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Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)

Director

Steve Schneider

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Steve Schneider
650.381.6410

Resources

PBS KIDS Mathematics Transmedia Suites in Preschool Homes

PBS KIDS Mathematics Transmedia Suites in Preschool Homes

A Report to the CPB-PBS Ready To Learn Initiative

By: Betsy McCarthy, Linlin Li, Michelle Tiu

Can online games really be educational, especially for preschoolers? Yes, according to a recent WestEd study, which shows that both preschoolers and their parents alike benefit from playing online games together. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2012

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Field Guide to Geometric Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity <i>(Pack of 30)</i>

Field Guide to Geometric Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity (Pack of 30)

By: Nanette Seago, Patrick Callahan, Mark Driscoll, Jennifer Jacobs, Johannah Nikula

Aligned with Common Core State Standards, this first-of-its-kind illustrated guide helps both secondary school teachers and students understand geometric transformation, similarity, and congruence. (Pack of 30) more >

Price: $197.00 | Format: Print | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-938287-08-4 | Order #: MATH-12-03

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Field Guide to Geometric Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity

Field Guide to Geometric Transformations, Congruence, and Similarity

By: Nanette Seago, Patrick Callahan, Mark Driscoll, Jennifer Jacobs, Johannah Nikula

Aligned with Common Core State Standards, this first-of-its-kind illustrated guide helps both secondary school teachers and students understand geometric transformation, similarity, and congruence.
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Price: $9.95 | Format: Print | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-938287-06-0 | Order #: MATH-12-02

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Matter for Teachers of Grades 6-8

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Matter for Teachers of Grades 6-8

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Jennifer Folsom, Mayumi Shinohara

"This course tackles core science topics and the challenges of teaching those topics head-on. It delves deeply into matter at the observable and atomic levels and meets the needs of teachers from novice to expert."
— Barry Kluger-Bell, physicist, science educator, and former Assistant Director of the Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry more >

Price: $249.95 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-938287-02-2 | Order #: MSS-12-01

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Matter for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Charts

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Matter for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Charts

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Jennifer Folsom, Mayumi Shinohara

Wall charts serve as the focal point for teacher learning during Making Sense of SCIENCE courses. This bundle includes 47 pre-made charts, making it easy to successfully lead a matter course for teachers, grades 6–8. more >

Price: $149.95 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-938287-05-3 | Order #: MSS-12-04

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Matter for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Matter for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Jennifer Folsom, Mayumi Shinohara

Price: $59.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-938287-01-5 | Order #: MSS-12-03

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Technology-Based Assessments for 21st Century Skills

Technology-Based Assessments for 21st Century Skills

Theoretical and Practical Implications from Modern Research

Edited by: Michael C. Mayrath, Jody Clarke-Midura, Daniel H. Robinson, Gregory Schraw

What are the best ways to measure complex knowledge, skills, and abilities? In this book, leading scholars present current research, discuss theoretical and practical implications from their research, and outline their visions for the future of technology-based assessments. more >

Price: $45.99 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-1-61735-632-2 | Order #: AS-12-01

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Examining Mathematics Practice through Classroom Artifacts

Examining Mathematics Practice through Classroom Artifacts

By: Lynn Goldsmith, Nanette Seago

How can you tell if your math students are really learning? This book helps teachers learn how to use classroom artifacts to assess students' thinking and understanding of mathematical content. more >

Price: $36.99 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-13-210128-8 | Order #: MATH-12-01

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How Can Simulations Be Components of Balanced State Science Assessment Systems?

How Can Simulations Be Components of Balanced State Science Assessment Systems?

