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Complete MBA For Dummies Want to get an MBA? The Complete MBA For Dummies, 2nd Edition, is the practical, plain-English guide that covers all the basics of a top-notch MBA program, helping you to navigate today’s most innovative business strategies. From management to entrepreneurship to strategic planning, you’ll understand the hottest trends and get the latest techniques for motivating employees, building global partnerships, managing risk, and manufacturing. This fun, easy-to-access guide is full of useful information, tips, and checklists that will help you lead, manage, or participate in any business at a high level of competence. You’ll find out how to use databases to your advantage, recognize and reward your employees, analyze financial statements, and understand the challenges of strategic planning in a global business environment. You’ll also learn the basic principals of accounting, get a grip on the concepts behind stocks and bonds, and find out how technology has revolutionized everything from manufacturing to marketing. Discover how to: Know and respond to your customers’ needs Handle budgets and forecasts Recruit and retain top people Establish and run employee teams Use Sarbanes-Oxley to your company’s advantage Negotiate with the best of them Build long-term relationships with clients Avoid common managerial mistakes Improve cash flow Market your products and services Make the most of your advertising dollar Once you know what an MBA knows, the sky’s the limit. Read The Complete MBA For Dummies, 2nd Edition, and watch your career take off! BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

The Step-by-Step Guide to Sustainability Planning Sustainability is now the greatest business imperative, yet how do you actually develop and implement a sustainability plan if you aren‘t an expert?From the authors of the award-winning handbook The Business Guide to Sustainability comes this highly practical guide to designing and implementing a customized sustainability plan in any business, organization or government department of any type and scale.This step-by-step guide explains how to create a sustainability plan and sustainability report. Each chapter has two vital sections. The first contains background reading, tips and case examples to help you be successful. The second presents a set of methods each with step-by-step instructions and a selection matrix to help choose the best methods. The book also contains sample worksheets and exercise materials that can be copied for organization-wide use. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

The Sustainability Handbook The Sustainability Handbook covers all the challenges, complexities and benefits of sustainability for businesses, governments and other organizations. It provides a blueprint for how organizations can reach or exceed economic, social and environmental excellence. It offers a host of practical approaches and tools including a model sustainability policy for organizations, summaries of sustainability codes and tips on selecting them, an extensive collection of metrics and a wealth of supplementary reference material. This is the essential reference for every organization in pursuit of sustainability. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Research Methods for Managers With new material on literature reviews, case study research, action research and writing up research, the Fourth Edition continues to successfully adopt a practical approach, while still emphasizing the importance of the role of theory. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

A Guide to Professional Doctorates in Business and Management This practical guide is designed for students undertaking professional doctorates in business and management including DBAs, and addresses a number of key issues faced by supervisors and students, in particular, how they differ from a PhD and the different skills and approach required to succeed. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies 4th edition Endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for the latest syllabus, this new edition of the the market-leading text provides a true international perspective. This title has been endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations for the latest Cambridge IGCSE (0450) and Cambridge O Level Business Studies (7115) syllabuses. - Offers an international perspective through a wide range of up-to-date case studies- Reinforces understanding through a variety of activities and discussion points- Provides examination preparation with revisions questions and summaries throughout- Written in accessible language, but with plenty of detail for top-grade students BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Business Studies 5th edition Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International Education Level: IGCSE Subject: Business Studies First teaching: September 2018 First exams: Summer 2020 This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2020. Discover business theory beyond the classroom by exploring real-world international businesses through case studies; rely on a tried-and-tested Student's Book to ensure full coverage of the latest Cambridge IGCSE and O Level Business Studies syllabuses (0450/0986/7115). - Encourage understanding with engaging case studies and clear and lively text gradually building content knowledge. - Develop application and evaluation skills with hundreds of engaging activities and examination-style questions throughout. - Deepen understanding through systematic syllabus coverage and a spiral structure revisiting material in a structured way. - Navigate the syllabuses confidently with subject outlines clearly defined at the start of each chapter and syllabus-matching section headings.- Check understanding with revision checklists enabling reflection, and suggested further practice. - Reinforce learning with selected answers and additional multiple-choice questions as well as a glossary of key terms online. Available in this series:Student Textbook Fifth edition (ISBN 9781510421233) Student eTextbook (ISBN 9781510420106) Whiteboard eTextbook (ISBN 9781510420113) Workbook (ISBN 9781510421257)Online Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9781510424128)Study and Revision Guide (ISBN 9781510421264) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and Configurational Thinking in Management Studies This study was awarded the Preis des Präsidiums für ausgezeichnete Dissertationen der Universität Paderborn as well as the Preis der Unternehmergruppe Ostwestfalen für hervorragende Dissertationen . Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) – especially its fuzzy set version – has emerged as a new methodological tool in management studies which is ideally suited to test configurational theories. For the first time, the peculiarities of QCA in large-N designs are comprehensively analysed. Based on a systematic compilation of 145 empirical QCA studies valuable insights for the use of QCA as a quantitative technique are presented. For example, an innovative formula is developed which can substantially improve future model specifications. In a next step, the potential of QCA in management research is outlined by tracing configurational theories in a range of disciplines including strategy, HRM, marketing, and international business. This tour d’horizon through management studies highlights the wide application area of the methodology. Finally, an illustrative study is conducted using the fuzzy set version of QCA. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Why "A" Students Work for "C" Students and Why "B" Students Work for the Government Kiyosaki expands on his belief that the school system was created to churn out 'Es' / Employees... those "A Students" who read well, memorize well and test well... and not the creative thinkers, visionaries and dreamers –entrepreneurs-in-the-making... those "C Students who grow up to be the innovators and creators of new ideas, businesses, applications and products. The book urges parents not to be obsessed with their kids' "letter grades" ("good grades" might only mean they or the student themselves were successful in jamming a square peg into a round hole...) and focus, instead, on concepts, ideas, and helping their child find their true genius, their special gift. The path they can pursue with a love and true passion. Robert showcases success stories of "C Students" who grew up to be phenomenal successes – and HIRED those "A Students"(attorneys, accountants, and other school-smart specialists) to work in their businesses... while the more average students, "B Students," often find themselves in government-type jobs... Not surprisingly, Kiyosaki will coin his own definitions of what "A," "B," and "C" stand for as he gives parents and their children bits of wisdom as well as insights and tools for navigating an ever-changing world... an Information Age world where the ability to change and adapt, understand relationships, and anticipate the future will shape their lives. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

The Visual MBA An illustrated “instant MBA” degree presented in an engaging, sketch notes–style that that covers all the main concepts taught in a traditional business school program—at a fraction of the cost. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Leadership If communities are to tackle complex issues and support the transformational change needed for an uncertain future, a new and different kind of leadership is required. This book provides the practical how-to for making it a reality. Presented as six competencies for community leadership, each is expanded with indicators and stories illustrating what can be done to ensure active, creative, engaged communities. A must-read for anyone who cares and wants to make a difference in their community. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Industry 4.0 from the MIS Perspective This book aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area of MIS with the scope of Industry 4.0. The strategic role in the distributed business environment and the necessity to utilize its key elements at different levels are emphasized. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

The Strategies of Australia’s Universities Over the last few decades universities in Australia and overseas have been criticized for not meeting the needs and expectations of the societies in which they operate. At the heart of this problem is their strategy. This book reviews the organizational-level strategies of some of Australia’s prominent universities. It is based on their public documents that boldly report how they see their role in society and how they intend to navigate the future. These strategic statements are written to proclaim relevance, showcase achievements, attract students, and help to gain the support of the communities in which they operate. Using a strategy framework taught in their business schools, this book suggests that most such statements are deficient. Grand aspirations substitute for realistic operations and outcomes. The analysis also suggests that many of Australia’s universities are poorly governed and have become too complex and bureaucratic. A greater focus on their core responsibilities would help alleviate their current funding predicament.   BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Performance Measurement Systems This study analyzes in detail how head offices of German multinational companies design their PMS. Furthermore, it also investigates how this PMS is adopted by the subsidiaries of these multinational companies. The findings have implications for researchers and practitioners. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Creating a Learning Society “A superb new understanding of the dynamic economy as a learning society, one that goes well beyond the usual treatment of education, training, and R&D.”—Robert Kuttner, author of The Stakes: 2020 and the Survival of American Democracy Since its publication Creating a Learning Society has served as an effective tool for those who advocate government policies to advance science and technology. It shows persuasively how enormous increases in our standard of living have been the result of learning how to learn, and it explains how advanced and developing countries alike can model a new learning economy on this example. Creating a Learning Society: Reader’s Edition uses accessible language to focus on the work’s central message and policy prescriptions. As the book makes clear, creating a learning society requires good governmental policy in trade, industry, intellectual property, and other important areas. The text’s central thesis—that every policy affects learning—is critical for governments unaware of the innovative ways they can propel their economies forward. “Profound and dazzling. In their new book, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Bruce C. Greenwald study the human wish to learn and our ability to learn and so uncover the processes that relate the institutions we devise and the accompanying processes that drive the production, dissemination, and use of knowledge . . . This is social science at its best.”—Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge “An impressive tour de force, from the theory of the firm all the way to long-term development, guided by the focus on knowledge and learning . . . This is an ambitious book with far-reaching policy implications.”—Giovanni Dosi, director, Institute of Economics, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna “[A] sweeping work of macroeconomic theory.”—Harvard Business Review BUSINESS & ECONOMICS,Education

Blackboard For Dummies Use the quick-start guide to create your course in a flash Post course materials, give quizzes, facilitate discussions, and handle grades You're an educator, not a psychic, so how would you know how to use Blackboard with no instructions? These step-by-step examples show you how to set up a Blackboard classroom, put your materials on the Internet, communicate online with students, and even evaluate their performance. Discover how to * Navigate the Blackboard environment * Customize your course menu * Add and organize course materials * Give online assignments * Conduct online discussions and chat rooms * Keep track of grades COMPUTERS,Educational Software

The Game Believes in You USA Today journalist and former public school teacher Greg Toppo defies the technology-resistant attitude of today's educators and shows how game designers are revolutionizing learning COMPUTERS,Educational Software

Hermeneutica An introduction to text analysis using computer-assisted interpretive practices, accompanied by example essays that illustrate the use of these computational tools. The image of the scholar as a solitary thinker dates back at least to Descartes' Discourse on Method. But scholarly practices in the humanities are changing as older forms of communal inquiry are combined with modern research methods enabled by the Internet, accessible computing, data availability, and new media. Hermeneutica introduces text analysis using computer-assisted interpretive practices. It offers theoretical chapters about text analysis, presents a set of analytical tools (called Voyant) that instantiate the theory, and provides example essays that illustrate the use of these tools. Voyant allows users to integrate interpretation into texts by creating hermeneutica—small embeddable “toys” that can be woven into essays published online or into such online writing environments as blogs or wikis. The book's companion website, Hermeneuti.ca, offers the example essays with both text and embedded interactive panels. The panels show results and allow readers to experiment with the toys themselves. The use of these analytical tools results in a hybrid essay: an interpretive work embedded with hermeneutical toys that can be explored for technique. The hermeneutica draw on and develop such common interactive analytics as word clouds and complex data journalism interactives. Embedded in scholarly texts, they create a more engaging argument. Moving between tool and text becomes another thread in a dynamic dialogue. COMPUTERS,Educational Software

Thinking in Education A major contribution towards teaching for judgment, not just for knowledge, by a leading theorist. Education

Happiness and Education This book explores what we might teach if we take happiness seriously as an aim of education. Education

An Angle on Geometry Sequential blackline master activities in the area of geometry and spatial mathematics. Covers the major learning areas such as identifying different types of angles, using a protractor to measure angles, using known rules to calculate the size of angles and construction of angles using either a compass or a protractor. Education

Remedial Fractions Photocopy master book designed to complement a remedial Math program for small groups of students. Explains the basic concepts of fractions, including the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages. The activities are sequenced in line with standard syllabus structures, covering a number of stages as opposed to a straight year level, and will provide students with the opportunity to catch up on much-needed skills. Education

Remedial Number Blackline master book designed to complement a remedial Math program for small groups of students. Explains the basic concepts of number, exploring in detail the processes of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Decimals are investigated in detail as well as their relationship with percentages. The activities are sequenced in line with standard syllabus structures, covering a number of learning stages as opposed to straight year levels. Education

Fuss-Free Math Book 3 – Measurement, Chance, Data & Space Easy-to-read activity pages for students with learning difficulties. Reinforces the basics of math measurement and space concepts. For students aged 9 years and over. (Photocopy Masters) Education

Math Rescue Book 1 – Written Calculations Uncluttered math activity pages for students with learning difficulties. Reinforces the basics of math number facts. For students aged 11 years and over. (Photocopy Masters) Education

Math Rescue Book3 – Number Applications Uncluttered math activity pages for students with learning difficulties. Reinforces the basics of math number facts. For students aged 11 years and over. (Photocopy Masters) Education

Problem Solving Series Book 3 Blackline master activity book for students aged 11 years and over. Explores a variety of problem solving strategies that can be applied to everyday mathematical problems. In addressing a variety of problem solving techniques and strategies, each approach is described in detail with examples.  Techniques include:  Guess and Check;  Create a Diagram;  Use a Table;  Logical Reasoning;  Make a Table;  Find a Pattern;  Work Backwards;  Solve an Easier Version. Education

In Defense of Good Teaching In Defense of Good Teaching represents the whole language community’s first concerted response to its attackers, revealing some disturbing truths in the reading wars: deliberate misrepresentation of ideas, about the role of the press, conflicting agendas played out in our schools, teachers and administrators marginalized for their beliefs, and commercial interests dressed up as scientific research. This alarming and enlightening book remains invaluable to teachers who want the means and strategies to respond to criticism, to analyze arguments and to defend their position. Education

Quick Hits for New Faculty This is the third and latest book in the "Quick Hits" tradition of providing sound advice from award-winning college faculty. This volume is designed to help new faculty negotiate the challenges of college teaching. Articles and strategies range from planning for that first day in the classroom, to evaluating student learning, documenting teaching, and understanding the politics of teaching and learning in the department and institution. This volume expands each "quick hit" with additional background information, rationale, and resources. Quick Hits for New Faculty guides new faculty through the start of a very important journey, a journey that ultimately will take the teacher from novice to accomplished professional. Education

Arts with the Brain in Mind How do the arts stack up as a major discipline? What is their effect on the brain, learning, and human development? How might schools best implement and assess an arts program? Eric Jensen answers these questions--and more--in this book. To push for higher standards of learning, many policymakers are eliminating arts programs. To Jensen, that's a mistake. This book presents the definitive case, based on what we know about the brain and learning, for making arts a core part of the basic curriculum and thoughtfully integrating them into every subject. Separate chapters address musical, visual, and kinesthetic arts in ways that reveal their influence on learning. What are the effects of a fully implemented arts program? The evidence points to the following: * Fewer dropouts * Higher attendance * Better team players * An increased love of learning * Greater student dignity * Enhanced creativity * A more prepared citizen for the workplace of tomorrow * Greater cultural awareness as a bonus To Jensen, it's not a matter of choosing, say, the musical arts over the kinesthetic. Rather, ask what kind of art makes sense for what purposes. How much time per day? At what ages? What kind of music? What kind of movement? Should the arts be required? How do we assess arts programs? In answering these real-world questions, Jensen provides dozens of practical, detailed suggestions for incorporating the arts into every classroom. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Beyond Discipline What is most remarkable about the assortment of discipline programs on the market today is the number of fundamental assumptions they seem to share. Some may advocate the use of carrots rather than sticks; some may refer to punishments as "logical consequences." But virtually all take for granted that the teacher must be in control of the classroom, and that what we need are strategies to get students to comply with the adult's expectations. Alfie Kohn challenged these widely accepted premises, and with them the very idea of classroom "management," when the original edition of Beyond Discipline was published in 1996. Since then, his path-breaking book has invited hundreds of thousands of educators to question the assumption that problems in the classroom are always the fault of students who don't do what they're told; instead, it may be necessary to reconsider what it is that they've been told to do--or to learn. Kohn shows how a fundamentally cynical view of children underlies the belief that we must tell them exactly how we expect them to behave and then offer "positive reinforcement" when they obey. Just as memorizing someone else's right answers fails to promote students' intellectual development, so does complying with someone else's expectations for how to act fail to help students develop socially or morally. Kohn contrasts the idea of discipline, in which things are done to students to control their behavior, with an approach in which we work with students to create caring communities where decisions are made together. Beyond Discipline has earned the status of an education classic, a vital alternative to all the traditional manuals that consist of techniques for imposing control. For this 10th anniversary edition, Kohn adds a new afterword that expands on the book's central themes and responds to questions from readers. Packed with stories from real classrooms around the country, seasoned with humor and grounded in a vision as practical as it is optimistic, Beyond Discipline shows how students are most likely to flourish in schools that have moved toward collaborative problem solving--and beyond discipline. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Classroom Management That Works How does classroom management affect student achievement? What techniques do teachers find most effective? How important are schoolwide policies and practices in setting the tone for individual classroom management? In this follow-up to What Works in Schools, Robert J. Marzano analyzes research from more than 100 studies on classroom management to discover the answers to these questions and more. He then applies these findings to a series of "Action Steps"--specific strategies that educators can use to * Get the classroom management effort off to a good start, * Establish effective rules and procedures, * Implement appropriate disciplinary interventions, * Foster productive student-teacher relationships, * Develop a positive "mental set," * Help students contribute to a positive learning environment, and * Activate schoolwide measures for effective classroom management. Marzano and his coauthors Jana S. Marzano and Debra Pickering provide real stories of teachers and students in classroom situations to help illustrate how the action steps can be used successfully in different situations. In each chapter, they also review the strengths and weaknesses of programs with proven track records. With student behavior and effective discipline a growing concern in schools, this comprehensive analysis is a timely guide to the critical role of classroom management in student learning and achievement. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Enhancing Student Achievement Educators devoted to school reform focus all too often on the isolated components of K-12 education--this is the essential premise of this powerful new book. If we are truly committed to improving our schools, the author contends, then we must focus on the interdependence of variables that affect student learning, both inside and outside the classroom. The book is divided into three distinct parts. In Part 1, Danielson introduces the Four Circles Model to define the criteria for successful school improvement: Everything educators do to help their students learn must be based on what educators want (school, district, or state goals), believe (values and principles), and know (educational research). In Part 2, the author provides a framework for improving schools--including curriculum, team planning, and policies and practices affecting students--and connects every concept to the criteria presented in Part 1. She also provides a handy rubric at the end of each chapter, both as a summary of main points and as a tool for educators to gauge the needs of their school. Part 3 offers readers guidelines on how best to implement the framework using action planning. Brimming with perceptive advice and thought-provoking arguments, this book is both a wake-up call and a roadmap to success for those determined to provide students with the best education possible. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Finding Your Leadership Style What makes a good educational leader? How can you be one? Is a job candidate an effective leader who can work with students and staff in your school or district? According to author Jeffrey Glanz, each of us has natural leadership abilities. Although no single leadership style is better than another, matching a person's style with an assignment leads to success for the person, his colleagues, and the organization. The key is to identify and actualize each person's natural leadership style. Full descriptions of the seven types of leaders--Dynamic Aggressives, Dynamic Assertives, Dynamic Supportives, Adaptive Aggressives, Adaptive Assertives, Adaptive Supportives, and Creative Assertives--afford valuable insight into your own behaviors and the strengths of those around you. Glanz uses vivid, authentic scenarios to illustrate the qualities of each leadership type, and identifies seven virtues that are critical for all leaders and yet are often overlooked in educational leadership programs. An invaluable aid to teachers, supervisors, and district leaders, this book provides questionnaires and focus questions to help you analyze leadership potential in yourself and in colleagues. The author also shows you how to go about the crucial process of matching leadership qualities with specific jobs in the educational system, from teacher to superintendent. Understanding the natural leadership qualities and virtues helps you to create an educational environment that is characterized by excellence. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Guiding School Improvement with Action Research Action research, explored in this book, is a seven-step process for improving teaching and learning in classrooms at all levels. Through practical examples, research tools, and easy-to-follow "implementation strategies," Richard Sagor guides readers through the process from start to finish. Learn how to uncover and use the data that already exist in your classrooms and schools to answer significant questions about your individual or collective concerns and interests. Sagor covers each step in the action research process in detail: selecting a focus, clarifying theories, identifying research questions, collecting data, analyzing data, reporting results, and taking informed action. Drawing from the experience of individual teachers, faculties, and school districts, Sagor describes how action research can enhance teachers' professional standing and efficacy while helping them succeed in settings characterized by increasingly diverse student populations and an emphasis on standards-based reform. The book also demonstrates how administrators and policymakers can use action research to bolster efforts related to accreditation, teacher supervision, and job-embedded staff development. Part how-to guide, part inspirational treatise, Guiding School Improvement with Action Research provides advice, information, and encouragement to anyone interested in reinventing schools as learning communities and restructuring teaching as the true profession it was meant to be. Education

How to Establish a High School Service Learning Program This is a highly practical book for anyone interested in establishing or maintaining a service learning program at the high school level. It explains the origins, purpose, goals, and principles of service learning; discusses program design options and factors that need to be considered when establishing a program; offers guidance on starting and operating a program; and offers guidance for overcoming common obstancles and challenges. Appendixes list other sources of valuable information. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

In Search of Understanding The activities that transpire within the classroom either help or hinder students' learning. Any meaningful discussion of educational renewal, therefore, must focus explicitly and directly on the classroom, and on the teaching and learning that occur within it. This book presents a case for the development of classrooms in which students are encouraged to construct deep understandings of important concepts. Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Martin Brooks present a new set of images for educational settings, images that emerge from student engagement, interaction, reflection, and construction. They have considerable experience in creating constructivist educational settings and conducting research on those settings. Authentic examples are provided throughout the book, as are suggestions for administrators, teachers, and policymakers. For the new edition of their popular book, the authors have written an introduction that places their work in today's educational renewal setting. Today, they urge, the case for constructivist classrooms is much stronger and the need more critical. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design Teachers struggle every day to bring quality instruction to their students. Beset by lists of content standards and accompanying "high-stakes" accountability tests, many educators sense that both teaching and learning have been redirected in ways that are potentially impoverishing for those who teach and those who learn. Educators need a model that acknowledges the centrality of standards but also ensures that students truly understand content and can apply it in meaningful ways. For many educators, Understanding by Design addresses that need. Simultaneously, teachers find it increasingly difficult to ignore the diversity of the learners who populate their classrooms. Few teachers find their work effective or satisfying when they simply "serve up" a curriculum--even an elegant one--to students with no regard for their varied learning needs. For many educators, Differentiated Instruction offers a framework for addressing learner variance as a critical component of instructional planning. In this book the two models converge, providing readers fresh perspectives on two of the greatest contemporary challenges for educators: crafting powerful curriculum in a standards-dominated era and ensuring academic success for the full spectrum of learners. Each model strengthens the other. Understanding by Design is predominantly a curriculum design model that focuses on what we teach. Differentiated Instruction focuses on whom we teach, where we teach, and how we teach. Carol Ann Tomlinson and Jay McTighe show you how to use the principles of backward design and differentiation together to craft lesson plans that will teach essential knowledge and skills for the full spectrum of learners. Connecting content and kids in meaningful ways is what teachers strive to do every day. In tandem, UbD and DI help educators meet that goal by providing structures, tools, and guidance for developing curriculum and instruction that bring to students the best of what we know about effective teaching and learning. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Literacy Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction What makes mathematics so confusing to students? To succeed in the study of arithmetic, geometry, or algebra, students must learn what is effectively a second language of mathematical terms and symbols. In Literacy Strategies for Improving Mathematics Instruction, Joan M. Kenney and her coauthors describe common ways in which students misinterpret the language of mathematics, and show teachers what they can do to ensure that their students become fluent in that language. The authors synthesize the research on what it takes to decode mathematical text, explain how teachers can use guided discourse and graphic representations to help students develop mathematical literacy skills, offer guidance on using action research to enhance mathematics instruction, and discuss the importance of student-centered learning and concept-building skills in the classroom. Real-life vignettes of student struggles illuminate the profound effect of literacy problems on student achievement in mathematics. This book will help teachers better understand their students' difficulties with mathematics and take the steps necessary to alleviate them. Abundantly researched and filled with helpful strategies and resources, it is an invaluable resource for mathematics teachers at all levels. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

School Leadership That Works This guide to the 21 leadership responsibilities that influence student achievement will help school leaders focus on changes that really make a difference. Education

Teacher Evaluation to Enhance Professional Practice Learn how to create a teacher evaluation procedure that supports a professional dialogue about students without radically restructuring your school. Education

Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice Every school relies on teachers who informally and voluntarily lead various efforts in the school. These teachers may not be appointed leaders or paid leaders, but they are committed leaders: they see a need and they respond to it. What do these teacher leaders do that is different from the work of excellent teachers who are not teacher leaders? If we can articulate those skills, says Charlotte Danielson, then we can take steps to enable more teachers to develop those skills and be better equipped to tackle special projects. Teacher Leadership That Strengthens Professional Practice is designed to be a resource not only for prospective teacher leaders but also for administrators who want to better support the development of outstanding teacher leaders. Teachers seeking to expand their leadership capacity will learn how to * recognize an opportunity and take initiative, * mobilize colleagues around a common purpose, * marshal resources and take action, * monitor and adjust the initiative, * sustain the commitments of others, and * contribute to the learning organization. Administrators will find advice on how to cultivate, promote, honor, and empower teacher leaders--and how to work with them to successfully present innovations to the school community. In short, this book gives individuals and schools a practical framework for tapping teachers' leadership potential and marshaling their efforts to better educate students and create a stronger learning community. As Danielson convincingly shows, genuine teacher leadership is a powerful force for constructive change. Education

Teaching with the Brain in Mind A revised and updated edition of Jensen's best-selling guide to applying brain research in classroom practice. Education

The Big Picture A renowned educator and charismatic school leader makes an impassioned case for meaningful curriculum, real-world standards, parent and community involvement, and the philosophy of “one student at a time.” Education

The Classroom of Choice "Outstanding! . . . a great guide for teachers who want to succeed with every student they teach." --William Glasser Teachers everywhere face the daily challenge of engaging students whose knowledge, skills, needs, and temperaments vary greatly. How does a teacher establish a learning environment that supports the class as a whole while meeting the particular needs of individual students? Teacher Jonathan C. Erwin believes the answer lies in offering real opportunities to students rather than throwing up the obstacles inherent in traditional discipline and motivation techniques. At the heart of his approach are the five basic human needs of William Glasser's Choice Theory: survival and security, love and belonging, power through cooperation and competency, freedom, and fun. By understanding and attending to these needs, teachers can customize and manage a classroom environment where students learn to motivate and monitor themselves. Drawing on theories and practices from experts in a variety of learning techniques, Erwin explores each of the five basic needs to create nearly 200 adaptable strategies for teaching and classroom management at any grade level. Readers will find dozens of ideas for helping students make positive changes, including * Improving their work habits, * Connecting curriculum with individual interests, * Opening lines of communication with teachers and other students, * Boosting self-worth through accomplishment, and * Supporting their classmates in cooperative work. Erwin ties everything together in a unit guide that allows teachers to develop a classroom profile based on the needs of individual students. The guide can be used with any district planning approach or curriculum. For teachers seeking a win-win situation in managing their classrooms, The Classroom of Choice is an excellent aid in creating a learning environment in which students and teachers approach each day with energy and enthusiasm. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

The Key Elements of Classroom Management What all new and developing teachers need: the real basics of effective classroom management distilled in an easy-to-read guide they can quickly scan for time-saving tips or read in-depth to improve long-term performance. Three veteran teacher-authors explain the essentials: *Setting up your classroom and establishing routines *Pacing the curriculum and dealing with transitions and interruptions *Preventing the most common discipline problems and effectively handling them when they occur *Selecting the right instructional strategy to fit the students and the information to be learned Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

The School Law Handbook A parent objects to a curriculum that includes a unit on Greek gods, arguing that it violates the separation of church and state. As a teacher or administrator, how should you respond? This type of issue is one most educators will have to confront eventually, in addition to other hot-button issues such as zero-tolerance policies, drug and alcohol testing, and prayer in schools. The School Law Handbook is designed to enable educators to confront such issues with information, insight, and initiative. The issues are organized into five areas: the school environment, Constitutional issues, students, personnel, and accountability. Within each area are several chapters, each beginning with a realistic scenario followed by legal and practical analyses of the situation. Armed with this knowledge of the parameters governing each scenario, educators can more effectively manage their responses, asking and answering the key questions: - What are the legal boundaries? - What is the district policy related to this issue? - What are the potential strategies for resolution? In this era of unparalleled public scrutiny, The School Law Handbook is essential reading for all school personnel. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Understanding by Design What is understanding and how does it differ from knowledge? How can we determine the big ideas worth understanding? Why is understanding an important teaching goal, and how do we know when students have attained it? How can we create a rigorous and engaging curriculum that focuses on understanding and leads to improved student performance in today's high-stakes, standards-based environment? Authors Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and many other questions in this second edition of Understanding by Design. Drawing on feedback from thousands of educators around the world who have used the UbD framework since its introduction in 1998, the authors have greatly revised and expanded their original work to guide educators across the K-16 spectrum in the design of curriculum, assessment, and instruction. With an improved UbD Template at its core, the book explains the rationale of backward design and explores in greater depth the meaning of such key ideas as essential questions and transfer tasks. Readers will learn why the familiar coverage- and activity-based approaches to curriculum design fall short, and how a focus on the six facets of understanding can enrich student learning. With an expanded array of practical strategies, tools, and examples from all subject areas, the book demonstrates how the research-based principles of Understanding by Design apply to district frameworks as well as to individual units of curriculum. Combining provocative ideas, thoughtful analysis, and tested approaches, this new edition of Understanding by Design offers teacher-designers a clear path to the creation of curriculum that ensures better learning and a more stimulating experience for students and teachers alike. Education

What Works in Schools Schools can and do affect student achievement, and this book recommends specific-and attainable-action steps to implement successful strategies culled from the wealth of research data. Education

Assessment for Learning The starting point of this book was the realisation that research studies worldwide provide hard evidence that development of formative assessment raises students¿ test scores. The significant improvement in the achievements of the students in this project confirms this research, while providing teachers, teacher trainers, school heads and others leaders with ideas and advice for improving formative assessment in the classroom. Assessment for Learning is based on a two-year project involving thirty-six teachers in schools in Medway and Oxfordshire. After a brief review of the research background and of the project itself, successive chapters describe the specific practices which teachers found fruitful and the underlying ideas about learning that these developments illustrate. Later chapters discuss the problems that teachers encountered when implementing the new practices in their classroom and give guidance for school management and LEAs about promoting and supporting the changes. This book offers valuable insights into assessment for learning as teachers describe in their own words how they turned the ideas into practical action in their schools. Education

On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher On Becoming an Innovative University Teacher shows readers how to plan and run innovative activities to engage their students in effective reflective learning. The book uses an unusual and accessible method: each chapter begins by posing a question with which university and college teachers can be expected to identify; then answers the question by presenting a series of examples, thereafter the writer frankly airs his own second thoughts on what he has offered. In the second edition of this popular book, Cowan maintains his relaxed and readable style, and the book features revised coverage to make it even more accessible and useful. The examples have been updated throughout and a new chapter looks at innovation and reflection in the context of contemporary higher education. Education

Enhancing Professional Practice The framework for teaching is a research-based set of components of instruction that are grounded in a constructivist view of learning and teaching. The framework may be used for many purposes, but its full value is realized as the foundation for professional conversations among practitioners as they seek to enhance their skill in the complex task of teaching. The framework may be used as the foundation of a school's or district's recruitment and hiring, mentoring, coaching, professional development, and teacher evaluation processes, thus linking all those activities together and helping teachers become more thoughtful practitioners. The actions teachers can take to improve student learning are clearly identified and fall under four domains of teaching responsibility: Planning and Preparation, the School Environment, Instruction, and Professional Responsibilities. Within the domains are 22 components and 76 descriptive elements that further refine our understanding of what teaching is all about. The framework defines four levels of performance--Unsatisfactory, Basic, Proficient, and Distinguished--for each element, providing a valuable tool that all teachers can use. This second edition has been revised and updated and also includes frameworks for school specialists, such as school nurses, counselors, library and media specialists, and instructional coaches. Comprehensive, clear, and applicable to teaching across the K-12 spectrum, the framework for teaching described in this book is based on the PRAXIS III: Classroom Performance Assessment criteria developed by Educational Testing Service and is compatible with INTASC standards. Education

The Best Schools Educators, politicians, parents, and even students are consumed with speaking the language of academic achievement. Yet something is missing in the current focus on accountability, standardized testing, and adequate yearly progress. If schools continue to focus the conversation on rigor and accountability and ignore more human elements of education, many students may miss out on opportunities to discover the richness of individual exploration that schools can foster. In The Best Schools, Armstrong urges educators to leave narrow definitions of learning behind and return to the great thinkers of the past 100 years--Montessori, Piaget, Freud, Steiner, Erikson, Dewey, Elkind, Gardner--and to the language of human development and the whole child. The Best Schools highlights examples of educational programs that are honoring students' differences, using developmentally appropriate practices, and promoting a humane approach to education that includes the following elements: * An emphasis on play for early childhood learning. * Theme- and project-based learning for elementary school students. * Active learning that recognizes the social, emotional, and cognitive needs of adolescents in middle schools. * Mentoring, apprenticeships, and cooperative education for high school students. Educators in "the best schools" recognize the differences in the physical, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual worlds of students of different ages. This book will help educators reflect on how to help each student reach his or her true potential, how to inspire each child and adolescent to discover an inner passion to learn, and how to honor the unique journey of each individual through life. Note: This product listing is for the reflowable (ePub) version of the book. Education

Creating Dynamic Schools Through Mentoring, Coaching, and Collaboration How can you create a school environment where everyone--staff and students alike--will become an active, engaged learner? How can you develop a collegial school culture that will improve morale, expand professional opportunities, and raise student achievement? How can you make a difference in your school? Judy F. Carr, Nancy Herman, and Douglas E. Harris show how to transform your school into a dynamic learning community. Drawing on decades of experience and success, these former educators and trusted consultants provide expert guidance on * Identifying potential leaders and fulfilling their professional ambitions * Selecting coaches and strengthening professional development capabilities * Recognizing and maximizing the talents and resources of veteran and beginning teachers * Establishing a self-renewing, satisfying mentor program * Designing and running effective study groups Whether you are a teacher leader, district supervisor, or principal, these valuable and practical strategies will help you build and sustain collaborative relationships in your school--and embark on a shared journey toward mutual support, continuous learning, and higher achievement. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

A Handbook for Classroom Management That Works This companion volume to Classroom Management That Works features exercises, worksheets, case studies, and other materials to help teachers at all grade levels master the seven essential facets of effective classroom management. Education

Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers Every year new secondary mathematics teachers take up positions in middle and high schools. The luckiest novices receive assistance from a coach or mentor: a master mathematics teacher who makes constructive comments, models effective approaches, and illuminates other practical aspects of teaching secondary math. But many new teachers don't have this advantage and must further their development on their own. If you are one of these teachers, this is the book you need. In these pages, veteran mathematics educators Alfred S. Posamentier, Daniel Jaye, and Stephen Krulik present a treasure chest of ideas to guide new secondary math teachers through the challenging first few months and also provide more experienced teachers with interesting alternatives to familiar methods. The topics covered include * The most effective instructional practices * The best uses of the textbook * Designing successful lessons * Creating homework that promotes learning * Incorporating challenge * Teaching reasoning and problem solving * Strategies for assessment and grading * Specific innovative ideas for teaching key concepts * Options for extracurricular activities * Long-term professional enrichment and growth. It's during the first few years of a teacher's experience that he or she develops the habits, methods, procedures, and techniques that tend to define a career. Exemplary Practices for Secondary Math Teachers provides both a foundation for excellence and a touchstone for years to come. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Improving Schools Through Teacher Leadership It is now widely accepted that improving schools invest in teacher leadership and build the capacity for improvement by distributing leadership responsibilities to teachers. In primary, secondary and special schools, teachers are uniquely placed to influence the quality of teaching and learning and they are important gatekeepers to development and change. This book explores how teacher leadership is an intrinsic and important part of school and classroom improvement. It investigates teacher leadership in action and considers the roles, responsibilities and influence of teachers who lead. It considers the implications of teacher leadership for teachers’ professional development and focuses on ways in which this important form of leadership can be fostered and enhanced. The central message in this book is that teachers play a critical role in leading improvement in the classroom and school level and that this form of leadership contributes directly to raising achievement among learners. This book is crucial reading for all those who are concerned with teacher and school development, school leadership and school improvement. Education

Learning without Limits This book explores ways of teaching that are free from determinist beliefs about ability. In a detailed critique of the practices of ability labelling and ability-focussed teaching, Learning without Limits examines the damage these practices can do to young people, teachers and the curriculum. Drawing on a research project at the University of Cambridge, the book features nine vivid case studies (from Year 1 to Year 11) that describe how teachers have developed alternative practices despite cons Education

Shaping Early Childhood There are powerful sections on parents and communities ... I particularly liked the stimulating 'ideas galleries' with their statements from researchers, policy-makers and practitioners around the world.''. Nursery World, October 2004. This key textbook introduces students and practitioners to a wide range of different approaches to early childhood. It provides practical strategies for developing and implementing early learning experiences that promote excellence and equity for children. The book presents the latest research and thinking about good practice, discusses how various philosophies and beliefs influence decisions in early childhood education, and identifies the key thinkers behind each approach. By examining different perspectives, the book helps early childhood practitioners to navigate their way through competing views, make informed choices, and be critically reflective in their work. In an accessible, lively and user-friendly way, it explores issues such as:. What constitutes an appropriate early childhood curriculum. How best to study and assess children. Involving parents and children in early childhood learning Education

Critical Race Theory in Education Brings together several scholars from both law and education to provide some clarity on the status and future directions of Critical Race Theory, answering key questions regarding the ''what' and ''how'' of the application of CRT to education. Education

Thinking Hats - Book 3 Creativity is the wealth of tomorrow. Developing laterality in approach to issues is exciting, challenging and critical, learning. World renowned Edward De Bono's concept of 'Thinking Hats' has proven itself to be an excellent way to ensure that students consider problems and issues from different perspectives; 'actively thinking'. This very successful 3 book series uses Edward De Bono's six thinking hats - yellow for optimism, green for creativity, blue for the overall picture, black for negati Education

Learn Basic Sight Words - Book 1 Learn Basic Sight Words. This book uses large and small motor activities and sentence reading and writing activities with contextual clues to introduce 24 basic sight words. The activities used repeat for each word so that independence is quickly achieved and students can complete the activity on their own as a follow-up activity to instruction. Activities for each word are:. • tracing over a large model of the word. • copying over the word and writing it independently. • cutting out the muddled Education

Learn Basic Sight Words - Book 2 Learn Basic Sight Words. Book 1 was so popular we have added another book to this series. Book 2 introduces a further 21 basic sight words at the next degree of difficulty to the 24 introduced in Book 1. Book 2 follows the same sequence of activities as Book 1 using large and small motor activities and sentence reading and writing activities with contextual clues to introduce each word. The activities used repeat for each word so that independence is quickly achieved and students can complete th Education

Getting Started In Reading Getting Started in Reading. This resource provides a sequence of lessons that a teacher can use to assist students learn and retain the first 20 most basic sight words that many find difficult to remember. Excellent for all young learners but particularly useful for:. • students who have made limited progress in the first year at school. • students who are non-english speaking. • students with a short attention span. The 20 basic sight words are divided into 4 graded groups and exercises practic Education

Moving On With Reading Moving On With Reading. This resource provides a sequence of lessons that a teacher can use to assist students learn and retain 100 basic sight words that many find difficult to remember. This resource follows on from Getting Started In Reading where the first 20 most basic sight words are covered. Excellent for all young learners but particularly useful for:. ? students who have made limited progress in the first year at school. ? students who are non-english speaking. ? students with a short a Education

K - 1 Reading Skills – Book 1 K - 1 Reading Skills - Book 1. This series of 4 graded resource books introduces and then provides practice and revision in a developmental sequence the vocabulary and basic phonetic and grammar skills that children are exposed to at each stage of early reading. Book 1 covers:. • initial consonant sounds – m, s, h, f, b, w, p, c, t, g, l, d, j,. • blend, pl and digraph, th. • endings – s, er, ed, ing. • Punctuation – periods, capital, quotation marks. The books are laid out in a way that makes t Education

K - 1 Reading Skills – Book 2 K - 1 Reading Skills - Book 2. This series of 4 graded resource books introduces and then provides practice and revision in a developmental sequence the vocabulary and basic phonetic and grammar skills that children are exposed to at each stage of early reading. Book 2 covers:. • initial consonant sounds – n, r,. • blends – bl, cl, tr, br, dr, sw, pr. • digraphs – wh, sh, ch. • substitutions or word chunks – ad, an, at, ot, ek, ake, ig, in, it, ing, ay. • endings – en, er, ed, ing. • compound wo Education

K - 2 Reading Skills – Book 3 K - 1 Reading Skills - Book 3. This series of 4 graded resource books introduces and then provides practice and revision in a developmental sequence the vocabulary and basic phonetic and grammar skills that children are exposed to at each stage of early reading. Book 3 covers:. • blends – fr, gr, cr, gl, pl, fl, st, sc, sp, sm. • short vowels a, e, i, o, u. • alphabetical order. • contractions. • Changing y to ies and ied. The books are laid out in a way that makes them useful support material a Education

K - 2 Reading Skills – Book 4 K - 1 Reading Skills - Book 4. This series of 4 graded resource books introduces and then provides practice and revision in a developmental sequence the vocabulary and basic phonetic and grammar skills that children are exposed to at each stage of early reading. Book 4 covers:. • silent letters – kn, w,. • blend – squ, str. • digraph – ph, thr. • endings – ly, sh, b. • long vowels – a, e, i, o, u. • two vowels together – ai, ea, ee, oa,. • vowel digraph – ou, au, oi, oo. • synonyms and homophone Education

Professional Doctorates Considers the varying nature of the professional doctorate, as well as its history, development, and future. Drawing upon comparative case profiles of three professional doctorates, this book explores experiences and issues emerging from their pedagogy. Education

Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom Judy Willis draws on her experience as a neurologist and classroom teacher to demonstrate brain research-based strategies that provide developmentally and academically appropriate challenges to suit the needs and goals of students with learning disabilities. Education

Educational Leadership Educational Leadership is a major research book on contemporary leadership challenges for educational leaders. Education

More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons in 2005. They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content and ready-to-teach lessons. So what could be more perfect? More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons! This volume offers 15 new lessons that combine picture books and inquiry to develop students’ interest in science and reading. Education

The Art and Science of Teaching The popular author of Classroom Instruction That Works discusses 10 questions that can help teachers sharpen their craft and do what really works for the particular students in their classroom. Education

The Finance of Higher Education A wide-ranging examination of the governmental and institutional policies and practices, and essential theories and areas of research that in combination establish the foundation, explore and extend the boundaries, and expand the base of knowledge in the Education

Education and the Struggle for Democracy Provides a selective history of English education which presents the connections between decisive periods of educational change and the intellectual and political climate in which it occurred. This book proposes that a democratic educational vision can only effectively be advanced by renewing the 'struggle for democracy'. Education

Getting to "Got It!" Explore the hidden reasons students struggle and what teachers can do to help them become self-directed learners. Education

The Strategic Teacher Are you looking for high-impact, research-based strategies to transform your students into high-achieving and inspired learners? In The Strategic Teacher, you'll find a repertoire of strategies designed and proven to meet today's high standards and reach diverse learners. Twenty reliable, flexible strategies (along with dozens of variations) are organized into these groups of instruction: *mastery style to emphasize the development of student memory; *understanding style to expand students' capacities to reason and explain; *self-expressive style to stimulate and nourish students' imaginations and creativity; *interpersonal style to help students find meaning in the relationships they forge as partners and team members, united in the act of learning; and *four-style strategies that integrate all four styles. To guide teachers in delivering content to students, the authors started with the best research-based teaching and learning strategies and created a tool called the Strategic Dashboard. The dashboard provides information about each teaching strategy in a concise, visual profile; it is also designed to document how you incorporate current, highly respected research into your instructional plans. For each strategy, you'll find the following information: *a brief introduction to the strategy; *an example of a teacher using the strategy in the classroom; *the research base supporting the strategy and how the strategy benefits students; *how to implement the strategy using a list of clear steps; *guidance through the planning process, providing steps, examples, and suggestions for designing superior lessons; and *additional tools, strategies, and resources for adapting and expanding the use of each strategy. The authors have combined their years of research and practice to deliver reliable, high-impact, flexible teaching and learning strategies grounded in current, highly regarded research to teachers at all levels of experience. Note: This product listing is for the reflowable (ePub) version of the book. Education

Adults Learning A guide on how to teach adults. It attempts to unravel the myths of teaching adults, while explaining why it is both a rewarding and a complex task. It explains how to deal with a group of mixed ability; how to manage the conflicts that may arise in a group; and, different teaching methods. Education

Using Statistics Guides readers through the field of statistics from the descriptive statistics to multidimensional approaches. This book includes illustrative examples that guide readers through: how to answer various types of research question; how to use different forms of analysis; and, the strengths and weaknesses of particular methods. Education

Person Centred Practice for Professionals Offers a range of person centred and evidence based approaches to tackling challenges faced by professionals working with people with learning disabilities. This book helps you analyze issues relating to person centred practice and considers the implications of this key government initiative for health and social care professionals. Education

Leadership And Management In The Early Years Early childhood practitioners are often reluctant to see themselves as leaders and managers. However, all those who work with young children and their families, whatever their level of experience and competence, have to undertake both of these roles on a daily basis. This book encourages practitioners to recognise their active involvement in leadership and management in relation to their work as team leader or team member, and in their work with parents and other professionals, to ensure appropriate and effective provision for young children.The authors identify a number of key principles involved in effective early years leadership and management, which focus on the idea that: leadership is about influencing others to improve and enhance children's care, learning and development; leadership is only effective if it develops the leadership of others by supporting a team or group in meeting their declared aims or vision; and, leadership is ultimately distributed, shared and dispersed in early childhood settings. These principles are supported by a detailed exploration of the statutory demands made on practitioners working with young children and their families, and reference to relevant literature drawn from both early childhood studies and leadership theories.As well as providing guidance on the roles, responsibilities and tasks facing early childhood leaders, this book features a number of case studies and practical tasks, giving life to concepts and ideas and enabling readers to apply theories and policies to their own work settings. It offers additional activities at the end of each chapter that further support practitioners in fulfilling their leadership and management roles in practice. "Leadership and Management in the Early Years" is an essential text for early years and early childhood studies students as well as practitioners particularly those who are aiming for Early Years Professional Status. Education

The Civil Rights Movement Although slavery was illegal at the beginning of the twentieth century, segregation was prevalent, especially in the South. Through many uprisings, protests, and demonstrations, segregation was finally abolished and civil rights were established for people of varying colors, races, and genders. Today, we celebrate diversity in our nation because of the Civil Rights Movement of the twentieth century. Education

George Washington Carver Connect content-area literacy and science with differentiated readers featuring lab activities and profiles of related scientitists Education

Phillis Wheatley Phillis Wheatley was the first black person in America to have a book published—opening the door for other black writers and female authors. She was kidnapped and brought to the colonies as a child and served as a slave to a family in Boston. Phillis learned to read and write at a young age. Education

Police Officers Then and Now For over two hundred years, individuals have protected and served their communities as lawmen. Today people who help enforce the law are called police officers because both men and women can serve in the police force. Education

Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind In Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind, noted educators Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick present a comprehensive guide to shaping schools around Habits of Mind. The habits are a repertoire of behaviors that help both students and teachers successfully navigate the various challenges and problems they encounter in the classroom and in everyday life. The Habits of Mind include * Persisting * Managing impulsivity * Listening with understanding and empathy * Thinking flexibly * Thinking about thinking (metacognition) * Striving for accuracy * Questioning and posing problems * Applying past knowledge to new situations * Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision * Gathering data through all senses * Creating, imagining, innovating * Responding with wonderment and awe * Taking responsible risks * Finding humor * Thinking interdependently * Remaining open to continuous learning This volume brings together--in a revised and expanded format--concepts from the four books in Costa and Kallick's earlier work Habits of Mind: A Developmental Series. Along with other highly respected scholars and practitioners, the authors explain how the 16 Habits of Mind dovetail with up-to-date concepts of what constitutes intelligence; present instructional strategies for activating the habits and creating a "thought-full" classroom environment; offer assessment and reporting strategies that incorporate the habits; and provide real-life examples of how communities, school districts, building administrators, and teachers can integrate the habits into their school culture. Drawing upon their research and work over many years, in many countries, Costa and Kallick present a compelling rationale for using the Habits of Mind as a foundation for leading, teaching, learning, and living well in a complex world. Education

Democracy and Education John Dewey's Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education seeks to both critique and further the educational philosophies espoused by both Rousseau and Plato. Dewey found that Rousseau's ideas overemphasized the individual, whereas Plato's did the same with the society that the individual lived in. Dewey felt this distinction to be a false one, seeing the formation of our minds as a communal process, like Vygotsky did... Education

IQ Testing 101 Does your IQ really measure your intelligence? Is IQ genetic? Can your IQ vary? Do we get smarter or dumber as we get older? How will IQ tests be different in the future? Dr. Kaufman, a leading expert on the development of IQ tests, explores these critical questions and many more in IQ Testing 101. This book provides a brief, compelling introduction to the topic of IQ testing-its mysteries, misconceptions, and truths. This newest edition to the popular Psych 101 Series presents a common-sense approach to what IQ is and what it is not. In lucid, engaging prose, Kaufman explains the nature of IQ testing, as well as where it came from, and where it's going in the future. A quick, fun, even enlightening read, not only for psychologists and educators, but for anyone interested in the study of intelligence. The Psych 101 Series Short, reader-friendly introductions to cutting-edge topics in psychology. With key concepts, controversial topics, and fascinating accounts of up-to-the-minute research, The Psych 101 Series is a valuable resource for all students of psychology and anyone interested in the field. Education

Maybe Tomorrow From the Aboriginal fringe camps of his birth to the catwalk, basketball court, DJ console and more...this is a new anniversary edition of Boori Monty Pryor's life, his pain, his joy and his hopes, and is as powerful now as it was when it was first published in 1998. Education

Special Educational Needs, Inclusion and Diversity Analyses the impact on children with special educational needs of legislation, guidance and other initiatives in education, including curricular, organisational and structural initiatives. This title covers subjects such as dyspraxia, the contribution of neuroscience, and our understanding of SEN. Education

Marketing Higher Education The marketing of higher education has become a natural consequence of the market in which higher education institutions are created and function. This book examines marketing from both the market and educational perspectives and offers a view of its value and use within this dialectic relationship. Education

The Brain at School Presents research in neuroscience, particularly neuroimaging, which has implications for education. This book focuses on the theme that learning involves neural systems which arise from the dense functional interconnectivity of the brain's myriad specialised modules. Education

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, 1 Before your students can discover accurate science, you need to uncover the preconceptions they already have. This book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learning and adjust your teaching accordingly. Loaded with classroom-friendly features you can use immediately, the book is comprised of 25 “probes”—brief, easily administered activities designed to determine your students’ thinking on 44 core science topics (grouped by light, sound, matter, gravity, heat and temperature, life science, and Earth and space science). Education

Habits of Mind Across the Curriculum Real-life experiences from K-12 teachers provide readers with insight and model lessons for weaving the development of strong habits of mind into daily instruction in language arts, music, physical education, social studies, math, foreign language, and other content areas. Education

Teaching with Poverty in Mind Eric Jensen, author of Teaching with the Brain in Mind, examines how poverty hurts children, families, and communities across the United States and demonstrates how educators can improve the academic achievement and life readiness of economically disadvantaged students. Education

Leading Change in Your School Providing real-life examples of leaders who have successfully met the challenge of change, distinguished author and researcher Douglas B. Reeves shows educational leaders how they can create the conditions for, plan, implement, and sustain significant change in their schools. Education

The Motivated Student A guide to helping students tap into their intrinsic motivation for learning in the classroom. Education

Becoming a Great High School This book provides comprehensive research on high school reform from leading education experts, candid examples from the author's 26 years as a principal, and valuable insights from other leaders who have answered the call to make their schools better. Education

Curriculum 21 "What year are you preparing your students for? 1973? 1995? Can you honestly say that your school's curriculum and the program you use are preparing your students for 2015 or 2020? Are you even preparing them for today?" With those provocative questions, author and educator Heidi Hayes Jacobs launches a powerful case for overhauling, updating, and injecting life into the K-12 curriculum. Sharing her expertise as a world-renowned curriculum designer and calling upon the collective wisdom of 10 education thought leaders, Jacobs provides insight and inspiration in the following key areas: * Content and assessment--How to identify what to keep, what to cut, and what to create, and where portfolios and other new kinds of assessment fit into the picture. * Program structures--How to improve our use of time and space and groupings of students and staff. * Technology--How it's transforming teaching, and how to take advantage of students' natural facility with technology. * Media literacy--The essential issues to address, and the best resources for helping students become informed users of multiple forms of media. * Globalization--What steps to take to help students gain a global perspective. * Sustainability--How to instill enduring values and beliefs that will lead to healthier local, national, and global communities. * Habits of mind--The thinking habits that students, teachers, and administrators need to develop and practice to succeed in school, work, and life. The answers to these questions and many more make Curriculum 21 the ideal guide for transforming our schools into what they must become: learning organizations that match the times in which we live. Education

The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook Covering all the core skills you will need to help you make the most of your university course, The Ultimate Study Skills Handbook is your key to success. Education

Contemporary Perspectives on Early Childhood Education This book considers and interrogates a range of new and critical issues in contemporary early childhood education. It discusses both fundamental and emerging topics in the field, and presents them in the context of reflective and contemporary frameworks. Education

Connecting Teachers, Students, and Standards How can you teach all students to achieve at the same high standards and still respect and accommodate their differences? This book answers that question and introduces you to a field-tested framework for teaching that ensures that inclusion and differentiated instruction are in harmony with standards-based education. Education

Evidence-Based Practice in Educating Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Too often, decisions on how to best support deaf and hard-of-hearing children in developing language and academic skills are made based on incorrect or incomplete information. No matter how well-intentioned, decisions grounded in opinions, beliefs, or value judgments are insufficient to guide practice. Instead, we need to take advantage of relevant, emerging research concerning best practices and outcomes in educating deaf and hard-of-hearing learners. Co-authored by two of the most respected leaders in the field, this book summarizes and evaluates research findings across multiple disciplines pertaining to the raising and educating of deaf children, providing a comprehensive but concise record of the successes, failures and unanswered questions in deaf education.A readily accessible and invaluable source for teachers, university students, and other professionals, Evidence-Based Practice in Educating Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students encourages readers to reconsider assumptions and delve more deeply into what we really know about deaf and hard-of-hearing children, their patterns of development, and their lifelong learning. Education

Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom While most books on classroom management focus on keeping kids in their seats and giving good directions, here at last is a breakthrough guide that explains how to lead a class that is differentiated to individual students’ needs. The top authority on differentiated instruction, Carol Ann Tomlinson, teams up with educator and consultant Marcia B. Imbeau to outfit you with everything you need to deal with time, space, materials, groups, and strategies in ways that balance content requirements with multiple pathways for learning. Step-by-step guidelines, checklists, and a Teacher’s Toolkit with ready-made classroom activities ensure that you master the nuts and bolts of managing a student-centered classroom. Education

The Trouble With Play This book departs from some of the ideas about play that are held dear by many in early childhood education and prompts teachers to understand and implement thoughtful approaches to play in the early years, raising questions about fairness and equity. Education

Unforgettable French Unforgettable French uses memory tricks to teach and reinforce major points of French grammar from the basics up to high school level, to learners of all ages. It may be used: by anyone who wishes to gain confidence in speaking French, as a revision aid, to consolidate the learner’s grasp of grammatical points, to complement whatever French scheme you are using, and by French teachers at all levels, from elementary school through to adult. These tried-and-tested memory tricks help to explain “tr Education

Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs offers a comprehensive, label-free approach to teaching music to students with disabilities. Music teachers will find practical, real-world solutions to the challenges they face everyday, all grounded in the latest theory and research on inclusion. Topics include classroom behavior, learning domains, assessment, policy, advocacy, IEPs, and socialization. Education

That's not a daffodil! When Tom is given a brown bulb, he says, 'That's not a daffodil! That's an onion.' A cheeky and satisfying story with playful repetition and build up of anticipation that will make little children request this story again and again. Education

Instruction That Measures Up W. James Popham calls on his half-century in the classroom to provide a practical, assessment-informed framework for guiding teachers through their most important instructional decisions. Education

The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units offers instructional modules on the basic concepts and elements of Understanding by Design (UbD), the "backward design" approach used by thousands of educators to create curriculum units and assessments that focus on developing students' understanding of important ideas. The eight modules are organized around the UbD Template Version 2.0 and feature components similar to what is typically provided in a UbD design workshop, including-- * Discussion and explanation of key ideas in the module; * Guiding exercises, worksheets, and design tips; * Examples of unit designs; * Review criteria with prompts for self-assessment; and * A list of resources for further information. This guide is intended for K-16 educators--either individuals or groups--who may have received some training in UbD and want to continue their work independently; those who've read Understanding by Design and want to design curriculum units but have no access to formal training; graduate and undergraduate students in university curriculum courses; and school and district administrators, curriculum directors, and others who facilitate UbD work with staff. Users can go through the modules in sequence or skip around, depending on their previous experience with UbD and their preferred curriculum design style or approach. Unit creation, planning, and adaptation are easier than ever with the accompanying downloadable resources, including the UbD template set up as a fillable PDF form, additional worksheets, examples, and FAQs about the module topics that speak to UbD novices and veterans alike. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book. Education

Day by Day Have you ever wanted your own personal writing coach to help improve your teaching of writing? How about two personal writing coaches? In Day by Day, Stacey Shubitz and Ruth Ayres, creators of the popular blog Two Writing Teachers, guide you through the trials and tribulations of a whole year of writing workshop. Education

Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners Reaching Out to Latino Families of English Language Learners provides teachers with a wealth of tools and strategies for communicating with the parents of Latino English language learners and learning more about their communities. Education

Transformative Assessment Testing expert W. James Popham cuts through the jargon and the hype to provide the definitive nuts-and-bolts introduction to formative assessment, a process with the power to completely transform teaching and learning. In his inimitable style, Popham explains the research supporting formative assessment's effectiveness and why familiarity with this research is the key to preserving both teacher sanity and district funds. You'll find step-by-step guidance on how to build frameworks for formative assessment and how to carry out each of the process's four levels: teachers' instructional adjustments, students' learning tactic adjustments, a classroom climate shift, and schoolwide implementation. This book is the place to start for educators considering formative assessment, curious about why their school system is embracing formative assessment, or wondering why the "formative assessments" they're using now aren't producing the desired results. Here, you'll learn what formative assessment is and isn't, what it can do and what it can't, and the practical way to reap its very real rewards: better teaching and better learning. Note: This product listing is for the reflowable (ePub) version of the book. Education

Becoming A Reflective English Teacher Becoming a Reflective English Teacher builds firm bridges between theory and practice, exploring how these can be brought together to create powerful contexts for teaching and learning across the broad spectrum of elements of the English secondary curriculum. By combining both theoretical and practical dimensions, the book enables you to reflect meaningfully on the processes and impact of your teaching. Education

How Deaf Children Learn In this book, renowned authorities Marschark and Hauser explain how empirical research conducted over the last several years directly informs educational practices at home and in the classroom, and offer strategies that parents and teachers can use to promote optimal learning in their deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Education

Cognitive Load Theory A comprehensive review of all issues related to cognitive load theory, written by prolific researchers from around the world. Education

Where Great Teaching Begins Anne R. Reeves presents a streamlined approach to instructional design that empowers every teacher to plan engaging, objective-based lessons that will help students master essential content, develop valuable thinking skills, and learn deeply and meaningfully. Education

Purposeful Play for Early Childhood Phonological Awareness Use fun, engaging activities, grouped according to phonological skills, that build sequentially and reinforce previously learned skills while introducing new skills. The activities include kinesthetic, visual, and aural representations, plus alternative suggestions are provided at the end of each activity to make necessary modifications for diverse learners. Instructions are included for teachers to recognize the needs of different learners.192 pages plus Teacher Resource CD. Education

Managing An Early Childhood Classroom Create and manage an effective and developmentally-appropriate early childhood classroom! Filled with management suggestions, ideas, and recommendations for young children’s growth and development, this teacher-friendly guide also provides ready-to-use lessons, patterns, and templates to enhance learning. Topics include maximizing space, center ideas, scheduling recommendations, and long and short-term planning suggestions. 240pp. Education

Traveling on an Airplane Did you know that airports are the perfect place to find shapes? Sometimes shapes are used because they are a good design choice, such as circles and triangles on the ceiling. But other times, shapes are used to offer support and strength to the building. Look inside to see if you can find the many shapes hidden inside airports from around the world. Take a look outside the airport too. What shapes do you see on the runway? 32pp. Education

Inside the Water Cycle The water cycle is like a circle—it has no beginning and no end. When the sun heats ocean water, it evaporates and forms clouds in the sky. When these particles get big enough, they can fall to Earth as precipitation in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail. When water hits the ground, it can change to liquid, soak into the ground, or run off and form streams or rivers. But it always makes its way back to the ocean, where the cycle “begins” again. Education

Mansa Musa Mansa Musa was the king of Mali. Located in western Africa, Mali became one of the largest empires during the time of Musa’s rule. Musa helped his empire grow in size and culture by encouraging the arts, literature, and architecture. Education

Mesopotamia Mesopotamia was located in the Middle East. It was made up of empires such as the Babylonian Empire, Assyrian Empire, Persian Empire, and Phoenician Empire. Each empire made contributions and influenced the world as it exists today. Education

All About Mechanical Engineering The basic principles of mechanical engineering are Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion regarding force, acceleration and deceleration, and actions and reactions. Working with these basic rules, today’s engineers continue to create inventions that make our lives easier. Education

James Madison James Madison made great contributions to the United States. During his presidency, he declared war on Great Britain. Not all of his decisions met public approval, but he was well respected throughout his lifetime and one of the most influential founding fathers. Education

Save the World on Your Own Time "[Save the World on Your Own Time] is invariably smart, stimulating, and provocative. It is filled with insights and crackles with verve. It is a joy to take in."--Texas Law Review Education

Classroom Instruction That Works In 2001, Classroom Instruction That Works inspired more than a million teachers to refine their approach to teaching by asking and answering these questions: What works in education? How do we know? How can educational research find its way into the classroom? How can we apply it to help individual students? This all-new, completely revised second edition of that classic text pulls from years of research, practice, and results to reanalyze and reevaluate the nine instructional strategies that have the most positive effects on teaching and learning: * Setting objectives and providing feedback * Reinforcing effort and providing recognition * Cooperative learning * Cues, questions, and advance organizers * Nonlinguistic representations * Summarizing and note taking * Assigning homework and providing practice * Identifying similarities and differences * Generating and testing hypotheses A new framework organizes these strategies in preparation for instructional planning, and it highlights the point that all of the strategies are effective and should be used to complement one another. Each teaching strategy is supported with recommended classroom practices, examples of the strategy in use, tips for teaching, and information about using the strategy with today's learners. Whether you are coming to this book for the first time or are a veritable expert in the nine strategies, this second edition will help you develop your instructional approach, broaden your influence as a teacher, and enhance the learning potential of all your students. We haven't reinvented the wheel. We've taken classroom instruction that works and made it thrive. Education

Succeeding with your Literature Review This book provides practical guidance on processes of researching a range of relevant literature on a subject, planning and writing a literature review. Education

The Handbook Of Transcultural Counselling And Psychotherapy This fascinating book examines recent critical thinking and contemporary research findings in the field of transcultural counselling and psychotherapy. It also explores the effects of different cultural heritages upon potential clients and therapists. Education

Understanding by Design Guide to Advanced Concepts in Creating and Reviewing Units Practical advice, worksheets, and examples guide UbD novices and veterans through the vital steps of unpacking standards, evaluating assessments, differentiating instruction, and using feedback. With version 2.0 of the UbD Template, learn to adjust units and learning experiences to improve student achievement. Downloadable, fillable electronic forms and templates make revisions simple and storable. Education

Becoming World Wise As world travel is growing exponentially, “alternative” travel has grown apace: from ecotourism, gap years, short-term mission trips, cultural travel-study tours, and foreign language study, to college-level study abroad, “voluntourism”, and international service-learning. This book is intended to help the new generation of ethical and educational travelers make the most of their international experience, and show them how to broaden their cultural horizons while also making a contribution to their host community. This book guides independent and purposeful learners considering destinations off the “beaten path” on connecting with a wider world. Whether traveling on their own, or as part of a group arranged by an educational institution, humanitarian organization, or congregation, this book will enable them to make their international encounter rewarding, authentic, enriching, and learning-oriented. This book draws on the author’s extensive travel and many years of guiding college students’ global learning. Richard Slimbach offers a comprehensive framework for pre-field preparation that includes, but goes beyond, discussions of packing lists and assorted “do’s and don’ts” to consider the ultimate purposes and practical learning strategies needed to enter deeply into a host culture. It also features an in-depth look at the post-sojourn process, helping the reader integrate the experiences and insights from the field into her or his studies and personal life. This book constitutes a vital road map for anyone intent on having their whole being—body, mind, and heart—stretched through the intercultural experience. Becoming World Wise offers an integrated approach to cross-cultural learning aimed at transforming our consciousness while also contributing to the flourishing of the communities that host us. While primarily intended for foreign study and service situations, the ideas are just as relevant to intercultural learning within domestic settings. In a “globalized” world, diverse cultures intermingle near and far, at home and abroad. Education

Understanding College and University Organization Now available in paperback, this two-volume work is intended to help readers develop powerful new ways of thinking about organizational principles, and apply them to policy-making and management in colleges and universities. The book is written with two audiences in mind: administrative and faculty leaders in institutions of higher learning, and students (both doctoral and Master's degree) studying to become upper-level administrators, leaders, and policy makers in higher education. It systematically presents a range of theories that can be applied to many of the difficult management situations that college and university leaders encounter. It provides them with the theoretical background to knowledgeably evaluate the many new ideas that emerge in the current literature, and in workshops and conferences. The purpose is to help leaders develop their own effective management style and approaches, and feel confident that their actions are informed by appropriate theory and knowledge of the latest research in the field. Without theory, organizational leaders are forced to treat each problem that they encounter as unique–as if it were a first-time occurrence. While leaders may have some experience with a particular issue, their solutions are usually not informed by the accumulated wisdom of others who have already encountered and resolved similar situations. The authors approach the theory of the organization and administration of colleges and universities from three quite different perspectives, or paradigms, each relying on different assumptions about the “reality” of organizational life in colleges and universities. The positivist paradigm–primarily an omnibus systems theory–integrates the chapters into a comprehensive, yet easily accessible whole. Social constructionism, the second paradigm, is introduced in each chapter to illuminate the difficulty of seeking and finding meaningful consensus on problems and policies, while also addressing important ethical issues that tend to be overlooked in leadership thought and action. The third paradigm, postmodernism, draws attention to difficulties of logic and communication under the constraints of strictly linear thinking that “authorities” at all levels attempt to impose on organizations. This “multiple paradigm” approach enables readers to become more cognizant of their own assumptions, how they may differ from those of others in their organization, and how those differences may both create difficulties in resolving problems and expand the range of alternatives considered in organizational decision making. The book offers readers the tools to balance the real-world needs to succeed in today’s challenging and competitive environment with the social and ethical aspirations of all its stakeholders and society at large. The authors’ aim is to elucidate how administration can be made more efficient and effective through rational decision-making while also respecting humanistic values. This approach highlights a range of phenomena that require attention if the institution is ultimately to be considered successful. Also available: Volume 1: The State of the System Two volume set Education

Understanding College and University Organization Now available in paperback, this two-volume work is intended to help readers develop powerful new ways of thinking about organizational principles, and apply them to policy-making and management in colleges and universities. The book is written with two audiences in mind: administrative and faculty leaders in institutions of higher learning, and students (both doctoral and Master's degree) studying to become upper-level administrators, leaders, and policy makers in higher education. It systematically presents a range of theories that can be applied to many of the difficult management situations that college and university leaders encounter. It provides them with the theoretical background to knowledgeably evaluate the many new ideas that emerge in the current literature, and in workshops and conferences. The purpose is to help leaders develop their own effective management style and approaches, and feel confident that their actions are informed by appropriate theory and knowledge of the latest research in the field. Without theory, organizational leaders are forced to treat each problem that they encounter as unique–as if it were a first-time occurrence. While leaders may have some experience with a particular issue, their solutions are usually not informed by the accumulated wisdom of others who have already encountered and resolved similar situations. The authors approach the theory of the organization and administration of colleges and universities from three quite different perspectives, or paradigms, each relying on different assumptions about the “reality” of organizational life in colleges and universities. The positivist paradigm–primarily an omnibus systems theory–integrates the chapters into a comprehensive, yet easily accessible whole. Social constructionism, the second paradigm, is introduced in each chapter to illuminate the difficulty of seeking and finding meaningful consensus on problems and policies, while also addressing important ethical issues that tend to be overlooked in leadership thought and action. The third paradigm, postmodernism, draws attention to difficulties of logic and communication under the constraints of strictly linear thinking that “authorities” at all levels attempt to impose on organizations. This “multiple paradigm” approach enables readers to become more cognizant of their own assumptions, how they may differ from those of others in their organization, and how those differences may both create difficulties in resolving problems and expand the range of alternatives considered in organizational decision making. The book offers readers the tools to balance the real-world needs to succeed in today’s challenging and competitive environment with the social and ethical aspirations of all its stakeholders and society at large. The authors’ aim is to elucidate how administration can be made more efficient and effective through rational decision-making while also respecting humanistic values. This approach highlights a range of phenomena that require attention if the institution is ultimately to be considered successful. Also available: Volume 2: Dynamics of the System Two Volume Set Education

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Creating Learning Without Limits This book looks at The Wroxham School in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, which has embraced the' Learning without Limits' approach across the whole school. Education

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education In The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education, editors Wayne D. Bowman and Ana Lucía Frega have drawn together a variety of philosophical perspectives from a global who's who of scholars. Rather than relegating philosophical inquiry to moot questions and abstract situations, the contributors to this volume address everyday concerns faced by music educators everywhere. Emphasizing clarify, fairness, rigor, and utility above all, The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy in Music Education challenges music educators around the world to make their own decisions and ultimately contribute to the conversation themselves. Education

Perspectives on Teaching Singing This volume draws together leading researchers and practitioners in voice pedagogy in Australia. The collection is designed to be an ongoing resource for singing teachers, and the publication is aligned with the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing. The book serves as a snapshot of work in the field, and encompasses voice science, studio pedagogy, regional Australia, and the role of the performer-teacher. It transcends genre boundaries and includes chapters on opera, music theatre, choral music, jazz, worship singing and cabaret. Education

STEM Student Research Handbook This comprehensive resource for STEM teachers and students, outlines the various stages of large-scale research projects, enabling teachers to coach their students through the research process. This handbook provides enough detail to embolden all teachers—even those who have never designed an experiment on their own—to support student-researchers through the entire process of conducting experiments. Education

Models-Based Science Teaching Humans perceive the world by constructing mental models—telling a story, interpreting a map, reading a book. Every way we interact with the world involves mental models, whether creating new ones or building on existing models with the introduction of new information. In Models-Based Science Teaching, author and educator Steven Gilbert explores the concept of mental models in relation to the learning of science, and how we can apply this understanding when we teach science. Education

The Nature-Nurture Debates Dale Goldhaber reframes the nature-nurture debates, providing fresh insight into old and persistent questions of human behavior and development. Education

How Children Learn An unrivalled introduction to the pioneers of educational theory that you won't be able to get through your studies without. This must-have book includes profiles on Vygotsky, Steiner, Montessori and Froebel, as well as 24 other theorists. Education

How Children Learn - Book 2 A readable discussion of the key ideas of child development and theory, including how children acquire language, the meaning of intelligence and creativity, as well as how best to teach children to read and write. Education

New Learning Fully updated and revised, the second edition of New Learning explores the contemporary debates and challenges in education. Education

Practice Tests for the TOEFL iBT Practice Tests for the TOEFL iBT contains four TOEFL tests, with answer keys. Perfect for self-study and classrooms. Each TOEFL iBT Practice Test...* reflects the design of the official TOEFL internet-based test* tests academic English-language proficiency expected of university students in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland and England* provides extra practice before you take the official TOEFL iBT* will help you identify those areas of academic English you need to improve for a higher TOEFL iBT score* will give you an unofficial, TOEFL iBT range score within a 10-point range Education

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction That Works In this updated edition of the ASCD best seller, authors Howard Pitler, Elizabeth R. Hubbell, and Matt Kuhn offer a multitude of strategies for using social networks, mobile devices, web-based multimedia tools, and other technology applications in the classroom. Each chapter of the book is aligned to the nine categories of effective instructional strategies of McREL’s Classroom Instruction That Works framework. Education

Planning for Learning through Food Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of food. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of food and eating. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas... Education

Planning for Learning through People Who Help Us Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of people who help us. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of people who help us. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep tra... Education

Planning for Learning through Where I Live Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of where I live. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of the local area and where children live. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioner... Education

Understanding How Young Children Learn Ostroff highlights the processes that propel learning—play, confidence, self-regulation, movement, mnemonic strategies, metacognition, articulation, and collaboration—and distills the research into a synthesis of the most important, takeaway ideas that teachers will need as they design their pedagogy and curriculum. Education

Literacy in Early Childhood and Primary Education Provides a comprehensive, reader-friendly introduction to literacy teaching and learning, exploring both theoretical underpinnings and practical strategies. Education

So What Do They Really Know? In So What Do They Really Know? Cris Tovani explores the complex issue of monitoring, assessing, and grading students' thinking and performance with fairness and fidelity. Like all teachers, Cris struggles to balance her student-centered instruction with school system mandates. Her recommendations are realistic and practical; she understands that what isn't manageable isn't sustainable. Cris describes the systems and structure she uses in her own classroom and shows teachers how to use assessments to monitor student growth and provide targeted feedback that enables students to master content goals. She also shares ways to bring students into the assessment cycle so they can monitor their own learning, maximizing motivation and engagement. So What Do They Really Know? includes a wealth of information: Lessons from Cris's classroom Templates showing how teachers can use the workshop model to assess and differentiate instruction Student work, including samples from linguistically diverse learners, struggling readers, and college-bound seniors Anchor charts of student thinking Ideas on how to give feedback Guidelines that explain how conferring is different from monitoring Suggestions for assessing learning and differentiating instruction during conferences Advice for managing ongoing assessment Cris's willingness to share her own struggles continues to be a hallmark of her work. Teachers will recognize their own students and the challenges they face as they join Cris on the journey to figure out how to raise student achievement. Education

Number Sense Routines Just as athletes stretch their muscles before every game and musicians play scales to keep their technique in tune, mathematical thinkers and problem solvers can benefit from daily warm-up exercises. Jessica Shumway has developed a series of routines designed to help young students internalize and deepen their facility with numbers. The daily use of these quick five-, ten-, or fifteen-minute experiences at the beginning of math class will help build students' number sense. Students with strong number sense understand numbers, ways to represent numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems. They make reasonable estimates, compute fluently, use reasoning strategies (e.g., relate operations, such as addition and subtraction, to each other), and use visual models based on their number sense to solve problems. Students who never develop strong number sense will struggle with nearly all mathematical strands, from measurement and geometry to data and equations. In Number Sense Routines, Jessica shows that number sense can be taught to all students. Dozens of classroom examples -- including conversations among students engaging in number sense routines -- illustrate how the routines work, how children's number sense develops, and how to implement responsive routines. Additionally, teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the underlying math -- the big ideas, skills, and strategies children learn as they develop numerical literacy. Education

Opening Minds "Introducing a spelling test to a student by saying, 'Let's see how many words you know,' is different from saying, 'Let's see how many words you know already.' It is only one word, but the already suggests that any words the child knows are ahead of expectation and, most important, that there is nothing permanent about what is known and not known." — Peter Johnston Sometimes a single word changes everything. In his groundbreaking book Choice Words, Peter Johnston demonstrated how the things teachers say (and don't say) have surprising consequences for the literate lives of students. Now, in Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives, Peter shows how the words teachers choose affect the worlds students inhabit in the classroom, and ultimately their futures. He explains how to engage children with more productive talk and to create classrooms that support not only students' intellectual development, but their development as human beings. Grounded in research, Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives shows how words can shape students' learning, their sense of self, and their social, emotional and moral development. Make no mistake: words have the power to open minds – or close them. Education

Exploring Professionalism Exploring key issues in professional life such as how we define ourselves, how we learn as professionals, and what impact current changes and challenges are having on the nature of professional work, this book will offer a rounded selection of perspectives on professional life, as offered by some of the UK's most distinguished scholars in the field. Featuring contributions from leading academics and specialists, this book will be useful to those individuals who are embarking on or already engaging in work on a professional doctorate, while also appealing to a broader readership who are interested in the range of issues affecting professionals who work in education, in its most all-embracing sense. Education

Faith in Education This book attempts to get to the heart of debates about religious upbringing and autonomy and the place of faith schools within a liberal society. Education

Improving Intercultural Learning Experiences in Higher Education This text aims to investigate the learning experiences of international students at UK universities and to discuss how these experiences can be improved. Education

Music Education in the 21st Century in the United Kingdom This book provides a timely and unique overview of music education in the UK by considering its achievements, analysing its current performance and setting out aspirations for the future. Education

Music Psychology in Education This book will be of particular interest to those training to be instrumental and class teachers, and teachers wishing to further their understanding of teaching and learning. It addresses the psychological underpinnings of all elements of music education and provides a short introduction to the field of music psychology. Education

Planning for Learning through Colour Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of colour. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of colours. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of l... Education

Planning for Learning through Journeys Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of journeys and transport. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of journeys and transport. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can ... Education

A-Z Of Play In Early Childhood The key themes in play are explored through an A – Z approach covering key concepts, theories / theorists, and figures. Education

Planning for Learning through Growth Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of growth. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage, designed to make your planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of growth. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas ... Education

How to Study for a Mathematics Degree This no-nonsense book translates mathematics education research-based insights into practical advice for a student audience. It covers every aspect of studying for a mathematics degree, from the most abstract intellectual challenges to the everyday business of interacting with lecturers and making good use of study time. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English Provides full support for students and teachers of the Cambridge IGCSE® Literature in English syllabus. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core and Extended Coursebook A series of titles written to cover the complete Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) syllabus and endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations. Education

The School and Society and The Child and the Curriculum Though he did not coin the phrase "Progressive Education," American philosopher and psychologist, John Dewey, has historically been associated with this modern educational method. In these two works, "The School and Society" and "The Child and Curriculum," Dewey lays out his philosophies of pragmatism, educational reform, and his advocacy of democracy. In a time when education focused primarily on rote memorization and passive acquisition of knowledge, Dewey advocated a "learning by doing" method. He believed students would become more well-rounded, productive members of society through their natural inquisitiveness, and experimentation through interaction with the world. Dewey's complex and naturalistic theories were primary influences in both education and social reform in the twentieth century. Furthermore, he has become known as one of the founders of the philosophy of pragmatism and functional psychology. Today, his work is still a valuable source of information and inspiration to those interested in the education and development of school-age children. Education

Health and Physical Education This book provides a comprehensive overview of skills and theory required to teach health and physical education in Australian schools. Education

Making Sense of Mass Education Provides comprehensive and accessible analysis of the field of mass education, assessing traditional issues and dispelling myths about the classroom. Education

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Prepares students for the different environments they will encounter when teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Education

Planning for Learning through Shapes Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of shapes. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of shapes. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of lea... Education

Planning for Learning through Animals This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of animals. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learning and development they are promoting. This book also includes a photocopiable page to give to parents with ideas for them to get involved with their children's topic, as well as ideas for bringing the six weeks of learning together. The weekly themes in this... Education

Planning for Learning through Farms Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of farms. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of farms. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learn... Education

Neurodiversity in the Classroom This book by best-selling author Thomas Armstrong offers classroom strategies for ensuring the academic success of students in five special-needs categories: learning disabilities, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, intellectual disabilities, and emotional and behavioral disorders. Education

ESOL This publication reviews all the literature used to inform the groundbreaking More than a language… report of the NIACE inquiry into ESOL Education

Introduction to Rubrics This new edition retains the appeal, clarity and practicality that made the first so successful, and continues to provide a fundamental introduction to the principles and purposes of rubrics, with guidance on how to construct them, use them to align course content to learning outcomes, and apply them in a wide variety of courses, and to all forms of assignment. Reflecting developments since publication of the first edition, the authors have extended coverage to include: * Expanded discussion on use of rubrics for grading* Grading on-line with rubrics* Wider coverage of rubric types (e.g., holistic, rating scales)* Rubric construction in student affairs* Pros and cons of working with "ready-made" rubrics* Using rubrics to improve your teaching, and for SoTL* Use of rubrics in program assessment (case study)* Application of rubrics in the arts, for study abroad, service learning and students’ independent learning * Up-dated literature review Education

Giftedness 101 In my estimation Giftedness 101 ranks high among authoritative texts devoted to this particular population of children. It not only offers thorough experience and knowledge-based insights to those who are already or are contemplating serving the social emotional needs of these children in the future, but also those who profess to educate future teachers, those who would venture out into classrooms charged with the teaching and many others besides. It should be required reading for politicians - especially those who shape educational policy."--Gifted and Talented International "Linda Silverman is an articulate, insightful, authoritative, and extremely "gifted" international expert in the assessment of giftedness...[She] has created a gem with Giftedness 101. The fields of psychology and education should welcome this vibrant book with open arms." Alan S. Kaufman, PhD Yale Child Study Center School of Medicine "This is a really terrific book! I'm really impressed at how much information has been packed into it, how accessible it is (without talking down to the audience), and how well the author has parsed the many key issues in the world of giftedness. Parents and mental health professionals with find this book incredibly useful. I look forward to sharing it far and wide. I think it is a book that was badly needed and will really fill a niche." Corin Goodwin CEO & Executive Director, Gifted Homeschoolers Forum This is the most thorough history, explanation, and call to action for gifted advocates you will find."--Laughing at Chaos Blog What is giftedness? Is it the potential for success or is it the experience of being an "outsider"? This book addresses the unique psychological needs of gifted children, which are often manifested as "feeling different," and examines special issues such as gifted children with learning disabilities, gender considerations, implications of socio-economic status, and more. Giftedness 101 dispels common myths about giftedness and challenges the view that eminence is the true signifier of giftedness. It offers specific guidelines to psychologists, parents, and teachers; describes comprehensive assessment of the gifted; provides support for the twice exceptional; and focuses on the complex inner world of the gifted. The book defines giftedness as a psychological reality with powerful ramifications throughout the lifespan. Giftedness 101 will be a valuable, eye-opening resource for psychologists, educators, and other professionals who work with the gifted, as well as gifted individuals and their families. Key Features: Provides a concise, accessible overview of one of the most important and challenging topics in psychology and education Examines the concept of giftedness across the lifespan Covers both the intellectual assessment and development of gifted individuals as well as the psychological well-being issues of this population Written by a prominent expert in the field of the psychology of giftedness Education

Teaching the Arts Provides a comprehensive introduction to Arts education in Australia and New Zealand – dance, drama, media arts, music and visual arts. Education

Public Education in New Mexico The structure, politics, and financing of education in New Mexico today. Education

Facilitating Action Learning This book is a clear, concise and straightforward guide to a well-established approach to problem-solving and learning in groups that enables change. Education

Teaching Music Through Composition This book is a full multimedia curriculum that contains over 60 Lesson Plans in 29 Units of Study, Student Assignments Sheets, Worksheets, Handouts, Audio and MIDI files to teach a wide array of musical topics, including: general/basic music theory, music appreciation and analysis, keyboarding, composing/arranging, even ear-training (aural theory) using technology. Education

How to Study as a Mathematics Major This no-nonsense book translates mathematics education research-based insights into practical advice for a student audience. It covers every aspect of studying for a mathematics major, from the most abstract intellectual challenges to the everyday business of interacting with lecturers and making good use of study time. Education

On Teaching Religion On Teaching Religion collects the best of Jonathan Z. Smith's essays and lectures into one volume. Education

International Perspectives On Early Childhood Education And Care This book discusses key influential approaches to ECEC across the world, considering less well-known systems to broaden thinking. Education

Naked Roommate's First Year Survival Workbook An Amazing College Experience Starts with You! The Naked Roommate's First Year Survival Workbook is your personal road map to creating and living your own best college experience. Based on the New York Times bestselling book The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College, this guidebook is the ultimate companion for a student looking to have the most successful and productive first year. Harlan Cohen, the most trusted voice on the college transition, and expert instructor Cynthia Jenkins give you ways to evaluate your expectations, interests, and concerns about college life, and then track them against the real deal as you make your way through the exciting, surprising, and, yes, sometimes difficult first year experience. Filled with 107 Naked activities and exercises covering: ? Finding your place(s) on (and off) campus ? Making friends, talking to parents, and paying for college ? Juggling the perks and pitfalls of technology ? Studying strategies, classroom essentials, and instructor insights ? Roommates, relationships, drinking, drugs, sex, no sex, and more ... (roommate contract included) If you are open to possibilities and ready to expect the unexpected, some of the best years of your life are about to begin. Education

Planning for Learning through Space Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of space. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of space. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which areas of learn... Education

Planning for Learning through the Senses Plan for six weeks of learning covering all six areas of learning and development of the EYFS through the topic of the senses. The Planning for Learning series is a series of topic books written around the Early Years Foundation Stage designed to make planning easy. This book takes you through six weeks of activities on the theme of the five senses. Each activity is linked to a specific Early Learning Goal, and the book contains a skills overview so that practitioners can keep track of which... Education

Education From the schools of ancient times to the present day, Gary Thomas looks at how and why education evolved as it has. By exploring some of the big questions, he examines the ways in which schools work, considers the differences around the world, and concludes by considering the future of education worldwide. Education

Complete Geography for Cambridge IGCSE® Revision Guide Designed to solidify comprehension and support progression in exam attainment, this comprehensive Revision Guide consolidates all the examinable material and provides a bank of practice material to build a strong foundation for future achievement. Education

Observation, Assessment And Planning In The Early Years This book helps early years practitioners improve their observation, assessment & planning techniques. Education

Energizing Brain Breaks The fastest way to keep your students engaged Glazed look in your students' eyes? They need is an Energizing Brain Break —a quick physical and mental challenge to refresh them. This full-color flip book contains 50 highly effective, classroom-tested ideas for all grades. You'll find pictures, directions, and online videos for activities like: Slap Count Letters: students alternate slapping each other's hands while spelling a word Rock, Paper, Scissors, Math: partners reveal a certain number of fingers to each other, and the first person to add them together wins Bizz-Buzz: groups of students count from 1 to 40 using a combination of numbers and words Education

Heterocyclic Chemistry This book deals with the fundamental chemistry of fully saturated and unsaturated 4-, 5- and 6-membered heterocycles. The principal focus is those compounds containing a single nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur atom and by restricting discussion to these, a balanced treatment is possible. The book introduces a selection of important heterocyclic compounds and the vital role that they play in life, medicine and industry. Conformational aspects of heterocyclic chemistry, aromatic stabilization, nomenclature, reaction mechanisms and methods of synthesis are also discussed. Ideal for the needs of undergraduate chemistry students, Tutorial Chemistry Texts is a major series consisting of short, single topic or modular texts concentrating on the fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject, embodying an independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples. Education

Quantum Mechanics for Chemists Quantum Mechanics for Chemists is designed to provide chemistry undergraduates with a basic understanding of the principles of quantum mechanics. The text assumes some knowledge of chemical bonding and a familiarity with the qualitative aspects of molecular orbitals in molecules such as butadiene and benzene. Thus it is intended to follow a basic course in organic and/or inorganic chemistry.The approach is rather different from that adopted in most books on quantum chemistry in that the Schrödinger wave equation is introduced at a fairly late stage, after students have become familiar with the application of de Broglie-type wavefunctions to free particles and particles in a box. Likewise, the Hamiltonian operator and the concept of eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are not introduced until the last two chapters of the book, where approximate solutions to the wave equation for many-electron atoms and molecules are discussed. In this way, students receive a gradual introduction to the basic concepts of quantum mechanics. Visit www.rsc.org/books/6070 for further information. Ideal for the needs of undergraduate chemistry students, Tutorial Chemistry Texts is a major series consisting of short, single topic or modular texts concentrating on the fundamental areas of chemistry taught in undergraduate science courses. Each book provides a concise account of the basic principles underlying a given subject, embodying an independent-learning philosophy and including worked examples. Education

Connecting the Dots Between Education, Interests, and Careers, Grades 7–10 These ready-to-use lessons generate deep discussion about life after graduation and get students ready for college or career. Includes conversation starters, quizzes, reflections, and up-to-date career information. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Revision Guide for the Cambridge Secondary 1 Test With Checkpoint Science Revision Guide for the Cambridge Secondary 1 test you can aim for the best grade with the help of relevant and accessible notes, examiner advice plus questions and answers on each key topic. - Clear explanations of every topic covered in the Cambridge Secondary 1 Checkpoint Science syllabus - Builds revision skills you need for success in the test - Exam tips wirtten by test setters and examiners giving you their expert advice - Test questions, worked solutions and answers are available free online at www.hoddereducation.com/checkpointextras This text has not been through the Cambridge endorsement process. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Psychology Revision Guide Get your best grades with this Cambridge International A and AS Level Psychology Revision Guide. - Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced examiner David Clarke - Use research summaries and evaluation notes to improve your knowledge of key theories and studies, including coverage of the five specialist choice options - Get the top marks by demonstrating your understanding of the research methods psychologists use Use the Revision Guide to prepare for the big day: - Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner - Use the expert tips to clarify key points - Avoid making typical mistakes with expert advice - Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it - Practise your exam skills with exam-style questions and answers This title has not been through the Cambridge endorsement process. Education

Everyday Science Mysteries What causes condensation? Does temperature affect how well a balloon will fly? How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? Through 15 mystery stories, this book illustrates science concepts for students and reinforces the value of learning science through inquiry. Each mystery presents opportunities for students to create questions, form hypotheses, test their ideas, and come up with explanations. Focused on concepts such as periodic motion, thermodynamics, temperature and energy, and sound, these mysteries draw students into the stories by grounding them in familiar experiences. Education

Everyday Life Science Mysteries How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like—or different from—their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off the tree? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students to carry out hands-on science investigations and actually care about the results. These 20 open-ended mysteries focus exclusively on biological science, including botany, human physiology, zoology, and health. Education

Teaching Music to Students with Autism This book is the first resource to provide a comprehensive study of the music education of students with autism. Topics include: diagnosis, advocacy, and a collegial team-approach, as well as communication, cognition, behavior, sensory, and socialization challenges. Education

Early Childhood Curriculum Provides a comprehensive introduction to curriculum theories, approaches and issues in early childhood settings. Education

Extended Mathematics for Cambridge IGCSE ebook Completely covers the syllabus for Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics Core Level. Education

Critical Thinking This second edition has been extensively revised with updated examples and a brand new chapter on how to obtain reliable information from the internet. Education

Teacher Evaluation That Makes a Difference In Teacher Evaluation That Makes a Difference, Robert J. Marzano and Michael D. Toth introduce a new model of teacher evaluation that takes into account multiple data-rich measures of teacher performance and student growth to ensure fair, meaningful, and reliable evaluations for all teachers. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Core Mathematics A series of titles written to cover the complete Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) syllabus and endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Coursebook 7 Digital Edition Written by well-respected authors, the Cambridge Checkpoint Science suite provides a comprehensive, structured resource which covers the full Cambridge Secondary 1 framework and seamlessly progresses into the next stage. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Coursebook 9 Digital Edition Written by well-respected authors, the Cambridge Checkpoint Science suite provides a comprehensive, structured resource which covers the full Cambridge Secondary 1 framework and seamlessly progresses into the next stage. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Mathematics Coursebook 7 Digital Edition Written by well-respected authors, the Cambridge Checkpoint Mathematics suite provides a comprehensive structured resource which covers the full Cambridge Secondary 1 Mathematics framework in three stages. Education

