History term paper projects has arrived to enrich and stimulate students in challenging and enjoyable ways. Students from high school age to undergraduate will be able to get a jumpstart on assignments with the hundreds of term paper projects and research information offered here in an easy-to-use format. Users can quickly choose from the 100 important events of the nineteenth century, carefully selected to be appealing to students, and delve right in. Each event entry begins with a brief summary to pique interest and then offers original and thought-provoking term paper ideas in both standard and alternative formats that incorporate the latest in electronic media, such as iPod and iMovie. The best in primary and secondary sources for further research are then annotated, followed by vetted, stable Web site suggestions and multimedia resources for further viewing and listening. Librarians and faculty will want to use this as well. Students dread term papers, but with this book, the research experience is transformed and elevated. Term Paper Resource Guide to Nineteenth-Century U.S. History is a superb source to motivate and educate students who have a wide range of interests and talents. The provided topics on events, people, inventions, cultural contributions, wars, and technological advances reflect the country's nineteenth-century character and experience. Some examples of the topics are Barbary Pirate Wars, the Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings liaison, Tecumseh and the Prophet, the Santa Fe Trail, Immigration in the 1840s, the Seneca Falls Convention, the Purchase of Alaska, Boss Tweed's Ring, Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at O.K. Corral, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, and Scott Joplin and Ragtime Music.
School library media specialists will find this concepts-based approach to teaching electronic literacy an indispensable basic tool for instructing students and teachers. It provides step-by-step instruction on how to find and evaluate needed information from electronic databases and the Internet, how to formulate successful electronic search strategies and retrieve relevant results, and how to interpret and critically analyze search results. The chapters contain a suggested lesson plan and sample assignments for the school library media specialist to use in teaching electronic literacy skills to students and teachers. Dr. Kathleen W. Craver, a nationally recognized specialist in technology in the library media center, identifies the universal concepts of electronic literacy and provides the library media specialist with the rationales, background, methods, and model assignments to teach students and faculty to become proficient and critical users of electronic information technologies. At the beginning of each chapter, Craver furnishes a rationale for change that school library media specialists can use to justify these essential modifications to their teaching curriculum. Chapters include: The Structure of Electronic Information; The Common Vocabulary and Characteristics of Electronic Resources; Formulating Electronic Search Strategies; The Physical Arrangement of Information; Choosing Appropriate On-Site and Remote Electronic Libraries; Choosing Appropriate Electronic Databases; Internet Search Tools and Techniques; Identifying Electronic Resources; On-Site Electronic Records Access; Using Primary Electronic Resources; and Evaluating Electronic Sources. The Appendix contains a list of principal vendors. A glossary of terms and a bibliography of suggested reading complete the work. This basic teaching guide provides the media specialist with all the tools necessary to help novice users to be successful and avoid the frustration of electronic database searching and retrieval.
Math Workshop for fourth grade provides complete small-group math instruction for these important topics: -factors and multiples -multiplication and division strategies -decimals -angles Simple and easy-to-use, this resource for fourth grade teachers complements any curriculum. Like reading and writing workshops, math workshop is an instructional model that combines whole-group lessons with leveled guided math groups and independent practice. It allows teachers to give students direct, leveled instruction while providing opportunities for practice and skill review. Math Workshop for fourth grade simplifies the workshop method with a comprehensive introduction and over 25 step-by-step lessons. This teacher resource for fourth grade math also includes these helpful features: -comprehensive lesson plans -leveled practice pages -hands-on activities for every lesson The Math Workshop series for kindergarten through fifth grades gives teachers everything they need to implement the math workshop method. Each book contains 28 complete lessons, a thorough introduction, and reproducible game templates. Each lesson begins with an essential question, a warm-up activity, and a whole-group lesson. It is followed by three leveled small-group lessons and a short assessment. Lessons are rounded out with a practice worksheet for each small group and an activity to practice the skill. Teachers are also provided with math talk questions and a math journal prompt to extend learning. The Math Workshop series gives teachers the flexible tools needed to begin small-group math instruction.