By: Edys Quellmalz, Matt Silberglitt, Michael Timms

Simulations are signaling a new era in science assessment. This brief explains why and recommends two models that policymakers may consider incorporating into state science assessment systems. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2011

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6-8

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6-8

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Mayumi Shinohara, Jennifer Folsom

"What more could you ask for in a professional development experience? I learned new ways to get kids talking about science in a rich way, ways to analyze student work, and ways to improve my lessons. I also came face to face with some of my own science misconceptions. My teaching practice is changed forever."
— Vicki Baker, National Board Certified teacher, Union City, CA more >

Price: $249.95 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-914409-77-9 | Order #: MSS-11-01

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6-8

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6-8

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Jennifer Folsom, Mayumi Shinohara

"At last we have an outstanding professional development resource that takes into account both students' and teachers' ideas and leads teachers through a collaborative process that makes a measurable difference in their teaching and student achievement."
— Page Keeley (Past-President of the National Science Teachers Association and author of the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series) more >

Price: $249.95 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-914409-78-6 | Order #: MSS-11-02

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Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

Produced by: National Research Council of the National Academies

What conditions promote or limit school and student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)? What teaching practices are most effective? Find out in Successful K-12 STEM Education. more >

Price: $12.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-309-21296-0 | Order #: STEM-11-01

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STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching

STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching

By: Ted (Edward) Britton, Kathleen Fulton

This executive report summarizes the impacts of learning teams, particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics content areas, on teacher practice. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2011

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6–8, Charts

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6–8, Charts

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Jennifer Folsom, Mayumi Shinohara

Wall charts serve as the focal point for teacher learning during Making Sense of SCIENCE courses. This bundle includes 36 pre-made charts, making it easy to successfully lead an energy course for teachers, grades 6–8. more >

Price: $149.95 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-914409-88-5 | Order #: MSS-11-06

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Energy for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Jennifer Folsom, Mayumi Shinohara

Price: $59.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-914409-86-1 | Order #: MSS-11-04

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6–8, Charts

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6–8, Charts

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Mayumi Shinohara, Jennifer Folsom

Wall charts serve as the focal point for teacher learning during Making Sense of SCIENCE courses. This bundle includes 48 pre-made charts, making it easy to successfully lead a force and motion course for teachers, grades 6–8. more >

Price: $149.95 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-914409-87-8 | Order #: MSS-11-05

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Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book

Making Sense of SCIENCE: Force & Motion for Teachers of Grades 6-8, Teacher Book

By: Kirsten R. Daehler, Mayumi Shinohara, Jennifer Folsom

Price: $59.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-914409-80-9 | Order #: MSS-11-03

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Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes

Mathematics Teacher Noticing: Seeing Through Teachers' Eyes

Edited by: Miriam Gamoran Sherin, Victoria R. Jacobs, Randolph A. Philipp

Mathematics Teacher Noticing is the first book to examine research on the particular type of noticing done by teachers — how teachers pay attention to and make sense of what happens in the complexity of instructional situations. In the midst of all that is happening in a classroom, where do mathematics teachers look, what do they see, and what sense do they make of it? more >

Price: $48.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-87863-0 | Order #: MATH-10-01

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Cultural Validity in Assessment: Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

Cultural Validity in Assessment: Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

Edited by: María del Rosario Basterra, Elise Trumbull, Guillermo Solano-Flores

This resource for practicing and prospective teachers — as well as others concerned with fair and valid assessment — provides a thorough grounding in relevant theory, research, and practice, and is essential reading for addressing this important, relevant topic. more >

Price: $44.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-99980-9 | Order #: PD-10-03

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Assessing the Effects of ICT in Education

Assessing the Effects of ICT in Education

Indicators, Criteria and Benchmarks for International Comparisons

Edited by: Friedrich Scheuermann, Francesc Pedró

Despite the fact that education systems have been heavily investing in technology since the early 1980s, international indicators on technology uptake and use in education are missing. WestEd's Edys Quellmalz contributed a paper to this book, which aims to provide a basis for the design of frameworks, the identification of indicators and existing data sources, as well as gaps in areas needing further research. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-92-79-13112-7

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STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis

STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis

By: Kathleen Fulton, Ted (Edward) Britton

This report describes a comprehensive knowledge synthesis of professional learning communities and their impact on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics teaching and learning in K­-12 education. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2010

