P. Diane Frey – författare

Exploring the United States through Literature describes the best of current print and nonprint materials teachers can use with their students to study individual states. Each volume covers a different geographic area and presents selected materials that represent the uniquely rich and varied history, diversity, geography, industries, resources, famous people, and contemporary culture of each state in that region. Much more than a series of detailed bibliographies, the volumes in the Exploring the United States Through Literature series also describe classroom-tested activities that directly relate to each source.

At this book's core is the fundamental belief that teacher quality is the single most important factor in student learning. It shows you how to improve your students' academic achievement by focusing on what teachers know and are able to do. This brief handbook serves as a practical tool which provides- professional growth benchmarks for aspiring and practicing teachers - a framework to use when hiring new teachers- common language for dialogues on learning and for teacher evaluation - a clearer focus on professional development Six Standards of Practice are presented in simple, practical, classroom-oriented terms. Also displayed are rubrics which reveal and distinguish emerging, developing, proficient, and advanced practices.