Coding Club Python Basics Level 1 A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Coursebook 8 Digital Edition Written by well-respected authors, the Cambridge Checkpoint Science suite provides a comprehensive, structured resource which covers the full Cambridge Secondary 1 framework and seamlessly progresses into the next stage. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics A series of titles written to cover the complete Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics (0580) syllabus and endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations. Education

Excellence in Bilingual Education A collaborative series with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education highlighting leading-edge research across Teacher Education, International Education Reform and Language Education. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Mathematics Coursebook 8 Digital Edition Written by well-respected authors, the Cambridge Checkpoint Mathematics suite provides a comprehensive structured resource which covers the full Cambridge Secondary 1 Mathematics framework in three stages. Education

Clinical Improvisation Techniques in Music Therapy Clinical Improvisation Techniques in Music Therapy: A Guide for Students, Clinicians and Educators provides a clear and systematic approach to understanding and applying improvisational techniques. It is inspired by the taxonomy of clinical improvisation techniques as described by Kenneth Bruscia in his book, Improvisational Models of Music Therapy. Based on years of their own experimenting with the teaching of improvisation, the authors have evolved a particular developmental sequence for introducing basic techniques of improvising and applying them through role-play exercises that have been sensitively designed to bring out one’s innate musicality and one’s empathic regard. Part One provides an introduction to the techniques. Part Two focuses on how to apply the techniques with clinical intent in order to meet the diverse needs of a client, individually or in the context of a group. This section also addresses the need to enrich one’s own musicianship by providing musical resources, relevant references and guidelines for working with client’s playing. This "hands-on" guide fulfills the need for a clear process-oriented approach to mastering clinical improvisation techniques, and in a style that can be understood not only by music therapy students, clinicians and educators but also by health care administrators and providers alike. Education

The Common Core Companion That version of the 6-8 standards you wish you had Don’t spend another minute poring over the standards. Jim Burke has already done the hard work for you with this roadmap of what each standard says, what each standard means, and how precisely to put that standard into practice across English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Jim clearly lays out: Grades 6-8 standards side by side with key distinctions Different content-area versions of each standard Explanations of each standard, with student prompts Content to cover, lesson ideas, and instructional techniques Glossary and adaptations for ELL students Education

Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind In this galvanizing follow-up to the best-selling Teaching with Poverty in Mind, renowned educator and learning expert Eric Jensen digs deeper into engagement as the key factor in the academic success of economically disadvantaged students. Drawing from research, experience, and real school success stories, Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind reveals * Smart, purposeful engagement strategies that all teachers can use to expand students' cognitive capacity, increase motivation and effort, and build deep, enduring understanding of content. * The (until-now) unwritten rules for engagement that are essential for increasing student achievement. * How automating engagement in the classroom can help teachers use instructional time more effectively and empower students to take ownership of their learning. * Steps you can take to create an exciting yet realistic implementation plan. Too many of our most vulnerable students are tuning out and dropping out because of our failure to engage them. It's time to set the bar higher. Until we make school the best part of every student's day, we will struggle with attendance, achievement, and graduation rates. This timely resource will help you take immediate action to revitalize and enrich your practice so that all your students may thrive in school and beyond. Note: This product listing is for the reflowable (ePub) version of the book. Education

Closing the Attitude Gap Veteran educator and best-selling author Baruti Kafele offers strategies for motivating students from diverse backgrounds to become passionate about learning. Education

Fostering Grit Learn how to prepare students for school and the real world by teaching them to persevere in the face of frustration and failure. Education

History, Geography and Civics Provides an in-depth and engaging introduction to teaching and learning socio-environmental education, providing links to the Australian Curriculum. Education

The Case for STEM Education If you’re an education leader concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives, this book will help you both understand and implement STEM action plans. The book starts by putting STEM in context, as the early chapters outline the challenges facing STEM education, draw lessons from the Sputnik moment of the 1950s and 1960s, and contrast contemporary STEM with other education reforms. The author then explores appropriate roles for the federal government as well as states, districts, and individual schools. Finally, the book offers several ideas you can use to develop actual action plans for STEM. Education

Uncovering Student Ideas in Primary Science, Volume 1 What ideas do young children bring to their science learning, and how does their thinking change as they engage in "science talk"? Find out using the 25 field-tested probes in the newest volume of Page Keeley’s bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series, the first targeted to grades K-2. Uncovering Student Ideas in Primary Science is an invaluable resource for classroom and preservice teachers and professional development providers. This age-appropriate book will help you teach more effectively by starting with students’ ideas and adapting instruction to support conceptual change. Education

How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically describes the development of mathematical thinking from the young child to the sophisticated adult. Education

Early Learning and Development Early Learning and Development offers new models of 'conceptual play' practice and theory. Education

The Cambridge Companion to Vygotsky A comprehensive text providing a critical perspective on Vygotsky and his work. Education

Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom A dynamic look at assessment and grading through the lens of differentiated instruction. Education

Literacy Instruction for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing Literacy Instruction for Students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing describes current, evidence-based practices in teaching literacy to students who are deaf or hard of hearing in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Education

Succeeding with Inquiry in Science and Math Classroom This book shows K–12 STEM teachers how to maximize their effectiveness with students by shifting to an inquiry-based instructional approach and creating a rigorous, engaging learning environment. Education

Self-Regulation and Autonomy This book presents current research on self-regulation and autonomy, which have emerged as key predictors of health and well-being in several areas of psychology. Education

Examination Techniques in Orthopaedics Comprehensive, easy-to-read guide to clinically examining the musculoskeletal system, helping readers to develop good technique for everyday practice and exams. Education

Best Practice In Motivation and Management Having the ability to manage the learning environment, motivate students in the environment, and offer instruction that itself is motivating and which contributes to students learning what they need to learn and acquiring skills they need to acquire characterizes effective teachers. To meet these expectations, teachers need highly developed skills as instructional specialists, motivators, managers, and problem solvers. This new and expanded edition offers practical information for beginning as well as veteran teachers to become more knowledgeable, skilled, and effective in their work. Through study, application of what has been studied, and analysis and evaluation of the end result of this application, teachers who care to improve can improve. The text provides a specific context and focus for this active learning in areas of management and motivation. Additional sections discuss: understanding motivation and motivating environments, creating a managed environment with models and theories of management, best practice in teaching, creating and maintaining safe learning environments, responding to student motivation and behavior problems, and case studies for analysis in student motivation and classroom management. The text reviews appropriate strategies when responding to specific types of student misbehavior and also discusses zero tolerance policies, bullying, expulsion, teaching special students, addressing diversity, violence, school uniforms, and drug abuse as related to management and motivation. It is highlighted with supporting examples, question and activity sections by chapter, a helpful glossary, and 29 additional tables. This third edition continues to be an invaluable resource for teachers, student teachers, special educators, and school administrators in providing guidance, practical recommendations, and insight into developing sound management and motivation in the classroom. Education

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Education The essays serve as an introduction to key issues in philosophy of education, and advance the discussion of those issues in original and fruitful ways. Distinguished philosophers address a broad range of philosophical questions concerning education--the first cohort of outstanding general philosophers to do so (in English) in a generation. Education

Primary Mathematics Primary Mathematics provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching and learning mathematics in today's classrooms. Education

Past Papers MRCOG Part Two Multiple Choice Questions This book tests MRCOG candidates' knowledge with real examination questions. Education

Past Papers MRCOG Part One Multiple Choice Questions This book tests MRCOG candidates' knowledge with real examination questions. Education

EMQs for the MRCOG Part 2 This book provides a detailed guide for MRCOG candidates, including worked examples of specimen questions. Education

Fetal Medicine for the MRCOG and Beyond This book provides comprehensive coverage of fetal medicine and is designed for MRCOG candidates. Education

Intrapartum Care for the MRCOG and Beyond Provides a comprehensive overview of intrapartum care for MRCOG candidates. Education

Early Pregnancy Issues for the MRCOG and Beyond This book covers early pregnancy-related issues based on the RCOG curriculum. Education

Urogynaecology for the MRCOG and Beyond This book provides a comprehensive overview of urogynaecology for MRCOG candidates. Education

SBAs for the Part 1 MRCOG This book provides advice and sample questions for the Part 1 MRCOG examination. Education

The Dyslexia Debate An examination of how we use the term 'dyslexia' and how this may undermine aid for struggling readers. Education

Affirmative Classroom Management This publication offers clear and positive strategies that empower teachers and administrators to develop effective rules and consequences. Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers QUICK - EASY - INSPIRED - OUTSTANDING Managing behaviour in the secondary classroom can be demanding, hard work, and for the newly qualify teacher, sometimes intimidating. In this brand new edition, experienced teacher and author Johnnie Young brings together over 100 tried and tested, practical ideas to help manage the range of difficult behaviours found in the secondary classroom. Whether you are an experienced teacher or someone with little practical teaching experience, there are strategies in this book for you; from those that will help to resolve serious issues such as bullying and conflict in the classroom, to those that show that even the smallest changes – reducing tension in the classroom, employing the right kind of body language and using creative language to engage your students – can have a huge impact and dramatically improve behaviour. This book has been fully revised and updated for the secondary market and has a brand new layout making the book even easier to dip in and out of and the ideas even easier to use and implement quickly. Includes: Teaching tips, Taking it further ideas, Bonus ideas, Quotes from teachers and students Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers ERA Award 2014 Finalist: Best Secondary Resource Non-ICT Conflicting government diktat and changeable Ofsted frameworks means that navigating the path to outstanding can be challenging. However, the integrity of an outstanding lesson will always be the same and this book attempts to bottle that formula so that you can recreate it time and time again. In his first book, Twitter phenomenon and outstanding teacher, Ross Morrison McGill provides a bank of inspirational ideas that can be picked up five minutes before your lesson starts and put into practice just as they are, or embedded into your day-to-day teaching to make every lesson an outstanding lesson! In his light-hearted and enthusiastic manner Ross guides you through the ideas he uses on a daily basis for managing behaviour, lesson planning, homework, assessment and all round outstanding teaching. Whether you are an experienced teacher or someone who has little practical teaching experience, there are ideas in this book that will change the way you think about your lessons. Ideas include: Snappy starters, Open classroom, Smiley faces, Student-led homework, Monday morning mantra and the popular five minute lesson plan. The 100 ideas series offers busy secondary teachers easy to implement, practical strategies and activities to improve and inspire their classroom practice. The bestselling series has been relaunched with a brand new look, including a new accessible dip in and out layout. Features include: Teachers tips, Taking it further tips, Quotes from the Ofsted framework and teachers, Bonus ideas, Hashtags and online resources. Education

Applied Psychology Applied Psychology: Putting theory into practice demonstrates how psychology theory is applied in the real world. Uniquely structured as a series of themed 'rooms', it is as novel and engaging as it is essential reading for student mapping a career in psychology. Education

Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons Since the debut of the Picture-Perfect Science series more than 10 years ago, authors Emily Morgan and Karen Ansberry have learned one thing for certain: Elementary school teachers are constantly clamoring for even more ways to engage children in reading and science through picture books! It delivers the whole package: teacher-friendly lessons, strong standards-based science content, and a kid-magnet formula that will get your students engrossed in science while they improve their reading skills. Education

Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), you need a resource to help you answer pressing questions about how the standards fit with your curriculum, instruction, and assessments. Rodger W. Bybee has written this book to provide essential guidance for everyone from teachers to school administrators to district and state science coordinators. As practical as it is timely, this book includes an introduction to NGSS; examples of the standards translated to classroom instruction in elementary, middle, and high school; and assistance in adapting current units of instruction to align with the standards. Education

The Basics of Data Literacy Here’s the ideal statistics book for teachers with no statistics background. Written in an informal style with easy-to-grasp examples, The Basics of Data Literacy teaches you how to help your students understand data. Then, in turn, they learn how to collect, summarize, and analyze statistics inside and outside the classroom. The book’s 10 succinct chapters provide an introduction to types of variables and data, ways to structure and interpret data tables, simple statistics, and survey basics from a student perspective. Because data are so central to many of the ideas in the Next Generation Science Standards, the ability to work with such information is an important science skill for both you and your students. Education

Characteristics Of Effective Early Learning This book aims to help practitioners understand more about how children learn and to reflect on the implications of that understanding for supporting learning in the early years. Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers Thinking skills are the cornerstones of effective learning. When children are familiar with their 'thinking toolkit' they will engage more actively and confidently with the knowledge and information you teach them. In this brand new edition, author and education consultant Steve Bowkett offers 100 tried and tested activities and techniques to help children become more creative, analytical and flexible in their thinking. Whether you are an experienced teacher or you are just starting your teaching career, there are strategies in this book that you can apply across a wide age and ability range and areas of the primary curriculum. Dip in and use the activities as 'mind warm-ups' and lesson starters, or combine techniques to form the basis of whole topics and more extended programmes of study. Education

Mindful Learning Mindfulness is increasingly being used in educational environments as a way to help students learn more effectively, develop personally, enhance their physical and emotional health, and deal with study and exam-related demands. In 'Mindful Learning', the authors provide practical insights and exercises on how to apply mindfulness in the educational setting, resulting in a book that clearly sets out how we can manage stress, improve performance and create better communication and relationships. Education

Coding Club Python A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills. Education

Coding Club Python A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Mathematics Coursebook 9 Digital Edition Written by well-respected authors, the Cambridge Checkpoint Mathematics suite provides a comprehensive structured resource which covers the full Cambridge Secondary 1 Mathematics framework in three stages. Education

Oxford Textbook of Medical Education Providing a comprehensive and evidence-based reference guide for those who have a strong and scholarly interest in medical education, the Oxford Textbook of Medical Education contains everything the medical educator needs to know in order to deliver the knowledge, skills, and behaviour that doctors need. Education

Vocab Rehab A collection of engaging 10-minute strategies for teaching content vocabulary across content areas. Education

Complete International Mathematics for Cambridge IGCSE® Extended David Rayner's trusted rigour, supported by an IB specialist, this comprehensive text is exactly matched to the Cambridge IGCSE International Mathematics syllabus as well as being perfect preparation for the IB Diploma Programme. It offers just the right amount of rigour, with plenty of practice material to reinforce understanding. Education

Early Mathematical Explorations Early Mathematical Explorations shows readers how to provide young children with rich mathematical learning environments and experiences. Education

Assessment for Teaching 1ed Assessment for Teaching is a comprehensive and practical introduction to assessment and learning in primary and secondary school settings. Education

Vygotsky for Educators The first book to present the contemporary Vygotskian approach to learning and development from birth through adolescence to English-speaking educators. Education

Building the Knowledge Economy in Europe This fascinating book investigates the integration of emerging knowledge policy domains on the European political agenda, and the dynamics of this in relation to knowledge policies. Leading experts address the two central pillars of the ‘Europe of Knowledge’ - research and higher education - to reveal the vertical, horizontal and sequential tensions in European knowledge governance. Topics including: the European Research Area; new institution-building; the domestic impact of EU-level initiatives; and the role of the crisis in the European Higher Education Area are all comprehensively covered. Education

The Common Core Companion It’s the teaching around the standards that counts! If you’re an upper-elementary teacher, we have a Common Core Companion for you, too! What makes this book “that version of the standards you wish you had?” It’s the way Leslie Blauman translates each and every standard for reading, writing, speaking and listening, language, and foundational skills into the day-to-day “what you do.” It’s all here: The standards for literature and informational texts put side by side for easier planning More than a dozen teaching ideas for each standard Recommendations on how to cultivate critical habits of mind A glossary of academic language for each standard An online bank of graphic organizers, reproducibles, charts, and more What makes The Common Core Companion, Grades K-2, “that version of the standards you wish you had”? The way it translates each and every standard into the day-to-day “what you do.” Education

Haemorrhage and Thrombosis for the MRCOG and Beyond This book provides guidance on haematologic problems for MRCOG candidates. Education

Mathematics and the Body This book expands the landscape of research in mathematics education by analyzing how the body influences mathematical thinking. Education

The Common Core Companion It’s the teaching around the standards that counts! What makes Sharon Taberski’s Common Core Companion “that version of the standards you wish you had?” It’s the way Sharon translates each and every standard for reading, writing, speaking and listening, language, and foundational skills into the day-to-day “what you do.” It’s all here: The standards for literature and informational texts put side by side for easier planning More than a dozen teaching ideas for each standard Recommendations on how to cultivate critical habits of mind A glossary of academic language for each standard An online bank of graphic organizers, reproducibles, charts, and more Education

Misconceptions In Primary Science This book offers appropriate teaching strategies to help teachers seek out and rectify misconceptions in primary science as and when they arise. Education

The Differentiated Classroom Although much has changed in schools in recent years, the power of differentiated instruction remains the same--and the need for it has only increased. Today's classroom is more diverse, more inclusive, and more plugged into technology than ever before. And it's led by teachers under enormous pressure to help decidedly unstandardized students meet an expanding set of rigorous, standardized learning targets. In this updated second edition of her best-selling classic work, Carol Ann Tomlinson offers these teachers a powerful and practical way to meet a challenge that is both very modern and completely timeless: how to divide their time, resources, and efforts to effectively instruct so many students of various backgrounds, readiness and skill levels, and interests. With a perspective informed by advances in research and deepened by more than 15 years of implementation feedback in all types of schools, Tomlinson explains the theoretical basis of differentiated instruction, explores the variables of curriculum and learning environment, shares dozens of instructional strategies, and then goes inside elementary and secondary classrooms in nearly all subject areas to illustrate how real teachers are applying differentiation principles and strategies to respond to the needs of all learners. This book's insightful guidance on what to differentiate, how to differentiate, and why lays the groundwork for bringing differentiated instruction into your own classroom or refining the work you already do to help each of your wonderfully unique learners move toward greater knowledge, more advanced skills, and expanded understanding. Today more than ever, The Differentiated Classroom is a must-have staple for every teacher's shelf and every school's professional development collection. Education

Coding Club Python A unique series that provides a framework for teaching coding skills. Education

Pocket PAL Inspiring, intelligent and practical, this user-friendly guide provides a wonderful introduction to using P4C (Philosophy for Children) in primary schools. This extremely accessible book provides an introduction to philosophy for children. It explains how you can encourage children to ask the right questions, reason effectively, think for themselves, and begin to understand more about themselves and the world around them. Inspiring and intelligent, with clearly presented, practice-based examples, it is full of fun and engaging activities that work right across the curriculum. Education

Understanding Curriculum A critical introduction to contemporary curriculum theory and practice, outlining both traditional and progressive approaches in order to reconceptualise curriculum. Education

Read, Write, Lead Achieve dramatic academic improvement by entwining successful practices of literacy and leadership in your school. Education

Outstanding Formative Assessment Best-selling author Shirley Clarke provides a wealth of high quality ideas, practical strategies, classroom examples and whole-school case studies for teachers in primary and secondary schools. The most comprehensive of Shirley Clarke's titles includes extensive examples and realia, in full colour. The book is clearly structured around the ways in which teachers actually teach, with QR coded web video clips to illustrate key points in action. - Helps teachers create an environment for pupils to be active learners, constant reviewers and self-assessors - Ensures teachers start and finish lessons effectively by initially establishing their prior knowledge and capturing their interest and finally encouraging pupil reflection to find out what has been learnt and what still needs to be developed - Develops learning by helping children articulate their understanding and focusing on constant review and improvement - Focuses on whole-school development including lesson study, assessment policies and stories from outstanding schools Chapters include: 1. Laying the foundations 2. Effective starts to lessons 3. Developing the learning 4. Effective ends to lessons 5. Whole school development Education

Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology Fourth Edition Stimulate critical thinking with this thematic approach to Psychology by best-selling author Richard Gross, that integrates topics, theories and areas of research. Themes, Issues and Debates in Psychology is ideal reading for all students of Psychology and is relevant to both the synoptic element of A2 and undergraduate courses. This thematic approach is not usually found in traditional textbooks. - Aids understanding with a thematic approach that provides a historical and theoretical context for what are usually treated as 'standalone'topics - Encourages a broader, more integrated approach to essay writing - Motivates critical thinking to stretch and challenge students in areas such as behaviour, culture, consciousness, parapsychology and religion Education

The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences This revised second edition of the Handbook incorporates the latest research to provide practical advice on effective teaching and learning. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Physics This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus (0625) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Biology Digital Edition Coursebook This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Biology syllabus (0610) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Chemistry Digital Edition Coursebook This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry syllabus (0620) is fully updated for the revised syllabus from first examination from 2016. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics Coursebook Fully revised and updated content matching the Cambridge International AS & A Level Physics syllabus (9702). Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry Coursebook Fully revised and updated content matching the Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry syllabus (9701). Education

Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 3rd Edition plus CD The bestselling title, developed by International experts - now updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the core and extended topics in the latest syllabus.- Includes a student's CD-ROM featuring interactive tests and practice for all examination papers- Covers the core and supplement sections of the updated syllabus- Supported by the most comprehensive range of additional material, including Teacher Resources, Laboratory Books, Practice Books and Revision Guides- Written by renowned, expert authors with vast experience of teaching and examining international qualifications We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Physics 3rd Edition The bestselling title, developed by International experts - now updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the core and extended topics in the latest syllabus.- Includes a student's CD-ROM featuring interactive tests and practice for all examination papers- Covers the core and supplement sections of the updated syllabus- Supported by the most comprehensive range of additional material, including Teacher Resources, Laboratory Books, Practice Books and Revision Guides- Written by renowned, expert authors with vast experience of teaching and examining international qualifications We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Maths Student's Book 3 This widley-used and highly-respected Student's Book, for Cambridge Secondary 1 Maths, is fully matched to the Curriculum Framework, Cambridge Checkpoint Tests and the Cambridge Progression Tests. It includes sections on calculations and mental strategies that provide accessible guidance through these difficult topics. There are also chapters that focus on ICT, investigations and problem-solving, helping your students to apply Maths to real-life situations. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Student's Book 3 This widley-used and highly-respected Student's Book, for Cambridge Secondary 1 Science, is fully matched to the Curriculum Framework, Cambridge Checkpoint Tests and the Cambridge Progression Tests. It provides superb support for your students and will bring Science to life with full-colour diagrams and illustrations. It will also help your students demonstrate an investigative and experimental approach, with a strong emphasis on Scientific Enquiry. Biology, Chemistry and Physics are combined in a single handy volume, but the material is in three distinct sections so you can still teach the course as three separate Sciences if you prefer. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Maths Student's Book 2 This widely-used and highly-respected Student's Book, for Cambridge Secondary 1 Maths, is fully matched to the Curriculum Framework, Cambridge Checkpoint Tests and the Cambridge Progression Tests. It includes sections on calculations and mental strategies that provide accessible guidance through these difficult topics. There are also chapters that focus on ICT, investigations and problem-solving, helping your students to apply Maths to real-life situations. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Student's Book 2 This widley-used and highly-respected Student's Book, for Cambridge Secondary 1 Science, is fully matched to the Curriculum Framework, Cambridge Checkpoint Tests and the Cambridge Progression Tests. It provides superb support for your students and will bring Science to life with full-colour diagrams and illustrations. It will also help your students demonstrate an investigative and experimental approach, with a strong emphasis on Scientific Enquiry. Biology, Chemistry and Physics are combined in a single handy volume, but the material is in three distinct sections so you can still teach the course as three separate Sciences if you prefer. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Science Student's Book 1 This widley-used and highly-respected Student's Book, for Cambridge Secondary 1 Science, is fully matched to the Curriculum Framework, Cambridge Checkpoint Tests and the Cambridge Progression Tests. It provides superb support for your students and will bring Science to life with full-colour diagrams and illustrations. It will also help your students demonstrate an investigative and experimental approach, with a strong emphasis on Scientific Enquiry. Biology, Chemistry and Physics are combined in a single handy volume, but the material is in three distinct sections so you can still teach the course as three separate Sciences if you prefer. Education

Cambridge Checkpoint Maths Student's Book 1 This widley-used and highly-respected Student's Book, for Cambridge Secondary 1 Maths, is fully matched to the Curriculum Framework, Cambridge Checkpoint Tests and the Cambridge Progression Tests. It includes sections on calculations and mental strategies that provide accessible guidance through these difficult topics. There are also chapters that focus on ICT, investigations and problem-solving, helping your students to apply Maths to real-life situations. Education

Health and Wellbeing in Childhood Written by a team of experts, Health and Wellbeing in Childhood is an essential resource for students, educators and carers. Education

Getting the Buggers to Behave THE MUST-HAVE BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT BIBLE "Show the students the can of dog food, open it up and then eat from it. Offer it round the class to see if anyone else will have a taste..."* This is just one of Sue Cowley's infamous ways of captivating your students, seizing control and getting those buggers to behave! *(WARNING: Make sure you read the crucial preparation advice before putting this idea into practice!) Now in its fifth edition, Getting the Buggers to Behave remains a firm favourite with trainees, newly qualified teachers and experienced staff alike. The advice ranges from the basics of behaviour management to 'how to deal with the class from hell' and is applicable whether you are working in the early years, primary, secondary or further education with level specific examples in every chapter. The book covers preparing for your first meeting with a new group of students, developing your individual teaching style, creating a positive learning environment and working in really challenging schools. Sue is famed for the practical, honest and realistic nature of her advice, and all her ideas include case studies and anecdotes based on her years of experience working as a teacher and the stories and problems she has advised on 'agony aunt' style, for teachers of all levels. In this brand new edition, Sue takes a detailed look at the use of incentives for managing behaviour, how to implement a restorative justice approach in order to change children's behaviour and also identifies the ten most common forms of misbehaviour and how to deal with them. So, if your 2 year olds are ignoring you, your Year 11s are unmanageable, your tutor group is running riot or that unmentionable 9 year old is driving you round the bend then this is the book for you! Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Biology Digital Edition Coursebook Fully revised and updated content matching the Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology syllabus (9700). Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Sociology Coursebook Digital Edition This fresh set of resources for Cambridge IGCSE Sociology syllabus 0495 (and Cambridge O Level Sociology syllabus 2251) is carefully crafted to match and support the revised syllabus for first examination in 2016. Education

The Data-Driven Classroom Explore a comprehensive process that guides educators of all grade levels and subject areas in making strong instructional decisions based on student assessment data. Education

I Am Gifted, So Are You! Every student can achieve and excel if given the opportunity! This book will inspire legions of students to stretch and realise their potential. It tells the inspiring story of an underachieving 13-year-old’s rise to become among the top 1% of students in the National University of Singapore, and earn a place on the Dean’s List every consecutive year for outstanding academic achievements. Adam shares with readers the skills and success strategies of his personal journey, in simple and clear terms, with exercises to help train others in his techniques. It is the perfect book for students, parents, educators and anyone who wants to enhance his or her brainpower. Education

Child Psychology This Very Short Introduction tracks child development from birth to early adolescence. Exploring the process of attachment and psychological relationships, as well as methods of active learning, including language and reasoning, Usha Goshwami explains how children develop as they do and how we can understand developmental differences. Education

Geography for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers The Geography for Common Entrance at 13+ Practice Exercises Answer Book contains mark schemes and extensive guidance for answering the questions in Geography for Common Entrance at 13+ Practice Exercises. This book contains answers to all questions featured in the accompanying title Geography for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions. - Endorsed by ISEB - Provides advice and guidance for achieving top marks - Features worked examples of answers - Includes ISEB Common Entrance mark scheme Suitable for all ISEB 13+ Geography exams taken from Autumn 2015 onwards. Also available from Galore Park www.galorepark.co.uk - Geography for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions - Geography for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide - Geography for Common Entrance: Physical Geography - Geography for Common Entrance: Physical Geography Answers - Geography for Common Entrance: Human Geography - Geography for Common Entrance: Human Geography Answers Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers 100 IDEAS: Quick - Easy - Inspired - Outstanding Managing behaviour in the primary classroom can be a challenge, but in this brand new book, Molly Potter offers 100 practical ideas and strategies for managing the range of difficult behaviours that you might face as a primary teacher. Whether you are new to the profession or an experienced teacher, there will be ideas in this book for you, including strategies for solving individual pupil behaviour problems as well as whole- class approaches. The ideas are creative, tried-and-tested and easy to implement. The book includes tips on how to create a positive learning environment and advice on ensuring your attitude and teaching approaches encourage good behaviour. It introduces a variety of procedures to put in place in your classroom, strategies for dealing with disruptive behaviour and also touches on the causes of extreme behaviour. Molly Potter's ideas are full of examples and subtle changes you can make to your practice straight away to help your successfully manage all types of behaviour in the primary classroom. Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers 100 Ideas: QUICK - EASY - INSPIRED - OUTSTANDING How do you teach a subject that has no 'right' answers? Philosophical and ethical concepts can be overwhelming to students who have not encountered them before, and complex arguments can be difficult to navigate. John L. Taylor's brand new book will help you to engage your class and have them reading, writing, talking and thinking philosophically. Starting with introductory ideas such as 'a guided tour of philosophy land', the book moves on to: ideas for stimulating and managing student discussions and debates; guidance for effective research; and methods to support students with their essays, presentations and projects. There are also tips for getting the best out of quieter students, and ideas for taking philosophy beyond the classroom. Hashtags and websites providing resources to enliven your classes are included throughout the book. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Biology 3rd Edition The bestselling title, developed by International experts - now updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the core and extended topics in the latest syllabus. Education

Mental Health Practice in Today's Schools "Mental Health Practice in Todayís Schools: Issues and Interventions provides a comprehensive guide to the mental health issues of students in our schools and practical school-wide prevention and intervention strategies to address these challenges. This text will likely serve as an essential resource for mental health practitioners and educators working in the schools for years to come." --Michael A. Keim, NCC, Columbus State University, The Professional Counselor In today's schools, the variety and consequences of mental health problems are growing and receiving greater public attention. Moreover, dwindling resources add to the difficulties of providing adequate mental health services. This practice-oriented, evidence-based resource addresses the key mental health issues and challenges facing school-based professionals and helps to facilitate effective and focused mental health consultation, training, and counseling within the school setting. Grounded in a tiered intervention approach to school psychological practices, this text focuses on preventive and proactive services that are integrated at the school-wide and classroom levels, as well as more intensive mental health services for the most vulnerable students. In addition to addressing core issues such as screening for at-risk students, Response to Intervention (RTI) and mental health, culturally sensitive practices, community services and supports, law and ethics, and the role of micro-skills in daily practice, this text also covers critical topics such as bullying and cyber-bullying, physical and sexual abuse, suicide prevention and intervention, school crisis response, threat assessment, and substance abuse. Chapters feature illustrative case examples as well as summaries of key concepts. Facilitating knowledge and awareness of evidence-based mental health practices in schools for practitioners at every level of service, this textbook is also an essential resource for graduate students in school psychology, school guidance and counseling, school social work, and educational leadership. KEY FEATURES: Emphasizes mental health practice from school-wide prevention to student-specific intervention Highlights the essential service connection of RTI to student mental health needs and issues Expands graduate students’ and practitioners’ knowledge and skill sets regarding high need issues and challenges Describes state-of-the-art, evidence-based mental health programs, services, and approaches Includes case examples within chapters and extensive capstone case studies Education

Young Children and the Environment This is an essential text for students, teachers and practitioners in a range of early childhood education and care settings. Education

Cambridge Primary Ready to Go Lessons for Science Stage 2 Save planning and preparation time with this flexible, ready-to-run bank of lessons that will develop the curriculum within your school. This bank of easy-to-use lesson plans is written by experienced teachers and examiners to support the revised Cambridge Primary curriculum framework. The lessons are based on the units of the schemes of work and model the teaching approaches in the Cambridge Primary Teacher Guides. They can be used to supplement an existing scheme or as a stand-alone resource. - Ensure coverage of the syllabus with an overview of the learning objectives - Save time with step-by-step lesson plans and photocopiable resources such as texts, games and activities - Check progress with assessment ideas and suggestions for success criteria We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement for this series. Education

Cambridge Primary Ready to Go Lessons for Science Stage 6 Save planning and preparation time with this flexible, ready-to-run bank of lessons that will develop the curriculum within your school. This bank of easy-to-use lesson plans is written by experienced teachers and examiners to support the revised Cambridge Primary curriculum framework. The lessons are based on the units of the schemes of work and model the teaching approaches in the Cambridge Primary Teacher Guides. They can be used to supplement an existing scheme or as a stand-alone resource. - Ensure coverage of the syllabus with an overview of the learning objectives - Save time with step-by-step lesson plans and photocopiable resources such as texts, games and activities - Check progress with assessment ideas and suggestions for success criteria We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement for this series. Education

Cambridge Primary Ready to Go Lessons for Science Stage 5 Save planning and preparation time with this flexible, ready-to-run bank of lessons that will develop the curriculum within your school. This bank of easy-to-use lesson plans is written by experienced teachers and examiners to support the revised Cambridge Primary curriculum framework. The lessons are based on the units of the schemes of work and model the teaching approaches in the Cambridge Primary Teacher Guides. They can be used to supplement an existing scheme or as a stand-alone resource. - Ensure coverage of the syllabus with an overview of the learning objectives - Save time with step-by-step lesson plans and photocopiable resources such as texts, games and activities - Check progress with assessment ideas and suggestions for success criteria We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement for this series. Education

Cambridge Primary Ready to Go Lessons for Science Stage 1 Save planning and preparation time with this flexible, ready-to-run bank of lessons that will develop the curriculum within your school. This bank of easy-to-use lesson plans is written by experienced teachers and examiners to support the revised Cambridge Primary curriculum framework. The lessons are based on the units of the schemes of work and model the teaching approaches in the Cambridge Primary Teacher Guides. They can be used to supplement an existing scheme or as a stand-alone resource. - Ensure coverage of the syllabus with an overview of the learning objectives - Save time with step-by-step lesson plans and photocopiable resources such as texts, games and activities - Check progress with assessment ideas and suggestions for success criteria We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement for this series. Education

Cambridge Primary Ready to Go Lessons for Science Stage 3 Save planning and preparation time with this flexible, ready-to-run bank of lessons that will develop the curriculum within your school. This bank of easy-to-use lesson plans is written by experienced teachers and examiners to support the revised Cambridge Primary curriculum framework. The lessons are based on the units of the schemes of work and model the teaching approaches in the Cambridge Primary Teacher Guides. They can be used to supplement an existing scheme or as a stand-alone resource. - Ensure coverage of the syllabus with an overview of the learning objectives - Save time with step-by-step lesson plans and photocopiable resources such as texts, games and activities - Check progress with assessment ideas and suggestions for success criteria We are working with Cambridge International Examinations to gain endorsement for this series. Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers Haunted by the fear of teaching the same lesson twice, Stephen Lockyer always makes sure he has lots of ideas up his sleeve! In this exciting debut book, this highly regarded primary teacher shares 100 of this very best. The pressure to teach outstanding lessons and to be prepared for no noticed inspections can sometimes be a little overwhelming, but in this book Stephen's creativity and experience in the primary classroom shine through and he provides primary teachers with quick, practical and easy to implement ideas to help achieve outstanding teaching. His highly creative approach will also help you to create a positive, inspiring and exciting learning environment for every child. Every idea includes step by step instructions, teaching tips for putting activities into practice and links to online resources and useful websites. From literacy initiatives like 'DEAR' ('Drop Everything And Read') and marking motivators like 'Microticks' to essential playground survival tips, this book is a compendium of originality that will consistently take your lessons that extra mile. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Economics Ebook This Third edition for Cambridge International AS and A Level Economics syllabus (9708) is thoroughly updated for first examination from 2016. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Business Ebook This revised set of resources for Cambridge International AS and A Level Business syllabus (9609) is thoroughly updated for the latest version of the curriculum. Education

Environmental Education in China China’s environmental problems increasingly attract global attention, yet critics often overlook the sizable efforts of the Chinese people and government to change attitudes and behavior, in order to improve environmental outcomes. This much-needed book provides a comprehensive introduction to environmental education in China. After consideration of the environment in Chinese philosophy, the authors focus on application of directives and new guidelines to compulsory, secondary and college education, and also analyze the way in which teachers are trained. They then examine conditioning factors, such as the media and NGOs, as well as the variation of education within China, and attempt to measure the efficacy of environmental education over time. Education

Teaching In Lifelong Learning This is a comprehensive book for trainee teachers and trainers in the lifelong learning sector. Education

Sustainable Learning The book provides readers with the knowledge and skills to be confident and effective inclusive teachers for 21st century classrooms. Education

School Culture Rewired Discover tools, strategies, and advice for defining, assessing, and transforming your school's culture into one that is positive, forward-looking, and working to enrich students' lives. Education

Researching in a Digital World A step-by-step guide for teaching students at all grade levels to conduct deeper, smarter, and more responsible research in an online environment. Education

In the Best Interest of Students What is in the best interest of our students? Is it teaching to the newest standards movement, like the Common Core? Teaching that prepares students to take a test? Or is it something more meaningful and authentic? In his new book, In the Best Interest of Students, Kelly Gallagher notes that there are real strengths in the Common Core standards, and there are significant weaknesses as well. He takes the long view, reminding us that standards come and go but what remains constant is the need to stay true to what we know works in the teaching of reading, writing, speaking and listening. Instead of blindly adhering to the latest standards movement, Kelly advocates: · Dialing up the amount of reading and writing students are doing. · Balancing rigorous, high-quality literature and non-fiction with high-interest, student-selected titles. · Giving students much more choice when it comes to reading and writing activities. · Encouraging readers to deepen their comprehension by moving beyond the “four corners of the text.” · Using modeling to enrich students’ writing skills in the prewriting, drafting, and revision stages. · Helping young writers to achieve more authenticity through the blending of genres. · Resisting the de-emphasis of narrative and imaginative reading and writing. · Providing students with more opportunities to sharpen their listening and speaking skills · Planning lessons that move beyond Common Core expectations. In this provocative and insightful new book, Kelly surveys the teaching landscape since the publication of his highly regarded book Readicide, and finds that although some progress has been made, more needs to be done. Amid the frenzy of trying to teach to a new set of standards, Kelly Gallagher is a strong voice of reason, reminding us that instruction should be anchored around one guiding question: What is in the best interest of our students? Education

Attunement in Expressive Arts Therapy Attunement in Expressive Arts Therapy: Toward an Understanding of Embodied Empathy addresses how the arts can be applied therapeutically for mental, emotional and spiritual health. The therapeutic practices offer expanded ways of being attuned to emotional states and life conditions with individuals, relationships, groups, and communities. Specific topics include: the contexts of attunement in the arts and therapy, tuning in to embodied creative intelligence, attunement and improvisation, rhythm and resonance, and the sense of balance achieved through affective sensory states. Each chapter clearly articulates how to utilize the arts to tune in to self, other, and a larger sacred presence. The poignant stories from the author's 35 years as an artist and therapist allows the reader to experience how the arts have been used throughout history to maintain healthy physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Spontaneity, heightened sensitivity to inner states, deep connectivity to self and other, and an awareness of energetic and embodied shifts in consciousness are explored. This book will be an excellent resource for those interested in learning how to engage with individuals and communities in order to address complex life challenges. Education

Oxford IB Diploma Programme Written by experienced IB workshop leaders, this book covers all the course content and essential practice needed for success in the Statistics Option for Higher Level. Enabling a truly IB approach to mathematics, real-world context is thoroughly blended with mathematical applications, supporting deep understanding and confident thinking skills. Education

Complete Mathematics for Cambridge Lower Secondary 1 Build a firm foundation for success in Cambridge Checkpoint tests, and ensure your students get the challenge and extension they need to achieve their best in the Cambridge IGCSE. This course matches the framework and will rigorously prepare students for the strongest achievement at Checkpoint level and beyond. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Physics Digital Edition Coursebook This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Physics syllabus (0625) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016. Education

The Common Core Mathematics Companion In the 12 short months since the ELA versions of The Common Core Companions, Grades K-2 and 3-5, burst on the scene, they’ve already assisted tens of thousands of teachers with the day-to-day “what you do.” Teachers’ one big criticism: what about mathematics? Luckily NCTM past-president Linda Gojak and mathematics coach Ruth Harbin Miles stepped up to the task. The result? That version of the mathematics standards you wish you had. Education

Oxford IB Diploma Programme The most comprehensive coverage of the core content Being Human, this course book will help learners grasp complex philosophical ideas and develop the crucial thinking skills. Developed directly with the IB, dedicated assessment support straight from the IB builds confidence. Education

Psychology for Cambridge International AS and A Level Written by an examiner, this comprehensive resource is mapped to the 9990 Cambridge syllabus for first examination in 2018. Up-to-date and accessible, it includes focused practice to build students' confidence. Challenging activities stretch top achievers, while building advanced research and thinking skills to prepare them for higher level study. Education

AQA A-level Psychology Book 1 Equip your students with the knowledge and the skills that they need for the new AQA Psychology AS and A-level; guidance on assessment objectives, activities and clear, comprehensive coverage consolidates understanding and develops key skills to ensure progression. - Thoroughly engage your students with Psychology at AS and A-level through extensive real-life contemporary research - Ensure your students learn and understand content for all the key topics with popular clear, accessible style from Jean-Marc Lawton and Eleanor Willard - Help your students understand the assessment objectives and develop their examination skills with assessment guidance and checks throughout and practice questions - Ensure progression and encourage independent thinking with extension suggestions and activities - Supports co-teaching of AS and year one A-level for the new AQA specification Education

The Principal 50 Baruti K. Kafele offers a powerful examination of what it takes to lead a school community to achieve success in the classroom and beyond. Education

Becoming an Art Therapist This is not a "how-to" book but rather about the "experience" of becoming an art therapist. The text covers issues in supervision and mentorship, contains stories by art therapy students about what they are thinking and feeling, and letters to young art therapists by highly regarded professionals in the field. The reader has the advantage of ideas and responses from both a student art therapist and an art therapist with many years' experience and is clearly intended for students aiming for a career. Chapter 1 is about students as a secret society and the importance of student colleagues. The second chapter is a short history of art therapy education, while Chapter 3 is a review of some literature potentially useful to art therapy students. Chapter 4 represents Kim Newall's journal with imagery of her internship experience as a third-year graduate student in a community clinic. For Chapter 5, art therapy graduate students in various geographical sections of the United States describe their worst and best student experiences and their most important role models. Chapter 6 is about mentoring-what it is and why an art therapist should have a mentor. In Chapter 7, twelve senior art therapists, each with many years' experience, write a personal letter to the coming generations of art therapists. The letter writers are all pioneers in the field. Finally, Chapter 8 offers a selected art therapy bibliography. This extraordinary book conveys the message "you can do this and it's worth it." The text is a much needed contribution to the field of art therapy. Students for many semesters to come will be reassured, validated, and informed. Experienced art therapists will ford valuable perspectives on supervision, teaching, and mentorship. Education

Science in Early Childhood Written by experts in the field, Science in Early Childhood is essential reading for pre-service teachers. Education

Teaching the Arts Generously illustrated and supported by excellent online resources, Teaching the Arts, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for pre-service teachers. Education

Constructive Controversy Using the social psychological theory of 'constructive controversy', this book analyses the nature of disagreement among members of decision-making groups. Education

Literature in English for Cambridge International AS & A Level Providing complete and up-to-date coverage of the Cambridge AS and A Level Literature syllabus, and written by an experienced author team, this rigorous resource promotes critical and analytical responses to literary texts, in an accessible and engaging style. Education

Complete Physics for Cambridge IGCSE® The Complete Physics for Cambridge IGCSE Student Book's stretching approach is trusted by teachers around the world to support advanced understanding and achievement. With plenty of engaging material, practice questions and practical ideas, this updated edition contains everything your students need to succeed in Cambridge IGCSE Physics. Education

Complete Biology for Cambridge IGCSE® The Complete Biology for Cambridge IGCSE Student Book's stretching approach is trusted by teachers around the world to support advanced understanding and achievement. With plenty of engaging material, practice questions and practical ideas, this updated edition contains everything your students need to succeed in Cambridge IGCSE Biology. Education

Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® The Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE Student Book's stretching approach is trusted by teachers around the world to support advanced understanding and achievement. With plenty of engaging material, practice questions and practical ideas, this updated edition contains everything your students need to succeed in Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry. Education

Learning and Teaching Primary Science Brings teaching primary science to life, with dedicated chapters for chemistry, physics, biology and earth and environmental science. Education

The Common Core Mathematics Companion In the 12 short months since the ELA versions of The Common Core Companions, Grades K-2 and 3-5, burst on the scene, they’ve already assisted tens of thousands of teachers with the day-to-day “what you do.” Teachers’ one big criticism: what about mathematics? Luckily NCTM past-president Linda Gojak and mathematics coach Ruth Harbin Miles stepped up to the task. The result? That version of the mathematics standards you wish you had. Education

Big Fish, Little Fish This text prepares pre-service teachers to best meet the needs of students entering the challenging middle years of their education. Education

Success in Professional Experience Success in Professional Experience develops fundamental knowledge, skills and competencies, which help to build meaningful relationships within educational communities. Education

Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices This book addresses sociological theory, highlighting its relevance to policy, curriculum and practice for the pre-service teacher education student. Education

Mathematics for Common Entrance One Lay the foundations for success in 13+ Common Entrance and scholarship exams with our stimulating and rigorous Maths course. Ensure a full understanding of KS3 Maths with clear explanations and worked examples, as well as end-of-topic exercises to monitor performance and progression. Book One of the three-part Common Entrance Maths course covers Level 1 and 2 topics of the ISEB 13+ Mathematics exam, and introduces Level 3 for extension work. Reviewed by ISEB's Mathematics editor, this course lays the foundations for success at 13+ and exceeds National Curriculum requirements at KS3. - Features concise explanation and worked examples to help pupils grasp new concepts - Tests understanding with varied and progressive exercises - Challenges higher ability pupils with extension questions - Suitable for ISEB 13+ Mathematics Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2016 onwards. Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website: Education

Kodály in the Second Grade Classroom Kodály in the Second Grade Classroom provides teachers with a step-by-step road map for developing children's performance, creative movement, and literacy skills in an organic and thoughtful manner. Each chapter contains key questions, discussion points, and ongoing assignments. Scholarly yet practical and accessible, this volume is sure to be an essential guide for music teachers everywhere. Education

Teaching and Learning Strategies This text is a useful resource for teachers during the practicum component of their course and throughout their teaching career. Education

Learning to Teach in the Secondary School Drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of its contributors, this text empowers pre-service teachers to become effective and reflective practitioners. Education

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education The second edition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education is an essential and important resource for teacher education students. Education

AQA A-level Psychology Book 2 Equip your students with the knowledge and the skills that they need for the new AQA Psychology A-level, with guidance on assessment objectives, clear, comprehensive coverage and activities that consolidate understanding, develop key skills and ensure progression. - Thoroughly engage your students with Psychology at A-level through extensive real-life contemporary research - Ensure students learn and understand content for all the key topics with popular clear, accessible style from Jean-Marc Lawton and Eleanor Willard - Helps your students understand the assessment objectives and develop their examination skills with assessment guidance and checks throughout and practice questions - Ensures progression and encourages independent thinking with extension suggestions and activities Education

Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Lay the foundations for success in 13+ Common Entrance and scholarship exams with our stimulating and rigorous Maths course. Ensure a full understanding of KS3 Maths with clear explanations and worked examples, as well as end-of-topic exercises to monitor performance and progression. Book Two of the three-part Common Entrance Mathematics course covers Level 1 and 2 topics of the ISEB 13+ Mathematics exam, and introduces Level 3 for extension work. Reviewed by ISEB's Mathematics editor, this course lays the foundations for success at 13+ and exceeds National Curriculum requirements at KS3. - Features concise explanations and worked examples of all new concepts - Tests understanding with varied and progressive exercises - Challenges higher ability pupils with extension questions Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website www.galorepark.co.uk: - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance One - Mathematics for Common Entrance One Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers Bring your drama lessons to life and engage the most unlikely of thespians using ideas from this updated title in the popular 100 ideas series! Drama is a key subject for getting students to express themselves creatively as well as helping them to improve communication skills across the curriculum. Using his wealth of experience teaching drama in secondary schools, Johnnie Young has out together 100 tried and tested activities and strategies for implementing a full drama teaching programme in your school. Suggestions for bringing Shakespeare's plays to life, advice on improving storytelling and engaging cross-curricular activities are just a few of the areas covered. Each idea includes the learning aim of the activity so you can assess progress and map the ideas to your schemes of work, and there are practical teaching tips and taking it further ideas throughout the book. Johnnie also offers drama-specific behaviour management tips - another area he specialises in - to help you ensure you stay in control of even the most rambunctious class! The book is a must for all secondary drama teachers - and indeed anyone wanting to inject some drama into their lessons! Education

Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Ensure success at ISEB Common Entrance Level 3, CASE and other scholarship exams with our rigorous textbook, which revises and extends concepts introduced in Mathematics For Common Entrance One and Two. Book Three (Extension) of the three-part Common Entrance Mathematics course provides essential preparation for Level 3 of the ISEB 13+ Mathematics exam, as well as for CASE and other scholarship exams. Reviewed by ISEB's Mathematics editor, this course lays the foundations for success at 13+ and exceeds National Curriculum requirements at KS3. - Features concise explanations and worked examples of all new concepts - Tests understanding with varied and progressive exercises - Challenges higher ability pupils with extension questions - Suitable for ISEB 13+ Mathematics Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2016 onwards Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website www.galorepark.co.uk: - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance One - Mathematics for Common Entrance One Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide Education

Life in the United Kingdom If you are planning on taking your Life in the UK test this Official Study Guide will help you fully prepare for your test. It has been created to be used as a study aid for tests taken on or after 25 March 2013. It will help you to become fully prepared for your test and is perfect for study when you are on the move. Education

Health and Physical Education This updated second edition continues to provide the theoretical underpinnings required to teach health and physical education in Australian schools. Education

Science for Children Designed to prepare future educators for practice, this text challenges students and offers practical classroom-based strategies for their teaching careers. Education

Better Than Carrots or Sticks A comprehensive guide to replacing rewards-and-punishments-based discipline practices with a more effective "restorative practices" approach. Education

The Motivated Brain What really motivates students to learn? What gets them interested—and keeps them interested—in pursuing knowledge and understanding? Recent neuroscientific findings have uncovered the source of our motivation to learn, or as neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp terms it, the drive to seek. Seeking is what gets us out of bed in the morning, the engine that powers our actions, and the need that manifests as curiosity. Informed by new findings on the nature of the brain's seeking system, internationally renowned educators Gayle Gregory and Martha Kaufeldt have identified key brain-friendly strategies for improving student motivation, knowledge acquisition, retention, and academic success. In this book, readers will learn * The science behind the motivated brain and how it relates to student learning.* Strategies for preparing a motivational environment and lesson.* Strategies for creating engaging learning experiences that capitalize on the brain's natural ways of learning.* Strategies for improving depth of knowledge, complex thinking, and synthesis to get students into the ever-desired state of flow.* How attention to the neuroscience of motivation will improve the classroom environment and student learning. The Motivated Brain shows teachers how to harness the power of their students' intrinsic motivation to make learning fun, engaging, and meaningful. Education

Understanding Child and Adolescent Behaviour in the Classroom A vital guide for teachers to help develop professional expertise and knowledge in child and adolescent behaviour. Education

Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Secondary 1 Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Secondary 1has been created for the international student. Written by an expert author team with an experienced examiner, it provides complete coverage of the latest Cambridge syllabus. Education

Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Secondary 1 Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Secondary 1 has been created for the international student. Written by an expert author team with an experienced examiner, it provides complete coverage of the Cambridge syllabus. Education

Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Secondary 1 Essential Mathematics for Cambridge Secondary 1 has been created for the international student. Written by an expert author team with an experienced examiner, it provides complete coverage of the latest Cambridge syllabus. Education

Essential Physics for Cambridge IGCSE® With a clear, concise approach, this comprehensive resource will support your EAL learners in understanding key scientific concepts. A step-by-step approach will help every learner reach their potential in science. This second edition is up-to-date for the latest Cambridge syllabus. Education

Essential Biology for Cambridge IGCSE® With a clear, concise approach, this comprehensive resource will support your EAL learners in understanding key scientific concepts. A step-by-step approach will help every learner reach their potential in science. Education

Essential Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® With a clear, concise approach, this comprehensive resource will support your EAL learners in understanding key scientific concepts. A step-by-step approach will help every learner reach their potential in science. This second edition is up-to-date for the latest Cambridge syllabus. Education

The Reflection Guide to Better Conversations Every worthwhile book has a deeply held belief, and for Jim Knight’s Better Conversations and this worktext, The Reflection Guide to Better Conversations, here it is: “Effective communication is an essential skill for a fulfilled life, and we can’t teach it to students if we don’t know how to do it ourselves.” Instructional coaches, administrators, teachers . . . really everyone: the royal we is you. In this Reflection Guide, Jim delivers a framework for improving professional dialogue that is so clearly signposted, you might as well call it a day planner. Here’s how The Reflection Guide to Better Conversations works: In Part One, you and your peers engage in surveys, take stock, and record video in order to get real about your current beliefs and abilities. How do you measure up when it comes to empathy, asking better questions? Finding common ground? In Part Two, learn about the 10 habits of being an effective communicator, and put them into practice. Are your conversations focused on others 50 percent of the time? What things typically distract you from being fully present? In Better Conversations, Jim Knight reveals why true dialogue improves professional performance, job satisfaction, and classroom instruction. Together with this Reflection Guide, the two books provide a brilliant, scaffolded professional learning experience on a topic central to learning, central to life. This is the district-wide solution you need—are you ready? Education

eService-Learning This book serves as an introduction to using online teaching technologies and hybrid forms of teaching for experiential learning and civic engagement. Service-learning has kept pace neither with the rapid growth in e-learning in all its forms nor with the reality that an increasing number of students are learning online without exposure to the benefits of this powerful pedagogy. Eservice-learning (electronic service-learning) combines service-learning and on-line learning and enables the delivery of the instruction and/or the service to occur partially or fully online. Eservice-learning allows students anywhere, regardless of geography, physical constraints, work schedule, or other access limitations, to experience service-learning. It reciprocally also equips online learning with a powerful tool for engaging students. In eservice-learning, the core components of service, learning, and reflection may take a different form due to the online medium—for example, reflection often occurs through discussion board interactions, journals, wikis, or blogs in an eservice-learning course. Moreover, the service, though still community-based, creates a world of opportunities to connect students with communities across the globe—as well as at their very own doorstep. This book introduces the reader to the four emerging types of eservice-learning, from Extreme EService-Learning (XE-SL) classes where 100% of the instruction and 100% of the service occur online, to three distinct forms of hybrid where either the service or the instruction are delivered wholly on-line – with students, for instance, providing online products for far-away community partners – or in which both are delivered on-site and online. It considers the instructional potential of common mobile technologies – phones, tablets and mobile reading devices. The authors also address potential limitations, such as technology challenges, difficulties sustaining three-way communication among the instructor, community partner, and students, and added workload. The book includes research studies on effectiveness as well as examples of practice such drafting grants for a community partner, an informational technology class building online communities for an autism group, and an online education class providing virtual mentoring to at-risk students in New Orleans from across the country. Education

Higher Education at Risk Sandra Featherman believes that colleges are in denial about the severity of the threats to the current model of higher education. Based on her own experience as a president, as a trustee, and as a board member who has worked in private and public universities – and on interviews with the presidents of major institutions – she offers both a trenchant analysis of those threats and clear prescriptions about the painful but necessary decisions that colleges need to make to ensure they remain viable, accessible and affordable, and deliver a high-quality education. Sandra Featherman considers higher education to be at a game-changing moment. When markets don’t function well – as is the case with today’s college marketplace with offerings that cost too much and return too little – it opens the door to new types of suppliers, who offer new ways of providing what students are looking for, particularly the increasing cohort of mature, working students. In the face of new competitors – for-profit education companies, technology start-ups, and foreign universities vying for international students – trustees and senior level administrators are generally stuck in a traditional ethos and with decision-making processes unsuited to these times. They know what used to work, and find it easier to follow old ways than to make the difficult transition to new ways of delivering education. She lays out a strategy: that emphasizes the centrality of students and how to provide them with the most effective learning environment; that is clear-eyed about focusing on the core missions, and abandoning practices that constrain or impede them; and that requires constant self-monitoring to learn from and act upon what works. She offers a blueprint for redesigning institutions, for paring away what is unnecessary and cost ineffective, and for adopting the best technologies, all in the service of developing meaningful degree programs at an affordable price, and widening access for under-represented groups. She ranges over the implications of budget decisions, accreditation, and MOOCs; addresses government regulation and tuition costs; presents promising new models; and concludes with 11 key recommendations that should be heeded by all higher education administrators and trustees. Education

Working With Students in Community Colleges Co-published with  This timely volume addresses the urgent need for new strategies and better ways to serve community colleges’ present and future students at a time of rapid diversification, not just racially and ethnically, but including such groups as the undocumented, international students, older adult learners and veterans, all of whom come with varied levels of academic and technical skills The contributing researchers, higher education faculty, college presidents, and community college administrators provide thorough understanding of student groups who have received scant attention in the higher education literature. They address the often unconscious barriers to access our institutions have erected and describe emerging strategies, frameworks, and pilot projects that can ease students’ transition into college and through the maze of the college experience to completion. They offer advice on organizational culture, on defining institutional outcomes, on aligning shifting demographics with the multiple missions of the community college, on strengthening the collaboration of student and academic affairs to leverage their respective roles and resources, and on engaging with the opportunities afforded by technology. Divided into three parts – understanding today’s community college campuses; supporting today’s community college learners; and specialized populations and communities – this book offers a vision and solutions that should inform the work of faculty, administrators, presidents, and board members. Education

The Strategic Guide to Shaping Your Student Affairs Career This is a book for any student affairs professional who wants to strategically shape his or her career path—and will be particularly helpful for people in early or mid-career, or contemplating a career, in student affairs. By engagingly offering us the fruits of the reflective and strategic approach she has used to shape her own career, and of the theoretical and practical approaches she has undertaken to map out the culture and dynamics of student affairs, and by gathering the voices of 25 professionals who offer the insights and advice derived from their own experiences, Sonja Ardoin has created a guide for everyone in student affairs who wants to be intentional in setting the course for their professional and personal development. She begins by describing the changing and varied student populations who are the heart of this field, and outlines the typical organizational structures of student affairs, the range of functional areas, and how practice varies by size and type of institution. She highlights major trends, discusses the typical paths of entry to the profession, the expectations and realities of starting in a new position, the process of socialization, and the required skills and competencies. She devotes the core of the book to the five key elements for developing a career strategy: Lifelong Learning, Extending Your Experiences, Planning for Professional Development, Networking/Connecting, and Self-Reflection, and provides advice on the job search, from application through interview. In doing so she ranges over choices to be made about formal qualifications, and describes activities – from volunteering and committee work to conference presentations, writing and teaching – that we can use to strategically develop the proficiencies to attain our goals. Education

Demystifying Dissertation Writing Research shows that five strategies correlate with the successful completion of a dissertation: Establishing a consistent writing routine Working with a support group Consulting your advisor Understanding your committee’s expectations Setting a realistic and timely schedule Building on these insights, this book is for anyone who needs help in preparing for, organizing, planning, scheduling, and writing the longest sustained writing project they have encountered, particularly if he or she is not receiving sufficient guidance about the process, but also for anyone looking to boost his or her writing productivity. The author uncovers much tacit knowledge, provides advice on working with dissertation advisors and committee members, presents proven techniques for the prewriting and writing stages of the dissertation, sets out a system for keeping on schedule, and advocates enlisting peer support. As Peg Boyle Single states, “my goal is quite simple and straightforward: for you to experience greater efficiency and enjoyment while writing. If you experience anxiety, blocking, impatience, perfectionism or procrastination when you write, then this system is for you. I want you to be able to complete your writing so that you can move on with the rest of your life.” Few scholars, let alone graduate students, have been taught habits of writing fluency and productivity. The writing skills imparted by this book will not only help the reader through the dissertation writing process, but will serve her or him in whatever career she or he embarks on, given the paramount importance of written communication, especially in the academy. This book presents a system of straightforward and proven techniques that are used by productive writers, and applies them to the dissertation process. In particular, it promotes the concept of writing networks – whether writing partners or groups – to ensure that writing does not become an isolated and tortured process, while not hiding the need for persistence and sustained effort. This book is intended for graduate students and their advisers in the social sciences, the humanities, and professional fields. It can further serve as a textbook for either informal writing groups led by students or for formal writing seminars offered by departments or graduate colleges. The techniques described will help new faculty advice their students more effectively and even achieve greater fluency in their own writing. Education

Strategic Diversity Leadership In today’s world – whether viewed through a lens of educational attainment, economic development, global competitiveness, leadership capacity, or social justice and equity – diversity is not just the right thing to do, it is the only thing to do! Following the era of civil rights in the 1960s and ‘70s, the 1990s and early 21st century have seen both retrenchment and backlash years, but also a growing recognition, particularly in business and the military, that we have to educate and develop the capacities of our citizens from all levels of society and all demographic and social groups to live fulfilling lives in an inter-connected globe. For higher education that means not only increasing the numbers of diverse students, faculty, and staff, but simultaneously pursuing excellence in student learning and development, as well as through research and scholarship – in other words pursuing what this book defines as strategic diversity leadership. The aim is to create systems that enable every student, faculty, and staff member to thrive and achieve to maximum potential within a diversity framework. This book is written from the perspective that diversity work is best approached as an intellectual endeavor with a pragmatic focus on achieving results that takes an evidence-based approach to operationalizing diversity. It offers an overarching conceptual framework for pursuing diversity in a national and international context; delineates and describes the competencies, knowledge and skills needed to take effective leadership in matters of diversity; offers new data about related practices in higher education; and presents and evaluates a range of strategies, organizational structures and models drawn from institutions of all types and sizes. It covers such issues as the reorganization of the existing diversity infrastructure, building accountability systems, assessing the diversity process, and addressing legal threats to implementation. Its purpose is to help strategic diversity leaders combine big-picture thinking with an on-the-ground understanding of organizational reality and work strategically with key stakeholders and allies. This book is intended for presidents, provosts, chief diversity officers or diversity professionals, and anyone who wants to champion diversity and embed its objectives on his or her campus, whether at the level of senior administration, as members of campus organizations or committees, or as faculty, student affairs professionals or students taking a leadership role in making and studying the process of change. This title is also available in a set with its companion volume, The Chief Diversity Officer . Education

Learning Through Serving This substantially expanded new edition of this widely-used and acclaimed text maintains the objectives and tenets of the first. It is designed to help students understand and reflect on their community service experiences both as individuals and as citizens of communities in need of their compassionate expertise. It is designed to assist faculty in facilitating student development of compassionate expertise through the context of service in applying disciplinary knowledge to community issues and challenges. In sum, the book is about how to make academic sense of civic service in preparing for roles as future citizen leaders. Each chapter has been developed to be read and reviewed, in sequence, over the term of a service-learning course. Students in a semester course might read just one chapter each week, while those in a quarter-term course might need to read one to two chapters per week. The chapters are intentionally short, averaging 8 to 14 pages, so they do not interfere with other course content reading. This edition presents four new chapters on Mentoring, Leadership, Becoming a Change Agent, and Short-Term Immersive and Global Service-Learning experiences. The authors have also revised the original chapters to more fully address issues of social justice, privilege/power, diversity, intercultural communication, and technology; have added more disciplinary examples; incorporated additional academic content for understanding service-learning issues (e.g., attribution theory); and cover issues related to students with disabilities, and international students. This text is a student-friendly, self-directed guide to service-learning that: • Develops the skills needed to succeed• Clearly links service-learning to the learning goals of the course• Combines self-study and peer-study workbook formats with activities that can be incorporated in class, to give teachers maximum flexibility in structuring their service-learning courses• Promotes independent and collaborative learning• Equally suitable for courses of a few weeks’ or a few months’ duration• Shows students how to assess progress and communicate end-results• Written for students participating in service learning as a class, but also suitable for students working individually on a project. Instructor's Manual This Instructor Manual discusses the following six key areas for aligning your course with use of Learning through Serving, whether you teach a senior-level high school class, freshman studies course, or a college capstone class: 1. Course and syllabus design2. Community-partner collaboration3. Creating class community4. Strategic teaching techniques5. Developing intercultural competence6. Impact assessment This Manual is free and available for download in PDF format by clicking on "INSTRUCTOR MANUAL" on the upper left side of this webpage. Education

The New Science of Learning A path-breaking text for freshman orientation and study skills classes "This is a path-breaking book. Faculties have been learning about how the mind works, and this book spreads the message to students, who need it just as much. More sophisticated and empirically grounded than any study skills manual, this book addresses all the major research findings on how the human brain learns. And it does so using language and examples that students can easily understand and immediately apply to enhance their attention, depth of processing, retention, retrieval, and far-transfer abilities. Plus, each chapter ends with excellent summaries and scholarly references. It deserves to be required reading for all college students—really, anyone interested in learning."? Linda B. Nilson, Director, Office of Teaching Effectiveness and Innovation, Clemson University Recent advances in brain science show that most students’ learning strategies are highly inefficient, ineffective or just plain wrong. While all learning requires effort, better learning does not require more effort, but rather effectively aligning how the brain naturally learns with the demands of your studies. This book shows you what is involved in learning new material, how the human brain processes new information, and what it takes for that information to stick with you even after the test. Taking a small amount of time to read and act upon the material in this book will prove to be one of the best decisions you can make as a learner. What you discover will change the way you learn in college and will be helpful in your personal and professional life. You live in a world where you will have to be a lifelong learner, constantly updating your skills and changing jobs to compete in the global marketplace. Most college students today will have as many as 10-14 different jobs by age 38. Learning how to learn in harmony with your brain is crucial to your long-term success. This succinct book explains straightforward strategies for changing how you prepare to learn, engage with your course material, and set about improving recall of newly learned material whenever you need it. This is not another book about study skills and time management strategies, but instead an easy-to-read description of the research about how the human brain learns in a way that you can put into practice right away. [STY LOGO] [TXT LOGO] Education

Using Reflection and Metacognition to Improve Student Learning Research has identified the importance of helping students develop the ability to monitor their own comprehension and to make their thinking processes explicit, and indeed demonstrates that metacognitive teaching strategies greatly improve student engagement with course material. This book -- by presenting principles that teachers in higher education can put into practice in their own classrooms -- explains how to lay the ground for this engagement, and help students become self-regulated learners actively employing metacognitive and reflective strategies in their education. Key elements include embedding metacognitive instruction in the content matter; being explicit about the usefulness of metacognitive activities to provide the incentive for students to commit to the extra effort; as well as following through consistently. Recognizing that few teachers have a deep understanding of metacognition and how it functions, and still fewer have developed methods for integrating it into their curriculum, this book offers a hands-on, user-friendly guide for implementing metacognitive and reflective pedagogy in a range of disciplines. Offering seven practitioner examples from the sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, the social sciences and the humanities, along with sample syllabi, course materials, and student examples, this volume offers a range of strategies for incorporating these pedagogical approaches in college classrooms, as well as theoretical rationales for the strategies presented. By providing successful models from courses in a broad spectrum of disciplines, the editors and contributors reassure readers that they need not reinvent the wheel or fear the unknown, but can instead adapt tested interventions that aid learning and have been shown to improve both instructor and student satisfaction and engagement. Education

Higher Education Accreditation Is the accreditation system “broken” as claimed by successive Secretaries of Education and some recent reports? This book addresses this question head-on, asking whether accreditation is indeed in need of radical reform, and whether the agencies’ authority should be curtailed; or whether in fact the changes now underway – that accrediting agencies contend ensure rigorous and consistent standards and degrees that are a reliable gauge of student attainment – are moving the academy and the nation in the right direction. In a sweeping and ambitious book, Paul Gaston deploys his knowledge and experience as a peer reviewer for three regional accrediting agencies, a former board member and chair of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors, and his involvement in the early stages of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, to go beyond the polemics to explore whether a strategy that builds on the emerging values and good practices can achieve the substantive and positive improvements the public is demanding. As an introduction for readers new to the debate, he provides a brief overview of the development of accreditation, its terminology, and structure, describing how it currently works, and what it has achieved; and offers insight into the proliferation of the missions of accreditation – as well as the multiplicity of stakeholders with an interest in its outcomes – to question whether the mandate of accreditation should, as some contend, be expanded, or particular missions reassigned or abandoned. This established, he undertakes a dispassionate analysis of the arguments and recommendations of critics and supporters of the current direction of accreditation to identify common ground and explore constructive ways forward, paying specific attention to current and potential reforms of the three sectors of higher education accreditation: the seven regional accrediting associations, the national accreditors, and programmatic, or “specialized” accreditation. The book concludes by outlining a comprehensive approach to reform. His proposal would preserve practices that already work well while advancing important changes that can be incrementally implemented. The result would be a higher education accreditation structure more cost effective, more efficient, more transparent and accountable, and more responsive to institutional and public needs. Education

Academic Leadership and Governance of Higher Education To meet the new and rapidly changing demands facing today’s higher education managers and leaders – from department chairs to trustees – this book offers guidance on how to effectively discharge their responsibilities and how to develop their skills for managing their relationships with internal and external stakeholders. It also provides a broad understanding of the structure and functions of their institution and of the appropriate loci of decision-making. The authors go beyond the “positions” of leadership to emphasize the qualities of creativity, commitment, collaboration, delegation and courage that are essential to steer a unit, college or university through successful and enduring change Recognizing that the hallmark of higher education in the United States is a diversity of institutional types, this book enables the reader to relate issues of environment, organization and management to his or her specific institution, from not only the presidential perspective, but from the vantage point of trustees, provosts, vice presidents, deans, and department heads. By covering all these functions—as well as the role of external stakeholders—in a single volume, this book offers readers a comprehensive view of how institutions respond to external forces and internal issues, and how these impact organizational structure, functions and decision-making in their roles, and the institution at large. The book is informed by these three essential principles:•Sound institutional decisions must be based on a clearly articulated mission and set of core values;•Successful institutional adaptation to a changed environment must be grounded and aligned with the fundamental mission and core values; and •Successful academic leaders must be able to create and foster partnerships, bringing diverse individuals and interests together around a shared vision and mission grounded in common values. This handbook is divided into five units. The first introduces the reader to the scholarly field of higher education and establishes the contextual framework for the rest of the book. The second investigates the multifaceted and often complex relationships that exist between institutions of higher learning and the external constituencies. The third focuses how college and university presidents and their board of trustees keep an institutional mission focused while adapting to changes in the environment, while the fourth analyzes how colleges and universities fulfill their core mission through shared democratic partnerships. The concluding unit concerns how effective academic leaders implement their institution’s academic mission. Both scholarly and accessible, this book is intended to be of interest to a broad audience, ranging from graduate students in higher education administration programs to members of institutional governing boards, and everyone in leadership positions in between. All of the authors have completed graduate work in a higher education administration program, and collectively have had experience with academic administration at every level through to the university presidency. Two of the authors are currently faculty in leading higher programs teaching classes in administration and organizational theory and have published widely in the scholarly field. One has been a member of a governing board. Study questions suitable for leadership training and graduate courses are provided online. See hot link at left, under the cover. Education

Teach Students How to Learn "Teachers need to learn as much as their students. In a masterly and spirited exposition, spangled with wit and exhortation, rife with pragmatic strategies, Saundra McGuire teaches teachers how to awake in their students the powers dormant in them. Be aware, and you will learn!"--Roald Hoffmann, 1981 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry For over a decade Saundra McGuire has been acclaimed for her presentations and workshops on metacognition and student learning because the tools and strategies she shares have enabled faculty to facilitate dramatic improvements in student learning and success. This book encapsulates the model and ideas she has developed in the past fifteen years, ideas that are being adopted by an increasing number of faculty with considerable effect. Co-published with NISOD and NADE Education

Teaching the Last Backpack Generation Let mobile devices transform teaching and learning Don’t just know how to use mobile technology. Know how to use it to transform learning. This refreshingly easy-to-use workbook shows educators how to make mobile devices a natural part of their classrooms by optimizing technology, no matter what the content. Discover: practical mobile device management skills such as how to project and use devices as a whiteboard and tools to capture student responses. fun strategies students will love such as teaching vocabulary using text speak and slang or using a digital assistant (like Siri) instead of writing. helpful resources to enhance professional learning. Education

Differentiation in Middle and High School This comprehensive resource for middle and high school teachers explores how to use differentiated instruction to engage students and help them be more successful learners. Education

Programa del Diploma del IB Oxford Facilita una comprensión segura y atenta de los conceptos matemáticos. Este libro en español permitirá a los alumnos alcanzar los mejores resultados. Education

1-2-3 Magic for Teachers Based on the bestselling parenting book 1-2-3 Magic "If you only have time to read one book about managing student behavior, make it this one." "This book is a great resource for new teachers and veteran teachers." The fastest way to get back to what you love--teaching! Being a teacher can be one of the most rewarding professions, but also one of the most frustrating. Many teachers feel very prepared to instruct students in their chosen subjects, but don't have quite as much training in managing classroom discipline-yet experienced educators know that if challenging behavior goes unchecked, the entire year can be disrupted. 1-2-3 Magic for Teachers shows teachers how to establish and maintain good discipline habits in their classrooms through an easy-to-understand program that you'll swear "works like magic." 1-2-3 Magic for Teachers will help you understand: How to encourage courteous classroom behavior and constructive work habits How your personality affects your teaching style How to effectively manage transition times with your class Successful methods for handling assemblies, recess, lunchtime, and field trips How to communicate productively with parents 1-2-3 Magic for Teachers takes the guesswork out of classroom discipline and will help you get back to teaching and your students get back to learning-today! Education

Creativity and Reason in Cognitive Development This book explores ways that the development of reasoning skills and the development of creativity impact one another. Education

Research and Policy in Education This book argues that education policy is as often driven by political ideologies as by solid research evidence. It makes a plea for more discipline-based research on education, and reasserts the importance of the sociology of education as an essential resource for making sense of contemporary education policy. Education

The Power of Questioning The authors of The Power of Questioning invite you to nurture the potential for learning that grows out of children’s irrepressible urges to ask questions. The book’s foundation is a three-part instructional model, Powerful Practices, grounded in questioning, investigation, and assessment. To bring the model to life, the authors provide vivid pictures as well as links to special videos and audio recordings. The book also illustrates how to integrate state standards, including the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and STEM education practices. Education

Fostering Resilient Learners This essential resource explores how trauma disrupts learning and explains how to create a safe space where all students can learn at high levels. Education

The Common Core Mathematics Companion "The Common Core Mathematics Companion 6-8 offers a practical guide for implementing the CCSS Math Standards. Teachers will appreciate the misconception alerts and ideas for differentiation." — Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant When it comes to math, standards-aligned is achievement-aligned… In the short time since The Common Core Mathematics Companions, Grades K-2 and 3-5 burst on the scene, they have been lauded as the best resources for making critical math ideas easy to teach. With this brand-new 6-8 volume, middle school math success is at your fingertips. Page by page, the authors lay out the pieces to a cutting-edge curriculum, helping you to: Get the inside scoop on which standards connect, what key vocabulary means, and time-saving tables showing where to focus instruction for each grade Write curriculum for: ratios and proportional relationships, the number system, expressions and equations, functions, geometry, and statistics & probability Use the What to Teach pages to deliver powerful standards-based lessons Learn effective techniques to create an environment where all students can experience math break-throughs Incorporate the Standards for Mathematical Practice to improve students’ ability to problem solve, construct viable arguments, use tools strategically, attend to precision, and more The Common Core Mathematics Companion, Grades 6–8 has what every middle school needs to provide students with the foundation for the concepts and skills they will be expected to know in grade 9–12. Ruth Harbin Miles is a mathematics coach, with special expertise in developing teachers’ content knowledge and strategies for engaging students to achieve high mathematics standards. A serving member on the Board of Directors for the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics, Ruth is a co-author with Linda Gojak of The Common Core Mathematics Companions, K–2 and 3–5 (Corwin). Lois Williams, Ed.D., who taught mathematics in grades K–8 for 20 years, is currently an adjunct professor at Mary Baldwin College and an International Fellow with the Charles A. Dana Center, training teachers in the College and Career Readiness Standards She has been honored with a Fulbright Teacher Exchange and the Virginia Middle School Mathematics Teacher of the Year award. Education

Building Classroom Success School has the potential to be a major source of personal and academic fulfillment. However, the reality is that fear and failure pervade many students' academic lives. Rather than respond to these fears in constructive and courageous ways, many students engage in self-defeating, avoidant and helpless behaviours. This book examines the counterproductive strategies students use in schools today, and suggests successful practices educators can adopt to eliminate fear and failure in the classroom and help students respond to their problematic behaviours in more positive and productive ways. Through building student success, educators build classroom success. Education

Excellence Through Equity See how real-world educators, guided by the principles of Courageous Leadership, are creating schools where all students are able to thrive. Education

The Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology The 2nd edition of the Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology updates the original landmark text, providing a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this fast growing area of research. With contributions from internationally recognised experts, it is an essential resource for students and researchers in psychology. Education

Including Everyone In this compelling new book on music education, veteran music educator Judith Jellison illustrates what it takes to imagine, create, and realize possibilities for all children in ways that inspire parents, teachers, and the children themselves to take part in collaborative music making. Education

Creativity 101 What is creativity? How does it work? How does it flourish in individuals and organizations? Now in its second edition, this bestselling introductory text--written by one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of creativity--is completely updated and expanded to reflect the tremendous growth in this field. In a redesigned, reader-friendly format, the text surveys the latest theories and research to provide key information about what we know (and don't know) about creativity including its many definitions and measures. It addresses how creativity operates on individual and social/environmental levels, and the effects and outcomes of the creative mind. This much-praised book is an ideal brief text for courses on creativity in psychology, education, business, and other fields, as well as cross-disciplinary seminars and programs in creativity studies. New to the Second Edition: Completely updated and expanded with new theories and research Restructured to enhance flow of information and ease of use New chapters on measuring creativity, creativity and mental health, creative environments, how creativity is perceived by self and society, and its positive and negative aspects Coverage of new models and frameworks Expanded coverage of creativity and motivation, mental illness, and mood; history of creativity research; the creative process; and neuroscientific theories and approaches Thorough reconceptualization of creativity and personality New content on differences between creativity, imagination, and innovation Expanded coverage of creativity assessment Key Features: Surveys theory, research, and applications of creativity concisely and accessibly Written in an engaging style by a world-renowned creativity expert Ideal for courses on creativity in psychology, education, business, and other fields, as well as cross-disciplinary seminars Education

The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems Get there faster: Your road map to smart, sustainable change! Taking Action is a hands-on guide to the groundbreaking book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts and Systems, providing step-by-step protocols to help foster deep coherence for maximum student learning—all within a reasonably short time frame. You’ll develop: Deeper understanding of The Coherence Framework A 100-Day Coherence Plan Leadership, capacity, and coalition-building skills Systems and tools to assess your organization Includes video links, print resources, case studies, and diagnostic and planning tools. Fostering greater coherence is at your fingertips with this instant action guide! Education

Programa del Diploma del IB Oxford Facilita una comprensión segura y atenta de los conceptos matemáticos. Este libro en español permitirá a los alumnos alcanzar los mejores resultados. Education

Biology in Context for Cambridge International AS & A Level Covering the latest Cambridge A Level Biology syllabus (9700), this stretching resource supports advanced science skills. It helps build long-term performance, as well as supporting confidence for the Cambridge exams. The practical approach helps to make science meaningful - ideal for students planning to study science at university. Education

Physics in Context for Cambridge International AS & A Level Covering the latest Cambridge A Level Physics syllabus (9702), this stretching resource supports advanced science skills. It helps build long-term performance, as well as supporting confidence for the Cambridge exams. The practical approach helps to make science meaningful - ideal for students planning to study science at university. Education

Nelson Mathematics for Cambridge International A Level Tailored to the needs of A & AS Level students of the latest 9709 syllabus, this series has been developed by experienced examiners and international authors to provide comprehensive and effective preparation for this syllabus and the Cambridge exams. Education

Nelson Mathematics for Cambridge International A Level Tailored to the needs of A & AS Level students of the latest 9709 syllabus, this series has been developed by experienced examiners and international authors to provide comprehensive and effective preparation for this syllabus and the Cambridge exams. Education

Nelson Mathematics for Cambridge International A Level Tailored to the needs of A & AS level students of the latest 9709 syllabus, this series has been developed by experienced examiners and international authors to provide comprehensive and effective preparation for this syllabus and the Cambridge exams. Education

Nelson Mathematics for Cambridge International A Level Tailored to the needs of A & AS level students of the latest 9709 syllabus, this series has been developed by experienced examiners and international authors to provide comprehensive and effective preparation for this syllabus and the Cambridge exams. Education

Nelson Mathematics for Cambridge International A Level Tailored to the needs of A & AS Level students of the latest 9709 syllabus, this series has been developed by experienced examiners and international authors to provide comprehensive and effective preparation for this syllabus and the Cambridge exams. Education

Education, Occupation and Social Origin This innovative book takes a comparative approach to the social origin-education-destination triangle (OED), looking at the intergenerational transmission of advantage in 14 countries. The intention is to debate the claim that education is the ‘great social equalizer’. The contributors examine the relation between family background, education and occupational achievement over time and across educational levels, focusing on the relationship between individuals’ social origins and their income and occupational outcomes. It will be of interest to academics and students of social policy and those interested in social inequalities and their reproduction over time. Education

Technologies for Children Technologies for Children presents a comprehensive array of contextual examples for teaching design and technology to children. Education

Inclusion for Primary School Teachers This book will help you to understand what inclusion is, what it means for teachers, parents and the wider community and how to create an inclusive environment in your own classroom. By busting some myths and looking beyond the labels, Nancy Gedge believes that every teacher can improve their practice for every child – because what is good for special needs is good for everyone! That's what being an inclusive teacher means. Full of practical ideas and advice, this warm and inspiring book is an accessible introduction to inclusion for primary school teachers. It translates the SEND Code of Practice into practical classroom strategies covering topics such as: an inclusive classroom environment and what it looks like, the responsibilities of the teacher and how to set meaningful targets, plus lots of tips on how to get the best out of available support and intervention strategies. Nancy Gedge provides impassioned guidance in the form of real classroom anecdotes and tried-and-tested exercises together with a 'jargon buster' to help you decipher unfamiliar terms. NANCY GEDGE has been a primary school teacher for over 20 years, and is currently a SEND specialist in a mainstream school in Gloucestershire. Her knowledge in, and passion for, this area extends beyond the classroom – her eldest child has Down's Syndrome, and Nancy's inspirational blog, 'The Diary of a Not So Ordinary Boy', won the first TES Teacher Blogger of the Year Award in 2015. Education

On Poverty and Learning Insightful and passionate pieces from Educational Leadership that will help you better understand how poverty affects learning and how educators can make a positive difference. Education

Effective Teaching and Successful Learning This book applies common sense principles to research findings in order to facilitate effective teaching and successful learning. Education

Language and Literacy Development in Early Childhood This book provides pre-service and practising teachers with an accessible, integrated approach to language and literacy learning in early childhood. Education

Primary Mathematics This second edition encourages the integration of technology into a pedagogically sound learning sequence for primary mathematics. Education

Studies in Expansive Learning A conceptual and practical toolkit for creating learning processes with the help of interventions in workplaces, schools and communities. Education

A Teacher's Guide to Special Education What every general education teacher needs to know about special education law, processes, and responsibilities, along with instructional best practices for the inclusive classroom. Education

The Power of the Adolescent Brain Award-winning author Thomas Armstrong proposes eight brain-friendly instructional practices to help middle and high school teachers make the most of their students' potential. Education

The World Becomes What We Teach To create a more sustainable, equitable, and peaceful world, we must reimagine education and prepare a generation to be solutionaries—young people with the knowledge, tools, and motivation to create a better future. This book describes how we can (and must) transform education and teaching; create such a generation; and build such a future. Education

The BSCS 5E Instructional Model With this book, you can stop wishing you could engage your students more fully and start engaging. The BSCS 5E Instructional Model helps you create more teachable moments in your classroom. The BSCS 5E Instructional Model includes five phases: engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate. Much of it is devoted to an in-depth explanation of how to put the model to work in the classroom, but the book also explains how to connect the model to the Next Generation Science Standards, STEM education, 21st-century skills, and implementation in your classroom. Education

Now That's a Good Question! Explore eight types of questions and how to use them to provide scaffolding to deepen student thinking, understanding, and application of knowledge. Education

Teaching Secondary Mathematics A valuable resource for pre-service teachers who wish to integrate contemporary technology into teaching key mathematical concepts. Education

Scientists Making a Difference This book presents the most important contributions to modern psychological science and explains how the contributions came to be. Education

Spelling It Out Spelling It Out is an indispensable guide for anyone who lacks confidence in spelling. Education

Literacy Unleashed Two literacy and leadership experts introduce their Literacy Classroom Visit Model to help administrators evaluate and improve literacy instruction in their school or district. Education

Creating a Google Apps Classroom Cook up amazing recipes with this engaging, resourceful Google™ cookbook! Great for both the beginning and seasoned Google-using teacher, this resource is the perfect tool to help guide teachers using, or preparing to use, Google Apps for Education™. Featuring Appetizer Recipes (warm-ups), Entrée Recipes (fresh take on an old standby lesson), Side Dish Recipes (used at any point in in lesson or unit), and Dessert Recipes (creative lessons to enjoy with your classroom), this resource will help you feel comfortable using Google Apps™ in no time. Helpful icons, easy-to-follow instructions, screen shots, and websites are also provided throughout for ease of use. Education

To Kill a Mockingbird Introduce students to this classic novel by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons and encourage them to explore social issues within the story as well as make connections to current and historical events. This instructional guide for literature will make analyzing this complex literary piece fun and interesting for students. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are just a few of the many skills students will walk away with after interacting with the rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities in this resource. Written to support College and Career Readiness Standards, each activity and lesson work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. Education

Classroom Management for Successful Instruction Maintain a positive classroom environment by implementing the tips, suggestions, and strategies provided in this teacher-friendly resource. With a focus on classroom management, this resource helps teachers support rigorous instruction through topics such as providing a positive learning environment, observing the physical and social classroom environment, handling classroom disruptions, keeping students engaged, communicating with families, and more. Whether you are a new or seasoned educator, this management resource will provide creative ideas and current research-based techniques to support the development of a positive classroom environment. Education

Teaching Science Today Implement engaging science lessons into your classroom that will intrigue, motivate, and groom students to be scientifically literate. This second edition book digs deep into Next Generation Science Standards to support teachers to enhance their instructional approach for teaching science concepts, skills, and processes. This teacher-friendly resource incorporates multiple, ready-to-implement approaches based on solid research, making this resource ideal for new teachers, pre-service educators, or anyone seeking current educational theory and practice. This valuable resource is a must-have! Education

Writing Strategies for Social Studies Help students write about social studies content and build their historical thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students write about and comprehend historical content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level. Education

Island of the Blue Dolphins Follow the story of a young girl stranded for years on an island off the California coast. This instructional guide for literature features rigorous and engaging lessons and activities to aid in students' comprehension and analysis. These appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support the Common Core State Standards and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. Each lesson and activity work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Education

Integrating the Arts Across the Content Areas Bring the arts back into the classroom with arts-based activities and strategies to use in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies instruction. Developed in conjunction with Lesley University, this resource helps teachers to gain a better understanding of why and how to use the arts to reach and engage students. Developed to help motivate disengaged students, this professional resource provides activities, concrete examples, and stories from teachers already implementing art-based curriculum. The strategies are presented in categories that include: dramatic movement, storytelling, poetry, music/rhythm, and visual arts. This resource supports College and Career Readiness Standards. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Prepare fifth grade students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Education

Math Games Reinforce key mathematical concepts in fourth grade with these fun and engaging skill-based games! Created to align to College and Career Readiness other state standards, this resource is perfect for reinforcing students' mathematical skills. Perfect for centers, workstations, or family math night, these engaging games that can be played in pairs or small groups, and results can be used for formative assessment. Education

Declaring Our Independence Readers will learn the history behind the Declaration of Independence and what makes it such an important document in American history. This engaging title features colorful images, informative text, and interesting facts. Featuring a table of contents, glossary, and index, this book has all the tools readers will need to learn about American independence! Education

Photosynthesis Have you ever seen a tree at the grocery store buying dinner? Probably not! Discover how plants harness solar energy and other elements to make their own food through photosynthesis, a crucial process upon which all living things depend. Third-grade students will enjoy learning about photosynthesis and plant structures through this high-interest informational text filled with fun facts and colorful images. Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, a hands-on "Think Like a Scientist" lab activity is included at the end of the book, providing students with an opportunity to apply what they've learned in the e-book. Helpful diagrams and text features, such as a glossary and index, are also included to improve content-area literacy and support STEM education. Education

The One and Only Ivan Fall in love with Ivan and his determination by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons in this instructional guide about a heartwarming story bursting with many different emotions. Readers will enjoy analyzing this Newbery Award-winning title while reveling in the life lessons they take away from it. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are just a few of the many skills students will walk away with after interacting with the rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities in this resource. Written to support the Common Core, each activity and lesson work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend rich, complex literature. Education

Teaching Mathematics Today Take the mystery out of teaching mathematics! This second edition resource is the perfect, research-supported tool to differentiate instruction. Full of practical strategies thoroughly described throughout the book, educators will be able to immediately implement best-practice instruction. Learn how curriculum can be extended, accelerated, and enriched for the new standards in mathematics and explore the reasons why the "new math" helps to develop critical-thinking skills and higher-order skills. Education

The Day the Crayons Quit Explore the fun and quirky ways in which the crayons quit with this instructional guide for literature. Students will love analyzing the crayons' struggles and complaints by completing age-appropriate, rigorous yet fun activities and lessons provided in this guide. Readers will enjoy figuring out how Duncan convinces his crayons to come back to work. Analyzing story elements in multiple ways, close reading and text-based vocabulary practice, and determining meaning through text-dependent questions are just a few of the many skills students will walk away with after interacting with the rigorous and appealing cross-curricular lessons and activities in this resource. Written to support this playful, well-known book, each activity and lesson work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend literature while using their imagination. Education

Juro lealtad a la bandera (I Pledge Allegiance to the Flag) The American flag is a symbol for freedom and unity. In this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction title, young readers learn a brief history of the American flag and are encouraged to learn and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Education

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching and Learning Written to address all grade levels, this book provides teachers with strategies and suggestions to support their culturally and linguistically diverse students. With the influx of cultural diversity in schools, teachers can use the strategies in this resource to improve on the following five pedagogical areas: classroom management, use of text, academic vocabulary, and situational appropriateness. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Prepare first grade students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Education

Activities for a Differentiated Classroom Activities for a Differentiated Classroom is a must-have resource filled with creative and engaging lessons that differentiate instruction to support the learning needs of all fourth grade students. This resource is built on current research and best practices and outlines easy-to-implement differentiation strategies to use across the content areas. Also included are digital resources with teacher templates, sample projects, and rubric assessments for additional teacher assistance. This resource is correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Education

The Great Kapok Tree By completing fun, challenging activities and lessons, students will uncover the true meaning behind this beautifully illustrated story. This instructional guide for literature is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this sensational story. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support the text and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Education

The Right Environment Home sweet home. Organisms must live in the right habitat to survive. And when their needs are met, the right environment enables plants and animals to thrive. From the desert to the tundra, learn about food webs, animal niches, climates, and other features of various biomes and their ecosystems in this life science e-book. The colorful images and fun facts in this high-interest informational text will get third-grade students excited about exploring different types of biomes and the living and nonliving elements of the ecosystems found within them. Featuring a hands-on "Think Like a Scientist" lab activity that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, this e-book helps students apply what they've learned in the text and supports STEM instruction. Helpful diagrams and text features, such as a glossary and index, are also included to improve content-area literacy. Education

The 5Es of Inquiry-Based Science Create an active learning environment in grades K-12 using the 5E inquiry-based science model! Featuring a practical guide to implementing the 5E model of instruction, this resource clearly explains each "E" in the 5E model of inquiry-based science. It provides teachers with practical strategies for stimulating inquiry with students and includes lesson ideas. Suggestions are provided for encouraging students to investigate and advance their understanding of science topics in meaningful and engaging ways. This resource supports core concepts of STEM instruction. Education

Reading Strategies for Science Help students read about science content and build their scientific thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students read and comprehend scientific content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level. Education