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Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Percents, Ratios, and Proportions with Algebra Readiness

Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Percents, Ratios, and Proportions with Algebra Readiness

Lessons and Teaching Manual, Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8

By: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez

With Debra Coggins

This volume of our Math Pathways & Pitfalls K–8 intervention curriculum helps students tackle stubborn pitfalls head-on and transform them into pathways for learning key standards for grades 6-8. more >

Price: $165.00 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-914409-61-8 | Order #: MPP-09-04

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Assessing Science Learning

Assessing Science Learning

Perspectives From Research and Practice

Edited by: Janet Coffey, Rowena Douglas, Carole Stearns

This book describes National Science Foundation-funded research projects that illustrate the strong link between assessment and improved student learning. Edys Quellmalz, Director of Technology Enhanced Assessments & Learning Systems at WestEd, coauthored a key chapter on exploring the role of technology-based simulations in science assessment in this new resource. more >

Price: $31.45 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-93353-140-3 | Order #: MS-10-01

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Math Pathways & Pitfalls Early and Whole Number Concepts with Algebra Readiness

Math Pathways & Pitfalls Early and Whole Number Concepts with Algebra Readiness

Lessons and Teaching Manual, Grade K and Grade 1

By: Alma Ramirez, Carne Barnett-Clarke

With Debra Coggins

"Math Pathways & Pitfalls is a fabulous tool for teachers and students. It provides background for teachers and a framework to develop mathematical vocabulary and understanding for all students. The focus on discussion becomes part of classroom culture in other content areas as well. Questions to guide students' understanding are right there. Students get lots of opportunities to share their thinking. Powerful!" — Leanna Baker, First Grade Teacher more >

Price: $165.00 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-914409-58-8 | Order #: MPP-09-01

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Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics (3rd Edition)

Designing Professional Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics (3rd Edition)

By: Susan Loucks-Horsley, Katherine E. Stiles, Susan Mundry, Nancy Love, Peter W. Hewson

"This third edition represents the gold standard of resources for those working in the field of professional development. My staff and I highly recommend this book as a primary resource for designing and continuously improving professional development programs for teachers of science and mathematics. Unlike other resources, this unique and important book provides current research, an updated strategic planning framework, and access to a portfolio of best practices for informing your work."
— Sally Goetz Shuler, Executive Director, National Science Resources Center more >

Price: $43.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4129-7414-1 | Order #: LI-10-02

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Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Place Value and Whole Number Operations with Algebra Readiness

Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Place Value and Whole Number Operations with Algebra Readiness

Lessons and Teaching Manual, Grade 2 and Grade 3

By: Alma Ramirez, Carne Barnett-Clarke

With Debra Coggins

This volume of our Math Pathways & Pitfalls K–8 intervention curriculum helps students tackle stubborn pitfalls head-on and transform them into pathways for learning key standards for grades 2–3. more >

Price: $165.00 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-914409-59-5 | Order #: MPP-09-02

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Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Fractions and Decimals with Algebra Readiness

Math Pathways & Pitfalls: Fractions and Decimals with Algebra Readiness

Lessons and Teaching Manual: Grade 4, Grade 5, and Grade 6

By: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez

With Debra Coggins

This volume of our Math Pathways & Pitfalls K–8 intervention curriculum helps students tackle stubborn pitfalls head-on and transform them into pathways for learning key standards for grades 4–6. more >

Price: $165.00 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-914409-60-1 | Order #: MPP-09-03

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Teachers in Professional Communities

Teachers in Professional Communities

Improving Teaching and Learning

Edited by: Ann Lieberman, Lynne Miller

Breaks new ground. . . . Lieberman and Miller tell us how teacher learning communities develop inside and outside schools. A must-read for anyone committed to improving teaching quality—teacher leaders, teacher educators, principals and district administrators, school reformers, and professional developers.” — Joan Talbert, co-director of the Stanford University Center for Research on the Context of Teaching more >

