Education and Study aids

Home Education: With Linked Table of Contents

by Charlotte Mason

Home Education consists of six lectures by Charlotte Mason about the raising and educating of young children (up to the age of nine), for parents and teachers. She encourages us to spend a lot of time outdoors,...

Book Analysis: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

by Bright Summaries

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we?ve done all the hard work for you!

The Grapes of Wrath is an award-winning novel by American writer, John Steinbeck. It tells the story of the Joad family and their...

A Parent's Guide to High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition: How to Meet the Challenges and Help Your Child Thrive

by Sally Ozonoff, Geraldine Dawson & James C. McPartland

Many tens of thousands of parents have found the facts they need about high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including Asperger syndrome, in this indispensable guide. Leading experts show how you...

Unpacking Complexity in Informational Texts: Principles and Practices for Grades 2-8

by Sunday Cummins & Elfrieda H. Hiebert

To acquire content knowledge through reading, students must understand the complex components and diverse purposes of informational texts, as emphasized in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This practical...

Gentwenty's Guide to College Success

by Nicole Booz

Following our college graduations we have collectively experienced the tumultuously dynamic employment landscape over the past few years as millennials in the workforce. Here, we are sharing the tips and tricks...

The Canadian Journal for Teacher Research

by Stephen Murgatroyd & Jim Parsons

Teacher research in Canada: Although the job might be hard the quest is worth it. It is about teacher power. We trust teachers and we believe they have powerful knowledge, insight, and experience that should...

Geographies of alternative education: Diverse learning spaces for children and young people

by Kraftl, Peter

This book offers a comparative analysis of alternative education in the UK, focusing on learning spaces that cater for children and young people. It constitutes one of the first book-length explorations of alternative...

My Toes

by Jozi Maldonado

"My Toes", written and illustrated by Jozi Maldonado is a beautifully written narrative poem that reminds us all to love ourselves, just as we are! In the book, a child grapples with their mom's not so dainty...

Practical I.E.P. Meeting Manual

by Dawn Lucan

Special Education is a complex part of the education process for disabled children, and it is based on the individual needs of the individual student. The most important document associated with Special Education...

Safe Boating Pocket Guide

by Dave Lemay

In July 2015, two boys approximately 14 years old went out of the Jupiter inlet and were never seen again. Distressed at this, I offered this "Safe Boating Pocket Guide" ebook, free. I now set a small fee just...

The Place of Handwriting In the Age of Pcs, Laptops, Tablets and Smartphones

by Harrison Agosa

The book justifies the importance of handwriting in brain development. For this reason, handwriting as educational objective is more than a means of expression, notes taking, writing assignment, and writing...

Theories of Practice: Raising the Standards of Early Childhood Education

by Carol Garhart Mooney

A provocative, yet well-intended, call to action for everyone in the early childhood field

Authentic Learning in the Digital Age: Engaging Students Through Inquiry

by Larissa Pahomov

A clear framework for teachers who want to facilitate personalized, authentic, student-driven learning in a technology-rich classroom.

Metaphors We Teach By: How Metaphors Shape What We Do in Classrooms

by Ken Badley & Harro Van Brummelen

Metaphors We Teach By helps teachers reflect on how the metaphors they use to think about education shape what happens in their classrooms and in their schools. Teaching and learning will differ in classrooms...

Taking Measure of Charter Schools: Better Assessments, Better Policymaking, Better Schools

by Paul T. Hill, Julian R. Betts, Robert B. Olsen & Laura S. Hamilton et al.

This book breaks new ground on how policymakers and journalists can fairly assess charter school performance. The editors and authors show how good approaches to charter school assessment would also work for...

Leadership in American Academic Geography: The Twentieth Century

by Michael S. DeVivo

DeVivo employs a historical narrative in offering a critical review of the most influential leaders in American academic geography during the twentieth century. Geographers with interest in the history of the...

Women, Writing, and Prison: Activists, Scholars, and Writers Speak Out

by Tobi Jacobi & Kathleen Adams

This collection includes voices and perspectives from prisoners, former prisoners, scholars, and activists to examine the invisible and closed system of incarceration that characterizes the massive U.S. prison...

Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders

by Leighangela Brady & Lisbeth Johnson

Today’s educational system is frozen in time, stuck in traditions of the past. Transforming Ice Age Schools: A Practical Guide for School Leaders will resonate with educational leaders, especially site principals,...

Minding the Dream: The Process and Practice of the American Community College

by Gail O. Mellow & Cynthia M. Heelan

Minding the Dream provides challenging, reflective, and practitioner-based information about community colleges that is data-based, clear and accessible for the general reader as well as the scholar.

A Forgotten Sisterhood: Pioneering Black Women Educators and Activists in the Jim Crow South

by Audrey Thomas McCluskey

In the late nineteenth through the mid-twentieth century a small group of women overcame personal and professional hardships to gain national prominence as educational reformers and social activists. This book...