How to Eat Fried Worms Young readers will learn all about eating worms in this disgustingly entertaining book by completing fun, challenging lessons and activities provided in this instructional guide for literature. These rigorous, cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to comprehend complex literature and help them understand the significance of the story. This resource is packed with tools to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. This is the perfect way to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature. Education

Hatchet Use this guide to explore the story of a boy who is left stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash and must learn to survive with only the help of his hatchet. This instructional guide for literature supports this story and is filled with challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to better analyze and comprehend literature. This guide is the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, packed with ways to practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. This is the perfect way to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature. Education

Teaching with Text Sets Looking for a way to increase engagement, differentiate instruction, and incorporate more informational text and student writing into your curriculum? Teaching with Text Sets is your answer! This must-have resource walks you through the steps to create and use multi-genre, multimodal text sets for content-area and language arts study. It provides detailed information to support you as you choose topics, locate and evaluate texts, organize texts for instruction, and assess student learning. This guide is an excellent resource to help you meet the College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Education

Bud, Not Buddy Use this guide to explore the story of Bud, an orphan during the Great Depression, who journeys to find a musician he believes is his father. This instructional guide for literature features several challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities to work in conjunction with the text to help students analyze and comprehend literature. This guide is packed with ways to practice close reading, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and practice text-based vocabulary, making it the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in various ways. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich and complex literature while supporting Common Core Learning Standards. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Prepare fourth grade students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Education

Helping English Language Learners Succeed Guide your English language learners toward academic success with instructional practices, approaches, and strategies that are rooted in current research findings and best practices. Helping English Language Learners Succeed incorporates effective models and background information in its practices that further writing, listening and speaking, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development. This second edition resource helps teachers provide essential language development support for all English language learners. Education

All About Money Young readers are introduced to the differences between things they need and things they want in this informational book that provides examples of people earning, saving, and spending money through vivid images, straightforward text, and a supportive glossary and index. Education

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Take a journey with a very tiny, very hungry caterpillar as he transforms into a beautiful butterfly. Readers will become familiar with this well-known story and learn about a tiny life cycle through this instructional guide for literature. Through rigorous but engaging activities and lessons students will learn how to explore and analyze rich, complex literature. These activities and lessons are correlated to College and Career Readiness Standards and are guaranteed to encourage early learners to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more! Education

Integrating Technology into the Curriculum With digital components becoming the commonplace in the education world, educators must learn how to integrate technology into the classroom and step into the digital age of teaching. This updated, second edition resource provides teachers with classroom-tested ideas and resources to enhance instruction and help make the integration of technology a seamless process. Featuring standards-based lessons and topics such as distance learning and virtual school, webquests, blogs and social networking, interactive games, activities, and simulations, this resource will help you have a technologically advanced classroom in no time! Education

Reading Strategies for Mathematics Help students read and build conceptual understanding of mathematics content! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students read and comprehend mathematics content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Prepare second grade students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Education

Because of Winn-Dixie Learn how Winn-Dixie encourages Opal to make friends by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons in this instructional guide for literature, created to support this award-winning children's favorite. This guide is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this inspiring story. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Education

Frog and Toad Together Discover how best friends Frog and Toad spend time together by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons about these delightful short stories about friendship. Young readers will be eager to explore the stories and analyze the complex text through the engaging, cross-curricular activities and lessons in this instructional guide for literature. Students will learn to comprehend and analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. This is the perfect tool to support these short stories and add rigor to your students'explorations of rich, complex literature. Education

Just the Facts Use informational text in the classroom effectively to support close reading and comprehension. This dynamic resource provides a clear explanation of how to use informational text in the classroom and includes practical tips, suggestions, lesson ideas, and digital resources. Aligned to College and Career Readiness and other state standards, this is the perfect tool to enhance students' comprehension of informational text. Education

Reading Strategies for Social Studies Help students read about social studies content and build their historical thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource was created to support College and Career Readiness Standards, and provides an in-depth research base about content-area literacy instruction, including key strategies to help students read and comprehend historical content. Each strategy includes classroom examples by grade ranges (1-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12) and necessary support materials, such as graphic organizers, templates, or digital resources to help teachers implement quickly and easily. Specific suggestions for differentiating instruction are also provided to help English language learners, gifted students, and students reading below grade level. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Prepare third grade students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Education

Charlotte's Web Young readers will be intrigued and eager to analyze this timeless classic by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons provided in this instructional guide for literature. This guide is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this charming story. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Prepare kindergarten students for college and career readiness with this content-packed resource. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Education

Electromagnetism If you’ve worn headphones, watched TV, worked on a computer, or ridden in a car, then you have experienced the power of electromagnetism. Learn all about electricity, magnetism, the link between these forces: electromagnetism, and how these forces impact our lives. Teach third-grade students about atoms, currents, circuits, magnetism, and more with the colorful images and fun facts in this high-interest informational text. Featuring a hands-on "Think Like a Scientist" lab activity that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards, this e-book supports STEM instruction and helps students apply what they've learned in the text. Helpful diagrams and text features, such as a glossary and index, are also included to improve content-area literacy. Education

Green Eggs and Ham Meet Sam-I-Am and maybe even sample a dish of green eggs and ham by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons based on this playful best-seller. This instructional guide for literature was created to support this well-known story and will have early learners eager to explore the text. These appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend literature. Everything you need is packed into this guide and is the perfect tool to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. This is the perfect way to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, literature. Education

Global Regionalisms and Higher Education This original book provides a unique analysis of the different regional and inter-regional projects, their processes and the politics of Europeanisation, globalisation and education. Collectively, the contirbutors engage with international relations and integrations theory to explore new ways of thinking about regionalisms and inter-regionalisms, and bring to the fore the role that higher education plays in this. Education

The Teacher 50 An indispensable companion for teachers who want to give their absolute best in the classroom at all times and under all circumstances. Education

Learning and Teaching in the Early Years Learning and Teaching in the Early Years provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to early childhood teaching in Australia. Education

Last Stop on Market Street Excite your students from the first page to the last with this instructional guide e-Book for the award-winning Last Stop on Market Street. With lesson plans tailored specifically for this 2016 Newbery Medal winner, this e-Book will enhance students' reading experience. This Great Works e-Book comes with activities to help students analyze story elements and help teachers make cross-curricular and across text connections. Lessons are geared towards building reading comprehension with writing and text-dependent questions. This valuable e-Book prepares students for college and career readiness. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Computer Science Programming Book Digital edition This resource is written to follow the updated Cambridge IGCSE® Computer Science syllabus 0478 with examination from June and November 2016. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Computer Science Coursebook Digital Edition This resource is written to follow the updated Cambridge IGCSE® Computer Science syllabus 0478 with examination from June and November 2016. Education

Imperial Russia, Revolution and the Establishment of the Soviet Union (1855–1924) Digital Edition Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. Education

The Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia (1924–2000) Digital Edition Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Global Perspectives Coursebook Digital Edition Skills-focused resources to support the study of Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Global Perspectives, for first examination in 2018. Education

180 Days of Reading for Fourth Grade Encourage fourth-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, fourth graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

180 Days of Reading for First Grade Encourage first-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, first graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

180 Days of Reading for Third Grade Encourage third-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, third graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

180 Days of Reading for Second Grade Encourage second-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, second graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

180 Days of Reading for Kindergarten Encourage kindergarten students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, kindergarteners will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

180 Days of Reading for Sixth Grade Encourage sixth-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, sixth graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

180 Days of Reading for Fifth Grade Encourage fifth-grade students to build their reading comprehension and word study skills using daily practice activities. Great for after school, intervention, or homework, teachers and parents can help students gain regular practice through these quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards. Both fiction and nonfiction reading passages are provided as well as data-driven assessment tips and digital versions of the assessment analysis tools and activities. With these easy-to-use activities, fifth graders will boost their reading skills in a hurry! Education

Mathematics Level 3 for Common Entrance at 13+ Exam Practice Questions Exam Board: ISEB Level: 13+ Subject: Mathematics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Autumn 2016 Improve technique and achieve top marks in 13+ Maths entrance exams with this book containing a comprehensive range of questions specifically designed to prepare children for the Level 3 Common Entrance Maths examinations at 13+. Exam Practice Answers is available to accompany this title. - Endorsed by Independent School Examination Board (ISEB)- Arranged by topic to make it easier to identify strengths and weaknesses- Features rigorous and realistic exam-style questions in the style of the Level 3 ISEB Common Entrance Exam Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers- Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide - Mathematics for Common Entrance One- Mathematics for Common Entrance One Answers- Mathematics for Common Entrance Two- Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers- Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension)- Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Answers Education

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The Civic University This innovative book addresses the leadership and management challenges of maximising the contribution of universities to civil society both locally and globally. It does this by developing a model of the civic university as an academic concept, drawing out practical lessons for university management on how to embed civic engagement in the heartland of the university. To this end, the contributors compare experiences and reports on a developmental process in eight institutions: University College London and Newcastle University in the UK, Amsterdam and Groningen Universities in the Netherlands, Aalto and Tampere Universities in Finland and Trinity College Dublin and Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland. It will be of interest to academics of politics, public policy and management studies, as well as having relevance to policymakers in the field. Education

Cambridge International AS/A Level Biology Revision Guide 2nd edition Get your best grades with this exam-focused text that will guide you through the content and skills you need to prepare for the big day. Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced examiner and author Mary Jones. This guide also includes a Questions and Answers section with exam-style questions, student's answers for each question, and examiner comments to ensure you're exam-ready.- Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner- Use the expert tips to clarify key points- Avoid making typical mistakes with expert advice- Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it- Practise your exam skills with exam-style questions and answers This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Education

Cambridge International AS/A Level Chemistry Revision Guide 2nd edition Get your best grades with this exam-focused text that will guide you through the content and skills you need to prepare for the big day. Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced examiner and author David Bevan. This guide also includes a Questions and Answers section with exam-style questions, student's answers for each question, and examiner comments to ensure you're exam-ready.- Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner- Use the expert tips to clarify key points- Avoid making typical mistakes with expert advice- Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it- Practise your exam skills with exam-style questions and answers This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Education

Cambridge International AS/A Level Physics Revision Guide second edition Get your best grades with this exam-focused text that will guide you through the content and skills you need to prepare for the big day. Manage your own revision with step-by-step support from experienced examiner and author Richard Woodside. This guide also includes a Questions and Answers section with exam-style questions, student's answers for each question, and examiner comments to ensure you're exam-ready.- Plan and pace your revision with the revision planner- Use the expert tips to clarify key points- Avoid making typical mistakes with expert advice- Test yourself with end-of-topic questions and answers and tick off each topic as you complete it- Practise your exam skills with exam-style questions and answers This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Education

Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide Secure top marks in 13+ entrance exams with this indispensable revision resource, covering all Maths topics with clear explanations, summaries and self-assessment exercises for Levels 1, 2 and 3 of the ISEB Common Entrance syllabus. - Covers all topics with extensive, level-differentiated content - Reinforces understanding with short answer exercises and over 90 'test yourself' questions - Improves technique with exam tips, revision guidance and a glossary of mathematical terms - Suitable for ISEB 13+ Mathematics Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2016 onwards. Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website www.galorepark.co.uk: - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance One - Mathematics for Common Entrance One Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Answers Education

Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions Improve technique and achieve top marks in 13+ Maths entrance exams with a wealth of Level 1, 2 and 3 questions based on the format of the new ISEB Common Entrance exam. - Provides extensive practice with over 250 differentiated questions - Prepares pupils for Levels 1 and 2 and includes extension questions for Level 3 candidates - Identifies strengths and weaknesses using topic-based exercises - Suitable for ISEB 13+ Mathematics Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2016 onwards Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website www.galorepark.co.uk: - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide - Mathematics for Common Entrance One - Mathematics for Common Entrance One Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Answers Education

Science for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions Exam Board: ISEB Level: 13+ Subject: Science First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Autumn 2018 Practise 13+ Science with this wealth of exam-style questions that have been designed to reflect the style and level of the ISEB Common Entrance Science exam. The range of questions helps pupils improve their exam technique and provides realistic practice for Biology, Chemistry and Physics exams at 13+. - Covers every 13+ topic for Biology, Chemistry and Physics- Familiarises pupils with the type of questions they will face in the exam- Identifies strengths and weaknesses using topic-based exercises- Suitable for ISEB 13+ Mathematics Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2017 onwards Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website www.galorepark.co.uk:- Science for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers- Science for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide- Science for Common Entrance: Biology- Science for Common Entrance: Biology Answers- Science for Common Entrance: Chemistry- Science for Common Entrance: Chemistry Answers- Science for Common Entrance: Physics- Science for Common Entrance: Physics Answers Education

Science for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers Exam Board: ISEB Level: 13+ Subject: Science First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Autumn 2018 Confidently mark answers to the Science for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions with worked examples, exam advice and tips for achieving the best results- Helps pupils to refine answers with guidance and worked examples- Includes ISEB Common Entrance mark scheme and advice for achieving top marks- Suitable for all ISEB Science 13+ Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2017 onwards Also available to purchase from the Galore Park website www.galorepark.co.uk:- Science for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers- Science for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions- Science for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide- Science for Common Entrance: Biology- Science for Common Entrance: Biology Answers- Science for Common Entrance: Chemistry- Science for Common Entrance: Chemistry Answers- Science for Common Entrance: Physics- Science for Common Entrance: Physics Answers Education

Mathematics Year 3 Exam Board: ISEB Level: KS2 Subject: Mathematics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Maths Year 3 goes beyond the requirements of the new National Curriculum and builds an excellent foundation for Mathematical study. It covers the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, before moving on to more advanced material - Endorsed by ISEB- Covers the new National Curriculum Programmes of Study to ensure pupils are learning the most up to date material- Combines traditional standard method with the mental approach to challenge all abilities - Features end-of-chapter activities and summary exercises to engage pupils and consolidate the information learned- Includes a huge bank of practice material, including problem-solving exercises, to ensure pupils thoroughly understand all topics Answer book available separately. Education

Mathematics Year 4 Exam Board: ISEB Level: KS2 Subject: Mathematics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2016 Mathematics Year 4 goes beyond the requirements of the new National Curriculum and continues to stretch and challenge pupils with the revision of basic numerical skills, as well as the introduction of new material on topics such as negative numbers, decimals, inequalities and perimeter and area. - Endorsed by ISEB- Covers the new National Curriculum Programmes of Study to ensure pupils are learning the most up to date material- Combines the traditional standard method with the mental approach to challenge all abilities- Features end-of-chapter activities and summary exercises to engage pupils and consolidate the information learned Answer book available separately Education

Cambridge IGCSE Physics Study and Revision Guide 2nd edition Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique,these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades. - Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting them throughout- Builds students' skills constructing and writing answers as they progress through a range of practice questions- Allows students to mark their own responses and easily identify areas for improvement using the answers in the back of the book- Helps students target their revision and focus on important concepts and skills with key objectives at the beginning of every chapter- Ensures that students maximise their time in the exam by including examiner's tips and suggestions on how to approach the questions This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Education

English for the IB MYP 4 & 5 The only series for MYP 4 and 5 developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Develop your skills to become an inquiring learner; ensure you navigate the MYP framework with confidence using a concept-driven and assessment-focused approach to English presented in global contexts. - Develop conceptual understanding with key MYP concepts and related concepts at the heart of each chapter.- Learn by asking questions with a statement of inquiry in each chapter. - Prepare for every aspect of assessment using support and tasks designed by experienced educators.- Understand how to extend your learning through research projects and interdisciplinary opportunities. Also coming soon are Teaching and Learning Resources and eTextbooks via Dynamic Learning, our complete digital solution. Education

Cambridge IGCSE Biology Study and Revision Guide 2nd edition Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique, these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades. - Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting them throughout- Builds students' skills constructing and writing answers as they progress through a range of practice questions- Allows students to mark their own responses and easily identify areas for improvement using the answers in the back of the book- Helps students target their revision and focus on important concepts and skills with key objectives at the beginning of every chapter- Ensures that students maximise their time in the exam by including examiner's tops and suggestions on how to approach the questions This title has not been through the Cambridge International endorsement process. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Travel and Tourism Coursebook Digital Edition Internationally focused textbook to support Cambridge International AS and A Level Travel and Tourism, for first examination in 2017. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Additional Mathematics Digital Edition These resources have been created for the Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Additional Mathematics syllabuses (0606/4037). Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level IT Digital Edition This series is for the Cambridge International AS & A Level IT syllabus (9626) for examination from 2019. Education

Language Power Here, at last, is every K-8 teacher’s playbook on the critical role academic language plays in content learning and student achievement. What exactly is so different? Margo Gottlieb and Mariana Castro distill the complexities of language learning into four key uses through which students can probe the interplay between language and content, then demonstrate their knowledge and understanding. It’s as straight-forward as that. Education

How We Think and Learn This book introduces readers to principles and research findings about human learning and cognition in an engaging, conversational manner. Education

AUDITORY-VERBAL PRACTICE Since the first edition of this text, families across English-speaking nations have become more diverse and complex, more early intervention practitioners have begun embracing the imperative for family-centered early intervention, and increasingly more families and their young children with hearing loss have been requesting the services of auditory-verbal practitioners. This second edition, designed to be more reader-friendly, is a cross-cultural collaboration of expert family-centered practitioners that focus on how families and their infants and toddlers with hearing loss might best be served. Education

SYSTEMATIC INSTRUCTION OF FUNCTIONAL SKILLS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES (2nd Ed.) This book provides an overview of systematic instructional strategies and is written in a format so that teachers and other service providers can immediately put the information to use. It specifically focuses upon systematic instruction for individuals with disabilities (school age and adults) and is generic across age groups as well as disability labels. The book focuses on improving instructional practices for students and adults with disabilities. Education

Policy and the Political Life of Music Education Policy and the Political Life of Music Education is the first book of its kind in music education. It brings together expert voices, defining a critical new arena for action in the field: policy. It is essential reading for anyone hoping to better understand the contingencies of change and decision-making. Education

Success with IEPs This guide provides teachers with practical, research-based advice and solutions to five of the most common challenges they face in working with IEPs. Education

Networks, New Governance and Education This topical book uses network analysis and interviews with key actors to address the changes in education, with a focus on education and the role of new philanthropy. Education

John Dewey's Democracy and Education This book offers expert in-depth insight into this important book and places its relevance in a present educational context. Education

Study and Revise for GCSE Exam Board: AQA, OCR, Edexcel, WJEC Eduqas Level: GCSE (9-1) Subject: English literature First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017 Enable students to achieve their best grade in GCSE English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise Macbeth throughout the course. This Study and Revise guide: - Increases students' knowledge of Macbeth as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners - Develops understanding of plot, characterisation, themes and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their exam responses - Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text - Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, annotated sample student answers and tips for reaching the next grade - Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay - Provides opportunities for students to review their learning and identify their revision needs with knowledge-based questions at the end of each chapter Education

How to Give Effective Feedback to Your Students Whether you teach young students or teens, this updated edition will help you provide feedback that is engaging, informative, and, above all, effective. Education

Building on the Strengths of Students with Special Needs A reference for teachers with little special education training, this book addresses the characteristics of and challenges faced by students with special needs. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® History Option B Cambridge IGCSE® History Second edition for Option B: the 20th Century of the syllabus (0470), updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2015. Education

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History for the IB Diploma Paper 2 Evolution and Development of Democratic States (1848–2000) Digital Edition Comprehensive second editions of History for the IB Diploma Paper 2, revised for first teaching in 2015. Education

History for the IB Diploma Paper 2 The Cold War Comprehensive second editions of History for the IB Diploma Paper 2, revised for first teaching in 2015. Education

The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Digital Edition Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. Education

European States in the Interwar Years (1918–1939) Digital Edition Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. Education

Nationalism and Independence in India (1919–1964) Digital Edition Comprehensive books to support study of History for the IB Diploma Paper 3, revised for first assessment in 2017. Education

Harold Rosen Harold Rosen was a leader of thought in the world of English teaching in the second half of the twentieth century. He and his colleagues forged and sustained a new understanding of the purpose and possibilities of the subject English within the school curriculum. This tribute to Rosen’s life and work contains over 50 pieces of his writing. Education

How to Differentiate Instruction in Academically Diverse Classrooms This expanded third edition of Carol Ann Tomlinson’s groundbreaking work covers the fundamentals of differentiation and provides clear and practical strategies for K–12 teachers. Education

College Music Curricula for a New Century College Music Curricula for a New Century considers what a more inclusive and socially engaged curriculum of musical study might look like in universities. Its goal is to create dialogue about how to transition to new paradigms and how they might be implemented in practical terms, based on existing experiments taking place nationally and internationally. Education

Guided Math Workshop This must-have resource helps teachers successfully plan, organize, implement, and manage Guided Math Workshop. It provides practical strategies for structure and implementation to allow time for teachers to conduct small-group lessons and math conferences to target student needs. The tested resources and strategies for organization and management help to promote student independence and provide opportunities for ongoing practice of previously mastered concepts and skills. With sample workstations and mathematical tasks and problems for a variety of grade levels, this guide is sure to provide the information that teachers need to minimize preparation time and meet the needs of all students. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Marine Science Digital Edition Resources tailored to the Cambridge International AS & A Level Marine Science syllabus (9693), for first examination in 2017. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Environmental Management Coursebook Digital Edition Resources tailored to the Cambridge IGCSE® (0680) and O Level (5014) Environmental Management syllabuses, for first examination in 2019. Education

What is a Mathematical Concept? Leading thinkers in mathematics, philosophy and education offer new insights into the fundamental question: what is a mathematical concept? Education

Play in the Early Years This text examines social and institutional approaches to play, and explores strategies for successfully integrating play into classrooms. Education

180 Days of Language for First Grade Provide first-grade students with the right tools to grow their grammar skills. This easy-to-use classroom resource is correlated to state and national standards and provides teachers and parents with daily practice in punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, spelling, and more! Featuring 180 quick, diagnostic-based activities, data-driven assessment tips, and digital resources including pdfs of the activity sheets, and assessments, first graders will be gaining grammar skills in no time! Education

180 Days of Language for Kindergarten Provide kindergarten students with the right tools to grow their grammar skills. This easy-to-use classroom resource is correlated to state and national standards and provides teachers and parents with daily practice in punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, and spelling. Featuring 180 quick, diagnostic-based activities, data-driven assessment tips, and digital resources including pdfs of the activity sheets, and assessments, kindergarteners will be gaining grammar skills in no time! Education

180 Days of Math for Fifth Grade Support fifth-grade students with 180 daily practice activities to build their mathematical fluency. Each problem is tied to a specific mathematical concept to help students gain regular practice of key grade-level skills. This book features quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards, and includes data-driven assessment tips. Digital resources include assessment analysis tools and pdfs of the activity sheets. With these daily practice activities, teachers and parents will be helping fifth graders improve their math skills in no time! Education

180 Days of Math for Kindergarten Support kindergarten students with 180 daily practice activities to build their mathematical fluency. Each problem is tied to a specific mathematical concept to help students gain regular practice of key grade-level skills. This book features quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards, and includes data-driven assessment tips. Digital resources include assessment analysis tools and pdfs of the activity sheets. With these daily practice activities, teachers and parents will be helping kindergarteners improve their math skills in no time! Education

180 Days of Math for Sixth Grade Support sixth-grade students with 180 daily practice activities to build their mathematical fluency. Each problem is tied to a specific mathematical concept to help students gain regular practice of key grade-level skills. This book features quick, diagnostic-based activities that are correlated to College and Career Readiness and other state standards, and includes data-driven assessment tips. Digital resources include assessment analysis tools and pdfs of the activity sheets. With these daily practice activities, teachers and parents will be helping sixth graders improve their math skills in no time! Education

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS IN CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS This unique book will provide teachers and other service providers the knowledge and skills for positive behavior supports in school settings, thereby improving the academic and social skills of their students. It is written in an informational format that teachers and other service providers can immediately put to use. Education

WJEC GCSE Maths Foundation Exam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Mathematics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2017 Maximise your students' grade potential with a step-by-step approach that builds confidence through topic summaries, worked examples and exam style questions - Identify areas of improvement to focus on through diagnostic tests for each topic.- Develop exam skills and techniques with skills-focused exam-style questions and exam advice on common pitfalls.- Build understanding and confidence with clear explanations of each topic covering all the key information needed to succeed.- Consolidate revision with 'two weeks to go' summaries for each topic. Education

CASE STUDIES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Special education law and practice have undergone profound transformation over the past 50 years. Students with disabilities are now more likely to receive a free and appropriate education in the least restrictive environment possible; however, the ideals of the law have not always been manifested in effective practice. Although special education services are vastly better today than they were in the early years of public education, current policies and practices continue to result in the under-education of many children with disabilities. This book illustrates key failures of the system within the context of real children’s experiences. The case study approach gives voice to the students, families, and educators who have been let down by the special education process. The goal is to shed light on the flaws and injustices of the status quo. After identifying these problems, the authors offer sound solutions. Education

The Coach Approach to School Leadership Three coaching and leadership experts explore how using instructional coaching techniques enables principals to balance learning leadership with their evaluative and supervisory duties. Education

Assessing Multilingual Learners This book shows teachers how to collect, analyze, and act upon data about multilingual learners—a large and growing population of students. Education

Dive into Close Reading Explore the what, why, and how of close reading to give students in grades K-2 the tools they need to be successful. In this must-have guide, teachers will learn the key elements of a close reading lesson as well as strategies for analyzing and selecting a text and how to support students based on their progress and performance. The included lesson template will allow teachers to not only use the provided lessons and texts but also create their own. Correlated to standards, this book includes grade-specific sample close reading lessons and digital copies of teacher and student resources. Education

Dive into Close Reading Explore the what, why, and how of close reading to give students in grades 3-5 the tools they need to be successful. In this must-have guide, teachers will learn the key elements of a close reading lesson as well as strategies for analyzing and selecting a text and how to support students based on their progress and performance. The included lesson template will allow teachers to not only use the provided lessons and texts but also create their own. Correlated to standards, this book includes grade-specific sample close reading lessons and digital copies of teacher and student resources. Education

Measuring What We Do in Schools This book details the critical role program evaluation serves in school success and how to implement meaningful evaluations that make a difference. Education

Health and Wellbeing in Childhood Health and Wellbeing in Childhood, 2nd edition provides a comprehensive foundation in health and wellbeing education from birth to twelve years. Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Learner's Book 4 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit- Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end- Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice- Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout- Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points- Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Learner's Book 5 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit- Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end- Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice- Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout- Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points- Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Workbook 4 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Consolidate and reinforce knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in the Learner's Book through practice activities, supporting the mastery approach. - Practise using the key skills covered in the Learner's Book with activities designed to recap, reinforce, support and extend knowledge and understanding- Encourage students to assess their mastery of the objectives with a self-assessment chart at the end of every unit Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Workbook 5 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Consolidate and reinforce knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in the Learner's Book through practice activities, supporting the mastery approach. - Practise using the key skills covered in the Learner's Book with activities designed to recap, reinforce, support and extend knowledge and understanding- Encourage students to assess their mastery of the objectives with a self-assessment chart at the end of every unit Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Learner's Book 2 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Develop learners' mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills using the mastery approach, with this series of Learner's Books. - Introduce topics through engaging starter activities- Develop mathematical language with New Words and worked examples- Illustrate topics clearly and vividly with imaginative design and relatable characters- Build fluency and mathematical reasoning skills by exploring,clarifying, practising and then extending concepts to ensure learners master mathematical ideas- Enhance learners' ability to apply their skills and solve non-routine mathematical problems, by ensuring they secure a deep conceptual understanding of the subject- Support learners of all abilities with Hints and Try this extension challenges- Secure knowledge with problem solving integrated throughout- Incorporates assessment for learning through self-check activities at the end of each unit Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Learner's Book 5 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Develop learners' mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills using the mastery approach, with this series of Learner's Books. - Introduce topics through engaging starter activities- Develop mathematical language with New Words and worked examples- Illustrate topics clearly and vividly with imaginative design and relatable characters- Build fluency and mathematical reasoning skills by exploring,clarifying, practising and then extending concepts to ensure learners master mathematical ideas- Enhance learners' ability to apply their skills and solve non-routine mathematical problems, by ensuring they secure a deep conceptual understanding of the subject- Support learners of all abilities with Hints and Try this extension challenges- Secure knowledge with problem solving integrated throughout- Incorporates assessment for learning through self-check activities at the end of each unit Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Teacher's Pack 2 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Save time and ensure full coverage of learning objectives with concise teaching notes and assessment support, built on a mastery approach to embed mathematical understanding. - Ensure clarity about the mastery approach with clear background information- Save time with suggestions for starter activities that relate to activities from the Learner's Book, to introduce and explore new concepts- Feel confident administering formative and summative assessment with essential guidance- Adapt ideas with freedom and flexibility to the needs of the class, while still being supportive and informative- Mark work quickly with all answers to workbook questions, practice tests and learner's book activities provided- Safeguard understanding with further activities and ideas for teaching, ensuring that all learners master the concepts required Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Teacher's Pack 5 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Save time and ensure full coverage of learning objectives with concise teaching notes and assessment support, built on a mastery approach to embed mathematical understanding. - Ensure clarity about the mastery approach with clear background information- Save time with suggestions for starter activities that relate to activities from the Learner's Book, to introduce and explore new concepts- Feel confident administering formative and summative assessment with essential guidance- Adapt ideas with freedom and flexibility to the needs of the class, while still being supportive and informative- Mark work quickly with all answers to workbook questions, practice tests and learner's book activities provided- Safeguard understanding with further activities and ideas for teaching, ensuring that all learners master the concepts required Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Workbook 2 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Consolidate learning, deepen conceptual understanding and develop problem solving skills through practice questions; ideal for independent learning, homework or extension activities. - Support and build on knowledge gained from the Learner's Book with practice exercises- Provide additional 'intelligent practice' through variation- Challenge learners to deepen and extend their understanding- Incorporate the principles of variation and intelligent practice in each activity Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Workbook 5 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Consolidate learning, deepen conceptual understanding and develop problem solving skills through practice questions; ideal for independent learning, homework or extension activities. - Support and build on knowledge gained from the Learner's Book with practice exercises- Provide additional 'intelligent practice' through variation- Challenge learners to deepen and extend their understanding- Incorporate the principles of variation and intelligent practice in each activity Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Computer Science Coursebook Digital edition Cambridge International AS and A Level Computer Science offers a complete set of resources to accompany the 9608 syllabus. Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers Are your students really engaged in your teaching? Teachers everywhere are looking for quick and easy ways to liven up their lessons, try something new and exciting, or just tweak a strategy or practice that they have been doing for years. This is a 'recipe style' books that you can dip in and out of when you are looking for inspiration. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Engaging Learners contains techniques and activities to apply to every area of classroom teaching, from livening up displays to using technology effectively, and even includes advice on greeting students and providing motivational feedback. Put these ideas into practice to get your class engaged and ready to learn. Education

Mechanical, Spatial & Abstract Reasoning This text provides an overview of key principles relating to mechanical, spatial and abstract thought. The aim is to facilitate the following learning outcomes. + Identify individual elements within a group of elements; + Identify a rule connecting a set of figures; + Complete a number of test questions by applying a rule connecting a set of figures; + Apply techniques aimed at increasing the speed at which logical rules are generated (the faster a person generates solutions, the higher the probability of a correct answer—in a given period of time); + Increase the number of elements a person can keep track of in responding to an item (span capacity). Someone with a larger span capacity than someone else can take into account more figures without making errors and hence has a larger probability of a correct answer. Mechanical, Spatial and Abstract Reasoning ability is a key element in identifying aspects of person’s general intelligence. That is why the vast majority of psychometric tests will have a component that relates to abstract and spatial reasoning. This ebook will provide a measure of eductive ability or fluid intelligence which is relatively independent of specific learning acquired in a particular cultural or educational context. Education

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Cambridge International AS and A Level Business Coursebook Digital Edition This revised set of resources for Cambridge International AS and A Level Business syllabus (9609) is thoroughly updated for the latest version of the curriculum. Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Learner's Book 1 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit- Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end- Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice- Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout- Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points- Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Workbook 1 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Consolidate and reinforce knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in the Learner's Book through practice activities, supporting the mastery approach. - Practise using the key skills covered in the Learner's Book with activities designed to recap, reinforce, support and extend knowledge and understanding- Encourage students to assess their mastery of the objectives with a self-assessment chart at the end of every unit Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Learner's Book 3 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit- Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end- Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice- Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout- Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points- Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Workbook 3 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Consolidate and reinforce knowledge and understanding of the concepts covered in the Learner's Book through practice activities, supporting the mastery approach. - Practise using the key skills covered in the Learner's Book with activities designed to recap, reinforce, support and extend knowledge and understanding- Encourage students to assess their mastery of the objectives with a self-assessment chart at the end of every unit Education

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Total Participation Techniques 51 classroom-tested, research-supported techniques that actively and cognitively engage all students in the learning process--in all classrooms. Education

How to be an Outstanding Primary Teaching Assistant How to be an Outstanding Primary Teaching Assistant is packed full of advice, tips and strategies to help teaching assistants deliver outstanding support in the primary classroom. Written by an experienced teaching assistant, this book explores the diverse range of roles and responsibilities held by support staff in primary schools and provides guidance on how to tackle them successfully. It features tried-and-tested ideas that can be easily implemented and helps teaching assistants to build a toolbox of skills and strategies to support children throughout their school career, whatever their ability or need. This easy-to-use book includes creative advice on how best to assist the classroom teacher and the children they teach, including those with special educational needs, English as an additional language, or behavioural difficulties. It is an invaluable resource for newly qualified and more experienced teaching assistants. Education

Adapting Tests in Linguistic and Cultural Situations This book provides a practical but scientifically grounded step-by-step approach to the adaptation of tests in linguistic and cultural contexts. Education

History and Systems of Psychology This classic textbook retains clarity and accessibility in connecting the rich story of psychology's past to contemporary research and applications. Education

Integrating the Expressive Arts Into Counseling Practice "When I used it, I felt it was a very valuable resource, linking work with the arts to the theoretical foundations of counseling." --Sally S. Atkins, EdD Professor Emerita Founding Director of Expressive Arts, Appalachian State "They [Students] like the activities since it helps them learn more about the counseling theory which was discussed in the Theories of Counseling class. It provides more application. Some activities are pretty detailed and class time does not allow for much practice. But, we discuss how this could be used in therapy sessions/groups… [The book] is short and very pointed in its information and use. We like it!" --Judy A. Schmidt, EdD, CRC, LPCA University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Expanded and revised to reflect a broader understanding of the complementary approach to therapeutic treatment, this is the only text to integrate expressive arts counseling techniques with major theories of counseling and psychology. Substantial changes to the second edition include new chapters that address Neuroscience and Counseling, Trauma-Informed Counseling, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Mindfulness and Counseling, and Family Counseling, along with a greater emphasis on cultural and diversity considerations throughout. The book is updated with over 30 new interventions including animal-assisted and videographic interventions, and new information about the neuroscientific foundations of expressive arts therapies. Updated references in each chapter, and a suite of Instructor’s Materials also add to value of the second edition. The text integrates expressive arts therapies with 12 commonly used treatment modalities. Each chapter reviews a particular theory and describes how expressive and creative techniques can support and be easily integrated within that orientation. Over 90 field-tested, step-by-step interventions—created by leading practitioners—offer students and clinicians techniques that can be put to use immediately. New to the Second Edition: New chapters address Neuroscience and Counseling, Trauma-Informed Counseling, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Mindfulness and Counseling, and Family Counseling and the Expressive Arts. Cultural and diversity considerations in each chapter. Updated with new references. Over 30 new interventions including videography. Instructor’s materials. Key Features: Integrates expressive arts counseling techniques with 12 major theories of counseling and psychology. Presents over 90 expressive art interventions in easy, step-by-step format. Includes art, writing, bibliotherapy, drama, music, movement, dance, puppetry, and sand play. Discusses appropriate populations, settings, and diagnoses for each intervention. Includes interventions that can be put to use immediately. Education

The Guitar Workbook Designed for the music classroom teacher, The Guitar Workbook provides a practical toolbox for teaching guitar over the course of a school year. Organized into 20 lessons, the book offers tips on topics such as teaching pick-style playing, open chords, finger-style technique, and power chords, among many others. Education

Sites of Resistance This account of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller policy and practice in education, social policy and politics is enriched by biographical narratives, theoretical analysis and the author’s quest for agency for these marginalized groups. It draws on his 25 years’ working as an activist, educationalist and researcher for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller rights. Education

Will the Leopard Change its Spots? Ofsted’s methods are invalid, unreliable and unjust. What is to be done? The author presents a new model based on five principles: education as growth; trust rather than fear; challenge matched by support; dialogue; and appreciative inquiry. When used in the way he suggests, they can dispense with league tables and grades. Education

Co-Operative Action This book investigates how language, embodiment, objects, and settings in historically shaped communities combine, and form human actions. Education

Assessment for Teaching Grounded in contemporary, evidence-based research, Assessment for Teaching provides a comprehensive introduction to assessment and teaching in school settings. Education

Next Time You See a Spiderweb If you know children who say "Ick!" when they spot a spider, this irresistible book will make them say "Ooh!" instead. Next Time You See a Spiderweb describes how these small, skillful creatures weave some of nature’s most clever traps--their webs. Author Emily Morgan shows how spiders snare their prey with tangled webs, funnel webs, and intricate orb webs. The book tells how spiders spin sticky silk without getting stuck themselves. And it reveals the surprising tricks of the jumping spider, fishing spider, and trap-door spider. Next Time You See a Spiderweb is a book that children and adults alike will want to take along on their next nature walk.Once. You don’t have to become a mind reader to understand the ideas young students bring to science class. This collection will help you draw out and then recognize what students know--or think they know--about the natural world. Education

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5 For teachers eager to integrate STEM into their school day, Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons is an exciting development. This book’s 15 kid-friendly lessons convey how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics intersect in the real world. They embed reading-comprehension strategies that integrate the STEM subjects and English language arts through high-quality picture books. You’ll help your 3-5 students engage in STEM activities while learning to read and reading to learn. Education

Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, K-2 For teachers eager to integrate STEM into their school day, Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons is an exciting development. This book’s 15 kid-friendly lessons convey how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics intersect in the real world. They embed reading-comprehension strategies that integrate the STEM subjects and English language arts through high-quality picture books. You’ll help your K-2 students engage in STEM activities while learning to read and reading to learn. Education

My Revision Notes Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE Subject: Biology First Teaching: September 2016 First Exam: Summer 2018 Unlock your students' full potential with these revision guides from our best-selling series My Revision Notes With My Revision Notes your students can:- Manage their own revision with step-by-step support from experienced teachers with examining experience.- Apply scientific terms accurately with the help of definitions and key words.- Prepare for practicals with questions based on practical work.- Focus on the key points from each topic- Plan and pace their revision with the revision planner.- Test understanding with end-of-topic questions and answers.- Get exam ready with last minute quick quizzes available on the Hodder Education Website. Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Learner's Book 2 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit- Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end- Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice- Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout- Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points- Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Science Learner's book 6 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education. Support students in mastering the ideas and skills needed to proceed successfully through the Cambridge Primary Science curriculum framework with a wide range of activities and investigations to help you deliver the science mastery approach. - Establish previous knowledge, skills and understanding of concepts through engaging activities at the start of each unit- Determine whether students have properly mastered the objectives for each unit with investigations and recap activities at the end- Expand vocabulary and understanding with key scientific words to learn and practice- Encourage peer assessment with talk partner activities throughout- Inspire students to predict and question outcomes and concepts with investigations that demonstrate and test key scientific points- Evaluate learning with a self-assessment checklist at the end of each unit and a practice test at the end of each chapter for summative assessment purposes Education

Hodder Cambridge Primary Maths Learner's Book 6 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full curriculum framework from 2011. Develop learners' mathematical fluency, problem solving and reasoning skills using the mastery approach, with this series of Learner's Books. - Introduce topics through engaging starter activities- Develop mathematical language with New Words and worked examples- Illustrate topics clearly and vividly with imaginative design and relatable characters- Build fluency and mathematical reasoning skills by exploring,clarifying, practising and then extending concepts to ensure learners master mathematical ideas- Enhance learners' ability to apply their skills and solve non-routine mathematical problems, by ensuring they secure a deep conceptual understanding of the subject- Support learners of all abilities with Hints and Try this extension challenges- Secure knowledge with problem solving integrated throughout- Incorporates assessment for learning through self-check activities at the end of each unit Education

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The City & Guilds Textbook Level 2 Beauty Therapy for the Technical Certificate Written specially for the new Technical Certificate in Beauty Therapy, this book will provide your learners with everything they need to know to succeed in their studies. Complementing quality teaching, this textbook covers all the knowledge required for each unit, as well as illustrating practical skills with industry quality photographic illustrations. - Carefully matched to the requirements of the new qualification, this comprehensive textbook will provide you and your learners with all the guidance you need through this period of transition, in clear and accessible language. - Ensures learners can visualise all the necessary practical skills with over 1000 industry quality photographs. - Provides invaluable guidance on preparing for the new written exams and practical synoptic end test. Education

How to be an Academic Superhero In universities across the world, academics struggle to establish and sustain their careers while satisfying intensifying institutional demands. Drawing from the author’s decades of observation and experience in academia, this exceptional book responds to the challenges of fostering and sustaining a successful academic career. Education

EL Excellence Every Day You have to see this book to believe this book. And once you use this book it will quickly become your most treasured teaching resource. What exactly is so remarkable? All of the best teaching tools in language and literacy are at your fingertips! Just flip to that strategy you want to learn or that literacy goal you want to reach for a wealth of ready-to-use resources to actively engage learners, build academic language, and strategically support literacy instruction. Much more than a resource for EL specialists, EL Excellence Every Day is written for every teacher, with a singular focus on improving the ways we all differentiate literacy instruction. Busy teachers especially will appreciate: Over 85 flip-to strategies that help you engage and support all learners 200+ prompts and linguistic scaffolds to facilitate academic conversations connected to specific literacy goals Lesson-ready resources for essential literacy goals: anticipate before reading, read to understand, read to analyze and infer, and write with text evidence Formative assessment tasks and if/then charts for personalizing teaching to every student Differentiation guides that demonstrate how to adjust supports across EL proficiency levels Intuitive, color-coded design so you can find what you need, when you need it No one lesson or strategy is ever the perfect solution for every student. No one student learns in the same way. If there’s one universal truth in teaching it’s that every child is unique. Devour this book and soon enough you’ll provide the excellent literacy instruction each and every student deserves each and every day. “We need resources that clearly and quickly help us to meet diverse instructional needs every day in every classroom. Tonya Ward Singer’s EL Excellence Every Day: The Flip-to Guide for Differentiating Academic Literacy is such a resource.” --JEFF ZWIERS, from the foreword Education

Managing Stage Fright Managing Stage Fright: A Guide for Musicians and Music Teachers is a practical and enlightening guide to overcoming one of the most common and debilitating psychological phenomena experienced by performers. Musician, psychologist, and psychoanalyst Julie Jaffee Nagel delves deep into the causes of stage fright, and provides actionable coping strategies for musicians and music teachers that help build self-esteem and increase comfort in the glare of the spotlight. Education

Adaptive Strategies for Small-Handed Pianists This comprehensive study offers practical strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of practicing and performing as a small-handed pianist. Informed by established scientific and pedagogical principles and illustrated by hundreds of examples, it is an incomparable resource for pianists and teachers. Education

Countering Extremism in British Schools? In 2014 the ‘Trojan Horse’ affair, an alleged plot to ‘Islamify’ several state schools in Birmingham, caused a previously highly successful school to be vilified. Holmwood and O’Toole challenge the accepted narrative and show how it was used to justify an intrusive counter extremism agenda. Education

Approaches to Learning and Teaching First Language English Digital Edition A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning. Education

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Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Student Book Digital Edition Written by experienced practitioners this resource for Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma offers comprehensive coverage of and support for the new subject guide. Education

Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom This expanded edition covers everything educators need to apply MI theory to curriculum development, lesson planning, assessment, special education, cognitive skills, career development, and more. Education

Cambridge International AS and A Level Accounting Digital Edition This revised set of resources for Cambridge International AS and A Level Accounting syllabus (9706) is thoroughly updated for the latest version of the curriculum. Education

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Takeover Takeover offers the first systematic study of state takeovers of school districts. Domingo Morel examines the factors that contribute to state takeovers as well as the effects and political implications of takeovers on racialized communities, the communities most often affected by them. Although states have generally justified state takeovers based on poor academic performance, questions of race and political power play a critical role in the emergence of state takeovers of local school districts. Education

Universities and Colleges This book looks at the role of the university in a social and economic context, as a repository of knowledge and a site for instruction. It considers how universities are founded,, funded, governed, lead, and managed, how the advent of increased fees has affected their relationship with students, and what is in the future for higher education. Education

Understanding and Using Reading Assessment, K–12 This edition features a new chapter, case studies from all grade levels, and 15 reproducible forms and checklists for optimizing reading assessment efforts. Education

Twice Exceptional Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties provides cutting-edge, evidence-based approaches to creating an environment where twice-exceptional students can thrive. Viewing the 2e student as neither exclusively disabled nor exclusively gifted, but, rather, as a dynamic interaction of both, leading experts offer holistic insight into identification, social-emotional development, advocacy, and support for 2e students. Education

Enhancing Learning and Teaching with Technology Educational technology is growing fast, with educational institutions more than ever looking for the best ways to use to support learning. This is an accessible introduction to the issues important for teachers and other educational professionals. Education

Conquering the Physics GRE A self-contained guide to the Physics GRE, reviewing all of the topics covered alongside three practice exams with fully worked solutions. Education

The Nature of Human Intelligence Provides an overview of leading scholars' approaches to understanding the nature of intelligence, its measurement, its investigation, and its development. Education

Publish or Perish Imad Moosa’s thought-provoking book explores the contemporary doctrine that plagues the academic sphere: the principle of publish or perish. This book identifies the pressures placed upon academics to either publish their work regularly, or suffer the consequences, including lack of promotion, or even redundancy. Education

OCR A Level Further Mathematics Mechanics Exam Board: OCR Level: A-level Subject: Mathematics First Teaching: September 2017 First Exam: June 2018 An OCR endorsed textbook Provide full support for the Further Mechanics papers with worked examples, stimulating activities and assessment support developed by subject experts and in conjunction with MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry). - Prepare for assessment with skills-building activities, worked examples and practice questions.- Build an understanding of mathematical concepts with real-world examples that help create connections between topics and develop modelling skills.- Overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem-solving with annotated worked examples.- Improve understanding with graduated exercises that support you at every stage of your learning. Education

Edexcel A Level Further Mathematics Mechanics Exam board: Edexcel Level: A-level Subject: Mathematics First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2018 Student eTextbooks are downloadable versions of the printed textbook, purchased on a copy-by-copy basis and allocated to students through Dynamic Learning. Our Student eTextbooks link seamlessly with MEI Integral Further Mathematics online resources, allowing you to move with ease between corresponding topics in the eTextbooks and Integral. Integral has been developed by MEI and supports teachers and students with high quality teaching and learning activities, including dynamic resources and self-marking tests and assessments that cover the new specifications. To have full access to the eTextbooks and Integral resources you must be subscribed to both Dynamic Learning and Integral. To subscribe to Integral, visit www.integralmaths.org. For more information on our eTextbooks and Integral please see the Quick Links box. Provide full support for the Further Mechanics options with worked examples, stimulating activities and assessment support developed by subject experts and in conjunction with MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry). The content benefits from the expertise of subject specialist Keith Pledger and the support of MEI (Mathematics in Education and Industry).- Ensure targeted development of reasoning and problem-solving skills with plenty of practice questions and structured exercises that improve mathematical skills and techniques.- Build connections between topics, using real-world contexts to help develop modelling skills, thus providing a fuller and more coherent understanding of mathematical concepts.- Overcome misconceptions and develop insight into problem solving with annotated worked examples.- Measure progress with graduated exercises that support you at every stage of your learning. Education

Cambridge International AS/A Level Psychology Revision Guide 2nd edition Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International Education Level: A-level Subject: Psychology First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Reinforce and practise skills learned with step-by-step support from experts to help you achieve your maximum potential. - Avoid mistakes and common misconceptions with step-by-step support, advice and clarification of key points from an expert author.- Build knowledge of key theories and studies with research summaries and evaluation notes.- Test and consolidate your knowledge with exam-style questions and answers.- Have confidence in your study with end-of-topic questions and answers to enable you to tick off each subject as you complete it, and a revision planner to help pace study. Education

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Approaches to Learning and Teaching Science Digital Edition A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning. Education

Autism Spectrum Disorders in the College Composition Classroom Growing numbers of Americans with diagnoses of high-functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are enrolling at universities across the country. This is great news for the diversity of higher education. Nonetheless, students with ASD frequently encounter challenges when they sign up for their required composition courses. Group work, empathizing with audiences, using metaphors in writing—these are just a few of the standard curricular situations that have alerted students, instructors, and administrators to the need for better strategies for accommodating the unique perspectives of ASD in composition instruction. This volume represents a start toward finding those strategies. The contributors bring decades of classroom experience to bear on questions such as “How do we design assignments that encourage students with ASD to play to their strengths as they work to improve their writing?” “How can administrators support students with ASD in writing classes?” and “How should composition instructors interpret reports of research on ASD and writing?” The overarching theme of the essays presented here is that ASD extends an invitation to college composition instructors to craft a learning environment that better serves all students. Education

Culture across the Curriculum Provides background content and teaching ideas to support the integration of culture in a wide range of psychology courses. Education

Early Childhood Curriculum Provides a comprehensive introduction to curriculum theories and approaches in early childhood and early primary settings. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics This series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics This series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics This series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics This series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics This series has been developed specifically for the Cambridge International AS & A Level Mathematics (9709) syllabus to be examined from 2020. Education

Bullying, Cyberbullying and Student Well-Being in Schools An innovative collection of perspectives on school bullying and cyberbullying from India, Western Europe and Australia. Education

Science in Early Childhood Renowned for its accessible and comprehensive content, Science in Early Childhood is essential for pre-service early childhood educators. Education

Top The Ielts Top the IELTS is an IELTS book like no other. It recognizes an essential key to the problem: students who struggle with the IELTS have problems mastering English. Hence, while other IELTS books teach strategies with long wordy explanations that hardly make sense to the average student, Top the IELTS focuses on teaching students in the most intuitive way possible: examples.Each unit is systematically broken down to make it simple for any student to Top the IELTS. First, 'Simple Steps' are condensed at the outset for easy reference. Next begins 'Elaboration with Examples' — a section where the 'Simple Steps' are put into practice. As an added bonus, actual student work is included in the elaboration section to reveal the common mistakes made by IELTS-takers. The unit concludes with the 'IELTS Trainer' which allows students a chance to directly put the strategies to practice rather than just throwing students into the deep end by providing a full set of IELTS practice tests. Education

Understanding Experimental Planning For Advanced Level Chemistry This book is a continuation of authors' previous six books — Understanding Advanced Physical Inorganic Chemistry, Understanding Advanced Organic and Analytical Chemistry, Understanding Advanced Chemistry Through Problem Solving Vol. I & II, Understanding Basic Chemistry and Understanding Basic Chemistry Through Problem Solving, retaining the main refutational characteristics of the previous books with the strategic inclusion of think-aloud questions to promote conceptual understanding during an experimental planning. These essential questions would make learners aware of the rationale behind each procedural step, the amount of chemical used and types of apparatus that are appropriate for the experiment.The book provides a fundamental important scaffolding to aid students to create their own understanding of how to plan an experiment based on the given reagent and apparatus. It guides the students in integrating the various concepts that they have learnt into a coherent and meaningful conceptual network during experimental planning.Existing A-level or IB guidebooks generally introduce concepts in a matter-of-fact manner. This book adds a unique pedagogical edge which few can rival. This book is essential and useful in order for students to be adequately prepared for their high stake examinations. Education

Music and Music Education in People's Lives Music and Music Education in People's Lives provides a broad framework for understanding the content and context of music education, examining the philosophical, psychological, cultural, international, and contextual issues that underpin a wide variety of teaching environments or individual attributes. As a whole, the volume explores how the discipline of music education can achieve even greater political, theoretical and professional strength. Education

Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence Music Learning and Teaching in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence explores a comprehensive array of key issues, concepts, and debates related to music learning and teaching in three phases of a child's development. It provides a broad framework for understanding the distinct needs and perspectives of infants, children, and adolescents as they relate to music. Education

Special Needs, Community Music, and Adult Learning Special Needs, Community Music, and Adult Learning focuses on issues and topics that help to broaden conceptions of music and musical involvement, while recognizing that development occurs through many forms. By developing sound pedagogical approaches that are tailored to take account of all learners, it endeavors to move from making individual adaptations towards designing sensitive 'universal' solutions. Education

TGAU CBAC Canllaw Adolygu Mathemateg Uwch Exam Board: WJEC Level: GCSE Subject: Mathematics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: June 2017 Welsh Language edition. Maximise your students' grade potential with a step-by-step approach that builds confidence through topic summaries, worked examples and exam style questions. - Identify areas of improvement to focus on through diagnostic tests for each topic.- Develop exam skills and techniques with skills-focused exam-style questions and exam advice on common pitfalls.- Build understanding and confidence with clear explanations of each topic covering all the key information needed to succeed.- Consolidate revision with 'two weeks to go' summaries for each topic. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® Mathematics Core and Extended Coursebook Digital Edition This Cambridge IGCSE® Mathematics Core and Extended series has been authored to meet the requirements of the Cambridge IGCSE® Mathematics syllabus (0580/0980), for first examination from 2020. Education

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Cambridge International AS & A Level Further Mathematics Coursebook Digital Edition Cambridge International AS & A Level Further Mathematics supports students following the 9231 syllabus. Education

Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Additional Mathematics Coursebook Digital Edition These resources have been created for the Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Additional Mathematics syllabuses (0606/4037), for first examination from 2020. Education

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 1, Second Edition This is the newest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learning and adjust your teaching accordingly. Loaded with classroom-friendly features you can use immediately, the book includes 25 gprobesh—brief, easily administered formative assessments designed to understand your studentsf thinking about 60 core science concepts. All probes in this new edition are provided in both Spanish and English. Education

Evaluating Equity and Widening Participation in Higher Education This collection considers relationships between research and evaluation, and the ethical and moral dilemmas raised when evaluating equity and widening participation in higher education. The framework of praxis the editors have created helps justify government funding towards university-led equity initiatives and ensure appropriate use of resources. Education

Hodder Education Caribbean School Atlas Feel confident in full coverage of the curriculum requirements with an atlas specially created to cover Social Studies, Geography and History. - Encourage awareness of the whole Caribbean region with a 44-page Caribbean section, containing detailed maps of all independent countries and major dependent territories from The Bahamas to Trinidad, and including Belize and Guyana.- Engage students in topical issues with a world mapping section, including features on world climate, the environment and population. - Introduce a solid foundation in geographical knowledge with world facts and figures for all nations.- Secure strong geographical skills with a feature on map reading and how to use an atlas.- Ensure ease-of-use with a 4-page index showing letter-figure grid references to place names found on the maps. Education

Handbook on the Politics of Higher Education Understanding the politics of Higher Education is becoming more important as the sector is increasingly recognised as a vital source of innovation, skills, economic prosperity, and personal wellbeing. Yet key political differences remain over such issues as who should pay for higher education, how should it be accountable, and how we measure its quality and productivity. Particularly, are states or markets the key in helping to address such matters. The Handbook provides framing perspectives and perspectives, chapters on funding, governance and regulation, and pieces on the political economy of higher education and on the increased role of external stakeholders and indicators. Education

The Free Voice This 50th anniversary edition of Cornelius L. Reid's The Free Voice approaches the teaching of singing in a functional, as opposed to mechanistic, way. Through exercises based on an understanding of the vocal registers and how specific patterns of pitch, intensity, and vowel affect the vocal folds, the singer can develop a well-balanced and coordinated voice and sing without force. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International GCSE Business specification (9225), for first teaching from September 2017. The clear, up-to-date approach enables students to explore real business issues and apply business concepts and theories in context. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International GCSE Mathematics Extended Level specification (9260), for first teaching in September 2016. Written by experienced authors, the clear, international approach prepares students for their exams by embedding strong mathematical understanding. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International GCSE Biology specification (9201), for first teaching in September 2016. The enquiry-based, international approach builds scientific skills and knowledge, preparing students for the Oxford AQA International GCSE exams and supporting their progression to A Level study. Education

Complete Global Perspectives for Cambridge IGCSE® and O Level Restructured to match the latest Cambridge syllabus, this new edition focuses even more on skills and assessment - bringing clarity to the Global Perspectives course. Focusing on the development of advanced reasoning, research and communication skills, it is written by an experienced teacher and examiner, with expertise in IB TOK. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International GCSE Physics specification (9203), for first teaching in September 2016. The engaging, international approach builds scientific skills and knowledge, preparing students for the Oxford AQA International GCSE Physics exams and supporting progression to A Level study. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Chemistry part of the Oxford AQA International GCSE Combined Sciences specification (9204), for first teaching from September 2016. The engaging, international approach builds scientific skills and knowledge, preparing students for exam success and supporting progression to A Level study. Education

Complete Computer Science for Cambridge IGCSE® & O Level Build confidence for the latest Cambridge syllabus with the practical, skills-based approach of Complete Computer Science. Ensure understanding and strengthen achievement with extensive programming support and practical activities. Education

Complete ICT for Cambridge IGCSE® Revision Guide Closely matched to the Complete ICT Student Book, this thorough Revision Guide supports effective preparation for Cambridge assessments Education

Global Perspectives & Research for Cambridge International AS & A Level Strengthen critical thinking and research skills to support AS & A Level exam achievement, and the transition to further study. Education

Complete Computer Science for Cambridge IGCSE® & O Level Revision Guide Build assessment confidence with the step-by-step, practical approach of the Complete Computer Science Revision Guide. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International GCSE Chemistry specification (9202), for first teaching in September 2016. The enquiry-based, international approach builds scientific skills and knowledge preparing students for exam success and the progression to university study. Education

Complete ICT for Cambridge IGCSE® The most practical and up-to-date approach to the latest Cambridge IGCSE ICT syllabus. This second edition encourages students to apply practical ICT skills in context, building exam confidence and achievement. To strengthen students' assessment potential, interactive tests are included via online access. Education

Complete Additional Mathematics for Cambridge IGCSE® & O Level Equip your top achievers to excel in their Cambridge exams with the rigorous, practice-based approach of Complete Additional Mathematics for Cambridge IGCSE & O Level. In addition to a wealth of practice, it includes clear explanations and worked examples to fully prepare students for top exam achievement and the step up to further study. Education

Oxford International AQA Examinations The only textbook that fully supports the Oxford AQA International GCSE Computer Science specification (9210), for first teaching from September 2017. The practical, step-by-step approach enables students to develop and apply problem solving and computational thinking skills in context. Education

Psychology for the IB Diploma Second edition Exam board: International Baccalaureate Level: IB Diploma Subject: Psychology First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Everything you need to navigate the IB Diploma Psychology course; ensure full coverage of the syllabus with a comprehensive guide to all the concepts, theories and research into approaches to understanding behaviour, presented with a cross-cultural focus for global thinkers. · Develop critical analysis skills with critical thinking boxes to draw out methodological issues from studies, and the TOK feature to help you recognise debates and issues.· Apply new skills and knowledge to everyday life with examples and case studies. · Navigate your way seamlessly through the course with key studies and terms highlighted.· Assess your progress and learning with summaries at the end of each chapter. Education

Understanding Sociological Theory for Educational Practices This book introduces readers to the contemporary classroom through the lens of sociological theory. Education

Success in Professional Experience This book is an essential resource to support pre-service teachers throughout the practical components of their degree. Education

Research Handbook on Quality, Performance and Accountability in Higher Education As higher education becomes a key determinant for economic competitiveness, institutions face increasing pressure to demonstrate their fitness to meet the needs of society and individuals. Blending innovative research with richly contextualised examples this unique Research Handbook provides authoritative insights from around the globe on how best to understand, assess and improve quality, performance and accountability in higher education. Education

Dramawise Reimagined ‘In drama, we are the creators. Like in a skeleton, the bones of drama only work together. The human context—the situation, the people and their relationships—are the flesh. The body is given shape and animated by the way we focus those basic elements, and how we place them in space and time. We breathe life into the body through the story and the tension we create, and we give it language and movement to express itself, clothing the drama with its mood and symbols.’ In 1987 Brad Haseman and John O’Toole released Dramawise, a dynamic guide to drama education. This book stands as a definitive text for teachers, students and drama practitioners, shaping many classroom programs and curricula at a state, national and international level. Dramawise Reimagined is the successor. It reaches beyond the original concepts, offering newly challenging drama activities that reflect complex questions in today’s society. The result is a complete coursebook for students and teachers of secondary-school drama, featuring activities that thoroughly detail each element of drama. This is done using process dramas and plays from the wider world. Practical drama activities are supported with in-depth discussion of each of the elements of dramatic form, as well as traditional and contemporary dramatic meanings and approaches to play-making contextualised by the elements of theatre. Education

Using Understanding by Design in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom Heineke and McTighe showcase how the backward design process of UbD can help educators effectively meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Education

Focus In this new edition, Schmoker presents exciting new evidence from actual schools to support his passionate argument to focus on powerful, simple, evidence-based practices. Education

Qualities of Effective Teachers This updated edition is packed with research-based advice and practical tools for any educator interested in improving teaching and ensuring positive outcomes for all students. Education

Teaching Students to Communicate Mathematically This book covers the basics of effective mathematical communication and offers specific strategies for teaching students how to speak and write about math. Education

Discipline with Dignity This revised and updated edition outlines a comprehensive, affirming approach to discipline that helps all teachers build respect and foster academic success in the classroom. Education

Design Thinking for School Leaders The book explores the changing landscape of leadership and offers practical ways to incrementally reframe the role of school leader using Design Thinking. Education

Course-Based Undergraduate Research Co-published with the Council for Undergraduate Research  Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice (HIP), but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and to very few of them (often in summer programs). This book shows how to engage students in authentic research experiences, built into the design of courses in the first two years, thus making the experience available to a much greater number of students. Research that is embedded in a course, especially general education courses, addresses the issue of how to expand undergraduate research to all students. Research has shown that students who have early experiences in undergraduate research are more likely to pursue further research prior to and after graduation. This is also an issue of social justice because it makes the benefits of undergraduate research available to students who must work during the academic year and in the summer. It is widely accepted that the skills developed through undergraduate research help prepare students for their future careers. The book addresses all aspects of the topic, including: - What are appropriate expectations for research in the first two years- How to design appropriate course-based research for first- and second-year students- How to mentor a class rather than individual students- How students can disseminate the results of their research- Possible citizen-science projects appropriate for the first and second years- Providing additional resources available to support course-based research in the first two years Designed for faculty at four-year and two-year colleges – and including examples from the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities – the strategies and methods described can be adapted to disciplines not specifically mentioned in the book. Many faculty are hesitant to engage first and second year students in undergraduate research because they worry students don’t know enough to conduct authentic research in their discipline, because they worry about the time it will take to develop activities for these students, and because they wonder how they can mentor a whole class of students doing research. The authors have successfully dealt with these issues, and provide examples of how it’s done. Education

Evidence-Based Practices in Deaf Education This volume presents the latest research from internationally recognized researchers and practitioners on language, literacy and numeracy, cognition, and social and emotional development of deaf learners. Education

Foundation GCSE Mathematics Revision and Practice The latest edition of this series continues to increase your students' chance of success with your chosen exam board. This book provides a wealth of practice with careful progression alongside substantial revision support for the new-style grading and exam questions. Education

Integrated Science for CSEC® Written specifically for use in Caribbean schools, this course is tailored to the latest CSEC syllabus - providing course contents in a clear, concise and accessible way. It now features newly added digital resources and increased SBA guidance, to help engage students and provide additional support as they study for their examination. Education

Geography for CSEC® Written to match the latest CSEC syllabus, this title focuses on areas relevant to Caribbean students with up-to-date information and detailed case studies. It provides key issues facing the Caribbean region and the wider world such as climate change, environmental degradation and disaster management. Education

CXC Study Guide Developed with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this book provides you with the support to maximise your exam performance. Written by a team of experts, It covers the essential information in an easy-to-use double page spread format. Each topic begins with learning outcomes and has a range of features to help you enhance your study. Education

CXC Study Guide Developed with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this book provides you with the support to maximise your exam performance. Written by a team of experts, It covers the essential information in an easy-to-use double page spread format. Each topic begins with learning outcomes and has a range of features to help you enhance your study. Education

The Caribbean Environment for CSEC® Geography The Caribbean Environment has been fully revised with a wealth of new topical case study material to match the latest syllabus. Completely up to date, it is the most comprehensive and accessible resource for CSEC geography. Features of the book and additional digital resources have been designed to support students in their studies. Education

Physics for You Covering all GCSE specifications, this tried and tested series has been fully updated to match the new (9-1) GCSE Physics specifications for first examination in 2018, as well as international specifications. With a focus on science, concepts develop naturally, engaging students and enabling them to get a thorough understanding of Physics. Education

Complete 20th Century History for Cambridge IGCSE® Revision Guide Supporting the 20th Century History for Cambridge IGCSE student book, this comprehensive revision guide breaks down complex concepts and reinforces students' understanding. It supports assessment confidence and achievement for the latest syllabus, with revision and exam advice from an experienced examiner. Education

CXC Study Guide Written by experienced teachers and experts, Food, Nutrition and Health for CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on the development of skills, critical thinking and teamwork providing a firm foundation for the SBA, further study and beyond. Education

CCSLC Social Studies Tailored to the CCSLC® syllabus, this textbook takes an interdisciplinary approach to Social Studies and focuses on the development of problem-solving skills, research and interpretation skills, appropriate attitudes and behaviours, and the ability to work collaboratively. Education

Oxford Mathematics for the Caribbean CSEC® Now in its sixth edition and covering the latest CSEC syllabus, Oxford Mathematics for the Caribbean provides extensive worked examples and practice in the types of questions that feature in the examination as well as a new chapter to provide support for the SBA. Education

AQA GCSE Maths AQA GCSE Maths, Foundation Student Book has been created by experts to help deliver success in AQA's 2015 Maths GCSE. Written for foundation tier students, the book focuses on developing students' fluency in key mathematical skills and problem solving using carefully chosen examples and extensive practice. This book has been approved by AQA. Education

CXC Study Guide Written by experienced teachers and experts, Technical Drawing for CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on the development of skills, critical thinking and teamwork providing a firm foundation for the SBA, further study and beyond. Education

CXC Study Guide Developed with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this Study Guide provides you with support to maximise your performance in CSEC Physical Education and Sport. Written by teachers, examiners and experts in the field, it covers all elements of the syllabus in an easy-to-use double-page-spread format with a range of features to enhance study. Education

Higher GCSE Mathematics Revision and Practice The latest edition of this series continues to increase your students' chance of success with your chosen exam board. The book provides a wealth of practice with careful progression, alongside substantial revision support for the new-style grading and exam questions. Education

CXC Study Guide Developed with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this book provides you with the support to maximise your exam performance . Written by a team of experts, It covers the essential information in an easy-to-use double page spread format. Each topic begins with learning outcomes and has a range of features to help you enhance your study. Education

Nelson Thornes Shakespeare for CSEC Written specifically for the English B examination, it contains a range of features to enable deeper appreciation of the text. Nelson Thornes Shakespeare for CSEC will enhance students' knowledge, understanding and response to literature. Education

Caribbean Food and Nutrition for CSEC® Caribbean Food and Nutrition is the new edition of the market leading text by Anita Tull and Antonia Coward. It has been revised to provide comprehensive coverage of the latest CSEC syllabus in Home Economics: Food and Nutrition. With a completely Caribbean context, it is the perfect text for a solid foundation in food and nutrition. Education

How to Teach Even Better How to Teach Even Better: An Evidence-Based Approach explores what evidence-based teaching is, and most importantly, how teachers can the approach to their own practice effectively. Relating relevant research to classroom practice, Geoff Petty focuses on the practical strategies, techniques, and methods teachers need to help them teach even better. Education

CXC Study Guide Developed with the Caribbean Examinations Council, this book provides you with the support to maximise your exam performance. Written by a team of experts, It covers the essential information in an easy-to-use double page spread format. Each topic begins with learning outcomes and has a range of features to help you enhance your study. Education

AQA GCSE Maths AQA GCSE Maths, Higher Student Book has been created by experts to help deliver success in AQA's 2015 Maths GCSE. Written for Higher tier students, the book focuses on developing students' fluency in key mathematical skills and problem solving using carefully chosen examples and extensive practice. This book has been approved by AQA. Education

Becoming an Occupational therapist In this fully updated new edition Chris McKenna and Kath Wright provide a comprehensive guide for anyone contemplating a career as an occupational therapist, whether in the statutory or non-statutory services or internationally. Education

Framing Peace The language of frames suggests the need to rethink self and other in fostering ethical relationships as a foundation for peaceful existence. Educational writers and practitioners from many parts of the world, including New York, Denver, Minneapolis, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Israel, and Canada offer their perspectives on peace as an aim of curriculum. Possibilities for learning about peace conceived in terms of Jonathan Lear’s (2006) notion of «radical hope» are illustrated in the contexts of diverse settings and challenges: the aftermath of apartheid in South Africa, re-imagining post-colonial history curricula in Zimbabwe, exploring the meanings of truth and reconciliation and restorative justice in Canada, examining the quality of pedagogic relationships in elementary school classrooms, attending to experiences of gay and lesbian students in schools, experiences of marginalized students, children’s experiences of civic engagement, Islamophobia in high schools and teacher education classes, fraught relationships between Palestinian and Jewish students in a teachers’ college in Israel, and the inclusion of First Nations culture and knowledge in Canadian teacher education classes. As whole and in each of its parts, Framing Peace encourages us to think about peace as an urgent and fundamental responsibility of curriculum at all levels of education. Education

Riding the Fifth Wave in Higher Education Riding the Fifth Wave in Higher Education: A Survival Guide for the New Normal charts the dimensions of the Fifth Wave challenge and offers numerous general and specific suggestions for surfing the wave and surviving its tsunami-like impact. Education

Inspired Physician Leadership Gain perspective on the why, the what and the how of physician leadership, with insight from experienced researchers. Explore the potential and the pitfalls in communication and team-building and find out how a leader must focus to be truly successful. Education

Play With Purpose A teaching guide for early years and primary educators for physical education and daily PE.Fundamental Movement Skill development is an important part of the curriculum. Children’s perceptions of self as competent, confident and socially accepted within physical activity contexts influences their positive mind towards physical activity seeking behaviour, as well as potentially influencing academic outcomes. Essentially, Fundamental Movement Skills developed in the early and primary years are not only necessary in meeting preparing for the curriculum expectations of middle and senior years’ physical education, but necessary cognitive, physical and social preparation for the lifelong pursuit of active and healthy living.This resource focuses on locomotor and manipulative skills to develop the basis upon which the movement skills of recreational games and modified sport can be taught. Education

Outstanding Teaching In an era when schools and teachers often seem to operate at one hundred miles an hour, Teaching Backwards offers a more reflective and measured approach to teaching and learning. Where many teachers focus on delivering content in a linear fashion, those who teach backwards start with the end in mind. Education

Perfect Assessment (for Learning) Too much valuable teacher time is devoted to the kind of marking and feedback which does little to improve pupils' learning. This easy to read guide introduces a range of innovative and practical strategies to ensure that assessment genuinely is for learning. Education

The Philosophy Foundation Provocations Foreword by A.C Grayling. This book is ideal for teachers, whether they are P4C trained or just experimenting with philosophy. It will help teachers to present ideas and stimulate discussions which both accommodate and engage adolescent appetites. Education

Primary Maths Primary maths is stereotypically loved by a few hairy oddballs, tolerated by most sane primary practitioners; loathed by many. With the right approach, however; the right mindset and sense of the impossible being achievable, maths can be moulded into the diamond in the rough of the primary curriculum. Education

Magic of Modern Metaphor A collection of stories for teachers, trainers, parents and thinkers sharing ancient wisdom through a modern relationship between grandson and grandad. Warm, funny and inspiring stories to be read individually or as a whole story by adults or children. Education

Trivium 21c From Ancient Greece to the present day, Trivium 21c explores whether a contemporary trivium (Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric) can unite progressive and traditionalist institutions, teachers, politicians and parents in the common pursuit of providing a great education for our children in the 21st century. Education

Coaching In Schools Pocketbook Author Andy Vass’s definition of coaching emphasises the process of learning. It’s about helping people to uncover their own solutions rather than giving them advice, telling them what to do or solving problems for them. Whether you’re coaching or being coached, the Coaching in Schools Pocketbook can help you to become ‘even better’ in your role. Find out how solution-focused tools like ‘exceptions’ and ‘scaling’ enable high quality, thoughtful dialogues and how becoming skilful at asking questions, listening and providing feedback can develop both coach and coachee. Andy’s RIGAAR model for framing a coaching conversation shows, step by step, how to establish and achieve goals that lead to exciting and positive change. Whether you’re an NQT, a Headteacher, or Middle Leader, you’ll be inspired by examples from teachers and students describing, in their own words, how coaching has worked for them and for their schools, improving performance and raising attainment at every level. Coaching in Schools updates and replaces the Coaching & Reflecting Pocketbook. Education

When the Adults Change, Everything Changes In When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic Shifts in School Behaviour, Paul Dix upends the debate on behaviour management in schools and offers effective tips and strategies that serve to end the search for change in children and turn the focus back on the adults. Education

This Much I Know About Mind Over Matter ... In This Much I Know about Mind Over Matter John Tomsett addresses, with refreshing honesty, the growing problem of the mental health issues experienced by children and young people, offering up a plan for averting a mental health crisis in our schools. Education

The Philosophy Foundation Imagine a one-stop shop stacked to the rafters with everything you could ever want to tap into young people's natural curiosity and get them thinking deeply. Well, this is it! Education

International Perspectives on Alternative Education The book explores alternative forms of schooling from the position of academics, policy workers and those working and studying in such schools. Accounts of first-hand experience working and leading in alternative schools or at policy level across eight national contexts bring alive their strengths and the challenges that can arise. Education

English for Life Learner's Book Grade 11 Home Language In English for Life Grade 11 you will be covering a range of fascinating, thought-provoking and often humorous texts with integrated activities through which you will also improve your knowledge of some of your other subjects. The texts form the basis for extending your understanding and application of language usage and communicative skills, for interpreting and responding to a variety of visual material, and for reading and understanding literature. Education

Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 8 Leerderboek vir Eerste Addisionele Taal Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 8 bevat prikkelende leerstof vir jou as leerder van Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal. Daar is interessante tekste en piekfyn illustrasies en prente om jou taalvaardighede en visuele geletterdheid te ontwikkel. Boonop word taalinhoud met dié van verskeie ander vakke geïntegreer sodat jy jou taalkennis ook in jou ander vakke kan toepas. Education

Piekfyn Afrikaans Onderwysersgids Graad 7 Huistaal Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 7 se Leerderboek en Onderwysersgids is saamgestel volgens die Nasionale Kurrikulum- en Assesseringbeleidsverklaring vir graad 7, Huistaal. Education

Piekfyn Afrikaans Onderwysersgids Graad 8 Huistaal Uiteindelik! ’n Reeks wat aan al die vereistes van die KABV voldoen! Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 8 se Leerderboek en Onderwysersgids is saamgestel volgens die vereistes vir Huistaal. Education

Piekfyn Afrikaans Onderwysersgids Graad 9 Huistaal Uiteindelik! ’n Reeks wat aan al die vereistes van die KABV voldoen! Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 9 se Leerderboek en Onderwysersgids is saamgestel volgens die vereistes vir Huistaal. Education

Piekfyn Afrikaans Onderwysersgids Graad 8 Eerste Addisionele Taal Uiteindelik! ’n Reeks wat aan al die vereistes van die KABV voldoen! Piekfyn Afrikaans Graad 8 se Leerderboek en Onderwysersgids is saamgestel volgens die vereistes vir Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal. Education

Fiela se kind Die driejarige seuntjie van Elias en Barta van Rooyen raak spoorloos weg in die Knysnabos. In die Lange Kloof, anderkant die berg, ontferm Fiela Komoetie haar oor ‘n “weggooilam” wat een nag voor haar deur kom huil. Die een kind is Lukas, die ander Benjamin. Is dit dieselfde kind? Dié raaisel word nege jaar later oopgekrap deur twee sensusmanne wat die wit kind met die blou oë by ‘n bruin gesin in die Lange Kloof kry. Education

Best Books Study Work Guide This Study Work Guide has been written according to the requirements of CAPS for the prescribed text Vistas of Poems. It will assist learners in their understanding of the text/poems and their preparation for examinations. It assumes supplements it with additional literary concepts applicable to the genre, contextual questions according to cognitive levels, and enrichment activities that will encourage learners’ interest. Education

Vers en Vlam In Vers en vlam is gedigte uit al die soorte Afrikaans opgeneem om die omvang van die Afrikaanse digkuns te verteenwoordig. Dit bevat o.a.: ’n kort verduideliking oor elke gedig; woordverklarings in Afrikaans en Engels; ’n afdeling “Leerfokus” oor die poësietegniek van die gedig; kontekstuele vrae en antwoorde wat leerders help met begrip en interpretasie en ’n afdeling “Vir jou joernaal en/of in die klas” wat leerders die geleentheid bied om skeppend op aspekte van die gedig te reageer. Education

Best Books Studiewerkgids Hierdie studiewerkgids is spesiaal saamgestel om leerders te help om Fiela se kind – die drama, die voorgeskrewe drama vir Graad 12 Afrikaans Eerste Addisionele Taal, ten volle te verstaan en te geniet. Dit voldoen aan die voorskrifte van die Kurrikulum- en assesseringsbeleidsverklaring (KABV) en al die belangrikste aspekte van die drama word daarin gedek – in taal wat leerders verstaan. Education

Best Books Study Work Guide How well do you know your prescribed drama? Do you understand the contents of your drama? Are you ready to write your exams? This study work guide has been compiled to help learners understand and grasp the drama, My Children! My Africa!, prescribed for Grade 12 English First Additional Language.This study work guide has been compiled to the requirements of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and all important aspects relating to the drama have been covered – in accessible language.This guide cannot be used on its own as it refers to the prescribed text throughout. Education

Personal Project for the IB MYP 4&5 Become an independent, lifelong learner and achieve your best possible project grade, while strengthening and practising your ATL skills. - Engage in practical explorations through a cycle of inquiry, action and reflection. - Build ATL skills with strategies, detailed examiner advice, expert tips, and infographics in every chapter for visual learners. - Clarify IB requirements with concise and clear explanations, including assessment objectives and rules on academic honesty. - Foster the attributes of the IB learner profile with explicit reference made throughout to link with your research. - Progress independently through your project with advice, tips and common mistakes to avoid. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills Exam board: Cambridge Assessment International Education Level: A-level Subject: Thinking Skills First teaching: September 2018 First exams: Summer 2020 Endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to provide full support of the syllabus for examination from 2020. Improve problem solving and critical thinking skills for studies and life beyond the classroom, while ensuring full coverage of the Cambridge International AS & A Level Thinking Skills syllabus (9694). - Focus on creative problem-solving with a clear model demonstrating how to assess the problem, choose and implement the appropriate strategy and give the answer. - Improve your critical thinking skills through a meticulous and rigorous approach to analysing, evaluating and constructing arguments and forming well-reasoned judgments- Prepare for further study and life beyond the classroom with advice and guidance from experienced authors.- Consolidate learning with a range of problems, exercises and examination-style questions. Available in this series:Student Textbook (ISBN 9781510421899) Student eTextbook (ISBN 9781510422230)Whiteboard eTextbook (ISBN 9781510422247)Teaching & Learning Resources (ISBN 9781510424203) Education

My Revision Notes Exam board: OCR Level: GCSE Subject: Psychology First teaching: September 2016 First exams: Summer 2018 Target success in OCR GCSE Psychology with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam-style tasks and practical tips to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. With My Revision Notes, every student can:- Plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner.- Consolidate subject knowledge by working through clear and focused content coverage.- Test understanding and identify areas for improvement with regular 'Now Test Yourself' tasks andanswers.- Improve exam technique through practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid.- Get exam ready with extra quick quizzes and answers to the practice questions available online. Education

The Essentials for Standards-Driven Classrooms The Essentials for Achieving Rigor model of instruction and corresponding series of books were developed to help teachers provide that caliber of truly rigorous instruction. This guide, developed by authors of the Essentials series, brings it all together, with valuable tips and guidance to help teachers leverage essential strategies to: Conduct standards-based planning and instruction Establish conditions for learning and criteria for successUse formative assessment data to make decisionsPractice strategies in a unified system of instructionGet a big-picture view of the Essentials model. This guide empowers educators and leaders to transform their schools into thriving, sustainable communities of practice. Education

Approaches to Learning and Teaching Art & Design Digital Edition A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning. Education

Approaches to Learning and Teaching Primary Digital Edition A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning. Education

Approaches to Learning and Teaching Literature in English Digital Edition A subject-specific guide for teachers to supplement professional development and provide resources for lesson planning. Education

The Teacher Clarity Playbook When learning progressions and success criteria are clear, students achieve. It’s that simple—because it indicates that teachers are intentional and learners know both the why and the how behind every endeavor. With The Teacher Clarity Playbook , you now have the tools and templates to make it happen. Designed for PLCs or independent teacher use, it guide s practitioners to align lessons, objectives, and outcomes of learning seamlessly, so that the classroom hours flow productively for everyone. Written by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Olivia Amador, and Joseph Assof, educators dedicated to making high-impact, research-based practices a part of every teacher’s repertoire. Education

Schooling Across the Globe This research examines 17 international assessments over 60+ years highlighting the critical role that schooling plays around the world. Education

Case Studies in Transition and Employment for Students and Adults with Disabilities This book is intended to give support providers the understanding, knowledge, and skills for providing transition and employment services in school, employment, community, and residential settings and thereby improve the quality of life for the individuals that they support. It not only shows how to support an individual with a disability but also how to implement instructional strategies, services, and systems change so that positive quality of life outcomes occur. The book responds to a critical need for highly qualified personnel who will become exemplary professionals in transition and employment settings because of their advanced knowledge, skills, and experiences in working with students and adults with varying disabilities. Education

How to be an Outstanding Primary Middle Leader How to be an Outstanding Primary Middle Leader is a compendium of research, advice, anecdotes and practical tips to help middle leaders excel in this complex and demanding role, without compromising their mental or physical health. Written by Zoë Paramour, experienced middle leader and award-winning blogger of The Girl on the Picadilly Line, this book provides advice and practical solutions to challenges middle leaders are likely to encounter while leading a subject, phase or other whole-school responsibility, from having difficult conversations with colleagues and parents to dealing with an Ofsted inspector and writing a school improvement plan. All advice is drawn from Zoë's own experiences as a middle leader, interviews and conversations with middle and senior leaders, as well as research into leadership. In Zoë's unique, straight-talking and witty style, this book is an accessible and enjoyable read for both new and experienced primary middle leaders looking to reflect on their practice and maximise their impact. Education

Homework Homework is controversial. Its pros and cons have been and continue to be debated by politicians, educators, parents and children. This new, fully revised and updated edition of Homework: The evidence provides an evidence base that can be used in future considerations of the role of homework in the lives of children and young people. Education

The City & Guilds Textbook Equip yourself with the tools for success in Electrical Installations, with this comprehensive new textbook published in association with City & Guilds and IET which has been fully-updated in line with the 2018, 18th Edition wiring regulations. -Study with confidence, using the most up-to-date information available for the new specifications and industry standards-Enhance your understanding of concepts in electrical installation with clear and accurate technical drawings and step-by-step photo sequences -Prepare for your trade tests or end of year exams, with end of chapter practice questions and a final assessment preparation chapter-Get ready for the workplace with Industry Tips and guidance on values and behaviours-Engage with author Peter Tanner's accessible text, drawing on his extensive industry experience Education

180 Days of Social Studies for Second Grade 180 Days of Social Studies for Second Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' social studies content-area literacy. The quick, diagnostic-based activities support the C3 Framework and allow busy teachers to cover social studies content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 2 students will analyze and evaluate primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their social studies knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level social studies content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: geography, economics, civics, and history. This resource helps teachers meet the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will increase their social studies knowledge in no time! Digital files are included. Education

Close Reading with Paired Texts Secondary Engage students in complex literary strategies as they dive into exploring rich pairs of fiction and nonfiction texts. Authored by Lori Oczkus and Timothy Rasinski, this resource includes 12 units across the four content areas of language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Each unit incorporates close reading, paired fiction and nonfiction text passages, text-dependent questions, comparing and contrasting text, and hands-on activities to unify each week's worth of lessons. Differentiation and reciprocal teaching strategies and assessment options are also included within each unit to tailor to multiple intelligences and monitor students' progress. Aligned to McREL and Common Core State Standards, this essential resource prepares students for college and career. Education

180 Days of Science for Sixth Grade 180 Days of Science for Sixth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' science content-area knowledge. The quick, diagnostic-based activities allow busy teachers to cover science content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 6 students will analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, answer constructed response questions, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, and increase their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level science content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of three science strands: physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. By integrating scientific practices, language arts and math concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts, this resource helps teachers meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will learn to think like scientists in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Social Studies for Third Grade 180 Days of Social Studies for Third Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' social studies content-area literacy. The quick, diagnostic-based activities support the C3 Framework and allow busy teachers to cover social studies content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 3 students will analyze and evaluate primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their social studies knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level social studies content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: geography, economics, civics, and history. This resource helps teachers meet the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will increase their social studies knowledge in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Geography for Second Grade 180 Days of Geography for Second Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' geographical knowledge and skills. Through these weekly units, grade 2 students will improve their geographic background knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning skills, map and spatial skills, and answer photo- and text-dependent questions. This essential social studies resource provides teachers with the tools they need to provide detailed instruction on map skills, key geographical concepts, and the five themes of geography: location, place, human environment/interaction, movement, and region. With the world becoming more connected, learning about different places through a geographic lens will equip 21st century students with the skills they need to better understand diverse cultures and regions in an increasingly interdependent world. An introductory two-week unit focuses on teaching the map skills that students will use throughout the rest of the book. Subsequent units will introduce students to a new place or a type of map, and will explore the relationship between geography and culture. This book helps teachers meet National Geography Standards and state standards in their classrooms. Additional digital resources are also included. Education

180 Days of Science for Second Grade 180 Days of Science for Second Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' science content-area knowledge. The quick, diagnostic-based activities allow busy teachers to cover science content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 2 students will analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, answer constructed response questions, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, and increase their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level science content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of three science strands: physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. By integrating scientific practices, language arts and math concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts, this resource helps teachers meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will learn to think like scientists in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Social Studies for Sixth Grade 180 Days of Social Studies for Sixth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' social studies content-area literacy. The quick, diagnostic-based activities support the C3 Framework and allow busy teachers to cover social studies content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 6 students will analyze and evaluate primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their social studies knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level social studies content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: geography, economics, civics, and history. This resource helps teachers meet the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will increase their social studies knowledge in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Geography for Sixth Grade 180 Days of Geography for Sixth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' geographical knowledge and skills. Through these weekly units, grade 6 students will improve their geographic background knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning skills, map and spatial skills, and answer photo- and text-dependent questions. This essential social studies resource provides teachers with the tools they need to provide detailed instruction on map skills, key geographical concepts, and the five themes of geography: location, place, human environment/interaction, movement, and region. With the world becoming more connected, learning about different places through a geographic lens will equip 21st century students with the skills they need to better understand diverse cultures and regions in an increasingly interdependent world. An introductory two-week unit focuses on teaching the map skills that students will use throughout the rest of the book. Subsequent units will introduce students to a new place or a type of map, and will explore the relationship between geography and culture. This book helps teachers meet National Geography Standards and state standards in their classrooms. Additional digital resources are also included. Education

180 Days of Science for Fourth Grade 180 Days of Science for Fourth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' science content-area knowledge. The quick, diagnostic-based activities allow busy teachers to cover science content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 4 students will analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, answer constructed response questions, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, and increase their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level science content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of three science strands: physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. By integrating scientific practices, language arts and math concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts, this resource helps teachers meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will learn to think like scientists in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Science for Kindergarten 180 Days of Science for Kindergarten provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' science content-area knowledge. The quick, diagnostic-based activities allow busy teachers to cover science content daily. Through these weekly units, grade K students will analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, answer constructed response questions, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, and increase their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level science content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of three science strands: physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. By integrating scientific practices, language arts and math concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts, this resource helps teachers meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will learn to think like scientists in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Science for Third Grade 180 Days of Science for Third Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' science content-area knowledge. The quick, diagnostic-based activities allow busy teachers to cover science content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 3 students will analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, answer constructed response questions, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, and increase their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level science content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of three science strands: physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. By integrating scientific practices, language arts and math concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts, this resource helps teachers meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will learn to think like scientists in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Social Studies for Fifth Grade 180 Days of Social Studies for Fifth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' social studies content-area literacy. The quick, diagnostic-based activities support the C3 Framework and allow busy teachers to cover social studies content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 5 students will analyze and evaluate primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their social studies knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level social studies content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: geography, economics, civics, and history. This resource helps teachers meet the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will increase their social studies knowledge in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Social Studies for Fourth Grade 180 Days of Social Studies for Fourth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' social studies content-area literacy. The quick, diagnostic-based activities support the C3 Framework and allow busy teachers to cover social studies content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 4 students will analyze and evaluate primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their social studies knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level social studies content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: geography, economics, civics, and history. This resource helps teachers meet the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will increase their social studies knowledge in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Science for Fifth Grade 180 Days of Science for Fifth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' science content-area knowledge. The quick, diagnostic-based activities allow busy teachers to cover science content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 5 students will analyze and evaluate scientific data and scenarios, answer constructed response questions, improve their understanding of science and engineering practices, and increase their critical thinking and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level science content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of three science strands: physical science, life science, and Earth and space science. By integrating scientific practices, language arts and math concepts, disciplinary core ideas, and crosscutting concepts, this resource helps teachers meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will learn to think like scientists in no time! Digital files are included. Education

180 Days of Geography for Fifth Grade 180 Days of Geography for Fifth Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' geographical knowledge and skills. Through these weekly units, grade 5 students will improve their geographic background knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning skills, map and spatial skills, and answer photo- and text-dependent questions. This essential social studies resource provides teachers with the tools they need to provide detailed instruction on map skills, key geographical concepts, and the five themes of geography: location, place, human environment/interaction, movement, and region. With the world becoming more connected, learning about different places through a geographic lens will equip 21st century students with the skills they need to better understand diverse cultures and regions in an increasingly interdependent world. An introductory two-week unit focuses on teaching the map skills that students will use throughout the rest of the book. Subsequent units will introduce students to a new place or a type of map, and will explore the relationship between geography and culture. This book helps teachers meet National Geography Standards and state standards in their classrooms. Additional digital resources are also included. Education

180 Days of Geography for Third Grade 180 Days of Geography for Third Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' geographical knowledge and skills. Through these weekly units, grade 3 students will improve their geographic background knowledge, critical thinking and reasoning skills, map and spatial skills, and answer photo- and text-dependent questions. This essential social studies resource provides teachers with the tools they need to provide detailed instruction on map skills, key geographical concepts, and the five themes of geography: location, place, human environment/interaction, movement, and region. With the world becoming more connected, learning about different places through a geographic lens will equip 21st century students with the skills they need to better understand diverse cultures and regions in an increasingly interdependent world. An introductory two-week unit focuses on teaching the map skills that students will use throughout the rest of the book. Subsequent units will introduce students to a new place or a type of map, and will explore the relationship between geography and culture. This book helps teachers meet National Geography Standards and state standards in their classrooms. Additional digital resources are also included. Education

180 Days of Social Studies for First Grade 180 Days of Social Studies for First Grade provides teachers and parents with 180 days of daily practice to build students' social studies content-area literacy. The quick, diagnostic-based activities support the C3 Framework and allow busy teachers to cover social studies content daily. Through these weekly units, grade 1 students will analyze and evaluate primary source documents, answer text-dependent questions, and improve their social studies knowledge, critical thinking, and reasoning skills. Each week will assess students' knowledge of grade-level social studies content, and focuses on a grade-level topic within one of the four social studies disciplines: geography, economics, civics, and history. This resource helps teachers meet the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and state standards in their classrooms. With these daily activities, students will increase their social studies knowledge in no time! Digital files are included. Education