Price: $23.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8077-4889-3 | Order #: MS-08-02

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Assessment-Centered Teaching

Assessment-Centered Teaching

A Reflective Practice

By: Kathryn DiRanna, Ellen Osmundson, Jo Topps, Lynn Barakos, Maryl Gearhart, Karen Cerwin, Diane Carnahan, Craig Strang

"Valuable for practitioners who wish to improve their teaching and their students' learning, and for researchers concerned with putting ideas of formative assessment into teaching practice." — Richard J. Shavelson, Margaret Jack Professor of Education, Stanford University more >

Discounted Price: $31.96
Originally: $39.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5463-1 | Order #: MS-08-01

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The Data Coach's Guide to Improving Learning for All Students

The Data Coach's Guide to Improving Learning for All Students

Unleashing the Power of Collaborative Inquiry

By: Nancy Love, Katherine E. Stiles, Susan Mundry, Kathryn DiRanna

"This book offers a compelling message of hope and resolve. The authors' three-year journey in a multiplicity of diverse, underperforming, high-poverty schools across the nation has resulted in a treasure chest of knowledge and experiences about how to professionally develop data coaches in ways that benefit some of our most underserved students. This book provides powerful resources to those who have the belief, passion, and desire for implementing collaborative data inquiries in schools and districts." — From the Foreword by Ruth S. Johnson more >

Price: $50.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5001-5 | Order #: LI-08-01

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The Status of Science Education in Bay Area Elementary Schools

The Status of Science Education in Bay Area Elementary Schools

By: Steven Schneider, Rena Dorph, David Goldstein, Shirley Lee, Kathleen Lepori, S. Venkatesan

Find out why San Francisco Bay Area's elementary school students are not performing well in science and what can be done about it. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2007

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Learning to Lead Mathematics Professional Development

Learning to Lead Mathematics Professional Development

By: Catherine Carroll, Judy Mumme

"A valuable contribution to the field. These materials both acknowledge the complexity of the work and provide a carefully designed and sequenced curriculum for understanding it."
— Lew Romagnano, Professor of Mathematical Sciences The Metropolitan State College of Denver more >

Price: $218.00 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4129-1504-5 | Order #: MATH-07-01

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Dr. Art Does Science

Dr. Art Does Science

By: Art Sussman

"Dr. Art joyfully teaches science we all need to know, and inspires us to connect science with our daily lives."
— Jane Goodall, ecologist, author, UN Messenger of Peace more >

Price: $29.95 | Format: DVD | Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-914409-25-0 | Order #: MS-06-02

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Discussion Builders Posters Set: K-1, 2-3, and 4-8

Discussion Builders Posters Set: K-1, 2-3, and 4-8

By: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez

When we introduced these posters in professional development, teachers begged us to publish them, and so we have. Use them to build students’ language and thinking in any subject area. Powerful scaffolding for English language learners. more >

Price: $38.00 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2005
Order #: MATH-05-04

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Discussion Builders Poster, 4-8

Discussion Builders Poster, 4-8

By: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez

When we introduced these posters in teacher professional development, teachers begged us to publish them, and so we have. Use them to build students’ language and thinking in any subject area. Powerful scaffolding for English language learners. more >

Price: $14.95 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2005
ISBN: 978-0-914409-46-5 | Order #: MATH-05-03

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Discussion Builders Poster, 2-3

Discussion Builders Poster, 2-3

By: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez

When we introduced these posters in teacher professional development, teachers begged us to publish them, and so we have. Use to build students' language and thinking in any subject area. Powerful scaffolding for English language learners. more >

Price: $14.95 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2005
ISBN: 978-0-914409-45-8 | Order #: MATH-05-02

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Discussion Builders Poster, K-1

Discussion Builders Poster, K-1

By: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez

When we introduced these posters in teacher professional development, teachers begged us to publish them, and so we have. Use to build students’ language and thinking in any subject area. Powerful scaffolding for English language learners. more >

