Teaching in Themes: An Approach to Schoolwide Learning, Creating Community, and Differentiating Instruction Contributor(s): Meier, Deborah (Editor), Knoester, Matthew (Editor), D'Andrea, Katherine Clunis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0807757004 ISBN-13: 9780807757000 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $74.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Education | Administration - General - Education | Curricula |
Dewey: 371.010 |
LCCN: 2015016233 |
Series: Practitioner Inquiry |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: How do teachers and schools create meaningful learning experiences for students with diverse skills, abilities, and cultures? How can teachers authentically assess the learning of their students and build on their strengths and interests in ways that enrich the larger community? How can schools become places where everyone is learning from each other? These are the big questions that guide the work of teachers at the well-known Mission Hill School in Boston and that are addressed in this book. Teaching in Themes will help schools incorporate a whole-school, theme-based curriculum that engages students across grade levels K-8. The authors provide detailed descriptions of four thematic units: U.S. History and Current Events, Ancient Civilizations, Natural Science, and Physical Science. Readers see how teachers and students design emergent inquiries within the themes and create artwork, music, science presentations, and a variety of hands-on learning experiences that support differentiated instruction across the curriculum. Book Features:
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