Books written by Penny A. Bishop

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  Personalized Learning in the Middle Grades: A Guide for Classroom Teachers and School Leaders

  ... Ray, Sacks, and Twyman, Equity and Personalized Learning. 27. Penny Bishop, John Downes, and James Nagle, “How Personal Learning is Working in Vermont,” Educational Leadership 74, no.

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  Teaching Adolescents Religious Literacy in a Post-9/11 World

  A scan of popular multicultural education books shows that the topic of religion often has been left out of books on multicultural education and diversity (see, e.g., Marshall, 2002; Nieto & Bode, 2007; Perry & Fraser, 1993).

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  Reaching and Teaching Middle School Learners: Asking Students to Show Us What Works

  Middle School Journal, 27(1), 35–41. Lee, O., & Anderson, C. W. (1993). Task engagement and conceptual change in middle school science classrooms. American Educational Research Journal, 30(3), 585–610. Lee, V. E., & Loeb, S. (2000).

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  Reaching and Teaching Middle School Learners: Asking Students to Show Us What Works

  We can imagine an “area” of knowledge or skill a learner has not yet reached. The ZPD is the area between where the learner can operate comfortably on his or her own and where the teacher (facilitator) helps the learner move further.

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  Reaching and Teaching Middle School Learners: Asking Students to Show Us What Works

  Enhance classroom practice by inviting students to offer feedback on pedagogy, learning styles, and their needs and preferences.