Price: $14.95 | Format: Poster | Copyright: 2005
ISBN: 978-0-914409-44-1 | Order #: MATH-05-01

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Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module

Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module

By: Elise Trumbull, Carrie Rothstein-Fisch, Marlene Zepeda, Janet Gonzalez-Mena

Bridging Cultures in Early Care and Education: A Training Module illustrates how early childhood educators can use the organizing concepts of individualism and collectivism to understand differing cultural norms. more >

Price: $22.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8058-5641-5 | Order #: LCD-05-02

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Dr. Art's Guide to Science and Dr. Art Does Science Set

Dr. Art's Guide to Science and Dr. Art Does Science Set

By: Art Sussman

Explore the ideas of science with Dr. Art. more >

Price: $42.00 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2006
Order #: MS-06-03

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Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and Everything in Between

Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and Everything in Between

By: Art Sussman

Dr. Art shows why science is important – and also why it is fun. Difficult concepts are explained in ways that are brilliantly simple and engaging. more >

Price: $22.95 | Format: Hardcover | Copyright: 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7879-8326-0 | Order #: MS-06-01

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Learning From Assessment: Tools for Examining Assessment Through Standards, 2nd Edition

Learning From Assessment: Tools for Examining Assessment Through Standards, 2nd Edition

By: Tania J. Madfes, Ann Muench

The second edition of Learning From Assessment offers opportunities for teachers to examine the interrelationships between assessment, curriculum, and instruction in order to improve student achievement in mathematics. more >

Price: $37.95 | Format: Print | Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-914409-21-2 | Order #: LFA-04-01

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Learning and Teaching Linear Functions

Learning and Teaching Linear Functions

Video Cases for Mathematics Professional Development, 6-10, Participant's Resource CD

By: Nanette Seago, Judy Mumme, Nicholas Branca

This CD features video clips and mathematical tasks that provide opportunities for teachers, grades 6-10, to consider the mathematical ideas involved in teaching algebra. The CD is part of the Learning and Teaching Linear Functions: Video Cases for Mathematics Professional Development multimedia kit. more >

Price: $15.00 | Format: CD-ROM | Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-325-00683-3 | Order #: MATH-04-02

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Learning and Teaching Linear Functions

Learning and Teaching Linear Functions

Video Cases for Mathematics Professional Development, 6-10, Facilitator's Package

By: Nanette Seago, Judy Mumme, Nicholas Branca

This video-based multimedia kit helps math teachers, grades 6-10, prepare and implement lessons that will in turn help students develop conceptual understanding of linear functions. In the process, teachers' own understanding of the subject will be deepened.  more >

Price: $249.95 | Format: Multimedia | Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-325-00682-6 | Order #: MATH-04-01

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What's Fair Got To Do With It: Diversity Cases From Environmental Educators

What's Fair Got To Do With It: Diversity Cases From Environmental Educators

Edited by: Tania J. Madfes

"The National Science Education Standards urge all teachers to become more sensitive to the cultural implications of how they teach and how they assess. What's Fair Got to Do With It will be an invaluable resource to those responsible for helping teachers sort through their unconscious biases and diverse expectations." — NSTA Recommends
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Price: $21.50 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-914409-20-5 | Order #: MS-03-01

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Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition

Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices, 2nd Edition

By: Elise Trumbull, Debra Ingram, Karen Seashore Louis, Floraline I. Stevens, Kenneth M. Zeichner, Robert J. Marzano, JoAnn B. Manning, Belinda Williams, Blanca Quiroz, Patricia M. Greenfield, Bonnie Benard, John A. Kovach

Edited by: Belinda Williams

When there are disconnects between school culture and the culture of students, students suffer — unnecessarily. This book presents ways to raise student achievement by understanding better the role of culture in setting expectations and making change, whether in classrooms, professional development, or political policy. more >

Price: $25.95 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2004
ISBN: 978-0-87120-838-5 | Order #: AG-03-01

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Number Sense and Operations in the Primary Grades: Hard to Teach and Hard to Learn?

