Product Description: Teachers play many roles and wear many hats: this is the concept behind this research- and reality-based look at how best to teach children in grades K-8. With the central belief that teachers play a major role in creating and maintaining an environment in which children can become active, responsible learners, the authors examine planning, instructing, and managing a classroom, as well as ways to help youngsters develop the desired “learner responsibility...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This enlightening guide teaches teachers to use metacognition to change the ways they think and learn so they will become more reflective, autonomous, proactive, and positive. Many authentic teacher examples are sprinkled throughout the book, and the authors discuss the benefits of this process and the ways it will benefit the students...read more