Richard J Cote

Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison

Born a sprightly Quaker farm girl in the North Carolina wilderness, Dolley Payne became a wife, a mother, and soon a grieving young widow as yellow fever decimated her family. Then fate led her to James Madison, father of the Constitution, a future president, and the dearest love of her life. "Our h...

Theodosia Burr Alston: Portrait of a Prodigy

Theodosia Burr Alston was a brilliant, independent, highly-educated and freethinking woman in an age which valued none of those traits in females. She was born June 21, 1783 in Albany, New York, the daughter of prominent attorney Aaron Burr (1756-1836) and his wife, the former Mrs. Theodosia Prevost...

Math Road Trip: An Interactive Discovery-Based Mathematics Unit for High-Ability Learners (Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners)

In "Math Road Trip," students learn about the concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of fractions and decimals; explore ratio and proportion; and investigate scale drawing and rate problems as they plan the ultimate vacation for their families. The Interactive Discovery-Base...

The Redneck Riviera

What will a mother do to save a teenage daughter hell-bent on making the same mistakes her mother made as a teenager? That's the challenge for Dolly Devereaux, a thirty-six year-old divorced mother from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Dolly has spent twenty years fighting tooth and nail to break free ...

What's Your Opinion?: An Interactive Discovery-Based Language Arts Unit for High-Ability Learners (Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners)

The Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners, for grades 6-8, provide teachers with opportunities to use exciting and challenging units in their classrooms. These engaging curriculum units culminate in authentic performance platforms that provide students with open-ended opportuni...

Mary's World : Love, War, and Family Ties in Nineteenth-century Charleston

Born to affluence and opportunity in the South's Golden Age, Mary Motte Alston Pringle (1803-1884) represented the epitome of Southern white womanhood. Her husband, William, was a wealthy rice planter who owned four plantations and 337 slaves. Her thirteen children included two Harvard scholars, sev...

Ecopolis: An Interactive Discovery-Based Economics Unit for High-Ability Learners (Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners)

The Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners, for grades 6–8, provide teachers with opportunities to use exciting and challenging units in their classrooms. These engaging curriculum units culminate in authentic performance platforms that provide students with open-ended opportuni...

Order in the Court: A Mock Trial Simulation: An Interactive Discovery-Based Social Studies Unit for High-Ability Learners (Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners)

The Interactive Discovery-Based Units for High-Ability Learners, for grades 6–8, provide teachers with opportunities to use exciting and challenging units in their classrooms. These engaging curriculum units culminate in authentic performance situations that provide students with open-ended opportun...

Immunomicroscopy: A Diagnostic Tool For The Surgical Pathologist

Immunomicroscopy: A Diagnostic Tool for the Surgical Pathologist

Re-Visioning Mission: The Catholic Church and Culture in Postmodern America

Could It Be: A Theological Reflection on America

Universal Grace: Myth or Reality?

Holy Mirth: A Theology of Laughter

Nanotechnology for Cancer Detecton And Diagnosis

Strength And Honor: The Life Of Dolly Madison