NAIS Publications catalog - Schools of the Future - (Page 14) TEACHING AND THE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT The Middle School Handbook, Second Edition HARRY FINKS AND MARK STANEK List Price: $46 Member Price: $35 Item #B08 NAIS, 2008 130 Pages What Does It Mean to Be Well Educated? ALFIE KOHN List and Member Price $16 Item #B72 Beacon Press, 2004 194 pages This new edition of The Middle School Handbook, first published in 1990, brings readers up-to-speed on the latest research about young adolescents as well as middle school policies, teaching, and curriculum. Written by middle school experts Harry Finks and Mark Stanek, the book includes new material on diversity, technology, parent relations, and globalism, and it features a new version of the NAIS Principles of Good Practice for Middle School Educators. There is also a reading list of the latest resources on middle school topics. If your campus includes a middle school or is considering establishing one, this new book is a must-read! Few writers ask us to question our fundamental assumptions about education as provocatively as Alfie Kohn. In this new collection of essays, Kohn takes on some of the most important topics in education of recent years. His central focus is on the real goals of schooling — a topic, he argues, that we systematically ignore while lavishing attention on misguided models of learning and motivation. Kohn explores topics ranging from the destructiveness of praise to the inadequacy of American high schools. He shows how traditional educational practices can spoil the value of newer and better approaches, and offers a provocative reflection on what 9/11 and its aftermath can mean for schools. Moral Courage: Taking Action When Your Values Are Put to the Test RUSHWORTH M. KIDDER List and Member Price $13.95 Item #B104 William Morrow, 2005 320 pages Creating the Ethical School: A Book of Case Studies BONGSOON ZUBAY AND JONAS F. SOLTIS List and Member Price $19.95 Item #B75 Teachers College Press, 2004 127 pages The topic of moral courage is front and center in today’s culture. From global conflicts to Enron, abusive priests to cheating students, we are reminded that taking an ethical stand should be a higher priority in our culture. Moral Courage, written by the Institute for Global Ethics President Rushworth Kidder, reveals that moral courage is the bridge between talking ethics and doing ethics. According to NAIS President Pat Bassett, “If any value will be essential to encourage in kids — and so rare to find in adults — it is moral courage. Here’s a book that will engage us all in the most important ethical conversations.” Addressing the many ethical issues that arise daily in school, this volume is a hands-on guide for all K–12 practitioners, an excellent teaching tool for preparing future teachers, and an essential resource for anyone who wants to create a caring and supportive school environment. Bongsoon Zubay is director of the State University Urban Teacher Education Center in New York City and Jonas F. Soltis is William Heard Kilpatrick Professor of Philosophy and Education Emeritus at the Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and co-author of The Ethics of Teaching and The Ethics of School Administration. 14 14 http://transact.nais.org/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=B08 http://transact.nais.org/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=B72 http://transact.nais.org/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=B104 http://transact.nais.org/Purchase/ProductDetail.aspx?Product_code=B75
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