Readings

The following list provides full citations for the readings found on the Calendar and Assignments page.

Ashby, Rosalyn, and Peter J. Lee, and Denis Shemilt. "Putting Principle into Practice: Teaching and Planning." How Students Learn: History in the Classroom. Edited by M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2005.

Associated Press. "School Chief: Mayors Need Control of Urban Schools." USA Today, March 31, 2009.

Center for Education. "Knowing What Students Know: The Science and Design of Educational Assessment." The National Academies Press, 2001.

Clement, John. "Students' Preconceptions in Introductory Mechanics." American Journal of Physics 50, no. 1 (1982): 66-71. (This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader.PDF)

Committee on How People Learn. How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom. Edited by M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.

Buy at Amazon Cuban, Larry. Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classroom. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2001. ISBN: 9780674006027. [Preview in Google Books]

Domin, Daniel S. "A Review of Laboratory Instruction Styles." Chemical Education Research 76, no. 4 (1999): 543.

Epstein, Andrew. "Introduction to Portfolios." TeacherVision.

Gardner, Howard. "Multiple Intelligences After Twenty Years." Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 21, 2003.

Greene, Brian. "Put a Little Science in Your Life." The New York Times, June 1, 2008.

Guignon, Anne. "Multiple Intelligences: A Theory for Everyone." Education World, 1998.

Hammer, David. "More Than Misconceptions: Multiple Perspective on Student Knowledge and Reasoning, and an Appropriate Role for Education Research." American Journal of Physics 64, no. 10 (1995): 1316-1325.

Hoff, David J. "Teaching, Standards, Test Found Not Aligned." Education Week 21, no. 9 (2001): 6.

Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. National Online Survey of District Technology Directors Exploring District Use of Web 2.0 Technologies: Executive Summary. 2009.

Kettler, Todd, and Marc Corliss. "Mathematical Acceleration in a Mixed-Ability Classroom: Applying a Tiered Objectives Model." Gifted Child Today 26, no. 1 (2003): 52.

Medina, Jennifer. "Class Size in New York City Schools Rises, but the Impact is Debated." The New York Times, February 21, 2009, A29.

Moring, Roseann. "Measure Would Allow Schools in Missouri to Adopt a 4-Day Week." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 9, 2009, A5.

Minstrell, James, and Pamela Kraus. "Guided Inquiry in the Science Classroom." Chapter 11 in How Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom. Committee on How People Learn. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.

"Pupils 'Need Happiness Lessons.'" BBC News, March 3, 2007.

Sampson, Hannah. "Teachers Cutting Paper Usage: Kids Loving It." Physorg.com, March 30, 2009.

Saulny, Susan. "Students Stand When Called Upon, and When Not." The New York Times, February 24, 2009, A1

Schacter, John. "The Impact of Education Technology on Student Achievement: What the Most Current Research Has to Say." Milken Exchange on Education Technology, 1999.

Stafford, Delia. "An Interview with Dr. Marilyn Jager Adams and Janie Feinberg-Applying Early Education Research to Middle and High School." EducationNews.org, May 21, 2008.

Tomlinson, Carol Ann. "Grading for Success." Educational Leadership 58, no. 6 (2001).

Buy at Amazon Trowbridge, Leslie W., Rodger W. Bybee, and Janet Carlson-Powell. "Assessing Student Learning." In Teaching Secondary School Science: Strategies for Developing Scientific Literacy. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 9780132304504.

Vaznis, James. "Boston Students Struggle with English-only Rule." The Boston Globe, April 7, 2009.

Wells, Valerie. "High School Task Force Gets Started: Superintendent Says Purpose is to Decide How to Deal with Old Buildings." Herald-Review, February 4, 2009, A1.

Winebrenner, Susan. "Gifted Students Need an Education, Too." Educational Leadership 58, no. 1 (2000): 52-56.