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Best Education Books That Will Hook You

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Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Education books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.

Contents
  1. Bilingual and ESL Classrooms: Teaching in Multicultural Contexts (2005)
  2. Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program (2012)
  3. First Steps in Teaching Creative Dance to Children (1993)
  4. Essentials of Educational Psychology: Big Ideas to Guide Effective Teaching (3rd Edition) (2011)
  5. Teaching Students With Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms (2007)
  6. Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2014)
  7. Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs (9th Edition) (2007)
  8. Foundations of American Education, 7th Edition (2010)
  9. Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice (2010)
  10. An Introduction to Music in Early Childhood Education (2005)

Bilingual and ESL Classrooms: Teaching in Multicultural Contexts (2005)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouDemographic predictions are that students with close connections to their bilingual/bicultural heritages (now labeled “language minority students” by the federal government) will be very large in number in the near future, becoming the majority in many states over the next three decades. The authors feel it is the responsibility of all educators, not just specialists, to prepare themselves to work with language minority students.
Author(s): Carlos J. Ovando, Virginia P. Collier, et al.

Developing and Administering a Child Care and Education Program (2012)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouEmphasizing the director’s responsibility as a leader of both people and programs, DEVELOPING AND ADMINISTERING A CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM, Eighth Edition, covers the business and interpersonal skills child development professionals need to implement an effective program for young children and their families.
Author(s): Dorothy June Sciarra , Anne G. Dorsey, et al.

First Steps in Teaching Creative Dance to Children (1993)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouThis text presents easy-to-follow lesson plans for instructors who have no previous experience in teaching dance to children. #555,299 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2506 in Theater (Books) #72 in Dance (Books) #172 in Classical Dancing Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?
Author(s): Mary Joyce

Essentials of Educational Psychology: Big Ideas to Guide Effective Teaching (3rd Edition) (2011)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouUnlike most educational psychology books, which take one theory at a time, explain its assumptions and principles and then identify implications for educational practice, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses more on the commonalities than the differences among theories, because although researchers from different…
Author(s): Jeanne Ellis Ormrod

Teaching Students With Special Needs in Inclusive Classrooms (2007)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouUsing the research-validated A-D-A-P-T model as an instructional guide, problem-solving approach and mnemonic, this new book clearly promotes the thoughtful practices and adaptations which have been proven as the most effective means to teach hard-to-reach students.  It inspires classroom teachers to want to meet the challenges of students with disabilities and other learning challenges in their classroom and then gives them the tools to do it confidently.
Author(s): Diane P. Bryant, Brenda D. Smith, et al.

Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2014)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouA bold, brain based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation―until now.   In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain compatible culturally responsive instruction.
Author(s): Zaretta L. (Lynn) Hammond

Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs (9th Edition) (2007)

Best Education Books That Will Hook YouRevised to incorporate important new information about No Child Left Behind and the 2004 re-authorization of IDEA, this classic work in the field of teaching methodology for students with special needs continues to be the most comprehensive textbook available for students with mild/high incidence disabilities (i.e., learning disabilities, mild retardation/intellectual disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and students experiencing learning problems in the