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911: Poems in the Wake of a National Tragedy (E-Book on 3.5" disk)
Dawn Richerson

Autumn Zephyr Press, 2001

911: Poems in the Wake of a National Tragedy includes a series of poems composed in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center towers in New York City, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and in a failed attempt that ended in an airplane crash in the fields of Pennsylvania.

69 (New Polish Writing)
MLB

Zephyr Press, 2008

One of the principal authors of the "brulion" generation, which has been influenced largely by American poets such as Frank O'Hara, Allen Ginsberg, and John Ashbery, MLB (Milosz Biedrzycki) has published six volumes of poetry and received numerous prestigious literary prizes. English translations of his work have appeared in, among others, Traf ka , Chicago Review , Fence , Zoland Poetry , and the Zephyr Press anthology Carnivorous Boy ...

3 Cheers for Teaching!: A Guide to Growing Professionally and Renewing Your Spirit

1 review
Bonita DeAmicis

Zephyr Press, 2001

Teachers could use support from a cheerleader and a peer!
For the teacher in a slump. Some support from a cheerleader and a peer. America should use that kind of support these days. The author is a career teacher who has worked the slums and the suburb, felt her own downtimes, and has helped others keep a sharp edge. Solid advice and inspiration on growing, on investing in what teachers know best: kids and learning and the skills that ignite the ...

Africans There/Africans Here: The Yoruba, Ashanti, and Mende in 19th-Century West Africa/The Middle Passage ...
Kathleen Carroll

Zephyr Press, 2005

Two how-to handbooks in one! In Africans There: The Yoruba, Ashanti, and Mende in 19th Century West Africa , your students will take part in the activities of three young people in their native lands. In Africans Here: The Middle Passage and 19th Century America , they will learn through simulations and activities about the passage of the slave ships to America; life of the enslaved people in America; and the underground railway. They’ll ...

HotTips for Teachers: 30+ Steps to Student Engagement
Rob Abernathy, Mark Reardon

Zephyr Press, 2001

By combining the techniques of stage performers (sound level, tone of voice, body language) with those of great teachers (pacing, graphic displays), these presentation tips will help teachers grab and hold students’ attention. Precedent has shown that students are more likely to stay focused and absorb information when their attention is held. These effective strategies will help teachers and trainers facilitate engaging learning ...

American Revolution: 1775-1789: The Struggle for Independence
Stewart Barr, Stacey Barr

Zephyr Press, 1995

Addition & Subtraction (Kid-Friendly Computation)

1 review
Sarah Morgan

Zephyr Press, 2005

At Last, Visual Math!
I bought this book to use in my classroom and found it to be a life-saver for my visual learners. Many of them struggle with math concepts until they can see something concrete and visual. I like the way the author provides strategies for all the learning styles of students. It has many reproducible black line masters to use at home or in the classroom.

Ancient Egypt: Discovering and Building along the Nile
Joey Tanner, Sue Clements, ...

Zephyr Press, 1994

Ancient Greece and Rome (Zephyr Learning Packet)
Teresa Benzwie

Zephyr Press, 1983

Architecture Everywhere: Investigating the Built Environment of Your Community
Joseph A. Weber

Zephyr Press, 2001

Written to introduce students to the built environment, this guide supplies educators with a program to teach architecture as a unit or as a topic with interdisciplinary connections to social studies, language arts, visual arts, media production, journalism, and more. Explorations of how modern homes and communities have been shaped by such forces as sense of place, historical and cultural connections to buildings, and ethnic traditions lead ...

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