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Smart
Start : Elementary Education for the 21st Century
by Patte Barth, Ruth Mitchell
Paperback - 184 pages. 1992
The authors define the shape and content of an ideal elementary
education, also they recommend alternatives and provide steps
for taking action. A must read for every parent and educator.
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Inside
the Classroom : Teaching Kindergarten and First Grade
by Bobbi Fisher
Paperback - 90 pages.1996
$13.95
Inside the Classroom is a collection of articles by
Bobbi Fisher, many of which first appeared in Teaching
Pre K/8. From these articles, kindergarten and first grade
teachers will learn how to set up a classroom environment
conducive to learning; how to create a positive classroom
community; how to use reading and writing throughout the curriculum;
how to assist emergent and initial readers.
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School
Ways : The Planning and Design of America's Schools
by Ben E. Graves
Hardcover, 237 p. illustrated. 1993
This beautifully illustrated book offers you a complete guide
to the planning, design, and construction of public schools.
Includes an incisive look at the current and projected market
for K-12 schools, profiles of the best designed schools of
the last decade, programming information on space needs, classroom
size, and other design criteria.
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Designing
Places for Learning
by Anne Meek, editor. The Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development
Paperback 1995
Provides important information about the the link between
architecture and academic success, and gives suggestions for
improving the design of existing and future school buildings.
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The
Seattle Public Schools - School Design Book
by Susan Stuebing, Elisabeth Martin, Anton Wolfshorndl,
Leslie Cousineau
October 1992
This book has many uses as a reference for school building
design and for spatial concepts of educational environments.
It reviews school design from an organizational perspective
as well as an aesthetic perspective. Each school is presented
as a six page case study. The first three pages of the case
offer an overview of the school and the following three pages
discuss specifics of the school design relating to teaching
and learning methods.
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School
Design
by Henry Sanoff
Hardcover. December 1997
School Design shows how to create more effective schools
through a design process that involves teachers, students,
parents, administrators, and architects. Numerous case studies
identify different techniques for increasing participation
through the building design approach. Sanoff discusses how
relatively minor design modifications can have a major positive
effect on school performance, improving academic achievement.
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Planning
and Designing Schools
by C. William Brubaker
Hardcover 240 pages. 1998
With 22 case studies as a guide, this unique volume covers
every type of school design in depth, from renovations of
existing buildings to entirely new physical plants, and shows
how leading architects have designed successful schools with
flexibility and multiple uses.
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Educational
Facilities 1995 - 96 Review
Hardcover, 177 pages.
The forty projects featured in this volume embody state of
the practice design for educational facilities. Chosen from
submissions to a competition sponsored by the American Institute
of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education, the
projects not only carry out traditional functions well, but
also respond to current developments in educational programming
and administration.
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