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Offers educators and policymakers an overview of the rationale and methods used to redesign high schools so they can help students prepare for college and vocational school, arguing that it is the school's duty to help students attain the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the academic and workplace environments.

Provides step-by-step instructions for making collaboration and co-teaching work for general education teachers and English as a second language specialists to best meet the needs of English language learners, and includes six case studies, templates, self-assessments, and planning guides.

Offers information to students on how to find credible, relevant, and trustworthy information at the library and online.

A trait-based teaching resource, presenting examples of middle school student writing, ranging from high to low, that reflects each of six traits, including ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions, and including interactive PDFs on CD.

Explains a trait-based teaching strategy to help kindergarten through second-grade students improve their writing skills, providing examples of student writing, group model lessons, instructions for interactive whiteboard activities, and tips for conferences. Includes a CD-ROM with twelve interactive PDF files, thirty PDF files of student writing samples, trait scoring guides, and other resources.

In the wake of the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, FRONTLINE investigates a young man and the town he changed forever. Adam Lanza left behind a trail of death and destruction, but little else. His motives, and his life, remain largely a mystery.

A discussion of online shopping and downloading that addresses proper ways to behave while online, acceptable use policies, privacy protection, and other related topics.

Discusses finding information on the Internet and explains how to determine its credibility and present it.

Discusses finding information on the Internet and explains how to determine its credibility and present it.

Explains how to do research online, including how to use search engines, and how to choose the right websites to find information.