Sentences with phrase «write educational books»

Do you write educational books?

He spent fifteen years in the advertising industry before leaving the business in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young people.

Have you written an educational book?

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Meagher has also written video scripts and produced national events for a non-profit educational organization and ghost written two books.

My husband and I write and design fun educational books for kids.

If you try writing down what you and your children do in any one day, including all questions they ask, any time you read to them, cooking, laundry, going for walks etc, you'll probably find many educational opportunities that are not related to text - books or school «subjects», but are all the more valuable for that.

In her 2013 book, Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us, Christine Gross - Loh, who has also written a series of articles for The Atlantic magazine, takes readers on an educational around - the - world parenting tour.

Pooja Makhijani writes children's books, essays and articles, and also develops educational media and curricula.

Written by a mother whose children have multiple food allergies, Mangos for Max is a fun, colorful, educational book that follows cheerful Max as he goes about his day.

She has written over 150 scientific articles and book chapters relating to social and personality psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and health...

As Michaelsen and her co-authors explain, «It is not a book written by a teacher or educational experts telling you what students want.

Jinnie Spiegler is the Director of Curriculum in the National Education Division of the Anti-Defamation League, where she writes and manages curriculum projects, oversees Books Matter (ADL's online bibliography of children and YA literature) and develops additional educational resources.

Since the dawn of education, scribes have been creating educational resources by means of the written word, which have transformed into the creation of printed paperback and hardback books as time has progressed.

Seymour wrote more than 45 books, in areas as diverse as community psychology, mental disability, educational change, teacher education, teaching as a performance art, the theory of relativity, and (now in press) life in nursing homes.

Many times, educational authors will post an excerpt from their book on their blogs, and I'm sure I will be doing the same as well, but today, I thought I'd post something every one of us can write: acknowledgements.

The Guggenheim fellowship will provide time for Levinson to start writing a book about the theory and practice of educational justice.

«This book was designed to show what new evidence exists about integrated education and its relationship to equality of educational opportunity; what the political prospects are; what we know about new policy alternatives, including using socioeconomic status; and what the federal role could be in encouraging such options,» write Frankenberg and Debray.

The book era hasn't reached its conclusion, rather educational resources are helping to write the next chapter by rejuvenating and reintroducing the library and literature as enjoyable, appealing, and engaging resources.

Finally, I had them write a short blurb about their educational philosophy, and list their favorite, most influential books and films on education.

He began writing his bestselling educational books in 1992 and since then has established himself as a name that teachers have come to trust.

In his Pulitzer Prize - winning book «Anti-intellectualism in American Life,» Richard Hofstadter characterized writing on education in the United States as «a literature of acid criticism and bitter complaint... The educational jeremiad is as much a feature of our literature as the jeremiad in the Puritan sermons.»

My third motivation to write this book is to test an approach I think would benefit many educational institutions: to take the time to follow our graduates and to learn from them.

But Edison was required to work under the terms of the existing teacher contract, which limited the company's educational options, said Paul T. Hill, a University of Washington professor who wrote a 1997 book, «Reinventing Public Education.»

Part of an educational experience is exposure to books and literature and instruction in reading and writing, but many students with disabilities do not receive effective literacy instruction.

Heather is passionate about educational technology and its role in helping students communicate all subjects and has written a number of books, including, DIY for Project Based Learning for ELA and History, DIY for Project Based Learning for Math and Science, Writing Behind Every Door: Teaching Common Core Writing in the Content Areas, and Tween Crayons and Curfews: Tips for Middle School Teachers.

Learning from the Experts: Teacher Leaders on Solving America's Education Challenges is the first book written by teachers affiliated with Teach Plus, a non-profit organization devoted to improving urban students» access to effective teachers, and it addresses teacher - led solutions to educational challenges.

Our free printable writing resources make it easy to start your book publishing project and align with educational standards, including Common Core.