Math Workshop for fifth grade provides complete small-group math instruction for these important topics: -expressions -exponents -operations with decimals and fractions -volume -the coordinate plane Simple and easy-to-use, this resource for fifth grade math teachers complements any curriculum. Like reading and writing workshops, math workshop is an instructional model that combines whole-group lessons with leveled guided math groups and independent practice. It allows teachers to give students direct, leveled instruction while providing opportunities for practice and skill review. Math Workshop for fifth grade simplifies the workshop method with a comprehensive introduction and over 25 step-by-step lessons. This teacher resource for fifth grade math also includes these helpful features: -comprehensive lesson plans -leveled practice pages -hands-on activities for every lesson The Math Workshop series for kindergarten through fifth grades gives teachers everything they need to implement the math workshop method. Each book contains 28 complete lessons, a thorough introduction, and reproducible game templates. Each lesson begins with an essential question, a warm-up activity, and a whole-group lesson. It is followed by three leveled small-group lessons and a short assessment. Lessons are rounded out with a practice worksheet for each small group and an activity to practice the skill. Teachers are also provided with math talk questions and a math journal prompt to extend learning. The Math Workshop series gives teachers the flexible tools needed to begin small-group math instruction.
I Peed, I Forgot is an autobiography based off the life of former professional football player Keyuo Craver Sr. Inspired by a very negative experience with his daughter, Craver opens up his book with a letter to her apologizing and opening up to her about who he truly is and not what she has heard him to be. This book touches on family, goals, addiction, success, and failures. The author holds nothing back about his life experiences and discusses ways that he was able to navigate out of very negative situations. With great successes and accomplishments, Keyuo also details the failures in his life and how he has been able to use them to become more purpose driven and also talks about what truly makes one happy in life. This book will inspire any athlete who aspires to be a professional athlete, any father who struggles with having a normal relationship with their child, or any person that feels hopeless, as if the world and the people in it were against you. A very true and inspiring account of reaching the top of the mountain and hitting rock bottom but never giving up to find your purpose in life.
In Interactive Notebooks: Seasonal for fifth grade, students will complete hands-on activities about decimals, finding volume, text structure, correlative conjunctions, US history, energy in plants and animals, and much more. The Interactive Notebook series spans kindergarten to grade 5. Each 96-page book contains a guide for teachers who are new to interactive note-taking, lesson plans and reproducibles for creating notebook pages on a variety of topics, and generic reproducibles for creating even more notebook pages. The books focus on grade-specific math, language arts, science, and social studies skills and are aligned to current state standards.
Inspirational 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade workbooks for kids ages 7+ Motivate and inspire children with the Amazing People: Scientists and Mathematicians Activity Book! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade books are a great way for children to learn about inspirational people who have made important contributions to science and math through a variety of activities that are both fun AND educational! Why You’ll Love This 1st Grade - Third Grade Workbook Engaging and educational activities and wall décor. The activity book features biographies, activities, and flash cards covering 53 inspirational mathematicians and scientists. The activity book also includes 1 inspirational poster—great for both homeschool and classroom curriculum and classroom décor. Tracking progress along the way. Test your child’s knowledge with the flash cards that cover scientists and mathematicians learned throughout the book. Use the stickers to reward students on a job well done after completing activities. Practically sized for every activity. The 256-page 1st grade workbook is sized at 7.75” x 10.625”—giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Carson Dellosa For more than 45 years, Carson Dellosa has provided solutions for parents and teachers to help their children get ahead and exceed learning goals. Carson Dellosa supports your child’s educational journey every step of the way. The Grade 1—Grade 3 Workbook Contains: Biographies and activities covering 53 people 64 flash cards 53 stickers 1 motivational poster
Neuroscientists investigate the mechanisms of spatial memory. Molecular biologists study the mechanisms of protein synthesis and the myriad mechanisms of gene regulation. Ecologists study nutrient cycling mechanisms and their devastating imbalances in estuaries such as the Chesapeake Bay. In fact, much of biology and its history involves biologists constructing, evaluating, and revising their understanding of mechanisms. With In Search of Mechanisms, Carl F. Craver and Lindley Darden offer both a descriptive and an instructional account of how biologists discover mechanisms. Drawing on examples from across the life sciences and through the centuries, Craver and Darden compile an impressive toolbox of strategies that biologists have used and will use again to reveal the mechanisms that produce, underlie, or maintain the phenomena characteristic of living things. They discuss the questions that figure in the search for mechanisms, characterizing the experimental, observational, and conceptual considerations used to answer them, all the while providing examples from the history of biology to highlight the kinds of evidence and reasoning strategies employed to assess mechanisms. At a deeper level, Craver and Darden pose a systematic view of what biology is, of how biology makes progress, of how biological discoveries are and might be made, and of why knowledge of biological mechanisms is important for the future of the human species.
