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Subject(s)

• Education—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]
• Teaching—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]
• Education—Curricula—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]
• School management and organization—United States—Handbooks, manuals, etc [Browse]

Series

• Scarecrow Education book [More in this series]
• A ScarecrowEducation book

Contents

• Curriculum influences : standards, tests, and class size
• What are standards, and what do I need to know about them?
• What do I need to know about tests?
• What are some of the issues around the country with the standards/testing movement?
• What do I need to know about class size?
• Alternatives to traditional public and private school education : vouchers, charter schools, and home schooling
• What do I need to know about vouchers?
• What do I need to know about charter schools?
• What do I need to know about home schooling?
• Teaching and learning : eight innovations
• What are differentiated instruction, problem-based learning, and multiple intelligences?
• What are constructivism and content-rich curriculum?
• What are teacher portfolios?
• What is the best way to educate limited English proficient (LEP) students?
• What do I need to know about rubrics?
• Large issues : safety, leadership and quality teachers
• What will be required to keep schools safe?
• What are some characteristics of leadership in education?
• What needs to be done to ensure a quality teaching force in 2015?

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Other title(s)

Fifteen school questions and discussion

ISBN

• 0810843560 (hbk. : alk. paper)
• 0810843579 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2002005859

OCLC

49602444

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