He has written several books including Pathways to School System Improvement (ACER Press, 2014) Leading a Digital School (ACER Press, 2008) with Mal Lee, Leading Improvements in Student Numeracy (ACER Press, 2014) with Rhonda Faragher, and Governing in Faith: Foundations for Formation (Connor Court, 2014) with John Henry Thornber; as well as written extensively in the area of educational policy and management for over twenty years.

This is how Daisy Christodoulou, Director of Education at No More Marking, sums up the educational landscape before she started writing her second book,

In addition to articles in various education journals, Brenda Engel has written a number of monographs on educational topics, edited a book of essays on progressive education and written book on looking at children's art work.

One good strategy is to stay up to date, reading well - written, well - researched educational leadership books to improve practice.

Richard has written and developed several educational books and products, including Questioning Styles and Strategies for the Thoughtful Education Press and the Teaching Strategies Video Library for ASCD.

Our most sincere appreciation to this year's Florida Leadership Academy educational sponsors for their support: Successmaker and NovaNet (Pearson Digital), FCAT Achiever and Study Buddy Handheld Tutor (Brainchild), Voyager (Cambium Learning Group), ACALETICS (Educational Development Associates Inc.), Gizmos (ExploreLearning), Progress Monitoring Assessments (Write Score) and Shared Inquiry (The Great Books Foundation / Junior Great Books).

This is the most technologically educational informative book ever written.

Conceptually sophisticated and lucidly written, this book is indispensible reading for educational policymakers, policy researchers, and all who have a stake in U.S. urban schools.»

David Berliner Regents» Professor Emeritus, Arizona State University «The Mismeasure of Education is a magnificent work, an elegantly written, brilliantly argued and erudite exposition on why the «what,» «how» and «why» of effective teaching can not be adequately demonstrated by sets of algorithms spawned in the ideological laboratories of scientific management at the behest of billionaire investors... This book will serve as a sword of Damocles, hanging over the head of the nation's educational tribunals and their adsentatores, ingratiators and sycophants in the business community... The Mismeasure of Education will have a profound resonance with those who are fed up with the hijacking of our nation's education system.

In addition to his articles, Mike has written or edited seven books on topics ranging from educational entrepreneurship to school choice to teacher quality to the Common Core Standards.

In an era of relentless educational change, it is somewhat counter-cultural, I suspect, to write a book with the title of Reduce Change to Increase Improvement.

We did not set out to write a «pro-voucher» book, but we do believe that our empirical story strengthens the case for educational choice.

Strong has written and developed several educational books and products, including Questioning Styles and Strategies for the Thoughtful Education Press and the Teaching Strategies Video Library for ASCD.

A regular columnist for Microsoft's learning site Encarta.com, Ansary has written nonfiction books for children, jokes for a mathematics program («edutainment» software), a literary memoir, several novels for «reluctant readers,» a series of educational comic books called Adventures Plus, countless letters to friends, and one two - line play.

Hugh is a writer that every self publisher should meet and hear because his educational background has little to do with his writing and he only recently began selling his books.

I wrote the first educational children's book on HIV aids called come sit by me and have the rights back.

There are more venues for writing, more educational opportunities, more people writing, more books being published each year, and more ways to be published.

Hugh Howey is a writer that every self publisher should meet and hear because his educational background has little to do with his writing and he only recently began selling his books.

Many book agents have some type of educational background in literature, writing, and / or journalism.

There was the birth of the take - anywhere traditionally published ebooks, the hope of educational reform through bells and whistles digital textbooks, and perhaps most important of all, the self - publishing arm that allowed anyone to write, publish, and potentially sell a book.

The cards themselves are written by Amazon's Content Editors and will cover many of the videos, books, educational apps and games inside FreeTime, plus some of the more popular titles often added to FreeTime by parents.

The book's structure ensures it can be used as a travel guide as well as an educational tool (each page offers a brief, well - written history lesson).

«I do live by writing, but that's because I have got a backlist of educational books which keeps on selling, and I have a pension, and I have to go on the road.