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A Room to Learn: Rethinking Classroom Environments

AUTHOR Evanshen, Pam; Faulk, Janet
PUBLISHER Gryphon House (09/20/2011)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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Based on the latest research about how children learn, this book helps elementary school teachers make their classrooms into creative spaces that facilitate teaching and learning. It also delves into specific areas of classroom design such as use of color and plants, room arrangement, learning centers, and the impact of clutter. With before and after photos of real classrooms, teachers can examine each area and determine their own classroom's need for improvement.
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ISBN-13: 9780876593158
ISBN-10: 0876593155
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 224
Carton Quantity: 18
Product Dimensions: 8.50 x 0.60 x 10.90 inches
Weight: 1.90 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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Education | Classroom Management
Education | Schools - Levels - Elementary
Grade Level: College Freshman and up
Dewey Decimal: 371.102
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011011475
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Based on the latest research about how children learn, this book helps elementary school teachers make their classrooms into creative spaces that facilitate teaching and learning. It also delves into specific areas of classroom design such as use of color and plants, room arrangement, learning centers, and the impact of clutter. With before and after photos of real classrooms, teachers can examine each area and determine their own classroom's need for improvement.
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Author: Evanshen, Pam
Dr. Pamela Evanshen holds a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and is currently an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator for the Early Childhood Education Program in the Human Development and Learning Department at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN. Dr. Evanshen has published articles in many educational journals and has presented at conferences nationally and internationally. She worked as the Assistant Principal at George Washington Elementary School, a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in Kingsport, TN. Janet Faulk has been a teacher at the preschool, elementary, middle school, and college levels in both public and private institutions, and has worked as an educational diagnostician with students in Pre-K through 12th grade settings. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of undergraduate and graduate students at Milligan College in Tennessee.
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