books by Bruce VanSledright

books by Bruce VanSledright

books:

Bruce VanSledright

Constructing a Powerful Approach to Teaching and Learning in Elementary Social Studies
S.G. Grant, Bruce VanSledright

Wadsworth Publishing, 2000

The authors' contemporary framework uses four commonplaces of education--learners and learning, the subject matter of social studies, teachers and teaching, and classroom learning environment--to help future teachers create powerful learning experiences for their students. The text's teaching/learning model focuses on constructivism, or how new ...

Teaching and Learning History in Elementary School
Jere E. Brophy, Bruce Vansledright

Teachers College Press, 1997

In clear, concise language, the book deals with fundamental issues that must be addressed if teachers are to construct coherent and powerful history curricula: -- What are the purposes and goals that different types of teachers establish for their history teaching? -- What do children know and think about history, and what are the teaching ...

Elementary Social Studies: Constructing a Powerful Approach to Teaching and Learning
S.G. Grant, Bruce VanSledright

Wadsworth Publishing, 2005

This text frames and develops a coherent, practical, and engaging approach to teaching and learning elementary social studies. The authors combine the latest research on learning patterns, curriculum structure and presentation, and assessment with practical issues like classroom management, goal establishment, and creative lesson planning. ...

In Search of America's Past: Learning to Read History in Elementary School

Bruce Vansledright

Teachers College Press, 2002

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Ask a classroom teacher what he or she thinks about educational research, and there's a fair chance you'll hear, "It's fine, but it does little to help me deal with real classroom instructional issues." In fact, that would've been my response until I read Bruce ...

What does it mean to think historically ... and how do you teach it?(Research and Practice): An article from: ...
Bruce A. VanSledright

National Council for the Social Studies, 2004

This digital document is an article from Social Education, published by National Council for the Social Studies on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 3430 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after ...