1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450271303321

Titolo

Preparing mathematics and science teachers for diverse classrooms [[electronic resource] ] : promising strategies for transformative pedagogy / / edited by Alberto J. Rodriguez, Richard S. Kitchen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2005

ISBN

1-135-62078-4

1-282-32265-6

9786612322655

1-4106-1135-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RodríguezAlberto J

KitchenRichard S

Disciplina

372.35

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Middle school) - United States

Science - Study and teaching (Elementary) - United States

Science - Study and teaching (Middle school) - United States

Mathematics teachers - Training of - United States

Science teachers - Training of - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Teachers' Resistance to Ideological and Pedagogical Change: Definitions, Theoretical Framework, and Significance; 2 Using Sociotransformative Constructivism to Respond to Teachers' Resistance to Ideological and Pedagogical Change; 3 Making Equity and Multiculturalism Explicit to Transform Mathematics Education; 4 Using Inquiry Processes to Investigate Knowledge, Skills, and Perceptions of Diverse Learners: An Approach to Working With Prospective and Current Science Teachers

5 Breaking Through the Ice: Dealing With Issues of Diversity in Mathematics and Science Education Courses6 Unpacking Teachers' ""Resistance"" to Integrating Students' Language and Culture Into



Elementary Science Instruction; 7 Engaging Prospective Teachers in Critical Reflection: Facilitating a Disposition to Teach Mathematics for Diversity; 8 ""Eh, Mus' Be Smart Class"": Race, Social Class, Language, and Access to Academic Resources; 9 Transformative Mathematics Pedagogy: From Theory to Practice, Research, and Beyond

10 Seeing IT in the Lives of Children: Strategies for Promoting Equitable Practices Among Tomorrow's Science Teachers11 Helping Teachers Use Students' Home Cultures in Mathematics Lessons: Developmental Stages of Becoming Effective Teachers of Diverse Students; 12 Examining the ""Script"" in Science Education: Critical Literacy in the Classroom; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a theoretical basis and practical strategies to counter resistance to learning to teach for diversity (in culturally and gender-inclusive ways), and resistance to teaching for understanding (using student-centered and inquiry-based pedagogical approaches). Teacher educators from across the United States present rich narratives of their experiences in helping prospective and practicing teachers learn to teach for diversity and for understanding in a variety of mathematics and science contexts. Mathematics and science education has been slow to respond to issues of div



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781593903321

Autore

Schiff Peter D

Titolo

Crash Proof 2.0 [[electronic resource] ] : How to Profit From the Economic Collapse

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-118-28168-3

1-118-28164-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Disciplina

332.6

332.60973

Soggetti

Economic forecasting - United States

Economic forecasting -- United States

Financial crises - United States

Financial crises -- United States

Investments - United States

Liquidity (Economics)

United States - Economic conditions - 21st century

United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century

Business & Economics

Economic History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Crash Proof 2.0: How to Profit from the Economic Collapse; Contents; Author's Note, Crash Proof 2.0; Preface; Introduction: America.com: The Delusion of Real Wealth; 1: The Slippery Slope: Consumers, Not Producers; 2: What Uncle Sam, the Mass Media, and Wall Street Don't Want You to Know; 3: For a Few Dollars More: Our Declining Currency; 4: Inflation Nation: The Federal Reserve Fallacy; 5: My Kingdom for a Buyer: Stock Market Chaos; 6: They Burst Bubbles, Don't They?: The Coming Real Estate Debacle; 7: Come On In, the Water's Fine: Our Consumer Debt Problem

8: How to Survive and Thrive, Step 1: Rethinking Your Stock Portfolio9: How to Survive and Thrive, Step 2: Gold Rush-Be the First Person on



Your Block to Stake a Claim; 10: How to Survive and Thrive, Step 3: Stay Liquid; Epilogue; Books for Further Reading; Glossary; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A fully updated follow-up to Peter Schiff's bestselling financial survival guide-Crash Proof, which described the economy as a house of cards on the verge of collapse, with over 80 pages of new material The economic and monetary disaster which seasoned prognosticator Peter Schiff predicted is no longer hypothetical-it is here today. And nobody understands what to do in this situation better than the man who saw it coming. For more than a decade, Schiff has not only observed the economy, but also helped his clients restructure their portfolios to reflect his outlook. What he see

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780017403321

Autore

Rossini Gioacchino <1792-1868.>

Titolo

Rossini's The barber of Seville [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Burton D. Fisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Coral Gables, Fla., : Opera Journeys, c2002

ISBN

1-280-92289-3

9786610922895

0-9771320-6-4

0-585-38960-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (140 p.)

Collana

Opera classics library

Altri autori (Persone)

FisherBurton D

Disciplina

782.1092

782.8

Soggetti

Operas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Discography: p. 117-121.

Videography: p. 123-125.

Nota di contenuto

The Barber of Seville/Opera Classics Library Series; Title Page; Contents; a Prelude; Provenance; Commentary and Analysis; Principal Characters in The Barber of Seville; Brief Story Synopsis; Story Narrative with Music Highlight Examples; Libretto; Discography; Videography; Dictionary of Opera and Musical Terms



Sommario/riassunto

A comprehensive guide to Rossini's THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, featuring insightful and in depth Commentary and Analysis, a complete, newly translated Libretto with Italian/English side-by side, and over 35 music highlight examples.