El ferrocarril transcontinental (The Transcontinental Railroad)

El autor ofrece unos materiales contrastados y de gran utilidad para el profesorado. Por un lado, nos presenta su reflexión sobre los temás más destacados del Área de Tecnología en educación secundaria: análisis de los objetivos, contenidos, criterios de evaluación, metodología, etc. Y por otro la sugerencia permanente de ideas, pistas y estrategias para lograr una clase más activa, creadora y participativa a través de orientaciones didácticas específicas, pautas de actuación para el profesorado, desarrollo de la creatividad, aprendizaje cooperativo, temas transversales, etc.

The second book from Dr. Maria Uribe, a Senior Instructor at the University of Colorado Denver in the School of Education & Human Development, Is There Something Wrong With Me? provides concrete examples of micro-aggressions and discrimination--rooted in race, ethnicity, and gender--that children face. Designed to elicit empathy and conversation about identity and belonging, the book further suggests at-home and classroom activities to dismantle social bias.

How much life can one cubic foot hold? Read how photographer David Liittschwager and zoologist Chris Meyer studied life in one cubic foot, and how their findings can teach us about life on the entire planet. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Spanish Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. Packed with factoids and informative sidebars, it features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for use in a makerspace and teaches students every step of the engineering design process....

This unique collection of children's games and songs is an exuberant expression of Colombian culture. The author includes a musical score for each piece, and provides a brief description of its rhythmic and melodic elements. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.