Prove It! Using Textual Evidence, Levels 6-8 Prove It! Using Textual Evidence will teach students how to read critically in literary and informational texts, look for central ideas in order to comprehend and research, and use what is credible to make informed decisions and create educated opinions. This essential classroom resource equips teachers with the strategies they need to teach students how to cite textual evidence when reading and writing. Equip grades 6-8 students with the expertise needed to master these skills through 10 skill lessons, including paraphrasing, proper MLA formatting, using credible sources, using block quotations, creating a bibliography, avoiding plagiarism, and direct quotations. Students will apply what they've learned through 20 practice exercises as they powerfully strengthen their writing and research skills and develop analytical thinking and logic. Aligned to McREL, TESOL, and WIDA standards, this resource will prepare students for college and career. Education

Schemas Why is there always one child who persistently plays with the door, who mixes sand with water or throws objects across the room? Can these repetitive behaviours, known as schemas, be useful in targeting children's next steps within the EYFS? Is there a way to use them to unlock learning is young children? Schemas: A Practical Handbook not only explains what schemas are and how to identify them, but also expands on that knowledge. With the use of pragmatic ideas, rather than being based solely on theory, it explores how schemas are useful in developing children's learning alongside what they already do. The standalone chapters each revolve around a particular schema and feature case studies to discuss how that schema can be used to help children progress within the seven areas of learning, as outlined in the EYFS. Laura England further supports this development with suggestions for enhancements to the environment, core resources and activities. This step-by-step guide is essential for practitioners wishing to further their understanding of children's learning. Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers Parental engagement with children's learning is the best lever we have to raise achievement in schools. However, there is a gap between what is known from the research and actual practice at the chalkface in schools. Parents are still often seen as 'helping' the school, rather than having a direct role in their children's learning. Bringing together one of the main researchers in the field and an educational consultant, this book utilises their experience to present 100 evidence-based ideas to help primary teachers engage parents in their children's learning. 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Engaging Parents presents ideas for supporting the most effective forms of parental engagement, which are grounded in both the literature in the field and practical experience of working with schools and families. This book offers a clear, concise and easy-to-use format that takes into account how busy schools and teachers truly are! Education

Understanding Curriculum Understanding Curriculum is a critical introduction to contemporary curriculum theory and practice. Education

The Cambridge Handbook of Instructional Feedback Feedback is essential to learning, and this book summarizes the latest and best research on how instructional feedback impacts achievement. Education

Higher Education in the Digital Age The European higher education sector is moving online, but to what extent? Are the digital disruptions seen in other sectors of relevance for both academics and management in higher education? How far are we from fully seizing the opportunities that an online transition could offer? This insightful book presents a broad perspective on existing academic practices, and discusses how and where the move online has been successful, and the lessons that can be learned. Education

Celebrity Protection and Touring Introduction to Celebrity Protection and Touring offers a peek behind the scenes of the close protection industry, more commonly known as the bodyguard business. This book, written by industry experts, Elijah Shaw and Dale June, also narrows the focus, centering in on an exciting, but misunderstood, sector that involves working with celebrities ranging from actors to musicians and entering into their world of touring, filming and promotional appearrances. With real world advice, tactics and techniques on how to identify and defeat potential attackers, as well as covering everything from dealing with overzealous fans, to hyper-aggressive paparazzi, this book offers proven solutions from two experts that have covered the gambit from the Grammy Awards to the White House. Education

The California ELD Standards Companion For California teachers only! Here at last is that single teaching resource for making the critical link between the ELD Standards and the CCSS ELA Standards. Standard by standard, you’ll quickly discover how to integrate language development into your day-to-day content instruction, fully armed with an insider’s understanding of how best to support our many ELs. Horizontal and vertical views reveal how each ELD Standard changes and progresses by grade and proficiency level. What the Student Does sections unpack what meeting a standard looks like in practice. CCSS ELA Standards are displayed side by side with California’s ELD Standards so you can appreciate the purposeful alignment. What the Teacher Does sections provide specific instructional guidance. Education

The New Science of Learning "In every-day terms, they have broken down the ‘scientific’ workings of the brain and give practical advice that students can use to help them increase their learning and recall, especially when they are challenged with difficult tasks. Doyle and Zakrajsek  give readers ways to transform their learning capacity by using research-based strategies so that the time and effort spent is worthwhile and rewarding. This book is perfect for students to learn about methods and activities to use when learning so that their time and efforts are maximized."--Kathleen F. Gabriel, Associate Professor, School of Education, California State University, Chico "Mathematics instructors at Riverside City College spent several years incorporating the first edition of this book into the curriculum with positive documented outcomes.This book empowers students to take control of their own learning. The second edition is even more engaging than the first and includes good discussion questions at the end of each chapter. I look forward to using the new edition in my classes!"--Kathy Nabours, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Riverside City College This breakthrough book builds the foundation every student needs, from freshman orientation to graduate school. The second edition of this bestselling student text has been considerably updated with the latest findings from cognitive science that further illuminate learning for students, and help them understand what’s involved in retaining new information. Education

The California ELD Standards Companion California teachers: you’re going to love this! Here at last is that single teaching resource for making the critical link between our ELD Standards and the CCSS ELA Standards. Standard by standard, you’ll quickly discover how to integrate language development into your day-to-day content instruction, armed with an insider’s understanding of how best to support our many English learners. Modeled after Jim Burke’s Common Core series, this Grades 6-8 volume of The California ELD Standards Companion is every bit “that version of the standards you wish you had” because it’s just so easy to digest and apply. It’s all here: Horizontal and vertical views reveal how each ELD Standard changes and progresses grade by grade and proficiency level by proficiency level. What the Student Does Sections, also scannable by grade and proficiency level, unpack in student-friendly language what meeting a standard looks like in practice. CCSS ELA Standards are displayed side by side with California’s ELD Standards so you can appreciate the purposeful alignment between the two as the basis for remodeling instructional practice. What the Teacher Does Sections provide specific instructional guidance by grade band, including student prompts and tips for differentiation across proficiency level. A dedicated vocabulary section offers a quick-reference glossary of key words and phrases as they are used within each ELD Standard. Each section concludes with a vignette from the California ELA/ELD Framework to illustrate exemplary standards-based instruction. Thanks to the ELD Standards, we are now free to teach our ELs the way we knew best all along: language and content taught hand in hand across the school day. Lean on Ivannia Soto and Linda Carstens’ California ELD Standards Companion as your one-stop guide for delivering that excellent education our ELs so deeply deserve. Education

Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains Leading scholars synthesize knowledge on how gains from early childhood programs and practices are initiated, increased, and sustained. Education

Deaf Education Beyond the Western World By exploring practice-based and research-based evidence about deaf education in countries that largely have been left out of the international discussion thus far, this volume encourages more researchers in more countries to continue investigating the learning environment of deaf learners, based on the premise of leaving no one behind. Featuring chapters centering on 19 countries, from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Central and Eastern Europe, the volume offers a picture of deaf education from the perspectives of local scholars and teachers who demonstrate best practices and challenges within their respective regional contexts. Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers Teaching history without reference to genuine historical sources from the relevant period is unimaginable, as engaging with real historical material can inspire and captivate pupils' interest. By introducing them to a source-based approach, their learning can be transformed and their historical skills developed. 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: History is brimming with imaginative ideas to teach history in the primary classroom. With each idea based on an original historical source from The National Archives, this book takes a skills-based approach that will not only help pupils understand the methods of historical enquiry, which is a key aim of the National Curriculum, but also make history real, captivating and exciting. Themed to cover different source types, including photographs, government reports, cartoons, royal seals, manuscripts, and private and official letters, this book is ideal for building a picture of the past. The historical sources can be previewed in the book and downloaded from a companion website, allowing them to be integrated into teaching tools. Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers Questioning is key to effective teaching and learning, yet practical questioning strategies that are immediately useable in the classroom can be hard to come by. 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Questioning presents practical strategies, games and activities not only to help teachers improve their own questioning in the classroom, but also to allow pupils to develop an understanding of how they too can ask effective questions to develop their learning. Using philosophical approaches including ownership, authenticity, balance and Socratic principles, Peter Worley, co-founder of The Philosophy Foundation, provides guidance and ideas on how questioning can help pupils reach the next step and activate their own thinking. He also encourages teachers to reflect on their practice and the effect of questioning on children's progress. The ideas in this book are applicable to all subjects in a primary teacher's curriculum and are ideal for establishing good questioning strategies and a solid understanding of this core element of teaching. Education

Relationship, Responsibility, and Regulation This follow-up to the award-winning Fostering Resilient Learners explores how teachers can help students thrive by creating learning environments shaped around relationship, responsibility, and regulation. Education

Leading High-Performance School Systems Explore how top-performing school systems have met the challenges facing school leaders today and learn what knowledge and skills are needed to create first-rate systems. Education

Doc "Our role is to look at every student as an individual and to help him or her grow. That means not only educating them in the three Rs, but teaching them how to think for themselves, make decisions, solve problems, and be ready for the world." This was new principal Dennis Littky's message to his staff at Thayer High School--the vision that would guide the rural school's journey from run-down district joke to national showplace. The unorthodox methods he championed, including integrated subject matter, team teaching, apprenticeship, advisories, and individualized curriculum, shook up the failing school and helped to transform a disaffected and dropout-prone student body into a proud and vibrant community of learners. In this book, the basis for the NBC-TV movie A Town Torn Apart, Susan Kammeraad-Campbell shares the true story of Thayer's renaissance, the man who led it, and the extraordinary effect it had on tiny Winchester, New Hampshire. For educators eager to transform teaching and learning in their own schools, this behind-the-scenes perspective provides insights into the great challenge--and even greater reward--of educational reform done right. Susan Kammeraad-Campbell is an award-winning journalist who has worked for newspapers in the Midwest and New England, where she originally covered Littky's story for the Keene Sentinel. Currently director of marketing publications for the Medical University of South Carolina, she is cofounder and publisher of Joggling Board Press. Note: This product listing is for the reflowable (ePub) version of the book. Education

Project Based Teaching Suzie Boss and John Larmer build on the existing framework for Gold Standard PBL and explore seven practices integral to Project Based Teaching. Education

Math Fact Fluency Math Fact Fluency is an indispensable guide for any educator who needs to teach the fundamentals of mathematics understanding. Education

The Cambridge Handbook of Cognition and Education Leading scientists reveal how to improve instruction and student achievement across multiple domains, including science, mathematics, reading, and writing. Education

The Cambridge Handbook of Motivation and Learning Leading researchers in psychology and neuroscience have contributed chapters that provide an ideal resource on motivation and learning. Education

What We Know About Grading This comprehensive overview of grading research distills the evidence into meaningful findings and strategies that can be leveraged to improve grading policy and practice. Education

Student Affairs Assessment, Evaluation, and Research This unique book is a valuable tool for all student affairs educators. The text opens with an exploration of the history of assessment in higher education, in general, and then student affairs more specifically. It is designed in a format that describes/defines this competency at the foundational, intermediate, and advanced outcome levels; suggests ways to apply this competency in practice through case studies from student affairs; and provides tools for the assessment of competency understanding. The text is not only a blueprint but also a global positioning system on assessment, evaluation, and research in student affairs to guide the reader in the process of helping and educating students. As a guidebook, it is a unique and valuable source to aid the student in developing real professional competency. Education

The California ELD Standards Companion, Grades 9-12 “This is an era of extraordinary promise and support for addressing the needs of California’s English learners. That’s why this book, The California ELD Standards Companion, is so important. It’s exactly the kind of bridge teachers need between standards and what it looks like in the classroom.” — LAURIE OLSEN, Strategic Adviser, The Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL) Initiative California teachers: you’re going to love this! Here at last is that single teaching resource for making the critical link between our ELD Standards and the CCSS ELA Standards. Standard by standard, you’ll quickly discover how to integrate language development into your day-to-day content instruction, armed with an insider’s understanding of how best to support our many English learners. Modeled after Jim Burke’s Common Core series, this Grades 9-12 volume of The California ELD Standards Companion is every bit “that version of the standards you wish you had” because it’s just so easy to digest and apply. It’s all here: Horizontal and vertical views reveal how each ELD Standard changes and progresses grade by grade and proficiency level by proficiency level. What the Student Does Sections, also scannable by grade and proficiency level, unpack in student-friendly language what meeting a standard looks like in practice. CCSS ELA Standards are displayed side by side with California’s ELD Standards so you can appreciate the purposeful alignment between the two as the basis for remodeling instructional practice. What the Teacher Does Sections provide specific instructional guidance by grade band, including student prompts and tips for differentiation across proficiency level. A dedicated vocabulary section offers a quick-reference glossary of key words and phrases as they are used within each ELD Standard. Each section concludes with a vignette from the California ELA/ELD Framework to illustrate exemplary standards-based instruction. Thanks to the ELD Standards, we are now free to teach our ELs the way we knew best all along: language and content taught hand in hand across the school day. Lean on Ivannia Soto and Linda Carstens’ California ELD Standards Companion as your one-stop guide for delivering that excellent education our ELs so deeply deserve. Education

Co-Enrollment in Deaf Education Co-enrollment programming shows great promise, however, research concerning co-enrollment programming for DHH learners is still in its infancy. This volume sheds light on this potentially groundbreaking method of education, providing descriptions of 14 co-enrollment programs from around the world, explaining their origins, functioning, and available outcomes. Education

50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom Today’s technology empowers educators to move away from the traditional classroom where teachers lead and students work independently—each doing the same thing. In 50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach, authors and educators Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller offer inspiration and resources to help you create a digitally rich, engaging, student-centered environment. They show you how to tap into the power of individualized learning that is possible with Google Classroom. Education

Master the Media Written to help teachers and parents educate the next generation, Master the Media explains the history, purpose, and messages behind the media. The point isn’t to get kids to unplug; it’s to help them make informed choices, understand the difference between truth and lies, and discern perception from reality. Critical thinking leads to smarter decisions—and it’s why media literacy can save the world. Education

Ditch That Textbook Textbooks are symbols of centuries-old education. They’re often outdated as soon as they hit students’ desks. Acting “by the textbook” implies compliance and a lack of creativity. It’s time to ditch those textbooks—and those textbook assumptions about learning! In Ditch That Textbook, teacher and blogger Matt Miller encourages educators to throw out meaningless, pedestrian teaching and learning practices. He empowers them to evolve and improve on old, standard, teaching methods. Ditch That Textbook is a support system, toolbox, and manifesto to help educators free their teaching and revolutionize their classrooms. Education

The Classroom Chef In The Classroom Chef, math teachers and instructional coaches John Stevens and Matt Vaudrey share their secret recipes, ingredients, and tips for serving up lessons that engage students and help them “get” math. You can use these ideas and methods as-is, or better yet, tweak them and create your own enticing educational meals. The message the authors share is that, with imagination and preparation, every teacher can be a Classroom Chef. Education

Social LEADia Equipping students for their futures begins by helping them become digital leaders now. In our networked society, students need to learn how to leverage social media to connect to people, passions, and opportunities to grow and make a difference. Social LEADia offers insight and engaging stories to help you shift the focus at school and at home from digital citizenship to digital leadership. Education

Teach Like a PIRATE Teach Like a PIRATE is the New York Times’ bestselling book that has sparked a worldwide educational revolution. It is part inspirational manifesto that ignites passion for the profession and part practical road map filled with dynamic strategies to dramatically increase student engagement. Translated into multiple languages, its message resonates with educators who want to design outrageously creative lessons and transform school into a life-changing experience for students. Education

The Wild Card Have you ever wished you were more creative . . . or that your students were more engaged in your lessons? The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self to deliver your content creatively and be the wild card who changes the game for your learners. Education

They Call Me "Mr. De" The tragic events of April 20, 1999, left thirteen dead and left the Columbine community reeling. In this personal narrative, DeAngelis shares a story of hope and resilience in the wake of the school shooting that shocked the nation. He walks readers through the school on the day of the shooting and openly shares the struggles he and the community endured in the months and years that followed. Offering insights on leadership under pressure and on how to rebuild a community after the unimaginable happens, this book will inspire readers as it equips them to become better leaders themselves. Education

What We Say and How We Say It Matter This book will help teachers examine their language habits and intentionally improve their classroom practice so their language matches and supports their goals. Education

Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 3 Have you been wanting to probe your students’ thinking about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spanish? Then this is the book you’ve been waiting for. Education

Be the One for Kids Students need guidance to succeed academically, but they also need our help to survive and thrive in today’s turbulent world. They need someone to model the attributes that will help them win not just in school but in life as well. That someone is you. With forty-eight short, inspiring chapters, this book is suited for improving your personal practice daily. Or focus on a chapter each week to encourage your staff at meetings. Education

The Common Core Mathematics Companion When it comes to math, standards-aligned is achievement-aligned… Since The Common Core Mathematics Companions for grades K–2, 3–5 and 6–8 burst on the scene, they have been lauded as the best resources for making critical math ideas easy to teach. With this brand-new volume, high school mathematics success is at your fingertips. The authors lay out the pieces of an in-depth explanation, showing the mathematical progression of each conceptual category, how standards connect within and across domains, and what teachers and students should be doing every day to foster deep learning. Education

The Mathematics Lesson-Planning Handbook, Grades 3-5 YOU are the architect in the mathematics classroom. This daily reference offers practical guidance for when and how to pull together mathematics routines, resources, and effective teaching techniques into a coherent and manageable set of lesson plans. This resource will Lead teachers through a process of lesson planning based on various learning objectives Set the stage for lesson planning using relatable vignettes Offer sample lesson plans for Grades 3–5 Create opportunities to reflect on each component of a mathematics lesson Suggest next steps for building a unit from the lessons Provide teachers the space and tools to create their own lesson plans going forward Education

The Mathematics Lesson-Planning Handbook, Grades 6-8 Ever feel burdened by mathematics lesson planning? Your blueprint for designing Grades 6-8 math lessons that enhance state standards and address the learning needs of students is here. This indispensable handbook guides you step-by-step to plan math lessons that are purposeful, rigorous, and coherent. The effective planning process helps you Clarify learning intentions and connect goals to success criteria Structure lessons to fit traditional or block schedules Select the formats and tasks that facilitate questioning and encourage productive struggle Includes a lesson-planning template and examples from Grades 6-8 classrooms. Empower yourself to plan strategically, teach with intention, and build an individualized and manageable set of mathematics lesson plans. Education

Upgrade Your Teaching McTighe and Willis translate neuroscience research findings into practical information for everyday use in schools, at all grade levels and in all subject areas. Education

Making Every Maths Lesson Count In Making Every Maths Lesson Count: Six principles to support great maths teaching, experienced maths teacher and lecturer Emma McCrea takes away the guesswork as she sums up the key components of effective maths teaching. Education

Shake Up Learning Is the learning in your classroom static or dynamic? In Shake Up Learning, Kasey Bell guides teachers through the process of creating dynamic learning opportunities—from purposeful planning and maximizing technology to fearless implementation. You’ll find templates and powerful, practical ideas to use tech to shake things up in your classroom. Education

The Pepper Effect In The Pepper Effect, Gaillard uses Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles as a template for inspiring the educators and principals to become more positive, innovative, creative, and collaborative—and for encouraging students to do the same. The book explores the four steps necessary for creating the conditions for motivation, collaboration, creativity, and innovation in your schoolhouse. Education

The EduProtocol Field Guide Are you ready to break out of the lesson-and-worksheet rut? Use The EduProtocol Field Guide to create engaging and effective instruction, build culture, and deliver content to K–12 students in a supportive, creative environment. Smart Start activities set your students up for success with useful skills and a strong culture. The customizable EduProtocols frames can be used with nearly all subjects and grade levels and are UDL (Universal Design for Learning)-friendly to support all learners. Education

The Secret Solution An entertaining look at the path to leadership excellence, this parable provides leaders with a non-threatening tool to discuss problematic attitudes in schools. By highlighting some of the most common leadership styles, the authors provide fodder for professional development discussions and open the door to personal growth. This updated edition includes reader’s guide to help you identify habits and traits that can help you and your team succeed. Education

Psychology for the IB Diploma Study and Revision Guide Exam board: International Baccalaureate Level: IB Diploma Subject: Psychology First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Encourage students to achieve their best grade by simplifying and focussing exam preparation with full syllabus coverage, practical exam tips and practice questions. · Ensure thorough exam preparation with full coverage of the syllabus including concise revision notes and clear explanations of the requirements and topics. · Focus on related vocabulary with key terms highlighted for each topic/sub-topic.· Give examples of what is required to achieve the best grades with examiner advice and tips, including the common mistakes to avoid.· Reinforce understanding and consolidate learning and exam focus with Exam Practice Questions. Education

Philosophical Reflections on Neuroscience and Education Philosophical Reflections on Neuroscience and Education explores conceptual and normative questions about the recent programme which aims to underpin education with neuroscientific principles. By invoking philosophical ideas such as Bennett and Hacker's mereological fallacy, Wittgenstein's the first-person/third-person asymmetry principle and the notion of irreducible/constitutive uncertainty, William H. Kitchen offers a critique of the whole-sale adoption of neuroscience to education. He explores and reviews the role that neuroscience has started to play in educational policy and practice, and whether or not such a role is founded in coherent conceptual reasoning. Kitchen critically analyses the role which neuroscience can possibly play within educational discussions, and offers paradigmatic examples of how neuroscientific approaches have already found their way into educational practice and policy documents. By invoking the philosophical work primarily of Wittgenstein, he argues against the surge of neuroscientism within educational discourse and offers to clarify and elucidate core concepts in this area which are often misunderstood. Education

Advancing Formative Assessment in Every Classroom The updated 2nd edition of this practical resource guides school leaders in working with teachers to make formative assessment an integral part of their classrooms. Education

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Third-Grade Science Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry (ADI) for elementary instruction but just aren’t sure how to do it? You aren’t alone. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Third-Grade Science will provide you with both the information and instructional materials you need to start using this method right away. The book is a one-stop source of expertise, advice, and investigations. It’s designed to help your third graders work the way scientists do while integrating literacy and math at the same time.Argument-Driven Inquiry in Third-Grade Science is divided into two basic parts:1. An introduction to the stages of ADI—from question identification, data analysis, and argument development to evaluating and revising ideas.2. A well-organized series of 14 field-tested investigations designed to be much more authentic for instruction than traditional activities. The investigations cover five disciplinary core ideas: motion and stability, molecules and organisms, heredity, biological evolution, and Earth’s systems. Using the Student Workbook, your class will explore important content and discover scientific practices. They can investigate questions such as these: What types of objects are attracted to a magnet? Why do wolves live in groups? And what was the ecosystem like 49 million years ago in Darmstadt, Germany?This book is part of NSTA’s best-selling series about ADI in middle school and high school science. Like its predecessors, this collection is designed to be easy to use, with teacher notes, investigation handouts, and checkout questions. The lessons also support the Next Generation Science Standards and the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and mathematics. The book can also help emerging bilingual students meet the English Language Proficiency Standards.Many of today’s elementary school teachers—like you—want new ways to engage students in scientific practices and help students learn more from classroom activities. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Third-Grade Science does all of this while giving students the chance to practice reading, writing, speaking, and using mathematics in the context of science. Education

101 Youth Football Coaching Sessions Volume 2 The second volume of the extremely popular 101 Youth Football Coaching Sessions. Written by celebrated football coaches Tony Charles and Stuart Rook, this new volume will contain 101 brand new warm-ups, skills training, games and final practice drills, with a linking system for each exercise so that the coach can create a session using a number of the exercises. The sessions are designed specifically for younger players. Each session aims to make football fun yet informative, and help young players develop. Each session is inclusive, allowing every child to take part and be active. Every session is aimed at enjoyment and has progressions which allow the players to develop at their own pace. Education

Pedagogy in Process Pedagogy in Process presents a first-hand account of the most comprehensive attempt yet to put into practice Paulo Freire's theory of education within a real societal setting. When Guinea Bissau on the West African coast declared independence in 1973 the rate of illiteracy in its adult population was ninety percent. The new government faced the enormous task of educating its citizens. With Freire as collaborator and advisor the government launched a huge grass-roots literacy campaign and this book is Freire's memoir of that campaign. Those familiar with Freire's work will identify his ongoing insistence on the unity between theory and practice, mental and manual work, and past and present experience. This is essential reading for anyone interested Freire's revolutionary ideas on education and the transformative power they hold when applied to society and the classroom. Education

Children's Literature and Learner Empowerment Children's literature can be a powerful way to encourage and empower EFL students but is less commonly used in the classroom than adult literature. This text provides a comprehensive introduction to children's and young adult literature in EFL teaching. It demonstrates the complexity of children's literature and how it can encourage an active community of second language readers: with multilayered picturebooks, fairy tales, graphic novels and radical young adult fiction. It examines the opportunities of children's literature in EFL teacher education, including: the intertexuality of children's literature as a gate-opener for canonised adult literature; the rich patterning of children's literature supporting Creative Writing; the potential of interactive drama projects. Close readings of texts at the centre of contemporary literary scholarship, yet largely unknown in the EFL world, provide an invaluable guide for teacher educators and student teachers, including works by David Almond, Anthony Browne, Philip Pullman and J.K.Rowling. Introducing a range of genres and their significance for EFL teaching, this study makes an important new approach accessible for EFL teachers, student teachers and teacher educators. Education

Expert Teacher In The Expert Teacher: Using pedagogical content knowledge to plan superb lessons, Darren Mead presents an engaging, research-informed view on which teaching strategies work best to induce long-term learning in students. Education

Teaching Piano Pedagogy Providing essential tools to transform college piano students into professional piano teachers, Courtney Crappell's Teaching Piano Pedagogy helps teachers develop pedagogy course curricula, design and facilitate practicum-teaching experiences, and guide research projects in piano pedagogy. Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers Do you need ready-to-use, fun and engaging ideas for supporting students with dyslexia in your classroom? Then look no further! Designed for busy secondary school teachers, this book is packed with tried-and-tested activities to integrate into your lesson plans that you can use straight away. There are ideas specific to secondary subject areas, including English, maths and PE, plus loads of practical advice on key areas of personal development, from self-esteem and staying motivated to effective study skills. This is the perfect companion for teachers and SENCOs who want to ensure that those children with dyslexia in their care are fully supported to help fulfil their potential. INCLUDES: Teaching tips Taking it further ideas Quotes from teachers and pupils Bonus ideas Education

The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation This book is the ultimate guide to differentiation in early years, schools and further education settings by Sue Cowley, bestselling author of Getting the Buggers to Behave. It offers over 90 practical and time-saving strategies for effective differentiation in every classroom. The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation demonstrates how teachers already differentiate much of the time, in subtle and creative ways. Sue Cowley shows that we need to understand, acknowledge and celebrate the variety of approaches that teachers already use to differentiate, as well as helping them to develop additional strategies. The book takes the reader through the different methods and approaches to differentiation, providing a step-by-step guide to each. It is broken down into five core areas - planning, resources, learners, teaching and assessment - and readers can dip in and out to find strategies as and when they need them. Written in Sue's much loved realistic, honest and practical style, The Ultimate Guide to Differentiation will help teachers, practitioners and support staff to feel confident that they are meeting the needs of every learner. Education

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners Success at school depends on being ready for school. Perfect for all nursery and pre-school settings, this book is packed full of fun and educational play-based ideas to develop the basic skills that every child needs to prepare them for that next big step. For newly qualified and experienced practitioners alike, this book offers a huge range of activities, from laying the foundations for early reading and writing, to developing social skills and building up physical dexterity. Tips are provided for making the ideas relevant to every child, whatever their learning style or individual needs and additional ideas for involving parents are also included. With 20 years' experience of teaching in mainstream and special education settings, Clare Ford brings vast experience, innovative ideas and invaluable advice for all Early Years practitioners involved in making the transition to 'big school' as smooth as possible. Education

Relentless Disrupt the norm. That is the challenge Hamish Brewer (aka the Tattooed Skateboarding Principal) calls educators, students, families, and communities to accept. In Relentless, he authentically shares the life experiences that drive him to work relentlessly to empower people living in the toughest areas to envision and create a better future for themselves. Regardless of your role with kids, you will be inspire by this book to leave a legacy that pushes others to achieve their best! Education

Don't Ditch That Tech The practical ideas in the latest of the DITCH series will help you find the sweet spot where tech meets students’ needs. In this teacher-tailored guide, you’ll find tips on how to use technology to differentiate learning. Whether you're a tech newbie or the school’s device guru, you’ll walk away with new understandings and strategies for transforming your approach to teaching. Education

EDrenaline Rush School should be fun! In EDrenaline Rush, John Meehan pulls back the curtain on what it takes to create thrilling learning experiences in your classroom. Packed with lesson planning tips, instructional design ideas, and plug-and-play teaching resources, EDrenaline Rush will challenge you to think differently and equip you to push your pedagogy to incredible limits. Education

Imperfect Leadership In Imperfect Leadership: A book for leaders who know they don't know it all, Steve Munby eloquently reflects upon and describes a leadership approach that is strong on self-awareness and positive about the importance of asking for help. Education

The NEW Team Habits Leading teams in a rapidly changing world Written for leaders who want to improve their teams, this guide is a follow-up to the best-seller, The NEW School Rules, a framework for transitioning to a more responsive, innovative organization. The NEW Team Habits goes further, providing battle-tested practices the authors have used with hundreds of leadership teams to build better habits for team learning, meetings, and projects.Readers will find• a five step learning cycle for building team habits• videos, readings, and other resources to build knowledge• engaging team activities to drive learning Education

Dimensions of Impact in the Social Sciences This concise, informative book analyses impact across the social sciences. Drawing on fifteen interviews with senior academics for a longitudinal view, the author sets out valuable recommendations of how and when scholars can achieve impact. Education

Community Project for the IB MYP 3-4 Become an independent, lifelong learner and feel supported through the Community Project, while strengthening and practising your ATL skills. - Engage in practical explorations through a cycle of inquiry, action and reflection. - Build ATL skills with strategies, detailed examiner advice, expert tips, and infographics in every chapter for visual learners. - Clarify IB requirements with concise and clear explanations, including assessment objectives and rules on academic honesty. - Foster the attributes of the IB learner profile with explicit reference made throughout to link with your research. - Progress independently through your Community Project with advice, tips and common mistakes to avoid. Education

Practical Cookery 14th Edition Trust Practical Cookery: the classic recipe and reference book used to train professional chefs for over 50 years. This 14th edition of Practical Cookery is the must-have resource for every aspiring chef. It will help develop the culinary knowledge, understanding, skills and behaviours in the new Commis Chef (Level 2) apprenticeship standards and prepare apprentices and work-based learners for end-point assessment. It also supports those on NVQ programmes in Professional Cookery or Food Production and Cooking. · Covers the latest preparation, cooking and finishing techniques, as well as the classics every chef should master with over 500 reliable recipes and 1,000 photographs. · Provides clear illustration of how dishes should look with close-up finished shots for every recipe, and clear step-by-step sequences to master techniques.· Ensures learners are fully up to date, with new content on the latest technology within the hospitality sector, up-to-date safe and hygienic working requirements, and new content on costing and yield control.· Helps assess knowledge and understanding with a new 'Know it' feature that will support preparation for professional discussions or knowledge tests.· Allows students to showcase the practical skills required for assessment with new 'Show it' activities.· Encourages apprentices to think about how they have demonstrated professional behaviours with new reflective 'Live it' activities. Education

CEM 11+ Mathematics Practice Papers These four practice exam papers test pupils ahead of the CEM maths 11+ test, including the bespoke tests created by CEM for individual schools. The papers are designed to:- Develop and perfect examination technique for CEM 11+ maths tests- Give practice in answering questions in both multiple choice and standard formats- Encourage pupils to improve their speed when taking timed papers- Identify weaker areas and improve results by studying the answers, which contain references to Galore Park's revision materials for guidance and useful tips- The resource also contains links to downloadable answer sheets so that the tests can be re-sat. These practice papers are part of Galore Park's 11+ revision series, which provides a three-step learning journey that teaches children the skills needed to pass rigorous school entrance exams. Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level IT Coursebook Revised Edition Digital Edition This series is for the Cambridge International AS & A Level IT syllabus (9626) for examination from 2019. Education

Let the Children Play Play is the key to giving children the knowledge and skills they need to succeed: creativity, innovation, teamwork, focus, resilience, expressiveness, empathy, concentration, and executive function. Yet in violation of the recommendations of pediatricians and child health authorities, politicians are eliminating play in our schools and replacing it with standardization, stress, and forced physical restraint, doing untold damage to millions of schoolchildren. But this is not the case for hundreds of thousands of lucky children who are enjoying the power of play in schools in China, Texas, Oklahoma, Long Island, Scotland, and in the entire nation of Finland, which is considered to have one of the best education systems in the world. In Let the Children Play, Pasi Sahlberg and William Doyle make the research-informed case for helping schools and children thrive by giving more physical and intellectual play to all schoolchildren. Providing a vivid glimpse into the play-based experiments ongoing now all over the world, readers will find the book to be both a call for change and a guide for making that change happen in their own communities. Education

The If Machine, 2nd edition Fully updated edition with five brand new sessions and bonus features. Fully updated with new developments in the theory and practice of teaching philosophy, this new edition of the bestselling book, The If Machine, presents 30 clear, ready-to-use plans to teach philosophy in the classroom with children aged five to 13. Each tried-and-tested session offers an imaginary situation, followed by a series of questions to encourage children to challenge key philosophical ideas such as values and ethics, gender and identity, and existence and beauty. With a star system indicating the level of difficulty, this practical book by Peter Worley, founder of The Philosophy Foundation, outlines Peter's philosophical enquiry method, which he has developed over 20 years of teaching. This fantastic resource also includes a new hints and tips section, as well as a troubleshooting table with guidance and links to further resources about how to deal with common problems such as unanimity. Accompanied by a companion website featuring an introduction to the philosophy that inspired the ideas, The If Machine is a must-have resource for all classrooms. Education

Mindfulness in the Classroom Thomas Armstrong integrates brain research with simple, authentic practices to show how mindfulness can lower stress and increase positive experiences for teachers and students. Education

Competitive Accountability in Academic Life This book considers how a culture of ‘competitive accountability’ in UK higher education produces multiple tensions, contradictions and paradoxes that are destabilizing and deleterious to the work and identities of academics as research scientists. It suggests the potential of a new discourse of scientific accountability, that frees scientists and their public communities from the absurdities and profligacy of ‘performativity’ and ‘managerial governmentality’ encountered in the REF and an impact agenda - the noose of competitive accountability - and a more honest and meaningful public contract. Education

Keep It Real With PBL, Elementary Plan enriching Project-Based Learning experiences with ease! If discovering a clear and efficient project-planning process is on your list, prepare to cross it off! This practical guide will help you design and construct project-based learning (PBL) experiences that facilitate deeper learning and develop 21st century skills for your students. Covering steps in the process such as brainstorming, benchmarking, and assessments, this accessible book also features: • #realtalk soundbites that honor the challenges to implementing PBL • Tips and resources to support the project-planning process • Planning forms to guide you through planning your projects • Exercises to help you reflect and process throughout your project plans Education

Leading Powerful Professional Learning You are central to effective professional learning! For professional learning to have a meaningful impact, it needs to be sustained, collaborative, evidence-informed, and student focused—generating multifaceted solutions to real-life issues. Gone are the one-size-fits-all answers—instead, you’ll use your knowledge and expertise to lead your PLC in actively solving complex problems. This book, based on the results of a five-year research study, provides: • An innovative approach to the design and delivery of professional learning grounded in principles of adaptive expertise• Easy-to-use one-page summaries of “Deliberate Acts of Facilitation”• Guidance that’s fully congruent with Learning Forward Standards for Professional Learning Education

Teaching Drama Teaching Drama: Skills, Games and Playbuilding provides entry points for the beginner and advanced practitioner in schools and communities. The book includes:• Practical exercises and techniques, approaches and starting points in an easy to read format.• Emphasis on effective playbuilding skills.• Outlines the development of playbuilding from introductory exercises through to advanced practices.• Provides examples of units of work.• Includes application within mime, mask, storytelling and introducing skills in the development of the Performance Essay. Education

College Students and Their Environments The book offers many unique features on how to create a college environment that fosters student learning, growth, development, and supports student success. The text clarifies what student access is, explores the primary frameworks used to boost student success, and suggest what student affairs educators should consider when implementing student success initiatives. Additionally, the book addresses the intersection of professional competency areas through campus environment cultivation with social justice and inclusion for diverse student populations. Particularly, the book provides useful and practical examples of how faculty can work with graduate students in training to conduct an assessment of student needs and success. This book is purposely written for those who are training to become student affairs educators and those who are newer in the profession. It not only provides the reader with a theoretical framework, but also some direction on how to create a college environment that is socially justice and inclusive. Education

Becoming a Globally Competent Teacher This book presents a vision of equitable teaching for global competence—the knowledge, skills, mindsets, and values needed to thrive in a diverse, globalized society. Education

Primary Mathematics for Jamaica Student's Book 1 Provide students with a solid foundation in Primary Mathematics with a series aligned to the NSC and adopting a mastery model with a Jamaican context. - Have confidence in resources revised by Jamaican educators in line with the NSC and which follows the exact sequence of the curriculum. - Encourage mastery with Explain boxes containing examples to help mathematical understanding. -Foster an analytical approach to real-life mathematical situations through familiar cultural references in contextualised activities. Education

Primary Mathematics for Jamaica Provide students with a solid foundation in Primary Mathematics with a series aligned to the NSC and adopting a mastery model with a Jamaican context. - Have confidence in resources revised by Jamaican educators in line with the NSC and which follows the exact sequence of the curriculum. - Encourage mastery with Explain boxes containing examples to help mathematical understanding. -Foster an analytical approach to real-life mathematical situations through familiar cultural references in contextualised activities. Education

Beginning theory Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions about the critics and the theories they represent, Beginning theory allows readers to develop their own ideas once first principles and concepts have been grasped. The book has been updated for this edition and includes a new introduction, expanded chapters, and an overview of the subject ('Theory after "Theory"') which maps the arrival of new 'isms' since the second edition appeared in 2002 and the third edition in 2009. Education

Line by Line A practical guide that promotes music learning by experience rather than imitation and memorization. Education

Learning in the Making This book helps you plan, execute, facilitate, and reflect on maker experiences so you and your students understand how maker education transfers to real-world settings. Education

Technology Tips for Ensemble Teachers Technology Tips for Ensemble Teachers offers groundbreaking, innovative methods for the use of technology in music ensemble instruction. Education

Using Primary Sources in the Classroom Using primary sources can seem overwhelming to teachers who have little time to teach social studies. With minimal prep time, teachers can turn their classrooms into primary source learning environments with this practical resource that contains everything needed to successfully teach with primary sources. Studying primary sources breathes life into the pages of history and engages students in the inquiry process. Using Primary Sources in the Classroom 2nd Edition features: Digital copies of more than 100 primary sources for use with K-12 students; Model lessons for three grade ranges (K-3, 4-8, 9-12) transform the teaching concepts into concrete examples to use with students right away; Teaching suggestions from the first steps through advanced analysis of primary sources; Development of test-taking skills through document-based assessments; Creative strategies for analyzing primary sources and tips for recognizing different types and how each is significant; Strategies for using social media posts as primary sources in the classroom; References and resources for finding primary sources for classroom use. Education

What Snowflakes Get Right In What 'Snowflakes' Get Right About Free Speech, Ulrich Baer draws on jurisprudence, philosophical texts, and his long experience as a senior university administrator to show that debates surrounding free speech on university campuses are not about the feelings of offended students but about our democracy's commitment to equality and the university's critical role as an arbiter of truth in society. Education

OCR Level 3 Free Standing Mathematics Qualification Exam Board: OCR Level: Free Standing Mathematics Qualification Subject: Additional Mathematics First Teaching: September 2018 First Exam: June 2019 Benefit from the expert input of subject specialists with examining experience in this assessment-led Exam Practice Book, tailored to the 2018 specification and packed with exam-style questions. - Prepare for the exam with hundreds of exam-style questions that are matched to the new specification.- Provide structured support and extra practice with questions focused on reasoning and problem-solving.- Create opportunities for self-directed learning and assessment with full step-by-step worked solutions and mark schemes online, plus answers in the back of the book. - Consolidate knowledge learnt in class and can be used to alongside the textbooks and the revision guide. Education

My Revision Notes Target success in the new specification WJEC GCE AS Mathematics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with full worked examples, diagnostic questions and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. Help develop the key skills needed for success with skills-focused questions around problem-solving, proof, modelling and the use of ICT (spreadsheets, graphing software and graphing calculators). Strategically target revision with diagnostic questions to establish which areas need focus. Get assessment-ready with exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls. Develop students' understanding with full worked examples and accompanying solutions, offering detailed, instructive explanations. Consolidate revision with summaries for each topic that focus on what to concentrate on in the buildup to exams, with special focus on common pitfalls such as how to show correct workings. Enable independent learning with access to answers in the back of the book. Education

IB Chemistry Revision Guide ‘IB Chemistry Revision Guide’ simplifies the content of IB chemistry and provides clear explanations for the material. Education

Theories of Human Learning Mrs Gribbin invites you to join her as she explores the changing landscape of learning theories and their implications. Education

Equitable Access for English Learners, Grades K-6 Plain and simple: until our English learners have equitable access to the curriculum, they’ll continue to struggle with subject area content. And if you’re relying on add-on’s to fit in from your language arts basal or a supplementary program, Mary Soto, David Freeman, and Yvonne Freeman are here to equip you with much more effective, efficient, and engaging strategies for helping your English learners read and write at grade level. One assurance right from the start: Mary, David, and Yvonne are not suggesting you reinvent your curriculum. Instead, Equitable Access for English Learners, Grades K-6, focuses on how to fortify foundational practices already in place. First, you’ll learn more about the Equitable Access Approach, then it’s time to dive into the book’s four units of study. Drawing on each unit’s many strategies, you’ll discover how to apply them to any unit in your own language arts curriculum and start differentiating: How to draft and implement language objectives to help English learners meet academic content standards How to make instructional input comprehensible, including translanguaging strategies that draw on your students’ first languages when you don’t know how to speak them How to utilize the characteristics of text to support readers, along with a rubric for determining a text’s cultural relevance How to build students’ academic content knowledge and develop academic language proficiency Each unit addresses a commonly taught topic in today’s language arts programs and comes with ready-to-go review and preview activities, key strategies, grade-level adaptations, reflection exercises, and printable online resources. Taken as a whole, they constitute an all-new approach for providing that equitable and excellent access our English learners so rightfully deserve. Education

Your Students, My Students, Our Students Explore five disruptions to the status quo necessary to realize the promise of inclusion and provide meaningful learning for all students with and without disabilities. Education

Teaching Music Appreciation Online Teaching Music Appreciation Online shares strategies to teach music appreciation online, from developing the curriculum to preparing, teaching, and concluding the class. The book includes samples and illustrative infographics. It is a resource to those already teaching music appreciation online and a comprehensive guide to those new to the field. Education

Innovate Inside the Box In Innovate Inside the Box, George Couros and Katie Novak provide informed insight on creating purposeful learning opportunities for all students. By combining the power of the Innovator's Mindset and Universal Design for Learning (UDL), they empower educators to create opportunities that will benefit every learner. Education

Dispelling Misconceptions About English Language Learners A compelling combination of research and practical advice from an experienced ELL educator that helps teachers clearly understand how to better reach English language learners. Education

The Taking Action Guide to Building Coherence in Schools, Districts, and Systems Get there faster: Your road map to smart, sustainable change! Taking Action is a hands-on guide to the groundbreaking book, Coherence: The Right Drivers in Action for Schools, Districts and Systems, providing step-by-step protocols to help foster deep coherence for maximum student learning—all within a reasonably short time frame. You’ll develop: Deeper understanding of The Coherence Framework A 100-Day Coherence Plan Leadership, capacity, and coalition-building skills Systems and tools to assess your organization Includes video links, print resources, case studies, and diagnostic and planning tools. Fostering greater coherence is at your fingertips with this instant action guide! Education

Deaf Identities Over the past decade, a significant body of work on the topic of deaf identities has emerged. In this volume, Leigh and O'Brien draw from the deaf identities field, bringing together scholars from a wide range of disciplines -- anthropology, counseling, education, literary criticism, practical religion, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and deaf studies -- to examine deaf identity paradigms. Education

Sociocultural Psychology and Regulatory Processes in Learning Activity Through the use of new analytical tools, this book presents a dynamic, sociocultural view of behavioural regulation in learning contexts. Education

The Piano Proficiency Exam Review Book In this review book, authors and Peabody Institute alumni Lucy Mauro and Scott Beard provide an invaluable cache of tips, exercises, and practice exams to help college music students prepare for the Piano Proficiency Exam and find pleasure in the process. Education

Primary Mathematics Provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching and learning mathematics in today's classrooms. Education

From Children's Interests to Children's Thinking Tap into children’s inherent curiosity to create a dynamic emergent curriculum plan based on children’s interests and thinking. Education

Policy as Practice Policy as Practice enourages music educators who are novice to policy as well as those who would like to further explore and participate in policy action to exercise informed influence within their communities. Education

Illuminate In Illuminate, technology trainer Bethany Petty explains how to use technology to improve your students' learning experiences. This book is packed with powerful ideas you can use in your classroom now. Broken into 10 - take a journey through technology integration and be inspired to use technology in really meaningful ways in your classroom. Education

Deep Learning in a Disorienting World Shows how deep learning is a way to address the toxicity of social polarization. Education

Critical Thinking in Psychology Pinpoints exactly what critical thinking is and uses cutting-edge research to show how to teach and assess it. Education

Plato Plato was the first and most formidable thinker to recognise that education is a fiercely contested concept, and to point out what great social and personal issues are at stake in education. He articulated a compelling argument for a liberal arts education as something peculiarly befitting free and autonomous beings. He understood the centrality of education for human well-being and flourishing. And he was the first to set forth a systematic theory of education. In this text, Robin Barrow concisely and convincingly establishes the continuing relevance of Plato's views to debates on such issues as nature vs. nurture (or genetic inheritance vs. social background), philosophy vs. sophistry (or the pursuit of true understanding vs. the pursuit of reputation, or perhaps simply truth vs. politics and the media). Questions concerning the fair distribution of education, moral education, value judgments and human nature are explored along with themes more specifically associated with Plato's philosophy such as the Theory of Ideas. The whole is embedded in a clearly presented account of the historical background to Plato's thought. Education

Digital Learning Today quality of education hinges less on mode of instruction or institutional reputation than on the commitment of individual administrators and instructors to understand and apply digital learning. Digital Learning reveals the technologies behind successful implementation of online learning and teaching, and introduces the most important concepts and relationships in plain language. Readers are also provided with a glossary of key terms and a selection of resources. Education

AQA Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics Benefit from the expert input of experienced examiners and subject specialists in this assessment-led Practice Book, tailored to the 2018 specification and packed with exam-style questions. - Thoroughly prepare for the exam with hundreds of exam-style questions that are matched to the 2018 specification.- Get structured support and extra practice with questions focused on reasoning and problem-solving.- Check your knowledge and practise independently with full step-by-step worked solutions and mark schemes online.- Enhance learning with extra practice designed to supplement the textbooks and the My Revision Notes series. Education

The Nature of Matter Big Book Gr. 5-8 You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand matter and energy with our Physical Science 3-book BUNDLE. Students discover what matter is with Properties of Matter. Experiment with photosynthesis, an important chemical change. Then, explore the invisible world of Atoms, Molecules and Elements. Get comfortable with the periodic table by recognizing each element as part of a group. Finally, unlock the mysteries of Energy. Measure the speed of sound in a group experiment. Aligned to the STEAM initiatives and Next Generation Science Standards, each concept is paired with hands-on activities and experiments. Education

Canadian Government Gr. 5-8 Travel back to Confederation to see how Canada became a new nation. Recognize that Canada is a democracy and a constitutional monarchy, with the head of state being the King or Queen. Read the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, before writing your own Constitution for a new country. Understand that Canada is made up of provinces and territories, and that each has its own government under the federal system. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, each concept is paired with writing tasks. Education

World Political Leaders Gr. 5-8 Get the scoop on twelve of the most interesting World Political Leaders from the past century. Begin your journey in the United States and compare Bush's war on terrorism with Reagan's arms race during the Cold War. Learn how Nelson Mandela fought to bring equal rights for all citizens of South Africa. Journey to Tibet and explore the reincarnated spirit of the Dalai Lama. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, each concept is paired with writing tasks. Education

JULIUS, BABY OF THE WORLD - STUDY GUIDE Gr. 2-4 Introduce your students to the work of author Kevin Henkes with this delightful story of a young girl named Lilly, who must adapt when her new baby brother Julius arrives. Lilly's jealousy of her new baby brother is very difficult to overcome until Cousin Garland scoffs at Julius. Lilly comes to her brother's defence and realizes she loves him, and that he is the baby of the world. Have your students keep a reflection journal for "Julius, Baby of the World". Activities included in this unit are: synonyms, word study, syllables, comprehension, character study, reflections, descriptive writing, expository writing, narrative writing, and procedural writing. Education

MOOSE ON THE LOOSE Gr. 2-4 Discover the facts about this fascinating "Giant of the Woods". Activities included focus on these skills: research, brainstorming, mathematics, creative writing, word study, creative arts, phonics, and reading. Education

Cells, Skeletal & Muscular Systems **This is the chapter slice "Cells - The Building Blocks of Life" from the full lesson plan "Cells, Skeletal & Muscular Systems"** Education

Daily Health & Hygiene Skills **This is the chapter slice "Personal Hygiene, Grooming and Dental Care Gr. 6-12" from the full lesson plan "Daily Health & Hygiene Skills"** Education

FRECKLE JUICE NOVEL STUDY Gr. 2-4 In this Novel Study guide, introduce students to a gullible boy who will believe anything to get what he wants. Andrew wanted freckles like his classmate, Nicky. He was desperate enough to pay Sharon for a secret recipe for freckle juice. The disastrous result provides Andrew with a valuable lesson—and a new respect for his teacher! This unit contains story summary, author biography, objectives, chapter questions, vocabulary and follow-up activities. This resource is meant to introduce the author, Judy Blume, and her writing; to check the students' comprehension of the story; to allow the reader to relate to and critically explore personal and social issues; to develop empathy for characters; to allow the student to communicate his or her knowledge of the text by providing situations for creative thought and writing; to develop and increase the student's knowledge of vocabulary in meaningful and entertaining ways, and to make technological links to literature. Education

Emergency Lesson Plans - Grades 3-4 Feeling under the weather? Do you have just a short amount of time to fill before a school assembly? This collection of educationally-based, cross-curricular activities is ready to use for any emergency teaching situation. Made up of 8 comprehensive units, 24 reproducible exercises and numerous extension activities, "Emergency Lesson Plans" requires little or no preparation time to use and addresses the National Standards.Article topics in "Emergency Lesson Plans" include animal training, bike riding, spiders, left-handedness, T. rex, roller coasters, Hercules, and ice cream. Education

Algebra II Motivate Your Students! This easy-to-use workbook is chock full of stimulating activities that will jumpstart your students' interest in algebra while reinforcing the major algebra concepts. A variety of puzzles, mazes, and games will challenge students to think creatively as they sharpen their algebra skills. A special assessment section is also included to help prepare students for standardized tests. Education

Milliken's Complete Book of Math Reproducibles - Grade 6 This activity book of over 110 ready-to-use, reproducible pencil-to-paper worksheets are ideal for enrichment or for use as reinforcement. Perfect for use at school or as homework, they feature basic math skills including fractions, decimals, measurement, time, money, and much more. Education

Math Workbook - Grade 8 Basic skills are reviewed and expanded as students work through 58 pages of activities. Each page gives an example and step-by-step solution of the problem presented. Some of the many skills covered include a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, plus challenges in decimal fractions, exponential and scientific notation, primes, probability, percents, and basic geometric principles. This workbook presents a variety of drill and practice activities for students in a two-color format. Six answer pages are provided. Education

Two Sides to Every Story Students will not only enjoy reading these tales of mystery, danger, comedy and humor; they'll also learn a lot from them. Included are discussion questions, creative suggestions for improvisation, role play and writing, and opportunities for students to write their opinions and feelings about each tale. Each story has a surprise ending and will get students discussing and expressing their viewpoints to answer some difficult questions. The author says literature captures the essence of human behavior. As students read and discuss the tales in this book, that illustrate a variety of human behaviors, they will learn to ask and answer questions, assess information, consider other people's viewpoints, make decisions and set standards for ethical behavior. Education

Hands-On - Earth & Space Science **This is the chapter slice "Rocks and Minerals Gr. 1-5" from the full lesson plan "Hands-On - Earth & Space Science"** Education

Discover! Solar System Discover the solar system from the comfort of the classroom! Students will learn elementary concepts about the eight planets and Pluto, the sun and moon, and the seasons and day/night cycles. Use the background material to start the discussion, and use the activities, worksheets, questions, and answers to encourage further exploration. Education

Algebra I Motivate Your Students! This easy-to-use workbook is chock full of stimulating activities that will jumpstart your students' interest in algebra while reinforcing the major algebra concepts. A variety of puzzles, mazes, and games will challenge students to think creatively as they sharpen their algebra skills. A special assessment section is also included to help prepare students for standardized tests. Education

Geometry This easy-to-use workbook is chock full of stimulating activities that will jumpstart your students' interest in geometry while providing practice with the major geometry concepts. A variety of puzzles, mazes, games, and self-check formats will challenge students to think creatively as they sharpen their geometry skills. Each page begins with a clear explanation of the featured geometry topic, providing extra review and reinforcement. A special assessment section is included at the end of the book to help students prepare for standardized tests. (48 pages) Education

Advanced Geometry Students will have fun solving riddles while mastering mathematical concepts from simple to complex. Geometry theorems and principles are clearly presented along with examples and exercises to help students of various grade levels grasp the concepts and form a solid foundation for advanced learning in mathematics. Each page introduces a new concept and gives students valuable practice in geometry. Education

Subtraction Milliken's Workbook Series provides sound practice in the skills found in most math textbooks. The exercises are presented so that a child can work with a minimum of supervision. Parents who wish their children to have practice in mathematics sills will find this book as helpful as classroom teachers will find it. Answers are included in a four-page leaflet in the middle of the book. This leaflet can be easily removed. Education

Two Sides to Every Story 2 This sequel to the best-selling Two Sides to Every Story takes students through an examination of ethics, dilemmas, and points of view. 15 original stories challenge readers with difficult decisions and lessons both modern and timeless. No choice is easy, however, and students are called to look at each issue from multiple points of view, thinking before choosing which side he or she is on. Each story is supplemented by multiple levels of reader response and cross-curricular skill development, including:•Discussion Questions•Role-Playing Variations•Writing Suggestions•Student CommentariesStudents will be challenged, entertained, and educated by the relevant units within the pages of this essential resource. Prepare them for the many sides of our world with Two Sides to Every Story 2! Education

Keep It Real With PBL, Secondary Let’s Get Real About PBL Does project-based learning (PBL) feel just out of reach in in your secondary classroom? Is project-planning an overwhelming project in and of itself? Dr. Jennifer Pieratt, a consultant and former teacher, knows firsthand how challenging designing projects can be, especially for secondary teachers with large caseloads and short class periods to engage in meaningful teaching and learning. In this hands-on, interactive guide, Pieratt supports secondary teachers through the iterative process of planning authentic project-based learning experiences. Using backward design, she gives teachers ready to use strategies for identifying the best concepts to tackle in PBL experiences, brainstorming realistic projects, facilitating meaningful learning, and creating formative and summative assessments. The book is visually accessible in style and features #realtalk soundbites that tackle the challenges to implementing PBL Tips and resources to support the project-planning process Planning forms to guide you through planning your projects Key terminology and acronyms in PBL Exercises to help you reflect and process throughout your project plans Master PBL planning with this clear, efficient, and easy-to-use guide to creating enriching experiences for your students! Education

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Education and Learning Learning about global issues and themes has become an increasingly recognised element of education in many countries around the world. Terms such as global learning, global citizenship and global education can be seen within national education policies and international initiatives led by the UN, UNESCO, European Commission and OECD. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Global Education and Learning brings together the main elements of the debates, provides analysis of policies, and suggests new directions for research in these areas. Written by internationally renowned scholars from Brazil, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Pakistan, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, UK and the USA, the handbook offers a much needed resource for academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who need a clear picture of global learning. Education

Higher Education Admissions Practices Reveals practices and issues in higher education admissions, which are critical factors for improving worldwide access and equity. Education

Teaching Music in Higher Education With five newly written chapters and sizable additions to nine original chapters, this second edition of Teaching Music in Higher Education provides a welcome update to author Colleen M. Conway's essential guide. In the book's new chapters, Conway offers insights beyond music and cognition including gender identity, sexual identity, and issues of cultural diversity not addressed in the first edition. Conway also covers technology in instructional settings and includes new references and updated student vignettes. Education

Why Think? We live in an ever demanding world whereindependent, creative thinking is highly prized. We want the children of thefuture to have the skills and confidence to form their own ideas, and have theconfidence and resilience to speak up for what they believe in. Why Think? will enablepractitioners of children aged 3-11 to confidently turn their classrooms intospaces where thinking, challenging and reasoning become as natural as play. Inthis book, the author of But Why? explores how to maximise philosophicalplay through activities, games and parental engagement. Why Think?Includes: • Inspirational case studies• Facilitation techniques and information onphilosophical concepts• A list of recommended books and resources, onlinequizzes, thinking games and useful web links• Question-board activities to stimulate dailythinking The book is visually interesting with lots ofannotated sessions, drawings, photos, and ideas for resources. A must for allearly years and primary practitioners. Education

Adolescents on Music In Adolescents on Music, author Elizabeth Cassidy Parker proves that the common difficulty found in attempting to collectively articulate why musicking experiences are important for young people stems from failing to ask adolescents to share their ideas richly and fully, demonstrating the need for deeper efforts to connect adolescent perspectives with established theories and philosophies in the social sciences and humanities. Education

Education in China Chinese students are known worldwide for their accomplishment and ambition, and education is profoundly valued in China. But these facts do not tell the whole story. Intellectuals were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) and only recently has a college education been accessible to a majority of Chinese high school graduates. Education

Teaching Music in the Primary School Music's place in the National Curriculum in England and Wales is now firmly established. This book is a guide to help all primary teachers, and those with a co-ordinating role who support them, develop music in their classrooms. it looks at children's learning in music, in the context of current thinking on primary education and the developments of primary music since 1991. There are well-researched chapters on promoting children's musical composition and the ways in which music can be related to the whole primary curriculum. With a wealth of straightforward, practical ideas, a revised chapter on assesment and a new chapter on the role of the music co-ordinator, this new edition of Teaching Music in the Primary School will be indispensable reading for all primary teachers, primary music co-ordinators and those running music courses in teacher education at undergraduate, postgraduate or INSET levels. The editors are both at Bath Spa University College, where Joanna Glover is a Senior Lecturer in Music Education and Stephen Ward is Head of Department of Primary Education in the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences. Education

100 Ideas for Teaching Primary Mathematics This book is essential reading for any teacher involved with children's development in the primary school. Focusing on primary mathematics the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the classroom. Education

100 Ideas for Teaching Personal, Social and Emotional Development Every Early Years practitioner, including childminders, will have a statutory duty to deliver the new Early Years Framework. This book will provide a practical, dip-in resource to help them meet the requirements of the Personal, Social and Emotional area of the framework. Education

Handbook of Online Education This resource book provides a range of practical, innovative ideas to promote active learning online. It will offer teachers, trainers, and course writers a selection of ready-made, adaptable activities which can be used as a basis of elearning activity on a course or as a departure point for development, independent work and/or discussion. Sections of the book will include Resources for Building Confidence, Resources for Learning to Learn Online, Resources for Assessment and Active Learning Online. Each section will be prefaced by a general theoretical overview and suggestions for further reading and personal action research. Education

Governance of Educational Trajectories in Europe Drawing on findings from a large EU-funded research project that took place over three years, this book analyses educational trajectories of young people in eight European countries: Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and the United Kingdom. Contributors explore interactions between structural and institutional contexts of educational trajectories, the individual meaning attached to education and the strategies adopted by young people to cope with its demands. The book also analyses the decision-making processes of individual students, placing them firmly within the social contexts of their families, local schools, national education systems and welfare states, as well as transnational policy contexts. In considering educational disadvantage, the book is based on primary, cross-national research with systematic analysis of the different themes addressed. As every chaptersis co-authored by two or three researchers, each based in a different country, the book goes beyond the usual country-based chapter design to provide an enriched insight into both comparative theory and research methods. Education

Maths is all Around You We encounter mathematics on a regular basis in one form or another. For some people, maths is 'scary' and not something they feel confident about. Even though many educators and parents attempt to provide good mathematics experiences, there is still a high level of anxiety about the teaching and learning of mathematics. This book presents a broad range of concepts and aims to widen the narrow view that maths for young children is just about numbers and shapes. The content includes pattern (early algebra), counting, number, early operations, measurement, shape and spatial awareness (geometry), matching, sorting, data analysis and the introduction of chance (statistics and probability). This book is intended for educators and parents who would like to explore and investigate maths concepts to enrich children's experiences and extend their current thinking and learning. Education

The Dyscalculia Solution This new book by authors Jane Emerson and Patricia Babtie follows on from their award winning book, the Dyscalculia Assessment. Once careful assessment has identified the particular numeracy difficulties your pupils may have, the Dyscalculia Solution provides a practical teaching guide for addressing and solving those difficulties. The Dyscalculia Solution includes step-by-step instructions on how to teach pupils to use whole numbers by talking and reasoning about them, and communicating their thinking in a verbal, diagrammatic and written form. The book includes scripts to emphasise the importance of using the correct language to develop numerical thinking, as well as teaching objectives, activities and games which are important for fostering a positive attitude to numeracy. Each new concept builds on previous understanding so that new facts are derived by reasoning from known facts. The Dyscalculia Solution is ideal for use with primary school children, but can easily be adapted for older students, and is invaluable for SENCOs, TAs, educational psychologists and mainstream teachers, keen to support students with numeracy difficulties in their class. Accompanying materials in both print and electronic formats to support busy teachers by providing lesson plans and worksheets are available with this book. Education

50 Fantastic Ideas for Treasure Baskets A quality well-made treasure basket offers children a wealth of exploration, play and learning opportunities that are not only great fun, but also match the requirements of the EYFS framework. Drawing on her years of experience and extensive knowledge of children's interaction, author and practitioner Sue Gascoyne provides 50 effective and fun ways to engage children in sensory-rich treasures that offer 'a world in a basket'. 50 Fantastic Ideas for Treasure Baskets includes the child-led stages of treasure basket play using the author's original Sensory Play Continuum as a framework, as well as adult-initiated activities for using treasure baskets with children. Its simple format supports practitioners, and ultimately the children in their care, in getting the most out of this amazing resource. Education

Early Years Assessment Gold winner at the Practical Pre-School Awards 2015... Physical development underpins much of a child's later educational advancement. Without good coordination, core stability and gross motor skills the fine motor skills needed for tool handling and writing may not fully develop. Each aspect of physical development is interlinked with a child's future success as a learner.This book contains practical, easy to follow suggestions linked to the ages and stages of the Early Years Outcomes. It offers clear information on what to look for in terms of the child's developing moving and handling skills and how to plan for next steps. Each section is colour coded and links the Early Years Outcomes to the planning cycle and Characteristics of Effective Learning.It contains a wide range of additional activities and an assessment grid to support practitioners' current tracking systems and help demonstrate progress over a specific period of time. Education

Research in Special Education The primary purpose of this book is to offer a broad-based examination into the role of scientific inquiry in contemporary special education. As with the first two editions, which were published in 2001 and 2011, the goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the philosophical, ethical, methodological, and analytical fundamentals of social science and educational research. Aspects of special education research that distinguish it from scientific inquiry in other fields of education and human services are specified. This unique book is an excellent resource guide for graduate-level students, practitioners, teachers in the field of special education, disability studies, early intervention, school psychology, and child and family services. Education

Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects This comprehensive guide to engaging students in active, relevant, and deeper learning aims to help students transfer knowledge, skills, and understandings to the real world. Education

Art & Science in the Choral Rehearsal Art and Science in the Choral Rehearsal explores strategies based in cognitive neuroscience and social psychology studies, supported by an understanding of good teaching practices, to increase singer engagement in both rehearsal and performance. Education

Collecting, Analyzing and Reporting Data A new paperback collection of scholarship from The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research in American Music Education provides practical guidance to researchers embarking on qualitative data collection and analysis in the field of American music education. Education

Complete Mathematics for Cambridge IGCSE® Core Written by an examiner and subject specialist, this updated resource develops analysis and critical thinking skills, with a focus on progression and results. The accompanying support site is packed with additional content to cement exam skills and extend learning. Education

Language Education in the School Curriculum There is widespread concern in all English speaking countries at the rapid decline in study of languages. The promise of 'languages for all' in the UK and North America in the 1970s marked a shift from languages as élite subjects for the privileged few, but this promise has not been fulfilled. This book explores the reasons for and solutions to this decline. More importantly, it looks at how these trends have been reversed in successful school programs and the implications of this for language education policy makers. The study draws on an analysis of data from 600 primary, secondary and community languages schools over six years and from detailed case studies in a representative sample of 45 successful schools. The book proposes a range of strategies to address the decline: from engaging classroom learning, assessment outcomes and embedding languages as central in school curriculum on the one level, to a mix of incentives and mandation for language study, especially at upper secondary school level. The authors explore the impact of learning languages on the thinking, educational experiences and outcomes of young people across a range of ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses. They show the importance of having equal access to languages study in a world where young people will have increasingly more diverse working lives and argue that the gap in languages between policy and uptake is really a gap in the thinking of policy makers and government. Education

Skyrocket Your Teacher Coaching In Skyrocket Your Teacher Coaching, Michael Cary Sonbert offers a rocket-fueled, no-nonsense approach to helping school leaders launch high-impact instructional coaching in their schools. The book pinpoints problematic trends in current instructional coaching frameworks and approaches and outlines a simple, step-by-step process that emphasizes providing precise and direct feedback, actionable steps for teachers, practice and real-time coaching, mutual accountability, and most importantly, a focus on students and student outcomes. Education

Next-Level Teaching A next-level teacher never settles for the status quo. Instead, they ignite students’ passion for learning, and that enthusiasm spreads through the whole school. In Next-Level Teaching, Jonathan Alsheimer shows how educators can create school environments so exciting and electric that not only the students but even other teachers and administrators are inspired to greatness. Education

Building and Sustaining a Teaching Career This text supports pre-service teachers in developing mindfulness strategies as they undertake professional experience. Education

Ethical Education An innovative approach to ethical education, which places human relationships at the heart of students' well-being and pedagogy. Education

Music, Dance, and Drama in Early Modern English Schools The first book to systematically analyze the role the performing arts played in English schools after the Reformation. Education

100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners 100 Ideas for Early Years Practitioners: Supporting Children with SEND is a must-have resource filled with fun, creative and engaging multi-sensory activities and strategies to best support the learning and development of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), across the Early Years Foundation Stage. Increasing numbers of children require specialist interventions and support when they start in the Early Years. Susan O'Connor uses her wealth of experience to present 100 practical ideas to help all those working in the Early Years meet the individual learning needs of children with SEND, including attention and behaviour difficulties, speech and language difficulties, early signs of dyslexia, autism and dyspraxia, and social and emotional difficulties. With ideas focusing on fine and gross motor skills, working memory, social skills, early speech and language skills, and self-esteem and wellbeing, these fun and engaging strategies are suitable and easy to implement for both indoor and outdoor learning. Education

100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers 'An absolute gift to the RE community.' Mary Myatt With an emphasis on all faiths and beliefs, 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding RE Lessons presents tried-and-tested ideas that can be used in any lesson about religion. Andy Lewis uses his experience as Director of Religious Education to share ideas and advice on how to construct a successful RE lesson, engage students in the subject, provide effective feedback and exam techniques, and bring RE to life in the secondary curriculum. RE can be a very difficult subject to teach as many of the topics that come up can be challenging to discuss with young people, especially with the complexities in legal status, curriculum content and public perceptions. God, ethics, death – just a few topics that could cause controversy in your classroom! Covering a range of different faiths, beliefs and worldviews, this book is suitable for all RE teachers regardless of the syllabus they are teaching. 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding RE Lessons is the essential resource for helping students to develop an understanding between communities and eradicate religious prejudices and stereotypes, with cross-curricular strategies that reach out to members of local faith communities and use technology to 'visit' sacred sites. Education

The PLC+ Activator’s Guide Keeping professional learning communities focused on goals: High functioning professional learning communities don’t happen by chance. They require deliberate efforts and structures to ensure efficiency and focus, and to ignite action. The PLC+ Activator's Guide offers a practical approach and real-life examples that show activators what to expect and how to navigate the PLC team on a successful and collective journey. Readers will find: Templates to help activators prepare for meetings Approaches for fostering and nurturing collaboration Vignettes from real schools that are implementing PLC+ Reflection questions with spaces for activators to record notes Solutions for addressing barriers that often arise in PLC+ teams Education

Active Science 2 new edition Build and assess your students' Science knowledge, understanding and skills through better learning techniques, ensuring a solid foundation for further science study. - Confidently meet the requirements of the Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Guyana and OECS curricula and CXC's CCSLC syllabus with detailed mapping grids available for free online. - Inspire students to progress with this contemporary take on Science that includes topics such as environmental science and green issues.- Engage students through an active learning approach with hands-on activities to promote learning through practice.- Prepare students for moving up to CSEC® level science with activities developed to bridge the gap between lower secondary and CSEC® level. Education

Active Science 1 new edition Build and assess your students' Science knowledge, understanding and skills through better learning techniques, ensuring a solid foundation for further science study. - Confidently meet the requirements of the Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Guyana and OECS curricula and CXC's CCSLC syllabus with detailed mapping grids available for free online. - Inspire students to progress with this contemporary take on Science that includes topics such as environmental science and green issues.- Engage students through an active learning approach with hands-on activities to promote learning through practice.- Prepare students for moving up to CSEC® level science with activities developed to bridge the gap between lower secondary and CSEC® level. Education

Agency for the IB Programmes Teach for success and implement effective strategies to develop a learning community that supports student agency and self-efficacy with this essential guide developed by an experienced PYP educator. - Create opportunities for agency in the classroom with guidance and advice that focusses on the three agency strands: choice, voice and ownership. -Explore the skills of being a learner and how to build these to enable students to influence and direct their own learning. - Discover the role of play in learning with a dedicated chapter looking at the characteristics of play, why it is important and how it can develop understanding in learners of all ages. -Agency is not just about the student - everyone is an agentic learner, even teachers. Learn how to change your growth mindset and become agentic learners too. Education

International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 7 Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives. The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.- Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.- Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.- Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.- Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.- Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.- Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology. Available in the series:Stage 7 Student's Book: 9781510481985 Stage 7 Student eTextbook 9781510483538Stage 7 Whiteboard eTextbook 9781510483545Stage 7 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483484 Stage 8 Student's Book: 9781510481992Stage 8 Student eTextbook 9781510483569Stage 8 Whiteboard eTextbook 9781510483552Stage 8 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483491 Stage 9 Student's Book: 9781510482005Stage 9 Student eTextbook 9781510483606Stage 9 Whiteboard eTextbook 9781510483590Stage 9 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483507 Education

Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma Fourth Edition Developed in cooperation with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Build knowledge with this thought-provoking guide through the core theme, the five optional themes and the five areas of knowledge. - Guide students by helping them examine the nature of knowledge and their own status as a knower.- Develop diverse and balanced arguments with a variety of activities, case studies and Deeper Thinking features.- Aid understanding with in-depth discussions of the twelve course concepts and detailed definitions of all key terms.- Provide assessment support with guidance relating to the TOK Exhibition and Essay. Free online material available at hoddereducation.com/ib-extras Also available:Theory of Knowledge Student eTextbook 9781510475458Theory of Knowledge Whiteboard eTextbook 9781510475441 Theory of Knowledge: Teaching for Success 9781510474659 Theory of Knowledge: Skills for Success 9781510474956Theory of Knowledge: Skills for Success Student eTextbook 9781510475472 Education

Teaching Students to Become Self-Determined Learners This book outlines the supports, conditions, teaching strategies, assessment strategies, and technology that enable students to be self-directed learners. Education

The Teacher Credibility and Collective Efficacy Playbook, Grades K-12 Explore the powerful synergy between your credibility with students and your collective efficacy as a member of a team. When you increase your credibility with students, student motivation rises. And when you partner with other teachers to achieve this, students learn more. This one-stop resource illuminates the connection between teacher credibility and collective efficacy and offers specific actions educators can take to improve both. It includes: Tips for becoming more trustworthy, competent, and responsive in the eyes of students Tools for teams to use to polish their collective effectiveness through better communication and problem-solving Coaching videos that challenge teachers to improve teacher practice and grow professionally Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology Coursebook - eBook For first examination from 2022, these resources meet the real needs of the biology classroom. Education

Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Answers This complete set of answers to Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions includes worked examples and diagrams to demonstrate how to achieve top grades in ISEB Common Entrance and other entrance exams at 13+. - Saves time marking work and identifies areas requiring further attention - Includes ISEB Common Entrance mark scheme and advice for achieving top marks - Suitable for ISEB 13+ Mathematics Common Entrance exams taken from Autumn 2016 onwards Also available to purchase from the Galore Park www.galorepark.co.uk: - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Exam Practice Questions - Mathematics for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide - Mathematics for Common Entrance One - Mathematics for Common Entrance One Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two - Mathematics for Common Entrance Two Answers - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) - Mathematics for Common Entrance Three (Extension) Answers Education

Transforming Teacher Education with Mobile Technologies Transforming Teacher Education with Mobile Technologies provides an international, comparative overview of current thinking and research in the field of mobile learning and teaching/teacher education, with case studies from Australia, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Drawing together contributions with teachers and teacher educators engaged in a European project, this book investigates practices further afield and provides insight into research and cutting-edge pedagogical practice in teaching and teacher education using mobile learning. Students use personal technologies like their mobile phones, extensively and expect to be constantly connected and engaged in a networked world. It is imperative, therefore, that teachers keep pace with this ever-shifting landscape and this is a challenge to those in the profession and more widely to teacher education which is tasked with preparing the next generation of teachers. This volume provides some answers to these challenges, linking theory to practice and developing theoretical models. The contributors also explore possible future developments in this field using an innovative methodology associated with Future Thinking Scenario Planning (Snoek, 2004). Education

Picture Pedagogy Contemporary societies are saturated with pictures. They are globally a part of everyday life, and they are seductive, offering values and beliefs in such highly pleasurable forms that it is often difficult to resist their power to persuade. Yet interpreting pictures is largely neglected in schools. Picture Pedagogy addresses this head on, showing that pictures can be used as a powerful form of classroom pedagogy. Duncum explores key concepts and curriculum examples to empower you to support students to develop a critical consciousness about pictures, whether teaching art, media, language or social studies. Drawing on the interpretive concepts of representation, rhetoric, ideology, aesthetic pleasure, intertextuality and the gaze, Duncum shows how you can develop your students' skills so that their power as viewers can match the power of pictures to seduce. Examples from the history of fine art and contemporary popular mass media, including Big Data and fake news, are drawn together and shown to be appealing to the same aesthetic pleasures. Often these pleasures are benign, but also problematic, helping to promote morally questionable ideas about a range of topics including gender, race and sexual orientation, and this is explored fully. Education

Community-Based Transformational Learning Rooted in the work of community – school collaborations, this text focuses on connecting the rigors of the classroom with the ambiguity of lived community experience. Community-Based Transformational Learning (CBTL) draws on the increasing evidence that course-learning conducted in an applied, community setting, can positively transform students' professional and personal identity and creates new ways of thinking and working in university courses and pre-professional experiences. To illustrate the different ways to successfully implement community-based learning, examples are provided of experiences integrated in courses across multiple disciplines across an American university whose mission is focused on teaching. Topics covered include refugee and immigration transition issues, incarceration and health needs with international examples of community experiences from Jamaica, Korea and Belize. Qualitative and quantitative data depict how these experiences impact students and each chapter presents how community engagement has been established as an effective approach in the different disciplines, including computer science and sports management. The authors demonstrate how CBTL experiences can be transformative when students are provided a chance to connect the academic commitment to community aims, but also provides suggestions for overcoming challenges and pit-falls in developing these experiences. Education

It's OK to Cry From the best-selling author of How Are You Feeling Today? comes a picture book that sensitively deals with developing emotional intelligence in young children. Young children can find it really frustrating when they are unable to explain what they are feeling and express their emotions. Cue: this book! Written with boys in mind because they are often encouraged to suppress their feelings, Molly Potter covers a whole range of emotions from those that are uncomfortable to happy feelings where you care about yourself and other people. Perfect for starting those all-important conversations, It's OK to Cry includes colourful illustrations, child-friendly strategies and vocabulary for managing feelings, and helpful notes for parents, carers and practitioners. Education

Education, Individualization and Neoliberalism Education, Individualization and Neoliberalism questions the individualization process in education in the Anglo-American context and analyses how this process is applied in the everyday life of millennials with tertiary education in Southern Europe. Valerie Visanich explores the close affinity of this concept to neoliberalism in contemporary societies, specifically by focusing on changes in education and employment. Using Beck & Beck-Gernsheim's concept of individualization to refer to increased freedom in one's life choices yet at the same time increased risks, Visanich unpacks the trajectories of life experiences of tertiary educated millennials in the contemporary neoliberal Anglo-American setting in relation to recent cultural and socio-economic changes. She examines how this individualized mode is adopted and adapted in countries across Southern Europe including Italy, Spain, Portugal, Malta and Greece – in locations where cultural conditions habitually cushion-out, often by family networks and patronage, some of the burdens of being young today. Education

Putting Assessment for Learning into Practice Putting Assessment for Learning into Practice is about the purpose of teaching and assessment as a means to ensuring deep, maximised, engaged and challenging learning. The simple message is good teaching can overcome bad testing and central to assessment for learning is empowering learners through developing learning autonomy. This means involving learners in their own learning through reflection but also as co-constructors and co-negotiators of their learning. This book is for all teachers and school leaders who are committed to ensuring learners are engaged in successful, meaningful and deep learning. Effective strategies based upon good practice are identified which place teachers and learners as central to the process of owning and adapting their teaching and learning. Education

Realities of Teachers' Work The Realities of Teacher' Work: Never a Dull Moment follows the fortunes of the teachers at Hillview Primary School over ten years. It explores what it is like to be a primary or elementary school teacher in an urban school with about 200 children, mixed in social class and ethnicity, and suggests what we may learn from them for the future.Sandra Acker links her research with other literature on teachers' work, and describes the school as a workplace, focusing on four key features: the characteristics of the children, the school's physical setting, the available resources, and the ethos of the school.She successfully places us in the classroom giving vivid images of daily interactions with the children, and shows too how teaching extends far beyond the classroom door. The book explores the caring culture that has developed among the teachers and helps them to cope with the difficulties they encounter. It also considers the school as located in the wider community by looking at changes in teachers' careers over time and the effects on Hillview of recent educational reform.This book shows us how and why we need to revise our assumptions about schools and teachers and see them not as isolated individuals in closed classrooms and self-contained schools, but as an integral part of a much broader community. Above all, it shows that teaching is hard, demanding work that is influenced by workplace cultures and the gendered expectations society holds about teachers. Education

Pedagogy and the University The question of what form of pedagogy should be used at university is a complex and important one. So too is the question of how the contemporary university should develop. In this book Monica McLean advances fresh and lucid arguments concerning both. Drawing on the theories of Jurgen Habermas, she demonstrates how these two apparently disparate questions are in fact closely linked. In the process McLean provides unique insights into the relationship between macro- and micro- issues in higher education. Education

Towards Schooling for 21st Century An analysis of the growth economy, this book traces the causes of the present crisis in the modern market system, initiated two centuries ago with the establishment of the market economy system which has led to the present growth economy. It concludes that a true democracy can only be derived from a synthesis of the democratic and socialist traditions, along with the radical green, feminist and libertarian ideologies. To this end, this text offers a new vision of an inclusive democracy. Education

Analysing Underachievement in Schools Underachievement in school is one of the most widely used terms in education today. As a discourse it has been responsible for influencing government policy, staffroom discussions, as well as the pages of academic journals and the TES. It is also a subject which raises questions about what we expect from a fair and equitable education system. This book provides a critical analysis of two sides of the underachievement debate, at each of the three levels of focus - international, the UK and the individual. On the one hand, it will consider the 'crisis' account; of falling standards and failing pupils and, on the other, present an alternative account, which urges a re-evaluation of the underachievement debate in order to consider who might be underachieving and why. Education

Teaching Happiness and Well-Being in Schools There has recently been an explosion of interest in positive psychology and the teaching of well-being and 'happiness' in the PSHE world in schools and many teachers are looking for clear information on how to implement these potentially life-changing ideas in the classroom. This book provides an introduction to the theory of positive psychology and a practical guide on how to implement the theory in (primarily secondary) schools. The American psychologist and writer Martin Seligman, well known for his work on the idea of 'learned helplessness', has more recently been working in the field of positive psychology. He has led training in resilience in a number of UK local authorities. Wellington College, where Ian Morris is head of philosophy, religion and PSHE, is among the first UK schools to introduce a formal well-being and happiness curriculum developed by the author. Education

The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Learning and Cognition The Oxford Handbook of Deaf Studies in Learning and Cognition focuses exclusively on learning, cognition, and cognitive development with regard to deaf individuals from theoretical, psychological, biological, linguistic, social-emotional, and educational perspectives. Each chapter includes state-of-the-art research conducted and reviewed by international experts in the area. Drawing this research together, this volume allows for a synergy of ideas that possesses the potential to move research, theory, and practice forward. Education

Community-based Learning and Social Movements Mayo demonstrates how, through popular education and participatory action research, communities can develop their own understandings of their problems. Using case studies that illustrate popular education approaches in practice, she offers pedagogies of hope and shows how communities can engineer impactful and democratic forms of social change. Education

Teach, Play, Learn! Complete with tons of activities that you can use right now, concrete examples, and a pedagogical toolkit, this book will help you transform classic toys and games—and even everyday objects—into opportunities for play-centered learning. With an eye toward the practical realities and needs of educators everywhere, Adam Peterson offers effective and affordable solutions that engage students in learning through play. Education

Teach Your Class Off CJ REYNOLDS, well-known to the 45,000 subscribers to his YouTube channel, Real Rap with Reynolds, breaks down his methods for learning to teach outside your comfort zone, bringing real-world experiences into your students’ lives, using DJ skills to manage the classroom, and finding a way to make magic in your class despite diminishing resources. The refreshing honesty of Reynolds’s perspective coupled with his infectious optimism make this a great go-to for any teacher looking for much-needed inspiration. Education

The Perfect Blend Learn how to redesign lessons with technology to individualize and personalize instruction, transforming what learning looks like for your students. Many blended learning initiatives start from the top down and are designed for specific populations or make drastic changes to a school’s learning structure. But any K-12 classroom teacher can find ways to leverage blended learning, regardless of the constructs of their learning environment. All they need is a willingness to rethink their role — moving from content deliverer to architect of learning. In The Perfect Blend, you’ll learn how to create a “homemade recipe” for effective blended learning for your students. Rather than focusing on finding and implementing a specific established model, author Michele Eaton shows teachers how to embrace the flexibility of blended learning to take an active role as a designer of learning and, in the process, help students become advocates for their education. This book: Provides an accessible resource for teachers beginning to use technology, as well as master blended teachers who are looking for new ideas or strategies. Includes templates and planning tools that can be used as is or modified to fit the needs of your students. Focuses on understanding and reflecting on your role as a designer of learning experiences, and creating and using digital content in the classroom. You’ll gain practical skills, strategies and lesson ideas for various types of blended learning thanks to examples from real classrooms and educators. Along the way, you’ll discover how to build on the skills you already have to support blended learning. Education

The Assistant Principal 50 Kafele turns his attention to assistant principals in a book designed to spark reflection and clarify the role of APs relative to principals and staff. Education

Pluralist Publics in Market Driven Education Pluralist Publics in Market Driven Education opens a conversation on the nature of the public in education systems weary from market driven educational reform. Ruth Boyask observes the characteristic of publicness within contemporary education settings, a characteristic defined by tools from public sphere and democratic education theory. Boyask's investigations of publicness in educational sites are founded in conceptualising public education as pluralist, unbounded and conditional. These concepts of the public are important for ongoing and future debate on public education. The settings Boyask examines are different in structure, function and location yet each demonstrates the push and pull between market relations (including competition, efficiency and productivity) and the desire for social equality and democracy in education. Examples of educational settings are drawn broadly from an Anglo-American imaginary that has taken hold in educational systems transnationally, with detailed observation from three research studies of education policy enactment in England. The research studies (including research on curriculum reform in a private democratic school, privatisation of regional educational services and governance in English private schools) provide contexts for examining public accountability, public service and the public good as they relate to a reconceptualised public education. Boyask's argument is that by opening a conversation about the nature of the public within these sites we bring them into the spheres of a pluralist public education. They become open to public scrutiny and through their debate arise new ideas for challenging market-driven restrictions to contemporary public education. Education

Total Quality Management in Education This is a completely revised new edition of a very successful text first published in 2001. The author combines extensive literature review with his own experience as institution builder, and his experiments on quality management to develop a practical guide for quality improvement for the education-institutional leaders. Education

Course Syllabi in Faculties of Education Course Syllabi in Faculties of Education problematizes one of the least researched phenomena in teacher education, the design of course syllabi, using critical and decolonial approaches. This book looks at the struggles that scholars, policy makers, and educators from a diverse range of countries including Australia, Canada, India, Iran, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the USA, and Zambia face as they design course syllabi in higher education settings. The chapter authors argue that course syllabi are political constructions, representing intense sites of struggles over visions of teacher education and visions of society. As such, they are deeply immersed in what Walter Mignolo calls the “geopolitics of knowledge”. Authors also show how syllabi have become akin to contractual documents that define relations between instructors and students Based on a set of empirically grounded studies that are compared and contrasted, the chapters offer a clearer picture of how course syllabi function within distinct socio-political, economic, and historical contexts of practice and teacher education. Education

Awesome Sauce Playful book by award-winning educator Josh Stock shows teachers how to make simple videos to improve student learning and classroom culture, and connect with parents. The ability to use video to communicate has become a basic element of literacy – inside and outside the classroom. This fun-to-read book shows educators how to make simple videos that explain assignments, welcome students to new schools and grades, differentiate lessons for a range of learning levels and more. The book also helps teachers use video to address common issues like enhancing classroom culture and managing parent communication. Structured like a cookbook, Awesome Sauce discusses both the “why” and the “how” behind the strategies. Each section begins with the story of why Stock uses the strategy, demonstrating what teachers will get out of trying it with their students. These explanations are followed by “how-to” recipes that guide readers in creating the “awesome sauce” their videos will become. The book: Provides practical ways to create videos for the classroom to boost learning outcomes. Offers a creative and fresh approach to PD with manageable layout and friendly, accessible voice. Offers an accessible solution for all classroom teachers, regardless of tech skills, including basic setups that yield great results. For the author, it comes down to this: “I want to be the best teacher possible and using these recipes gives me the chance to make the biggest impact possible on the rock star students in my classroom.” Education

Wonder This book is dedicated to wonder and wondering, mundane phenomena that, despite their great value for education and other spheres of human experience, often go unnoticed both inside and outside the classroom. Praised as the origin of philosophy in ancient times, the concern for understanding and educating wonder has been present throughout history. It is not only the case that this basic psychological process opens our everyday experience to what is possible, what lies beyond the here-and-now, but does so with extraordinary consequences. Wonder transforms our experience of the world from early childhood onwards. It is ever-present in children's play and games, it offers constant opportunities for learning and it fuels our creativity. And yet, we know little about this phenomenon, its biological, psychological, social and cultural underpinning, and even less about how to foster it and harness its benefits in education. This book fills this gap and gives a scientific yet accessible account of wondering. It proposes a new way of understanding wonder, while at the same time offering practical tools for cultivating wonder within ourselves, our interpersonal relations, and within educational practice. Education

The Roma in European Higher Education Today, between 10 and 12 million Roma live in Europe, comprising the continent's largest ethnic minority. However, only 1% participate in higher education. Although the Roma are widely dispersed across Europe, and beyond, they face similar social, political, and economic challenges throughout the continent. A major site of struggle has been access, attendance and achievement in the education sector for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers (GRT). This groundbreaking text explores the Roma in higher education, a topic of great importance since higher education is considered to be a significant pathway out of poverty and to social mobility. Why are participation rates so low? What are the barriers and what are the enablers? This edited collection brings together authors from diverse national and organisational locations including academics, activists and policymakers from Canada, Chile, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, the UK, and the USA. They share and critically analyse contemporary knowledge on research, policies, practices and interventions to promote Roma participation in higher education in a range of European locations. They cover key topics including the representation of Roma communities as living on the margins, but also racism, anti-Gypsyism, Romaphobia, hate crimes and discriminatory practices. The book offers insights into how to fight discrimination and re-distribute higher educational opportunities without objectifying the Roma or representing these rich and diverse communities merely as powerless victims. Education

STP Mathematics for CSEC 2nd Edition A comprehensive text covering the latest CSEC syllabus, examined from 2018. Mathematics for CSEC is a clear and challenging text with extensive practice and worked examples to strengthen and consolidate student knowledge. Carefully structured skills development also facilitates smooth progression through the course. Education

The Cambridge Handbook of Applied School Psychology Learn to be the best practitioner you can be by reading how interdisciplinary research translates into school-based best practice. Education

Health and Wellbeing in Childhood Health and Wellbeing in Childhood provides readers with a comprehensive introduction to these topics in reference to early childhood. Education

The New Roadmap for Creating Online Courses Use this interactive workbook to create relevant, inclusive online courses for adult learners. Education

Multimedia Learning This book examines how people learn from words and graphics and provides 15 evidence-based principles for designing multimedia instruction. Education

Language Development and Social Integration of Students with English as an Additional Language Using empirical data, this volume explores the link between second language development and social integration of migrant school students. Education

Control Alt Achieve With Control Alt Achieve, educational-technology wizard Eric Curts offers you the keys to revolutionizing classroom learning with the Google tools you already use. Dazzle your students by transforming Google Docs into blackout poetry, fire up creative possibilities by using Google Slides for comic strips, and make math more accessible—and fun—by turning to Google Drawings as an unlikely ally. With Eric as your guide to the technological horizons of Google tools, the possibilities are endless. Education

Lead with Instructional Rounds The idea of instructional rounds—centered around teachers observing and providing feedback on each others’ teaching—is relatively simple, but as Vicki Wilson shows, the effects are profound. Instructional rounds rescue teachers from the pervasive isolation of modern schools by fostering a shared sense of mission and growing trust between fellow educators, who realize they have a team that supports and values them. Vicki Wilson’s willingness to be honest about the process she implemented in her own school—the moments of doubt, the ups and downs, the mistakes and successes—transforms this practical guide to instructional rounds for educators into something inspiring. Education

Teaching in Unequal Societies This book considers teaching in modern institutional settings, among other things, as the ethical questioning and reversal of passively accepted prejudices, particularly in contexts of diversities and inequalities. Its thematic focus is the ethics of teacher-learner and learner-learner relationships within the democratic setup, and the possibilities of critique and transformation emerging out of such a relationship.The first theme of the book is diversity and pluralism, the second is the question of inequality in such contexts of radical diversity. With respect to this question, an unavoidable phenomenon of our times is the capitalisation of education and the reductionist view of learners as customers and consumers of knowledge. The approach to education that sees students merely as skilled human resources to be readied for the job market militates against critical thinking and do not respond appropriately to the questions of diversity and inequality. Thus, a significant focus of the book is the impact of inherited inequalities of caste and race on classroom ambience and teachers' interventions in the modern institutional context. The pertinent question is the increasing unwillingness of teachers to recognise and challenge discriminatory views and play their role in social transformation. In this regard, the teaching and learning of the humanities is also investigated. Teaching and the traditional classroom, it is often said, may not be required in the future as machines and remotely located teachers/explicators might claim their place. Hence, another question of focus is whether such a future would be hospitable to the critical task of education to cultivate young citizens of democracies. Education

Developing Growth Mindsets Teachers will learn that they and their students have tremendous potential to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills, and improve their brains throughout life. Education

