New Releases by MADELINE HUNTER

Marcus of Anglesmore is ordered by King Edward III to marry Genith, daughter of a rebel Welshman whose followers are still a threat. The king believes this marriage will give him an advantage, but plans go awry when Marcus becomes enchanted with Nesta, Genith''s sister. Yet the course of their lives--and the destinies of their two nations--could be forever altered as they surrender to the most daring seduction of all. (August)

Show students how to transfer knowledge and skills from one subject to another. Make lessons more relevant and help students retain what they′ve learned.

The elements which influence a student''s rate and degree of learning are outlined in this volume. Madeline Hunter demonstrates a diversity of practical teaching techniques, including how to design practice so that it does `make perfect'' and how to avoid the `black holes'' in any sequence of learning.

Madeline Hunter was a renowned authority on effective teaching. With more than 25 years'' experience in leading a team-taught, nongraded school, the UCLA Laboratory School, she provided educators with practical ways to change a graded, K-6 elementary school into a nongraded one with multi-age classes at four levels: early childhood, lower elementary, middle elementary, and upper elementary. This book describes the critical attributes of a nongraded school: students'' continuous progress toward clearly stated goals, team teaching, and multi-age grouping. In a nongraded school, teachers diagnose the intellectual, social, physical, and emotional needs of students; assess their levels of skills and knowledge; and determine which teaching style and peer grouping is most appropriate for each student. The instructional program of a nongraded school includes interdisciplinary education, team teaching, long-term developmental objectives for each student, independent study or creative projects, performance-based assessment, and cooperative learning. Essential to the change process is continuing staff development, planning time for teachers, and preparation and involvement of parents. The author discusses creative ways to find time, intrigue the parents, and challenge the teachers. One chapter describes the goal of a nongraded school (or any excellent school): teaching to achieve independent learners. The last chapter is a case study of the change process at work at the UCLA Laboratory School. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.

Increasing Instructional Effectiveness in Elemtary, Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities.

Although teachers hold many conferences with parents, most receive very little training in crucial communication theory and conferencing skills. This guide identifies the purposes of parent conferences and demonstrates skills including how to hold an effective conference; how to deliver an unwelcome message; and how to handle an uncommunicative parent.