History and social sciences educators have been charged with ensuring that our students are quantitatively literate. Being able to integrate research data in the form of graphs, charts, and tables and deconstruct quantitative evidence to address questions and solve problems is no longer the domain of mathematicians. Being quantitatively literate is considered an educational imperative in a data-drenched world that holds so many employment challenges. The internet contains a treasure trove of valid and reliable sources of quantitative data that history and social sciences teachers can easily use to satisfy the quantitative literacy requirements of the National Common Core Standards. This book features 85 interesting and exciting multi-century and multicultural web sites that are accompanied by numerical critical thinking questions and activities. Teachers can pose the questions to their entire class or individually assign them. It also contains lists of best practices and examples for interpreting, visualizing, and displaying quantitative data. History and social sciences educators will find this book an indispensable tool for incorporating numerical literacy skills into their class activities and assignments.
Meet Ernie, a typical kid with an everyday life. Ernie has great friends, a great family (except for his annoying sister), and a great school. There is just one problem—Ernie doesn’t just get mad. He gets MAD! In this graphic novel for tweens, Ernie learns about his angry outbursts with the help of a friendly and understanding school counselor and discovers that he has the power to control and calm himself. Once he practices the skills to control and manage his angry outbursts, Ernie finds that he can be a happier person as well as a better friend, brother, and son.
As prices of traditional library materials increase, and space to house them shrinks, savvy school library media specialists are creating cyber libraries, or school libraries on the Internet. These libraries offer students and their parents 24-hour access and are invaluable for providing up-to-date information in a way traditional materials cannot. This guide outlines the steps library media specialists can take to create a cyber library, provide content and policies for use, and maintain it for maximum efficiency. Craver justifies the need for cyber libraries in the 21st century, and how they can help librarians to meet the standards in Information Power (1998). She explains the different types of cyber libraries available, along with their advantages and disadvantages. She discusses how to construct them using portals or by acquiring fee-based cyber libraries, and what policies should be in place to protect both the school and its students. Also included are instructions for establishing remote access to subscription databases, creating cyber reading rooms, and providing instructional services to student users. Once a cyber library is created, it must be maintained and evaluated to keep it useful and current, and this book provides guidelines to do so. Finally, there is a chapter on promoting the cyber library, so the school community is aware of its features and participates in its growth process. No school library should be without this volume!
In Interactive Notebooks: Seasonal for fourth grade, students will complete hands-on activities about decomposing fractions, primary and secondary sources, state symbols, measuring angles, and much more. The Interactive Notebook series spans kindergarten to grade 5. Each 96-page book contains a guide for teachers who are new to interactive note-taking, lesson plans and reproducibles for creating notebook pages on a variety of topics, and generic reproducibles for creating even more notebook pages. The books focus on grade-specific math, language arts, science, and social studies skills and are aligned to current state standards.
