Family Dialogue Journals: School–Home Partnerships That Support Student Learning (Practitioner Inquiry Series)

This honest, clearly written, and accessible book shows how to use Family Dialogue Journals (FDJs) to increase and deepen learning across grade levels. Written by K–12 teachers who have been implementing and studying the use of weekly journals for several years, it shares what they have learned and why they have found FDJs to be an invaluable tool for forming effective partnerships with families. Learn from firsthand accounts how students write weekly about one big idea they have studied, ask a family member a related question, and then solicit their writing in the journal. Through these journal entries, they share their family knowledge with classmates while actively engaging with the curriculum. In turn, teachers extend the academic discussion by writing to each family and incorporating their funds of knowledge into classroom lessons―writing about everything from the use of thermometers to life in Michoacán, Mexico. Family participation in the FDJs is remarkably high across ages, ethnicities, and economic realities. Book Features: <ul>
<li> Demonstrates how Family Dialogue Journals allow parents and caregivers to provide meaningful input and feel personally connected to their child’s education.</li> <li> Provides detailed examples of teachers implementing FDJs, including how they got started and routines for sharing family voices during morning meetings, literature discussions, and classroom dialogue.</li> <li> Illustrates how teachers, students, and families create critical curriculum that builds on the vast resources of cultural and linguistic diversity within and beyond the classroom.</li>
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Education & Teaching

Jones, Joseph

Dean, Angela

Allen, JoBeth

McCreight, Jen

Beaty, Jennifer

Mathews, Stephanie Smith

Schwedler, Elyse

Simmons, Amber M.

Schools & Teaching

Teachers' College Press

This honest, clearly written, and accessible book shows how to use Family Dialogue Journals (FDJs) to increase and deepen learning across grade levels. Written by K–12 teachers who have been implementing and studying the use of weekly journals for several years, it shares what they have learned and why they have found FDJs to be an invaluable tool for forming effective partnerships with families. Learn from firsthand accounts how students write weekly about one big idea they have studied, ask a family member a related question, and then solicit their writing in the journal. Through these journal entries, they share their family knowledge with classmates while actively engaging with the curriculum. In turn, teachers extend the academic discussion by writing to each family and incorporating their funds of knowledge into classroom lessons―writing about everything from the use of thermometers to life in Michoacán, Mexico. Family participation in the FDJs is remarkably high across ages, ethnicities, and economic realities. Book Features: Demonstrates how Family Dialogue Journals allow parents and caregivers to provide meaningful input and feel personally connected to their child’s education. Provides detailed examples of teachers implementing FDJs, including how they got started and routines for sharing family voices during morning meetings, literature discussions, and classroom dialogue. Illustrates how teachers, students, and families create critical curriculum that builds on the vast resources of cultural and linguistic diversity within and beyond the classroom.

Maddie is sick and Haider is worried. As Maddie enters the hospital doors for the first time, her mom reminds her that it is “Magic Time” and to say her favorite word. Well, her favorite word is Haider. So, she shouts her name and they go through the doors. Anytime Maddie is in a bad situation, she tries to make it into a game to take her mind off of her situation. What adventures will they get into next?

The Adventures of Maddie and Haider: New Beginnings

Children's Books

Animals

Pen It! Publications, LLC

Maddie and Haider are in their clubhouse when their first mystery knocks on their door. Marshmallow, the muddy poodle at their door is lost and needs to find her owners. Her crate fell out the back of their truck during the move and she hasn’t been able to find them. She is not sure they even know she is gone. She needs Maddie and Haider’s help! Can they help her find her owners?

The Adventures of Maddie and Haider: First Mission

The Adventures of Maddie and Haider: The Missing Dogs (3)

This book offers a step-by-step guide to the experimental planning process and the ensuing analysis of normally distributed data, emphasizing the practical considerations governing the design of an experiment. Data sets are taken from real experiments and sample SAS programs are included with each chapter. Experimental design is an essential part of investigation and discovery in science; this book will serve as a modern and comprehensive reference to the subject.

Design and Analysis of Experiments (Springer Texts in Statistics)

Science & Math

Voss, Daniel

Draguljić, Danel

Mathematics

Springer

Design and Analysis of Experiments

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