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Books at the Rose Library use the Library of Congress classification system. The materials dealing with the instruction and theoretical aspects of education can be L section of the general collection. Here is a more detailed breakdown of the call numbers:

L - Education (General)
LA - History of education
LB - Theory and practice of education
LC - Special aspects of education
LD - Individual institutions (United States)
LT - Textbooks

Recommended Books

Engaging Learners Through Artmaking by Katherine M. Douglas; Diane B. Jaquith; Christine Marmé Thompson (Foreword by)
Call Number: N 350 .D6 2018
ISBN: 9780807758915
Publication Date: 2018-03-09
The authors who introduced the concepts of Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) and choice-based art education have completely revised and updated their original, groundbreaking bestseller that was designed to facilitate independent learning and support student choices in subject matter and media.
Flipped Learning by Robert Talbert; Jon Bergmann (Foreword by)
Call Number: LB 1029 .F55 T35 2017
ISBN: 9781620364314
Publication Date: 2017-04-13
Flipped learning is an approach to the design and instruction of classes through which, with appropriate guidance, students gain their first exposure to new concepts and material prior to class, thus freeing up time duringclass for the activities where students typically need the most help, such as applications of the basic material and engaging in deeper discussions and creative work with it.
Rewiring Education by John Couch; Jason Towner; Steve Wozniak (Foreword by)
Call Number: LA 217.2 .C68 2018
ISBN: 9781944648435
Publication Date: 2018-05-08
In Rewiring Education, Couch shares the professional lessons he's learned during his 50-plus years in education and technology. He takes us behind Apple's major research study, Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT), and its follow-up (ACOT 2), highlighting the powerful effects of the Challenge-Based Learning framework.
Teaching STEM Literacy by Juliana Texley; Ruth M. Ruud
Call Number: LB 1585.3 .T483 2017
ISBN: 9781605545622
Publication Date: 2017-10-31
Teaching STEM Literacy is comprised of ready-made, open-ended lessons reviewed and tested by teachers, which help educators integrate STEM learning into the early childhood classroom.
Teaching STEM Outdoors by Patty Born Selly
Call Number: LB 1139.5 .S35 S45 2017
ISBN: 9781605545028
Publication Date: 2017-05-02
Connect nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning for young children with activities, real-life examples, and educator resources.
Teaching the Whole Student by David Schoem (Editor); Christine Modey (Editor); Edward P. St. John (Editor)
Call Number: LC 995 .T427 2017
ISBN: 9781620363034
Publication Date: 2017-05-26
Published in association with Teaching the Whole Studentis a compendium of engaged teaching approaches by faculty across disciplines.

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Autism Spectrum Disorders by Eric Hollander (Editor); Randi Hagerman (Editor); Deborah Fein (Editor)
ISBN: 9781615370528
Publication Date: 2018-04-30
In DSM-5, published in 2013, the classification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was created, subsuming several diagnoses and representing a significant evolution from its first appearance in the DSM-III three decades earlier.
Balanced and Barefoot by Angela J. Hanscom; Richard Louv (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781626253735
Publication Date: 2016-04-22
In this important book, a pediatric occupational therapist and founder of TimberNook shows how outdoor play and unstructured freedom of movement are vital for children s cognitive development and growth, and offers tons of fun, engaging activities to help ensure that kids grow into healthy, balanced, and resilient adults.
Emotions and Education by Teresa Citro (Editor); Christine N. Michael (Editor); Nicholas Young (Editor)
ISBN: 9781622733545
Publication Date: 2018-01-15
Written by an experienced team of practitioners and scholars, this text attempts to fill the gap in texts that specifically address the needs of LD students in the socioemotional and mental health domains. By providing a foundational understanding of some of the salient issues facing students with learning disabilities, we hope to empower all of those who are working to ensure their success by providing the particular challenges that LD students and their families may face, and strategies and best practices for building creativity, resiliency, prosocial behavior, and positive mental health.
Mental Disorders and Disabilities among Low-Income Children by Thomas F. Boat (Editor); Joel T. Wu (Editor); Committee to Evaluate the Supplemental Security Income Disability Program for Children with Mental Disorders; Board on the Health of Select Populations; Institute of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Staff; Board on Children, Youth, and Families Staff
ISBN: 9780309376853
Publication Date: 2015-11-28
Children living in poverty are more likely to have mental health problems, and their conditions are more likely to be severe.
Saving K-12 by Bruce Price; Anna Faktorovich (Designed by); Anaphora Literary Press (Prepared for Publication by)
ISBN: 9781681143613
Publication Date: 2017-11-17
We could have better schools at less cost. Bruce Deitrick Price explains the root causes, the problems that typically occur, and the ideological obsessions that lead our Education Establishment astray. This book presents 65 articles divided into 10 themes: Reading; Math; Weird Theories and Methods; Common Core; Historical Background; Guilty as Charged; Where Are Our Leaders; and What to Do Now.

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