Personal & Authentic In Personal & Authentic, Thomas C. Murray reveals the power of designing awe-inspiring experiences that are grounded in relationships and learner-centered by design. Inherently relevant and contextualized, it is this kind of learning that lasts a lifetime. Education

Kids These Days This book is for those who work in educational settings: our teachers, bus drivers, administrators, educational assistants, librarians, administrative assistants, and custodians. It’s also for anyone who leads, loves, and supports them. If you have a kid, work with a kid, or love a kid, you will find something inspiring in these pages, possibly even game-changing. Education

The Power of Voice in Schools This book synthesizes the thoughts and feelings of hundreds of thousands of students and stakeholders and offers a vision for schools where everyone's voice matters. Education

Transforming the Ivory Tower Black women academics describe the transformative work of contributors to the Ivory Tower project, adding intersectional voices from the USA, Canada and Australia, and LGBTQ perspectives. Their research and practice, often unacknowledged, is transforming teaching, research, professional and community practice within and beyond the academy. Education

Learning Style In Education Education is probably the single most important function of human civilization, not merely the formal education system but the broader question of educating human beings around the world. Recent breakthroughs in communication technology have given us immense possibilities in this regard. Teachers have to develop competence in teaching in the digital world order and redefine their role in technology based learning. The term “information explosion” really means an explosion of knowledge. In a world of science and technology it is education that determines the level of property, welfare and security of the people. Education

CACHE Level 1 Caring for Children Second Edition The perfect introduction to Early Years and Child Care for Level 1 students. Be guided through the Level 1 qualifications with this easy-to-read book that uses simple language, colourful pages and lots of photos. Cover all the content necessary in order to finish the course and get through the assessment. Published in partnership with CACHE, this is the ideal textbook for you if you're taking the award, certificate or diploma in CACHE Level 1 Caring for Children. - Written by authors who have achieved considerable success in guiding students through Level 1 qualifications- Specifically designed to be accessible to Level 1 students- Published in partnership with CACHE to ensure all content is covered Education

My Revision Notes Target success in the new specification WJEC GCE AS Mathematics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with full worked examples, diagnostic questions and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. - Help develop the key skills needed for success with skills-focused questions around problem-solving, proof, modelling and the use of ICT (spreadsheets, graphing software and graphing calculators).- Strategically target revision with diagnostic questions to establish which areas need focus.- Get assessment-ready with exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls.- Develop students' understanding with full worked examples and accompanying solutions, offering detailed, instructive explanations.- Consolidate revision with summaries for each topic that focus on what to concentrate on in the buildup to exams, with special focus on common pitfalls such as how to show correct workings.- Enable independent learning with access to answers in the back of the book. Education

Growth Mindset for the IB PYP Growth Mindset Teach for success with this 'must-have' handbook for anyone looking to embed a growthmindset culture essential for supporting agency, physical and emotional well-being, andinquiry-based learning. Take the concept of growth mindset and turn it into a powerful reality with practicalstrategies, lesson plans and extensive examples developed by practising teacher andmindset expert Katherine Muncaster and Co-authored by leading professionaldevelopment expert Shirley Clarke. Create a powerful and inviting learning environment throughout your school withdetailed and practical advice to support the physical and emotional development ofyour students. Easy-to-access classroom video clips provide demonstrations of the impact of thisapproach in lessons Education

Transform Learning Through Technology This guide to the ISTE Coaching Standards helps define the role of technology coaches and shows how their work connects to the ISTE Standards and learning sciences. The role of technology coaches in education constantly evolves and encompasses many responsibilities. Coaches inspire educators to improve learning outcomes through the integration of technology, ensuring accessible high-quality learning and lesson plans for all students. Technology coaches also model digital citizenship to support the interactions of educators and students in a digital world. This guide to the ISTE Standards for Coaches will help define the role of the coach; show how it relates to the roles addressed in the ISTE Standards for Students, Educators and Education Leaders; share information from research and the learning sciences relating to coaching cycles and methodologies; and present scenarios from coaches in diverse situations and with varied backgrounds. The guide focuses on: The role of educational technology coaches to transform learning, teaching and leading with technology. The coach as a key touchstone for change agency in the system to influence up, out and down. Professionalizing the coaching role, bringing coherence to how coaches relate to other educators and vice versa. Working with educators to ensure that technology is integrated in a meaningful way to promote the development of knowledge and skills. Education

Learning First, Technology Second in Practice Building on the bestselling Learning First, Technology Second, this book helps teachers choose technology tools and instructional strategies based on an understanding of how students learn. After observing teachers and students interact with technology over many years, Liz Kolb began to wonder: While students’ attention levels are high when they use digital devices, how can we move them to an equally high level of commitment to their learning tasks? Her extensive research into this question led to the development of the Triple E Framework, in which the learning goal—not the tool—is the most important element of a given lesson. With this understanding, this book extends the ideas from Learning First, Technology Second, offering: An overview of the popular and highly regarded Triple E Framework. A compelling myth vs. reality format through which to apply the research and strategies tied to the Triple E Framework. A step-by-step process for instructional designers and tech coaches to use the framework with classroom teachers for better lesson design. Twelve authentic lessons designed by K-12 teachers to meet all three elements of the Triple E Framework, with suggestions on how to improve lessons with technology. Examples of how two schools have systematically integrated the framework across their district. For Learning First, Technology Second readers, this book builds on their knowledge, providing new research, scenarios, cases and ideas for using technology in education. For readers new to the framework, this book provides all of the essential research and tools mentioned above, along with an overview of the framework, so they can apply what they learn without missing a beat. Education

Championing Technology Infusion in Teacher Preparation Educators learning how to meaningfully integrate technology into their teaching practice will find resources and action plans to prepare them for today’s tech-infused lessons. Advancing teacher preparation to full adoption of technology infusion is no small undertaking. Written by 20 experts in the teacher prep field, Championing Technology Infusion in Teacher Preparation provides research- and practice-based direction for faculty, administrators, PK-12 school partners and other stakeholders who support programwide technology infusion in teacher education programs. Such organizational change involves almost every individual and system involved in teacher preparation. Topics addressed include: Defining technology infusion and integration. Systemic planning and readiness of college-level leadership. Programwide, iterative candidate experiences across courses and clinical work. Technology use and expectations for teachers and students in PK-12 settings. Instructional design in teacher preparation programs to include integration of technology in face-to-face, blended and online PK-12 teaching and learning. Strategies to support induction of new teachers in PK-12 settings. Technology use, expectations, and professional development for teacher educators Models for effective candidate and program evaluation. Roles for government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in nationwide collaboration for technology infusion in teacher preparation. This book will help administrators in colleges and schools of education as well as teacher educators in preparation programs support the developmental needs of teacher candidates as they learn how to teach with technology. With action steps and getting started resources in each chapter, the book is well-adapted for small group study and planning by collaborative leadership teams in colleges and schools of education. The book is also appropriate for the study of effective organizational change in education by graduate students. Education

Learning That Sticks Authors help teachers learn the basics of how the brain (and learning) works so they can focus less on teaching and get learning to "stick." Education

Changing Higher Education for a Changing World Changing Higher Education for a Changing World draws on the outcomes of the cutting-edge research programmes of the UK-based Centre for Global Higher Education, the world's largest social science research centre focused on higher education and its future. In countries with incomes at European levels, the majority of all families now have connections to higher education, and there is widespread popular interest in how it can be made better. Together, the contributors sharply illuminate key issues of public and policy interest across the world: Do research universities make society more equal or more unequal?Are students graduating with too much debt?Who do we want to be attending universities?Will learning technologies will abolish the need for bricks-and-mortar higher education institutions?What can countries do to improve their scientific performance?How can comparative teaching assessment and research assessment become much more effective? The book explores higher education in the major higher education regions including China, Europe, the UK and the USA. Education

Sail the 7 Cs with Microsoft Education In Sail the 7 Cs with Microsoft Education, veteran educators Becky Keene and Kathi Kersznowski bring the world into your classroom through Microsoft Education. Learn how this suite of accessible, innovative digital tools is revolutionizing education around the globe and offering students the chance to become true changemakers. Bringing together the voices of educators from around the world, Sail the 7 Cs is grounded in solid pedagogy, offering a toolkit that will ignite the imaginations of tech newbies and power users alike. Education

Fight Song In Fight Song, Bearden recounts her personal journey from hopelessness to healing and how those steps soon coincided with her cofounding the renowned Ron Clark Academy. Over 15,000 educators visit the academy and Bearden's classroom each year to learn ways to engage students and create a climate and culture for success. Education

When Kids Lead Award-winning educators Adam Dovico and Todd Nesloney offer a helpful primer on the importance of student leadership and how to incorporate training for it into education every day. Packed with practical advice and helpful strategies, When Kids Lead is a vital addition to the shelves of K–12 educators, who will find not just a roadmap for training students as leaders but concrete examples of how to facilitate growth and development in today’s school environment. Education

Oxford IB Prepared Offering an unparalleled level of assessment support, IB Prepared: Geography has been developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment. Education

Oxford IB Diploma Programme Supporting the latest TOK syllabus, for first teaching September 2020, these inquiry-based resources are developed directly with the IB to help learners navigate complex issues of knowledge. Education

Oxford IB Prepared Offering an unparalleled level of assessment support, IB Prepared: History has been developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment. Education

Oxford IB Prepared Offering an unparalleled level of assessment support, IB Prepared: Environmental Systems and Societies has been developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment. Education

Oxford IB Course Preparation Directly linked to Oxford's bestselling DP Mathematics resources, this new Course Preparation resource thoroughly prepares students to meet the demands of IB Diploma Programme Mathematics and offers guidance to students deciding whether to take MAA or MAI, and SL or HL. Education

Oxford IB Prepared Offering an unparalleled level of assessment support, IB Prepared: Business Management has been developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment. Education

The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12 Effective teaching is effective teaching, no matter where it occurs The pandemic teaching of mid-2020 was not really distance learning, but rather crisis teaching. But starting now, teachers have the opportunity to prepare for distance learning with purpose and intent—using what works best to accelerate students’ learning all the while maintaining an indelible focus on equity. Harnessing the insights and experience of renowned educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie, The Distance Learning Playbook applies the wisdom and evidence of VISIBLE LEARNING® research to understand what works best with distance learning. Spanning topics from teacher-student relationships, teacher credibility and clarity, instructional design, assessments, and grading, this comprehensive playbook details the research- and evidence-based strategies teachers can mobilize to deliver high- impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment. This powerful guide includes: · Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for each module to track your own learning and model evidence-based teacher practices for meaningful learning · A diversity of instructional approaches, including direct instruction, peer learning, and independent work that foster student self-regulation and move learning to deep and transfer levels · Discussion of equity challenges associated with distance learning, along with examples of how teachers can work to ensure that equity gains that have been realized are not lost. · Special guidance for teachers of young children who are learning from a distance · Videos of the authors and teachers discussing a wide variety of distance learning topics · Space to write and reflect on current practices and plan future instruction The Distance Learning Playbook is the essential hands-on guide to preparing and delivering distance learning experiences that are truly effective and impactful. Education

Encyclopaedia of Adult Education And Literacy Encyclopaedia of Adult Education and Literacy is divided into six major parts. Each part is on one hand. explicit in addressing specific issues, on the other they lead intone another in a very systematic manner. The first part deals with "Global Adult Education and Literacy: A Developing Countries Perspective." The second part deals exclusively with "Adult Education and Literacy in lndia." it gives with the Government of lndia initiatives, the National Literacy Mission (NLM) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and various schemes promoted by the Department of Education. The third part deals with " Adult Education literacy and Population Education" with details on various aspects of education, family-life education, law, family-planning, education of out of-school youths and adults, adult population education through universities colleges with special focus on lndian perspectives and prospects. The fourth part deals with "Adult Education and Literacy: Role of Teaching, Training Learning and internship. The fifth part is devoted to Women and Children Education and Literacy: Significance of School integrations, Community Participation and Voluntary Action. The sixth part deals with "Adult Education and Literacy: Role of Education Communications Technology and Correspondence' touches upon one of the focal area of the subject under consideration. Education

Encyclopaedia of Adult Education And Literacy Encyclopaedia of Adult Education and Literacy is divided into six major parts. Each part is on one hand. explicit in addressing specific issues, on the other they lead intone another in a very systematic manner. The first part deals with "Global Adult Education and Literacy: A Developing Countries Perspective." The second part deals exclusively with "Adult Education and Literacy in lndia." it gives with the Government of lndia initiatives, the National Literacy Mission (NLM) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and various schemes promoted by the Department of Education. The third part deals with " Adult Education literacy and Population Education" with details on various aspects of education, family-life education, law, family-planning, education of out of-school youths and adults, adult population education through universities colleges with special focus on lndian perspectives and prospects. The fourth part deals with "Adult Education and Literacy: Role of Teaching, Training Learning and internship. The fifth part is devoted to Women and Children Education and Literacy: Significance of School integrations, Community Participation and Voluntary Action. The sixth part deals with "Adult Education and Literacy: Role of Education Communications Technology and Correspondence' touches upon one of the focal area of the subject under consideration. Education

Encyclopaedia of Adult Education And Literacy Encyclopaedia of Adult Education and Literacy is divided into six major parts. Each part is on one hand. explicit in addressing specific issues, on the other they lead intone another in a very systematic manner. The first part deals with "Global Adult Education and Literacy: A Developing Countries Perspective." The second part deals exclusively with "Adult Education and Literacy in lndia." it gives with the Government of lndia initiatives, the National Literacy Mission (NLM) of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and various schemes promoted by the Department of Education. The third part deals with " Adult Education literacy and Population Education" with details on various aspects of education, family-life education, law, family-planning, education of out of-school youths and adults, adult population education through universities colleges with special focus on lndian perspectives and prospects. The fourth part deals with "Adult Education and Literacy: Role of Teaching, Training Learning and internship. The fifth part is devoted to Women and Children Education and Literacy: Significance of School integrations, Community Participation and Voluntary Action. The sixth part deals with "Adult Education and Literacy: Role of Education Communications Technology and Correspondence' touches upon one of the focal area of the subject under consideration. Education

Encyclopaedia of Distance And Continuing Education Volume-1 The encyclopaedia deals briefly with the origin, evolution and development of distance and continuing education in lndia and abroad. The case study of school education through distance education and networking is dealt in detail. Online education system is discussed in detail With focus on all concerned elements and factors responsible. The operating open universities, globally and nationally, and their distance-education programmers is presented. The advantages of e-learning is enumerated briefly. So is the details about various learning technologies including on-line learning. This encyclopaedia will prove itself it as a complete reference book on distance and continuing education. Besides, it is user-friendly and supported with considerable list of glossary of important terms, acronyms/abbreviations exhaustive bibliography and useful index. it will also be considerable use for further research in the area. ln sum, this encyclopaedia touches briefly on all important aspects of distance, continuing and open education systems and sub-systems. it gives readers an all-round perspective on the said subject Education

Encyclopaedia of Distance And Continuing Education Volume-4 The encyclopaedia deals briefly with the origin, evolution and development of distance and continuing education in lndia and abroad. The case study of school education through distance education and networking is dealt in detail. Online education system is discussed in detail With focus on all concerned elements and factors responsible. The operating open universities, globally and nationally, and their distance-education programmers is presented. The advantages of e-learning is enumerated briefly. So is the details about various learning technologies including on-line learning. This encyclopaedia will prove itself it as a complete reference book on distance and continuing education. Besides, it is user-friendly and supported with considerable list of glossary of important terms, acronyms/abbreviations exhaustive bibliography and useful index. it will also be considerable use for further research in the area. ln sum, this encyclopaedia touches briefly on all important aspects of distance, continuing and open education systems and sub-systems. it gives readers an all-round perspective on the said subject Education

Encyclopaedia of Distance And Continuing Education Volume-3 The encyclopaedia deals briefly with the origin, evolution and development of distance and continuing education in lndia and abroad. The case study of school education through distance education and networking is dealt in detail. Online education system is discussed in detail With focus on all concerned elements and factors responsible. The operating open universities, globally and nationally, and their distance-education programmers is presented. The advantages of e-learning is enumerated briefly. So is the details about various learning technologies including on-line learning. This encyclopaedia will prove itself it as a complete reference book on distance and continuing education. Besides, it is user-friendly and supported with considerable list of glossary of important terms, acronyms/abbreviations exhaustive bibliography and useful index. it will also be considerable use for further research in the area. ln sum, this encyclopaedia touches briefly on all important aspects of distance, continuing and open education systems and sub-systems. it gives readers an all-round perspective on the said subject Education

Encyclopaedia of Distance And Continuing Education Volume-2 The encyclopaedia deals briefly with the origin, evolution and development of distance and continuing education in lndia and abroad. The case study of school education through distance education and networking is dealt in detail. Online education system is discussed in detail With focus on all concerned elements and factors responsible. The operating open universities, globally and nationally, and their distance-education programmers is presented. The advantages of e-learning is enumerated briefly. So is the details about various learning technologies including on-line learning. This encyclopaedia will prove itself it as a complete reference book on distance and continuing education. Besides, it is user-friendly and supported with considerable list of glossary of important terms, acronyms/abbreviations exhaustive bibliography and useful index. it will also be considerable use for further research in the area. ln sum, this encyclopaedia touches briefly on all important aspects of distance, continuing and open education systems and sub-systems. it gives readers an all-round perspective on the said subject Education

Encyclopaedia Biography Of World Great Educational Thinkers Dr. Lakshameshwar Thakur is Head in Deptt. of Psychology at J.B.S.D College, Bakuchi, BRA Bihar University, Mazaffarpur. Authored several books on Psychology, his articles on this subject have been published in leading National Dailies and Periodicals. Education

Encyclopaedia Biography Of World Great Educational Thinkers Dr. Lakshameshwar Thakur is Head in Deptt. of Psychology at J.B.S.D College, Bakuchi, BRA Bihar University, Mazaffarpur. Authored several books on Psychology, his articles on this subject have been published in leading National Dailies and Periodicals. Education

Encyclopaedia Of Aims Of Education This publication manages to address most of the prominent issues related to aims of education in contemporary world. it providers with a complete overview of the said subject with a completely new perspective. in sum this book servers the purpose of an up to date reference book on the said subject of education this book is designed to be helpful to students, scholars, doctoral candidates, policy analysts NGO practitioners, etc, interested in education. This publication provides unique resources for understanding, the very many areas of education, teaching and learning. An introduction to education. its approach, technology and evaluation is provided. Similarly, an overview of aims of education, is given. The current global and regional frameworks for action being practiced for education for all are dealt in great detail. This publication provides readers with the understanding of purpose, choice and responsibilities as far as educational aims and objective are concerned, Also, a brief overview of educational goals, perspectives and objectives is provided herein. An integrated perspective about problem solving and knowledge creation in education is given Attempts are made towards. Select case studies in aims and objective of education are also discussed to further elaborate upon the aforementioned point. The United Nations initiatives towards education for sustainable development are also presented. The United nations initiatives towards education for sustainable development are also presented. this Encyclopaedia is designed to provide a resource to teachers and student of education and to those interested in finding out what aims of education are. This publication hopes to foster education and to facilitate communication among those who teach and lerm Education

Encyclopaedia Biography Of World Great Educational Thinkers Dr. Lakshameshwar Thakur is Head in Deptt. of Psychology at J.B.S.D College, Bakuchi, BRA Bihar University, Mazaffarpur. Authored several books on Psychology, his articles on this subject have been published in leading National Dailies and Periodicals. Education

Encyclopaedic Biography of World Great Educational Psychologists Volume-1 Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching' and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology'' and, "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists, whereas practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. The research methods used in educational psychology tend to be drawn from psychology and other social sciences. There is also a history of significant methodological innovation by educational psychologists, and psychologists investigating educational problems, Research methods address problems in both research design and data analysis. The Present work is a treatise on the rives and contributions of World Great Educational Psychologists. lt should be of immense interest and inspiration for all the students, academics and general readers alike. Education

Encyclopaedic Biography of World Great Educational Psychologists Volume-3 Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching' and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology'' and, "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists, whereas practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. The research methods used in educational psychology tend to be drawn from psychology and other social sciences. There is also a history of significant methodological innovation by educational psychologists, and psychologists investigating educational problems, Research methods address problems in both research design and data analysis. The Present work is a treatise on the rives and contributions of World Great Educational Psychologists. lt should be of immense interest and inspiration for all the students, academics and general readers alike. Education

Encyclopaedic Biography of World Great Educational Psychologists Volume-2 Educational psychology is the study of how humans learn in educational settings, the effectiveness of educational interventions, the psychology of teaching' and the social psychology of schools as organizations. Although the terms "educational psychology'' and, "school psychology" are often used interchangeably, researchers and theorists are likely to be identified as educational psychologists, whereas practitioners in schools or school-related settings are identified as school psychologists. The research methods used in educational psychology tend to be drawn from psychology and other social sciences. There is also a history of significant methodological innovation by educational psychologists, and psychologists investigating educational problems, Research methods address problems in both research design and data analysis. The Present work is a treatise on the rives and contributions of World Great Educational Psychologists. lt should be of immense interest and inspiration for all the students, academics and general readers alike. Education

Health And Physical Education Education is a vast ,discipline and Teachers' Taming is a vital part of it. The responsibilities of the educationist and educators are focused on the task of providing better training to the future teachers for their better learning and proper development. It has-been prepared strictly according to the syllabus of the B.Ed. course prescribed by the UGC for different universities. The present book entitled Health and Physical Education covers all aspects and techniques of health and physical education in the present day context. CONTENTS Introduction; Physical Education; Organisation of Physical Education; Team and House System; Organisation of Annual Athletic Meet Rules and Regulations of Major Games; Problems in Organizing Physical Education Programmes; Health Education; Health Appraisal Wealth of Health; Controlling Systems; Human organs and their functions; Science of Nutrition; Balance Diet Infectious and Contagious Diseases; Elementary Concepts of Yoga and its Importance; Physiological Deformities; Recreational Activities; Play: Meaning and Definition; Evaluation of Students' Performance; Learning Programmes; Exercises; Bibliography. Education

Encyclopaedia of International Decades, Years and Days This publication entitled "Encyclopaedia of International Decades, Years and Days" deals with complete detail of international decades, Years, weeks and days being celebrated worldwide. Since the early days of the United Nations system, it has established a set of Days, Weeks, Years and Decades to help focus the world on the issues in which the UN has an interest and commitment. It calls on Member States and other organizations to mark these days in ways that reflect their priorities. Sometimes the promotion of a specific day is led by a specific UN agency or programme, for example the World Health Organization [WHO) leads World Health Day and World No-Tobacco Day, UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) leads World Water Day and International Literacy Day, UN Environment Programmed (UNEP) leads World Environment Day etc. Some UN agencies also have their own international days (e.g. WHO's World TB Day and UNESCO's World Philosophy Day), established and promoted by the agency but not designated by the UN General .Assembly for the full UN system. While equivalent in purpose, the following list does not include agency-specified days. Since the early days of the United Nations system, the UN has established a set of Days and Weeks to help focus the world on the issues in which the UN has an interest and commitment. Since 1959 the UN has designated International years in order to draw attention to major issues and to encourage international action to address concerns that have global importance and ramifications. Education

International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education Volume-2 International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education is one of its kind as it addresses most diverse issues encompassing the subject area of higher education, both in India and abroad. Besides an extensive glossary of terms, listing of acronyms, annotated bibliography and indexing, this encyclopaedia comes to its readers in ten major parts, in addition to detailed international statistics on higher education and extensive listing of internet sources and websites. This "International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education" is reader friendly as it systematically presents to its readers the required information and also tries to develop a perspective on the issue of higher education. Education

International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education Volume-1 International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education is one of its kind as it addresses most diverse issues encompassing the subject area of higher education, both in India and abroad. Besides an extensive glossary of terms, listing of acronyms, annotated bibliography and indexing, this encyclopaedia comes to its readers in ten major parts, in addition to detailed international statistics on higher education and extensive listing of internet sources and websites. This "International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education" is reader friendly as it systematically presents to its readers the required information and also tries to develop a perspective on the issue of higher education. Education

International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education Volume-3 International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education is one of its kind as it addresses most diverse issues encompassing the subject area of higher education, both in India and abroad. Besides an extensive glossary of terms, listing of acronyms, annotated bibliography and indexing, this encyclopaedia comes to its readers in ten major parts, in addition to detailed international statistics on higher education and extensive listing of internet sources and websites. This "International Encyclopaedia of Higher Education" is reader friendly as it systematically presents to its readers the required information and also tries to develop a perspective on the issue of higher education. Education

Encyclopaedia of Statistics This encyclopaedia integrates all the approaches that have gone into the making of the modem field of Statistics. It is unique among available reference works in that it covers the most recent topics of research. This encyclopaedia covers a range of various statistics disciplines such as Mathematical Statistics and Probability, Applied Statistics and Data Analysis, Actuarial Statistics, Biostatistics and Data Analysis, Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research, Quantitative Economics and Planning, Advanced Probability and Related Topics. This intends to all those interested in this field. It will be of immense value to students and teachers alike. Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Problems Volume-1 Education Worthy Of The Name Is Essentially Education Of Character. The Genuine Educator Does Not Merely Consider Individual Functions Of His Pupil, As One Intending To Teach Him Only To Know Or To Be Capable Of Certain Definite Things; His Concern Is Always A Person As A Whole, But In The Actuality In Which He Lives Before You Now And In His Future Prospects, What He Can Become. But In This Way As A Whole In Reality And Potentiality, A Man Can Be Conceived Either As A Personality, That Is, As A Unique Spiritual Physical Form With All The Forces Dormant In It Or As Character, That Is, As The Link Between What This Actions And Attitudes. Between These Two Modes Of Conceiving The Pupil In His Wholeness There Is A Fundamental Difference. Personality Is Something Which In Its Growth Remains Essentially Outside The Influence Of The Educator; But To Assist In The Moulding Of Character Is His Greatest Task. One May Cultivate And Enhance Personality, But In Education One Can And One Must Aim At Character. The Business Of Education Is Not To Make The Young Perfect In Anyone Of The Sciences, But So To Open And Discipline Their Minds As May Best Make Them Capable Of Any When They Shall Apply Themselves To It With This End In View They Should Be Made To Look In To All Sorts Of Knowledge And Exercise Their Understanding In So Wide And A Variety Or Stock Of Knowledge. This Book Points Out Some Of The Defects Of The Modern Education System And Suggests Their Remedies. Those Who Are In The Field Of Education And Educational Policy Makers Must Read This Book. Education

Encyclopaedia of Technical and Vocational Education Volume-3 Encyclopaedia of Technical and vocational Education has been designed and developed keeping in mind the contemporary needs and requirements of target readers in India and abroad. It touches briefly on the issues and challenges of global, regional and national educational systems and the emerging necessity for more and-more vocational and technical courses and training programmes. The whole encyclopaedia is divided into six major parts, besides providing its readers with extensive listings of glossary of terms, acronyms, bibliography and index, to make its more user friendly. This encyclopaedia could be considered as the most modern reference work as far as vocational/ technical education and training are concerned in times to come. Education

Encyclopaedia of Technical and Vocational Education Volume-2 Encyclopaedia of Technical and vocational Education has been designed and developed keeping in mind the contemporary needs and requirements of target readers in India and abroad. It touches briefly on the issues and challenges of global, regional and national educational systems and the emerging necessity for more and-more vocational and technical courses and training programmes. The whole encyclopaedia is divided into six major parts, besides providing its readers with extensive listings of glossary of terms, acronyms, bibliography and index, to make its more user friendly. This encyclopaedia could be considered as the most modern reference work as far as vocational/ technical education and training are concerned in times to come. Education

Encyclopaedia of Technical and Vocational Education Volume-1 Encyclopaedia of Technical and vocational Education has been designed and developed keeping in mind the contemporary needs and requirements of target readers in India and abroad. It touches briefly on the issues and challenges of global, regional and national educational systems and the emerging necessity for more and-more vocational and technical courses and training programmes. The whole encyclopaedia is divided into six major parts, besides providing its readers with extensive listings of glossary of terms, acronyms, bibliography and index, to make its more user friendly. This encyclopaedia could be considered as the most modern reference work as far as vocational/ technical education and training are concerned in times to come. Education

A Loud but Noisy Signal? Explores how public opinion affects policy-making in education and the conditions that make party and interest groups politics matter more. Education

A Guide for Families of Commuter Students Published in partnership with NODA, the Association for Orientation, Transition, and Retention in Higher Education Family members of new college students are often unsure what to expect and how to best help their students succeed in higher education. Focusing on the unique needs of commuter students, this brief guide describes typical challenges in adjusting to college, support services and opportunities offered by colleges and universities, and strategies family members can use to encourage student learning and success. A glossary of college terms is included. $2.25 each when purchased in multiple copy pack of 100. Education

Student as Producer Student as Producer brings critical theory to life in a contribution to the dynamic, emerging genre of critical higher education studies. It is for students and teachers who want to change the world through critical pedagogy and popular education. Education

Exploring Design and Technology for Key Stage 3 Develop knowledge, understanding and designing and making skills through Key Stage 3 so students are ready for the new GCSE in Design and Technology, with our brand-new Student Book. With topics directly linked to the new GCSE (9-1) specifications, Exploring Design and Technology will build a solid foundation by boosting your students' understanding of the key concepts, introducing them to important terminology and developing their practical skills through Key Stage 3. · Build understanding through years 7, 8 and 9 with engaging, carefully timed and level-appropriate lessons that draw on the GCSE subject content.· Develop practical skills with a variety of creative designing and making activities that use a wide range of materials, tools, equipment and processes. · Boost knowledge with clear explanations of important terminology and concepts that students will need to apply when identifying design problems, understanding user needs and developing design solutions in a range of contexts.· Encourage subject interest with 'find out more' - research features that broaden understanding of materials and their working properties, new technologies and the wider influences on designing and making.· Monitor and measure student progress with knowledge check questions provided for every topic. Education

Pearson Edexcel A-level Psychology Student Guide 3 Reinforce understanding throughout the course with clear topic summaries and sample questions and answers to help students target higher grades. Written by experienced teacher and subject expert Christine Brain, our Student Guides are divided into two key sections - content guidance, and sample questions and answers. Content guidance will: - - Develop understanding of key concepts and terminology; this guide covers psychological skills, including methods, a synoptic review of studies, issues and debates.- Consolidate knowledge with 'knowledge check questions' at the end of each topic and answers in the back of the book. Sample questions and answers will: - - Build understanding of the different question types, so that students can approach each question with confidence.- - Enable students to target top grades in Paper 3 with sample answers and commentary explaining exactly why marks have been awarded. Education

KS3 Mathematics Deepen students' understanding and improve their mathematical fluency with over 1300 photocopiable questions written for the Key Stage 3 curriculum following the NCETM's Mastery approach. This photocopiable question pack provides a solid foundation for GCSE Mathematics. - Secure and extend students' understanding with 12 practice questions for each mathematical concept.- Aid progression with differentiated questions that follow the 'Do it, Secure it, Deepen it' Mastery structure. - Provide ready-made lesson solutions with over 100 photocopiable worksheets - answers are available in the back of the book.- Save time planning with questions that are mapped to the NCETM Secondary Mastery planning resources and linked to the popular Kangaroo Maths scheme of work.- Benefit from the experience of UK Mastery experts with tightly structured questions written to fit the five key components for NCETM Mastery: coherence, representation & structure, variation, fluency and mathematical thinking. Education

OCR GCSE Computer Science, Second Edition Written by leading Computer Science teachers, this brand-new textbook will guide students through the updated OCR GCSE Computer Science specification topic by topic, and provide them with standalone recap and review sections, worked examples and clear explanations of complex topics. This Student Book: >> develops computational thinking skills in line with the new Practical Programming element of Component 02>> provides differentiated material with the 'beyond the spec' feature>> includes standalone recap and review sections at the end of each chapter>> provides definitions of technical terms, along with a glossary of words that will be needed for assessment. Look out for a free set of practice questions on the Hodder Education website. Please note, these questions are not endorsed by OCR and have not been subject to any OCR quality assurance processes. George Rouse, Lorne Pearcey and Gavin Craddock are highly respected and widely published authors of resources. Education

Wellbeing for the IB PYP Teach for success and implement effective strategies to create flexible, inviting and intentional learning spaces - essential for supporting physical and emotional wellbeing. - Offers guidance on how to support emotional wellbeing with dedicated chapters on Mindfulness, anxiety and stress and the importance of wellbeing and PSEL. - Helps develop fully rounded and responsible learners with exploration of the lB Learner Profile and ATL skills of social, communication and self-management skills with case studies and Dr Kimberley's Top 5 Tips. - Provides a collaborative approach to wellbeing with storybooks (PYP Friends) and workbooks (PYP ATL Skills Workbooks) that can be used alongside this resource to develop your students social and emotional wellbeing. Education

Early Years for Levels 4, 5 and Foundation Degree Second Edition Engage learners with this new and fully updated edition that covers core topics across all aspects of Early Years. This comprehensive full-colour textbook will build knowledge and understanding, from traditional theory to cutting-edge research, and from updated legislative and regulatory frameworks, to effective practice examples. - Benefit from the expert knowledge of authoritative contributors, skilfully edited by Dr Francisca Veale.- Content carefully matched to core modules offered on higher level early years programmes.- New and relevant material covering literacy, numeracy and digital literacy. Who is this book for? Early Years for Levels 4 & 5 and the Foundation Degree is an authoritative and accessible course textbook for anyone studying at Levels 4 and 5, whether a Foundation Degree, HNC/HND, the first year of an undergraduate programme or other higher vocational qualifications related to early years or early childhood studies. It is also relevant to those working towards Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). Education

Bridging The Science-Policy Gap For Inclusive Growth In India A growth paradigm that is not inclusive takes a toll on socio-economic fabric of the communities and burdens the economy in terms of log-term loss of skills and places future cost on economic growth. People also loose trust in the government and institutions. Technology, if it is inclusive, assures all beneficiaries are able to contribute to and benefit from the fruits of growth and development. Once a technological breakthrough is reached, there is growth and the results should percolate down to the base of the pyramid. It is generally felt that in India, several sections of the society have not realized significant benefits of science and technology (S&T) as well as major income growth for years. The gap between rich and poor has widened, and rich and elite people at the top capture the major 'lion's share' of economic growth. This has resulted in inequality, both income and otherwise be it education, life expectancy, health access, employment prospects or overall quality of life. In such background, S&T can play a key role in increasing the incomes of poor and excluded groups and raising their quality of life. S&T policy making for inclusive growth aligns collective voice, design, delivery and accountability for R&Dprograms and their outcomes throughout all sections of the society. The S&T outputs are also designed to create opportunities for all segments of the population and distribute the dividends of technology, both in monetary and non-monetary terms, fairly and equally across society.This book presents several evidence-based case studies where STI can be employed for creating equitable benefits and opportunities of economic growth for every section of society.As regulation paths in appropriate technology selection are longer and time consuming, the studies advocate for 'long-terming' of the programs and funding to increase inclusiveness in S&T landscape. This book will be useful for developing a solid base for STI Policy implementation by creating a dynamic network of scientists, technologist, economists, policymakers, elected representatives and citizens who believe in sound science and technology policy making for improving our quality of life. Education

Higher Education of Sc/St Girls In Orissa A Study of Participation And Attainment Education is acknowledged as the most effective instrument for empowerment of women. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) women are specially disadvantaged due to their low level of educational attainment. With proactive government policies, literacy and primary level enrollment of SC and ST students including girls, have considerably improved over the years. However the same is not true for higher levels of education. This book, the outcome of a major ICSSR Research Project, examines the status of higher education of SC/ST girls, the causes of their low participations and the remedial measures that need to be undertaken for improving the situation. Written in lucid style, the book combines authentic factual documentation with insightful interactions with stakeholders. It will be an invaluable source of reference for policymakers, administrators, educationists and research scholars. Contents: Preface. Acknowledgement. Education

Psycho-Social Factors This meritorious study which can be placed as in enriched reference material for English Language Teaching Community the psychological and social aspects of language acquisition have been extensively dealt with intensive care. In a nutshell the book is an authentic document to boost up young learners to acquire better language skills. Education

Rural Education The parts of the childs development which are formally planned came to seem important to those who plan and administer the schools, while the parts which are left to informal contacts are overlooked as of small importance, or are forgotten. Yet they continue to be very important, perhaps more important than all the matter included in formal education. Rural education, like all education, should not limit itself to the processes of the schoolroom, but at every stage from primary school to university should insist that pupils and students shall learn also from the great traditions of common life.The present work contains valuable relevant matter on diverse aspects of rural education. Students, teachers, educationists and educational administrators besides policy planners and teacher-trainers will find this book most useful and informative. Education

The Voice Across the Border This Book presents panorama of problems faced by the people of Pakistan in general, and the Sindh province in particular. The issues like ethnic tensions within Sindh arising after creation of Pakistan, the rise of spectres of sectarianism in Pakistan and communalism in India and their respective role in hardening the attitudes of the governments of two countries towards each other are discussed. Pakistan's Higher Education which is a causality of the ascendency of the armed forces in the country is also investigated. At the end it recommends changes in political structure of Pakistan and the resultant foreign policy reorientation towards India, which will benefit people of both the neighbouring states who share a common geography, common History and probably a common destiny. Education

Training Teachers The present publication addresses mainly the problems a teacher education faces today in India. While most of these problems are old, new ones have also got added to the long list of prospective teachers' woes. The apex body that was supposed to be regulating teacher education institutions is unfortunately totally disoriented and therefore has become dysfunctional. The leaders in the field will have to rein in the erstwhile managers and suggest ways and means to overcome the situation. The present book will help grapple with such problems. Education

Primary School Teachers Skills To Help Dyscalculic Children Estimates randomly made within the Country reveal that almost 10-15 per cent of the School going Population experience difficulties in learning. This book is a pioneering attempt from a Research conducted among primary school Children with a focus on simplifying methods in Teaching arithmetic. Some of the areas focused include techniques in teaching maths and principles of remediation and intervention. In addition techniques in basic computation skills a re vividly illustrated for easy understanding. The whole content with the intervention package will serve as a valuable resource to research scholars, Teachers educators, and Parents of Young children with difficulties in maths. This publication has been attempted to meet the intervention needs of children with learning difficulties in Arithmetic who are ignored due to lack of skills among parents and teachers in the regular classrooms. Education

Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's Vision Of Education Ambedkar's Social Philosophy Is Articulated Most Eloquently In One Of His Observations, 'If You Want To Develop The Society Then You Need To Spread Education. Education Eradicates The Bias Of The People To Minimize The Exploitation, Domination Of Those People Who Try To Take The Benefit Of The So Called Illiterate People. If The People Get Knowledge Through Education Then They Can Face Problems Created By The Dominators. Education Reforms Opinions, It Tries To Remove The Walls Built Among The People. Envisioning Education As An Instrument For The Change Of The Lives Of People On The Margins Made Him Go With The Powerful Slogan 'Educate, Agitate And Organize'. He Was Of The Opinion That Education Is Not Only A Level For Their Social Mobility But Also A Vital Force For Individual Development And Social Change. Given The Plural Existence And The undamental Importance Of Cultural, Religious, And Other Forms Of Identity To Personal Well Being There Are A Few Questions Which Need To Be Seriously Introspected Such As, What Would Be A Just Response To Cultural Diversity? How Should Public Institutions, Such As The Schools, Colleges And Universities Respond To This Plurality? Do Individuals Have A Right To Cultural Recognition? If So, What Individual And State Obligations Are Needed Towards This Right? Should A Right To Cultural Recognition Be Balanced With The Need For Social Unity And Individual Autonomy? As Far As The Teacher Is Concerned, What He/She Teaches In Class Is Not As Important s How He/She Teaches It. In One Sense Pedagogy Follows From The Logical Structure Of The Curriculum, And Is Thus, By Implication Value Driven. In Another Sense, The Method Of Teaching Constitutes A Relationship Between Teacher And Learner. This Relationship Constitutes A Power Relation. The Teacher Exercises Power And Authority Over The Student. It, Therefore, Has A Moral And Social Dimension. Ambedkar's Thoughts And Educational Philosophy Resonate With The Current Academic Discourses And Hence Make This Epoch Making Thinker Relevant Today To Bring In A Perspective Generated Through Struggled Learning, A Perspective Through Lived Experience. That Learning Needs To Be Appropriately Recognized And Captured In Knowledge Production Cutting Across Boundaries. The Present Compendium Is An Outcome Of The Continuing Deliberations And Concerns Of The University Academics Associated With Various Faculties/Schools Of BBAU, Lucknow. It Focuses On Disseminating The Seminal Thoughts And Messages Embodied In The Writings & Speeches Of Baba Saheb For Promoting A Needed Critical Acumen And Power Of Sifting In Our Youth In General And The Teachers And Teacher Educators In Particular Who Are Engaged In The St Challenging Task Of Preparing Teachers For The 21 Century. It Encompasses A Wide Gamut Of Themes Such As Science, Technology And Innovative olicy For Development In India-Building Upon Ambedkar's Idea Of Equity And Inclusive Growth, Education As Investment, Education As A Catalyst Of Social Change, B.R. Ambedkar On Education-A Clarion Call For Renaissance In India, His Concept Of Schooling, Influence Of Budhism On Ambedkar, Context And Process Of Education : Ambedkar's Vision And Social Thoughts In Addition To A Brief And Succinct Biographical Sketch Of Baba Saheb-A Reformist Par Excellence. Needless To Add That The Powerful Ideas Presented Through This Document Will Provide The Necessary Impetus And Inspiration To Our Young Scholars. We Are Sanguine That It Will Be A Valuable Source For Reflection And Revisiting Educational Issues In The Current Scenario. Education

The National Curriculum Outdoors Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 4? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 4 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment. Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 4 curriculum lessons have been tried and tested successfully in schools and can be adapted and developed for school grounds and local natural environments. What's more, each scheme of work in this all-encompassing handbook includes primary curriculum objectives; intended learning outcomes; warm-up and main activities; plenary guidance; natural connections; ICT and PSHE links; and word banks. Education

The National Curriculum Outdoors Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 3? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 3 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment. Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 3 curriculum lessons have been tried and tested successfully in schools and can be adapted and developed for school grounds and local natural environments. What's more, each scheme of work in this all-encompassing handbook includes primary curriculum objectives; intended learning outcomes; warm-up and main activities; plenary guidance; natural connections; ICT and PSHE links; and word banks. Education

The National Curriculum Outdoors Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 6? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 6 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment. Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 6 curriculum lessons have been tried and tested successfully in schools and can be adapted and developed for school grounds and local natural environments. What's more, each scheme of work in this all-encompassing handbook includes primary curriculum objectives; intended learning outcomes; warm-up and main activities; plenary guidance; natural connections; ICT and PSHE links; and word banks. Education

The National Curriculum Outdoors Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Key Stage 1? The National Curriculum Outdoors: KS1 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment. Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Key Stage 1 curriculum lessons have been tried and tested successfully in schools and can be adapted and developed for school grounds and local natural environments. What's more, each scheme of work in this all-encompassing handbook includes primary curriculum objectives; intended learning outcomes; warm-up and main activities; plenary guidance; natural connections; ICT and PSHE links; and word banks. Education

The National Curriculum Outdoors Teaching outside the classroom improves pupils' engagement with learning as well as their health and wellbeing, but how can teachers link curriculum objectives effectively with enjoyable and motivating outdoor learning in Year 5? The National Curriculum Outdoors: Year 5 presents a series of photocopiable lesson plans that address each primary curriculum subject, whilst enriching pupils with the benefits of learning in the natural environment. Outdoor learning experts Sue Waite, Michelle Roberts and Deborah Lambert provide inspiration for primary teachers to use outdoor contexts as part of their everyday teaching and showcase how headteachers can embed curriculum teaching outside throughout the school, whilst protecting teaching time and maintaining high-quality teaching and performance standards. All of the Year 5 curriculum lessons have been tried and tested successfully in schools and can be adapted and developed for school grounds and local natural environments. What's more, each scheme of work in this all-encompassing handbook includes primary curriculum objectives; intended learning outcomes; warm-up and main activities; plenary guidance; natural connections; ICT and PSHE links; and word banks. Education

Transforming University Education What is a university degree for? What can it offer to students? Is it only about getting a job? How can we measure the quality of an undergraduate degree? Paul Ashwin shows how, around the world, economic arguments have come to dominate our thinking about the purpose and nature of university education. He argues that we have lost a sense of the educational purposes of an undergraduate degree and the ways in which going to university can transform students' lives. Ashwin challenges a series of myths related to the purposes, educational processes, and quality of an undergraduate education. He argues that these myths have fuelled the current misunderstanding of the educational aspects of higher education and explores what is needed to reinvigorate our understanding of a university education. Throughout, Ashwin draws on his deep engagement with international research to offer an accessible and thought-provoking analysis of the nature of university education. Education

Music Discovery Music Discovery: Improvisation for the Large Ensemble and Music Classroom is a practical guide for teachers who want to develop their students' improvisational skills. It features both an overview of current research and 36 new learning activities in a wide variety of musical styles. Education

From Behaving to Belonging This book helps teachers use love, acceptance, joy, and compassion to foster a sense of belonging among students who exhibit challenging behavior. Education

Welcoming and Affirming A handbook for pastors, youth workers, church leaders, educators, and other adults in Christian settings, this guide provides answers to the most pressing questions about sexuality, gender, mental health, safe sex, and more. You'll walk away with a lot of insight, prepared to love, affirm, and accept the LGBTQ+ teens in your community the way God does--exactly as they are. A companion book to Queerfully and Wonderfully Made: A Guide for LGBTQ+ Christian Teens. Education

Plunkett's Education, EdTech & MOOCs Industry Almanac 2020 A market research guide to the Education and EdTech industry—for strategic planning, competitive intelligence, and financial research. Includes trends such as software, online and virtual schools and universities, MOOCs; statistics; and profiles of the 125 top global education industry firms, public and private, U.S. and international. Education

Teaching Rebooted Teaching Rebooted uncovers the most important pieces of educational research on the science of learning, helping teachers to understand how we learn and retain information. Jon Tait explores strategies such as metacognition, interleaving, dual coding and retrieval practice, examining the evidence behind each approach and providing practical ideas to embed them in classroom practice. This pick-up-and-go manual highlights some of the classroom fads that have come and gone to allow readers to reflect on their practice and decision-making. It offers practical tips to help teachers change what they are doing in the classroom straightaway, bridging the gap between academic research and day-to-day practice for teachers at any stage of their career. Written by an experienced senior leader responsible for teaching and learning, school improvement, professional development and educational research, this guide will help reboot teaching so it is both evidence informed and effective. Education

Learning to Make a Difference This book updates Social Learning Theory, offering a practical and rigorous way to develop the capacity to bring about change. Education

Technologies of Seeing This text examines the complex forces pushing and constraining technological developments in cinema. It contests the view that technological advance is simply the result of scientific progress. Rather, the author argues that social forces control the media technology agenda at every stage. Education

Leadership for Learning The authors present powerful tools for teacher leaders to ensure that competent, qualified professionals who want to improve teaching and learning are in every classroom. Education

Case Studies for Inclusion in Education This book responds to a critical need for highly qualified personnel who will become exemplary professionals in inclusive education for students with disabilities because of their advanced knowledge, skills, and experiences in working with students with varying disabilities. It will serve as a guide for teachers, teachers in training, and other service providers to engage in understanding and analyzing inclusion to help prepare them for how they can best teach and serve all students, including those with a disability. These case studies provide a guide for analyzing real life situations and will help readers to become a better teacher and service provider. Readers will appreciate the provision of a system for teachers, teachers in training, and others (school psychologists, behavior specialists, classroom assistants, etc.) to analyze inclusion and to understand how supports and instruction can be used to best educate students with disabilities. Education

Martin Luther This book explores specific aspects of Martin Luther’s ideas on education in general, and on religious education in particular, by comparing them to the views of other great sixteenth-century reformers: Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin, and Philip Melanchthon. By doing so, the author highlights both the originality of the German reformer’s perspective, and the major impact of the main religious movement at the dawn of modernity on the development of public education in Western Europe. Although Martin Luther was a religious reformer par excellence, and not an educational theorist, a number of pedagogically significant ideas and ideals can be identified in his extensive theological work, which may also qualify him as an education reformer. The Protestant Reformation changed the world, bringing to the fore the relation between faith and education, and made the latter a public responsibility by proving that the spiritual enlightenment of youth, regardless of gender and social origin, is indissolubly linked to instruction in general, and especially to a more thorough understanding of the classical languages, arts, history and mathematics. Education

Revealing Creativity Revealing Creativity: Exploration in Transnational Education Cultures explores the recovery and fostering of creativity under educational constraint. This longitudinal global study of diverse education populations in China, Canada, and Australia offers application of the 4-C Creativity Model through experiential activities and exploratory interviews within classrooms and other learning spaces. Transnational in scope, this book describes an original innovative method, process, and tool for addressing obstacles to creativity in educational environments and within the self that constitute a significant challenge to practice. Through an immersive encounter with a validated creativity model, diverse cultural groups were guided to interpret the 4-C classification system and uncover their latent potential as creators. For their own purposes, readers can adapt the dynamic model-as-method process for releasing and revealing creativity within accountability-bound competitive cultures. Education

Unschooling This book explores the history of the unschooling movement and the forces shaping the trajectory of the movement in current times. As an increasing number of families choose to unschool, it becomes important to further study this philosophical and educational movement. It is also essential to ascribe theory to the movement, to gain greater understanding of its workings as well as to increase the legitimacy of unschooling itself. In this book, Riley provides a useful overview of the unschooling movement, grounding her study in the choices and challenges facing families as they consider different paths towards educating their children outside of traditional school systems. Education

Europe's Lifelong Learning Markets, Governance and Policy This book explores European governance and policy coordination within lifelong learning markets. Using an instruments approach, the editors and contributors examine the ways in which governance mechanisms employed by the European Union influence policy to regulate lifelong learning, and intervene in lifelong learning markets, at both European and national levels. Filling an important gap in the current literature, this book examines how strengthened policy coordination at the EU level contributed to the blurring of boundaries between policy fields and the redefinition of the function of adult education after the 2008 recession. Divided into three parts, this book draws on a range of case studies from countries including Spain, Denmark, Bulgaria and the UK. It will be of interest and value to students and scholars of education policy and governance, adult education and lifelong learning.  Education

Music Learning Today Designed for use by pre- and in-service music teachers, Music Learning Today: Digital Pedagogy for Creating, Performing, and Responding to Music presents an approach to conceptualizing and utilizing technology as a tool for music learning. This updated second edition features up-to-date discussions of recent technological developments and a new teacher's guide with sample syllabi and lessons. Education

Territorialization of Education This comprehensive scientific work embraces, within the generic theme of "educations, territorialities and territories", the vast majority of different facets of the complex relationships between educations and territories that have developed over time. It sheds an original light on the many - and, for some, new - interactions between territories-territories, on the one hand, and educations, on the other hand, which have recently been identified and analyzed. Beyond this main objective, it contributes to improving the fine and differentiated understanding of the concept of territory in the sciences of education and training and, more importantly, it brings innovative developments to the still embryonic theorization of the complex relations between educations. and territories-territorialities. This book shows, in particular, through its surveys, its analyzes and its results, that within all the multiple influences attributed to the different dimensions of the territories, the very discrete territoriality - falling within the symbolic territory - is perhaps finally the the most important territorial vector in terms of education in certain areas (rural Montagnards, for example), particularly as regards educational and vocational guidance, but not only. Lastly, it is not uninteresting to note that the theme it bears is spreading more and more today beyond scientific circles: the problem of inequalities in education and orientation of territorial origin is fueling - recently - the controversies and the reflections of the French educational policy which is thus sometimes echoed - in declarative terms essentially for the moment! - scientific advances in this area Education

The Syllabus as Curriculum Can the syllabus constitute the curriculum? In this volume, Rocha explores curriculum theory through the lens of the syllabus. By critiquing curriculum studies and the entire field of education, overrun by the social sciences, Rocha provides an integrated vision of philosophy of education and curriculum theory, rooted in the humanities. Through an original reconceptualization, this text draws from a broad range of sources – ranging from Classical Antiquity to the present – offering a rich context for understanding curriculum as a philosophically salient concept, contained within the syllabus. The Syllabus as Curriculum features actual syllabi created and taught by the author in undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of British Columbia, Canada. These curated syllabi work as exemplars and media, supported by pedagogical commentary and context. Inspired by Augustine’s Confessions, each part of the book culminates in a metaphorical "garden," which serves as a meditation on the syllabus in three senses: correspondence, essay, and outline. An original, powerful, and corrective contribution to the literature on curriculum studies, this work invites teachers and scholars from across the foundations of education, especially philosophy of education, art education, and those invested in curriculum theory, to see their contribution in more direct and integral ways. Education

Examining Doctoral Work Written in clear, straight-forward language, Examining Doctoral Work considers how the practice of doctoral examination can be improved to ensure that both examiners and students can make the most of the assessment process. This book analyses both good and bad practice to promote fair, thorough and productive examination. With insight into how to prepare for a viva, as well as a consideration of the responsibilities afterwards, the book de-mystifies this crucial part of the doctoral examination process to provide a comprehensive overview of the principles, criteria and processes needed to ensure success. Key points covered include: The different forms doctoral submission can take How examiners are chosen Where to begin when reading a thesis Managing your time as an examiner What makes a ‘good’ doctoral thesis? How to prepare for the viva How to develop a preliminary report The role of the supervisor before, during and after the viva Examiners’ roles and responsibilities Working through agreements and disagreements Feeding back both orally and in writing. Drawing from a mixture of personal experience, existing research and anecdote, this book is ideal reading for anyone new to the world of doctoral examination, or equally those looking to improve their practice. Education

Mentoring Children and Young People for Social Inclusion Mentoring Children and Young People for Social Inclusion critically analyses the challenges and possibilities of mentoring approaches to youth welfare and equality. It explores existing youth mentoring programmes targeted towards youth in care, immigrant, and refugee populations, and considers the extent to which these can aid social inclusion. The book compiles works by scholars from different countries focused on how child and youth mentoring has been changing globally in recent years and how these changes are identified and approached in different contexts. The book seeks to address what empowering youth means in different socio-political contexts, how mentoring is approached by governments and NGOs, and how these approaches shape mentoring relationships. It provides insights on how mentoring can tackle structural inequalities and work towards child and youth empowerment. This book will be of great interest for academics, scholars, and postgraduate students in the area of inclusive education and mentoring. It will also be useful reading for social workers, community developers, and practitioners working in NGOs, as well as for governments looking for innovative ways to generate interventions in the educational and social arena. Education

Teaching Early Years Mathematics, Science and ICT When young children first arrive at school, they generally know how to use a mobile phone and a tablet, and how to count, share and measure. They have a sense of wonder about the world around them. They expect to further interact with technology and to build and extend their mathematics and science knowledge. Teaching Early Years Mathematics, Science and ICT shows how teachers of children in their first three years of formal schooling can guide students in developing a sound understanding of the key concepts in mathematics and science in classroom and field activities. It shows how to select appropriate educational technology, and effectively and routinely integrate it into the learning experience, as part of students' wider classroom learning. Throughout, the authors make connections between children's out-of-school and in-school experiences, as well as connections across key learning areas. They provide real classroom examples of learning experiences which can be adapted for different year levels. A reflection template assists teachers in planning and successfully implementing teaching strategies to meet curriculum requirements. Teaching Early Years Mathematics, Science and ICT helps teachers bridge theory and practice in teaching children aged 5 to 8 years. Education

Teaching the Screen Digital video and film technologies are transforming classrooms across the world. Teaching the Screen looks beyond the buttons and knobs to explore ways of teaching video and film effectively in secondary classrooms. More and more young people have access to low-cost filming and editing technologies - mobile phones, computers, portable digital - which is changing the experience of digital storytelling. Approaches to classroom teaching and learning need to change too. The authors offer a new pedagogy of film storytelling that draws on research from effective classroom film learning practice. They contextualise screen learning within different educational settings, discuss how teachers can highlight aesthetics in film appreciation and filmmaking, and explore the impact of different technologies. Teaching the Screen is essential reading for educators who want to create engaging learning and teaching activities with screen technologies in secondary English and other subject areas. 'A well balanced and comprehensive account of the issues in filmmaking likely to be encountered by English teachers. It lifts engagement beyond the usual procedural knowledge level, to one of active critique.' - Sue Brindley, University of Cambridge 'This book has bridged the theoretical and practical without compromising either. It offers a thorough systematic account of theoretical issues and practical techniques in teaching film appreciation and filmmaking.' - Associate Professor George Belliveau, University of British Columbia Education

Teaching Aboriginal Studies Teaching Aboriginal Studies has been a practical guide for classroom teachers in primary and secondary schools, as well as student teachers, across Australia. Chapters on Aboriginal history and culture, stereotypes and racism, government policies and reconciliation provide essential knowledge for integrating Aboriginal history and culture, issues and perspectives across the curriculum. This second edition of Teaching Aboriginal Studies encompasses developments over the past decade in Aboriginal affairs, Aboriginal education and research. It features a wide range of valuable teaching sources including poetry, images, oral histories, media, and government reports. There are also strategies for teaching Aboriginal Studies in different contexts and the latest research findings. The text is lavishly illustrated with photographs, posters, paintings, prints, ads and cartoons. Teaching Aboriginal Studies is the product of consultation and collaboration across Australia. Remarkable educators and achievers, both Aboriginal and other Australians, tell what teachers need to know and do to help Aboriginal students reach their potential, educate all students about Aboriginal Australia and make this country all that we can be. 'The importance of this book cannot be overestimated. We have been insisting for years that pre-service teachers be required to learn about Aboriginal history, culture and identity, and that it be regarded as integral to qualifying for their education degrees.' Lionel Bamblett, General Manager, Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc. Education

Developing Intercultural Competence and Transformation Enrollments in international education programs are projected to grow exponentially as students, parents, and university personnel seek to prepare future leaders who can live and work effectively in a global environment. What do we know about the outcomes of such programs, and how can educators become more intentional about designing, and assessing, the impact of such courses? How can we help students achieve the intercultural growth and transformation that they may envision as they set forth on their international sojourn? International education provides opportunities for students to grow personally, and to learn in a rich and intense educational environment. The outcomes of such opportunities emphasize not only traditional academic competence, but also changes in motivations, attitudes, self-identity, and values. It is these latter, co-academic, concepts that are the focus of this book. Its goal is to give solid substance to the growth and transformation approach to study abroad. It defines the central concept of intercultural competence, sets it within the framework of transformative learning theory, and offers ideas and strategies for facilitating its development. In doing so, it goes far beyond traditional emphases on the achievement of such formal skills as foreign language acquisition or specific knowledge of course content in national literatures, arts, or history. This book provides study abroad educators with a theoretical framework and examples of practice to craft more meaningful activities that will make a long-term difference in the quality of student experiences, and set the stage for transformative change. If we plan to send a million students a year to study abroad within the decade, we need approaches to maximize student growth outcomes in an efficient and effective way. It is also relevant for anyone engaged in courses in adult education, college student services, comparative and international education, international business, intercultural relations, and service learning that involve study abroad, and that raise corresponding issues of curriculum design. Education

Gender Equity in Elementary Schools Gender bias is well established in children by age 6, so creating a classroom environment where all children can learn without bias requires an understanding of the components of gender bias and the related challenges. This book supports educators by giving them the language to talk about gender equity, and the tools to assess culture curriculum. Education

Employment alongside Bachelor’s Studies in Germany This study seeks to examine the implications of student employment for the studies, the entry into the labour market, and social inequalities in higher education. The main argument is that both the quantity and quality of work alongside studies can affect relevant academic and labour market outcomes. On the one hand, high amounts of work may prolong the studies and decrease academic achievement. Side-jobs during studies may also distract away students from continuing on in education. On the other hand, jobs of better quality—such that provide experience and skills that are important for the future career—may enhance the transition from education to work. Most important, student employment may generate inequalities in the higher education system if the advantages and disadvantages of working are unequally shared among social groups. The study investigates these issues by using rich longitudinal data on the education and employment history of Bachelor’s students in Germany, by looking at various facets of students’ jobs, and by applying methods that aim at proving causality. Education

Reimagining Teaching in Early 20th Century Experimental Schools This book considers the diffusion and transfer of educational ideas through local and transcontinental networks within and across five socio-political spaces. The authors examine the social, political, and historical preconditions for the transfer of “new education” theory and practices in each period, place, and school, along with the networks of ideas and experts that supported this. The authors use historical methods to examine the schools and to pursue the story of the circulation of new ideas in education. In particular, chapters investigate how educational ideas develop within contexts, travel across boundaries, and are adapted in new contexts. Education

Post-critical Perspectives on Higher Education This book addresses essential educational dimensions of the university that are often overlooked, not only by prevailing discourses and practices but also by standard critical approaches to higher education. Each chapter takes a different approach to the articulation of a ‘post-critical’ view of the university, and focuses on a specific dimension, including lectures, academic freedom, and the student experience.   The ‘post-critical’ attitude offers an affirmative approach to the constitutive educational practices of the university. It is ‘post-’ because it is a movement in thought that comes after the critical, which, in its modern and postmodern forms is considered, in Latour’s terms, to have ‘run out of steam’. It is an attempt to articulate new conceptual and methodological tools that help us grasp our current conditions. It is not anti-critique; but rather than seeking to debunk current practices, this affirmative approach offers perspectives that shed new light on what we do as educators, on the essence of our educational practices, and on their immanent value. The focus on the educational, then, applies not only to practices that happen to take place in the educational space of the university, but also to those practices whose value we can understand in educational terms. Education

Collaboration in Design Education The book is a comprehensive guide for students and practitioners who want to take a collaborative approach in their design practice. Authors Marty Maxwell Lane and Rebecca Tegtmeyer introduce a range of case study collaborations, both face-to-face and remote, and between individuals and groups. The book addresses the basics of getting started, planning ahead and reflecting on outcomes, alongside the issues that come up in collaborative work, e.g. cross-cultural exchange, or managing roles within a diverse team. Editorial commentary runs throughout the chapter introductions and case studies, with informatics illustrating key concepts and expanded 'call out' points in the martin. More complex case studies offer a 'deep dive' section to explain and share further details of the featured projects. Education

The Future is Black The Future is Black presents Afropessimism as an opportunity to think in provocative and disruptive ways about race, racial equality, multiculturalism, and the pursuit of educational justice. The vision is not a coherent, delimited conversation, but a series of experiences with Afropessimism as a radical analytic situated within critical Black studies. Activists, educators, caregivers, kin, and all those who love Black children are invited to make sense of the contemporary Black condition, including a theorization of Black suffering, Black fugitivity, and Black futurity. These three concepts provide the foundation for the book's inquiry, and contribute to the examination of Black educational opportunity, experience, and outcomes. The book not only explores how schooling becomes complicit in, and serves as, a site of Black material and psychic suffering, but also examines the possibilities of education as a site of fugitivity, of hope, of escape, and as a space within which to imagine an emancipation yet to be realized. Education

Inclusive Teaching in a Nutshell Inclusive Teaching in a Nutshell is a visual, easy-to-read and honest guide for teachers who are looking for practical ways to adapt their teaching to meet the needs of all pupils. It provides a useful framework for thinking about inclusion and pupil engagement and encourages the reader to reflect on their classroom approaches. It explains how to provide an inclusive environment and ethos and offers straightforward explanations of common barriers to learning and how these may present in the classroom. Packed with ideas for every age group and designed to be easy to access and use, the book spans eight key themes, covering topics such as lesson planning, classroom environment, assessment and feedback, and much more. Each section includes: explanations in accessible, digestible language a range of tried-and-tested strategies that teachers can adopt to improve pupil engagement and progress a summary of key content via one-page visual prompts. The book is an ideal scaffold for teachers working in any setting who want to personalise their approaches in the classroom and make the school experience of vulnerable learners more positive. Education

Autism Through A Sensory Lens The fully revised second edition of this easy-to-use resource introduces the sensory differences autistic children may face, and explores how these differences can affect their ability to make sense of the world. It is invaluable in helping those adults working with autistic children to identify the possible triggers for the child’s behaviour and consider it through a sensory lens. Children have varying sensory needs so the book offers both a wealth of enjoyable activities for sensory exploration and play, whilst also providing suggestions for strategies and ideas that can be used at home or in school to create an autism-friendly environment. This book: Highlights the possible link between behaviours that challenge and sensory difficulties for autistic children. Provides practical and accessible resources, helping parents, carers and practitioners to gain a greater understanding of sensory differences. Includes an online assessment with accompanying aids to create a visual representation of the child’s sensory needs. With both downloadable and photocopiable resources, this practical guide will be an essential tool for parents, carers and practitioners working with autistic children, enabling them to to create a visual profile of areas of difficulty which can form the basis of personalised strategies and fun sensory activities to support the child. Education

The Role of Assistive Technology in Fostering Inclusive Education The Role of Assistive Technology in Fostering Inclusive Education uses evidence-based research to explore issues related to implementation of ICT-based Assistive Technology (ICT-AT) in education. It focuses on programmes and activities that aim at the empowerment of the learners with disabilities, as well as the empowerment of the entire educational ecosystem. The book provides a synthesis of political and theoretical discussions as well as practical experiences on the implementation of ICT-AT in education. Analysing international policy frameworks in relation to inclusive education and technology, it discusses examples of school self-assessment and action plan methodologies for digital inclusive education, as well as case studies of innovative ICT and AT solutions in educational environments. The authors elaborate on digital empowerment as a wider societal challenge through reflection on the barriers that people with disabilities meet in education and beyond. This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of inclusive education and assistive technology, as well as those interested in education research and policy development. Education

Revisiting Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed This reflection on Paulo Freire’s seminal volume, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, examines the lessons learnt from Freire and their place in contemporary pedagogical theory and practice. Freire’s work has inspired ground-breaking research which Vandenbroeck has collated, demonstrating the ongoing influence on early childhood educators. Vandenbroeck brings together an international cohort of early childhood experts to present cross-cultural perspectives on the impact of Freire’s research on education around the globe. This book covers discussions on: The background to and impact of Freire’s work Alternative approaches to supporting child development Pedagogical approaches in Portugal, South Africa, Japan, New Zealand and the United States Vandenbroeck concludes with a vision for theorising and implementing emancipatory practice in early childhood education in contexts of neoliberalism. An insightful resource for academics and students in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care, Revisiting Paulo Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed is a benchmark of the progress made in the field over the last half a century. Education

Understanding Adult Education and Training 'This is an impressive book that will be of wide interest to adult educators everywhere.Many of the book's contributors work at the University of Technology, Sydney - surely the world's pre-eminent institution for the study of adult learning, and the most open and generous location for debate. Its virtues are the book's.' Alan Tuckett, National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, UK 'I am happy to endorse this book enthusiastically as being appropriate for a North American audience of adult educators.Though it's an intentionally introductory survey, it never talks down to readers, never condescends. On the other hand, it's not so intenationally erudite that it collagpses into theoretical posturing; it stays firmly grounded in and connected to practice.' Stephen Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, USA Understanding Adult Education and Training offers a broad overview of the field for adult educators and workplace trainers. It introduces the keys issues, debates and theories in a way which is relevant to practice. Its aim is to deepen readers' understanding of adult learning and education so that they can be better practitioners. Adult education is a diverse field so there is no single body of knowledge which is appropriate for all adult educators. Understanding Adult Education and Training introduces a wide range of formal theory from adult education and associated fields, and shows readers how they can use it their own circumstances. The first edition of this book has become a standard reference for students and professionals in Australia. This edition is fully revised and updated for an international readership. Education

A Day in the Life of a College Student Leader “Sarah Marshall and Anne Hornak have done a magnificent job exploring diverse contexts in which college students expand their individual leadership capacity and learn and practice engaging in relational leadership with others. These cases are realistic because they were gathered from their interviews with real students engaging in leadership. From whatever perspective, students can learn that they are doing leadership when they work with others to address shared issues, solve shared problems, and work toward positive change.”—from the Foreword by Susan R. Komives This book presents over 230 case studies that reflect typical issues faced by undergraduate student leaders. The scenarios cover the range of functional areas of student life. These cases are intended for use by faculty and student affairs professionals as training tools for new student leaders who generally receive little preparation before assuming their positions. Cases provide an opportunity for students to roleplay and discuss scenarios before they encounter potentially similar events in their daily lives as leaders; engage students intensely in their learning, as they work through the issues and problems; and promote meaningful dialogue and discussion of relevant theory. The cases are based on real life dilemmas, and reflect both contemporary and historical campus issues. They are derived from interviews with 110 undergraduates and 11 student affairs administrators from large public research institutions, small privates, community colleges, and mid-sized comprehensive schools. The book begins with guidance on how to use case studies effectively, and on how to incorporate theory in analyzing them. The cases are then grouped into chapters, each of which focuses on a particular type of student organization. The cases vary in length to allow for multiple uses. Shorter cases can be role played and discussed in leadership training workshops, while longer cases can be used as take home assignments or debated during longer training sessions. The book concludes with general advice for student leaders. To assist with the facilitation process, the authors provide discussion questions to begin the analysis of each case. The cases are written broadly enough to allow for a variety of possible solutions. Education

Desire and Human Flourishing This book discusses the concept of desire as a positive factor in human growth and flourishing. All human decision-making is preceded by some kind of desire, and we act upon desires by either rejecting or following them. It argues that our views on and expressions of desire in various facets of life and through time have differed according to how human beings are taught to desire. Therefore, the concept has tremendous potential to affect human beings positively and to enable personal growth. Though excellent research has been done on the concepts of flourishing, character education and positive psychology, no other work has linked the concept of desire to all of these topics. Featuring key references, explanations of central concepts, and significant practical applications of desire to various fields of human thought and action, the book will be of interest to students and researchers in the fields of positive psychology, positive education, moral philosophy, and virtue ethics. Education

Distance Education Distance education, for long the Cinderella of the educational spectrum, had emerged in the 1970s and early 1980s as a valued component of many national educational systems in both developed and developing countries. The foundation of the Open Universities, developments in communications technology and in audio-, video- and computer-based learning, a new sophistication in the design of print-based materials and better support systems for the student learning at a distance had all contributed to the availability and quality of distance education programmes. Originally published in 1988, this book chronicles this great change in distance education. It presents the best writings on the subject published during the previous ten years. The articles selected for this volume provided a new scholarly basis for the theory and practice of distance education. The editors have brought together contributions from many countries and present authoritative introductions to each of the nine sections. This book provided those in both developed and developing countries with a guideline to one of the most rapidly expanding areas of education at the time. Education

The Routledge International Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Teaching in Higher Education The movement away from teacher-centered toward student-centered learning and teaching (SCLT) in higher education has intensified in recent decades. Yet in spite of its widespread use in literature and policy documents, SCLT remains somewhat poorly defined, under-researched and often misinterpreted. Against this backdrop, The Routledge International Handbook of Student-Centered Learning and Teaching in Higher Education offers an original, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the fundamentals of SCLT and its discussion and applications in policy and practice. Bringing together 71 scholars from around the world, the volume offers a most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the fundamentals of SCLT and its applications in policy and practice; provides beacons of good practice that display how instructional expertise manifests itself in the quality of classroom learning and teaching and in the institutional environment; and critically discusses challenges, new directions and developments in pedagogy, course and study program design, classroom practice, assessment and institutional policy. An essential resource, this book uniquely offers researchers, educators and students in higher education new insights into the roots, latest thinking, practices and evidence surrounding SCLT in higher education. Education

Religious Education in Asia The book examines ancient religious traditions and modernity in a globalized Asia that is as much in need of a moral compass as it is economic development. Religious education has been an aspect of many societies over time and irrespective of culture. Yet as globalization advances local values are challenged every day by internationalized discourses and global perspectives. It is this context that provides the rationale for this edited book. It seeks to understand what forms religious education takes in Asian contexts and what role it continues to play. On the one hand, the societies which are the subject of this book reflect ancient religious traditions but on the other they are responsible for a significant portion of the world’s economic development. The book will appeal to researchers interested in the current state of religious education in Asia, policymakers with responsibility for religious education and teachers who practice religious education on a daily basis. Education

Reimagining Professional Development in Schools This fascinating and vital book seeks to challenge the effectiveness of current practices in professional development by urging educators to rethink professional learning for teachers and teaching assistants. It importantly brings together ideas about teacher professionalism and how to build creative and trusting cultures in which high expectations are not compromised. Throughout, teachers describe significant professional learning and growth, often through dynamic partnerships with others, that allows them to inspire imaginative possibilities; different and creative ways to ignite hope and opportunity for children. Four key themes guide the reader through the collection of chapters: professional capital, learning communities, teachers as researchers and subject-specific professional development. They explore: The types of professional development approaches that support teachers to make meaningful changes within their practices. The conditions and school cultures that are needed for teachers to meaningfully prosper from professional development. The impact that unintended consequences of system accountability drivers and funding have on teachers’ experiences of professional development. The ways in which the development of curriculum and pedagogy can be integrated with models of professional development, particular in the creative arts. Packed with innovative ideas and practical suggestions and co-written by researchers and practitioners, this book highlights the importance of using research evidence to develop teachers’ practice within the realities of their own classrooms and schools. This will be a key read for teachers, school leaders, teaching assistants and student teachers. Education

Self Managed Learning and the New Educational Paradigm Self Managed Learning and the New Educational Paradigm proposes revolutionary change to the educational system. The overwhelming research evidence is that the sum total of educational and training input accounts typically for only 10–20% of what makes a person an effective human being. Balancing theory, evidence and practice, this ground-breaking book demonstrates that current structures in education are ill-equipped to support a learning-based approach. It establishes the case that learning, as a core human activity, is too important to be left to schools and other educational institutions. The book goes beyond just a critique of current practice in showing how a New Educational Paradigm can work. Self Managed Learning College (for 9–17 year olds) has no classrooms, no lessons, no imposed timetable and no imposed curriculum. This is a place where students can learn whatever they want, in any way they want and whenever they want. And it works – as evidenced by the lives of former students and from academic research. Dr Ian Cunningham, its founder, draws also on his extensive work in using Self Managed Learning in many of the world’s largest organisations to show how this new paradigm can be put into practice. The book blends the unequivocal research evidence that we need a New Educational Paradigm with a real live demonstration of what it could look like. It should be essential reading for anyone wanting to see how a new approach to education can be achieved. Education

Universal Secondary Education in India This book offers a cutting-edge contribution on the importance of secondary education and assesses the strengths and weaknesses of its growth in India. Secondary education, long neglected, faces countless challenges and will require tremendous financial resources, millions of additional trained teachers, and vast infrastructure in terms of buildings, laboratories, libraries, ICT facilities, etc. The book examines these critical issues, with particular reference to the situation in India. It analyses the status quo of secondary education and discusses the strategies and approaches needed in order to universalize it. Including 20 chapters authored by eminent scholars in the field and from across the country, this book gathers the outcomes of a seminar organized by the Council for Social Development on Universalization of Secondary Education. The target audience includes policymakers, practitioners, administrators, education planners, researchers, teachers, and teacher educators with an interest in the future of secondary education. Education

Co-Teaching Do’s, Don’ts, and Do Betters Co-teaching and inclusion experts Toby J. Karten and Wendy W. Murawski explain the best practices for successful co-teaching and ways to troubleshoot common pitfalls. Education

Ohio State University Student Life in the 1960s Students entering Ohio State University in the 1960s enjoyed a period of unprecedented prosperity and expanding freedom for young people. They partied in togas and twisted the night away. They gathered at Larry's, the Bergs and the BBF. They cheered on a national championship football team and grooved to folk singers, folk rockers and acid rockers, many of whom visited campus. They donned bold and sometimes outrageous new styles in clothing and bonded together as part of a cultural revolution unmatched before or since. Join author and OSU alum William J. Shkurti for a magical mystery tour through a decade when being young and in college meant you had a ticket to ride. Education

Hidden History of Clemson Football From its auspicious start in 1896 to being on top of the college football world under Dabo Swinney, Clemson Football is one of the more colorful programs in all of college football. Learn how the program got its start in 1896 with a donation of land. Discover the beginning of the IPTAY program. Find out the origin of the Tiger paw and the tradition of the Clemson two-dollar bill. And, of course, get the backstage look at the "good ol' fashioned hate" that makes the Clemson-Carolina rivalry such a passionate one. Author Will Vandervort provides a behind-the-scenes look at Clemson Football's small beginnings to its current elite status as a three-time national champion and college football power under Swinney. Education

University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas (UT) opened in 1883--38 years after Texas became a state and 7 years after the Texas Constitution called for the creation of a university of the first class. UT started off with 40 acres just north of Austin and with 221 primarily rural and local students. But since its founding, it has grown extensively and acquired worldwide prominence. Now, UT has 431 acres on its main campus and over 51,000 students enrolled from all 50 states and, at least, 124 different nations. UT is recognized as a top-rated state university, providing high-quality instruction and research. The university has also acquired architecturally interesting buildings, cherished traditions, and exciting sports programs over the years. Education

The Multicultural Dimension Of The National Curriculum Given the National Curriculum Council's failure to issue any formal guidance on the subject, multicultural education is becoming increasingly marginalized and left to individual schools. This book provides guidance and advice to schools on issues of racial equality and cultural diversity. It helps teachers, managers and governors implement the requirements and expectations of new educational legislation since the 1988 Education Reform Act and its associated non-statutory advice and guidance.; Within a whole school curriculum framework, chapters provide analysis and practical guidance for each subject area of the National Curriculum. With responsibility for multicultural education resting largely on individual schools, this book sets out to aid schools of all kinds, primary, secondary, grant maintained and LEA, to ensure that issues of racial equality and cultural diversity are addressed throughout the whole curriculum.; It is aimed at teachers at all levels, Heads of Education Departments, Mentors, Governors, Advisers, INSET course tutors, students on PGCE, BEd.MEd. courses and those doing a BA in Education. Education

If the Dance Floor is Empty, Change the Song In this collection of essays, Dr. Joe Clark offers a model for compassionate, principled, and student-centered school leadership. If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song offers leaders a handbook for placing kindness, community, and diversity at the heart of successful education. Clark dives right into issues like changing instructional standards, increased reliance on testing, and anxiety about social media in schools—and others—while providing collegial advice that new school leaders in particular will find indispensable. With an eye toward centering students, supporting teachers, and empowering communities, If the Dance Floor Is Empty, Change the Song never loses sight of the human needs and connections that ultimately drive learning. Education

Teachers Deserve It Every day, educators across the country give students their very best. Yet all too often, the passion teachers put into their work—and the “why” that led them to it in the first place—goes unrecognized. Too many teachers feel overwhelmed, stressed out, underpaid, and unheard. That needs to change. Teachers deserve respect. Teachers deserve time. Teachers deserve better. Whether you’re an educator, an ally, or an advocate, if you’re ready to ignite change in your community, consider this book your invitation to be a spark. Education

CREATE In CREATE, tech-savvy high school teacher Bethany Petty coaches teachers to design tech experiences that will encourage students’ creativity even as they enhance instruction and evaluation. In these pages, packed with as much fun, dynamic illustrations and stories as innovation, Petty presents a thorough overview of the many digital classroom tools that are available, from social media templates and audio-visual projects to inventive games and multimedia presentations. With rich ideas for engagement, comprehensive lists of resources, and an easy-to-navigate format, CREATE is a go-to guide for teachers looking to bring tech creativity into their classrooms. Education

Numeracy for All Learners Numeracy for All Learners is a wide-ranging overview of how Math Recovery® theory, pedagogy, and tools can be applied meaningfully to special education to support learners with a wide range of educational needs. Education

Exploring Childhood and Youth This exciting new book illustrates and analyses the complexities of children's and young people’s everyday lived experiences throughout childhood. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it provides theoretical frameworks and case studies to critically examine assumptions in the field and explore emerging perspectives. Considering different stages throughout childhood and youth, chapters cover key topics such as eating practices, gender, play, digital media and the environment. Drawing upon insights from cultural studies, sociology, social anthropology, psychology, health and education, this book focuses on four key areas: Bodies and minds Space, place and belonging Inequalities and inclusion Childhood in the past, present and future Essential reading for students on childhood and youth and education courses, Exploring Childhood and Youth is an important resource for practitioners working with children and young people, and for parents, communities and legislators who have influence over children’s and young people’s lives. Education

Informal Learning, Practitioner Inquiry and Occupational Education Informal Learning, Practitioner Inquiry and Occupational Education explores how practitioners in a variety of occupations perform their jobs and argues that working and learning are intricately connected. Drawing on theories around working and learning in informal, formal and lifelong settings, the book gives insights into how workers negotiate their occupational practices. The book investigates four related concepts – informal learning, practitioner inquiry, occupational education and epistemological perspectives. The combinations of theories and empirical case studies are used to provide a conceptual framework of inquiry where knowledge, abilities, experiences and skill sets play a significant aspect. It presents 11 case studies of professions ranging from conventional occupations of acting, detective work, international road transportation to emerging professions of boardroom consultancy, nutritional therapy and opinion leadership. This book will be of great interest for academics, scholars and postgraduate students who are engaged in the study of informal education, vocational education and occupation-related programmes. It will also offer significant insights for related education practitioners wanting to have greater understanding of their own journeys and practices. Education

Empowering Children This unique text bridges multiculturalism and humanistic psychology, demonstrating how these areas can be effectively integrated to provide a foundation for engaging youth in the global community. Adapting the tenets of humanistic psychology for a modern, multicultural audience, Empowering Children: A Multicultural Humanistic Approach uses an after-school program called Kidz n’ Coaches to exemplify the ways in which community out-reach and humanistic psychology can be used together to meet the needs of diverse populations. Chapters also discuss issues of border cultures, with a focus on communities along the Mexican-American border, and offer practical tools for those looking to found their own community out-reach programs. Through a detailed case study and phenomenological study results, this book offers an immersive framework for multicultural humanistic psychology that will be of value to researchers and professionals alike. Education

National Fictions National Fictions is a study of Australian literature and film. It is also a study of Australian culture, viewing the novels and films as products of a specific culture - as narratives with similar structures, functions, forms and meanings. It covers a wide range of texts, offering both close analysis and an account of their place within the system of meanings the book proposes as dominant in Australian culture. The second edition of this influential work includes a new Afterword which traces recent changes in Australian literature and film, examining the growth of women's writing and popular fiction, as well as current trends in Australian cinema. Turner asks whether these developments really mark a shift in the Australian narrative, and whether it is still possible to speak in terms of a national culture. '.a ground-clearing book. a seminal work, setting an agenda for cultural studies beyond the stockyards and croquet lawns of literary criticism.' - David Carter, Australian Literary Studies 'As a global syncretist, Turner is without peer.' - Stuart Cunningham, Media Information Australia Education

Don't Feed the Dog! Speech Bubbles 1 is the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists, parents/caregivers, and teachers with children who have delayed or disordered speech sound development, children receiving speech therapy, or by those wanting to provide sound awareness activities for their children. The set includes eleven picture books that each target a different speech sound within the story. The set is also accompanied by a user guide with notes for professionals and caregivers alike. Eleven different speech sounds have been chosen that are early developing sounds, or sounds commonly targeted in speech language therapy. With titles such as Who Bit My Tail?, Crocodiles Can’t Climb Trees and Ben the Bubble Bear, the stories are light and engaging, with colourful and fun pictures on every page to keep the child interested. Perfect not just for therapy, but also for encouraging early sound awareness and development, Speech Bubbles 1 will create the perfect relaxed learning and practice environment for children beginning their journey into phonological awareness, speech sounds and their positions in words. Education

Foundations of Primary Mathematics Education Many pre-service teachers admit to feeling unsure about the mathematics they will have to teach in primary school. Others find it difficult to know how to apply the theories of teaching and learning they study in other courses to the teaching of mathematics. This book begins by outlining some of the key considerations of effective mathematics teaching and learning. These include understanding student motivation, classroom management, overcoming maths anxiety and developing a positive learning environment. The authors also introduce the curriculum and assessment processes, and explore the use of ICT in the maths classroom. Part B outlines in a straightforward and accessible style the mathematical content knowledge required of a primary teacher. The content extends beyond the primary level to Year 9 of the Australian Curriculum as, while primary teachers may not have to teach this content, knowing it is a key part of being a strong teacher and will assist pre-service teachers to meet the requirements of the LANTITE (the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students). Featuring graphics and worked examples and using clear and friendly language throughout, this is the essential introduction for students wishing to begin teaching primary mathematics with confidence and enthusiasm. 'The writing style is clean and uncomplicated; exactly what my maths education students need. The blend of theories, curriculum, planning, assessment and mathematical content knowledge strikes the balance that is missing in many texts.' -- Dr Geoff Hilton, University of Queensland Education

Changing Australian Education Australian education policy for the past 40 years has been heading in the wrong direction and is entirely unsuitable for preparing young people for the 21st century. Exaggeration? Sadly not. For a teacher, there is nothing more exhilarating than encouraging young people to realise the power of learning. But in our schools today, teachers spend so much time preparing their students for high-stakes tests, gathering data and filling in forms, that many of them feel like the life has been squeezed out of their role. Schooling has been turned into a market, and school leaders are forced to spend precious time and resources competing with other schools. Their professional experience is disregarded as policy makers turn to the corporate world and self-appointed commentators to determine curriculum and school funding. The outcome? Our schooling system is becoming more segregated; children from poorer backgrounds are falling behind; public schools are starved of funds; and good teachers are leaving. One of the most highly regarded educational leaders in Australia, Alan Reid, argues it's time to reconsider the purposes of education, the capacities we need for the future, and the strategies that will get us there. He outlines a new narrative for Australian schooling that is futures-focused and prizes flexibility, adaptability, collaboration and agility, with students, teachers and school communities at centre-stage. 'A provocative and persuasive argument for the necessity of a new narrative for Australian schooling so as to meet better the demonstrable demands of the twenty-first century...' - Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard, The University of Queensland 'At the heart of the book is a penetrating critique of neoliberalism and the damaging effects it is having on education and society. It should be essential reading for policy makers, educators, parents, and anyone interested in the current state of Australian education.' - Professor Barry Down, Murdoch University Education

Critical Thinking Now available from Rowman & Littlefield, the third edition of this introductory critical thinking text features streamlined chapters, Think for Yourself activities, and a complete glossary of critical thinking terms. Education

Happy Learning Book For Siblings, The Your home is the perfect place for learning, fun, and sibling bonding!The Happy Learning Book for Siblings features 50 hands-on activities you can conduct in the comfort of your home. They are divided into five learning areas (Literacy, Numeracy, Discovery of the World, Motor Skills and Sensory Play, Arts and Crafts), and are scaled for children of different ages to experience together. Spark hours of joyful learning and playful moments for your children, from toddlers to preschoolers and school-aged kids! Education

Maths Mastery Reasoning Maths Mastery Reasoning: Teacher Resources KS1 contains a wealth of practical ideas and photocopiable resources to promote reasoning using precise mathematical vocabulary and stem sentences. It will enable teachers to explicitly teach children how to reason so they can answer questions such as: Which skills do I need to complete the task? How can I explain my thinking? What vocabulary do I need to use? Covering all areas of the primary maths curriculum including place value, fractions and the four operations, each photocopiable activity enables pupils to practise key skills and make links to the maths they are using. Many of the activities can be completed using a concrete, pictorial and abstract (CPA) approach to teaching maths. Written by experienced teacher John Bee, this must-have resource is ideal for teachers just starting on the maths mastery journey or for more experienced teachers who need some fresh input and ideas. This unique book will engage pupils in lively debate when they hypothesise, agree, criticise and prove their learning around key mathematical concepts. A companion book for Key Stage 2 is also available. Education

Maths Mastery Reasoning Maths Mastery Reasoning: Teacher Resources KS2 contains a wealth of practical ideas and photocopiable resources to promote reasoning using precise mathematical vocabulary and stem sentences. It will enable teachers to explicitly teach children how to reason so they can answer questions such as: Which skills do I need to complete the task? How can I explain my thinking? What vocabulary do I need to use? Covering all areas of the primary maths curriculum including decimals and percentages, algebra, geometry and statistics, each photocopiable activity enables pupils to practise key skills and make links to the maths they are using. Many of the activities can be completed using a concrete, pictorial and abstract (CPA) approach to teaching maths. Written by experienced teacher John Bee, this must-have resource is ideal for teachers just starting on the maths mastery journey or for more experienced teachers who need some fresh input and ideas. This unique book will engage pupils in lively debate when they hypothesise, agree, criticise and prove their learning around key mathematical concepts. A companion book for Key Stage 1 is also available. Education

Natural Allies In Natural Allies, Soo Hong offers a paradigm shift in how we think about family engagement with schools. Education

Democratic Discord in Schools Teaching in a democracy is challenging and filled with dilemmas that have no easy answers. For example, how do educators meet their responsibilities of teaching civic norms and dispositions while remaining nonpartisan? Democratic Discord in Schools features eight normative cases of complex dilemmas drawn from real events designed to help educators practice the type of collaborative problem solving and civil discourse needed to meet these challenges of democratic education. Education

Teaching Students About the World of Work Teaching Students About the World of Work argues that educational institutions—especially two-year and four-year public institutions serving low-income students—need to make the topic of employment a central element in their educational offerings. Education

Fulfilling the Promise In Fulfilling the Promise, Mandy Savitz-Romer shows what is possible when schools and districts draw upon the talents of their counselors and put them at the center of students’ school experience. Education

Educational Leadership, Improvement and Change This book analyses selected critical concepts of policy and practice in educational leadership in five European countries. The editors and contributors cover Croatia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Denmark and Norway, spanning a wide geographical region as well as diverse historical and political contexts. The analyses primarily consider the issues of convergence and divergence in local educational leadership policies and practice that are developing and emerging from traditional structures and discourses under global, trans-national and regional influences. Focusing on both the macro and micro levels, this book examines a range of topics including international benchmarking, inclusive education practices and digital transformation. It will be of interest and value to scholars of educational leadership in Europe, particularly within smaller countries. “Today’s local educational leadership policies and practice are connected with the historical roots of five small European countries. In the analysis, perspectives from within each country and comparisons are used interestingly. Both levels of analysis bring out new understandings of the relationship between policy and practice and how they have been related to leadership in a historical discourse. In my opinion the different country chapters and the comparisons represent important new knowledge and I recommended the book as reading for school leaders and policy makers in the field of educational leadership.”  â€”Professor Olof Johansson, UmeÃ¥ University, Sweden  “The book fills a gap in the research of cross-national research, comparing school leadership issues in two Balkan countries, Croatia and Slovenia, one Baltic country, Lithuania, and two Scandinavian countries, Norway and Denmark. To my knowledge it is the first time there has been this sort of cross-investigation of commonalities and differences in school leadership conditions between these countries in the age of globalization. I am sure that many scholars and practitioners can benefit from this book and hereby recommend it. “ —Associate Professor Emeritus Klaus Kasper Kofod, Aarhus University, Denmark Education

Impact in International Affairs This book examines how and to what extent academic research in politics and international studies has had 'impact' — in doing so, it also considers what might characterise ‘world-leading’ research impact. International Relations was always meant to have impact – it was intended to make a difference in the world, when the subject was formally founded to understand and prevent war in 1919. This volume addresses the concept of ‘impact’ and offers a typology of the term — instrumental, conceptual, capacity building and procedural. The authors examine 111 impact case studies in the UK Research Excellence Framework (2014) that were classified as having achieved the highest level of evaluation, and they identify eight characteristics that mark ‘world-leading’ impact. The book concludes that process and public and media engagement are previously underestimated aspects of impact in official approaches. It further demonstrates that achieving the top levels of impact in international relations is possible, but that factors such as the nature of the subject, the approach of researchers and mean-spiritedness in the peer review process inhibited this. This book will be of much interest to students of politics and international studies, as well as educational research and policy makers, and anyone interested in, or working on, research impact. Education

53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study If you teach adults, 53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study is designed to help you. It provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for helping students to improve their learning in class and at home. The authors demonstrate how educators can effectively support students through the whole learning process: beginning to study; planning one's studying; studying through reading; taking notes; writing; learning with others; using library resources; revision; and exams. Whether you're new to teaching and keen to develop good strategies, or more experienced and looking to expand your repertoire, 53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study is a handy guide to keep on your desk. Education

