The purpose of this brief publication is to provide the secondary language arts teacher with a series of meaningful activity options which use the newspaper as the learning resource. An attempt is made to briefly discuss the purposes of language arts education, the advantages of using the newspaper as a resource, and the relationship between the two. The activities in this publication were selected because they are supportive of the purposes of language arts education. Numerous books, kits, guides and journal articles were used as part of the selection process.
Among particular issues discussed in this book are the problems of the cultural disadvantaged, the problems of devising psychological tests which are not biased towards any particular culture, the problems of minority groups of children in education and the relationship between heritability and teachability.
For 30 years, Tech & Learning has served the K-12 education community with practical resources and expert strategies for transforming education through integration of digital technologies. Tech & Learning is often used as a professional development tool to help educators across the board get up to speed with the newest technologies and products in order to best prepare students for the global digital workforce.
The purpose of this book is to increase understanding of the major theories, issues, challenges, and solutions related to online distance education. It balances practical advice with a description of the theoretical and research-based underpinnings for the culturally-responsive strategies presented. An important integrating theme is the impact of globalization and internationalization on all aspects of distance education. Consequently, the book examines the implications of global reach and cross-border education, and promotes the integration of global learning in academic programs.
Speak Up Magazine 343 - March 2014 This monthly magazine provides up-to-date articles on travel, business, technology and education. Magazine and CDRom
