1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809979603321

Autore

Finley Todd

Titolo

Rethinking classroom design : create student-centered learning spaces for 6-12th graders / / Todd Finley and Blake Wiggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4758-1854-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 p.)

Disciplina

371.6/2

Soggetti

Classrooms - Planning

Classroom environment

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 at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 117

Sommario/riassunto

Have you ever entered a building or room for the first time and felt enhanced--felt your body relax and spirit elevate? The effect of human-made environments on learners' brains is not subjective. According to research studies, we all have measurable responses to the design of a space. However, despite the many resources discussing how to decorate and design elementary school classrooms, few resources on middle and secondary level classroom design are available. This book fills that gap. Moreover, the purpose of this guide is to enhance learning spaces, boost student performances, and positive



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910827358903321

Autore

Pastorius Francis Daniel <1651-1719, >

Titolo

The Francis Daniel Pastorius reader : writings by an early American polymath / / edited by Patrick M. Erben ; associate editors, Alfred L. Brophy and Margo M. Lambert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , 2019

ISBN

0-271-08388-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 451 pages :) : illustrations ;

Collana

The Max Kade Research Institute series: Germans beyond Europe

Disciplina

973.2092

Soggetti

American poetry - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

German Americans - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Quakers - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia

Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- How to Use This Book -- Editorial Method -- Biographical Chronology -- Notes -- Introduction: The Lives and Letters of Francis Daniel Pastorius -- Notes -- Part 1: Printed Texts -- Fig. 1 -- 1. Writings on the Founding of Germantown and Descriptions of Early Pennsylvania -- 2. Writings on Religious Controversy -- 3. Writings on Education -- Part 2: Manuscript Texts -- Fig. 2 -- 4. Commonplace, Encyclopedic, and Bibliographic Writings -- 5. Poetry -- 6. Letters and Correspondence -- 7. Practical Advice on Gardening, Agriculture, and Medicine -- 8. Legal and Civic Writings -- List of People and Places -- Bibliography and Further Reading -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"A comprehensive overview of the writings of Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, lawyer, educator, and early modern polymath. Includes many of Pastorius's unpublished manuscripts as well as new translations of German-language tracts printed in his lifetime"--Provided by publisher.