Julie A Craven

Digging Deep: Teaching Social Studies Through the Study of Archaeology

More than the Truth: Teaching Nonfiction Writing Through Journalism (Nursery Books) (Vol 1)

This is the first of four volumes chronicling the Curriculum Seminars; a two year professional development experience for urban middle school teachers from around the USA. Their students were expected to write powerful nonfiction, immersing themselves in the world of journalism as novice writers.

Digging Deep: Teaching Social Studies Through the Study of Archaeology (Moving Middle Schools)

This text tells the story of a network of teachers who transformed their civilizations-packed social studies courses into dynamic inquiries informed by the questions and tools of archaeology. It demonstrates the role digging can play in helping students explore evidence and make inferences.

Sleepwalking Toward A Precipice

In “Sleepwalking Toward a Precipice” Mr. Jason B. Leach, CFA (Portfolio Manager at Cravens Brothers Wealth Advisors) uses a unique, cartoon on napkin presentation to look beyond debt and deleveraging (the primary discussion around the Great Recession, 2008 credit crisis, and ongoing global malaise) ...

Through Mathematical Eyes: Exploring Functional Relationships in Math and Science (Architext Series)

This text shows how teachers can enhance students' mathematical power by concentrating on the concept of functions, to help create: the ability to model real-world phenomena mathematically; and the capacity to create graphic, linguistic and numerical representations of mathematical information.