How to Pass Exams Does the thought of exams and tests make you feel panicky? Do you know how to make the most of those last days before an exam or test? Do you worry you'll forget everything you've studied? This bestselling guide explains how to control your anxiety and get good marks. Learn how to: * avoid panic attacks* improve your memory* manage your time* cope with different kinds of exams and tests as well as many other essential techniques. Whether you are studying at school, college, university or anywhere else, you need How to Pass Exams. Don't wait till it's too late! Education

Making the Difference First published in 1982, Making the Difference has become a classic in the study of education and of Australian society. Hailed on publication as 'certainly the most interesting book written about Australian schools in a very long time [and] arguably the most important', it has since been recognised as one of the 10 most influential works of Australian sociology, 'not just a major argument, and a 'classic' point of reference, [but] an event, an intervention in ways of doing research and speaking to practice, a methodology, a textual style. it was designed to be read by a much wider audience than the standard sociological text, and it has succeeded'. Making the Difference draws on a detailed study of the schools and homes of the powerful and the wealthy, and of ordinary wage-earners. It allows children, parents and teachers to speak for themselves and from what they say it develops strikingly new ways of understanding 'educational inequality', of how the class and gender systems work, and of schools and their social roles. 'Equality of opportunity', co-education, and 'relevant and meaningful curriculum' are all questioned, sympathetically but incisively. Ranging across educational policy from system level to the everyday experience of kids and teachers, from the problems of schooling to the production of class and gender relations, this path-breaking combination of theory, research and politics remains engaging, thought-provoking, and relevant. Education

Young British African and Caribbean Men Achieving Educational Success In contrast to research that focuses on the underperformance of young Black males in the British education system, the dominant notion of this volume is educational success. By aiming to understand how young, Black—notably African and Caribbean—male education plays out in different educational spaces, this book provides new insights around intersections between, and across, different structural forces and educational contexts. Examining the political, cultural, and structural factors that shape the educational journey of young Black men in the British education system, the book will cover topics such as: Race, gender, and class, and the attainment gap Contextualising Black men’s educational narratives The role of family and parenting in achieving success The role of community resource in achieving success Young British African and Caribbean Men Achieving Educational Success will be of interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of multicultural education and gender and sexuality in education, as well as educators concerned with how Black male masculinities play out in educational discourses. Cecile Wright is Professor in the School of Sociology and Social Work, University of Nottingham, UK. Uvanney Maylor is Professor of Education in the Institute for Research in Education, at the University of Bedfordshire, UK. Thomas Pickup is a Principal Policy and Project Officer in local government in the UK. Education

AQA GCSE Biology for Combined Science Specifically tailored for the 2016 AQA GCSE Science (9-1) specifications, this third edition supports your students on their journey from Key Stage 3 and through to success in the new linear GCSE qualifications. This series helps students and teachers to monitor progress, while supporting the increased demand, maths, and new practical requirements. Education

Aqa Gcse Combined Science Foundation Revision and Exam Practice Sb Supports students preparing for AQA GCSE 9-1 2016 spec exams. Education

Aqa Gcse Chemistry Revision Exam Practice Student Book Supports students preparing for AQA GCSE 9-1 2016 spec exams. Education

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Making Cereal This collection of short wordless picture books helps to support children with speech, language and communication needs as they develop their expressive sentence and narrative skills through storytelling. Each book is comprised of six colourful images that follow a simple everyday routine such as ‘Brushing Teeth’, ‘Having a Haircut’ and ‘Walking the Dog’. Unlike traditional picture books, they follow a film scroll effect, showing the progression of time and allowing the child to follow the story to its resolution. Because of their simplicity, the books can support children as they move from simple to intermediate sentence levels, as well as encouraging them to consider additional elements of language such as cause and effect, sequencing and inference. This resource includes: Ten beautifully illustrated picture books, each following a simple pattern of routine, disruption and resolution An accompanying guidebook including story scripts, cue questions and prompts for using the resource to support additional skills Although developed specifically to help children with speech, language and communication needs, this set is suitable for any child who requires support and practice in developing their speech. It is an invaluable resource for speech and language therapists, teaching staff and caregivers. Education

Language in Writing Instruction Accessible and engaging, this book offers a comfortable entry point to integrating language instruction in writing units in grades 3–8. A full understanding of language development is necessary for teaching writing in a successful and meaningful way. Applying a Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) approach, María Brisk embraces an educator’s perspective, breaks down the challenges of teaching language for non-linguists, and demonstrates how teachers can help students express their ideas and create cohesive texts. With a focus on the needs of all students, including bilingual and English language learners, Brisk addresses topics necessary for successful language instruction, and moves beyond vocabulary and grammar to address meaning-making and genre. This book provides a wealth of tools and examples for practice and includes helpful instructional resources that teachers can return to time after time. Moving from theory to practice, this teacher-friendly text is a vital resource for courses in language education programs, in-service teacher-training seminars, and for pre-service and practicing English Language Arts (ELA) teachers who want to expand their teaching abilities and knowledge bases. This book features a sample unit and a reference list of instructional resources. Education

Change and Continuity in American Colleges and Universities Change and Continuity in American Colleges and Universities explores major ideas which have shaped the history and development of higher education in North America and considers how these inform contemporary innovations in the sector. Chapters address intellectual, organizational, social, and political movements which occurred across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and have impacted the policies, scholarship, and practices enacted at a variety of public and private institutions throughout the United States. Topics addressed include the politics of racial segregation, the place of religion in Higher Education, and models of leadership. Through rigorous historical analyses of education reform cases, this text puts forward useful lessons on how colleges and universities have navigated change in the past, and may do so in the future. This text will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of Higher Education, administration and leadership, as well as the history of education and educational reform. Education

Louts and Legends For five years, Jim Walker followed the stories of four groups of young men, from their last years at an inner-city high school to their early twenties. Louts and Legends is a rich portrayal of their ways of life, their responses to school and teachers, and their experience of job-seeking, employment, unemployment, further education and training. Louts and Legends presents a unique perspective on Australian culture, showing the problems, achievements, and social context of four distinct cultural styles: the macho 'Aussie' culture of the footballers; the competitive challenge of the Greeks; the 'nice guy' friendliness of the handballers; the artistic aspirations of the stigmatised three friends. The interview and participant observation data gathered over a long period contains fresh insights on youth culture as well as moving individual stories. The findings in this book pose a challenge to educational and social policy, but they also offer realistic suggestions for teachers, youth workers, parents and for other young people. Education

Hands Down, Speak Out "I sometimes wonder how the world will survive if children do not experience the sort of teaching presented in this book." —Peter Johnston, author of Choice Words and Opening Minds Math coach, Kassia Omohundro Wedekind, and literacy coach, Christy Hermann Thompson, have spent years comparing notes on how to build effective classroom communities across the content areas. How, they wondered, can we lay the groundwork for classroom conversations that are less teacher-directed and more conducive to student-to-student dialogue? Their answers start with Hands Down Conversations, an innovative discourse structure in which students’ ideas and voices take the lead while teachers focus on listening and facilitating. In addition to classroom stories and examples, Christy and Kassia provide 28 micro-lessons designed to help K–5 students develop and exercise their speaking and listening muscles. Inside Hands Down, Speak Out you’ll learn how to: Build talk communities that are accessible to everyone, especially those whose voices are traditionally left out of classroom discourse Analyze classroom conversations in order to plan next steps for developing the classroom talk community Plan and facilitate three types of conversation across literacy and math Christy and Kassia believe that the development of dialogue skills is worth the investment of time not only because it has the power to deepen our understanding of literacy and mathematics, but also to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our communities, and the world. Education

Educing Ivan Illich More than a book about Illich, this is a conversation with Illich’s work as we enter the third decade of the 21st century, just under twenty years after his passing, and almost fifty years since his Deschooling Society was first published. Education

Becoming Human This book provides a solid basis for interreligious pedagogy and didactics. Authentic interreligious cooperation begins by promoting intra- and inter-religious self-confidence and understanding. Approaches and attitudes are examined, including contingency sensibility to support the planning, management and evaluation of educational processes. Education

Becoming Human This book provides a solid basis for interreligious pedagogy and didactics. Authentic interreligious cooperation begins by promoting intra- and inter-religious self-confidence and understanding. Approaches and attitudes are examined, including contingency sensibility to support the planning, management and evaluation of educational processes. Education

Rules of Behavior and Interaction in German and Brazilian Classrooms The author describes the linguistic and discursive behavior of students and teachers from the same educational level from different countries (Germany and Brazil). She analyzes how similarities and differences in individual behavior explain the institutional culture of school. Education

Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics Written by an experienced teacher and teacher educator with widespread experience of teaching mathematics in the UK and internationally, Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics combines pedagogy and subject knowledge to build confidence and equip you with all the skills and know-how you need to successfully teach mathematics to children of any age. This fourth edition has been fully updated to reflect the latest research developments and initiatives in the field, including a brand-new chapter on ‘Mastery and mathematics’ and ‘The Singapore approach’ which reflects the current international interest in these approaches to learning and teaching mathematics. Extra features also include helpful callouts to the book’s revised and updated companion website, which offers a shared site with a range of resources relevant to both this book and its companion volume, Teaching for Mathematical Understanding. Stimulating, accessible and well-illustrated, with comprehensive coverage of subject knowledge and pedagogy, Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics is an essential purchase for trainee and practising teachers alike. Education

Dimensions of Adult Learning Adult education has never been more important or urgent than it is today Few educators have had the impact on adult education of Griff Foley. Professor Peter McLaren, University of California, Los Angeles This timely and valuable book makes an important contribution to our understanding of key recent developments in adult education and their significance. Reflecting the increasingly global nature of scholarship in the field, well-respected international contributors analyse issues facing practitioners today, and consider how these can be most positively embraced to further the international cause of adult learning and social justice. Janet Hannah, University of Nottingham Learning is central to all aspects of human life, and failure to learn brings dire consequences. As our world becomes more integrated and complex, adult learning has become more important. Dimensions of Adult Learning offers a broad overview of adult learning in the workplace and community. Written by a team of international experts, it introduces the core skills and knowledge which underpin effective practice. It examines adult education policy and research, and highlights the social nature of adult learning. It also examines adult learning in different contexts: on-line learning, problem-based learning, organisational and vocational learning. Dimensions of Adult Learning is an essential reference for professionals and students. Griff Foley is Research Associate in Adult Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is author of Learning in Social Action and Strategic Learning. Education

Beginning Reading Most children learn to read, irrespective of the method of instruction. Yet up to a fifth of children struggle with reading in their first few years at school. Unfortunately, those who struggle in the early years will continue to struggle throughout their school career. Yola Center offers a systematic, research-based guide to teaching reading in the first three years of school. Her aim is to ensure that teachers can work with at-risk or reluctant readers in the regular classroom as effectively as with children for whom reading seems to come naturally. Taking an analytic approach to reading, Beginning Reading shows how children can be moved through the key stages of early reading acquisition. Each chapter includes an overview of relevant research, practical classroom strategies and guidelines for lesson planning. Center adopts a balanced view of reading instruction, stressing the importance of phonological processes at the beginning of literacy instruction, as well as semantic and syntactic ones. This supports at risk children in regular classrooms, who are provided with the maximum opportunity to develop the accurate and fluent word recognition skills that are needed in order to extract meaning from print. 'At last! A book that combines an overview of recent research findings and their implications for the teaching of reading with sensible and practical suggestions for classroom teachers.' Morag Stuart, Professor in the Psychology of Reading, University of London 'This is an excellent book. It comprehensively reviews the research literature and shows how to apply it to the nuts and bolts of teaching reading in the first few years of school. It is a must-read for teachers.' Professor Tom Nicholson, University of Auckland, New Zealand 'This is the book that we have all been waiting for. It is the only book that I have seen that focuses on a theoretically sound approach to the teaching of reading with a focus on children who experience difficulties in the regular classroom.' Ruth Fielding-Barnsley, Queensland University of Technology 'It is indeed rare when a reading scientist can explain the intricacies of reading development, reading difficulties, and reading instruction with such clarity and comprehensiveness. Most importantly, Dr Center provides a masterful synthesis of the most current converging scientific evidence available that defines what research-based reading instruction is all about.' G. Reid Lyon, PhD, National Institutes of Health, USA Education

Staff, Parents and Politics in Head Start This book takes the reader inside the workings of Head Start, drawing attention to the inequalities in power, knowledge, and material resources that exist in the United States. It traces the dialectical relationship between the thoughts and actions of staff members and parents. Education

Education Unchained Education must be set free it must be returned to parents and to pupils. Education

Offering Theory A reading of Theory that in tracing when and where Theory arises in the event of reading, proposes how Theory might best be handled in the context of higher education today. Education

Immigrant Faculty in the Academy This edited volume shares the diverse experiences of immigrant professors in the United States. Chapters provide insight for educators in academia seeking deeper understanding of issues of identity and intersectionality, assimilation and integration, culture and its different manifestations, accent and the politics of language, and hegemonic systems and structures. Blending autoethnographies and case studies, this book highlights the invaluable collective experiences of immigrant professors as they navigate challenges and success. By sharing these rich stories, Immigrant Faculty in the Academy contributes to the conversation on career development, the professoriate, and immigration. Education

Considering Inclusive Development across Global Educational Contexts This volume charts the rise of the concept of "inclusive development" and simultaneously recognizes its problematic implications as it shifts the focus of development work from efficiency to justice. In response to increasing awareness that development projects can all too often lead to the exclusion of marginalized populations, Considering Inclusive Development across Global Educational Contexts sets out to foreground trends and experiences that can inform socially just approaches to development. Structured in three parts, the volume explores several educational themes - aid and development, the human-environment nexus, and economic redistribution. Chapters look in detail at how approaches in these areas can help or hinder inclusive educational development globally, and highlight representative, critical, and relational models of inclusive development that can more strongly inform education by/from broader development trends. This timely volume will be of interest to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education development, inclusivity, and sustainable development. This book would also benefit graduate students and scholars in development education. Education

Rebuilding the Education Sector in East Timor during UNTAET This original volume examines the collaboration between East Timorese and international staff in the rebuilding of the education sector during the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) 1999-2002. Using interviews, contemporary newspaper articles and reports from UN sources and the World Bank, the book enables a comprehensive analysis of Timorese agency. Examining choices made by the Timorese and drawing comparison with other former Portuguese colonies, the text considers the power of the Timorese elite, the role of nepotism and corruption, the preservation of the Indonesian curriculum and the selection of Portuguese as the medium of instruction and official language - together with Tetum. Concluding with a contemporary discussion on the educational achievements for East Timorese children during UNTAET compared with those of today, Rebuilding the Education Sector in East Timor during UNTAET will be of interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of post-conflict studies, post-colonial education and language policy as well as East Timor more specifically. This book will also benefit graduate students and scholars in teacher education. Trina Supit completed her PhD at the University of Sydney, Australia. She was a member of the UNTAET Division of Education. Education

Teachers' Work Teachers' Work is a highly readable, penetrating and often amusing account of the reality of teachers working lives, as relevant to the profession and its future as it was when first published in 1985. Based on the classic Australian study of the schools and homes of the wealthy and powerful and of ordinary wage-earners described in Making the Difference, Teachers' Work draws on extended interviews with teachers in elite private schools and mainstream government high schools and with the students and parents who attend and patronise them. As well as providing an absorbing account of the life and work of teachers through vivid portraits of people, classrooms and staffrooms, Teachers' Work illuminates the interaction between personal relationships in the classroom and the social structures of gender and class. In generating new ways of thinking about the character and origins of inequality in education, this book gives teachers themselves cause for reflection, offers student-teachers a picture of the real world of teaching, and provides parents with an insight into daily life behind the classroom door. At a time when the power of 'effective teaching' is being widely recognised and national debate focuses on the condition and prospcts of the teaching profession, Teachers' Work is as insightful and rewarding as ever. Education

Studying Law at University Do you want to do well in Law from day one? Law is a challenging and competitive subject to study at university. You need to become familiar with its peculiar language and complicated practices as quickly as possible if you want to do well. Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of students, Studying Law at University demystifies your law course. With reliable tips and practical suggestions, it shows you how to: understand key legal concepts; read cases; take useful notes; become an active learner; manage your time; write law essays; sit law exams. Updated to take into account the increasing use of the internet, this second edition of Studying Law at University tells you everything you need to know to get good marks and enjoy your studies. Education

Contexts for Music Learning and Participation This book sets out a contemporary perspective on music education, highlighting complex intersections between informal, non-formal and formal practices and contexts. At a time when the boundaries between music learning and participation are increasingly blurred, this volume is distinctive in challenging a ‘siloed’ approach to understanding the diverse international music education landscape. Instead, the book proposes a multi-layered continuum of practices that can be applied across a range of formal, informal or non-formal concepts to support the development of musical possible selves. It challenges existing conceptions of learning in music education in part by drawing on research in adult learning, but also by considering the contexts in which learning takes place, and the extent to which this learning can be classified as formal, informal or non-formal.  Education

Exploring Diasporic Perspectives in Music Education This book challenges simplified claims of racial, national, and ethnic belonging in music education by presenting diaspora as a new paradigm for teaching music, departing from the standard multicultural guides and offering the idea of unfinished identities for musical creations. While multiculturalism—the term most commonly used in music education—had promised a theoretical framework that puts classical, folk, and popular music around the world on equal footing, it has perpetuated the values of Western aesthetics and their singular historical development. Breaking away from this standard, the book illuminates a diasporic web of music’s historical pathways, avoiding the fragmentation of music by categories of presumed origins whether racial, ethnic, or national. Education

Veteran Teacher Resilience This book explores why veteran teachers choose to remain in the classroom, making teaching their life’s career.  The authors felt compelled to interview veteran teachers to learn about their experiences, how they make meaning of their classrooms and schools, and in particular what can be known about the adversities they face and their resilience. Factors (individual and contextual) are uncovered that influence veteran teacher’s resiliency and adaptation from veteran teachers’ perspectives and the literature. Induction programs, professional development, and mentoring are also examined for their importance to the interviews and education. Features of this book include: Focuses on veteran teacher resilience and why veteran teachers choose to remain in the classroom and teaching profession Uses an interview method involving veteran teachers that illuminates issues of resiliency and retention from their perspective Highlights 15 narrative accounts of veteran teachers tailored to their perceptions, experiences, and strategies for navigating barriers and overcoming challenge Combines conceptual frameworks, research results, interventions, and strategies Connects implications of the study and suggestions for future research to practice and policy This book is for researchers interested in teacher resilience, particularly veteran teacher resilience and the study and development of it, as well as practitioners  drawn to the same topic, with applicability to their fields. Anyone interested in resilience, particularly within demanding professional contexts and stressful situations, should find value. "The focus on teacher resilience is original and it is an important aspect of why teachers might choose to stay in the profession.  Teacher resilience is understudied and should provide useful knowledge to policymakers and education leaders on how to improve working conditions and increase efficacy. So much ink is spilled extolling why teachers exit the profession--there is a dearth of research on why they stay, which in my opinion is even more important than why they leave. This book makes an important contribution to the literature and will hopefully inform policy making and inspire others to conduct research on the subject."    Christopher H. Tienken, Associate Professor, Dept. of Education Leadership Management and Policy, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA "The topic is original. It seems there is much literature on new teachers and why they leave, but little on veteran teachers and why they stay. The topic and the reporting of the findings with suggestions for practices to be implemented in university programs as well as in K-12 schools is very useful. The format this book follows is actually a strong one for other researchers and students in doctoral programs." Sandra Harris, Professor Emerita, Educational Leadership, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, USA   Education

Rethinking Ethical-Political Education This book offers a variety of outlooks and perspectives on the constitutive values and formative norms of a society, reflected by discourses on ethical-political education. It also discusses conceptual and critical philosophical works combined with empirical studies. The book is divided into three parts: the first part describes contemporary youth’s tangible experience of and reflections on ethical-political issues, while the second part explores the potential powers and pitfalls of educational philosophies, old and new. The third part highlights cutting edge issues within the humanities and social sciences, and examines the prospects of a fruitful rethinking of ethical-political education in response to today’s pressing issues.  By addressing current dilemmas with diligence and insight, the authors offer solid arguments for new theoretical and practical directions to promote philosophical clarification and advance research. Intended for students, teachers and researchers, the book provides fresh perspectives on the many facets of ethical-political education, and as such is a valuable contribution to educational research and debate. Education

Practice-Focused Research in Further Adult and Vocational Education This book examines how educational practice can be improved through practice-focused educational research. The editors and contributors explore the issues involved in breaking down boundaries between educational research and practice - research often seen as an elitist activity that can only be determined by a favoured few - as well as the socially constructed nature of boundaries between academic and vocational education. Containing illuminating case studies written by practicing teachers from the further and vocational education sector, it posits that educational research should enable teachers to learn from research in order to improve their own educational practice. This book will be of interest and value to scholars of further and vocational education, as well as those wanting to bridge the gap between research and practice.  Education

International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 8 Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives. The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.- Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.- Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.- Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.- Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.- Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.- Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology. Available in the series:Stage 7 Student's Book: 9781510481985 Stage 7 Student eTextbook 9781510483538Stage 7 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483484 Stage 8 Student's Book: 9781510481992Stage 8 Student eTextbook 9781510483569Stage 8 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483491 Stage 9 Student's Book: 9781510482005Stage 9 Student eTextbook 9781510483606Stage 9 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483507 Education

Essential Studies for A-Level Psychology Develop the skills required to understand and evaluate the classic and contemporary psychological studies for A-level with clear summaries and 'check your knowledge' questions that help to prepare students for assessment. This essential guide covers every study students need to know for the AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel and WJEC/Eduqas specifications. - Build students' knowledge throughout the course with easily accessible summaries of all the studies they need to know.- Boost marks by helping students to think synoptically, with comparative links to studies from outside the specification.- Develop the essential skills of analysis, interpretation and evaluation, putting each study into context and drawing comparisons with modern ethics and contemporary research.- Support students as they prepare for the exams with 'Check Your Knowledge' questions.- Benefit from the guidance of bestselling Psychology author Richard Gross, with helpful insights at the end of each chapter. Education

Psychology Build a solid foundation for students to develop the skills and knowledge they need to progress with the updated edition of Richard Gross's best-selling introduction to Psychology. This 8th edition of Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour is the essential guide to studying Psychology, helping over half a million students during its 30 years of publication. - Easily access psychological theories and research with user-friendly content and useful features including summaries, critical discussion and research updates.- Develop evaluative skills, with new evaluation boxes, encouraging students to put classic and contemporary studies into context.- Consolidate understanding by identifying common misconceptions.- Stay up to date with revised content and the latest psychological research.- Understand the research process with updated contributions from leading Psychologists including Elizabeth Loftus, Alex Haslam and David Canter. Education

AQA A-level Psychology (Year 1 and Year 2) Equip your students with the knowledge and skills to study for AQA A-level Psychology with clear, comprehensive coverage, guidance on assessment objectives and updated practice questions that consolidate understanding, develop evaluative skills and ensure progression. This all-in-one textbook covers the Year 1 and Year 2 specifications.- Engage your students through extensive real-life contemporary research, including evaluation points at the end of each research section to develop their analytical skills.- Test knowledge and support exam preparation with updated practice questions, based on past assessments.- Ensure progression and encourage independent thinking with extension suggestions and activities.- Help your students understand the assessment objectives and develop their examination skills with assessment guidance throughout.- Ensure students learn and understand content for all the key topics with the clear, accessible style, written by Jean-Marc Lawton and Eleanor Willard.Please note: The following topics will not be included in the printed book but will be available to download online as part of your purchase: addiction, cognition and development, eating behaviour. Education

Stewardship as Teacher Leadership The term “teacher leadership” is not without its problems, since some interpret it to have both corporate and hierarchical implications. Stewardship as Teacher Leadership: Portraits from the Profession discusses the impact of changing that language to stewardship, a term that is more inclusive, more professional, and more morally-based. At a time when the work of teachers is critiqued and denigrated, the concept of stewardship within the profession better supports the efforts of all teachers, but particularly early career teachers. Stewards have the best interests of the profession at the forefront of their actions. Through the “portraits” of a variety of teachers, readers of Stewardship as Teacher Leadership will engage with and recognize how teachers are stewards as they make intentional and deliberate choices in their daily work that have lasting impacts on their relationships with colleagues, their school programs, and the profession in a multiplicity of ways that traditional teacher leadership models often miss. Perfect for courses in: Foundations of Education | Introduction to Teaching | Student Teaching Seminars | Teacher Leadership | Educational Leadership Education

Assessment Education This book presents a powerful call to action for an assessment system that advances equity and offers educators practical applications that promote sound instructional decision making. Education

Planning for Success The book centers on the need for planning and formulation of strategies to enhance goal attainment and achieve lasting success in any organization. Education

Invested Stayers This book features chapters coauthored by PK–12 teachers and postsecondary teacher educators from across the U.S. that reflect how they persist, remain, and thrive in the teaching profession. Education

CXC Study Guide Written by experienced teachers and experts, Mechanical Engineering for CSEC takes a skills-led approach. It concentrates on the development of skills, critical thinking and teamwork providing a firm foundation for the SBA, further study and beyond. Education

Oxford Mathematics for the Caribbean This workbook perfectly complements the Oxford Mathematics for the Caribbean for CSEC textbook and online materials; enhancing students' learning through clear, structured practice, to develop and refine skills required for the exam. Education

Wellbeing Champions Wellbeing Champions is a practical toolkit designed to support primary and secondary schools working with children to co-create a group of Wellbeing Champions. Full of detailed resources to support both the recruitment and training of children and young people to support others in their school settings, this book has been carefully created to ensure that emotions, self-care, resilience, communication and support systems are considered in order to promote and support positive mental health and wellbeing throughout the school setting. Containing ideas for specific training as well as considering a whole school approach, the resources and tools have been designed to support practitioners, teachers, children and young people to find out what their school does well and to identify areas for development. With a wealth of photocopiable resources, including supervision and training sessions, risk assessments, application forms, feedback forms and certificates, this book offers: all the practical resources needed to recruit and interview children and young people for the role, including an outline job description and personal specifications a manual that enables teachers to recruit, train and develop the role of Wellbeing Champions within their school support to teachers and Wellbeing Champions to develop the role needed within their school easy-to-follow, user-friendly sections that can be easily adapted lessons and activities that support the Wellbeing Champions and help them understand their role and develop the knowledge and skills to support other young people Packed full of activities to help promote and support social and emotional skills development and positive mental health and wellbeing within schools at KS2, KS3 and KS4, Wellbeing Champions is the ideal resource for teachers and practitioners, focused on pastoral development, mental health and wellbeing and social and emotional development in children and young people. Education

The Proper Study of Religion In The Proper Study of Religion, Sam Gill charts an innovative course of development for the academic study of religion by engaging the legacy of Jonathan Z. Smith, Gill's teacher and mentor for fifty years. Building on Smith's foundational legacy through creative encounters, Gill explores an extensive range of absorbing topics including: comparison as essential to academic technique and to human knowledge itself; play, philosophically understood, as a core dynamic of Smith's entire program; the relationship of academic document-based studies to the sensory-rich real world of religions; and self-moving as providing a biological and philosophical foundation on which to develop and expand upon a proper academic study of religion. Education

Where Teachers Thrive In Where Teachers Thrive, Susan Moore Johnson outlines a powerful argument about the importance of the school as an organization in nurturing high‐quality teaching. Education

Educating English Learners Educating English Learners places educators inside the classroom with four ESL students of varying backgrounds. Using case studies and proven strategies, this book explores ways these ESL students succeeded. Education

Preparing Every Teacher to Reach English Learners This book develops techniques for infusing English learning into the classroom without disrupting regular preparatory coursework. It shares course development ideas for implementing EL that teachers can use to avoid pitfalls and meet learning objectives. Education

Show, Tell, Build Building upon the theoretical and practical foundation outlined in their previous book, Educating English Learners, the authors show classroom teachers how to develop a repertoire of instructional techniques that address K–12 English learners (ELs) at different English proficiency and grade levels, and across subject areas. Education

Metacognitive Mindscapes Synthesizing research on metacognition and intersecting it with studies on second and foreign language writing, Sin Wang Chong puts forward a conceptual framework of metacognition and metacognitive knowledge that is employed as an analytical lens to examine junior secondary EFL students’ writing proficiencies. The exploration takes into account three facets of metacognitive knowledge, namely person knowledge, task knowledge, and strategic knowledge. Based on data garnered from interviews, open-ended questionnaires, and think-aloud sessions with students, the book analyzes the three types of metacognitive knowledge – theorized as a system – of junior secondary students with high, average, and low writing proficiencies. Discussion of the findings offers an expanded understanding of the factors that potentially affect students’ writing proficiencies, which will inform the teaching of primary and secondary EFL writing teachers to be more learner-centered. The book will appeal to researchers and teachers interested in metacognition and metacognitive knowledge. Education

Schooling the Rustbelt Kids 'A truly exceptional book.' - Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison 'A gripping insight into the local struggles facing disadvantaged schools and a compelling account of the injustice of their place in the bigger picture.' - Professor Geoff Whitty, Director, Institute of Education, University of London Schools in disadvantaged areas are struggling in the current economic and political environment. Like schools everywhere they are being asked to do more with less, but they face more obstacles. In recent years education policy has shifted from a holistic approach to learning to a focus on narrow educational outcomes: spelling, reading and writing. Thomson shows that this approach penalises disadvantaged schools and argues that educational and social disadvantage are inextricably linked in children's everyday lives. Examining primary and secondary schools in disadvantaged areas in a post-industrial ('rustbelt') city, Schooling the Rustbelt Kids reopens the debate about inequality in schooling. It provides concrete evidence that typical government policies in the Western world are not working, and that they are helping to create a permanent underclass. Thomson outlines an alternative whole of government approach to policy, which builds on those school programs that do make a real difference to educational outcomes. Thomson also emphasises the influence of local geography. Schools are coloured by particular neighbourhoods, permeated by national and global events, and tangled in complex networks of social relations. Interventions which work in one school may not work in others. Education

Developing Vocational Expertise An ambitious book with a number of excellent chapters. It will stand out in the broad field of vocational education and training for its strong basis in the research literature. Professor Michael Young, London Institute of Education Developing Vocational Expertise offers a systematic foundation for vocational education and training. Drawing on current research, it provides a theoretical basis for teachers and trainers to develop instructional strategies. The contributors emphasise the importance of considering learning in context. They examine the core areas of literacy, numeracy, information literacy, problem-solving and creativity, as well as newer areas of instruction: flexible learning and guided learning. Each chapter takes a structured approach to developing core sets of knowledge and skills for work. Within each area of expertise, recent theoretical and research developments are outlined, and the implications for curriculum development, teaching and learning are explained. Teachers and trainers are encouraged to select an appropriate combination of approaches to suit the particular needs of their students and circumstances. Developing Vocational Expertise is an essential resource for students in vocational and occupational education, and will also interest technical and further education teachers and industry trainers. Education

Change Matters While many books address the 'what' of change in education, this addresses the 'how'. The pressure for continuous adaptation and innovation in education is relentless, yet there is more failure in implementation of change than success. These failures are damaging to staff and students, as well as costly. Change Matters offers a practical guide to change management for teachers and administrators across all education sectors and for training managers in workplace settings. Change Matters assists educators to develop their abilities to manage their own change projects, and also to help their organisations to manage their overall improvement and innovation activities. Geoff Scott draws on successful experience to create a framework for the educational change process. He shows how to initiate, develop, implement and evaluate a new learning program, and how to manage continuous quality improvement and innovation at the organisational level. The need for leadership is assessed, and the particular circumstances of workplace trainers are discussed. The book is illustrated with case studies and reflective exercises which can be used individually or with other educators. 'An eminently readable and practical guide for those who want to make sure that the educational changes they attempt really do make a difference for their students. Highly recommended.' - Professor Michael Fullan, Dean, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, and author of The New Meaning of Educational Change and of the What's Worth Fighting For trilogy with Andy Hargreaves. Education

Rethinking Middle Years This is a unique and exciting book that challenges traditional conceptions of middle years provision. It should be read by policy-makers, educators and researchers alike.' Jackie Marsh, University of Sheffield Carrington's analysis of contemporary youth and the lives that they bring to school is significant. This stage of education is fundamental to understanding how we might engage learners, and her sensitive and insightful analysis makes a major contribution to our understandings about how these years resonate with their needs and interests.' Professor Nicola Yelland, Victoria University Despite two decades of research and reform, schools across the Western world still struggle to engage their students in the middle years. But does this mean there is a youth crisis? And what do technology and risk have to do with it? Victoria Carrington argues for the need to move beyond developmentally based models to see middle years pedagogy in historical, social, economic and political contexts. Setting research from Australia alongside international experience, she emphasises the importance of understanding the risk society, and young peoples' immersion in digital technologies and consumer culture. She shows how teachers and schools can use this understanding to work more effectively with early adolescents, and how policy-makers and education leaders could reshape the middle years reform agenda to improve professional practice and student outcomes. Education

Educational Administration Both the theory and practice of educational administration have undergone major changes in recent years. There is now more theoretical diversity in the field than at any other time, with influences from traditional and post-positivist science, subjectivism, ethics, critical theory and cultural studies. Similarly, social, political and economic factors have brought about new approaches to practice. Schools administration in particular is increasingly being dominated by decentralization and pressures for accountability on curriculum and educational outcomes. Educational Administration is the first Australian text to offer a comprehensive survey of theory, context and practice. It includes chapters from leading Australian scholars such as Richard Bates, Hedley Beare, Brian Caldwell, Gabriele Lakomski and Fazal Rizvi. Education

Teachers and Schooling Making A Difference Teachers + Schooling Making a Difference takes seriously the question that teachers ask, 'What do I do on Monday?' and does provide answers.' From the foreword by Professor Michael Apple, University of Wisconsin Education debates are currently dominated by free-market ideologists who push privatisation and competition as the answer to every problem, regardless of damage to schools and pupils. Teachers + Schooling Making a Difference shows that we can think about education in a far more productive way.' Professor R.W.Connell, University of Sydney This book is a lesson in making hope practical.It makes a compelling argument for recognising, supporting and enabling teachers as central to progressive school reform.' Professor Jenny Ozga, University of Edinburgh What teachers do in the classroom really matters, even though schools cannot compensate fully for difficulties children may face at home and in society. Good teachers and good schools have been making a difference in children's lives for generations, but what exactly is it that works? Based on extensive research in 1000 primary and secondary classrooms, this book examines the tough questions about teaching methods, curriculum, assessment and teachers' professionalism. The authors isolate the key elements that make the difference in the classroom, and offer teachers practical approaches to working with all their students. Teachers and Schools Making a Difference is essential reading for teachers and school administrators who want to improve their professional skills and offer a genuinely democratic education. Education

Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development Sensory motor activities are crucial for children to learn from their environment. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, this revised edition is a complete package of tried-and-tested sensory motor activities for children, covering basic movements, interoception, sensory and body awareness and early visual perceptual skills. Providing an overview of the sensory systems, the authors offer practical strategies for parents/carers and practitioners to link knowledge to practice when communicating and engaging with a child. The authors present both familiar and novel activity ideas, explaining how they provide sensory stimulation to the relevant sensory systems and may help to support the child’s development, sensory processing and regulation levels. New material includes: greater emphasis on understanding the sensory systems and how they link to the activities a brand new chapter on interoception revised recording methods, including Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome tool an expanded list of activities. Sensory Motor Activities for Early Development, 2nd edition is an essential text for all parents/carers and practitioners who use sensory motor activities in a playful way to help the development of children with a range of needs. It will be valuable reading for those working with children who do not initiate movement, who require help with their movement, who need to refine their movement, who need encouragement or motivation to engage in purposeful movements, or those who need activities to provide sensory stimulation. Education

Elementary Social Studies Organized around four commonplaces of education—learners and learning, subject matter, teachers and teaching, and classroom environment—Elementary Social Studies provides a rich and ambitious framework to help social studies teachers achieve powerful teaching and learning results. By blending the theoretical and the practical, the authors deeply probe the basic elements of quality instruction—planning, implementation, and assessment—always with the goal of creating and supporting students who are motivated, engaged, and thoughtful. Book features and updates to the fourth edition include: • Two new chapters on using the Inquiry Design Model (IDM) to understand inquiry-based teaching and learning and to develop IDM inquiries. • Revised chapter on ideas and questions. • Revised chapter on literacy to more fully incorporate media literacy and digital citizenship. • Real-classroom narratives introduce chapters and provide in-depth access to teaching and learning contexts. • Practical curriculum and resource suggestions for the social studies classroom. • End-of-chapter summaries and annotated teaching resources. Education

Exploring Teacher Recruitment and Retention This thought-provoking collection examines the challenge of teacher shortages that is of international concern. It presents multiple perspectives, and explores the commonalities and differences in approaches from around the world to understand possible solutions for the current teacher workforce crisis. Acknowledging that solutions to attract and retain teachers vary by country, region and in some cases locality, the contributors scrutinise a range of workforce planning interventions at local and government level, including financial incentives and early career support. The book draws on different perspectives to understand a range of problems that negatively affect teacher recruitment and retention, unpicking key challenges, including links between the disadvantages of location and access to teachers for coastal and rural schools, rising pupil numbers, declining school budgets and the role of professional learning in raising teacher status. Abundant in critiques, research-informed positions and context-specific discussions about the impact of teacher workforce supply and shortages, this book will be valuable reading for teacher educators, educational leaders, education policy makers and academics in the field. Education

Rethinking Attachment for Early Childhood Practice Sharne Rolfe brings an excellent discussion of attachment principles, research and applications to an exceedingly important topic, the relationships between child care teachers/providers and young children. It is a important resource for the current and next generation of early childhood professionals and researchers, and it will be a key resource for the growing international discussion about child care teacher/provider and child relationships.' Helen H. Raikes, PhD, The Gallup Organization, and Society for Research in Child Development Consultant, Administration for Children and Families, USA a timely synthesis of current knowledge concerning attachment and its implications for contemporary practice.highly relevant for use in college and university early childhood programs and a valuable resource for directors and staff in children's services' Alan Hayes, Professor of Early Childhood Studies, Macquarie University particularly valuable in highlighting the crucial importance of taking a relationship-based approach when working with young children.' Pam Linke, Manager, Centre for Parenting, Child and Youth Health, South Australia This accessible and lively exploration of the importance of attachment for infants, young children and their parents, should be essential reading for all professional caregivers and for policy makers concerned with the mental health and well being of our future generation.' Ruth Schmidt Neven, Director, Centre for Child and Family Development In heated debates about whether childcare damages young children, attachment theory has been seen as anti-childcare'. Rolfe rethinks this perception, demonstrating instead that understanding attachment is essential to good childcare practice. Rethinking Attachment offers a thorough explanation of attachment theory and explains how security, autonomy and resilience in young children can be promoted in childcare settings through a sound understanding of attachment principles. With examples drawn from practice, Rolfe examines the relationships between children and their carers, between parents and carers, and between carers themselves. She also shows how secure attachment relationships with parents and carers influence transitions to childcare, preschool and school. Education

Teaching Waldorf Mathematics in Grades 1-8 Ron Jarman believes there is a maths genius in every child and adult. Educators can use this comprehensive resource to teach math with imagination, laying the foundations for life. This resource helps educators and learners develop confidence. It has been time tested for over 50 years by the author. Drawing number work from everyday life stimulates children's interest. Ron shows how children can easily grasp math principles, so that educators are relieved of endless worksheets. Uniquely, Ron draws on Pythagoras, the ancient Greeks and Rudolf Steiner for re-imagining the vital importance of mathematical learning for human growth. Chapters include an overview of the Waldorf Math Curriculum, math and personal development, math and education. Uniquely, Ron unpacks what engages children at different stages of development. Chapters then cover the math learning journey from Grades 1 to 8, with tips, worked examples, exercises, questions and diagrams. Education

Social Ecology and Education Social Ecology and Education addresses "ecological understanding" as a transformative educational issue: a learning response to emerging insights into social-ecological relationships and the future of life on our planet. In the face of the existential threats posed by climate change, loss of biodiversity, pandemids and the associated ecological and social challenges; there is a need to extend our responses beyond scientific inquiry and technological initiatives. This book seeks to move the dialogue towards a deeper and broader understanding of the complexities of the issues involved. To achieve this, the book discusses issues rarely addressed through programs in "Education for Sustainability" and "Environmental Education," such as student defined knowledge systems, deep engagement with the implications of indigenous understandings, climate change as symptomatic of broad epistemological problems, social disengagement and differentiated barriers to meaningful change. This work is enriched by its focus on the learning and the learning systems that have led to our current predicament. This book seeks to initiate considerations of this kind, to invigorate education for sustainable, equitable, healthy and meaningful futures. As such, this book will be of great interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students in a range of education and environmental courses. Education

Developing the Organizational Culture of the Central Office Central office resources are one of the largest assets in making meaningful change in schools, and this important book guides aspiring district leaders to take up the challenge to transform their schools, while at the same time balancing their core responsibilities. This book helps readers rethink the impact of central office on system and school initiatives, understand and apply transformational thinking, and change strategies at the central office to develop new instructional designs, create new opportunities to prioritize human and fiscal resources, and establish new leadership approaches founded on systems review and change. Full of exemplars from the field, questions for discussion, and suggested readings, this valuable textbook is for use in educational leadership preparation programs. Education

International Student Mobility International Student Mobility presents an autoethnographic study, which follows a group of non-English speaking international students from Taiwan during a period of study in Australia. The study examines the ways in which the students’ sense of identity shifts over time, and why this happens. Hsieh engages Pierre Bourdieu’s notions of capital, habitus and field to develop an understanding of complexity of identity movements and asks to what extent the students see themselves as culturally and linguistically ‘international’, both during their time abroad and upon their return home. Perfect for researchers and advanced students interested in international higher education, International Student Mobility is also an insightful read for those investigating the experiences of Chinese-speaking international students. Education

The Instrumental Music Teacher Instrumental teaching in the UK is characterised by a lack of regulation and curriculum, whereby individuals can teach with no training or qualification. Kerry Boyle explores the way in which individuals who begin teaching can negotiate successful careers in music without formal training. Existing studies suggest that individuals in this context have complex understandings of professional identity, preferring to identify as musicians or performers rather than teachers, even when most of their income is derived from teaching. Boyle explores the complex working lives of instrumental teachers in the UK, including routes into instrumental teaching and the specific meanings associated with the role and identity of the professional musician for individuals involved in portfolio careers in music. Through an examination of the lived experience of instrumental teachers, this study highlights the need to revise existing notions of the professional musician to acknowledge contemporary careers in music. The resulting insights can be used to inform and enhance existing approaches to careers in music and contribute to career preparation in undergraduate music students. Education

The Co-Teacher’s Guide This pragmatic guide provides concrete, detailed strategies for co-teachers looking to expand their instructional methods and involvement beyond the One Teach, One Support model. Including step-by-step examples, practical scenarios, and visuals of successful implementations to help you quickly and effectively put these tools into practice, each chapter also highlights specific tensions that can arise in your co-teaching partnership and frames effective solutions to move beyond them efficiently and effectively. While designed for both teachers in a co-teaching pair, the book’s tools can easily be applied on your own, making this an ideal resource for co-teachers with limited common planning time. Education

Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries Exploring English Language Teaching in Post-Soviet Era Countries analyses different elements of English language teaching from the Soviet era to a new era of Westernised influence. This work provides an insight into the problems that occur in present-day English language education in post-Soviet era countries, considering English language teaching at all stages of education. The book outlines the challenges that many countries of the former Soviet Union experienced at the turn of the twenty-first century and relates these to education as a crucial social phenomenon. It considers the teaching of English as a lingua franca at all education levels in the countries of the former Soviet Union, with particular emphasis on universities. Using empirical research from case studies in Azerbaijan, the book considers whether post-Soviet era countries have truly moved towards a Westernised model of language education or simply imitated one. This book is the first of its kind to treat the problem by listening to teachers’ and students’ voices as the major actors of the educational process. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and post-graduate students in the fields of English language education, education in Eastern Europe and applied linguistics. Education

Researching Literate Lives In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field. This volume brings together articles, essays, poetry, and artwork from Jerome C. Harste’s extensive career across the field of literacy studies. This book addresses his contributions to early literacy, reading comprehension, ways of knowing, inquiry-based education, and creating critical classrooms – among other topics – in his characteristically whimsical tone. Following the chronology of his career, each section of the book reflects an important theme of Harste’s work and documents the impact of his contributions on the field. Combining his key articles with historical notes, fun facts, and professional tips, Harste tells stories about encounters with colleagues, and covers everything from seminars he developed and taught, the importance of collaboration, how his thinking and teaching have grown and evolved, ways his scholarship was enhanced through participation in professional organizations, as well as pithy words of advice for fellow scholars. The articles in this collection trace the development of a thought collective which Harste helped create and which continues to shape research and practice in the field of literacy education. Education

Being a Teacher Educator This collection offers a timely and wide-ranging contribution to the research-informed improvement of the work of teacher educators. Drawing on original research studies conducted across a range of European countries, Canada, and Israel, contributors offer insight into not only questions of curriculum and programme development, research, and professional development, but also their day-to-day experience as teacher educators, student teachers, and mentors in schools. Themes explored include teaching and working with students, teacher educators as researchers, the partnership work of teacher educators, the professional development needs of teacher educators, professional development approaches for improving teacher education, and teacher educator empowerment. Arising from the international community of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE), and drawing together theory and practice, this book offers a unique survey of the contributions of teacher educators and charts a path for future directions of the field. Education

Supporting Civics Education with Student Activism This book empowers teachers to support student activists. The authors examine arguments for promoting student activism, explore state and national curriculum standards, suggest activist projects, and report examples of student individual and group activism. By offering suggestions for engaging students as activists across the K-12 curriculum and by including the stories of student activists who became lifetime activists, the book demonstrates how activism can serve to bolster democracy and be a component of rich, experiential learning. Including interviews with student and teacher activists, this volume highlights issues such as racial and immigrant justice, anti-gun violence, and climate change. Education

International Perspectives on Inclusion within Society and Education International Perspectives on Inclusion within Society and Education explores how the theme of inclusion in education and society plays out across different nations and cultures. Covering topics like dual citizenship, political loyalty, and migration, it includes important discussions around poverty, educational disadvantage, youth radicalisation and inequality. With perspectives from a wide range of countries, including the USA, UK, Finland, Kosovo, Albania, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and India, this book explores how issues of inclusion are often decided by a majority for the majority, which can lead to included minorities feeling disadvantaged and paradoxically excluded. While setting up a strong case for inclusion in society and education, it considers factors such as poverty and mental health both nationally and internationally and evaluates the effectiveness of additional financial resources and educational support in creating an inclusive world. This book will be of great interest for academics, researchers, and post graduate students in the fields of comparative education, inclusive education, sociology, political sciences and social work. Education

Black Educational Leadership This book explores Black educational leadership and the development of anti-racist, purpose-driven leadership identities. Recognizing that schools within the United States maintain racial disparities, the authors highlight Black leaders who transform school systems. With a focus on 13 leaders, this volume demonstrates how US schools exclude African American students and the impacts such exclusions have on Black school leaders. It clarifies parallel racism along the pathway to becoming teachers and school leaders, framing an educational pipeline designed to silence and mold educators into perpetrators of educational disparities. This book is designed for district administrators as well as faculty and students in Race and Ethnicity in Education, Urban Education, and Educational Leadership. Education

An Introduction to Grounded Methodology for Emerging Educational Researchers Introducing the reader to grounded methodology and its ethical approach, this book explores the theory behind the method as well as how to use it to develop and evaluate learning and education projects. Grounded methodology is designed to challenge traditional educational research methodologies, and in doing so questions the notion of the need for highly formal research in institutional settings. In this respect, it is also a simple way of planning an educational project that needs an evaluative element. Covering data collection techniques used in the course of education research such as observations, interviews, course development, participant diaries and online data collection, this book investigates the practical realities of researching in education contexts and the differences in educational, national and cultural backgrounds. It is ideal reading for students and academics looking to update and increase their knowledge on grounded methodology, especially students who are researchers in final-year undergraduate or post-graduate level programs, or instructors planning to teach grounded theory or grounded methodology to their own emerging research students. Education

Curriculum Development and Design This book has been written to provide a current, practical, Australian-based approach to designing and developing curriculum. The demands of schools and educational systems today are such that teachers with practical curriculum skills are highly valued and this book provides a vital source for teachers who wish to build their skills in the field of curriculum design and development. The book addresses the needs of curriculum developers by examining the nature of the curriculum process and how it can be applied in schools. A particular strength is the way in which the chapters are structured around a model of curriculum development. As the model unfolds the reader is familiarised with the various elements of curriculum including situational analysis, intent, content, learning activities and evaluation. Teachers will appreciate the value of understanding these elements and in so doing will acquire valuable skills of curriculum design and development. A feature of this book is that it addresses the issues of curriculum implementation and curriculum change. To devise a curriculum document in these times is tough enough. Those who wish to see their curricula succeed must be involved with implementing that curriculum and the curriculum change that results. This important new book is particularly appropriate to classroom teachers, system developers and student teachers studying curriculum. Education

Critical Thinking Now available from Rowman & Littlefield, Paul and Elder's concise introductory text focuses on the most basic critical thinking concepts and includes activities to apply these concepts within disciplines and to life Education

Integrating Literacy Naturally Integrating Literacy Naturally is a guide for nurturing a love of literacy in both teachers and young children. Education

100 Ideas for Primary Teachers 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Science is filled with exciting yet achievable ideas to engage pupils in all areas of the National Curriculum for science. With a whole host of ideas for activities, experiments, assessment and increasing parental engagement, this book will help primary teachers develop pupils' knowledge and shape their attitudes towards learning science. Paul Tyler and Bryony Turford cover the key areas of biology, chemistry and physics, providing specific teaching strategies and resources to demonstrate scientific concepts and link science to other curriculum subjects, particularly maths and English. Activities range from exploring gravity by building a marble run to simulating the human digestive system! Also included are ideas to build pupils' science capital so they feel inspired and invested in the sciences in the long term. Each idea, activity and experiment is ready to use and easy to follow for all primary teachers, regardless of their level of confidence in the sciences. Education

Mathematics Entertainment For The Millions This book demonstrates to the general audience that mathematics can be entertaining and fun, rather than the sad reputation it has gained over decades from uninspired school instruction that is often devoid of enrichment or motivational considerations.The book is designed in such a way that a reader will need almost no special preparation in mathematics, but to recall some of the most basic concepts that were taught at the lower-secondary-grade level.Yet, by the same token, the book will hopefully open up doors for those less motivated in mathematics — to interest readers to investigate some of the topics presented and thereby enhance their knowledge of mathematics — something most general readers will not initially find possible, but we hope will be an end product of this book. Education

Dual Language Education in the US Originally published as a special issue of the journal Theory into Practice, this text examines innovative practices and research relating to Dual Language Education (DLE) in the US. Offering a variety of perspectives, contributors consider how dual language learning can benefit English-speaking and partner-language students across K-12, and explore how multilingualism can be harnessed for wider academic success. By investigating the ways in which schools and teachers have ensured provision of an effective DLE curriculum, chapters identify pedagogies and learning environments which support dual language learning, and consider how policy, curricula, and teacher education can be designed to promote social justice and diversity through broader access to dual programs. This book will be of interest to graduate and post graduate students, researchers, academics, professionals and policy makers in the field of multicultural education, international & comparative education, bilingualism studies, education policy and pedagogy. Education

Motivating Students to Learn Written specifically for teachers in training, Motivating Students to Learn offers a wealth of research-based principles on student motivation for use in the classroom. Positioning the teacher as the decisive motivator, the book is grounded in the realities of contemporary schools, curriculum goals, and peer dynamics. Twelve rich chapters offer extrinsic and intrinsic approaches to guide daily practice, guidelines for adapting to group and individual differences, and ways to reach discouraged or disaffected students. This revised fifth edition features new instructional strategies, summaries of effective interventions, chapters on family/cultural diversity and teacher motivation, and more. Education

Literature and Understanding Literature and Understanding investigates the cognitive gain from literature by focussing on a reader’s close analysis of a literary text. It examines the meaning of ‘literature’, outlines the most prominent positions in the literary cognitivism debate, explores the practice of close reading from a philosophical perspective, provides a fresh account of what we mean by ‘understanding’ and in so doing opens up a new area of research in the philosophy of literature. This book provides a different reply to the challenge that we can’t learn anything worthwhile from reading literary fiction. It makes the innovative case that reading literary fiction as literature rather than as fiction stimulates five relevant senses of understanding. The book uses examples of irony, metaphor, play with perspective and ambiguity to illustrate this contention. Before arguing that these five senses of understanding bridge the gap between our understanding of a literary text and our understanding of the world beyond that text. The book will be of great interest for researchers, scholars and post-graduate students in the fields of aesthetics, literary theory, literature in education and pedagogy. Education

Educator Wellbeing Educator Wellbeing, written in response to the 2020 Global Pandemic, speaks to the long-ignored expectations that Educators live with and the impact on their wellbeing that going above and beyond to serve their students has. This book is a relatable and practical read for teachers to build tools for life, bringing their wellbeing to the forefront. It provides a toolbox of preventative and responsive strategies to help Educators look after their wellbeing so they can continue with supporting their students. Madhavi Nawana Parker provides a supportive and practical wellbeing framework that can be tailored to meet teachers’ unique and personal needs, and supports theory with personal vignettes to bring to life topics such as: Areas for improved wellbeing in the current climate Giving yourself permission to prioritise wellbeing Wellbeing for Educators going forward A timely response to an international event with far-reaching effects, Educator Wellbeing has never been more needed by practitioners, as a contemporary answer and basis for a new tradition of supportive practice. Education

Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color This volume highlights approaches to closing the achievement gap for students of color across K-12 and post-secondary schooling. It uniquely examines factors outside the classroom to consider how these influence student identity and academic performance. Teaching to Close the Achievement Gap for Students of Color offers wide-ranging chapters that explore non-curricular issues including trauma, family background, restorative justice, refugee experiences, and sport as determinants of student and teacher experiences in the classroom. Through rigorous empirical and theoretical engagement, chapters identify culturally responsive strategies for supporting students as they navigate formal and informal educational opportunities and overcome intersectional barriers to success. In particular, chapters highlight how these approaches can be nurtured through teacher education, effective educational leadership, and engagement across the wider community. This insightful collection will be of interest to researchers, scholars, and post-graduate students in the fields of teacher education, sociology of education, and educational leadership. Education

Teaching Mathematics in Primary Schools 'This is an outstanding book: it should be high on the list of any primary school teacher's set of references and a required text for pre-service teachers.' Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom In our technology-rich world, numeracy is just as important as the smartphone in your pocket. Students need to develop mathematical ways of seeing the world and strong problem-solving skills, and those foundations are taught in the primary school classroom. Teaching Mathematics in Primary Schools covers the mathematical content taught in primary and middle years, always emphasising how students can connect what they learn in mathematics with other curriculum areas and with the world beyond the classroom. The authors draw on the latest international research to show how teachers can develop a rich repertoire of classroom teaching techniques, and effective planning, assessment and reporting methods. They outline approaches to creating supportive learning environments for all students, and to building their knowledge and confidence in using mathematics. This third edition has been updated throughout and includes a new chapter on numeracy. Evidence-based uses of digital technologies to support learning and teaching are included in every chapter. With practical strategies that can be implemented in the classroom, this book is an invaluable resource for pre-service and early career primary and middle years mathematics teachers. Education

How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice presents a new model for supervision as a collaborative process, and explores how this process can benefit practitioners at all stages in their career to reflect on and improve their own practice. Supported by detailed case studies which contextualise Work Group Supervision, Louis offers practical support which will help practitioners develop their knowledge and skills, and to work together to develop a shared understanding and more successful practice. Louis covers a range of insightful topics to help practitioners utilise the Work Group Supervision method to improve their practice, including: What Work Group Supervision is and how it can help practitioners How to develop self-understanding and professional practice Theories on child observation, and using observation to tune into children The importance of respectful interactions as a leader and among peers How to Use Work Group Supervision to Improve Early Years Practice is ideal for Early Years practitioners and teachers, managers of Early Years settings and students on courses for leadership in Early Childhood settings. Education

Responding to Critical Cases in School Counseling This book helps school counselors and other school personnel navigate the complexities of the most common critical cases that are urgent and difficult in schools in the 21st century. Counselor educators who use this text will help trainees learn to take a methodical approach to critical cases and to be prepared for the difficult situations they will encounter including cases involving violence, cases of an existential nature, cases involving inappropriate adult behavior, and cases impacting the school community. After a description of the case, the reader is provided with the theories, standards, and experiences that are relevant to the case to formulate a response that is based on foundational principles of the school counseling profession. Contributing counselors from around the country explain what they do when critical cases present themselves, and this text provides their tools, wisdom, and professional judgments and offers training that embraces the reality of the school counselor profession to all counselors, educators, and trainees. Education

Post-Imperial Perspectives on Indigenous Education This book explores the impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Japan and Australia, where it has heralded change in the rights of Indigenous Peoples to have their histories, cultures, and lifeways taught in culturally appropriate and respectful ways in mainstream education systems. The book examines the impact of imposed education on Indigenous Peoples’ pre-existing education values and systems, considers emergent approaches towards Indigenous education in the post-imperial context of migration, and critiques certain professional development, assessment, pedagogical approaches and curriculum developments. This book will be of great interest to researchers and lecturers of education specialising in Indigenous Education, as well as postgraduate students of education and teachers specialising in Indigenous Education. Education

Early Childhood Teacher Research In this fully revised and updated second edition, Early Childhood Teacher Research addresses the questions and concerns that pre- and in-service teachers of young children frequently have when engaging in teacher research. Accessible and interactive, this book explores the important issues every early childhood teacher should know, guiding readers from conceptualization, generating research questions, identifying data sources, gathering and analyzing data, interpreting and sharing results, to taking action. This second edition features thoroughly updated references, standards, and resources, as well as all-new sections on teacher advocacy, social media and devices, data collection, and planned versus unplanned research. Each chapter features: Teacher Researcher Notebook prompts for the reader to record ideas for research questions and to develop a plan for doing research. “From the Field” vignettes providing rich examples of real-world early childhood teacher researchers and their perspectives on doing teacher research. Reflection prompts inviting readers to pause and think deeply about relating content to their own situations. Reflections can be recorded in the Teacher Researcher Notebook. Explorations of additional content, websites, resources, interviews, and activities. Education

Educating for a Characterful Society The UK National Curriculum states that schools should reaffirm commitment to the virtues of truth, justice, honesty, trust and a sense of duty. This aim, loosely defined as 'character' education, is widely agreed to be critical to healthy development and a fair, just and democratic society. But what exactly is 'character' and how best to educate for it? This vitally important book, written by five internationally prominent figures and government advisers, aims to answer that question. Accessibly written and brimming with inspirational ideas, it looks at questions of research, education, government policy and societal engagement with character, including in the light of COVID-19 and the huge debt owed to the public services frontline. This book is a fascinating and vital read for parents, teachers and anyone concerned with social justice, developing the energy and passion of young people and working towards a better, stronger, fairer society. This could very well be the most important book you read all year! Education

Blended and Online Learning for Global Citizenship By showcasing international, European, and community-based projects, this volume explores how online technologies and collaborative and blended learning can be used to bolster social cohesion and increase students’ understanding of what it means to be a global citizen. With the pace of technology rapidly increasing, Blended and Online Learning for Global Citizenship draws timely attention to the global lessons being learned from the impact of these technologies on peace building, community development, and acceptance of difference. In-depth case studies showcasing successful projects in Europe, Northern Ireland, and Israel explore blended learning and illustrate how schools and educators have embraced online technologies to foster national and international links both within and beyond communities. This has, in turn, equipped students with experiences that have informed their attitudes to cultural and political conflicts, as well as racial, ethnic, and social diversity. Building on the authors’ previous work Online Learning and Community Cohesion (2013), this thought-provoking text will be of interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of international and comparative education. Educators and school leaders concerned with how multiculturalism and technology play out in the classroom environment will also benefit from reading this text. Education

Integrating Music Across the Elementary Curriculum This book offers K-5 classroom teachers a new way to integrate music throughout the elementary curriculum. It contains detailed, practical ideas and examples, including full lesson plans and over 100 teaching ideas and strategies for integrating music with visual art, language arts, social studies, science, and mathematics. Education

An Integrated Play-based Curriculum for Young Children An Integrated Play-Based Curriculum for Young Children, Second Edition explores how to integrate play across the curriculum, helping teachers develop their early childhood curriculum using developmentally and culturally appropriate practice. Distinguished author Olivia N. Saracho offers a theoretical framework for understanding the origins of an early childhood play-based curriculum and illuminates how young children learn and understand concepts in a social and physical environment. This second edition has been fully updated throughout and its comprehensive coverage has been expanded with entirely new sections on technology and social media, cultural differences in play, and teaching ELLs and students with disabilities. Packed with vignettes, activities, and practical examples, this text is essential reading for pre-service teachers seeking appropriate theoretical practices for designing and implementing a play-based curriculum. Special Features Include: Suggestions and guidelines for activities and choosing classroom materials. Discussion of a full range of curriculum areas and topics including literacy, language, science, social studies, mathematics, art, music, blocks, and movement. Vignettes of children’s conversations and examples of how children learn through play. End-of-chapter summaries to enhance and extend an understanding of young children. Education

Secondary Mathematics for Mathematicians and Educators In this engaging text, Michael Weiss offers an advanced view of the secondary mathematics curriculum through the prism of theory, analysis, and history, aiming to take an intellectually and mathematically mature perspective on the content normally taught in high school mathematics courses. Rather than a secondary mathematics textbook, Weiss presents here a textbook about the secondary mathematics curriculum, written for mathematics educators and mathematicians and presenting a long-overdue modern-day integration of the disparate topics and methods of secondary mathematics into a coherent mathematical theory. Areas covered include: Polynomials and polynomial functions; Geometry, graphs, and symmetry; Abstract algebra, linear algebra, and solving equations; Exponential and logarithmic functions; Complex numbers; The historical development of the secondary mathematics curriculum. Written using precise definitions and proofs throughout on a foundation of advanced content knowledge, Weiss offers a compelling and timely investigation into the secondary mathematics curriculum, relevant for preservice secondary teachers as well as graduate students and scholars in both mathematics and mathematics education. Education

Coding as a Playground Coding as a Playground, Second Edition focuses on how young children (aged 7 and under) can engage in computational thinking and be taught to become computer programmers, a process that can increase both their cognitive and social-emotional skills. Learn how coding can engage children as producers—and not merely consumers—of technology in a playful way. You will come away from this groundbreaking work with an understanding of how coding promotes developmentally appropriate experiences such as problem-solving, imagination, cognitive challenges, social interactions, motor skills development, emotional exploration, and making different choices. Featuring all-new case studies, vignettes, and projects, as well as an expanded focus on teaching coding as a new literacy, this second edition helps you learn how to integrate coding into different curricular areas to promote literacy, math, science, engineering, and the arts through a project-based approach and a positive attitude to learning. Education

Language Education and Emotions Language Education and Emotions presents innovative, empirical research into the influence of emotions and affective factors in language education, both in L1 and in foreign language education. It offers a comprehensive overview of studies authored and co-authored by researchers from all over the world. The volume opens and ends with "backbone" contributions by two of the discipline’s most reputed scholars: Jane Arnold (Spain) and Jean-Marc Dewaele (United Kingdom). This book broadens our understanding of emotions, including well-known concepts such as foreign language anxiety as well as addressing the emotions that have only recently received scientific attention, driven by the positive psychology movement. Chapters explore emotions from the perspective of the language learner and the language teacher, and in relation to educational processes. A number of contributions deal with traditional, school-based contexts, whereas others study new settings of foreign language education such as migration. The book paints a picture of the broad scale of approaches used to study this topic and offers new and relevant insights for the field of language education and emotions. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the field of language education, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics. Education

The Development of Dyslexia and other SpLDs Development of Dyslexia and Other SpLDs is about the persistence of dyslexia and specific learning difficulties (SpLD) into adulthood. It pulls together experiences of many dyslexic/SpLD people. The book is written with non-linear readers in mind: those who need to move about a book picking up ideas that are currently relevant to them; a style that suits many dyslexic/SpLD readers. The book gives a framework for understanding the wide-ranging experiences of dyslexic/SpLD adults. With the greater understanding, there should be better help for: • adults who still have no strategies for dealing with dyslexic/ SpLD problems • children who have some skills but not at the level of their overall intelligence • young children who show the first signs of difficulties • dyslexic/SpLD children in mainstream schools. A new paradigm is proposed whereby all teaching programmes utilise each learner’s learning strengths - catering for dyslexic and SpLD adults and children involves vital teaching and learning approaches that are good practice for all. Education

Teaching English Learners in Inclusive Classrooms This newly revised text updates and expands upon issues of great concern to those working with students who are English learners as well as having special learning challenges. Given the unacceptable school drop-out rates of these students, this book provides practical tools and strategies for educators to approach the unique learning needs of these students. It draws upon the most current laws and research in the interconnected fields of bilingual and multicultural education, language and literacy, and special needs. Additionally, Dr. Durán draws upon her extensive experiences via classroom teaching, university-level instruction, and textbook writing in these fields to present a highly useful compendium of ideas. Teachers and teacher trainers will find this clear, well-written text to be an invaluable resource in addressing the needs of myriad and unique students. Education

Social and Learning Relationships in Primary Schools One of the most important factors in pupils' success in school are the relationships developed with teachers and other children. Not only are these relationships important in their own right, but they have considerable bearing on pupil motivation, achievement, and on their perceptions of themselves as learners. Social and Learning Relationships in Primary Schools is based upon, but not confined by, recent research projects focused on a range of relationships that exist within English primary schools. This text provides substantial evidence and rich insights into the development and ongoing influences on these social and learning relationships, relating to both the academic and affective outcomes of pupils. The book is presented in four parts: i) social interaction and the curriculum; ii) classroom relationships and the impact on learning; iii) professional identity and professional development; and iv) individual differences and inclusion. Through these sections, the authors identify important features of primary schooling including, for example, delivery of the core subjects, learning environment, role of student teachers in schools, classroom technology, and the transition between phases of education. They examine a number of social psychological influences on these relationships in terms of career phase, professional identity, adult-child and peer relationships, and self-efficacy and provide powerful evidence of the complexities of primary school life. Drawing together the perspectives of a number of authors, all of whom have served as practising teachers as well as gaining a wealth of experience in the higher education sector, Social and Learning Relationships in Primary Schools offers a detailed and holistic understanding of the influences that shape learning, policy and practice in this context. Education

Educational Foundations Why teach? Who are today’s students? What makes a good teacher? Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings aims to answer such questions by helping new and future teachers develop habits of critical reflection about schools and schooling before entering the classroom. Editors Alan S. Canestrari and Bruce A. Marlowe feature an array of provocative, engaging authors who, as teachers, principals, and policy shapers, provide the latest perspectives in the field. The thoroughly revised Fourth Edition features an array of bold new essays discussing today’s most relevant issues, including diversity, school safety, data in schools, and teacher strikes. Education

The Making of Americans From the bestselling author of Cultural Literacy, a passionate and cogent argument for reforming the way we teach our children. Why, after decades of commissions, reforms, and efforts at innovation, do our schools continue to disappoint us? In this comprehensive book, educational theorist E. D. Hirsch, Jr. masterfully analyzes how American ideas about education have veered off course, what we must do to right them, and most importantly why. He argues that the core problem with American education is that educational theorists, especially in the early grades, have for the past sixty years rejected academic content in favor of “child-centered” and “how-to” learning theories that are at odds with how children really learn. The result is failing schools and widening inequality, as only children from content-rich (usually better-off) homes can take advantage of the schools’ educational methods. Hirsch unabashedly confronts the education establishment, arguing that a content-based curriculum is essential to addressing social and economic inequality. A nationwide, specific, grade-by-grade curriculum established in the early school grades can help fulfill one of America’s oldest and most compelling dreams: to give all children, regardless of language, religion, or origins, the opportunity to participate as equals and become competent citizens. Hirsch not only reminds us of these inspiring ideals, he offers an ambitious and specific plan for achieving them. “Hirsch’s case is clear and compelling. His book ought to be read by anyone interested in the education and training of the next generation of Americans.”—Glenn C. Altschuler, The Boston Globe “Hirsch once again challenges the prevailing “child-centered” philosophy, championing a return to a “subject-centered” approach to learning.”—Publishers Weekly Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Complete Physics Ensure students achieve top exam marks, and can confidently progress, with a stretching yet accessible approach from Cambridge examiners. With full syllabus match, extensive practice and exam guidance this new edition embeds a thorough understanding of scientific concepts and develops advanced scientific skills for strong assessment potential Education

Cambridge International AS & A Level Complete Biology Ensure students achieve top exam marks, and can confidently progress, with a stretching yet accessible approach from Cambridge examiners. With full syllabus match, extensive practice and exam guidance this new edition embeds a thorough understanding of scientific concepts and develops advanced scientific skills for strong assessment potential. Education

Decoding Autism and Leading the Way to Successful Inclusion Insights into autism spectrum disorder and practical approaches principals can take to ensure their inclusive school meets the complex needs of students on the spectrum. Education

Belonging This book focuses on three important and comprehensive areas of theory and research that provide a theoretical, clinical, and integrated intervention model for developing the relationships and a sense of safety for children with developmental trauma need. Education

Immersive Learning VR should be used as a medium to help students bridge the gap between knowledge and concepts Education

Strive From Within "Jazzmeia Horn, a multi-award winning Jazz Artist based in the United States, has written a book about her experiences while composing and arranging Love and Liberation. The book Strive From Within: The Jazzmeia Horn Approach features the music of Love and Liberation and focuses on sharing Jazzmeia's knowledge on using her voice as an artist and a woman in the man dominated Jazz industry. The first of its kind, the book teaches singers how to serve Jazz music along with the many roles of a good vocalist. Thus Jazzmeia's Approach, a more cultured perspective, balances Jazz's rich history in the African American experience and the spirituality of its essence. Jazzmeia seeks to share with students her self taught expression which brings about liberation, healing, and self love. Jazzmeia feels her unique expression helps to foster a deep and lasting connection with her listeners and, ultimately, is her gift to the art form. Jazzmeia emphasizes on what she calls the "Four Elements of Focus": The Art of Storytelling, Sing Your Own Song, My Stage Is My Altar, and Everybody's Got Style." Education

But Does This Work With English Learners? Secondary ELA teachers, be excited: here at last is that crash course in utilizing the best of what we already know about teaching reading, writing, and language to ensure our English learners thrive. Take Penny Kittle and Donalyn Miller’s reader’s workshops. Take Kylene Beers and Robert Probst’s “signposts.” Take the best writing techniques advanced by the National Writing Project. Take Jim Burke’s essential questions for life. Award-winning EL authorities Mandy Stewart and Holly Genova describe immediate adaptations you can put in place to simultaneously build your ELs’ language and literacy, while affirming their languages, cultures, and unique lived experiences. A rare blend of the humane and practical, But Does This Work with English Learners? is a book on how to leverage our ELs’ full linguistic repertoires in the ELA classroom, while remaining sensitive to those barriers that could restrict learning. With this book as your guide, you’ll learn how to: Look beyond the labels, and better understand the diversity of ELs, English language proficiency levels, and sociopolitical influences Teach and assess through reader’s workshop, recognizing where comprehensible input fits in and adapting recurring features like support, choice, conferencing, and academic conversations Teach and assess through writer’s workshops, including modifications to quick-writes, minilessons, conferencing, sharing, and more Teach through structures and community with classroom schedules and behavior norms, and activities like All About Me Paragraphs and Six Things You Need to Know About Me Listicles Embrace identity in inquiry cycles via research and family interviews, mentor texts and essays, pictorial autobiographies, memory paragraphs, and more Answer your own FAQs such as How do I teach students if I don’t know their language? What about grammar? How do I teach the grade-level ELA standards while I teach the language? “As you read this book,” Mandy and Holly write, “our hope is that you will begin to see your students as multilinguals—people who already have language as well as a wealth of knowledge and are just adding English to that great repertoire.” If you have even a single English learner in your classroom, we urge you to read this book and institute its practices. Right away! “Mandy Stewart and Holly Genova have given us a primer for the evolving complexities of our classroom melting pots, a map for navigating the murky waters of regulations, and most importantly, a recipe for opening our arms to children from all over the world. They welcome them with thoughts like ‘A foreign accent is a sign of bravery.’” --GRETCHEN BERNABEI, Coauthor of Fun-Sized Academic Writing for Serious Learning “After reading this book, I was left with the feeling that I learned something new on every page--something that I had previously either wondered about or struggled to understand. Mandy Stewart and Holly Genova are the guides we all need to help us understand and better address the needs of our English learners.” --JIM BURKE, Author of The English Teacher’s Companion Education

Mathematize It! [Grades 6-8] Help students reveal the math behind the words Solving problems is about more than computation. Students must understand the mathematics of a situation to know what computation will lead to an appropriate solution. Mathematize It! shares a reasoning approach that helps students dig into the problem to uncover the underlying mathematics, deeply consider the problem’s context, and employ strong operation sense to solve it. This user-friendly resource for Grades 6–8 · Offers a systematic mathematizing process for solving word problems · Provides specific examples of questions and explorations for multiplication and division, fractions and decimals, as well as operations with rational numbers · Demonstrates the use of visual representations to model problems with dozens of short videos Education

The Joy of Coaching The secrets of coaching excellence are already inside you. Successful instructional coaches put theory into practice, establish orderly processes, analyze data, and implement reforms. Truly great coaches, though, derive success from what they do and from who they are. This groundbreaking book, based on an innovative study, provides a holistic approach to coaching that identifies the most important characteristics of great coaches and helps you hone them in yourself. Features include: · A framework and structure for development · Comprehensive analysis of each characteristic · Examples and stories of effective coaching in action · Activities, exercises, and action points · Resources for encouragement and renewal Education

The Innocent Classroom Innocent Classroom founder Alexs Pate explains how teachers can help students of color shed negative stereotypes, thereby freeing them to engage, learn, and experience success. Education

Assessing Intelligence in Children and Adolescents This book is a practical, comprehensive guide for assessing the intelligence of children and youth for graduate students in school psychology training programs, as well as school personnel working at both the primary level (i.e., elementary schools) and at the secondary level (i.e., middle and high schools). Education

Connect and Involve Connect and Involve is a practical handbook of strategies and procedures for teaching effectively at all levels—elementary, middle, and high school. This book shows teachers how to make small changes in planning, connecting with students, and involving them in learning the big ideas and key skills that lead to increased achievement. Education

Teaching Language Online Practical and accessible, this book comprehensively covers everything you need to know to design, develop, and deliver successful online, blended, and flipped language courses. Grounded in the principles of instructional design and communicative language teaching, this book serves as a compendium of best practices, research, and strategies for creating learner-centered online language instruction that builds students’ proficiency within meaningful cultural contexts. This book addresses important topics such as finding and optimizing online resources and materials, learner engagement, teacher and student satisfaction and connectedness, professional development, and online language assessment. Teaching Language Online features: A step-by-step guide aligned with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment, and the World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) standards Research-based best practices and tools to implement effective communicative language teaching (CLT) online Strategies and practices that apply equally to world languages and ESL/EFL contexts Key takeaway summaries, discussion questions, and suggestions for further reading in every chapter Free, downloadable eResources with further readings and more materials available at www.routledge.com/ 9781138387003 As the demand for language courses in online or blended formats grows, K-16 instructors urgently need resources to effectively transition their teaching online. Designed to help world language instructors, professors, and K-12 language educators regardless of their level of experience with online learning, this book walks through the steps to move from the traditional classroom format to effective, successful online teaching environments. Education

Working with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families This fully revised and expanded edition considers the meaning of 'vulnerability' – a key concept in early intervention – and the relationship between vulnerability and the individual, communities and society. It includes new chapters on children’s voices, young people and vulnerability, and working with vulnerable parents. Introducing students to a broad debate around what constitutes vulnerability and related concepts such as risk and resilience, it examines how vulnerability has been conceptualised by policy makers with a clear focus on early intervention for preventing social problems later in life. It adopts a case study approach, using chapters examining the concept of vulnerability from sociological, psychological and social policy perspectives before looking at examples around leaving care, victims of violence, sexual abuse, and the Internet. Supporting students in engaging with and evaluating the conceptualisation and application of vulnerability in professional practice, this book is suitable for anyone either preparing for or currently working within the children’s workforce, from social work and health care to education and youth work. Education

The Trouble with Maths Now in its fourth edition, with updates to reflect developments in our understanding of learning difficulties in maths, this award-winning text provides vital, pragmatic insights into the often-confusing world of numeracy. By looking at learning difficulties in maths and dyscalculia from several perspectives, for example, the vocabulary and language of maths, cognitive style and the demands of individual procedures, this book provides a complete overview of the most frequently occurring problems associated with maths teaching and learning. Drawing on tried-and-tested methods based on research and Steve Chinn’s decades of classroom experience, it provides an authoritative yet accessible one-stop classroom resource. Combining advice, guidance and practical activities, this user-friendly guide will help you to: develop flexible cognitive styles use alternative strategies to replace an over-reliance on rote-learning for pupils trying to access basic facts understand the implications of underlying skills, such as working memory, on learning implement effective pre-emptive measures before demotivation sets in recognise the manifestations of maths anxiety and tackle affective domain problems find approaches to solve word problems select appropriate materials and visual images to enhance understanding. With useful features such as checklists for the evaluation of books and an overview of resources, this book will equip you with essential skills to help you tackle your pupils’ maths difficulties and improve standards for all learners. This book will be useful for all teachers, classroom assistants, learning support assistants and parents. Education

The Practice of Leadership in Higher Education This practice-orientated book explores the nature of leadership in higher education during three key stages of the leadership cycle: becoming, being, and leaving leadership. Providing perspectives on leadership from a range of professional sectors, this book presents considered views on contemporary and future leadership practices in higher education from a global network of contributors. Included within each chapter are prominent questions designed to engage the reader to think about their own leadership experiences to date and leadership development needs. Key points covered include: the complexities of leadership in higher education in a changing world discussion of internally resourced leadership development frameworks and programmes currently used across the sector leading complex education systems perspectives on leadership from a range of professional sectors such as corporate, military, elite sport, and public, that can be used to improve the quality of higher education leadership case studies of academics’ leadership practices that provide readers with authentic personal insights into discipline-specific leadership experiences from around the world. Full of practical examples of personal leadership experiences which can be used to help inform readers’ leadership aspirations, development, and legacy planning, this is the ideal read for anyone interested in understanding their identity and practice as a leader in higher education. Education

Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School Learning to Teach Design and Technology in the Secondary School is a core text for all those training to teach design and technology in the secondary school. It helps you develop subject knowledge, acquire a deeper understanding of the role, purpose and potential of design and technology within the secondary curriculum, and provides the practical skills needed to plan, teach and evaluate stimulating and creative lessons. This fully updated fourth edition includes information on all areas of design and technology, and on new subject requirements relating to exam qualifications. It includes three new chapters on the role of critiquing in design and technology education, transitions after secondary design and technology, and using and producing design and technology education research. Designed to be read as a course or dipped into for support and advice, it covers: Each area of design and technology: materials, textiles, electronics and food Integrating new curriculum topics, such as emerging technologies, into your teaching Developing areas of subject knowledge Health and safety Planning lessons Organising and managing the classroom Teaching wider issues through design and technology Assessment issues Your own professional development. Bringing together insights from current educational theory and the best contemporary classroom teaching and learning, this book will prove an invaluable resource for students on all training routes – as well as their mentors – who aspire to become effective, reflective design and technology teachers. Education

Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School This fully updated fifth edition of Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School is a comprehensive, yet accessible guide for all student secondary physical education teachers. Practical and insightful advice is combined with theory and research to support you in developing as a student teacher. This core text is an ideal guide to support you in developing your knowledge for teaching, your basic teaching skills and your ability to reflect critically on what you are doing and why, enabling you to cope in a range of teaching situations. Including updated material to cover changes in policy and practice, curriculum and assessments, the fifth edition of this essential textbook focuses on: Starting and developing your teaching journey Planning, teaching and evaluating physical education lessons for effective pupil learning Looking beyond your teacher education. New chapters include Essential knowledge bases for teaching physical education Guidance on using digital technologies Health in the physical education lesson Written with university and school-based initial teacher education in mind, Learning to Teach Physical Education in the Secondary School is an essential source of support and guidance for all student physical education teachers embarking on the challenging journey of developing as an effective teacher. Education

Novice Teachers Embracing Wobble in Standardized Schools A critical resource for pre-service and practicing teachers, this book addresses what happens when new teachers try to enact inquiry-based and dialogical pedagogy within standardized schools. Exploring the narratives from beginning ELA and humanities teachers when they encounter challenges and obstructions, this book explores moments of wobble—key events that called attention to practice in the context of inflexible schooling systems—that the teachers shared with their peers via an oral inquiry process (OIP) to help them unpack and understand their experiences. This book advocates for the continued use and enhancement of mentoring and induction initiatives, particularly those that recognize the expressed concerns of novice teachers, no matter what their pedagogical stance might be. By sharing novice teachers’ "wobble stories" and their outcomes, this book provides a pathway for teachers’ continued self-reflection and growth for the duration of their careers. The authors offer a reflective, adaptable, and easy-to-use process that places teachers in control of their own professional learning. The beliefs and structures examined in this text support the intentions of all teachers who work from a learning-centered perspective and wish to take some ownership of their professional development. Education

Making Education Fit for Democracy Dewey wrote his celebrated book on Democracy and Education over a hundred years ago. Making Education Fit for Democracy asks why education has nevertheless failed to deliver such crucial support for democracy and how it should change to reflect ethical and social responsibilities. It seeks to shed light on what has gone wrong and how it can be put right. Reforming an antiquated system of education should be a matter for public debate. This book is written not only for those currently involved in delivering education, but also for the general public. Arguing that education needs to be holistic, encouraging open-mindedness and developing a wide range of interests, it: Highlights the role of education in supporting democracy Promotes nurture in civilising values over mere information-giving Puts exams and accountability into perspective Seeks to bridge the gulf between schooling and life Argues for the reform of the whole system of education Seeks to use digital technology to personalise education Touching upon several issues currently under debate, such as the rise of populism, the role of religion and narrow subject curriculum, this book will be of interest to all students studying education as well as those involved in teacher education. Education

Geography Education in the Digital World Geography Education in the Digital World draws on theory and practice to provide a critical exploration of the role and practice of geography education within the digital world. It considers how living within a digital world influences teacher identity and professionalism and is changing young people’s lives. The book moves beyond the applied perspective of educational technology to engage with wider social and ethical issues of technology implementation and use of digital data within geography education. Situated at the intersection between research and practice, chapters draw on a wide range of theory to consider the role, adoption and potential challenges of a range of digital technologies in furthering geographical education for future generations. Bringing together academics from the fields of geography, geography education and teacher education, the book engages with four key themes within the digital world: Professional practice and personal identities. Geographical sources and connections. Geospatial technologies. Geographical fieldwork. This is a crucial read for geographers, geography educators and geography teacher educators, as well as those engaging with existing and new technologies to support geographical learning in the dynamic context of the digital world. It will also be of interest to any students, academics and policymakers wanting to better understand the impact of digital media on education. Education

Further Perspectives on Researching Play from a Playwork Perspective Building on the success of the first volume of Researching Play from a Playwork Perspective, this book further develops the crucial research of playwork as an emerging and unique discipline. The first volume explored how an understanding of playwork theory and practice can inform research into children’s play. From the seven contributors, four common themes to researching play from a playwork perspective were identified: rights-based; process, critical reflection and playfulness. This second volume aims to explore these four factors from two angles. The first considers how four more playworkers have researched play in four different contexts: prison, gender and toys, in Dutch play provision, and in the area of autism. In the second part of the book, the four pillars of playwork research are explored by academics from other disciplines with an interest in playwork research. This will be of great interest to researchers and upper-level students in the fields of playwork, childcare, early years, education, psychology and children’s rights. It will also appeal to practitioners in a wide variety of professional contexts, including childcare and therapy. Education

Visioning Multicultural Education Organized by the National Association of Multicultural Education (NAME), this volume explores the organic relationship between the past, present, and future of the discipline. In particular, the book addresses the various forms of recent social upheaval, from educational inequities and growing economic divides to extreme ideological differences and immigration conflicts. Written by a group of eminent and emerging scholars, chapters draw lessons from the past two decades and celebrate present accomplishments in order to ambition a better future through multicultural education. Education

Ecopedagogy To stop the downward spiral of intensifying environmental violence that inevitably leads to social violence we, as humans, need to better understand what is at stake and to determine how to make changes at the root levels. Ecopedagogy is centered on understanding the struggles of and connections between human acts of environmental and social violence. Greg W. Misiaszek argues that ecopedagogies grounded in critical, Freirean pedagogies construct learning that leads to human actions geared towards increased social and environmental justice and planetary sustainability. Throughout the book he discusses the need for teaching, reading, and researching through problematizing the causes of socio-environmental violence, including oppressive processes of globalization and constructs of “development”, “economics”, and “citizenship”, to name a few, that emerge from socio-historical oppressions (e.g., colonialization, racism, patriarchy, neoliberalism, xenophobia, epistemicide) and dominance over the rest of nature. Misiaszek concludes with ecopedagogies' challenges within the current post-truth era and possibilities of reimagining UNESCO's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Education

Reading Difficulties and Dyslexia This book presents programs for helping children having difficulties in learning reading and math. Education

Privatisation and Commercialisation in Public Education Privatisation and Commercialisation in Public Education asks how publicness is being redefined through the restructuring of nominally public school systems. Over the past few decades, governments have engineered a wave of reforms in their public systems opening them to privatisation and commercialisation. In public education systems competition, choice and autonomy have become entrenched vectors of these reforms. This edited collection carefully examines the difference between privatisation and commercialisation and traces the varying effects privatised and commercialised policy reforms have had in different educational contexts. Many countries have approached the thorny issues of school choice and school autonomy in different ways, and this book investigates the impact of these agendas across the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, parts of Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and India. This book brings together contemporary, international perspectives from high-profile policy academics on both privatisation and commercialisation in public education systems under the provocation of how the ‘public’ nature of schooling is changing. This is essential reading for those interested in the idea that current education policy reforms are reshaping what might be considered core educational practices in public schooling. Education

Stand Tall Leadership Stand out like you’re 7 feet tall — how to think and act differently as a K-12 leader Tall people stand out in a crowd. Tall people think and act differently: people like author Steven Bollar. He has spent his career as a principal and administrator creating school cultures that make students excited to learn and achieve their goals. In Stand Tall Leadership, Steven shows you that it doesn't matter what your natural height really is—you can stand tall in everything you do by thinking and acting differently from those around you. Designed for K-12 leaders, this unique and engaging book helps you overcome challenges in your school, manage effectively, inspire your staff, build strong relationships, communicate clearly, and much more. The Stand Tall Leadership philosophy is all about creating the best possible environment at your school. Strong leadership skills are essential for making better decisions, maintaining your focus and priority, and maximizing outcomes with students, staff, parents, and the entire community. The principles and techniques in this book will strengthen your own leadership skills and assist you in developing effective leaders within your school. Providing hands-on tools and real-world guidance, this valuable resource will help you: Connect with staff, understand their needs, and set them up for success Keep your best employees and leaders right where they are, not chasing other opportunities Assessyour leadership skills and make immediate, meaningful improvements Maintain focus in any situation to increase productivity and get outstanding results Repair damaged relationships that slow down progress and impede success Stand Tall Leadership: Stand Tall to Think Differently and Lead Successfully is a must-read for all K-12 leaders and administrators, as well as K-12 educators looking to develop their leadership skills. Education

Mindset Mathematics Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniques The most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the kindergarten-grade level through visualization, play, and investigation. During their work with tens of thousands of teachers, authors Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, and Cathy Williams heard the same message—that they want to incorporate more brain science into their math instruction, but they need guidance in the techniques that work best to get across the concepts they needed to teach. So the authors designed Mindset Mathematics around the principle of active student engagement, with tasks that reflect the latest brain science on learning. Open, creative, and visual math tasks have been shown to improve student test scores, and more importantly change their relationship with mathematics and start believing in their own potential. The tasks in Mindset Mathematics reflect the lessons from brain science that: There is no such thing as a math person - anyone can learn mathematics to high levels. Mistakes, struggle and challenge are the most important times for brain growth. Speed is unimportant in mathematics. Mathematics is a visual and beautiful subject, and our brains want to think visually about mathematics. With engaging questions, open-ended tasks, and four-color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, Mindset Mathematics is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum. Education

Universal Approaches to Support Children’s Physical and Cognitive Development in the Early Years This book has been designed to provide educators with practical strategies and approaches to support the motor and coordination development of children within an educational setting. Difficulties with movement and coordination can significantly affect participation and learning, in Early Years settings and schools, but many of these children can be supported through changes to their educational environment, or the implementation of universal strategies. This invaluable resource demonstrates how professionals can positively impact on children’s educational progress, outcomes and social participation. This book: Combines perspectives of occupational therapy and special educational needs, using evidence-based research to provide professionals with the knowledge and confidence to enhance quality first teaching skills for all children, in all settings. Promotes inclusion and participation in activities that affect pupil progress, such as handwriting, self-care, lunchtime, physical activities and play. Offers a range of activities, tips and guidance to help improve progress and academic achievement for all children. Taking a holistic approach to early learning and teaching, this is a vital resource for teachers and trainee teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, student occupational therapists and all practitioners working in Early Years settings. Education

Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities The 'Insider Guides to Success in Academia' offers support and practical advice to doctoral students and early-career researchers. Covering the topics that really matter, but which often get overlooked, this indispensable series provides practical and realistic guidance to address many of the needs and challenges of trying to operate, and remain, in academia. These neat pocket guides fill specific and significant gaps in current literature. Each book offers insider perspectives on the often implicit rules of the game -- the things you need to know but usually aren't told by institutional postgraduate support, researcher development units, or supervisors -- and will address a practical topic that is key to career progression. They are essential reading for doctoral students, early-career researchers, supervisors, mentors, or anyone looking to launch or maintain their career in academia. Responding to the growing popularity of the thesis by publication within doctoral education, this book offers practical advice and critical discussion of some of the central choices and challenges that PhD students considering dissertation options face. Drawing on current research and informed by extensive experience of working with and running workshops for PhD candidates who write article-based dissertations, this book gives readers an idea of what writing a thesis by publication entails – what its purpose is, what the various expectations might be for this emerging genre, and what the challenges might be in writing one. Particular emphasis is put on how to put the individual articles together to create a coherent thesis that clarifies the student’s individual original contribution. Written primarily for students, Strategies for Writing a Thesis by Publication in the Social Sciences and Humanities covers key topics such as: how the genre has developed, with an emphasis on the role of the narrative (introductory text) that accompanies the articles typical rhetorical challenges that writers of such dissertations face strategies for handling the writing process specific challenges of demonstrating doctorateness in the thesis by publication and strategies for addressing them institutional variations that the thesis writer should seek clarification on as early as possible structural elements of the narrative and their main functions the range of choices that can be made throughout the doctoral journey and thesis writing. This book is a must-read for PhD candidates and supervisors new to the genre, as well as those involved in directing PhD programmes who are interested in the pedagogical implications of the move towards article-based dissertations. Education

Passionate Enquiry and School Development This book presents a detailed study of the potential of action research in professional education. It depicts a primary school teacher's use of action research, through a series of school-based assignments, to improve her teaching and to develop herself as a person and a professional. Education

A Mirror for Americans Grove asks not that we copy East Asian teaching approaches, but that we use them as a mirror to gain insights into typically American approaches and their underlying values, which are handicapping our children’s learning. Education

Mapping Is Elementary, My Dear The book includes a suggested scope and sequence for teaching map skills in the elementary grades and a glossary of geographic terms. Education

The International Emergence of Educational Sciences in the Post-World War Two Years The book brings together contributions from curriculum history, cultural studies, visual cultures, and science and technology studies to explore the international mobilizations of the sciences related to education during the post-World War Two years. Crossing the boundaries of education and science studies, it uniquely examines how the desires of science to actualize a better society were converted to the search for remaking social life that paradoxically embodied cultural differences and social divisions. The book examines how cybernetics and systems theories traveled and were assembled to turn schools into social experiments and laboratories for change. Explored are the new comparative technologies of quantification and the visualization of educational data used in the methods of mass observation. The sciences not only about the present but also the potentialities of societies and people in the psychologies of childhood; concerns for individual development, growth, and creativity; teacher education; and the quantification and assessments of educational systems. The book also explores how the categories and classifications of the sciences formed at intersections with the humanities, the arts, and political practices. This informative volume will be of interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of curriculum studies, the history of the social sciences, the history of education, and cultural studies, and to educators and school leaders concerned with education policy. Education

