{"product_id":"9780470276679","title":"Powerful Learning What We Know About Teaching for Understanding","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePowerful Learning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat We Know About Teaching for Understanding\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLinda Darling-Hammond | Brigid Barron | P. David Pearson | Alan H. Schoenfeld | Elizabeth K. Stage | Timothy D. Zimmerman | Gina N. Cervetti | Jennifer L. Tilson | Milton Chen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Teaching \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePowerful Learning\u003c\/i\u003e, Linda Darling-Hammond and an impressive list of co-authors offer a clear, comprehensive, and engaging exploration of the most effective classroom practices. They review, in practical terms, teaching strategies that generate meaningful K–2 student understanding, and occur both within the classroom walls and beyond. The book includes rich stories, as well as online videos of innovative classrooms and schools, that show how students who are taught well are able to think critically, employ flexible problem-solving, and apply learned skills and knowledge to new situations.  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cstrong\u003eLinda Darling-Hammond\u003c\/strong\u003e is Charles E. Ducommon Professor of Education at Stanford University, where she serves as co-director of the School Redesign Network and the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute. Her research, teaching, and policy work focus on teaching quality, school reform, and educational equity.?Among her nearly 300 publications are the award-winning books: \u003cem\u003eThe Right to Learn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTeaching as the Learning Profession\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePreparing Teachers for a Changing World\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrigid Barron\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Associate Professor of Education at Stanford University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eP. David Pearson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and a Professor in the area of Language and Literacy?at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan Schoenfeld\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Elizabeth and Edward Conner Professor of Education at the University of California, Berkeley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Stage\u003c\/strong\u003e is the director of the Lawrence Hall of Science, the University of California, Berkeley's public science center. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Zimmerman\u003c\/strong\u003e is an academic researcher at the University of California, Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)\u003c\/strong\u003e is a nonprofit foundation that gathers and disseminates?information on K-12 teaching and learning in the Digital Age. The foundation publishes stories of innovative teaching and learning through a variety of media — a magazine, e-newsletters, DVDs, books, and this Web site. They are based in the San Francisco Bay Area. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 July 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470276679\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310875635852,"sku":"9780470276679","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470276679.jpg?v=1780184869","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470276679","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}