"No introductory work of American history has had more influence over the past forty years than Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States, which since its publication in 1980 has sold more than three million copies. Zinn's iconoclastic critique of American militarism, racism, and capitalism has drawn bitter criticism from the Right, most recently from President Donald Trump, who at his White House Conference on American History in 2020...

Discover how to help young people "make it" in a rapidly changing world Author Stephanie Malia Krauss gets it. Every day she works with leaders across the country as they upgrade learning experiences to better equip young people for a changing world. A mother, former teacher and school leader, Stephanie knows firsthand how hard it is to balance school and program requirements with young people's needs. In “Making It: What Today's Kids Need for Tomorrow's...

Help your students succeed with classroom-ready, standards-based activities “The Algebra Teacher's Activities Kit: 150 Activities That Support Algebra in the Common Core Math Standards” helps you bring the standards into your algebra classroom with a range of engaging activities that reinforce fundamental algebra skills. This newly updated second edition is formatted for easy implementation, with teaching notes and answers followed by reproducibles...

"Awesome Math builds on the popular growth mindset by focusing on team-based problem solving. Applying a problem-solving approach to the education process develops the skills necessary to think critically, creatively, and collaboratively. This book will help teachers and educators form lifelong communities for their students that will expose them to the collaborators they can network with in the future. Students need to move beyond the calculus trap...

Covers how to develop and use test questions and other assessments that reveal how well students can analyze, reason, solve problems, and think creatively

Young people and improvisational theater should be a natural combination-so why do we so rarely find this combo in today's classrooms? According to Elizabeth Swados-playwright, director, composer, poet, author of children's books and of an acclaimed family memoir-improvisational theater is the perfect creative outlet for junior-high and high-school students . . . if only they can be given the tools and the guidance to make the most of this natural...

Signs of Change shows how real teachers bring about real change through theatre. Joan Lazarus captures the insights and practices of hundreds of theatre teachers and paints vivid portraits of best practice. Included are detailed descriptions of vibrant programs changing the face of theatre education in the twenty-first century -- interactive, learner-centered lessons, powerful ad provocative productions, comprehensive programs giving voice to young...

Making the Peace is written to help high school students break away from violence, develop self-esteem, and regain a sense of community. It provides photographs, illustrations, exercises, role-plays, in-class handouts, homework sheets, and discussion guidelines to explore issues such as dating violence, gangs, interracial tension, suicide, sexual harassment, and the social roots of violence.

Foreword by Parker Palmer. * How can educators and parents of diverse backgrounds come together to find ways to invite soul into schools? * How do educators address "soul" in education without violating the separation of church and state or the deeply held beliefs of families and students? In this book, Rachael Kessler shows how. Based on the deeply moving stories and profound questions of students themselves, each chapter responds to the yearnings...

“Discussion Pathways to Literacy Learning” examines the function of classroom discussion as an essential element in inquiry and literacy learning. McCann, Kahn, and Walter provide examples of classroom discussion activities that have been part of an ongoing partnership between university professors and high school English teachers. The book draws on their research into the effect of discussion on literacy learning and offers examples of activities...