| What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: 55 Partnership Strategies Contributor(s): Glasgow, Neal A. (Author), Jameson Whitney, Paula (Author) |
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ISBN: 1412956048 ISBN-13: 9781412956048 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $38.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: This resource offers 55 research-based strategies to help educators bridge the gap between school and home by forming effective partnerships with every type of family group. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Education | Administration - General - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General - Education | Parent Participation |
| Dewey: 371.192 |
| LCCN: 2008028634 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.05 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
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Contributor Bio(s): Jameson Whitney, Paula: - Paula Jameson Whitney has been an educator for 21 years. During that time, she has been a middle school teacher of language arts, ESL, and social science; middle school vice principal; elementary school principal; and central office director of learning support and categorical programs. Her master's of education is in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, and her expertise is in instructional practices for English learners, gifted and talented students, and leadership strategies for school improvement.Glasgow, Neal A.: - Neal A. Glasgow's experience includes serving as a secondary school science and art teacher both in California and New York, as a university biotechnology teaching laboratory director and laboratory technician, and as an educational consultant and frequent speaker on many educational topics. He is the author or coauthor of ten books on educational topics: What Successful Schools Do to Involve Families: Fifty Research-Based Strategies for Teachers and Administrators (2008), What Successful Literacy Teachers Do: 70 Research-Based Strategies for Teachers, Reading Coaches, and Instructional Planners (2007), What Successful Teachers Do in Diverse Classrooms: 71 Research-Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (2006); What Successful Teachers Do in Inclusive Classrooms: 60 Research-Based Strategies That Help Special Learners (2005); What Successful Mentors Do: 81 Researched-Based Strategies for New Teacher Induction, Training, and Support (2004); What Successful Teachers Do: 91 Research-Based Strategies for New and Veteran Teachers (2003); Tips for Science Teachers: Research-Based Strategies to Help Students Learn (2001); New Curriculum for New Times: A Guide to Student-Centered, Problem-Based Learning (1997); Doing Science: Innovative Curriculum Beyond the Textbook for the Life Sciences (1997); and Taking the Classroom to the Community: A Guidebook (1996).
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