The Experiences of Queer Students of Color at Historically White Institutions This significant text employs an intersectional analysis and considers the role of queer frameworks to understand the experiences of Queer People of Color at historically white institutions of higher education in the U.S. By presenting data from student interviews and reflection journals, the book explores what it means to hold multiple minoritized identities, and asks how such intersections are navigated, contested, and experienced on college campuses. Exploring both micro- and macro-level mappings of marginalization and power, the text reveals issues including institutional erasure, pervasive whiteness in college and LGBTQ+ communities, and institutionalized racism and heterosexism, and offers in-depth insights into the material, psychological, emotional, and social impacts on queer students of color. Ultimately, the analysis highlights the necessity of employing intersectional frameworks for addressing interlocking systems of oppression and offers recommendations for the integration and support of queer students of color at historically white institutions (HWIs). This monograph will offer invaluable insights for scholars, researchers, and graduate students working in the fields of gender and sexuality, higher education, and issues of educational equity, who wish to realize the potential of intersectionality as an analytic framework for the study of identity and development of affirming educational environments. Education

A School Without Sanctions 'I believe this book will change the conversation in schools on children's behaviour.' - Dr Luna Centifanti A School Without Sanctions offers an innovative approach to behaviour management in schools, prioritising compassion and behaviour modification over punishment. Drawing on their award-winning methods, Steven Baker and Mick Simpson explain why challenging behaviour occurs and provide a toolbox of non-confrontational approaches that will benefit the whole school community. When Steven and Mick set out to transform their school's approach to behaviour, it changed everything. With the help of Dr Alice Jones Bartoli at Goldsmiths, they developed a sanction-free approach in their special school for boys with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties. Far from descending into anarchy, lessons began to improve and student–staff relationships flourished. The school is now rated outstanding in all areas, and more importantly, student outcomes have been remarkable. Steven and Mick apply this experience, as well as their work in pupil referral units and young offender institutions, to explore their strategies for managing behaviour without the need for zero tolerance, discussing exclusions, trauma, motivation and engagement along the way. Rooted in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, this book will revolutionise the way you think about behaviour management, help boost student mental health and academic achievement, and protect teacher wellbeing. Education

Debates in Primary Education This powerful text encourages both pre-service and established teachers, as well as teacher educators, to engage with contemporary debates in primary education. Promoting a critical approach, the chapters explore a wide range of key themes including the importance of values in primary education and the imperative for a curriculum which embraces the whole range of available subjects. At the same time, the chapters are underpinned by a belief that children should be at the heart of all the decisions we make and that primary education should inspire a love of learning, for life. The book aims to support practitioners to make informed judgements and feel confident to argue their point of view with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding, thus increasing teacher agency and confidence in responding to complex educational and social dilemmas such as literacy levels and rising mental health concerns. Chapters encompass both the macro aspects of primary education and more specialised debates on key topics such as reading, mathematics, languages, early years education and the use of technology. With annotated further reading and reflective questions, this key text is essential reading for all those wanting to develop a better understanding of the issues that shape their practice including student teachers at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, practising teachers engaged in continuing professional development and teacher educators. Education

Rigor in the Remote Learning Classroom Learn how to keep the rigor and motivation alive in a remote learning or hybrid K–12 classroom. In this essential book, bestselling author Barbara R. Blackburn shares frameworks and tools to help you move online without compromising the rigor of your instruction. You’ll learn… how to create a remote culture of high expectations; how to scaffold so students reach higher levels of learning; how to have students collaborate in different settings; and how to provide virtual feedback and deliver effective assessments. You’ll also discover how common activities, such as virtual field trips, can lack rigor without critical thinking prompts. The book provides practical strategies you can implement immediately to help all students reach higher levels of success. Education

Chemistry THE QUICK AND PAINLESS WAY TO TEACH YOURSELF BASIC CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS AND TERMS Chemistry: A Self-Teaching Guide is the easy way to gain a solid understanding of the essential science of chemistry. Assuming no background knowledge of the subject, this clear and accessible guide covers the central concepts and key definitions of this fundamental science, from the basic structure of the atom to chemical equations. An innovative self-guided approach enables you to move through the material at your own pace—gradually building upon your knowledge while you strengthen your critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This edition features new and revised content throughout, including a new chapter on organic chemistry, designed to dramatically increase how fast you learn and how much you retain. This powerful learning resource features: An interactive, step-by-step method proven to increase your understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry Learning objectives, practice questions, study problems, and a self-review test in every chapter to reinforce your learning An emphasis on practical concepts and clear explanations to ensure that you comprehend the material quickly Engaging end-of-chapter stories connecting the material to a relevant topic in chemistry to bring important concepts to life Concise, student-friendly chapters describing major chemistry concepts and terms, including the periodic table, atomic weights, chemical bonding, solutions, gases, solids, and liquids Chemistry: A Self-Teaching Guide is an ideal resource for high school or college students taking introductory chemistry courses, for students taking higher level courses needing to refresh their knowledge, and for those preparing for standardized chemistry and medical career admission tests. Education

Basic Physics Learn physics at your own pace without an instructor Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide , 3rd Edition is the most practical and reader-friendly guide to understanding all basic physics concepts and terms. The expert authors take a flexible and interactive approach to physics based on new research-based methods about how people most effectively comprehend new material. The book takes complex concepts and breaks them down into practical, easy to digest terms. Subject matter covered includes: Newton’s Laws Energy Electricity Magnetism Light Sound And more There are also sections explaining the math behind each concept for those who would like further explanation and understanding. Each chapter features a list of objectives so that students know what they should be learning from each chapter, test questions, and exercises that inspire deeper learning about physics. High school students, college students, and those re-learning physics alike will greatly enhance their physics education with the help of this one-of-a-kind guide. The third edition of this book reflects and implements new, research-based methods regarding how people best learn new material. As a result, it contains a flexible and interactive approach to learning physics. Education

Biology An Interactive, Easy-to-Use Introductory Guide to Major Biology Concepts For students looking for a solid introduction to Biology, the new 3rd Edition of Biology: A Teaching Guide is the perfect learning tool. The latest edition has been updated to include the most up-to-date information on everything from photosynthesis to physiology. For students preparing for exams or individuals who want to review material from years past, the step-by-step format is designed to help students and teachers alike easily understand complex concepts, key terms, and frequently asked questions. The guide includes a comprehensive glossary and self-test questions in each chapter, allowing students to reinforce their knowledge and better understand the concepts. In A Teaching Guide, learn about the foundational aspects of biology, including: ● How photosynthesis occurs ● Whether viruses are living or dead ● The reproductive sexual terms behind cloning ● Comprehensive treatment of all aspects of life science Thoroughly updated with self-teaching practice exams and questions, this comprehensive guide is designed to give students the tools they need to master the fundamental concepts and critical definitions behind biology. Education

Becoming an Evocative Coach Designed as a companion to both Evocative Coaching: Transforming Schools One Conversation at a Time, 2nd Edition and Evoking Greatness: Coaching to Bring Out the Best in Educational Leaders, this guide will allow coaches to reflect on their learning and put evocative coaching strategies into practice. Readers will learn how to: • Follow the LEAD (listen, emphasize, appreciate, design) process to become a partner in professional learning• Engage in coaching conversations as they develop evocative coaching skills through various activities that invite reflection• Develop instructional coaching and leadership skills that foster innovation Education

Behaviour Management and the Role of the Teaching Assistant Behaviour Management and the Role of the Teaching Assistant draws on the latest research as well as teaching assistants' own views to enable readers to reconsider TA deployment and to maximise the benefits TAs have to offer in supporting children’s behaviour. It considers the difficulties facing TAs, summarises the key stages in the evolution of their role in the classroom and highlights the significant challenges of TAs’ role definition. Using current research findings, this book provides guidance and practical activities to support schools in empowering TAs to work with children whose behaviour challenges. Each chapter considers a range of strategies for working with TAs, as well as the strengths and limitations of these approaches. There are also a range of self-/school-auditing and self-evaluation tasks with key points to consider and practical in-school suggestions at the end of each chapter. This is essential reading for professionals at all levels working in schools wanting to understand how teaching assistants can best be supported to successfully manage behaviour in schools. Education

The Game-Centred Approach to Sport Literacy The Game Centred Approach (GCA) is the ideal framework for coaches and teachers to develop comprehensive tactical or technical lessons for any game, both in physical education and in extracurricular sport contexts. Learning about the pedagogical models included in this approach has never been easier thanks to this short introductory guide. The book helps the reader acquire the skills needed to design effective session plans, regardless of the sport that is being taught or coached. It introduces the core concepts underpinning the GCA model, complemented by practical examples of tasks and strategies for each game category and assessment instrument. This is essential reading for all educators, coaches or sports professionals who wish to improve their teaching or coaching to enhance their students and players’ physical literacy and sport competence. It is also invaluable reading for any student or researcher working in physical education, sport coaching or sport pedagogy. Education

Equity, Culture, and Place in Teaching Paleontology This Element is a call to action for broadening participation through improved classroom approaches. Education

Motivating Self and Others Motivation experts explain how goal-life alignment and 'thriving with social purpose' inspire optimal functioning and enhance life meaning. Education

Brain Gains This book shares with readers successful learning techniques employed by learning coaches and learning specialists that parents and teachers can employ with students of all ages and learning levels. Education

Engaging Learners with Chemistry Many projects in recent years have applied context-based learning and engagement tools to the fostering of long-term student engagement with chemistry. Education

Creative Chemists Creative thinking, be it that of the teacher or the student, has tended to be overlooked in science, but exercising it is important. This book shows how it can be done in chemistry, both in the context of creative chemistry teaching and in learning chemistry. Education

Reframing and Rethinking Collaboration in Higher Education and Beyond The 'Insider Guides to Success in Academia' offers support and practical advice to doctoral students and early-career researchers. Covering the topics that really matter, but which often get overlooked, this indispensable series provides practical and realistic guidance to address many of the needs and challenges of trying to operate, and remain, in academia. These neat pocket guides fill specific and significant gaps in current literature. Each book offers insider perspectives on the often implicit rules of the game - the things you need to know but usually aren't told by institutional postgraduate support, researcher development units, or supervisors - and will address a practical topic that is key to career progression. They are essential reading for doctoral students, early-career researchers, supervisors, mentors, or anyone looking to launch or maintain their career in academia. Reframing and Rethinking Collaboration in Higher Education and Beyond delves deep into a Taxonomy of Collaboration underpinned by mindful choices – being present, aware, non-judgemental, curious and open – while also considering your and others’ strengths. In looking at how higher degree research students and early career researchers can approach collaboration, this book unpacks what collaboration is and points to the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with achieving collaborative advantage. Covering a range of issues in a variety of contexts, this book: Helps you understand the meaning and value of working collaboratively. Prepares you for success in collaborative academic and postgraduate career activities. Invites you to use models, including the Taxonomy of Collaboration, to plan your collaborative projects. Explains options for different situations through realistic examples of commonly experienced collaborative issues or problems. Encourages you to think about collaboration from a strengths-based approach. Offers practical strategies for you can use to plan, organise and participate in collaborative activities, including ways to deal with problems and resolve conflicts. Full of practical tips, case studies, real life situations and lived experiences, this book offers strategies that can be used in online or hybrid collaborations and is ideal reading for anyone interested in finding out how to make collaborative practice work for them. Education

The Fundamentals of Teaching Teachers are bombarded with advice about how to teach. The Fundamentals of Teaching cuts through the confusion by synthesising the key findings from education research and neuroscience to give an authoritative guide. It reveals how learning happens, which methods work best and how to improve any students’ learning. Using a tried-and-tested, Five-Step model for applying the methods effectively in the classroom, Mike Bell shows how you can improve learning and eliminate time-consuming, low-effect practices that increase stress and workload. He includes case studies from teachers working across different subjects and age groups which model practical strategies for: Prior Knowledge Presenting new material Setting challenging tasks Feedback and improvement Repetition and consolidation. This powerful resource is highly recommended for all teachers, school leaders and trainee teachers who want to benefit from the most effective methods in their classrooms. Education

Happy School 365 Motivate your learners to succeed with Action Jackson! From motivational speaker and founder of Fix Up Seminars, Action Jackson, comes an inspirational guide offering a tried-and-tested method that enables primary and secondary teachers to motivate young people and unlock their potential for success. Many learners are plagued with the fear of failure, anxious about self-image and apathetic towards the future. Are we, as educators, not responsible for helping them navigate through life and empowering them to unlock their potential? Happy School 365 is packed with 21 easy-to-implement ideas to motivate young people to achieve academic and personal success, helping them to make the most of school and life, build better relationships with teachers and develop a sense of self-worth, focus and discipline. Dividing his approach into five stages – the manifesto, the mission, the mindset, the method and the miracle – Jackson sets out a vision for what this method can achieve: well-rounded individuals who are agents of change for humanity. This is the must-have guide for all teachers looking to play their part in developing a generation that is happy, healthy and successful. Education

Education and the US Government Originally published in 1987, at a time when central government control of education in many countries was growing rapidly, this book on the historical determinants of US educational legislation was of great relevance. The book looks in detail at the history of the relationship between the US Government and the provision of educational services. It assesses the contributions made to educational legislation by key political figures such as Franklin, Washington and Jefferson. The author also examines in depth the role of congress and the president, the relationship between the federal government and the state legislature and the role of the judiciary in education. An account of the hard-fought battle for the right to equal educational opportunities for the American Negro and the American Indian is of considerable interest. Finally, the book compares the American educational system at the time with that of other countries. Education

Life in School There can be little doubt that pupils’ own interpretations of what happens in their schools represent a crucial link in the educational chain. We need to understand how pupils respond to different forms of pedagogy and school organization, and why they respond in the ways they do, in order to increase the effectiveness of our schooling. In the ten years prior to first publication ethnographic studies of pupils in schools had increased in number and importance. They had come to represent a leading area of inquiry which is still of relevance to practising and student teachers today. However, this material was not easily accessible, being widely distributed across educational and sociological journals and books. Originally published in 1984, this book collects together significant contributions to the field in a single volume, and will still be of relevance to practising and trainee teachers, and students of sociology and education. Education

The English School Britain has a rich heritage of school buildings dating from the later Middle Ages to the present day. While some of these schools have attracted the attention of architectural historians, they have not previously been considered from the educational viewpoint. Even schools of little or no architectural interest are important sociologically, since the changing architecture of schools reflects changing ideas about how children should be educated and organized for teaching purposes. In this second volume, originally published in 1977, Malcolm Seaborne and Roy Lowe carry the historical record into our own time. Like its predecessor, the volume studies the development of school architecture and its influence on the organization of the school, and relates architectural questions to the educational and social forces which influence the design of schools. The authors have chosen representative examples which illustrate the main trends in the development of school design and construction. Education

Recent Education from Local Sources Originally published in 1967, this book was intended to be of value to students of Education in two ways. Firstly, all such students were expected to know in broad outline the story of the development of our national education system in the previous 150 years. This book shows how these national events affected a number of schools in a particular locality. Their history was preserved in their physical structure, all too solid and long-lasting in many cases to be easily adapted to changing needs of the time; it was preserved also in minutes and log-books and other records that happen to survive. The second value of this book was that quite often students were asked to use these local records to re-create the story of a history of a school or group of schools. It was felt that we needed many more of these local investigations as a basis for a fuller and more vivid representation of this national development, and students’ accounts, if done with proper care, could make a useful contribution. Mr Seaborne’s book is a model and example of how this may have been done. Education

Supporting Life Skills for Young Children with Vision Impairment and Other Disabilities This practical resource is designed to help professionals, parents and carers as they support children with vision impairments to develop independence in everyday tasks. Using the Early Years Foundation Stage framework as a basis, it provides a wealth of strategies and activities to develop key skills, including dressing, maintaining personal hygiene, eating and drinking and road safety. This is an invaluable tool that can be dipped in and out of to help make learning fun, boosting the child’s confi dence and helping create a positive ‘can- do’ attitude when faced with new challenges. This book: ◆ Addresses the main problem areas for babies and young visually impaired children and their families, by providing simple explanations of skills and offering strategies and techniques to support progression onto the next stage. ◆ Is written in a fully accessible style, with photocopiable pages and additional downloadable resources. ◆ Provides a variety of documentation to chart the child’s development and show progress over time. Research shows strong indicators that early intervention can reduce or eliminate developmental delays in children with a vision impairment. The supporting strategies in this book help busy professionals and carers to make every opportunity a learning opportunity, allowing children with a vision impairment to become confi dent and independent individuals. Education

World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII World Music Pedagogy, Volume VII: Teaching World Music in Higher Education addresses a pedagogical pathway of varied strategies for teaching world music in higher education, offering concrete means for diversifying undergraduate studies through world music culture courses. While the first six volumes in this series have detailed theoretical and applied principles of World Music Pedagogy within K-12 public schools and broader communities, this seventh volume is chiefly concerned with infusing culture-rich musical experiences through world music courses at the tertiary level, presenting a compelling argument for the growing need for such perspectives and approaches. These chapters include discussions of the logical trajectories of the framework into world music courses, through which the authors seek to challenge the status quo of lecture-only academic courses in some college and university music programs. Unique to this series, each of these chapters illustrates practical procedures for incorporating the WMP framework into sample classes. However, this volume (like the rest of the series) is not a prescriptive "recipe book" of lesson plans. Rather, it seeks to enrich the conversation surrounding cultural diversity in music through philosophically-rooted, social justice-conscious, and practice-oriented perspectives. Education

Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology Research Methods in Learning Design and Technology explores the many forms, both new and established, that research takes within the field of instructional design and technology (IDT). Chapters by experienced IDT researchers address methodologies such as meta-analysis, social media research, user experience design research, eye-tracking research, and phenomenology, situating each approach within the broader context of how IDT research has evolved and continues to evolve over time. This comprehensive, up-to-date volume familiarizes graduate students, faculty, and instructional design practitioners with the full spectrum of approaches available for investigating the new and changing educational landscapes. The book also discusses the history and prospective future of research methodologies in the IDT field. Education

Principal Bootcamp This book shows principals how they can accelerate their impact and make a difference from day one. Speaker and author Dr. Brad Johnson offers new and experienced principals authoritative advice on how to succeed in key areas: understanding the best leadership traits; developing positive relationships with staff; building a dynamic team culture; and creating a unified vision. Each chapter includes inspiring stories and practical examples for leaders in all types of school districts. Using these strategies, you will learn how to immediately maximize your influence over yourself, your staff, and the entire school culture. Education

The Far-Right, Education and Violence In the last decade the far-right, associated with white nationalism, identitarian politics, and nativist ideologies, has established itself as a major political force in the West, making substantial electoral gains across Europe, the USA, and Latin America, and coalescing with the populist movements of Trump, Brexit, and Boris Johnson’s 2019 election in the UK. This political shift represents a major new political force in the West that has rolled back the liberal internationalism that developed after WWI and shaped world institutions, globalization, and neoliberalism. It has also impacted upon the democracies of the West. Its historical origins date from the rise of fascism in Italy, Germany, and Austria from the 1920s. In broad philosophical terms, the movement can be conceived as a reaction against the rationalism and individualism of liberal democratic societies, and a political revolt based on the philosophies of Nietzsche, Darwin, and Bergson that purportedly embraced irrationalism, subjectivism, and vitalism. This edited collection of essays by Michael A Peters and Tina Besley, taken from the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory, provides a philosophical discussion of the rise of the far-right and uses it as a canvas to understand the return of fascism, white supremacism, acts of terrorism, and related events, including the refugee crisis, the rise of authoritarian populism, the crisis of international education, and Trump’s ‘end of globalism’. Education

Perspectives on Game-Based Coaching This book offers new perspectives on game-based coaching (GBC), one of the most important practices for session design and instructional delivery in sport coaching. GBC emphasises the sport coach as educator and the development of ‘thinking players’, and this book demonstrates what that means in practice. It brings together leading and innovative thinkers and practitioners in coaching pedagogy, and aims to stimulate reflection by the reader on their own coaching practice. Reviewing recent theoretical developments and current research in GBC, the book provides in-depth examples on how research can be applied in practice, including the use of digital video games, immersive scenario-based coaching narratives, and the Game Sense approach as ‘play with purpose’. Representing the most up-to-date and engaging introduction to the theory and practice of GBC, this book is invaluable reading for all students of physical education and sport coaching, as well as practising coaches and coach educators. Education

Beginning University Get good marks for your essays and assignments! Learn to think and write clearly! Find the information you need easily! Do you want to make the most of your time at university? Beginning University shows you how to develop the skills you need in order to succeed at university and later on. Step by step, the authors explain how to think critically, create an argument and present your ideas well both in writing and in oral presentations. They show you how to read effectively and take good notes, and how to plan your work. They also look at how to get the most out of your lectures and tutorials, and give you handy research tips. Questions and activities at the end of each chapter help you practise what you have learnt. Beginning University provides a head start to studying at university and can be used by students in any subject. Don't wait till it's too late! Education

Child Protection '.a valuable resource book for teachers, child care workers and school administrators on preventing, identifying and handling cases of child abuse and neglect. [It includes] a unique international perspective on child protection.' Associate Professor Sandy K Wurtele, University of Colorado 'Many books stop at the what should be done, but this book goes beyond that to tell us the how. It is sound, practical and most welcomed.' Wilma Bartlett, The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, UK Teachers and early childhood workers are the only professionals in contact with abused children for long periods of time. Although they are seldom aware of their importance, they can provide the child's best defence against abuse. Abused children exhibit identifiable behaviours and perform less well in school than their peers. Educators and caregivers can learn to observe children's development and respond to their special needs. Schools have always taken responsibility for teaching children to stay safe from traffic, fire, water and electricity. They are also in the best position for teaching children to stay safe with people. Child Protection is a comprehensive guide to the common forms of child abuse and neglect. It offers practical help for the identification of child abuse and neglect and the support of the child victims and, in particular, the provision of curriculum for child protection. Freda Briggs, formerly a teacher and social worker is Professor Child Development at the University of South Australia. She is also the author of From Victim To Offender, Why My Child?, Developing Personal Safety Skills In Children With Disabilities, Keep Children Safe and Child Sexual Abuse: Confronting The Problem. Russell Hawkins is a psychologist in private practice and a senior lecturer in Psychology at the University of South Australia. Education

The Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign This book examines the 1980 Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign, using a critical and global lens. At the intersections of literacy and power, the author provides historical context, focusing on the power of texts, community, class, and gender, promoting the potential of transforming education into an endeavor that is action-oriented. Education

Breakthrough Leadership Now is the time for Breakthrough Leadership This book was borne out of urgency. We face the consequences of a raging pandemic, coupled with an unprecedented call to end racial injustice. COVID-19 has exposed longstanding structural inequities, while at the same time offering a rare “breakthrough” opportunity to dismantle inequitable systems that have harmed our most marginalized students for generations. Breakthrough Leadership is rooted in moral courage and calls us to act upon a new discovery, or epiphany about a fundamental truth that challenges previous beliefs. While this book offers examples of schools that were “beating the odds” pre-COVID-19 as well as strategies for changing those odds in the future. Breakthrough Leadership also spotlights professionals now leveraging crises like this to shape local and national priorities toward a more equitable and healthy society for our children in order to: Create and sustain Equitable Learning Communities (ELCs) that are grounded in relational trust Establish comprehensive systems to ensure that all students thrive Implement cutting-edge principles of effective curriculum, instruction, and assessment including culturally responsive teaching, trauma-informed practice, and blended learning Meaningfully engage families and community Leadership from the classroom to the board room is needed to advance an agenda of equitable and successful outcomes for our students. The facts stakes couldn’t be starker. Good leadership saves lives both in pandemics, and in our profession. “The critical variable that determines whether or not our schools can respond adequately to the numerous challenges that they and their children face is leadership. . . This book is about the work of such leaders. In big cities, small towns, and rural areas, a small number of principals and superintendents are showing that progress can be made when leaders have the resourcefulness and courage to address equity challenges directly. The educational leaders profiled in this book have a clear sense of how to systematically build the capacity of teachers and schools to meet the needs of the students they serve. I urge other leaders to learn from them so that great schools that serve all children well, will be the norm, rather than the exception.” ~Pedro Noguero "With all its devastation, COVID-19 also presents the opportunity of the century to transform the public education system that, to say the least, has become stalled and stagnant in the past 50 years. . . . Breakthrough Leadership makes a significant contribution to our next phase, which must be one of definable and targeted transformation of equity-based learning. ~Michael Fullan Education

The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction First, let’s commend ourselves: how in the midst of a pandemic we faculty stepped up at record speed to teach in such a foreign learning environment. Try we did, adapt we did, and learn we did. But to be clear, and we already recognize this, this past spring was less about distance learning and more about crisis teaching. This time around we have the opportunity to be much more purposeful and intentional, and that’s where The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction will prove absolutely indispensable. Much more than a collection of cool tools and apps, The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction mobilizes decades of Visible Learning® research to reveal those evidence-based strategies that work best in an online environment. Supplemented by video footage and opportunities to self-assess and reflect, the book addresses every dynamic that must be in place for students to learn, even at a distance: Faculty-student relationships from a distance Teacher credibility from a distance Teacher clarity from a distance Engaging tasks from a distance Planning learning experiences from a distance Feedback, assessment, and grading from a distance Keeping the focus on learning, from a distance or otherwise What does our post-COVID future hold? “We suspect,” Fisher, Frey, Almarode, and Hattie write, “it will include increased amounts of distance learning. In the meantime, let’s seize on what we have learned to improve post-secondary education in any format, whether face-to-face or from a distance.” “We are all still active faculty members, committed to teaching, scholarship, and service. The unexpected transition to remote learning doesn’t mean we no longer know how to teach. We can still impact the lives of our students and know that we made a difference. The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction will show you how.” ~Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Almarode, and John Hattie Education

The Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom The Media-Savvy Middle School Classroom is a practical guide for teachers of Grades 5-8 who want to help their students achieve mastery of media literacy skills. Today’s fake news, alternative facts, and digital manipulations are compromising the critical thinking and well-being of middle grade learners already going through significant personal changes. This actionable book prepares teachers to help their students become informed consumers of online resources. Spanning correct source use, personal versus expert opinions, deliberate disinformation, social media, and more, these ready-to-use activities can be integrated directly into existing language arts and mathematics lesson plans. Education

Fy Nodiadau Adolygu Target success in the new specification WJEC A2 Mathematics with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with full worked examples, diagnostic questions and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge. - Help develop the key skills needed for success with skills-focused questions around problem-solving,proof, modelling and the use of ICT (spreadsheets, graphing software and graphing calculators).- Strategically target revision with diagnostic questions to establish which areas need focus.- Get assessment-ready with exam-style questions and advice on common examination pitfalls.- Develop students' understanding with full worked examples and accompanying solutions, offeringdetailed, instructive explanations.- Consolidate revision with summaries for each topic that focus on what to concentrate on in the buildupto exams, with special focus on common pitfalls such as how to show correct workings.- Enable independent learning with access to answers in the back of the book. Education

International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 9 Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives. The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.- Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.- Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.- Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.- Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.- Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.- Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology. Available in the series:Stage 7 Student's Book: 9781510481985 Stage 7 Student eTextbook 9781510483538Stage 7 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483484 Stage 8 Student's Book: 9781510481992Stage 8 Student eTextbook 9781510483569Stage 8 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483491 Stage 9 Student's Book: 9781510482005Stage 9 Student eTextbook 9781510483606Stage 9 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483507 Education

Food and Beverage Service, 10th Edition This revised and updated edition of our bestselling and internationally respected title is the essential reference source for trainers, practitioners and anyone working towards professional qualifications in food and beverage service. - Covers contemporary trends and issues in food and beverage service and offers broad and in-depth coverage of key concepts, skills and knowledge, with developed focus on the international nature of the hospitality industry.- Supports students in gaining a comprehensive overview of the industry, from personal skills, service areas and equipment, menus and menu knowledge, beverages and service techniques, to specialised forms of service, events and supervisory aspects.- Supports a range of professional qualifications as well as in-company training programmes.- Aids visual learners with over 250 photographs and illustrations demonstrating current service conventions and techniques. Education

TeeJay SQA National 5 Applications of Mathematics Make the application of maths interesting and engaging as students follow TeeJay's accessible approach to developing mathematical skills for SQA National 5 Applications of Maths. This book provides hundreds of practice questions, with progression and consolidation - the core TeeJay philosophy - underpinning every exercise and chapter. > Contains three freestanding study areas covering Numeracy, Geometry & Measure and Finance & Statistics> Contains three consolidation assessments at the end of each study area> Contains three revision chapters (one before each study area) that revise the relevant strands from National 4 Applications of Maths> Each chapter ends with an assessment exercise> Includes exam-style assessments at the end of the book> Answers for all questions are in the back of the book. Answers for the end-of-unit and end-of-chapter assessments and exam-style assessments are available at hoddergibson.co.uk/answers-teejay-maths-n5-apps Education

TeeJay SQA National 4 Applications of Mathematics Help students to apply their mathematical skills in real-life contexts, as they learn and develop through TeeJay's fun and accessible approach to SQA National 4 Applications of Maths. This book provides hundreds of practice questions, with progression and consolidation - the core TeeJay philosophy - underpinning every exercise and chapter. > Contains three freestanding study areas covering Numeracy, Geometry & Measure and Finance & Statistics> Contains three consolidation assessments at the end of each study area> Starts with a Chapter Zero that revises the relevant strands from Second Level> Each chapter ends with an assessment exercise> Includes two Added Value Practice Assessments at the end of the book> Answers for all questions are in the back of the book. Answers for the end-of-study area and end-of-chapter assessments and Added Value Practice Assessments are available at hoddergibson.co.uk/answers-teejay-maths-n4-apps Education

What If I’m Wrong? and Other Key Questions for Decisive School Leadership Simon Rodberg’s five-question framework uses the latest research in cognitive science to help principals navigate tough dilemmas and everyday challenges to become decisive school leaders. Education

Converting the Imagination For two thousand years countless people around the world viewed reality through a Christian lens that endowed their lives with meaning, purpose, and coherence. Today, in an era of unprecedented secularization, many have ceased to find meaning not only in Christianity but in life in general. In Converting the Imagination, Patrick Manning offers a probing analysis of this crisis of meaning, marshalling historical and psychological research to shed light on the connections among the disintegration of the Christian worldview, religious disaffiliation, and a growing mental health epidemic. As a response Manning presents an approach to religious education that is at once traditionally grounded in the model of Jesus' own teaching and augmented by modern educational research and cognitive science. Converting the Imagination is an invitation to transform the way we teach about faith and make sense of the world, an invitation that echoes Jesus' invitation to a fuller, more meaningful life. It is sure to captivate scholars and practitioners of religious education, ministers seeking to reengage people who have drifted away from the faith or to support young people suffering from existential anxiety, and anyone in search of deeper meaning in their religious traditions or in their own lives. Education

A Philosopher's Journey For over fifty years Steven M. Cahn has been a prolific contributor to discussions of philosophical and educational issues. In this volume he has chosen his favorite articles from the 1960s to the present, reflecting his long-standing interests in the concept of free will, the rationality of religious belief, the insights of John Dewey, the affirmative action debate, the aims of higher education, and the nature of living well. Also included are several philosophical puzzles.Professor Cahn is a noted teacher and lecturer, and these essays reflect his skills at explaining complex ideas with clarity and defending challenging positions with cogency. His work demonstrates how philosophical inquiry can be both engaging and enlightening. Education

Template for Leadership This book draws from the examples of God, that of Jesus Christ and of others like Joseph, Moses, Joshua, and Paul, who had been called into leadership, as recorded in the Bible, in order to show good leadership approaches, styles, best leadership practices, and the underlying guiding principles that today's leaders need to embrace in order to become more effective in their leadership roles.The author proves through the citation of relevant biblical passages that good leadership was initiated by God, modeled by Jesus Christ, and replicated over the ages by God's anointed leaders. In this book, the author uses the above-cited case studies to show that anyone seeking to learn about good leadership practices should look no further than the word of God because it is the manual for acceptable conduct. This book will therefore serve as a useful resource for church-related leaders and leaders in all fields of human endeavor, as well as students. Education

International Perspectives on Teacher Education The preparation of suitably qualified teachers is vital for political, social and economic growth in developing countries. Some major problems have been caused by the enormous growth in primary enrolment and by the need to train more teachers without reducing standards, exacerbated by the fact that in many cases the structure of teacher education is still in its formative stages. However, these problems can lead to innovative options and solutions. Originally published in 1988, this book reports on research and practice in teacher education around the world. It examines, for example, what happens to teacher education at times of great social change or political unrest, as in South Africa or Cyprus, how programmes in, for example, Nigeria or China approach minority education and how teachers are prepared for the teaching of indigenous populations such as the Saskatchevan Indians in Canada. These examples of international teacher education practice are presented within a specific national, regional and cultural context and provide important perspectives on the traditional views of how teachers are and should be prepared and professionally maintained. The book will be of interest to all involved in teacher education, adult education and curriculum design as well as to students of development studies. Education

The Essence of Teaching Social Studies Designed for use in elementary and secondary social studies education courses, this book supports the teaching of social studies methods in a range of educational settings. By highlighting long-standing content and principles of social studies education in a concise and direct way, this volume offers the building blocks of a comprehensive course, for use as springboards to the effective presentation of professors’ desired course emphases. With sections on foundations, subject areas, and best practices, this text explains the intersection between the "modelling" role of social studies teachers as democratic citizens, social studies fields of study, and strategies implemented in the classroom to encourage students’ critical thinking and values formation. Education

The Elements of Instruction The Elements of Instruction provides a common vocabulary and conceptual schema of teaching and learning that is fully applicable to all forms of instruction in our digital-centric era. This critical examination of educational technology’s contemporary semantics and constructs fills a major gap in the logical foundations of instruction, with special attention to the patterns of communication among facilitators, learners, and resources. The book proposes a new framework for organizing research and theory, clear concepts and definitions for its basic elements, and a new typology of teaching-learning arrangements to simplify the selection of optimal conditions for a variety of learning goals. As trends in media, technology, and methodology continue to evolve, these historically contextual, back-to-basics pedagogical tools will be invaluable to all instructional designers and educational researchers. Education

Studying Part Time Without Stress If you're studying part time you're probably juggling study with work or family commitments or both. You need to make every minute count. Studying Part Time Without Stress shows you how to make the most of your time from day one. It explains how you can identify your own learning style and take advantage of your strengths. It gives you the tools to develop the academic skills you need, and suggests short-cuts you can use every day. With tips based on the experiences of the many students she has counselled, Teresa De Fazio explains how to: * Choose the right course * Maintain your motivation * Avoid stress * Use technology effectively * Read efficiently * Write essays, reports and theses * Give presentations * Do well in exams Written for students taking courses at all levels at college and at university, Studying Part Time Without Stress will help you succeed in your study-without losing control of your life! Education

Jesus and Elvis, Second Edition Jesus and Elvis offers a host of creative resources for use in schools and churches. Jesus proclaims the book's unabashed gospel-centered content, Elvis its unapologetic creative style. The book as a whole should appeal to both the young and the old, wide-eyed seekers and battle-scarred churchgoers. This new edition includes Skin Deep, a dynamic play that dramatizes Martin Luther King's response to the enduring sin of racism in our world. Education

A Session by Session Guide to Life Story Work Life story work is a term often used to describe an approach that helps looked after and adopted children to talk and learn about their life experiences with the help of a trusted adult. This book is an essential step-by-step guide for carers and professionals seeking to carry out life story work with a traumatised or vulnerable child in their care. Underpinned by positive psychology and drawing on up-to-date research and real-life practice, the book offers a sound theoretical understanding of life story work as well as a practical and easy-to-use programme of sessions. Each session covers the equipment and information needed, a consideration of who is best placed to carry out the work, and answers to commonly raised questions. Also discussed are age-appropriate approaches and ideas for extending each session into other activities and methods to make it more feasible for life story work to be a shared activity between two or three adults who know the child well. This book gives professionals and carers the confidence to carry out life story work in a way that is sensitive to the child’s needs and positive for their self-perception and relationships. Education

International Perspectives on Digital Media and Early Literacy International Perspectives on Digital Media and Early Literacy evaluates the use and impact of digital devices for social interaction, language acquisition, and early literacy. It explores the role of interactive mediation as a tool for using digital media and provides empirical examples of best practice for digital media targeting language teaching and learning. The book brings together a range of international contributions and discusses the increasing trend of digitalization as an additional resource in early childhood literacy. It provides a broad insight into current research on the potential of digital media in inclusive settings by integrating multiple perspectives from different scientific fields: (psycho)linguistics, cognitive science, language didactics, developmental psychology, technology development, and human–machine interaction. Drawing on a large body of research, it shows that crucial early experiences in communication and social learning are the basis for later academic skills. The book is structured to display children’s first developmental steps in learning in interaction with digital media and highlight various domains of early digital media use in family, kindergarten, and primary schools. This book will appeal to practitioners, academics, researchers, and students with an interest in early education, literacy education, digital education, the sociology of digital culture and social interaction, school reform, and teacher education. Education

Studying in Australia Are you planning to study at university, college or TAFE in Australia? Or have you already started a course in Australia? This book will help you develop the skills you need to get good marks and enjoy your studies. Studying in Australia shows you how to develop important learning and research skills including: - academic writing - exam preparation - time management - library research - using technology Studying in Australia also provides an overview of the Australian higher education system and learning culture, and explains how you can get help when you need it. This practical guide can be used throughout your studies, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Education

Small Group Instruction This book addresses the intricate details that must be confronted when small group instruction is presented to students with significant learning challenges. Education

Creating a Democratic Climate for Kids Creating a Democratic Climate for Kids is a guide to assist educators and parents in developing new strategies as they stimulate today’s kids into becoming self-reliant, self-disciplined and self-managing individuals. Education

International Joint Double Degrees and International Transitions in Higher Education This book explores the interplay between culture and pedagogy within the student experience of international joint double degree programmes. The author posits that international higher education can be seen within a construct of mutuality, with the experience of internationalisation being a driving force for the development of agency and cultural awareness. This direct, lived reality of experiencing cultural difference as part of the educational process presents an opportunity for the internationalisation of the self: international joint double degrees provide an ideal vehicle for the development of knowledge and broadening of the mind. Drawing together cultures of learning, differing approaches to pedagogy and the international classroom, this book argues that international joint double degrees constitute an active cultural engagement within a higher education context.  Education

Grade Five Competition from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiad This unique book presents mathematical competition problems primarily aimed at upper elementary school students, but are challenging for students at any age. These problems are drawn from the complete papers of the legendary Leningrad Mathematical Olympiads that were presented to the city’s Grade Five students. The period covered is between 1979 – the earliest year for which relevant records could be retrieved – and 1992, when the former Soviet Union was dissolved. The respective chapters reflect the famous four-step approach to problem solving developed by the great Hungarian mathematics educator Gyorgy Pólya. In Chapter One, the Grade Five Competition problems from the Leningrad Mathematical Olympiads from 1979 to 1992 are presented in chronological order. In Chapter Two, the 83 problems are loosely divided into 26 sets of three or four related problems, and an example is provided for each one. Chapter Three provides full solutions to all problems, while Chapter Four offers generalizations of the problems. This book can be used by any mathematically advanced student at the upper elementary school level. Teachers and organizers of outreach activities such as mathematical circles will also find this book useful. But the primary value of the book lies in the problems themselves, which were crafted by experts; therefore, anyone interested in problem solving will find this book a welcome addition to their library. Education

Reconceptualising Information Processing for Education This book presents a novel conceptualisation of universal information processing systems based on studies of environmental interaction in both biological and non-biological systems. This conceptualisation is used to demonstrate how a single overarching framework can be applied to the investigation of human learning and memory by considering matter and energy pathways and their connections. In taking a stance based on everyday interactions, as well as on scientific practices, the conceptualisation is used to consider educational theories and practices, exemplified by the widely cited cognitive load theory. In linking these theories and practices more closely to scientific thinking, the book embraces an holistic approach to informational interactions, not limited to conceptualisations of pattern, signal or meaning. The book offers educational researchers and educators an opportunity to re-think their approach to instruction – to take all facets of student learning environments into account in increasing human knowledge, skills and experiences across society. Education

Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation Think -  Plan -  Buy This is the first complete guide for creating a sustainable healthcare simulation program/center. It is created by experts in the field that are on the front lines of this emerging field. It is intended and written with all professions in mind, and should be a resource for all, be they healthcare educators, administrators, or executives.  It covers specific elements of the entire process, from concept to execution, and identifies key decision points along the way.   The book is organized around fundamental considerations in center and program development including governance, â€‹structural/facility and curricular design, business planning, to establishing policies and procedures. Chapters analyze the fundamental aspects of planning, such as budgeting, revenue streams, and philanthropy as well as the inclusion of educational resources within such programs. Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Program and Center Development is an invaluable addition to the Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation series, and features an authoritative authorship of experts in the field.   Education

How to Perform a Systematic Literature Review The systematic review is a rigorous method of collating and synthesizing evidence from multiple studies, producing a whole greater than the sum of parts. This textbook is an authoritative and accessible guide to an activity that is often found overwhelming. The authors steer readers on a logical, sequential path through the process, taking account of the different needs of researchers, students and practitioners. Practical guidance is provided on the fundamentals of systematic reviewing and also on advanced techniques such as meta-analysis. Examples are given in each chapter, with a succinct glossary to support the text.   This up-to-date, accessible textbook will satisfy the needs of students, practitioners and educators in the sphere of healthcare, and contribute to improving the quality of evidence-based practice. The authors will advise some freely available or inexpensive open source/access resources (such as PubMed, R and Zotero) to help students how to perform a systemic review, in particular those with limited resources. Education

Guide to Teaching Computer Science Demonstrating that computer science learning and teaching processes can be fun, thought-provoking and stimulating, this unique textbook presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for computer science (CS) teaching. This highly-anticipated new edition has been updated with the latest teaching approaches and trends, and includes 110 learning activities (of which 15 are new). The content is clearly written and structured to be applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching organization, without limiting its focus to instruction of any specific institution, curriculum, programming language or paradigm. Topics and features: provides 110 detailed learning activities to be facilitated in different class settings; reviews curriculum and cross-curriculum topics in CS; explores the benefits of CS education research; describes strategies for cultivating problem-solving skills, for assessing learning processes, and for dealing with pupils’ misunderstandings; proposes active-learning-based classroom teaching methods, including lab-based teaching; discusses various types of questions that a CS instructor or trainer can use for a range of teaching situations in class, homework and tests; investigates thoroughly issues of lesson planning and course design; examines the first field teaching experiences gained by CS teachers across different training frameworks. This preeminent textbook for CS teacher training programs draws on the authors’ experience gained from three decades of teaching and training prospective and in-service CS teachers, as well as research in CS education. Concise, thorough and easy-to-follow, the book is also eminently suitable for use as a teaching guide for CS instructors at all levels. Education

Information Literacy in Higher Education This book presents an innovative theoretical and methodological approach to study information literacy in higher education contexts. While mainstream studies tend to see information literacy as a technical and universal process, this book proposes a theoretical and methodological framework to study information literacy from a sociocultural perspective, highlighting the importance of the social and cultural contexts in which information literacy develops. This situated approach demands that research data must be analysed in relation to the contexts in which they emerge, so the book proposes a research method based on the study of personal histories and stories, learning situations and intersubjective relationships to characterize the different information profiles of different information users.  Adopting a multidisciplinary approach that combines contributions from educational research, psychology and information sciences, the authors first present a theoretical discussion to argue in favor of the sociocultural paradigm to study information literacy, then present their methodological proposal to observe informational competencies among higher education students, and finally present the results of an empirical study to identify different information literacy profiles among Latin American students and teachers. Breaking with the hegemonic paradigm in the field, Information Literacy in Higher Education – A Sociocultural Perspective provides useful and innovative tools to researchers working in different areas of the social sciences, such as education, psychology, linguistics and information sciences. Education

The Hairy Bikie and Other Metacognitive Strategies The book contains practical and innovative strategies to train clients with Traumatic Brain Injury, Autism, Intellectual Impairment and Behavioural Disorders to compensate for their deficits and to function independently within their environments. The book is a result of 30 years of working directly with clients who are experiencing problems with organization, memory, learning, problem solving and anger management. The book is highly recommended for practitioners working with clients with a range of disability in educational, community or work settings and is a valuable tool to researchers and tertiary institutions to impart this knowledge to future practitioners. The book is highly recommended to be included in a cognitive rehabilitation course for counsellors, neuropsychologists, rehabilitation consultants and vocational rehabilitation consultants. It would be highly relevant for a section in a Special Education course and for school psychologists, special education and mainstream teachers working with children with learning and behavioural disorders.     Education

Adoption of Data Analytics in Higher Education Learning and Teaching The book aims to advance global knowledge and practice in applying data science to transform higher education learning and teaching to improve personalization, access and effectiveness of education for all. Currently, higher education institutions and involved stakeholders can derive multiple benefits from educational data mining and learning analytics by using different data analytics strategies to produce summative, real-time, and predictive or prescriptive insights and recommendations. Educational data mining refers to the process of extracting useful information out of a large collection of complex educational datasets while learning analytics emphasizes insights and responses to real-time learning processes based on educational information from digital learning environments, administrative systems, and social platforms.This volume provides insight into the emerging paradigms, frameworks, methods and processes of managing change to better facilitate organizational transformation toward implementation of educational data mining and learning analytics. It features current research exploring the (a) theoretical foundation and empirical evidence of the adoption of learning analytics, (b) technological infrastructure and staff capabilities required, as well as (c) case studies that describe current practices and experiences in the use of data analytics in higher education. Education

How Doctors Think and Learn This book describes the theoretical basis for the acquisition; development and refining of professional medical skills from entry level into professional training to those developing specialist expertise. Chapters review the presently available literature on educational theory, the cognitive processes underpinning memory and learning, skill acquisition, competence and assessment and reflection. A synthesis is also presented on why a particular theoretical foundation model of professional skill acquisition should be adopted based on the current understanding of traditional educational theory, theories of cognitive development and neurophysiology.   How Doctors Think and Learn details the theoretical basis for acquiring and developing professional medical skills and is an essential resource for all those who deliver medical education, training and professional development. Education

International Perspectives in Educational Effectiveness Research This edited volume explores questions about ‘what works’, how, for whom, when, and why in education, and considers how and to what extent such knowledge can be understood and extended across countries and different educational systems. The book starts by presenting an overview of the history of educational effectiveness research and offers examples of current theories of educational effectiveness. Next, it provides exemplars of effectiveness studies that report on educational systems, policies, and practices from across six continents. These studies vary in their research methods and outcomes, illustrating a field of research that is conscious of its origins, its agenda, and its ambition to understand and improve the functioning of schools, networks, and education systems around the world. The book brings these threads together within the final chapter and uses them to signpost directions for future research. 'International Perspectives in Educational Effectiveness Research is an excellent and timely addition to the educational effectiveness literature. It offers a rigorous and insightful range of international perspectives that will be of interest to researchers, policy makers and students of the field.'  - Professor Christopher Chapman, University of Glasgow, UK & President-Elect of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 'This important new volume brings up to date the contributions of educational effectiveness research to the development of policy and practice in the field over the last 50 years. Drawing together the ideas of many of the major researchers in the field, it provides a comprehensive analysis of these earlier contributions, leading to critical commentaries that point to areas for future attention. The editors make use of expertise from a range of disciplines to strengthen the themes that are addressed. Most importantly, the book emphasises the need to pay greater attention to the challenge of equity - arguably the most significant challenge facing education systems internationally.  In this respect, a particular strength of the book is the accounts provided from many different parts of the world. These underline the importance of context, a factor often previously overlooked in this field of research. Given all of this, I have no doubt that International Perspectives in Educational Effectiveness Research will become a major source for practitioners, policy-makers and researchers.' - Professor Mel Ainscow, Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Manchester & Professor of Education, University of Glasgow, UK Education

The Value of the Humanities in Higher Education This book presents an extensive analysis of the multifaceted benefits that higher education in the humanities offers individuals and society, as explored in the context of Hong Kong. Using both quantitative graduate employment survey data and qualitative data from interviews with past humanities graduates and with leading humanities scholars, the study provides an objective picture of the “value” of humanities degrees in relation to the economic needs and growth of Hong Kong, together with an in-depth exploration of their value and use in the eyes of humanities graduates and practitioners. Therefore, although it is hardly the only book on the value and status quo of the humanities worldwide, it nonetheless stands out in this crowded field as one of the very few extended studies that draws on empirical data. The book will appeal to both an academic and a wider audience, including members of the general public, non-academic educators, and government administrators interested in the status quo of humanities education, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere. The report also includes a wealth of text taken directly from interviews with humanities graduates, who share their compelling life stories and views on the value of their humanities education. Education

Higher Education Divided This book critically considers how tertiary institutions of higher education in the United States are charged with the duty of preserving democracy, teaching citizenship literacy, and contributing to economic stability. The author offers a comparative analysis of how presidential and national policy agendas shape these social institutions’ re-creation and re-constitution of ideological identities that influence the social position of the participants in the institution types, creating a divide in the realization of national identity across institutional and class lines. In fulfilling this role, four- and two-year institutions become representations of the social class divisions in the United States as the institutions and their students experience American national identity differently. By answering a call to serve the American public and presidential agendas, institutions of higher education reinforce the economic and social divisions in American society, resulting in varied understandings of American national identity. Education

Design Thinking in Higher Education This book addresses the contributions of design thinking to higher education and explores the benefits and challenges of design thinking discourses and practices in interdisciplinary contexts. With a particular focus on Australia, the USA and UK, the book examines the value and drawbacks of employing design thinking in different disciplines and contexts, and also considers its future. Education

Nature of Science in Science Instruction This book offers a comprehensive introduction to Nature of Science (NOS), one of the most important aspects of science teaching and learning, and includes tested strategies for teaching aspects of the NOS in a variety of instructional settings. In line with the recommendations in the field to include NOS in all plans for science instruction, the book provides an accessible resource of background information on NOS, rationales for teaching these targeted NOS aspects, and – most importantly – how to teach about the nature of science in specific instructional contexts. The first section examines the why and what of NOS, its nature, and what research says about how to teach NOS in science settings. The second section focuses on extending knowledge about NOS to question of scientific method, theory-laden observation, the role of experiments and observations and distinctions between science, engineering and technology. The dominant theme of the remainder of the book is a focus on teaching aspects of NOS applicable to a wide variety of instructional environments. Education

Reincarnating Experience in Education This book presents authentic educational experience as the actualization of a potential within a phenomenological field whose axes consist of the somatic, the psychic, and the symbolic, thereby rejecting the one-dimensionality of contemporary education that is primarily mind-oriented. The author insists on the nature of experiencing as coming to be in a living tension between the intuition and the intellect, or the inner and the outer, and calls this a pedagogy of the twice-born. Within this pedagogy, the truly educated must be born twice: in the first instance, involuntarily thrust into a commonsensical world, and in the second, taking a deliberate step toward a qualitative principle. The latter gives us ontological hope or a sense of autonomy and self-sufficiency. Education

Making Sense of Learning This textbook brings together findings from global research on teaching and learning, with an emphasis on secondary and higher education. The book is unique in that the content is selected in an original way and its presentation reflects the most recent research evidence related to understanding. The book covers and presents themes that are based tightly on worldwide research evidence, scrupulously avoiding opinion or any dependence on the personal experience of the authors. The book starts by reflecting on educational research itself. The four chapters that follow relate the story of the research that shows how all humans learn and the variations within that framework. These chapters offer a tight framework that underpins much of the rest of the text. The next four chapters look at the way school curricula are organised and how the performance of learners can be assessed. They summarise the research evidence related to thinking skills and consider the importance of practical teaching. This is followed by two chapters that draw from the extensive social psychology research on attitude development as it applies in education, and then by two chapters that summarise the research related to major issues of controversy: the performativity agenda and the issue of quality. One chapter looks at the place of statistics in education. The next two chapters look at the evidence that can support or undermine many typical education beliefs, or myths and mirages. Finally, the last chapter brings it all together and looks into the future, pointing to some areas where future research is likely to be helpful, based on current knowledge. Education

Soft Skills in Education This book examines the global movement of putting more emphasis on students’ social and emotional development in education. It provides some order in the unstructured multitude of desirable socio-emotional educational objectives and ambitions that have resulted from this movement and builds on a careful conceptual analysis. It starts out by examining the roots of the movement and discusses different emphases. Next it makes use of instructional and psychological constructs and theories to arrive at meaningful categorizations of major domains and types of social-emotional “skills”. One of the key assumptions is that social and emotional attributes are malleable by means of educational interventions. The book reviews available research evidence for this assumption, taking into account psychological studies and meta-analyses. It then creates new evidence based on a new meta-analysis, which concentrated on the effects of educational interventions on skills associated with the conscientiousness factor of the Big5 taxonomy. In the final chapter, the book discusses the implications for educational policy and practice; a discussion in which attention is given to political and ethical questions about the desirability of treating social and emotional attributes as educational goals. Education

Children and the Ethics of Creativity This book presents a critical reimagining of education and educational research in addressing practices of representation and their relation to epistemology, subjectivity and ontology in the context of early childhood education. Drawing on posthumanist perspectives and the immanent materialism of Deleuze & Guattari to conceive of early childhood education, childhood and indeed, adult life, in new ways, it highlights the powerful role of language in subjectivity and ontology, and introduces affectensity as a concept which can be put to work to undo habitual relations and meanings. It proposes that ethical becomings require the engagement of an expansion and intensification of a body’s affect or capacity, and offers readers a provocation for enhancing creative capacity as an ethic. This book is an important contribution to the discussions on methods for living and of ways of thinking commensurate with the orientation of a posthuman turn. Education

The Companion to Peace and Conflict Fieldwork This unique companion is a much-needed guide for those who are embarking on field research in conflict-affected countries. In a break with academic tradition, the chapters are mainly written in the first person and contain personal accounts of the ethical and practical challenges of fieldwork. In the book, over thirty scholars reflect on the complexity of dealing with human subjects in conflict-affected contexts. This indispensable book provides insider knowledge and gives confidence to researchers - both those at the very start of their careers or during their studies, and experienced researchers who want to consider positionality, responsibility and the moral obligation of the researcher in new ways. Essential reading for students and scholars embarking upon fieldwork in International Relations, Politics, Sociology, Political Geography and Anthropology. Education

Teaching, Friendship and Humanity This book extends liberal understandings in and about democratic citizenship education in relation to university pedagogy, more specifically higher teaching and learning. The authors’ argument is in defence of cultivating humanity through (higher) educational encounters on the basis of virtues that connect with the idea of love. Unlike romantic and erotic love, the book examines love in relation to educational encounters whereby humans or citizens can engage autonomously, deliberatively andresponsibly, yet lovingly. The rationale for focussing on the notion of philia (love) in educational encounters, the authors argue, is that doing so allows our current understandings of such encounters to be expanded beyond mere talk of reasonable engagements—autonomous action, deliberative iterations, and simple action—toward emotive enactments that could enhance human relations in educational encounters. Education

Be Well, Learn Well Help your students take control of their university experience, one step at a time. In Be Well, Learn Well, Gareth Hughes explores the different dimensions of student wellbeing (physical, psychological, social and academic) and helps students understand the connection between their wellbeing and academic performance. Be Well, Learn Well begins by considering the impact of factors such as diet, exercise, hydration, sleep and sunlight on learning, before examining how 'deep' learning can improve wellbeing. Subsequent chapters help students create meaningful connections with their studies, build motivation and approach exams, presentations and group projects with confidence. The final chapter challenges unhelpful narratives around career trajectories and helps students to take small, manageable steps towards their goals. This inspirational guide by the lead author of the UK's University Mental Health Charter will empower students of all disciplines to study more effectively, feel calmer and take control of their time at university.  Education

Issues and Challenges of Immigration in Early Childhood in the USA Based on new research, this book offers insights into the reality of immigration and its sociocultural impact with a focus on the experience of young children and their families coming to the USA. Wilma Robles-Melendez and Wayne Driscoll discuss immigration realities and their social and educational implications and review the current literature on studies and reports about immigration. They also provide insights and experiences of young immigrant children and their families with a focus on the USA and offer recommendations for early childhood practice for programs serving young immigrant children. The key subjects addressed include socially just practices, developmentally based programs, services for young children and families with diverse and cultural backgrounds. Immigration in the USA is discussed here as part of the global crisis in immigration and the lessons learned will be vital for educators, researchers and policy makers around the world. Education

Leading the eLearning Transformation of Higher Education Published in Association with eLearning has entered the mainstream of higher educationas an agent of strategic change. Thistransformation requires eLearning leaders to develop the skills to innovatesuccessfully at a time of heightened competition and rapid technologicalchange.  In this environment eLearning leaders must act withintheir institutions as much more than technology managers and assume the primerole of helping their institutions understand the opportunities that eLearningpresents for faculty, for students, and for client organizations in the community.They need to prepare to participate in policy development around theseopportunities. They must understandthe multiple dimensions of practice in the field—operations, administration,and working within the complex culture of a higher education institution—while alsofunctioning as scholars of thefield who can bring the best ideas from other institutions to help shape policyaround eLearning.  The secondedition builds on the success of the first edition and presents both thecollective expertise of veterans who have pioneered the field for 20 years, andof a rising generation of eLearning leaders that are transforming onlineprograms at their own institutions, to address these challenges.  This edition has been updated and expandedto reflect the increasing complexity of the field with seven new chapters andthe revision of eight chapters that appeared in the first edition. New andupdated topics include: • Theevolving role of the chief online learning officer• Issuesof diversity as more women and minorities enter leadership roles in the field• Theincreasing role of learning analytics and data-based decisions• The potential tensions involvedin cohort-based versus individualized instruction• Theincreasing need for faculty professional development• Theaffordances of cloud computing, adaptive learning, artificial intelligence, theinternet of things, and mobile learning to the field• Theopen educational resources movement and the implications for institutionalpolicy and practice• Thechallenges of an increasingly complex competitive environment• Accessibility There are few comparablepositions in higher education than that of eLearning leaders who work acrossmultiple academic and support units and whose work fundamentally affects theinstitution as a whole.  This volume iswritten for them. Education

Journal Keeping "Journal Keeping is a superb tool for educators who want to be reflective practitioners, and help their students become reflective learners. I hope this fine book will be widely read and used."--Parker J. Palmer, author of “The Courage to Teach,” “Let Your Life Speak” and “A Hidden Wholeness” “An impressively complete and well organized exploration of the uses of journal writing. It provides rich backing for John Dewey’s key insight, namely that it’s not experience that makes us learn, it’s reflection on experience."--Peter Elbow, author of Writing with Power, and Everyone Can Write, and Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Education

Team-Based Learning for Health Professions Education Education in the health professions is placing greater emphasis on “active” learning–learning that requires applying knowledge to authentic problems; and that teaches students to engage in the kind of collaboration that is expected in today’s clinical practice. Team-Based Learning (TBL) is a strategy that accomplishes these goals. It transforms passive, lecture-based coursework into an environment that promotes more self-directed learning and teamwork, and makes the classroom come “alive.” This book is an introduction to TBL for health profession educators. It outlines the theory, structure, and process of TBL, explains how TBL promotes problem solving and critical thinking skills, aligns with the goals of science and health courses, improves knowledge retention and application, and develops students as professional practitioners. The book provides readers with models and guidance on everything they need to know about team formation and maintenance; peer feedback and evaluation processes, and facilitation; and includes a directory of tools and resources. The book includes chapters in which instructors describe how they apply TBL in their courses. The examples range across undergraduate science courses, basic and clinical sciences courses in medical, sports medicine and nursing education, residencies, and graduate nursing programs. The book concludes with a review and critique of the current scholarship on TBL in the health professions, and charts the needs for future research. Education

The Learning Leader The updated second edition helps leaders reconceptualize their role in the school improvement process and motivate themselves to keep working to better serve their students. Education

Examining Ethics in Contemporary Science Education Research This book poses questions on how to work ethically in research on science education. Applying research ethics reflectively and responsibly is fundamental for conducting research with people. It seeks to renew the conversation on how and why to engage with ethics in science education research and to adjust and refine research practices. It highlights both the need for methodological reflections in science education research and the particular ethical research challenges of science education.   Science education research involves the study of people – often young and vulnerable people – and their practices. Researchers working within humanities and social science research commonly follow guidelines and codes of conducts set by country-specific ethics committees. Such guidelines function as minimal requirement for ethical reflection. This book seeks to engage the community of science education researchers in a conversation on ethics in science education moving beyond the mere compliance with governmental regulations toward a collective reflection. It asks the question of whether the existing guidelines provided for researchers are keeping up with contemporary realities of the visual presence of individuals in digital spaces. It also asks questions on how participatory research methodologies alters the relations between researchers and practitioners.   This book is organized into two parts: Part one is entitled Challenging existing norms and practices. It asks questions such as: What are the conditions of knowledge that shape ethical decision making? Where is this kind of knowledge coming from? How is this knowledge structured, and where are the limitations? How can we justify our beliefs concerning our ethical research actions?  Part two Epistemological considerations for ethical science education research centres norms and practices of conducting science education research in regard to methods, validity and scope.   Education

Green Schools Globally This book brings together stories of the green schools movement ((Eco Schools, Enviroschools, Green Schools, Sustainable Schools, ResourceSmart Schools etc) in several countries around the world, with a focus on the impact of the movement on the development and implementation of education for sustainable development in each of the countries.  In particular, each story will explain the history of the movement per country, its current status, achievements, obstacles and broader impact. There have been a number of evaluations of these school movements at a national or more local level, and numerous articles and chapters have been published on aspects of these schools’ activities, but to date these have not been brought together in a single volume that focuses attention on the impact of the movement on education for sustainable development in each country. This is the purpose of this volume. The green schools movement focuses on a whole school approach which aims to include everyone (students, teachers and the local community), to improve school environments, including resource usage and the environmental footprint of the school, to motivate students to take on environmental problems and seek resolutions particularly at a local level but also thinking globally, and to improve students' attitudes and behaviours as part of developing a sustainable mind set.   Education

The Battle Between Honesty and Deception Whether we like it or not, deception is something we have to deal with almost every day. We are bombarded with advertisements for great deals, but the catch is always in the fine print. Deception has become a norm but does that mean honesty has ceased to exist? A Grand Debate takes a look at honesty versus deception by delving deeper into research done by professionals in the scientific and medical fields. Written in a conversational style, two people go head to head in a discussion to prove which is more prevalent in society today. Who will win the final battle? Education

Critical Digital Making in Art Education This book integrates the three fields critical theory, digital art making, and pedagogy, drawing from scholarship and practices of new media, social practice and community-based arts interventions, and arts education pedagogy. Education

Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools The second edition of Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools helps both practicing and aspiring school leaders deepen their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to create schools that best serve all students. This book helps readers sharpen their awareness of how students’ multiple dimensions of diversity intersect, as well as develop strategies for working with students of all socioeconomic statuses, races, religions, sexual orientations, languages, and special needs. Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools provides school leaders with the theory, research, and practical guidance to foster teaching and learning environments that promote educational equity and excellence for all students. Special features: Each chapter focuses on a specific dimension of diversity and discusses intersectionality across other areas of difference, including ability/disability, linguistic diversity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender, religion, and social frontiers. Chapters synthesize literature, share practical strategies and tools, include school-level and district-level cases illustrating inclusive leadership, and provide extended learning opportunities. Online eResources features additional resources, documents, and links to specific tools described in the chapters, accessible at www.routledge.com/9780367404604. Education

Leading Your World Language Program An essential resource for district, school, and program leaders who supervise, evaluate, or otherwise support World Language programs, this book provides clear, practical guidance on leading an exemplary K–12 World Language program. No matter whether you speak the language, the effective approaches in this book will equip you with the tools you need to implement and evaluate World Language curricula in your school. Catherine Ritz provides a clear and research-based framework for World Language instruction aligned to rigorous national and state standards, and addresses essential concepts and topics, including program and curriculum design, assessment and evaluation, and strategic planning. Whether you are a World Language department chair with years of experience, a school administrator with no background in language education, or a World Language teacher, you will find much to use in this book. It is chock-full of ready-to-use resources and tools, including: Templates for program and unit planning, observation protocols, and sample assessments World LAnguage program models for different age ranges, and a sample curriculum unit Additional resource lists and further reading recommendations. Education

Best Practices for Administering Online Programs Best Practices for Administering Online Programs is a practical volume for university teams seeking to manage effective online programs. Defining, designing, implementing, and updating online courses is a highly collaborative effort, particularly with limited resources and expanding student enrollment. This book unites the efforts of program directors, supervisors, department chairs, participating faculty, instructional designers, IT specialists, and support staff toward a common goal: affordable, accessible, and scalable online learning. Readers will find guidelines for fostering quality, faculty skills, academic integrity, learning objectives, course improvement, and more. Education

Islamic Schooling and the Identities of Muslim Youth in Quebec This insightful text examines the impact of Islamic schooling on Muslim youth in French-speaking Canada to consider how these institutions influence the formation of students’ cultural, national, ethnic, and religious identities, and their sense of belonging to Quebec and Canada. Through close qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with first- and second-generation students, as well as parents, teachers, and leaders involved in Islamic high schools, this text explores how far institutions succeed in preparing young Muslims to participate in the broader secular society in Quebec and in English-speaking Canada. As well as investigating the historical and contemporary development of Islamic schooling in Canada, and addressing public perceptions of this educational sector, the volume foregrounds the voices of those directly involved in these schools to illustrate first-hand experiences, and the motivations and objectives of those choosing to support or engage in these schools. Overarching themes include citizenship, integration, and the complex interplay of Muslim, Quebecois, and Canadian values. This book will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, researcher scholars and academics in the fields of religion, education, Islamic studies, multicultural education curriculum studies, and faith-based teacher education. Education

Higher Education in Market-Oriented Socialist Vietnam This book inspects higher education reform in market-oriented socialist Vietnam, with a focus on newness narratives and enquiry. Engaging in dialogic conversations with global and regional forces and exploring convergences in the domains of policy, curriculum, research, pedagogy, and society, chapter authors analyse ideologies that have entered Vietnam’s educational landscape. Chapters include discussions of post-Soviet legacies, socialist thought, privatization, neoliberalism, global rankings, academic freedom, autonomy, and elitism, as well as the actors, discourses and practices through which they manifest. In so doing, authors’ commentaries juxtapose phenomena in Vietnam with other national contexts such as the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Japan, Australia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Education

Knowledge Communities in Teacher Education This book traces the origins and activities of the longest-standing collaborative teacher group in education, the Portfolio Group. Each chapter documents, historically and conceptually, the main intellectual moments in the evolution of the idea of knowledge communities. Authors illuminate the expansive work, research, and the leading/learning influence that the Portfolio Group has had in the local education community as well as on the international education landscape. In doing so, they illustrate the journey of a school-based, cross-institutional knowledge community and provide the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for so many novice and newly formed groups seeking sustainability. The book demonstrates through the shared experiences of five teachers/teacher educators the ways in which varied collaborations aimed at professional development lead to teacher growth in practice, leadership, and career. Education

Teaching Critical Thinking Skills This practical teaching resource has been designed to give children aged 9–12 the basic tools required to challenge some of the conflicting information which they may encounter in everyday life. With increasing exposure to modern information technology and social media, amongst other things, children are increasingly exposed to misleading information that can seriously influence their worldview and self-esteem. The sooner they are helped to approach some of this material with a critical eye, the better they will be able to make independent judgements and resist undue persuasion. Key features of this book include: • Short texts designed to give opportunities for critical examination, created to be points of discussion with individuals, groups or whole classes • Topics covering seven areas of critical thought, ordered in level of difficulty, including finding contradictions, and detecting bias and fake news • Supporting teacher prompts and questions, as well as photocopiable resources without prompts The ability to question and evaluate information is an essential life skill, as well as a key skill for academic learning, yet it remains one of the most challenging aspects of comprehension to teach. This is a vital text for teachers, teaching assistants and other professionals looking to develop critical thinking skills in their students. Education

Merging the Instructional Design Process with Learner-Centered Theory Merging the Instructional Design Process with Learner-Centered Theory brings together the innovations of two previously divided processes — learning design strategies/theories and instructional systems development — into a new introductory textbook. Using a holistic rather than fragmented approach that includes top-level, mid-level, and lower-level design, this book provides guidance for major topics such as non-instructional interventions, just-in-time analysis, rapid-prototype approaches, and learner-centered, project-based, anytime-anywhere instruction. Informed by the authors’ considerable experience and leadership throughout dramatic shifts in today’s learning landscape, this book offers the next generation of instructional designers a fresh perspective that synthesizes and pushes beyond the basics of design and development. Education

Discourse Strategies for Science Teaching and Learning This engaging and practical volume looks at discourse strategies and how they can be used to facilitate and enhance science teaching and learning within the classroom context, offering a synthesis of research on classroom discourse in science education as well as practical discourse strategies that can be applied to the classroom. Focusing on the connection between research and practice, this comprehensive guide unpacks and illustrates key concepts on the role of discourse in students’ thinking and learning based on empirical analysis of real conversations in a number of science classrooms. Using real-life classroom examples to extend the scope of research into science classroom discourse begun during the 1990s, Kok-Sing Tang offers original discourse strategies as explicit methods of using discourse to engage in meaning-making and work towards a specific instructional goal. This volume covers new and informative topics including how to use discourse to: Establish classroom activity and interaction Build and assess scientific content knowledge Organize and evaluate scientific narrative Enact scientific practices Coordinate the use of multimodal representations Building on more than ten years of research on classroom discourse, Discourse Strategies for Science Teaching and Learning is an ideal text for science teacher educators, pre-service science teachers, scholars, and researchers. Education

Caliban's Dance FE is subject to reductive utilitarianism by policymakers. Caliban's Dance concludes a trilogy begun by Further Education and the Twelve Dancing Princesses and The Principal: Power and Professionalism in FE, using the metaphor of The Tempest, a manifesto for second chances, transformation and learning - an FE utopia of powerful, democratic dancers. Education

Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World Defending Assessment Security in a Digital World explores the phenomenon of e-cheating and identifies ways to bolster assessment to ensure that it is secured against threats posed by technology. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, the book develops the concept of assessment security through research from cybersecurity, game studies, artificial intelligence and surveillance studies. Throughout, there is a rigorous examination of the ways people cheat in different contexts, and the effectiveness of different approaches at stopping cheating. This evidence informs the development of standards and metrics for assessment security, and ways that assessment design can help address e-cheating. Its new concept of assessment security both complements and challenges traditional notions of academic integrity. By focusing on proactive, principles-based approaches, the book equips educators, technologists and policymakers to address both current e-cheating as well as future threats. Education

Teacher Educators as Teachers and as Researchers This book presents recent international research on how teacher educators, institutions and policy makers perceive, act on and experience the dual responsibility that teacher educators are required to develop. Teacher educators are both teachers and researchers, a hybrid position which might be challenging to fulfil. Teacher education has attracted much research over the years. It has also been subject to national and international debates about its goals and core features as well as issues of quality and effectiveness. More recently, attention has been given to the work, identity and professional development of teacher educators. The various chapters in the book address the topic of teacher educators as teachers and researchers in diverse countries and contexts, namely Australia, Belgium, England, Ireland, Israel, Portugal, Norway and the USA. Collectively, the authors examine the work of teacher educators considering their core mission, their professional development opportunities and the demands and needs of their working contexts. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of the European Journal of Teacher Education. Education

The Science Chef Serve Up the Magic of Science with Fun and Kid-Friendly Cooking Experiments Break out your best aprons and spatulas: The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids, 2nd Edition teaches children the basics of science through a variety of fun experiments, activities, and recipes. Each chapter explores a different science topic by giving you an experiment or activity you can do right in your kitchen, followed by easy-to-make recipes using ingredients from the experiment. Altogether there are over 100 experiments, activities, and recipes for you to try. From learning why an onion makes you cry to how to bake the perfect cupcake, you'll bring the fundamentals of science to life in a new, magical way. The Science Chef covers a wide variety of scientific areas, like: How plants grow and produce seeds How the process of fermentation produces pickles The basics of nutrition How acids and bases react together to make baked items rise up in the oven While the first edition of this classic book has delighted readers for over twenty years, this new edition is sure to be an even bigger hit with the kids in your home. Bon Appetit! Education

Teaching in the Online Classroom A timely guide to online teaching strategies from bestselling author Doug Lemov and the Teach Like a Champion team School closures in response to the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic resulted in an immediate and universal pivot to online teaching. More than 3.7 million teachers in the U.S. were suddenly asked to teach in an entirely new setting with little preparation and no advance notice. This has caused an unprecedented threat to children's education, giving rise to an urgent need for resources and guidance. The New Normal is a just-in-time response to educators’ call for help. Teaching expert Doug Lemov and his colleagues spent weeks studying videos of online teaching and they now provide educators in the midst of this transition with a clear guide to engaging and educating their students online. Although the transition to online education is happening more abruptly than anyone anticipated, technology-supported teaching may be here to stay. This guide explores the challenges involved in online teaching and guides educators and administrators to identify and understand best practices. It is a valuable tool to help you and your students succeed in synchronous and asynchronous settings this school year and beyond. Learn strategies for engaging students more fully online Find new techniques to assess student progress from afar Discover tools for building online classroom culture, combating online distractions, and more Watch videos of teachers building rigor and relationships during online instruction The New Normal features real-world examples you can apply and adapt right away in your own online classroom to allow you to survive and thrive online. Education

School Peer Review for Educational Improvement and Accountability This book explores how peer reviews are used in school improvement, accountability and education system reform. Importantly, these issues are studied through numerous international cases and new empirical evidence. This volume also identifies and describes barriers and facilitators to the development, use, sustainability and expansion of school peer review.  School peer reviews are a form of internal evaluation driven by schools themselves rather than externally imposed, such as with school inspections. Schools collaborate with other schools in networks, collect data through self-evaluation and in school review visits. They provide feedback, challenge and support to each other. Despite the increased use of school peer review in system reform and school improvement, very little research has been conducted on this model and there is a dearth of literature that looks at the phenomenon internationally. This book fills this gap and will be an invaluable source for academics in school leadership and educational evaluation and accountability, as well as those working at the level of executive leadership in school networks, NGOs and in government policy-making. Education

Reconsidering Resilience in Education This book explores the concept of resilience and its significance in responding to a rapid and ever-changing globalised world whilst critiquing its ‘buzzword’ status in contemporary times.   Drawing on research from a range of educational settings, the book demonstrates that the resilience of individuals and their surrounding systems should not be viewed in isolation and that the interplay between individual resilience, community resilience and resilient societies is complex and symbiotic. On this basis, it illustrates that efforts to promote resilience would benefit from a systems approach capable of coping with this complexity. Using the ideas of agency and the power of self-determinism, a development of Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological model is presented to illustrate the complexity of their interplay. Existing models of resilience are developed with the book offering the Dynamic Interactive Model of Resilience (DIMoR) as a way to analyse and support resilience which moves beyond a reductionist, descriptive and ‘fashionable’ presentation of resilience.   Education

The True Costs of College This book examines the true costs of attendance faced by low- and moderate-income students on four public college campuses, and the consequences of these costs on students’ academic pathways and their social, financial, health, and emotional well-being. The authors’ exploration of the true costs of academics, living expenses, and student services leads them to conclude that current college policies and practices do not support low-income and otherwise marginalized students’ well-being or success. To counter this, they suggest that reform efforts should begin by asking value-based questions about the goals of public higher education, and end by crafting class-responsive policies. They propose three tools that policymakers can use to do this work, and steps that every person can take to revitalize public support for public education, equity-producing policies, and democratic participation in the public arena. Education

Improvising on a Theme Improvising on a Theme is a unique case study of the genesis, delivery, evolution and future of an English local authority education service. Following the Birmingham Music Service across 80 years, it analyses pedagogy and the influence of leadership, and reflects on the future for music education in the UK's changing political landscape. Education

The Teachers of Oz With so much change in education and so many teachers feeling like they’re in unfamiliar territory, Herbie Raad and Nathan Lang-Raad offer a guide through this ever-changing landscape by turning to the classic story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Each chapter in this heartfelt book centers around a character from the novel and examines how that character’s virtues (wisdom, heart, courage, and spirit) can help inspire and reinvigorate teachers and school leaders. Education

Beyond Think-Pair-Share This book shows you how to teach K-12 students to work in pairs and groups more effectively, so that true collaboration can happen in the classroom. Coming from their experience in social work and classroom teaching, Christina M. Krantz and Laura Gullette Smith explain the problems that can occur with traditional Think-Pair-Share models and offer refreshing solutions. They provide practical strategies to help students build collegial peer relationships, learn to share tasks, and hold deeper discussions. Each chapter offers useful strategies that you can implement immediately. This book includes an invaluable appendix of resources that the authors share when leading workshops, as well as rubrics, agendas, and classroom tools designed with the strategies covered in each chapter in mind. Education

The Evidential Basis of “Evidence-Based Education” "Evidence-based education" (EBE) is a catchline for policy makers and school leaders alike, with its advocates promoting their work as being "rigorous" and "scientific". The chapters in this book, written by leading educators and philosophers, place this approach in context and challenge whether the arguments it leads to live up to the hype. EBE advocates promote particular, restricted approaches to determining policy and practice in schools, with only some forms of evidence accepted as legitimate. Experimental methods designed for the well-controlled environments of science and medicine in which subjects and treatments can be isolated are nonetheless promoted as ‘the gold standard’ even when transposed to complex social situations of interacting teachers and learners. This book explores some of the problems with this approach. It examines the background to disputes about evidence, the reasons EBE arguments have become so powerful in modern bureaucracies, the way practitioners might reason using evidence and the concerns about key notions of rigour, science, representativeness and effect size, which are often mistakenly interpreted in EBE. The chapters in this book were originally published in a special issue of the journal, Educational Research and Evaluation. Education

In! College Admissions and Beyond An award-winning, step-by-step guide to college admissions that helps students through every aspect of the application process and gives them a proven approach to make their application stand out from the rest. Two expert college admissions consultants?a mother-daughter team?share their step-by-step, proven strategy for creating an application that stands out and gets you IN! College admissions has never been more stressful. Not only is admission ruthlessly competitive, with more and more qualified students applying each year, but the application process has become more confusing than ever before. Most parents and students feel anxious, overwhelmed, and confused by the choices and trade-offs. In! is based on the authors’ 20+ years of experience working privately on boarding, college, and graduate school admissions with students from all over the world. While there is no shortage of college admissions guidebooks on the market, In! offers students and their parents a crucial element that none of the others do: a clear, step-by-step strategy that helps students not only compete academically with other qualified applicants but also develop a defining interest?in incremental, attainable steps?that distinguishes them from their peers and gives them an edge with college admissions officers. This strategy is summed up in a four-word phrase: ?be alike but spike.” This means that the applicant must perform on par with other students applying to similar colleges, while also working to stand out from the pack?like a spike on a graph?in one area. (Ironically, it’s often the ?well-rounded student,” an ideal many applicants strive for, who gets rejected.) In! shows students how to create that distinction by identifying and "layering" their passion, showcasing their interest in many different ways and circumstances. Enlivened with instructive case studies as well as entertaining New Yorker cartoons, this book carefully guides students through the application process, showing them how to rise to the top of an applicant pool of thousands. And unlike most books about ?getting in,” In!’s lessons do not end at college acceptance. Rather than viewing college admissions as a hurdle to be quickly and painlessly cleared, mother-daughter team Luterman and Bloom present it as an opportunity for students to mature, expand their horizons, and discover what makes them tick. Not only does this book get you in, it gives teenagers the tools and confidence they'll need for future success. ?Be Alike”?How to optimize your GPA, standardized tests, extracurricular activities, and more. ?Spike”?How to develop a unique area of distinction that makes you stand out from your peers. How to create a winning college application?including personal essays, activity chart, letters of recommendation, and more. How to choose the right college for YOU, and how to prepare to attend, and afford, your top-choice school. Education

A Student-Friendly Guide to Referencing This concise and accessible guide to referencing explains what referencing is, how to locate appropriate sources and how to format citations and references in the Harvard style. It includes coverage of a wide range of common source types, including books, journals, newspapers and online sources. It also features a selection of 'test yourself' exercises for students to have a go at, with answers provided at the back of the book. This text is essential for all students that need to get to grips with referencing. Education

School Scandals Pat Thomson takes on England’s muddled education system and exposes fraudulent and unethical practices, including the skewing of the curriculum and manipulation of results. She argues for an urgent review of current practices, leading to a revitalised education system that has the public good at its heart. Education

Second Language Cultural Negotiation and Visual Literacy This book looks at the theory behind cultural learning at the intersection of culture, visuals, and emotions and offers a theoretical and practical foundation upon which teachers can build. Lapidus explores how comics work and what makes them effective second language cultural negotiation tools. Education

Microstrategy Magic Educators today must manage the constant disruptions that exist in a demanding, instant gratification world. This text provides solutions for dealing with time-consuming, exhausting challenges. Equipped with the tools to respond to these in an efficient manner, educators can get back to work helping students learn and grow into successful adults. Education

The Three Creeds "No one can read the New Testament with any care and attention without being struck by the prominence given therein to faith or belief. Our Lord's ministry began with the call to ' repent and believe the Gospel.' Faith was the demand which He habitually made from those who sought His help; and as the reward of faith His mighty works were wrought." -From Chapter I--Of Creeds in General: The Grounds on which the Requirement of Faith is Made Education

Future Leaders or Losers These guidelines for raising and understanding youths are valuable tools for parents and caretakers worldwide. The suggested approach allows easy reflection in remembering our teenage trials and tribulations. The relatively easy application of our past experiences will help cultivate some of our future leaders, who may otherwise get lost in a negative social or legal system. If that happened, they would quickly become that "loser" we spend our time attempting to help our youths avoid. Anyone and everyone with children, or preparing to have children, should have this guideline in their possession and on their bookshelf. Education

Stones and Stories Human beings are interpreters.-When, what, and how do we interpret?-Which is more reliable: literal information or symbolic expression?-What consequences--in school and in all of life--are attached to our interpretative judgments?We find answers to these questions in stories. Beginning with the question "What do these stones mean?" in Joshua 4, Stones and Stories examines the elements, purposes, and effects of storytelling and story-writing. Written for high school students, Stones and Stories is filled with questions, writing suggestions, sample essays, and drawing exercises to promote meaningful engagement with Scripture and with literature in general. Its questions are suitable for individual reflection and group study and discussion. Education

Impossible is an Illusion Impossible is an Illusion is a collection of Dr. Paul Semendinger's motivational writings on many topics including hard work, determination, positivity, family, and love. Using his experiences in education as a teacher and school leader as well as his knowledge of history, sports, running, and human nature, Dr. Semendinger delivers a book that will inspire readers to set goals and work hard to achieve them. Dr. Semendinger truly believes that anything is possible . . . after all, impossible is an illusion. Education

A Curriculum Design Manual for Theological Education 'Features of A Curriculum Design Manual for Theological Education: A Learning Outcomes Focus 'by LeRoy Ford- Fifteen complete descriptions for courses in various disciplines of theological education. All descriptions are in the learning outcomes format.- A complete set of goals and objectives upon which each chapter is based. These statements, when combined with the goals and objectives for the manual itself, constitute a complete description for a course in "Curriculum Design in Theological Education."- Guidelines for elaborating the essential elements of curriculum design: institutional purpose; program, division, and department purposes; scope; educational goals and objectives for learners; multiple contexts; methodology; and instructional and administrative models.- Four hundred learning outcomes at the level of meaningful performance.- An emphasis on making spiritual formation part of every course in the curriculum plan.- Three essentials for the learning outcomes approach: a statement of goals and objectives, use of appropriate methods and activities, and development and use of appropriate testing and evaluation procedures.- An emphasis on the multiple contexts which constitute an element of curriculum design.- Twenty questions which designers must confront in considering the role of affective goals and objectives in curriculum design in theological education.- Appropriate reader response opportunities.- The essentials of a core curriculum.-Glossary of terms used in curriculum design. Education

Globalisation and Education This collection focuses on education policy in the context of globalisation and draws together influential research dealing with the interplay between education policy and globalisation. Globalisation and neo-liberalism in relation to education policy are addressed, as is the impact of the global financial crisis, the recent rise of ethno-nationalism and progressive challenges to neo-liberal hegemony. A number of chapters deal with the new spatialities instantiated by globalisation's new technology, and consider the implications for education policy. Also discussed are global policy actors (such as the OECD, EU and edu-businesses) in education policy; the significance of international large scale assessments to an emergent global policy field; refugees and education; English language policy and globalisation; off-shore schools; and the importance of affect in policy in the context of globalisation. The collection closes with two methodological contributions that consider the implications of globalisation in today’s critical education policy analysis. The collection is brought together in a substantial introduction that traverses the literature and research on globalisation and education policy and also situates the chapters and approaches in the collection within the field. The chapters in this book were originally published as articles in various Taylor and Francis journals. Education

The English School Britain has a rich heritage of school buildings dating from the later Middle Ages to the present day. While some of these schools have attracted the attention of architectural historians, they have not previously been considered from the educational viewpoint. Even schools of little or no architectural interest are important sociologically, since the changing architecture of schools reflects changing ideas about how children should be educated and organized for teaching purposes. Documentary material relating to education is often fragmentary, and buildings may thus constitute the only real source of knowledge about the development of particular schools and can also throw light on general educational history. Originally published in 1971, this book is, therefore, not only a major contribution to architectural history but also a study in the development of educational ideas and practices from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. Education

Say 'No' to Exam Stress Exams are important. The results can change lives and stressing about them can damage performance and undermine young peoples' confidence. This exam stress management programme requires very little time or effort to use and provides a straightforward, practical guide to exam stress management. Written by an experienced educational psychologist, this short, explanatory book is accompanied by simple, easy to follow audio files which lead the listener through a sequence of five relaxation sessions to reduce stress, increase focus and plan for success. Using the book as a guide you simply listen to the audio tracks and follow what they say. All tracks have been designed so that they are easy to digest and applicable in the middle of a busy day. To sum up, this book: • Provides practical and easy to follow steps to help anyone cope with exam stress • Teaches relaxation techniques that can be used to reduce stress wherever you find it • Offers a real stress knowledge base to teachers and family members supporting students with exam stress This important guide is suitable for secondary school students as well as college and university students. The easy to follow relaxation sessions will be of interest to anyone studying for examinations who wishes to lower their exam stress levels. Education

Supporting Teacher Wellbeing All teachers are in the unique position of influencing the future happiness and success of the next generation; therefore it is crucial that the wellbeing of teachers is not overlooked. This proactive guide will empower school staff; it will enlighten and equip them with essential knowledge about wellbeing and remind them to never neglect their own health. It encourages a proactive approach to holistic wellbeing and deals with a serious topic in a humorous and lighthearted way. Structured as an easy-to-read guide, the chapters offer hands-on tips on how and why to support teacher wellbeing and advice on how to manage the increasing demands of planning, assessment and marking. What’s more, it emphasises the importance of sustaining a work-life balance, using mindfulness to relax and gain perspective, healthy eating, incorporating exercise into your schedule and maintaining a sense of calm in the classroom. This book: Includes personal stories that encompass the real experiences of early-career teachers, experienced teachers, senior leaders and trainee teachers. Delves into important topics such as stress, burnout, work-life balance, anxiety and controlling the mind. Highlights how to increase self-esteem, confidence and eradicate perfectionism at work. Suggests practical strategies related to workload reduction, peer support and a variety of self-care techniques. Written by a Primary Education lecturer with over 20 years of experience teaching in primary schools, this book is an essential resource for trainee teachers, early-career teachers, experienced teachers and school leaders alike. Education

Mentoring in Higher Education This book explores the role and importance of mentoring as a form of collaborative learning in higher education. While mentoring has become increasingly popular, the definition itself can remain broad and potentially nebulous, and could be applied to a variety of endeavours. The chapters engage with case studies and empirical research from across the globe that respond to concerns raised within a range of cross-disciplinary fields, providing important clarity as to the role of mentoring within higher education. Offering clarity and precision as well as robust qualitative data, this book will be of interest and value to scholars of mentoring in higher education as well as those engaged in mentoring themselves. Education

The New Journey to the West This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the cross-border mobility of Chinese students and addresses the questions of who in China chooses to study overseas, why they want to do so, and what the impacts of this mobility are on China’s social stratification. In addition, it explores the challenges that these students face in terms of adaptation and identity formation once they have arrived in the destination country. Adopting a push-and-pull framework to analyze the data, it offers a unique and insightful resource. Education

Enriching Higher Education Students' Learning through Post-work Placement Interventions This edited volume offers a range of insights about, practices of, and findings associated with, enrichening higher education students’ learning by their engagement in educational processes during and after the completion of their work integrated education experiences. That is, using post-practicum intervention to augment and enrich those learning experiences. The collected contributions here draw on the processes of trialling and evaluating educational processes that aimed to enrich the work integrated education experiences for purposes of improving students’ understandings, abilities to address workplace and occupational requirements. These processes and findings from these processes across a range of disciplinary fields including pharmacy, psychology, physiotherapy, service learning, occupational therapy, journalism and business students education speak directly to educators in both workplace and educational settings across a range of occupational sectors. These messages, which arise from educators and practitioners enacting and evaluating these interventions, offer practical suggestions as well as conceptual advances. The reach of the accounts of processes, findings and evaluations is not restricted to the occupational fields in which the interventions occurred. The lessons provided through this edited volume are intended to inform how post-practicum interventions might be enacted across a range of occupational studies. Education

The Resilience and Wellbeing Toolbox This fully updated second edition is a practical guide for parents, teachers and other professionals to create cultures of resilience and wellbeing in schools, homes and health care settings. Students will build lifelong competencies to improve their emotional regulation, empathy, persistence, problem solving, mindset, optimism, gratitude, kindness and values; improving their psychological readiness to bounce back from life’s ups and downs. Alongside new lesson plans that are even easier to follow and specific guidance on how to meet criteria on social emotional learning frameworks, the lively and engaging resources in this book include: Practical, photocopiable guide sheets and worksheets, also available as eResources via www.positivemindsaustralia.com.au Adaptable role plays and activities Solid research-based strategies A flexible framework that can be creatively implemented in classrooms, homes and health care settings Parent tips at the end of each chapter This is a must-have handbook for anyone seeking to provide young people in their care with a strong foundation for life long social, emotional and learning outcomes. Education

An Educator’s Guide to Assessing Threats in Student Writing Based on research from the threat-assessment community, this important resource addresses the challenge of assessing concerning online communication, written narratives, and artistic works at schools, colleges, and universities. Drawing from the collective fields of law enforcement, law, and psychology, the authors expand on evidence-based practices to help student affairs staff and K-12 educators best assess the validity of these communications and develop intervention and management plans. Concepts are supported through numerous examples of social media posts, written fiction work, emails and examples from past attacks, as well as averted plans. Appropriate for the classroom, Behavioral Intervention Teams, frontline teaching staff and administrators, this new resource will ensure an evidence-based approach to early assessment and intervention. Education

Pandemic Education and Viral Politics Viral modernity is a concept based upon the nature of viruses, the ancient and critical role they play in evolution and culture, and their basic application to understanding the role of information and forms of bioinformation in the social world. The concept draws a close association between viral biology on the one hand and information science on the other to understand ‘viral’ technologies, conspiracy theories and the nature of post-truth. The COVID-19 pandemic is a major occurrence and momentous tragedy in world history, with millions of infections and many deaths worldwide. It has disrupted society and caused massive unemployment and hardship in the global economy. Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley explore human resilience and the collective response to catastrophe, and the philosophy and literature of pandemics, including ‘love and social distancing in the time of COVID-19’. These essays, a collection from Educational Philosophy and Theory, also explore the politicization of COVID-19, the growth of conspiracy theories, its origins and the ways it became a ‘viral’ narrative in the future of world politics. Education