Inspirational 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade workbooks for kids ages 7+ Motivate and inspire children with the Amazing People: Artists and Performers Activity Book! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade books are a great way for children to learn about inspirational people who have made important contributions in artistic fields through a variety of activities that are both fun AND educational! Why You’ll Love This 1st Grade - Third Grade Workbook Engaging and educational activities and wall décor. The activity book features biographies, activities, and flash cards covering 53 inspirational artists and performers. The activity book also includes 1 inspirational poster—great for both homeschool and classroom curriculum and classroom décor. Tracking progress along the way. Test your child’s knowledge with the flash cards that cover artists and performers learned throughout the book. Use the stickers to reward students on a job well done after completing activities. Practically sized for every activity. The 256-page 1st grade workbook is sized at 7.75” x 10.625”—giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Carson Dellosa For more than 45 years, Carson Dellosa has provided solutions for parents and teachers to help their children get ahead and exceed learning goals. Carson Dellosa supports your child’s educational journey every step of the way. The Grade 1—Grade 3 Workbook Contains: Biographies and activities covering 53 people 64 flash cards 53 stickers 1 motivational poster
By becoming practical futurists, school librarians can help their libraries not only to survive sweeping changes in education but to thrive. This book shows how to spot technological trends and use them to your library's advantage. During this time of rapid modernization of technology and educational reform, this book is a must-read for school librarians tasked with ensuring their libraries meet evolving standards. This title provides the research and organizational techniques and skills they need to gain seats at the table of the three power committees: technology, curricula, and strategic planning. School librarians need to collect and publicize national and local school-based evidence that shows the positive correlations between school librarians and student achievement. Craver notes correlative sources and provides ideas to employ them to ensure that school librarians remain indispensable. In addition, acquiring technological skills and becoming expert at their application are paramount for librarians. Even more important is the need for librarians to assume sole responsibility for designing and integrating information literacy and critical thinking skills throughout the curriculum. Craver analyzes studies that show students' inability to discern fact from fiction, ads from news, and information bias in electronic information sources and recommends six actions that school librarians take to ensure that they become active participants in their future rather than its victims.
Book Features: • Ages 5-7, Grades K-2, Guided Reading Level J, Lexile measure 400L • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures • Includes vocabulary list, photo glossary, and hands-on review activity • Reading/teaching tips and index included Math Learning Made Fun: In Math on My Path: Math at the Park, your beginning reader explores the ways math hides in the park. With dogs to count, toys to measure, and shapes to compare, this 24-page book helps kids see math all around them. Bringing Math To Life: Part of the Math on My Path series, the fun book helps kindergarteners through 2nd graders think like math detectives as they explore familiar places for basic math concepts, including addition, subtraction, geometry, and more. Build Math And Reading Skills: As your child improves their number sense, this kids' book also helps your child learn essential reading comprehension skills with guided pre- and post-reading questions, reading tips, and post-reading activities. Leveled Books: Engaging, real-life photos and a photo glossary accompanied by simple, easy-to-read leveled text work together to engage your child in the story at a level they understand. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.
With the help of their school counselor, four friends discover they have the power to stand up to bullying. Together they learn how to be upstanding bystanders and transform their school environment to a place where bullying is not tolerated. Includes a “Note to Readers” with practical strategies for standing up to bullying behavior and practicing kindness.
Book Features: • Ages 5-7, Grades K-2, Guided Reading Level K, Lexile measure 450L • 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches • Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color pictures • Includes vocabulary list, photo glossary, and hands-on review activity • Reading/teaching tips and index included Math Learning Made Fun: In Math on My Path: Math at the Library, your early reader explores the ways math hides in the library. With numbers on books, bookcases to measure, and shapes to sort, this 24-page book helps kids see math all around them. Bringing Math To Life: Part of the Math on My Path series, the fun book helps kindergarteners through 2nd graders think like math detectives as they explore familiar places for basic math concepts, including addition, subtraction, geometry, and more. Build Math And Reading Skills: As your child improves their number sense, this kids' book also helps your child learn essential reading comprehension skills with guided pre- and post-reading questions, reading tips, and post-reading activities. Leveled Books: Engaging, real-life photos and a photo glossary accompanied by simple, easy-to-read leveled text work together to engage your child in the story at a level they understand. Why Rourke Educational Media: Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.
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