Education Professional Development
Practical Ideas to Spark Up the Year
Grades K-3
- Publisher
- Portage & Main Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2004
- Category
- Professional Development
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553790303
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $23.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781553790310
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $23.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781553793311
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $17.25
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 4 to 8
- Grade: 1 to 3
Description
The second book in the Voices of Experience series (Grades K–3) is for the middle of the year when you need to get yourself and your students “fired up.”
The author’s best ideas are presented in four activity-based sections:
Relationships: how to build successful and respectful relationships
Organization: how to establish a safe and orderly environment
Assessment: how to involve students in their own assessment
Reliables: how to keep your students active and engaged
About the authors
Colleen Politano, M.Ed., is a consultant working for school districts and the Bureau of Education & Research in British Columbia. She presents workshops on a wide variety of topics, including literacy, brain-based learning, differentiated instruction, multi-age classrooms, and authentic assessment. Colleen was a classroom teacher for 36 years and a recipient of the Canadian Teachers' Federation Hilroy Fellowship for innovation in education. She has co-authored several books. Neill Dixon BUY THE SET AND SAVE Learning with Readers Theatre Making Themes Work Multi-Age and More Recognition Without Rewards Together is Better send this linkadd this book to your website current reviews I am looking forward to putting the arts element back into teaching science and social studies. Bruce Allan Katz Redding School District, California --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Kathleen Gregory, M.Ed. has retired from a wide-ranging career in education. She taught in elementary, middle and secondary schools and became a district curriculum coordinator and a district support teacher for classroom teachers and school teams who were integrating students with special needs. Kathleen was an instructor for assessment courses at the University of Victoria and Vancouver Island University, and worked with colleagues across BC on strategies in literacy and assessment.
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Caren Cameron, M.Ed. (1949-2021) retired from a long and varied career in education. She was a teacher for over 30 years and became a District Principal for Educational Programs in Sooke School District #62. As a workshop leader and facilitator, and university instructor, she spent time working with colleagues across North America on a variety of literacy and assessment topics. She has co-authored several practical books to assist busy teachers.
Joy Paquin [d. 2004] believed that her three children were the sources of her best ideas in education. Joy taught a multi-age primary classroom in Victoria, British Columbia. The classroom was a shining example of child-centered education and a place wher
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