''Heterogenius'' Classrooms--Behind the Scenes: Detracking Math and Science--A Look at Groupwork in Action
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (905 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807752460 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is founder and former chair of the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Special Interest Group on Tracking and Detracking. Maika Watanabe is an associate professor in the Department of Secondary Education at San Francisco State University.
We need it. Concluding chapters cover topics such as support for struggling students, professional development opportunities for teachers, and frequently asked questions about and additional resources on detracking. Through accessible language and detailed illustrations, these very fine educators carefully reveal the magic but also the how-to's of rigorous curricula, complex tasks, and deep classroom participation.''--From the Foreword by Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, The Graduate Center-City University of New York''I love it. Through engaging classroom footage and powerful interviews with teachers, students, and administrators, this 80-minute DVD showcases best practices from successful detracked math and science secondary classrooms. 'Heterogenius' Classrooms provides just the
About the AuthorMaika Watanabe is an associate professor in the Department of Secondary Education at San Francisco State University. She is founder and former chair of the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Special Interest Group on Tracking and Detracking.
Excellent resource on group work! Jon LP I am a math teacher at the high school level, and I have been trying to find how to make group work more effective, as a learning tool and as an essential life skill. I just got a very interesting DVD called `"Heterogenius" Classrooms' , developed by San Francisco State University, published by Columbia University Teachers College. It starts and ends with teachers and administrators touting the value of detracking in math and science. Then it focuses in on group work, and the principles of `complex instruction' - shows a lot of detail a