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Wise social studies teaching in an age of high-stakes testing : essays on classroom practices and possibilities /

The chapters in this volume illustrate how teachers are bringing creativity, higher-order thinking, and meaningful learning activities into particular school settings despite pressures of standards and testing. We chose the word wise for the title of this book, and we use it frequently to describe t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Yeager, Elizabeth Anne, 1960-, Davis, O. L. (Ozro Luke), 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Greenwich, Conn. : IAP, ©2005.
Colección:Research in curriculum and instruction.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: the "wisdom of practice" in the challenging context of standards and high-stakes testing / Elizabeth Anne Yeager
  • "I'm not saying these are going to be easy": wise practice in an urban elementary school / Keith C. Barton
  • How she stopped worrying and learned to love the test ... sort of / Andrea S. Libresco
  • Voices of Florida elementary school teachers: their conceptions of wise social studies practices / Diane Yendol-Hoppey, Jennifer Jacobs, and Keith Tilford
  • A good teacher in Texas: conversations about wisdom in middle school social studies practice / Mary Lee Webeck, Cinthia S. Salinas, and Sherry L. Field
  • The impact of accountability reform on the "wise practice" of secondary history teachers: the Virginia experience / Stephanie D. van Hover and Walter F. Heinecke
  • More journey than end: a case study of ambitious teaching / S.G. Grant
  • Wise practice in an innovative public school / Diana Hess
  • Wise practice in high school social studies: the case of Joe Gotchy / Bruce Larson
  • Engaging pedagogy in an advanced placement European history classroom / John K. Lee
  • A journey toward wiser practice in the teaching of American history / Timothy Kelly and Bruce VanSledright.