Number Sense and Operations in the Primary Grades: Hard to Teach and Hard to Learn?

Edited by: Carne Barnett-Clarke, Alma Ramirez, Debra Coggins, Susie Alldredge

In this casebook, teachers will learn to evaluate different ways to provide collegial and stimulating mathematics instruction — all geared toward higher student achievement.  more >

Price: $27.50 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2003
ISBN: 978-0-325-00546-1 | Order #: MATH-03-01

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Inspired by Standards: Math Teachers in Their Classrooms

Inspired by Standards: Math Teachers in Their Classrooms

Produced by: Shelley Goldman

Visit five very different middle school teachers and find out how they are teaching standards-based mathematics.  more >

Price: $39.95 | Format: CD-ROM | Copyright: 2001
Order #: CD-01-01

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PASS Frequently Asked Questions and Sample Assessment Items

PASS Frequently Asked Questions and Sample Assessment Items

Partnership for the Assessment of Standards-Based Science

This document answers frequently asked questions about the PASS Science Assessment, the only widely available assessment product designed specifically for standards-based science programs. more >

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2004

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California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Directory of EE Resources

California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Directory of EE Resources

The CREEC directory lists environmental education resources in California.  more >

Format: Website | Copyright: 2001

Mathematical Sciences and Their Application Throughout the Curriculum: Final Report

Mathematical Sciences and Their Application Throughout the Curriculum: Final Report

By: Naida Tushnet, Mary Ann Millsap, Jeanne Elliot, Beth Gamse, Marc Moss, Sheila Rosenblum

"Sustained attention to reform of undergraduate mathematics education was most likely when projects built broad support by involving large numbers of faculty."
—from the Final Report more >

Price: $4.00 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 2000
Order #: EVAL-00-02

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Evaluation of California's Standards Based Accountability System: Final Report, November 1999

Evaluation of California's Standards Based Accountability System: Final Report, November 1999

By: Gloria Guth, Deborah Holtzman, Steven Schneider, Lisa Carlos, James R. Smith, Gerald Hayward, Naomi Calvo

Format: PDF | Copyright: 1999

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Mathematics Teaching Cases: Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, and Percents: Facilitator's Discussion Guide

Mathematics Teaching Cases: Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, and Percents: Facilitator's Discussion Guide

Hard to Teach and Hard to Learn?

By: Carne Barnett, Babette Jackson, Donna Goldenstein

Price: $36.25 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 1994
ISBN: 978-0-435-08358-8 | Order #: MATH-94-02

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Mathematics Teaching Cases: Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, and Percents

Mathematics Teaching Cases: Fractions, Decimals, Ratios, and Percents

Hard to Teach and Hard to Learn?

By: Carne Barnett, Donna Goldenstein, Babette Jackson

The 29 cases in this book are written by classroom teachers who hope that by sharing their experiences in teaching some of the most difficult topics in mathematics, others will learn. Each case presents a problematic situation intended to evoke thoughtful analysis and reflection about teaching and learning. more >

Price: $32.50 | Format: Trade Paper | Copyright: 1994
ISBN: 978-0-435-08357-1 | Order #: MATH-94-01

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Mathematics Implementation Study: Final Report, June 2000

Mathematics Implementation Study: Final Report, June 2000

By: Deborah Holtzman, Tania J. Madfes, Steven Schneider, Vi-Nhuan Lee, Daniel McCaffrey, Marika Suttorp, Laura Hamilton, Stephen Klein, James R. Smith, Gerald Hayward, Naomi Calvo

Format: PDF | Copyright: 2000

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Dilemmas in Professional Development

Dilemmas in Professional Development

A Case-based Approach to Improving Practice

Edited by: Tania J. Madfes, Judith H. Shulman

Price: $24.00 | Format: Spiral | Copyright: 2000
ISBN: 978-0-914409-00-7 | Order #: DPD-99-01

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  • Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) directs a number of projects relevant to schools and communities nationwide.