Teacher Preparation

Includes history of American education, Skinner’s Behaviorism, and classroom management principles (to name a few) and includes peer-reviewed articles to explain concepts and examples from real life classrooms.

Topics include teachers and the teaching profession, school laws and organization, philosophies and theories in education, creating a positive learning environment, curriculum and instruction, assessment and looking to the future.

This open textbook was the result of a remix of pre-existing open materials collected and reviewed by Molly Zhou and David Brown. Learning theories covered include the theories of Piaget, Bandura, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Dewey, Bronfenbrenner, Eriksen, Gardner, Bloom, and Maslow.

Topics covered include: Behaviorism, Cognitive Development, Social Cognitive Theory, Experiential Learning Theory, Human Motivation Theory, and Information Processing Theory

The text covers a wide variety of topics typical to introductory educational psychology texts. The main topics of student development, the learning process, student differences, motivation, classroom management, lessen planning, and assessment are all covered.

This book is the newest edition of a student authored text called the Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education. In Foundations of Education and Instructional Assessment the text is updated and includes coverage on everything from the history of American education, to school administration, community relationships, curriculum development, classroom management and assessment as well as "hot topics" in education.

Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas
Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing current and future challenges. The United States' position in the global economy is declining, in part because U.S. workers lack fundamental knowledge in these fields. To address the critical issues of U.S. competitiveness and to better prepare the workforce, A Framework for K-12 Science Education proposes a new approach to K-12 science education that will capture students' interest and provide them with the necessary foundational knowledge in the field.

Foundations of Education text that includes observations and analyses of critical educational issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational settings. Students examine the teaching profession, the meaning of education and schooling in a diverse culture, and the moral and ethical responsibilities of teaching.