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The Literacy Workshop You’ve heard it said many times; reading and writing go hand in hand. It’s true. But how do you meaningfully connect the two in everyday classroom practice? Taking cues from their students, two seasoned teachers will share what they’ve learned from occasionally converging their separate reading and writing workshops into one literacy workshop. In this forward-thinking book, Maria Walther and Karen Biggs-Tucker will help you save valuable classroom time while empowering students to uncover exciting connections in their learning—leading to stronger, more motivated readers and writers. The Literacy Workshop is a first-of-its-kind resource that offers a practical process for creating an integrated literacy workshop using demonstration lessons that align with current curriculum standards. By weaving together the common threads of literacy learning, you can increase the time your students spend engaged in authentic reading and writing. Inside you’ll find the following: a clear, succinct explanation of the structure of the literacy workshop, how to get started, and how to determine when it’s best to merge the two workshops into one 50+ demonstration lessons, appropriate for both primary and intermediate grades using strategies that incorporate elements from recommended fiction and nonfiction anchor texts substantial, printable resources and tools to help make this instructional shift as smooth as possible From the big picture to the helpful details, The Literacy Workshop will be your guide as you blur the lines between your workshops—creating space for students to apply their learning and practice the habits, behaviors, and actions of literate, engaged citizens. Education

Joyful Math In Deanna Pecaski McLennan’s kindergarten classroom, math isn’t limited to a specific block of time. It’s built into the environment and inseparable from everything her young students do. All of the math is infused with a sense of exploration, wonder, and joy. Deanna’s book, Joyful Math, is about creating invitations for young children to engage with math ideas through art, literacy, and outdoor play. She focuses on building spaces in early childhood classrooms where children see themselves as mathematical thinkers with valuable ideas from the very start. Joyful Math is filled with a range of tools and models, including: stories, vignettes, and photos illustrating how to develop a classroom environment that fosters curiosity and wonder for mathematics practical tips for inviting students to engage in mathematical play throughout the day examples of ways to document children’s experiences to make math learning visible to parents and the greater community Supported by her experiences exploring math with young children, Deanna’s methods will inspire educators to be curious about math, take risks, try different approaches, observe carefully, and collaborate with children as co-learners. Education

Nature of Science for Social Justice This edited volume brings closer two contemporary science education research areas:  Nature of Science (NOS) and Social Justice (SJ). It starts a dialogue on the characteristics of NOS for SJ with the purpose of advancing the existing discussion and creating new avenues for research. Using a variety of approaches and perspectives, the authors of the different chapters engage in a dialogue on the construct of NOS for SJ, its characteristics, as well as ways of addressing it in science classrooms. Issues addressed are related to why a school science aiming at SJ should address NOS; what NOS-related content, skills and attitudes form the basis when aiming at SJ; and how school science can address NOS for SJ. Through a set of theoretical and empirical chapters, the authors suggest answers, but they also pose new questions on what NOS for SJ can mean, and what issues need to be taken into consideration in future research and practice.                Education

Science Education in Theory and Practice This book provides a collection of applicable learning theories and their applications to science teaching. It presents a synthesis of historical theories while also providing practical implications for improvement of pedagogical practices aimed at advancing the field into the future. The theoretical viewpoints included in this volume span cognitive and social human development, address theories of learning, and describe approaches to teaching and curriculum development. The book presents and discusses humanistic, behaviourist, cognitivist, and constructivist theories. In addition, it looks at other theories, such as multiple intelligences theory, systems thinking, gender/sexuality theory and indigenous knowledge systems. Each chapter follows a reader-motivated approach anchored on a narrative genre. The book serves as a guide for those aiming to create optional learning experiences to prepare the next generation STEM workforce.  Education

The State, Education and Equity in Post-Apartheid South Africa This title was first published in 2002: Has the South African post-apartheid state been able to achieve its stated goals? What has been the relationship between the process of educational reform and the impact on the state of the Constitution and other laws? This seminal book responds to these questions by examining the development and implementation of social policy in South Africa during the first years of democratic government, particularly in relation to education. The post-apartheid state was immediately faced with a broad spectrum of political, social, economic and human rights issues. The research analyzes whether the aims and objectives of the new administration were achieved; no other single collection of research in South Africa collectively explores the issues raised in this endeavour. The book will appeal to a wide range of professionals including researchers, academics, planners, policy makers, public servants and postgraduate students. Education

The Math Pact, Middle School A schoolwide solution for mathematics success! When “rules” seem to change from year to year, mathematics can seem like a disconnected mystery for students. Clear up the confusion with a Mathematics Whole-School Agreement! Expanded from the highly popular “Rules that Expire” series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative step-by-step process of establishing a coherent and consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction. You’ll learn to avoid “rules that expire”—tricks that may seem to help students in one grade but hurt in the long run. Features include · Abundant grade-specific examples · Effective working plans for sustainability · Barrier-busting tips, to-dos, and try-it-outs · PLC prompts and discussion points Education

The Math Pact, Elementary A schoolwide solution for mathematics success! When “rules” seem to change from year to year, mathematics can seem like a disconnected mystery for students. Clear up the confusion with a Mathematics Whole-School Agreement! Expanded from the highly popular “Rules that Expire” series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative step-by-step process of establishing a coherent and consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction. You’ll learn to avoid “rules that expire”—tricks that may seem to help students in one grade but hurt in the long run. Features include · Abundant grade-specific examples · Effective working plans for sustainability · Barrier-busting tips, to-dos, and try-it-outs · PLC prompts and discussion points Education

Curriculum Explores the intersection of contemporary art and school education in Art School; the independent curatorial framework throughout Ireland focused on establishing new interfaces between art and education, questioning pedagogical shifts through artistic practice, bringing contemporary artists into education to inspire and to challenge. 80 b/w illus. This publication was funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and the Arts Office of Wicklow County Council. Education

A Handbook for Authentic Learning in Higher Education An accessible resource to develop authentic learning and teaching in higher education, this book challenges conventional teaching practice and presents meaningful and impactful alternatives across disciplines that are research informed, student-centred and achievable. Bringing together a wide range of contemporary examples, this essential text shows how academics from an increasing range of disciplines and fields have shifted their attention away from the restrictions of campus-based education. Using engaging case study material, underpinned by cutting edge research, the text shares innovations from over 50 different institutions, offers practical advice on how to facilitate authentic learning in real world contexts and examines the range of alternative assessment techniques available to the contemporary teacher. A Handbook for Authentic Learning in Higher Education is ideal reading for early career academics exploring approaches to learning, established academics searching for practical guides to emergent pedagogies and all those responsible for leading teaching and learning practices within their department or institution. Education

Navigating Media Literacy Navigating Media Literacy: A Pedagogical Tour of Disneyland is an education playbook applied to the vast mediated universe of Disney. Readers of all ages can critically apply media literacy principles while still conscientiously participating as consumer-citizens, media creators, and agents of change. Media literacy is defined throughout this book as an instructional method rather than a political movement. The book counterbalances the frequently myopic critiques of cultural scholars and the critical exemption granted by those across the world who find Disney to be a source of great pleasure. Integrated theory and practical examples allow readers to investigate of themselves and draw their own conclusions based on real inquisitive, observatory, and creative experiences that constitute media literacy (access, analyze, evaluate, create, reflect and act). Each chapter is ideologically mapped to an actual physical realm of Disneyland (e.g., Main Street, USA; Adventureland; Tomorrowland; Frontierland; Fantasyland). Each site provides a pedagogical playground for experimenting with each media literacy concept (e.g., context, audience, language, ownership, representation). The reader will come away with a deeper pedagogical understanding of how to cultivate media literacy using any context or subject—not just Disney. Each chapter includes discursive excerpts from students, along with assignments, discussion prompts, and classroom exercises, making it a valuable resource as a classroom textbook. Perfect for courses such as: Media Literacy | Communication and Media Arts | Film Studies | Media History | Transmedia Studies | Business | Marketing Education

Unpack Your Impact By laying out their revolutionary approach to teaching social studies, Naomi O’Brien and LaNesha Tabb explain how to provide students with a deep but achievable understanding of global social systems as they’re transformed by history, sociology, economics, geography, and civics. And, because the Unpack Your Impact curriculum can be folded into existing lessons for almost any topic, students garner an inclusive and interdisciplinary appreciation for how all learning shapes, and is shaped by, a diverse array of human cultures. Inspiring, optimistic, and empowering, Unpack Your Impact shows that primary teachers can make a positive impact—individually and globally. Education

Conservative Philanthropies and Organizations Shaping U.S. Educational Policy and Practice American public education has been under assault for the last few decades as a “broken” system that needs a complete overhaul. In large part, these opinions are offered by people and organizations who know little about schools. But who are these influencers? This book is about conservative philanthropies, the organizations and individuals within their networks, and the strategies they use to shape educational policy and practice in K-12 and higher education. Each chapter examines a philanthropy, philanthropic network, or corporation focused on pushing an agenda of individualism, privatization, and conservative ideologies. Based in extensive research, including the tax filings of specific philanthropic foundations, the authors demonstrate how the philanthropic elite work within federal, state, and local governmental contextsto influence policy and practice. Within a global context of increasing wealthinequality, the authors question the motivations of these privileged few towithhold tax dollars from the US treasury where duly elected representativescan determine how tax dollars are used to benefit society. By allowing thesephilanthropic organizations tax exemptions under the guise of assumed benevolence, are citizens giving up their ability to hold these organizations accountable for how the money is spent? This book, aimed at a general audience of educators, provides the in-depth knowledge necessary to understand and resist private control of public policies and institutions. Education

Day Break Studies Day Break StudiesTime Tables The Key To MathBy: Mary Louise JamesDo you remember when we were young?Playing hide and seek?5, 10, 15, 20, it is not so popular today.DAY BREAK STUDIES use repetition as a learning exercise (repeat over & over) as our way to get learning across to our students. By using their fingers in the beginning to count, will lead to growth in memory.Remember never to teach with fear & punishment, teach with praise and reward.The goal is to motivate children to have a desire to learn. Programs will be for pre-k, kindergartens to 12yrs old. Education

The Routledge Reader in Early Childhood Education Early childhood education has always provoked passionate feelings amongst stakeholders at all levels, from practitioners working with children and families in pre-school and school settings, to advisers, managers, politicians, and academics The purpose of this reader is to examine change, transformation and continuity, and to present indicative scholarship in relation to five key themes: theoretical perspectives on learning curriculum and pedagogy play policy professionalism and research methods Within each theme, the readings have been chosen to exemplify national and international perspectives and trends. This is not to present a homogenised view of early childhood provision and services across cultural contexts; rather the intention is to take a critical perspective on past, present and future directions, and to identify some of the challenges, dilemmas and contradictions posed in research and scholarship. Education

Social-Emotional Learning and the Brain Brain expert Marilee Sprenger explains how applying neuroscience to social-emotional learning yields strategies that create supportive classroom environments and improve outcomes for all students. Education

Encyclopaedia of Curriculum Reforms and Teaching Methods Volume-1 (Curriculum Desiging and Development) The curriculum is not a recipe or compendium of what should be taught in a particular grade or at a particular level. Rather it provides a coherent programme for students, on the basis of the best thinking available in the field, and defines material that supports teachers in making better, more thoughtful, more informed decisions about the learning experience of students. What the curriculum provides is first and foremost for teachers. What are therefore the implications of curriculum reforms on teachers and their practices? A curriculum reform is built upon an assumption concerning the type of citizen you need and we believe that new epochs need new teaching strategies. The curriculum is primarily a tool for teacher development. The teacher must truly be in partnership with the curriculum rather than simply use it as a guide for sequencing student work. A curriculum can support teachers honestly if it has been developed through intense collaboration with teachers and students. How do curricular materials become a tool for teacher development? The teacher needs to consider what content is important for students, whether a digression from the ideas they are currently pursuing is warranted and how to create a context and problems that are appropriate for students. The teacher must be able to map students thinking and design next steps. The volumes dwell on these issues in a very indepth way and makes valuable suggestions for improving the curriculum and the teaching methods. The book is an indispensable and unique companion for B.Ed. students, researchers and teachers. Education

Encyclopaedia of Curriculum Reforms and Teaching Methods Volume-2 (Curriculum Organization and Teaching Methods) The curriculum is not a recipe or compendium of what should be taught in a particular grade or at a particular level. Rather it provides a coherent programme for students, on the basis of the best thinking available in the field, and defines material that supports teachers in making better, more thoughtful, more informed decisions about the learning experience of students. What the curriculum provides is first and foremost for teachers. What are therefore the implications of curriculum reforms on teachers and their practices? A curriculum reform is built upon an assumption concerning the type of citizen you need and we believe that new epochs need new teaching strategies. The curriculum is primarily a tool for teacher development. The teacher must truly be in partnership with the curriculum rather than simply use it as a guide for sequencing student work. A curriculum can support teachers honestly if it has been developed through intense collaboration with teachers and students. How do curricular materials become a tool for teacher development? The teacher needs to consider what content is important for students, whether a digression from the ideas they are currently pursuing is warranted and how to create a context and problems that are appropriate for students. The teacher must be able to map students thinking and design next steps. The volumes dwell on these issues in a very indepth way and makes valuable suggestions for improving the curriculum and the teaching methods. The book is an indispensable and unique companion for B.Ed. students, researchers and teachers. Education

Encyclopaedia of Curriculum Reforms and Teaching Methods Volume-3 (Teaching Methods Technologies) The curriculum is not a recipe or compendium of what should be taught in a particular grade or at a particular level. Rather it provides a coherent programme for students, on the basis of the best thinking available in the field, and defines material that supports teachers in making better, more thoughtful, more informed decisions about the learning experience of students. What the curriculum provides is first and foremost for teachers. What are therefore the implications of curriculum reforms on teachers and their practices? A curriculum reform is built upon an assumption concerning the type of citizen you need and we believe that new epochs need new teaching strategies. The curriculum is primarily a tool for teacher development. The teacher must truly be in partnership with the curriculum rather than simply use it as a guide for sequencing student work. A curriculum can support teachers honestly if it has been developed through intense collaboration with teachers and students. How do curricular materials become a tool for teacher development? The teacher needs to consider what content is important for students, whether a digression from the ideas they are currently pursuing is warranted and how to create a context and problems that are appropriate for students. The teacher must be able to map students thinking and design next steps. The volumes dwell on these issues in a very indepth way and makes valuable suggestions for improving the curriculum and the teaching methods. The book is an indispensable and unique companion for B.Ed. students, researchers and teachers. Education

Encyclopaedia of Curriculum Reforms and Teaching Methods Volume-4 (Nature and Scope of Modern Teaching Methods) The curriculum is not a recipe or compendium of what should be taught in a particular grade or at a particular level. Rather it provides a coherent programme for students, on the basis of the best thinking available in the field, and defines material that supports teachers in making better, more thoughtful, more informed decisions about the learning experience of students. What the curriculum provides is first and foremost for teachers. What are therefore the implications of curriculum reforms on teachers and their practices? A curriculum reform is built upon an assumption concerning the type of citizen you need and we believe that new epochs need new teaching strategies. The curriculum is primarily a tool for teacher development. The teacher must truly be in partnership with the curriculum rather than simply use it as a guide for sequencing student work. A curriculum can support teachers honestly if it has been developed through intense collaboration with teachers and students. How do curricular materials become a tool for teacher development? The teacher needs to consider what content is important for students, whether a digression from the ideas they are currently pursuing is warranted and how to create a context and problems that are appropriate for students. The teacher must be able to map students thinking and design next steps. The volumes dwell on these issues in a very indepth way and makes valuable suggestions for improving the curriculum and the teaching methods. The book is an indispensable and unique companion for B.Ed. students, researchers and teachers. Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India The Education Of Farmers (1947-1990) Volume-1 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India The Education Of Farmers (1947-1990) Volume-2 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Panchayati Raj And Education (1947-1990) Volume-4 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi andJawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Panchayati Raj And Education (1947-1990) Volume-3 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Community Development And Education (1947-1990) Volume-6 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post in depend dance period. The Indian National cong rests under the dynamic leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspire tins of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities, The system was given a fair trial by the Government agencies Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchyat raj systems were also intro-diced for the education of rural peon- plea. Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system. The critics who say that noting has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post- independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Rural Education (1947-1990) Volume-7 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Community Development And Education (1947-1990) Volume-5 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post in depend dance period. The Indian National cong rests under the dynamic leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspire tins of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities, The system was given a fair trial by the Government agencies Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchyat raj systems were also intro-diced for the education of rural peon- plea. Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system. The critics who say that noting has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post- independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Rural Higher Education (1947-1990) Volume-9 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Rural Education (1947-1990) Volume-8 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia Of Rural Education In India Rural Higher Education (1947-1990) Volume-10 This work reviews the development of rural education both vertically and horizontally in the post independence period. The Indian National Congress under the dynamic Leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru had evolved a national system of education called as basic education during the freedom struggle and this system of education was specifically oriented towards the need and aspirations of education was specifically oriented towards the needs and aspirations of the village people the farmers and small artisans. The system of basic education was introduced at the primary stage throughout the length and breadth of India in the post in dependence period. The University Education Commission of 1948 had recommended the establishment of rural colleges and rural Universities. The system was given a fair trial by the Governmental agencies. Besides the formal system of rural education other informal methods like cooperation, community development and panchayat raj systems were also introduced for the education of rural people. The whole subject has been discussed in Ten volumes and efforts have been made to give broad discussion to the whole system the critics who say that nothing has been done for the education and social development of farmers during the last 43 years of post independence period would only expose themselves to the charge of their ignorance of history Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research Volume-1 This "Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research" deals with educational technology development, nature, trends, scope and limitation. The instructional technology and various theories are analyzed with the help of Addie model and other techniques. The technological pedagogical content knowledge; blended learning; m-learning; e-learning process and services; Myedu; assistive technology; mind map; information mapping; distance education; computerized adaptive testing; programmed instruction; sharable content object reference model; and the usability testing methods are covered. The concepts of education learning theory; educational research and evaluation; confidence-based learning; sleep-learning; over-learning; operant conditioning; observational learning; cooperative learning; project-based learning; and educational animation are covered. This publication also identifies educational uses of information technology; capabilities of educational technology and its cost and effectiveness; use of computer and teleconferencing; and development of open learning system and Open University. The uses and effectiveness of modern educational technology and research are covered. Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research Volume-3 This "Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research" deals with educational technology development, nature, trends, scope and limitation. The instructional technology and various theories are analyzed with the help of Addie model and other techniques. The technological pedagogical content knowledge; blended learning; m-learning; e-learning process and services; Myedu; assistive technology; mind map; information mapping; distance education; computerized adaptive testing; programmed instruction; sharable content object reference model; and the usability testing methods are covered. The concepts of education learning theory; educational research and evaluation; confidence-based learning; sleep-learning; over-learning; operant conditioning; observational learning; cooperative learning; project-based learning; and educational animation are covered. This publication also identifies educational uses of information technology; capabilities of educational technology and its cost and effectiveness; use of computer and teleconferencing; and development of open learning system and Open University. The uses and effectiveness of modern educational technology and research are covered. Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research Volume-2 This "Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research" deals with educational technology development, nature, trends, scope and limitation. The instructional technology and various theories are analyzed with the help of Addie model and other techniques. The technological pedagogical content knowledge; blended learning; m-learning; e-learning process and services; Myedu; assistive technology; mind map; information mapping; distance education; computerized adaptive testing; programmed instruction; sharable content object reference model; and the usability testing methods are covered. The concepts of education learning theory; educational research and evaluation; confidence-based learning; sleep-learning; over-learning; operant conditioning; observational learning; cooperative learning; project-based learning; and educational animation are covered. This publication also identifies educational uses of information technology; capabilities of educational technology and its cost and effectiveness; use of computer and teleconferencing; and development of open learning system and Open University. The uses and effectiveness of modern educational technology and research are covered. Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research Volume-4 This "Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research" deals with educational technology development, nature, trends, scope and limitation. The instructional technology and various theories are analyzed with the help of Addie model and other techniques. The technological pedagogical content knowledge; blended learning; m-learning; e-learning process and services; Myedu; assistive technology; mind map; information mapping; distance education; computerized adaptive testing; programmed instruction; sharable content object reference model; and the usability testing methods are covered. The concepts of education learning theory; educational research and evaluation; confidence-based learning; sleep-learning; over-learning; operant conditioning; observational learning; cooperative learning; project-based learning; and educational animation are covered. This publication also identifies educational uses of information technology; capabilities of educational technology and its cost and effectiveness; use of computer and teleconferencing; and development of open learning system and Open University. The uses and effectiveness of modern educational technology and research are covered. Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research Volume-5 This "Encyclopaedia of Educational Technology and Research" deals with educational technology development, nature, trends, scope and limitation. The instructional technology and various theories are analyzed with the help of Addie model and other techniques. The technological pedagogical content knowledge; blended learning; m-learning; e-learning process and services; Myedu; assistive technology; mind map; information mapping; distance education; computerized adaptive testing; programmed instruction; sharable content object reference model; and the usability testing methods are covered. The concepts of education learning theory; educational research and evaluation; confidence-based learning; sleep-learning; over-learning; operant conditioning; observational learning; cooperative learning; project-based learning; and educational animation are covered. This publication also identifies educational uses of information technology; capabilities of educational technology and its cost and effectiveness; use of computer and teleconferencing; and development of open learning system and Open University. The uses and effectiveness of modern educational technology and research are covered. Education

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge Volume-2 Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge is a judicious arrangement. It has the obvious advantage of completing, in a comparatively short time, large departments of knowledge with the most recent Information. The editorial labour, too, being more condensed, the relations and proportions of each article and subject can be better preserved The Conductor has no reason to regret it was resolved to produce a New Dictionary in a New form. The old materials were of the highest value; but the edifice required to be rebuilt. The amount of literary labour which this remodelling has involved will at once be seen by anyone who will compare the articles of the present work with those of the original. That labour has not been confined to revision and correction. Many new articles have been introduced, and many of the old ones supplied by others wholly re-written. No diligence has been spared to collect fact not previously recorded; to systematise articles that from the long course of publication of the original work were disconnected; to make the references complete; and truly to present, as far as a "Dictionary of Universal Knowledge" can present the advanced opinions of our own times; to this labour, amongst all engaged in the work, the Conductor can bear the most ample testimony. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge has a more systematic shape; while every exertion has been made to bring up the articles to the science of the present day. Education

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge Volume-1 Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge is a judicious arrangement. It has the obvious advantage of completing, in a comparatively short time, large departments of knowledge with the most recent Information. The editorial labour, too, being more condensed, the relations and proportions of each article and subject can be better preserved The Conductor has no reason to regret it was resolved to produce a New Dictionary in a New form. The old materials were of the highest value; but the edifice required to be rebuilt. The amount of literary labour which this remodelling has involved will at once be seen by anyone who will compare the articles of the present work with those of the original. That labour has not been confined to revision and correction. Many new articles have been introduced, and many of the old ones supplied by others wholly re-written. No diligence has been spared to collect fact not previously recorded; to systematise articles that from the long course of publication of the original work were disconnected; to make the references complete; and truly to present, as far as a "Dictionary of Universal Knowledge" can present the advanced opinions of our own times; to this labour, amongst all engaged in the work, the Conductor can bear the most ample testimony. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge has a more systematic shape; while every exertion has been made to bring up the articles to the science of the present day. Education

Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge Volume-3 Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge is a judicious arrangement. It has the obvious advantage of completing, in a comparatively short time, large departments of knowledge with the most recent Information. The editorial labour, too, being more condensed, the relations and proportions of each article and subject can be better preserved The Conductor has no reason to regret it was resolved to produce a New Dictionary in a New form. The old materials were of the highest value; but the edifice required to be rebuilt. The amount of literary labour which this remodelling has involved will at once be seen by anyone who will compare the articles of the present work with those of the original. That labour has not been confined to revision and correction. Many new articles have been introduced, and many of the old ones supplied by others wholly re-written. No diligence has been spared to collect fact not previously recorded; to systematise articles that from the long course of publication of the original work were disconnected; to make the references complete; and truly to present, as far as a "Dictionary of Universal Knowledge" can present the advanced opinions of our own times; to this labour, amongst all engaged in the work, the Conductor can bear the most ample testimony. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Universal Knowledge has a more systematic shape; while every exertion has been made to bring up the articles to the science of the present day. Education

Encyclopaedia of Educational Development Educational emancipation is a prerequisite to socioeconomic emancipation. This encyclopaedic study is basically intended as a systematic and elaborate introduction to various phases of educational development in India since colonial rule to postindependence period. This book captures the best among the best educational thoughts and reflective practices as talked of by thinkers and practitioners in the global context, since times immemorial. It gives their concepts about education, philosophy and the relationship of education and philosophy; educational sociology and sociology of education. It also discusses the curriculum in action and development of education. This encyclopedia provides a veritable mine of vital information about the crucial problems and challenges in the field of education. Education

Encyclopaedia of Research Methodology in Arts, Language and Linguistics Volume-2 This publication titled ''Encyclopaedia of Research Methodology in Arts, Language and Linguistics'' primarily deals with major research methodologies in arts, culture, language, literature and linguistics. It also provides and introductory overview of basic issues concerning research methodology in arts is discussed in detail. An in-depth analysis of research methodology in performing arts is done. Research methodologies in music, Theatre, dance and visual arts ate given considerable focus. Research methodology in sociology is analyzed briefly, so has been the research methodology in humanities. Research methodologies in cultural studies, languages and literature are detailed at considerable length. Similarly, The research methodologies in classical archeology, anthropology and linguistics have been covered in great detail Glossary of terms, acronyms/abbreviations, bibliography and links have been provided to make this publication more users' friendly. Education

Encyclopaedia of Research Methodology in Arts, Language and Linguistics Volume-1 This publication titled ''Encyclopaedia of Research Methodology in Arts, Language and Linguistics'' primarily deals with major research methodologies in arts, culture, language, literature and linguistics. It also provides and introductory overview of basic issues concerning research methodology in arts is discussed in detail. An in-depth analysis of research methodology in performing arts is done. Research methodologies in music, Theatre, dance and visual arts ate given considerable focus. Research methodology in sociology is analyzed briefly, so has been the research methodology in humanities. Research methodologies in cultural studies, languages and literature are detailed at considerable length. Similarly, The research methodologies in classical archeology, anthropology and linguistics have been covered in great detail Glossary of terms, acronyms/abbreviations, bibliography and links have been provided to make this publication more users' friendly. Education

Support in Education This book aims to reflect the contours of the notion of aid as it is questioned by current scientific research. This notion appears as fuzzy in its scope of intervention, in its methods of multidisciplinary and multi-referential approaches in theoretical frameworks convened. Present in different areas that we propose to investigate in the book (training and teaching at university, inclusion in education, but also prevention, the fight against failure in orientation), the notion of help questions research in SHS and Computer Science. It comes in different formats labeled "help" but also "support", "support" or "guidance". In order to take stock of these notions and to question their differences, we convoke several authors (French and foreign) who participate by their research (-action) underlining components and environmental factors of the device that give this notion any its thickness. Education

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Teaching English Language and Literature 16-19 This book offers both a scholarly and practical overview of an integrated language and literature approach in the 16-19 English classroom. Providing a comprehensive overview of the identity of the subject, it outlines the pedagogical benefits of studying a unified English at post-16 and provides case studies of innovative classroom practice across a range of topics and text types. Including contributions from practising teachers and higher education practitioners with extensive experience of the post-16 classroom and drawing on a range of literature, this book covers the teaching of topics such as: Mind style in contemporary fiction Comparative poetry analysis Insights from linguistic cohesion Criticality through creative response Written to complement the two other Teaching English 16–19 titles in the NATE series, Teaching English Language and Literature 16–19 is the ideal companion for all practising A-level English teachers, of all levels of experience. Education

Group Development and Group Leadership in Student Affairs The purpose of this book is to provide readers with an overview of basic group dynamics and techniques that are effective in Higher Education and Student Affairs settings. Education

A Model of Emotional Leadership in Schools Against the backdrop of research that tells us emotions are playing an increasingly prevalent role in organizations’ performance, this text draws on empirical studies to powerfully argue that it is incumbent upon school principals to display emotional leadership within the education system. A Model of Emotional Leadership in Schools sets out the importance of affective wellness in teachers and addresses questions on emotive school management. Bringing together a range of studies, the book elucidates emotion as a managerial tool in the school environment, and considers the interpersonal emotional support of teachers by principals. Ultimately, the text puts forward a new model of emotional leadership in schools to provide practical insights into the ways in which principals can influence, transform, and manage teachers’ emotions. This insightful text will be of interest to researchers, academics, and postgraduate students in the fields of school leadership and leadership strategy, as well as educators and school leaders concerned with how interpersonal aspects of emotion management play out within the school context. Izhak Berkovich is a faculty member in the Department of Education and Psychology at the Open University of Israel, Israel. Ori Eyal is Chair of the Graduate Division of Policy, Administration, and Leadership in Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Education

Innovation Competency Model Contributing to the discussion over China’s higher education development, this book takes a theoretical approach to address the topic of university academics’ innovation by introducing an academic innovation competency model, exploring the contexts, concepts and practices. The innovation competency model comprises three interdependent dimensions, including the academic internal drive vitality, the academic synthesizing refined ability and the academic suspected and introspective ability. By enriching the theory of professional development of university teachers, these three dimensions will help advance the reform of college personnel systems and ultimately improve the quality of China's higher education. The book will be valuable to researchers, students and stakeholders hoping to learn about education reform in China, or to those who study higher education management and comparative education. Education

The Case for Home Schooling This book presents a clear, deep and accessible overview of the philosophical, developmental and educational foundations of Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf education—as a dynamic, adaptable, creative process for which a profound sense of the uniqueness of each child is foundational. It demystifies Steiner as a philosopher of "freehood" and discusses the threefold human being in psychology. Child development: topics covered include the 12 senses and sensory motor development, language, and inner life. Education principles covered include imitation, purposeful activity and free play; nature; music and the arts; rhythm, structure, trust and security; observing and understanding children; self-development and reflection; comparison with other preschool approaches. Education

Education for Survival The book offers a holistic and complete world view and envisions an education system that encourages love for all and service to many. Classroom practitioners, educationalists, mental health professionals, environmentalists and policymakers will find this an essential resource for their work to ensure that our children have a future. Education

Non-Formal and Informal Science Learning in the ICT Era This book introduces the reader to evidence-based non-formal and informal science learning considerations (including technological and pedagogical innovations) that have emerged in and empowered the information and communications technology (ICT) era. The contributions come from diverse countries and contexts (such as hackerspaces, museums, makerspaces, after-school activities) to support a wide range of educators, practitioners, and researchers (such as K-12 teachers, learning scientists, museum curators, librarians, parents, hobbyists). The documented considerations, lessons learned, and concepts have been extracted using diverse methods, ranging from experience reports and conceptual methods to quantitative studies and field observation using qualitative methods. This volume attempts to support the preparation, set-up, implementation, but also evaluation of informal learning activities to enhance science education. Education

SEL From a Distance Make social and emotional learning a way of being—all day, every day, and in any setting The pandemic and subsequent switch to distance learning combined with recent instances of racial injustice has put a spotlight on the cracks in the practice of social and emotional learning (SEL). More than ever before, schools are shifting their focus and prioritizing SEL competencies—around the nation and the world. The call for compassion has never been greater. To easily and effortlessly build SEL into virtual, blended, or in-person environments, behavior experts Jessica Djabrayan Hannigan and John Hannigan have drawn together a collection of tools and processes for SEL that can be applied in any learning environment. In SEL from a Distance, you’ll learn: The five SEL competencies and dozens of easy to use processes for building skills in each How to identify challenging behaviors and prioritize, define mastery, and teach the SEL skills necessary to address them Tips for identifying, teaching, modeling, and reinforcing SEL skills in a virtual setting Strategies for applying SEL to the needs of your unique learning environment Let this practical, easy-to-use toolkit guide you through embedding these critical SEL competencies into your virtual classrooms and make SEL a way of being for you and your students—anytime, anywhere. Education

The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders Effective school leadership is effective leadership, regardless of where it occurs In March 2020, there was no manual for leading schools and school systems during a pandemic. School leaders had to figure things out as the crisis unfolded. But starting now, leaders have the opportunity to prepare for leading schools through distance learning with purpose and intent—using what works best to accelerate students’ learning all the while maintaining an indelible focus on equity.Harnessing the insights and experience of renowned educators Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and John Hattie, The Distance Learning Playbook for School Leaders applies the wisdom and evidence of the VISIBLE LEARNING® research to understand what works best. Spanning topics from school climate at a distance, leader credibility, care for self and colleagues, instructional leadership teams, stakeholder advisory groups, and virtual visibility, this comprehensive playbook details the research- and evidence-based strategies school leaders can mobilize to lead the delivery of high-impact learning in an online, virtual, and distributed environment. This powerful guide includes:• Actionable insights and hands-on steps for each module to help school leaders realize the evidence-based leadership practices that result in meaningful learning in a distance environment• Discussion of equity challenges associated with distance learning, along with examples of how leaders can work to ensure that equity gains that have been realized are not lost.• Analysis of the mindsets that empower leaders to manage change, rather than technology• Space to write and reflect on current practices and plan future leadership strategies• The mindframes for distance learning that serve leaders well in any instructional setting and will position schools after the pandemic to come back better than they were before Education

Creating Inclusive Writing Environments in the K-12 Classroom Timely and accessible, this book offers tangible strategies that will help teachers plan and sustain writing workshop experiences that are responsive to the needs of their specific students. Angela Stockman helps teachers understand why some writers may fail to meet their expectations and how to help all writers reach their fullest potential. Organized in three parts, this book reframes common narratives about resistant writers, empowers teachers to design, lead and refine their workshop, and provides a toolkit to do so. The appendices and eResources included provide teachers with instructions for mini-lessons and learning targets that support multimodal composition, perfect for pre-service and in-service teachers. Education

The Strands of Speech and Language Therapy This book is written by a team of speech and language therapists from The Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre. It is intended for practitioners working with patients who have acquired communication disorders resulting from brain injury: aphasia, cognitive-communication disorder, dysarthria, apraxia. The authors believe that a therapeutic programme should have it's foundations in the linguistic, non-verbal, neurological and neurospsychological perspective of the patient's difficulties. The approach the team has developed consists of several different strangs of therapy, with each strand representing an element of the rehabilitation process: assessment; goal planning; specific individualised treatment; education; friends and family; and psychosocial adjustment. This book describes these strands, illustrates in a user-friendly way how each one relates to therapy, and fives some practical ideas of how practitioners might work within them. Each chapter begins with the guiding principles and evidence bases that underlie the rationale for one particular strand of therapy. They then follow examples of practice and case studies of a real-life example of each strand. This book describes a speech and language therapy service that aims to be responsive to patients' needs and develops tailor-made intervention programmes that arer unique to each individual. It includes CD containing assessments and practical tools. Education

Shaping Education Reform in China This book examines the ways education reform has been shaped in China. Focusing on the past education policy development, it offers unique perspectives to illustrate China’s education reform and provides an overview of policies and their implications. In addition, the book discusses educational development, educational value, educational efforts and educational tasks and explores physical, aesthetic and labor education, as well as the management of off-campus training institutions and the policies on abolishing the “Five Only” in contemporary China. Conceptualizing the education reform model in China since 1949 for the first time, the book maps Chinese education policy development.  Education

Ethnography in Higher Education Ethnographic research in higher education is gaining momentum. In the last 10 years, we saw a great increase in publications, and more and more researchers endorse ethnography because of its distinctive qualities and its productivity for research in higher education: Ethnography is commended for its unique approach to social practices through continuous and immediate experience in field work, and its unfragmented methodical attention to situations, interactions, and experiences. This unique approach is explored in the present book, which brings together researchers from Europe, America, and Australia, and includes current ethnographic studies on higher education, reflections on teaching ethnography, and innovative approaches in ethnographic methods.  Education

Silence within and beyond Pedagogical Settings This book explores the significance of silence within and beyond pedagogical contexts. Silence is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon for everyday life: since schools mirror society, it is also significant in education. While silence can be experienced in a multitude of different ways, the author reflects on whether silence itself can bear a message: is there an aspect of dialogue in silence, or is it a language all of its own? This book examines a variety of silences essential for education, examining such topics as silence and aspects of power, silent students, and the relationship between listening and silence. Drawing on a range of empirical data, the author elucidates the significance of silence in pedagogical contexts.  Education

Therapeutic Fairy Tales Therapeutic Fairy Tales are a series of short, modern tales, dedicated to supporting young children through challenging situations of life and loss, covering diverse themes such as family breakdown, untreatable illness, and parental depression. Each short story is brought to life by engaging, gentle and colourful illustrations, and can be used by professionals and caregivers to support children’s mental and emotional health. This set also includes the Storybook Manual, which offers practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically. Exercises have been designed to encourage children’s imagination and creativity, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of storybooks. Books in the series include: Storybook Manual: An introduction to working with storybooks therapeutically and creatively, The Storm: For children growing through parent’s separation, The Island: For children with a parent living with depression, The Night Crossing: A lullaby for children on life’s last journey, Designed to be used with children aged six and above, each story has an accompanying online resource, offering therapeutic prompts and creative exercises to support the practitioner. These resources can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members. Education

Let's do Arithmetic 8-9 Matched to the demands of the National Curriculum and the new arithmetic tests at Key Stages 1 and 2, the Let's Do Arithmetic workbooks have been carefully devised to match the appropriate age and stage of your child. Each book contains 40 tests, which become progressively more challenging throughout to ensure progress can be made. With a recording chart for checking progress and full answers to aid your assessment, this book is the perfect way to test understanding of basic arithmetic concepts and prepare for the timed National Tests that your child will be encountering in school. Education

The Promise and Practice of University Teacher Education Centering on the theme of university-based teacher education at a time of system change and its connections with broader global political issues, this book investigates the changing nature of initial teacher education (ITE) as it amalgamated into universities in the New Zealand context. The New Zealand government, like many across the world is seeking improvement in education system performance, with a particular interest in meeting the needs of those traditionally disadvantaged through education. As a result, over the last 20 years, most ITE has been relocated into universities and teacher qualifications have changed. Not immune to international discourses about the criticality of the teacher workforce to system performance, Aotearoa New Zealand provides a bounded yet connected case of ITE development and reform. The authors draw from a study of teacher education practice in Aotearoa New Zealand and also look at recent research carried out in other jurisdictions to consider how ITE and the academic category of teacher educator is constructed, maintained and practiced within the institution of the university. They highlight the promise of university-based ITE provision, noting areas for development and provide an opportunity to better understand how student teachers within ITE respond to and engage with teacher educators' work in the service of their own learning. Education

Creationism USA Creationism USA reveals how common misconceptions about creationism have led Americans into a century of unnecessary culture war histrionics about evolution education and creationism. Adam Laats argues that Americans do not have deep, fundamental disagreements about evolution, but that they do have significant disagreements about creationism. Creationism USA both explains the current state of America's battles over creationism and offers a nuanced yet straight-forward prescription to solve them. Education

The Hero’s Mask The Hero’s Mask is an engaging novel about Carrie, an eleven-year old girl and her friends who work together to stop the bullies picking on their classmates as they unravel mysteries in their school. The novel traces Carrie’s discovery of strengths within herself, her family and her friends, despite losses and hardships in her family, and how Carrie is inspired by a new teacher who helps her learn the secrets of heroes. The Hero’s Mask is a story about children and parents/caregivers overcoming fears and healing the wounds separating a mother and daughter, both scarred by traumatic grief. This book is also available to purchase alongside a guidebook as part of the two-component set, The Hero's Mask: Helping Children with Traumatic Stress. This essential resource provides a resiliency-focused guide for promoting trauma-informed schools and child and family services to help children and families experiencing traumatic stress. Education

Thinking, Childhood, and Time This book is an interdisciplinary exploration of the notion of childhood and its place in philosophical education. Childhood is not seen as a developmental state that needs to be overcome, but rather an existential state that constitutes a significant part of being human as well as the (forgotten) dimension of the world itself. Education

Critical Perspectives on Teaching, Learning and Leadership This book addresses the significant problems that can arise for pre-service teachers, teachers and school leaders who are unprepared for the complexities of 21st century teaching. It focuses on major factors impacting teacher preparation during an era of significant change, including student learning, academic growth, classroom practice, and the efficacy of teachers. In turn, the book considers crucial aspects that can enhance educational outcomes and investigates questions including what impact the changing nature of teachers’ work has on teacher preparation; how educators can evaluate blended learning; and what impact teachers have on learners. This book provides evidence-based approaches that can be used to achieve a positive impact on education and narrow the gap in contemporary and emerging global topics in education. Education

Quick Hits for Teaching with Digital Humanities As the authors share simple and complex ways to introduce digital humanities into the classroom, they expand understandings of what constitutes these current technologies for learning. Education

Digital Leadership in Higher Education "There is no one from whom I would ratherhear about digital leadership than Josie Ahlquist! What makes this book trulyspecial, beyond the treasure trove of practical suggestions, is the emphasis onthe importance of being purposeful and genuine in one’s use of digital media tosupport individuals and communities. The book situates the ‘social’ at theheart of social media activity – social justice, social networks, and socialresponsibility." â€” George McClellan, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Universityof Mississippi In this groundbreaking book, Josie Ahlquist provides readerswith the tools they need to take a strong, values-based approach to leadershipin the various digital spaces vital to the world of higher education today. Filled withreal-world examples and tools to negotiate this ever changing digitallandscape, the book fills an important niche in the literature: A user manualfor your digital leadership journey. Each chapter includes tools andtactics, as well as stories that bridge the gap between technology andconnection with community. This book doesn’t have a recipe for cooking up thenext viral video, it offers lots of ways to stay true to individual andorganizational values while engaging online. Whether a college president, dean ofstudents, associate professor, or a program coordinator, there is a need for leaderswho aren’t just early adopters and social media enthusiasts, but authenticindividuals who back up their technology use with a purposeful philosophy and avalues-based approach to their role. Education

Feminist Critical Policy Analysis I This text sets out to challenge the traditional power basis of the policy decision makers in education. It contests that others who have an equal right to be consulted and have their opinions known have been silenced, declared irrelevant, postponed and otherwise ignored. Policies have thus been formed and implemented without even a cursory feminist critical glance. The chapters in this text illustrate how to incorporate critical and feminist lenses and thus create policies to meet the lived realities, the needs, aspirations and values of women and girls. A particular focus is the primary and secondary sectors of education. Education

What Makes a Good Primary School Teacher? A fascinating account of the range of teaching, assessing and feedback strategies used by individual 'expert' teachers. The book describes:*the most common lesson patterns, why and when they are used*how teaching strategies are varied according to subjects*how assessment and feedback information can encourage pupils to learn*the differences in teaching seven year olds and eleven year olds Education

Comparative Analysis of ICT in Education Between China and Central and Eastern European Countries This book presents the status quo of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education, with a focus on China and the 17 Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia (the “17+1” cooperation mechanism, as an incubator for pragmatic trans-regions cooperation platform, created by China and the 17 CEECs). With recent advances in ICT in China and the CEECs, it has assumed increasingly important roles in education, including the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning, as well as the promotion of equity in education. The significant contribution of ICT in education is an enabler to achieving the goals of the “17+1 cooperation” mechanism between China and the CEECs, which has attracted considerable attention worldwide, given fresh impetus to cooperation between the two parties, and opened a new chapter in China-CEEC cooperation. The contributors, all of whom hail from these 18 countries, describe the state-of-the-art of ICT in education in their respective country, and focus on three major aspects, namely: the country profile, general status of education development, and ICT in education. In turn, leading experts in educational informatization research compare the situations in different countries. Taken together, the papers offer valuable insights for policymakers and educators on how to integrate ICT into educational processes, and on inter-regional cooperation with regard to ICT in education. Education

50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active 50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active is filled with simple and accessible ideas to make physical activity an enjoyable and meaningful part of daily life in the Early Years. Young children's physical and mental development, health and wellbeing can be significantly improved by regular physical activity, from tummy time that informs crawling to walking, and sitting still that impacts on fluent handwriting. Dr Lala Manners uses her wealth of experience to present 50 ideas to engage with young children physically in a positive way and get them active, from Scrabble and Stand where toddlers lift themselves up to standing as quickly as possible to Duvet Tunnels where children commando crawl under a sheet. Many of the ideas in this book can be used both indoors and outdoors and all of them involve using easily-accessible or free-to-source materials that can be found at home and in Early Years settings. Education

The Data Coach's Guide to Improving Learning for All Students Use data as an effective tool for school change and improvement! This resource helps data team facilitators move schools away from unproductive data practices and toward examining data for systematic and continuous improvement in instruction and learning. The book, which includes a CD-ROM with slides and reproducibles, illustrates how the authors' model has proven successful in: Narrowing achievement gaps in all content areas and grade levels Achieving strong, continuous gains in local and state assessments in mathematics, science, and reading Initiating powerful conversations about race/ethnicity, class, educational status, gender, and language differences Developing a vision for a high-performing, data-informed school culture Education

Dancing on the Skillet “Ten truths” offers a window into the challenges and possibilities of being a school superintendent. It is a practical account of the realities inherent in the role. Readers will understand the nature of the problems faced as well as practical solutions to obstacles common to the position. Education

All the Classroom's a Stage All the Classroom’s a Stage reveals how teachers can integrate exciting theater techniques to the craft of teaching and enhance their ability to engage and motivate students. Education

Saving Sycamore On September 28, 2016, school counselor Molly Hudgens was in her office at Sycamore Middle School when a fourteen-year-old armed with a semiautomatic handgun and an additional magazine of ammunition came to her in the counseling department. His plan was to kill people on campus. He told Hudgens she was the only person who could talk him out of it. After ninety minutes of talking with the young man, and ultimately praying on her knees with him, he relinquished the gun with no shots fired and no lives lost. In this inspirational memoir, Hudgens shares the story of the best and worst day of her life. Education

Game On? Brain On! The research is clear: human beings are born to play. In Game On? Brain On!, Lindsay Portnoy unpacks the games and playful experiences that invite engagement and deep learning. Using cognitive science to explore the ways in which play helps students acquire and maintain critical skills, Portnoy shows how inviting creativity and excitement into the classroom results in big gains for everyone. She also shares how, by being intentional, educators can create equitable access to playful learning experiences for all children. Through relatable vignettes, ready-to-use examples, and informative “Level Up” toolboxes, Portnoy empowers educators to teach a better way—through play! Education

Handbook of Research in Educational Communications and Technology The 5th edition of the prestigious AECT Handbook continues previous efforts to reach outside the traditional instructional design and technology community to the learning sciences and computer information systems communities toward developing a conceptualization of the field. However, given the pervasive and increasingly complex role technology now plays in education since the 1st edition of the Handbook in 1996, the editors have reorganized the research chapters in this edition to focus on the learning problems we are trying to solve with educational technologies, rather than to focus on the things we are using to solve those problems. Additionally, for the first time this edition of the Handbook reflects our field’s growing understanding of the importance of design scholarship to inform practice by including design case chapters.  These changes for this edition of the Handbook are intended to bring educational technology research into the broader framework of educational research by elaborating on the role instructional design and technology plays as a scholarly discipline in addressing education’s increasingly complex issues. Provides comprehensive reviews of new developments in educational technology research and design practice. Includes concrete examples to guide future research and practice in the ways emerging technologies can be used to solve educational problems. Contains extensive references furnished to guide readers to the most recent research and design practice in the field of instructional design and technology. Education

Beyond the Tyranny of Testing Providing detailed illustrations using cases from pioneering schools around the globe at both the primary and secondary level, this book demonstrates how a relational orientation to evaluation in education can enhance learning processes, foster students' engagement and vitality relationships, and elevate the evaluation of teaching and the school as a whole. Education

The Complete MD/PhD Applicant Guide This book is a student reference guide book for the MD/PhD application process. It begins with an overview of the structure of a typical MD/PhD program as well as student outcomes and career choices of MD/PhD graduates. Next is an outline of the academic and extracurricular prerequisites as well as the basic components of the application itself. The authors then address the factors that MD/PhD students should consider when selecting schools to which to apply. Continuing to the main application, examples are provided of all the different essay types that MD/PhD applicants will encounter along with comments on how to address the deliberately vague and abstract prompts while tailoring the responses to the combined-degree program. Most uniquely, included is a very detailed explanation of the many types of interviews that applicants will encounter and how to prepare for them by integrating extensive personal experience and first-hand discussions with MD/PhD program leaders. Lastly, there will be a discussion on how to cope with the year-long timeline that constitutes this application process and provide guidance regarding properly responding to acceptances and waitlist offers. Written by a team of authors each experienced with the MD/PhD application, this book aids the prospective applicant with navigating this challenging process. Education

The Hero’s Mask Guidebook The Hero’s Mask Guidebook provides practical strategies to be used alongside the The Hero’s Mask novel. The Guidebook has been designed to promote an understanding of the impact of traumatic stress and what counselors, therapists, educators, parents and caregivers can do to promote healing and recovery. The Guidebook and storybook can be used together to spark conversations around the difficult topics of loss and trauma and to create openings for renewing and strengthening emotionally supportive relationships with distressed children after traumatic experiences. The Guidebook identifies resources to access information about treatment programs and strategies that can help children and families with traumatic stress and integration of The Hero’s Mask books with Real Life Heroes®, an evidence-supported treatment program for children and families with traumatic stress. Education

The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools The perennial bestseller—now in a new edition Authoritative and practical, this comprehensive guide offers everything a teacher needs to know for conducting an effective art instruction and appreciation program. The Third Edition of The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools includes a complete update on public-relations guidelines, and reference material examples. The revised edition also features many new projects, an update on current projects and includes an explanation of the hot topic amongst art educators, Teaching Artistic Behavior (TAB/choice). Choice-based art education is reflected in the authors’ discussion of teaching in mixed-media, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and art history. More than 100 creative art projects, from drawing to digital media Offers teaching tools, tips, and multicultural curriculum resources Includes new material on logical ways to encourage individual and personal solutions to a problem Gives teachers more latitude as to how individuality is suggested in a lesson This is an invaluable compendium for art educators and classroom teachers alike. Education

Public Health Perspectives on Disability In this new edition, the editors and contributors update and expand on the educational framework that was introduced in the first edition for rethinking disability in public health study and practice and for attaining the competencies that should accompany this knowledge. The second edition highlights key areas of research that have emerged since the first edition was published. This edition includes new and updated chapters that have particular relevance for public health practice: Disability, Intersectionality, and Inequity: Life in the Margins Disability and Health Programs: Emerging Partners Children with Special Healthcare Needs Disasters and Disability: Rhetoric and Reality Inter-relationship of Health Insurance and Employment for People with Disabilities Public Health, Work, and Disability Actions to Prepare a Competent Workforce Public Health Perspectives on Disability: Science, Social Justice, Ethics, and Beyond, 2nd Edition, is an essential resource for public health educators and practitioners as well as students in graduate schools of public health throughout the United States. Education

The Math Pact, High School A schoolwide solution for mathematics success! When “rules” seem to change from year to year, mathematics can seem like a disconnected mystery for students. Clear up the confusion with a Mathematics Whole-School Agreement! Expanded from the highly popular “Rules that Expire” series of NCTM articles, this essential guide leads educators through the collaborative step-by-step process of establishing a coherent and consistent learner-centered and equitable approach to mathematics instruction. You’ll learn to avoid “rules that expire”—tricks that may seem to help students in one grade but hurt in the long run. Features include · Abundant grade-specific examples · Effective working plans for sustainability · Barrier-busting tips, to-dos, and try-it-outs · PLC prompts and discussion points Education

Neurobiology of Alcohol and the Brain According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 14.4 million adults aged 18 and older had alcohol use disorder (AUD). Mixing alcohol with other drugs such as opioids or cocaine has become an emerging trend, exacerbating public health concerns and may synergistically augment the seriousness of the adverse effects such as withdrawal symptoms, cardiovascular disorders, liver damage, reproductive abnormalities, and behavioral abnormalities. Despite the seriousness of the situation, possible mechanisms underlying the addiction and the withdrawal symptoms is not yet understood. This has been one of the key hindrances in developing effective treatment. Neurobiology of Alcohol and the Brain addresses the addiction-related problems reviewing both the mechanisms and withdrawal system with alcohol addiction. First, the book discusses the mechanisms of the rewarding and aversive effects, including addiction and the withdrawal symptoms of alcohol drinking. Next, alcohol's interaction with other drugs and ensuing adverse consequences is discussed including current and novel treatments against alcoholism. This is followed by a closer look at mental health and alcohol use disorder comorbidity. Lastly, the reader is provided with examples of an experimental study that describes possible protective effects of gold nanoparticles against alcohol addiction in rats subjected to alcohol self-administration. Neurobiology of Alcohol and the Brain will unlock the mechanistic diversities of alcoholism helping to facilitate future developments of new, personalized treatment options for patients suffering from alcohol addiction. Provides an exhaustive overview of neurobiology of alcohol addiction, including significant recent advances Discusses the mechanisms underlying the adverse effects of alcohol-drug mixtures Includes recent experimental studies on gold nanoparticles Education

ELSA Trainers' Manual This is a comprehensive staff training resource to support the emotional development and wellbeing of pupils. The "ELSA Trainers' Manual" provides a comprehensive five-day training and supervision programme designed to enhance the skills of Classroom Assistants and Learning Support Assistants, enabling them to work effectively to support the emotional development and wellbeing of pupils. Staff who complete the programme are known as Emotional Literacy Support Assistants (ELSAs). The ELSA programme includes comprehensive training materials, ten PowerPoint files, facilitator notes and handouts, policy documents, a pdf file of the participants' course book, and an illustrative DVD. Topics covered are: emotional literacy in schools; self-esteem; understanding and managing anger; social skills training; friendship skills and therapeutic stories; active listening and communication skills; working with puppets; introduction to Autism; and loss and bereavement. Education

Engaging Learners through Zoom Keep your virtual students focused and meaningfully engaged with this invaluable teaching resource Engaging Learners through Zoom delivers numerous practical strategies and helpful advice on how to engage students virtually. Many of the tools are also applicable in face-to-face and hybrid environments. Backed by cognitive neuroscience research, this book is a collection of dozens of active, synchronous online learning structures that can be used in any discipline, perfect for K-12 through higher education. This book provides teachers, college educators, administrators, and trainers the antidote to Zoom fatigue ! Transform Zoom (or any video-conferencing platform) into an ideal environment for students to focus more fully, learn more effectively and have more fun! Dr. Brennan, accomplished author, professor and distance education expert, improves learner performance and addresses equity in education with: Over 150 active learning strategy examples with step-by-step directions Ideas for including diverse content across 83 different disciplines Multiple examples for 26 of the most commonly taught courses Engaging Learners through Zoom belongs in the collection of every educator who wants to motivate and inspire their students to excel in a virtual learning environment. Education

Comprehensive Regional Reform This book ambitiously presents the current directions and goals of the Chinese idea of modernization in education. Searching for a neutral way to understand educational reform and policy-making in the midst of many different theories in the field, the authors combine the theories of ecology, regional studies, and educational philosophy to focus on the hot topics relating to the current problems in Chinese education. In addition to the theory of education, it offers an interdisciplinary approach to educational policy and administration, including perspectives from history, evaluation and (big) data processing, modernization, planning-making, curriculum and teaching, element analysis etc. within or beyond the limits of education. This book is a valuable resource for policy-makers and administrators as well as teachers and students majoring in education or related fields. It is also beneficial to those interested in interdisciplinary approaches to educational theory studies and regional studies in education, and practitioners in schools and higher education institutes as well as anyone wanting insights into Chinese education from the perspective of regional studies. Education

Managing with Mindfulness This book introduces the Control/Connect continuum as a model designed to foster inclusive practices for the contemporary classroom. Education

Case Learning for Teachers A unique resource that uses a case stories approach to support pre-service teachers in developing their skills. Education

Global Citizenship Education in Australian Schools This book explores how Australian secondary schools prepare their students for global citizenship. Globalisation has irrevocably changed modern countries and societies, and the benefits and pressures this brings are being felt as never before. Drawing on empirical data from six Australian secondary schools, the author examines how school leaders and teachers understand global citizenship, how they translate this into their practice, and how students experience and make sense of global citizenship education. In doing so, the book portrays how school leaders, teachers and students grapple with key issues central to global citizenship education, including how they work to mediate some of the tensions involved. While the book concentrates on the Australian context, its findings and analysis have resonance for other countries in which global citizenship education operates as a core goal of education and schooling. Education

Kindergarten Symphony "David Rosen's Kindergarten Symphony is a novel addition to children's ABC books. It is a symphony in the true sense of the word, as it is a harmonious compilation of various parts and levels. The photos of the numerous animals, many of which would not be found in North America, are superb and portray the animal in its natural state, while at the same time providing us with an opportunity to bestow on them human traits. Children do not only learn about the sequence of the alphabet, but are given windows into names and images of animals not usually encountered. The adjectives consist of new words, which are in synchrony with the names, thus expanding the child's vocabulary. A wonderful book for both old and young."--Astrid Berg, Jungian Analyst and Emerita Professor in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa"David Rosen, psychiatrist, professor, and author of clinical material, Haiku, and a Jungian cookbook, has brought his sense of wonder to his new book Kindergarten Symphony. As a child therapist, I plan to put a copy in the waiting room of my practice--to be enjoyed by the young and not so young. As a colleague in the Pacific Northwest Society of Jungian Analysts (PNSJA), after experiencing the joy in David's book, our mutual analytical group can now be known as P--Prickly Porcupine, N--Napping Newt, S--Slithering Snake, J--Joyful Jaguar, and A--Advancing Ant."--Janet Tatum, MSW, Jungian Analyst Education

Education for Modern Man ". . . a remarkable book. . . . A most penetrating study of education."--Saturday Review of Literature". . . an admirable defense of the critical mind in education . . . Sidney Hook is among the the Children of the Light, that is to say, of the Enlightenment."--Albert Guerard, New York Herald Tribune". . . Mr. Hook has put his finger . . . upon the profound fallacy of most of the current attempts to 'reorganize' higher education . . . exciting reading"--Howard Mumford Jones, New York Times". . . needed by anyone who wishes to have a comprehensive view of the problems of modern education."--Wendell Johnson, Chicago Sun"Sidney Hook brings . . . a new high standard of sanity and clarity. . . . For sheer excellence of logic, and for magic of comprehensiveness, the book is head and shoulders above all recent competitors."--William Randel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch". . . a fine book . . . it has the advantage of Mr. Hook's dissecting mind, operating with the cleanness of a surgical instrument."--Jerome Nathanson, The New Republic"Wisely sane."--John Dewey Education

Education and Thinking in Continental Philosophy This book draws on five philosophers from the continental tradition – Theodor Adorno, Hannah Arendt, Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, and Jacques Rancière – in order to “think about thinking” and offer new and surprising answers to the question: How can we educate students to think creatively and critically? Despite their differences, all of these philosophers challenge the modern understanding of thinking, and offer original, radical perspectives on it. In very different ways, each rejects the modern approach to thinking, as well as the reduction of proper thought to rationality, situating thinking in sociohistorical reality and relating it to political action. Thinking, they argue, is not a natural, automatic activity, and the need to think has become all the more important as political reality seems to exhibit less thinking, or to even celebrate thoughtlessness. Bringing these continental conceptions of thinking to bear on the urgent need to educate young people to think against the current, this book makes a significant contribution to educational theory and political philosophy, one that is particularly relevant in today’s anti-intellectual climate. Education

‘Regional Universities’ and Pedagogy This book explores the issue of graduate employability in rural labour markets. European higher education institutions are expected to be crucial players in terms of regional innovation, contributing through research, education and formation of human capital. The author asks how this role be played out equally in urban and rural areas. In rural areas, the most educated young members of society often find it impossible to contribute to the local economy and feel forced to seek better prospects in urban centres. The author examines the roles of higher education in rural centres, as well as the transitions from education to work by taking the point of view of students and graduates. Finally, the book offers advice for pedagogies that support the increase of employability potential for rural economies. Education

International Review Research in Developmental Disabilities International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 58, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics including The Importance of Informal Supports in Meeting the Daily Needs of Adults with IDD, Forms and Functions of Special Education Advocacy: Supporting Families of Children with IDD, The Disability Training Needs of Healthcare Professionals, Health promotion and obesity risk in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Community-based participatory approaches to IDD research, and Measuring behavioral problems in children with Down syndrome. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities series Education

Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 A thinking student is an engaged student Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur. This guide Provides the what, why, and how of each practice Includes firsthand accounts of how these practices foster thinking Offers a plethora of macro moves, micro moves, and rich tasks to get started Education

Difference Making at the Heart of Learning Your students will change the world! Today’s learners face a complex future, where multilayered technological and societal issues will require new ways of problem-solving. This inspirational yet practical guide helps educators, counselors, and youth-development leaders build on students’ talents and interests to develop their desire for a better world, entrepreneurial mindset and personal leadership skills—so they can make a difference to their families, their communities, and society. Features include: ? New learning priorities centered around difference making ? A framework based on the 25 most important issues of our time ? Examples and case studies from a diverse range of projects, people, and places Education

Solving Academic and Behavior Problems This book will help general education teachers partner with specialists and parents to enrich student growth through structured conversations and a series of productive meetings. Education

Confessions of a Headmaster “Both a memoir and manifesto for education reform . . . chronicles [Cummins’s] remarkable career as a teacher, headmaster, and school founder.” —Kirkus Reviews In this entertaining and inspiring memoir, renowned educator Paul Cummins candidly shares his journey from privileged kid and ivory-tower scholar to hands-on progressive educator, working to achieve social justice through education for all youth: from children of celebrities to foster and incarcerated youth and those facing sometimes unimaginable circumstantial hurdles to education and accomplishment—proving time and again that all children can succeed given appropriate support. Confessions of a Headmaster is “the story of the birth of the kind of open, enlightened, diverse education we all take for granted today, told in a warm and engaging way by the visionary in our midst who made it happen” (Victoria Shorr, cofounder of the Archer School for Girls and of the Pine Ridge Girls’ School). “The story of a man who brought the romance back into teaching at a time when the field of education is a field of constant national controversy, and our most popular books have titles with militarist references, such as The Teacher Wars.” —Mona Simpson, national bestselling author of Anywhere But Here “As Paul Cummins once remarked, ‘Passion without intelligence is of limited value’—and the inverse is also true—for who would want intelligence without passion? In Confessions, we see what can happen when these two qualities work in sync!” —John Densmore, drummer for the Doors Education

Innovating Education in Technology-Supported Environments This book explores a broad range of innovations in education, such as flipped classrooms, the educational use of social media, mobile learning and educational resources. It also includes theoretical discussions and practical applications related to the use of augmented reality and educational technologies for improving students’ engagement and facilitating their future studies and careers. Featuring case studies and practical applications illustrating the effectiveness of new modes of education in which the latest technologies and innovations are widely used in the global context, the book helps readers develop their awareness of the related insights and implications, in order to deepen their understanding and stimulate critical thinking as to how new technologies have made learning and teaching easier in different educational settings. Education

Online Teaching and Learning in Higher Education This book is to explores a variety of facets of online learning environments to understand how learning occurs and succeeds in digital contexts and what teaching strategies and technologies are most suited to this format. Business, health, government and education are some of the core sectors of society which have been experiencing deep transformations due to a generalized digitalization. While these changes are not novel, the swift progress of technology and the rising complexity of digital environments place a focus on the need for further research and novel strategies. In the context of education, the promise of increased flexibility and broader access to educational resources is impelling much of higher education’s course offerings to online environments. The 21st century learner requires an education that can be pursued anytime and anywhere and that is more aligned with the demands of a digital society. Online education not only assists students to success-fully integrate a workforce that is increasingly digital, but it helps them to become more comfortable with the use of technology in general and, hence, more prepared to be prolific digital citizens. The variety of settings portrayed in this volume attest to the unlimited opportunities afforded by online learning and serve as valuable evidence of its benefit for students’ educational experience. Moreover, these research efforts assist a more comprehensive reflection about the delivery of higher education in the context of online settings. Education

Research Methods for A-level Psychology Easily create engaging lessons for Research Methods using this photocopiable pack, containing worksheets on mini-practicals, plus guidance on lesson delivery and practice questions. These packs are a cost-effective way to support you and your students through the toughest part of the A-level Psychology specification. Covering all the required research methods for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel, WJEC and WJEC Eduqas these packs enable you to: - Save time planning with ready-to-use, photocopiable worksheets that can be integrated seamlessly into your scheme of work. - Guide your students through the research process using the scaffolded worksheets to prompt them to explain the aim, hypothesis, method and results.- Boost your confidence when teaching research methods with helpful guidance on how to deliver each practical.- Secure students' understanding with handy topic summaries that outline key terms and recap the maths skills students need to approach each research method.- Improve students' performance - practice questions help to familiarise students with how to approach and successfully answer research methods questions in exams. Education

Chalk Talks in Internal Medicine This book provides teaching scripts for medical educators in internal medicine and coaches them in creating their own teaching scripts. Every year, thousands of attending internists are asked to train the next generation of physicians to master a growing body of knowledge. Formal teaching time has become increasingly limited due to rising clinical workload, medical documentation requirements, duty hour restrictions, and other time pressures. In addition, today’s physicians-in-training expect teaching sessions that deliver focused, evidence-based content that is integrated into clinical workflow. In keeping with both time pressures and trainee expectations, academic internists must be prepared to effectively and efficiently teach important diagnostic and management concepts.A teaching script is a methodical and structured plan that aids in effective teaching. The teaching scripts in this book anticipate learners’ misconceptions, highlight a limited number of teaching points, provide evidence to support the teaching points, use strategies to engage the learners, and provide a cognitive scaffold for teaching the topic that the teacher can refine over time. All divisions of internal medicine (e.g. cardiology, rheumatology, and gastroenterology) are covered and a section on undifferentiated symptom-based presentations (e.g. fatigue, fever, and unintentional weight loss) is included. This book provides well-constructed teaching scripts for commonly encountered clinical scenarios, is authored by experienced academic internists and allows the reader to either implement them directly or modify them for their own use. Each teaching script is designed to be taught in 10-15 minutes, but can be easily adjusted by the reader for longer or shorter talks. Teaching Scripts in Internal Medicine is an ideal tool for internal medicine attending physicians and trainees, as well as physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, and all others who teach and learn internal medicine. Education

Exploring University Teaching and Learning This book focuses on university teachers’ experience of teaching and learning. Following on from the 1999 volume Understanding Learning and Teaching, which focused on student experiences of teaching and learning, this book provides guidance on how teachers’ experiences can be understood in ways which can support the continued enhancement of student learning experiences and learning outcomes. Drawing on the outcomes of a 30-year research project, this comprehensive volume discusses the qualitative variation in approaches to university teaching, the factors associated with that variation, and how different ways of teaching are related to differences in student experiences of teaching and learning. The authors extend the discussions of teaching into new areas, including emotions in teaching, leadership of teaching, growth as a university teacher and the contentious field of relations between teaching and research. “This important book offers an accessible, research-informed guide to understanding student learning and university teaching. Written by two world-leading experts in the field, it provides rich insights and practical responses to the challenges faced by those who care deeply about teaching and learning in higher education.” —Professor Paul Ashwin, Lancaster University, UK  "Enhancing discipline-specific evidence-based development of the quality of teaching and learning in higher education has been my strategy during my whole career. Therefore and with great pleasure I read the book by Trigwell and Prosser which distills their teaching and learning research into a guide for those seeking to better understand their teaching environment. Building on their discovery of relations between the ways of teaching and the ways of learning, they expand on what is known about variation in teaching and how it links to course design, to research and to academic development. This book will be a valuable resource for many academics."​ —Professor​ Sari Lindblom, University of Helsinki, Finland “In an international higher education context going through much change and uncertainty, Trigwell and Prosser have produced a scholarly, timely, evidence-based, view of teaching and learning suitable for universities world-wide. The experience, quality and satisfaction of university leaders, researchers, teachers and students will benefit enormously from the ideas in this addition to their first book.” —Professor Robert A. Ellis, Griffith University, Australia Education

The Heart of Community This book is a memoir that explores the journey of one family. It examines how personal experiences interact with institutional settings to shape both individuals and communities. While the focus of the narrative is on the life and work of George Rupp, the telling of that story is inextricably connected with family relationships and also with institutional developments--in particular at Harvard Divinity School, Rice and Columbia Universities, and the International Rescue Committee. Education

The Art of Coaching Workbook A practical guide for getting the most out of The Art of Coaching The Art of Coaching Workbook is the resource you’ve been waiting for to accompany Elena Aguilar’s The Art of Coaching. Ideal for new and novice coaches, as well as for those who have years of coaching under their belt, this workbook will help you improve your coaching skills. This vital companion text includes: Dozens of activities to help you internalize the concepts described in The Art of Coaching Exercises to guide you in identifying your own coaching beliefs, style, and practices Short and lengthy transcripts of coaching conversations Additional examples of key concepts in The Art of Coaching, including the Ladder of Inference and the Coaching Lenses New ideas and information that build on those in The Art of Coaching This workbook is also for those who lead and manage coaches. An entire chapter is dedicated to structures, routines, and practices that are easy to implement in professional development sessions. In addition, a new Transformational Coaching Rubric and other tools for assessment and reflection are included. If you aspire to provide meaningful learning for coaches, and you already have The Art of Coaching, this workbook is all you’ll need. Education

America Needs Talent The author of Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines presents “a sharp, timely blueprint for unleashing the potential of millions of Americans” (Bruce Kats, Founding Director oof the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program). The president and CEO of Lumina Foundation, Jamie Merisotis is a leading voice in philanthropy, higher education, and public policy. In America Needs Talent, he explains the choices that must be made on all levels—in government, education, and the private sector, as well as by individuals—to usher in a new era of success and innovation in America. What if you paid for education based on what you actually learned, instead of the time you spent in class? What if visa applicants were treated like potential assets to our nation’s talent pool, rather than potential threats monitored by Homeland Security? Merisotis proposes bold ideas to successfully deploy the world’s most talented people, revitalize urban hubs, encourage private sector innovation, and power America’s knowledge economy in the 21st century. Education

The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet The #1 New York Times-bestselling diet adapted for people with diabetes: “A helpful and informative resource.”—Publishers Weekly Losing weight is the single most effective step you can take to manage your diabetes if you have it—and to reduce your chances of ever getting it if you are at risk. This is not a fad diet. Instead, The Mayo Clinic Diabetes Diet is about finding enjoyable new habits to make your life better. These lifestyle choices help you control your diabetes much more easily today, and prevent dangerous, possibly life-threatening complications later. Losing weight takes planning and a commitment, but the rewards are great. This book eliminates the guesswork for you. The Mayo Clinic’s step-by-step plan can actually reverse the process that causes diabetes, and the effects can be dramatic. Within a couple of days of losing weight, blood sugar values improve, sometimes dramatically. You’ll get: · A scientifically proven method to keep blood sugar under control · A straightforward approach to weight-loss that empowers you to make simple lifestyle changes that you can maintain for the rest of your life · A step-by-step guide to the most effective way to manage diabetes, including new recipes and four weeks of meal plans to help you achieve immediate results Over the years, doctors and researchers at Mayo Clinic have helped tens of thousands of patients with diabetes improve their lives. Now you can put their knowledge to work for you. Education

Adult Perspectives on Children and Music in Early Childhood This book focuses on the importance and role of adults in promoting music in the early years. Designed to promote the idea of the value of music in the early childhood years, the research discussed in this book explores the experiences of a number of adults working with children from birth to age 8. The initiatives discussed in this work all focus on adults who have encouraged the development of musical identities ranging from music in the home, to musical play in the preschool years, preparing a performance with children, and programs for disadvantaged groups that use music as a communicative tool.  Each chapter will start with a description of the particular setting and the protagonists’ specific skills and interests and how they came to be working with young children. Themes for the chapters have emerged from the videos and interviews conducted and consist of both reflective and affective experience. The themes include musical background, the adults' own stories, theories of childhood, and pedagogy and philosophy.  Education

Academic Knowledge Production and the Global South This book investigates and critically interprets the underrepresentation of the global South in global knowledge production. The author analyses the serious bias towards scholars and institutions from this region: he argues that this phenomenon causes serious disadvantages not only for authors and institutions, but global science as well by impeding the flow of fresh, innovative scholarship. This book uses a combination of field theory and world-systems analysis to explain the motives and dynamics behind the geopolitical and societal inequalities in the system of global knowledge production. Subsequently, the author offers several solutions by which these inequalities could be reduced, or even eliminated. This book will be of interest and value to scholars of knowledge inequalities, and knowledge production in the global South. “Márton Demeter’s monograph invokes rich anecdotal, empirical and scientometric evidence to delineate the contours of a world system that preserves the dominance of Western knowledge and scholars and the westernisation or peripheralisation of the rest – a system defined by geopolitical and material inequalities, socio-economic class differences, institutional elitism and publishing biases. Demeter’s work counters narratives that present academia as meritocratic and that justify disparities in world publications on the basis of pure rigour, exposing rather norms and values that perpetuate a western elitist system and peripheralise those who happen to lack this cultural capital. Demeter’s work adds to an expanding field of research documenting how Anglophone standards and biases in journal indexing, peer review and editorial board recruitment marginalise consistently the Global South. His practical and concrete suggestions to subvert this system of horizontal and vertical inequalities could not be timelier and provides momentum to decolonisation movements in higher education across the world.”   —Dr Romina Istratii, SOAS University of London, UK “Márton Demeter is a scholar dedicated to revealing the inequality in academic publishing and a strong advocate for scholars from the Global South. This book is an epitome of his effort on this cause. Demeter utilizes his wealth of data including authorships, citations, journal publishers, editorial review board compositions, the reviewers and the editors of journals as strong evidence of inequality with his three-dimensional model of academic stratification.  This book is a must-read for scholars both in the Global North and the Global South to reflect on the current state of academic knowledge gatekeeping and production. It will spark a dialogue between scholars to address the dominance of the Global North especially in the field of communication.” —Professor Louisa Ha, Bowling Green State University, USA  “Márton Demeter’s analysis and critique of the unequal structure of global knowledge production is a powerful contribution to the global justice movement with dramatic implications for what academics in both the Global North and the Global South can do to help science and the humanities live up to their claims of meritocracy and universality. Demeter employs a useful critical combination of the world-systems perspective and Bourdieusian field theory to organize the results of his careful and sophisticated empirical studies of global knowledge production. He is an intrepid protagonist of a more egalitarian human future.” —Professor Christopher Chase-Dunn, University of California, Riverside, USA Education

Transforming Understandings of Diversity in Higher Education This exciting new text examines one of the most important and yet elusive terms in higher education and society: What do we mean when we talk in a serious way about “diversity”? A distinguished group of diversity scholars explore the latest discourse on diversity and how it is reflected in research and practice. The chapters trace how the discourse on diversity is newly shaped after many of the 20th century concepts of race, ethnicity, gender and class have lost authority. In the academic disciplines and in public discourse, perspectives about diversity have been rapidly shifting in recent years. This is especially true in the United States where demographic changes and political attitudes have prompted new observations—some which will clash with traditional frameworks. This text brings together scholars whose research has opened up new ways to understand the complexities of diversity in higher education. Because the essential topic under consideration is changing so quickly, the editors of this volume also have asked the contributors to reflect on the paths their own scholarship has taken in their careers, and to see how they would relate their current conceptualization of diversity to one or more of three identified themes (demography, democracy and discourse). Each chapter ends with a candid graduate student interview of the author that provides an engaged picture of how the authors wrestle with one of the most complicated topics shaping them (and all of us) as individuals and as scholars. Of interest to anyone who is following the debates about diversity issues on our campuses, the book also offers a wonderful introduction to graduate students entering a discipline where critically important ideas are still very much alive for discussion. Education

It's Not Education that Scares Me, It's the Educators... A 2020 SPE Outstanding Book Award Honorable Mention Many people believe that “education” has a disproportionately negative effect on them and those close to them. With so much wealth, technological prowess, innovation, and economic development, why do we still have marginalization, social inequalities, conflict, mass incarceration and generational poverty? The connection to democracy, Education for Democracy (EfD) and social justice is, for Carr and Thésée, clear, and this volume interweaves a narrative within these themes based on a Freirian theoretical backdrop. This book presents a vision for transformative education and EfD, seeking to cultivate, stimulate and support political and media literacy, critical engagement and a re-conceptualization of what education is, and, importantly, how it can address entrenched, systemic and institutional problems that plague society. Based on over a decade of empirical research in a range of contexts and jurisdictions, the authors strive to link teaching and learning with agency, solidarity, action and transformative change within the conceptual framework of a critically-engaged EfD.    Perfect for courses in: Sociology of Education; SocialJustice and Education; Democracy and Civics; Community Engagement; EducationPolicy; Service Learning; Education Reform; Citizenship Education; TransformativeEducation; Politics of Education. Education

The Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education Co-published with  Colleges and universities areincreasingly becoming significant sites for adult education scholarship—inlarge part due to demographic shifts. With fewer U.S. high school graduates onthe horizon, higher education institutions will need to attract “non-traditional”(i.e., older) adult learners to remain viable, both financially and politically.There is a need to develop a better corpus of scholarship on topics as diverseas, what learning theories are useful for understanding adult learning? How arehigher education institutions changing in response to the surge of adultstudents? What academic programs are providing better learning and employmentoutcomes for adults in college? Adult education scholars can offer much to thepolicy debates taking place in higher education. A main premise of this handbook isthat adult and continuing education should not simply respond to rapidlychanging social, economic, technological, and political environments across theglobe, but should lead the way in preparing adults to become informed,globally-connected, critical citizens who are knowledgeable, skilled, and openand adaptive to change and uncertainty. The Handbook of Adultand Continuing Education providesrich information on the contemporary issues and trends that are of concern toadult and continuing education, of the programs and resources available toadult learners, and of opportunities to challenge and critique the structuresembedded in the field that perpetuate inequity and social injustice. Adulteducation is a discipline that foresees a better tomorrow, and The Handbook is designed to engage andinspire readers to assist the field to seek new paths in uncertain and complextimes, ask questions, and to help the field flourish. The Handbook is divided into fivesections. The first, Foundationssituates the field by describing the developments, core debates, perspectives,and key principles that form the basis of the field. The second, Understanding Adult Learning, includeschapters on adult learning, adult development, motivation, access,participation, and support of adult learners, and mentoring. Teaching Practices andAdministrative Leadership, the third section, offers chapters on organization andadministration, program planning, assessment and evaluation, teachingperspectives, andragogy and pedagogy, public pedagogy, and digital technologiesfor teaching and learning. The fourth section isFormal and Informal Learning Contexts.Chapters cover adult basic, GED, and literacy education, English-as-a-SecondLanguage Programs, family literacy, prison education, workforce development,military education, international development education, health professionseducation, continuing professional education, higher education, human resourcedevelopment and workplace learning, union and labor education, religious andspiritual education, cultural institutions, environmental education, social andpolitical movements, and peace and conflict education. The concluding Contemporary Issues section discusses decolonizing adult and continuing education, adult education andwelfare, teaching social activism, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer andstraight allies, gender and its multiple forms, disability, older adults andintergenerational identities, race and ethnicity, working class, whiteness andprivilege, and migrants and migrant education. The editors culminatewith consideration of next steps for adult and continuing education and priorities for the future. Education

Facilitating the Integration of Learning Students’ ability tointegrate learning across contexts is a critical outcome for higher education. Oftenthe most powerful learning experiences that students report from their collegeyears are those that prompt integration of learning, yet it remains an outcomethat few educators explicitly work towards or specify as a course objective. Given that studentswill be more successful in college (and in life) if they can integrate theirlearning, James Barber offers a guide for collegeeducators on how to promote students’ integration of learning, and help themconnect knowledge and insights across contexts, whether in-class or out-of-class, inco-curricular activities, or across courses and disciplinary boundaries. This book is addressed to a wide range of educators engaged with college student learning, from faculty to student affairs administrators, athletic coaches, internship supervisors, or anyone concerned with student development. Theopening chapters lay the foundation for the book, defining what integration of learning is, how to promote it and students’capacities for reflection; and introduce the author’s research-basedIntegration of Learning (IOL) model. The second section ofthe book provides practical, real-world strategies for facilitating integrationof learning that college educators can use right away in multiple learningcontexts. James Barber describes practices that readers can integrate asappropriate in their classes or activities, under chapters respectively devotedto Mentoring, Writing as Praxis, Juxtaposition, Hands-OnExperiences, and Diversity and Identity. The author concludesby outlining how to apply IOL to a multiplicity of settings, such as a major, a single course, programming for a studentorganization, or other co-curricular experience; as well as offering guidanceon assessing and documenting students’ mastery of this outcome. Education

Understanding University Committees Committees are indispensable tothe governance of higher education, yet there is seldom guidance to faculty andadministrators on how committeesshould be conducted or how to maximize committee obligations. Thisis the first handbook on how both to manage committees and how to engage effectively asmembers to achieve departmental or broad institutional goals, and howparticipation valuably contributes to individual learning and advancement. Based on empirical research,organizational theory, and interviews with faculty and administrators, Dr. DavidFarris provides an informative and vivid examination of the dynamics ofcommittee work, addresses the planning, conduct, roles, composition, and dispositionsof members as well as the institutional context and structures in which theyoperate that are vital to organizational success. Committees are not just laboratoriesfor implementing the vision of university leadership, developing solutions toinstitutional challenges, and refining organizational procedures; they are theproving ground for future leaders in higher education. How members perform incommittees reflects our professionalism, aptitude, integrity, and character –all-important considerations given that we serve as ambassadors for ourdepartment, college, office, and colleagues. Inaddition to reviewing the mechanism of committees, Dr. Farris providespractical information regarding the functional application of committees(tactical, operational, or strategic), committee leadership and management,group dynamics that influence committee performance, and the importance ofdiversity and inclusive committee cultures to institutional performance.  Education

Reframing Campus Conflict Thisfully revised and updated second edition builds upon the original vision of thefirst, which was to give voice to diverse and inclusive perspectives,identities, and practices and to enact the principle that student conduct andconflict response must be based upon foundations of social justice andrestorative justice to disrupt and transform overly legalistic and escalatedmanagement applications in student conduct administration. The Spectrum Model(Schrage & Thompson, 2008) approach centers advocacy for inclusive conflictexcellence by expanding traditional adjudication pathways to include dialogue,conflict coaching, mediation, restorative practices, and shuttle diplomacy fora more robust and inclusive expression of conflict and conductpractices.   In theintervening decade, this co-edited work has become more relevant than ever ascolleges and universities continue to be the targets of litigation, activists,lawmakers and public officials who have, for instance, changed the Title IXrules for responding to sexual misconduct. Civility, hate crimes, activism,immigration, nationalism, and free speech are all again on the forefront of challengesimpacting the current campus climate. New chapters cover these and other issues including the unprecedented COVID-19pandemic response and impact on equity and justice in higher education, andamplified calls for racial justice and police reform. The book is furtherenhanced by chapter case studies, summaries and questions for dialogue, toencourage further reflection by the reader and bolster the usefulness of thework as a textbook and campus training guide. The second edition is a must-have resource for broad stakeholders invested ininclusive conflict excellence and principled leadership in education in themidst of a shifting and increasingly polarized landscape. This includes legalcounsel, higher education presidents, senior student affairs administrators andfaculty leadership as well as student conduct practitioners across conductboards, hearing and appeal officers, residential and organizational staffengaged in student facing campus climate work. Reframing Campus Conflictfurther offers transferable content that supports inclusive conflict excellenceinquiry and application in graduate programs, K-12, special education and humanresource management practices. This book is for all educators, administrators,practitioners and leaders committed to engaging campus conflict work throughthe inclusive lenses of social, restorative, transformative and proceduraljustice.This is also available as a set with Student Conduct Practice, Second Edition. Education

Doing Social Justice Education This book is principally written for entry-level student affairs and non-profit staff who develop and facilitate social justice education workshops and structured conversations, as well as for student peer educators who are often employed to assist in the facilitation of such workshops for their peers. It is suitable for anyone starting out to do such work. It provides readers with a practical framework and hands-on tools to craft effective and positive interventions and workshops that are relevant to context and are true to the facilitator’s own circumstances. It offers a succinct but comprehensive introduction to the planning, design, and facilitation of social justice experiences, grounding readers in relevant theory, taking into account participants’ prior understandings of issues of race and privilege, institutional environment and campus climate, and the facilitator’s positionality. It provides guidance on defining outcomes and developing content and exercises to achieve workshop goals. Starting from the premise that the facilitation and delivery of social justice education experiences should be grounded in scholarship and that such experiences can only achieve their ends if crafted to meet the unique characteristics and circumstances of the institution and workshop participants, the authors begin by synthesizing current theory on social justice education and cultural competence, and then guiding readers on analyzing the context and purpose of their workshop. They provide readers with an easy to follow five-part framework to systematically design social justice education workshops and structured conversations and to assess the resulting learning. Particularly valuable for those starting out in this work is guidance on facilitation and on the use and selection of exercises to align with goals and participants' characteristics and social identities. Education

Pedagogies of With-ness Across the globe, students are speaking up, walking out, and marching for social and ecological justice. Despite deficit discourses about students, youth are using their voice and agency to call forth a better world. Will educators respond to this call to stand with students in relational solidarity as co-constructors of a new tomorrow? What is possible when teachers and students engage together in new ways? Pedagogies of With-ness: Students, Teachers, Voice and Agency offers insight into the transformative possibilities of education when enacted as the art of being with. Driven by student voices and their experiences of marginalization, this text takes a clear ethical stance. It asserts that students are both capable and competent. Taking a narrative approach, this book honors academic work that is rooted in educational practice. Expanding beyond traditional conceptions of student voice, chapters engage in meditations on three themes: identity, pedagogy, and partnership. This book is an exploration of with-ness, a way of knowing, being, and acting. By centralizing the all-too-often suppressed wisdom of youth, teachers and researchers engage in new forms of critique and possibility-making with students. Editors reflect on this central theme, exploring the dimensions of such pedagogies of with-ness. Through this book, teachers are invited to imagine pedagogy under this new framework, actively committed to students, their voice, and mutual engagement. Perfect for courses such as: Social Foundations | Student-Teacher Partnerships | Secondary Methods | Service Learning Leadership Ethnic Studies | Democracy and Civics | Social Justice and Education | Student Voice in Classrooms/Education | Ethical Issues in Education | Leadership for Social Justice Education

Supporting Success for LGBTQ+ Students The newest edition to the National Resource Center’s series on Special Student Populations focuses onsupporting LGBTQ+ students on campus. Despite increasing visibility andacceptance in some spheres, many LGBTQ+ students continue to experience anegative climate on college campuses, presenting barriers to their academic andpersonal success. This volume explores the last decade of research on LGBTQ+college students with an eye toward understanding their needs and the uniqueconditions related to their college success. The opening chapter offers usefuldefinitions to help ground practitioners in the current conversation. Readerswill also find examples of inclusive excellence and questions for guidingpractice to promote a more inclusive learning environment not only for LGBTQ+students but for all students on the campus. Education

Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education The central question addressed in Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education is this: What kind of understandings and abilities should be emphasized to decrease mismatches between the narrow band of mathematical understandings and abilities that are emphasized in mathematics classrooms and tests, and those that are needed for success beyond school in the 21st century? This is an urgent question. In fields ranging from aeronautical engineering to agriculture, and from biotechnologies to business administration, outside advisors to future-oriented university programs increasingly emphasize the fact that, beyond school, the nature of problem-solving activities has changed dramatically during the past twenty years, as powerful tools for computation, conceptualization, and communication have led to fundamental changes in the levels and types of mathematical understandings and abilities that are needed for success in such fields. For K-12 students and teachers, questions about the changing nature of mathematics (and mathematical thinking beyond school) might be rephrased to ask: If the goal is to create a mathematics curriculum that will be adequate to prepare students for informed citizenship—as well as preparing them for career opportunities in learning organizations, in knowledge economies, in an age of increasing globalization—how should traditional conceptions of the 3Rs be extended or reconceived? Overall, this book suggests that it is not enough to simply make incremental changes in the existing curriculum whose traditions developed out of the needs of industrial societies. The authors, beyond simply stating conclusions from their research, use results from it to describe promising directions for a research agenda related to this question. The volume is organized in three sections: *Part I focuses on naturalistic observations aimed at clarifying what kind of “mathematical thinking” people really do when they are engaged in “real life” problem solving or decision making situations beyond school. *Part II shifts attention toward changes that have occurred in kinds of elementary-but-powerful mathematical concepts, topics, and tools that have evolved recently—and that could replace past notions of “basics” by providing new foundations for the future. This section also initiates discussions about what it means to “understand” the preceding ideas and abilities. *Part III extends these discussions about meaning and understanding—and emphasizes teaching experiments aimed at investigating how instructional activities can be designed to facilitate the development of the preceding ideas and abilities. Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education is an essential reference for researchers, curriculum developers, assessment experts, and teacher educators across the fields of mathematics and science education. Education

Reading Empirical Research Studies For the most part, those who teach writing and administer writing programs do not conduct research on writing. Perhaps more significantly, they do not often read the research done by others because effective reading of articles on empirical research requires special knowledge and abilities. By and large, those responsible for maintaining and improving writing instruction cannot -- without further training -- access work that could help them carry out their responsibilities more effectively. This book is designed as a text in graduate programs that offer instruction in rhetoric and composition. Its primary educational purposes are: * to provide models and critical methods designed to improve the reading of scientific discourse * to provide models of effective research designs and projects appropriate to those learning to do empirical research in rhetoric. Aiming to cultivate new attitudes toward empirical research, this volume encourages an appreciation of the rhetorical tradition that informs the production and critical reading of empirical studies. The book should also reinforce a slowly growing realization in English studies that empirical methods are not inherently alien to the humanities, rather that methods extend the power of humanist researchers trying to solve the problems of their discipline. Education

Vision 2020 In a report of the 1999 Housewright Symposium led by past MENC President June Hinckley, today’s outstanding music educators present a vision that will guide the future of music education through the next twenty years. Education

Student Voice Teacher's Special Help your students craft convincing arguments with award-winning mentor texts written by teenagers and companion teaching guide. This bundle includes one copy each of Student Voice: 100 Argument Essays by Teens on Issues That Matter to Them and Raising Student Voice: 35 Ways to Help Students Write Better Argument Essays, from The New York Times Learning Network. At a time when examples of “student voice” are everywhere, from Greta Thunberg to the Parkland students to the teenagers in the streets of Hong Kong, the argument writing that students study in school is still almost entirely written by adults. It is a wholly different experience for teenagers to study the work of their peers. It’s relatable. It’s relevant. And it doesn’t feel like an untouchable ideal. In this new collection of 100 essays curated by The New York Times, students will find mentor texts written by their peers—13-18-year olds—on a wide range of topics including social media, race, school lockdown drills, immigration, tackle football, the #MeToo movement, and COVID-19. For any teacher who feels that students write better when they have some choice over the topic and form, when they write for an audience beyond the teacher and a purpose beyond a grade, and when they get to sound like themselves, this anthology is an invaluable resource to accompany any composition text. In the companion teacher’s guide, Katherine Schulten—a former teacher and writing coach herself—provides teachers with 35 strategies and classroom-ready activities for using these peer mentor texts with their students. Raising Student Voice also includes 500 writing prompts, a “topic generator” with questions to help students decide what they’d like to write about, and a sample essay annotated with the comments of Times judges. Education

Common-Sense Evidence Written by two leading experts in education research and policy, Common-Sense Evidence is a concise, accessible guide that helps education leaders find and interpret data and research, and then put that knowledge into action. Education

Comparative Perspectives on Early Childhood Education Reforms in Australia and China This book has been designed to add to the study and experience of early childhood ideas and experience in an international context. The focus is Australia and China with three research projects explored to provide insights into the history and development of early childhood education in each country. The work offers a consideration of the complexity of early childhood education in local and global contexts, at a time when global relationships can benefit from moving beyond better cultural understandings to greater connections and reciprocity. Each study has accompanying empirical data to support the interpretations offered. The first part of the book presents historical context and examines policy issues, the growth of the early childhood education workforce and the development of curriculum approaches in each country. The two projects that follow describe teachers’ perspectives of children’s learning and an in-depth study of a collaborative higher education program that details stakeholder experiences. By studying participant attitudes and ideas in each country we have been able to share early childhood knowledge and discuss perspectives through early childhood languages, like perspectives on the role, importance and nature of play and learning.   Education

Research Impact Research for research sake is no longer tenable or affordable; to be valuable to society, research must have impact! This textbook takes the reader on a journey from how the UK Research Excellence Framework assesses impact to real examples of outstanding research impact case studies.  Along the way, Prof. Hugh McKenna describes and explains the case for research impact, the challenges, the link between research impact and evidence informed practice, achieving impact through changing policy and engaging with the public, how researchers can make their research findings more impactful and how research impact is assessment nationally and internationallyIt is written in an easily accessible and understandable style, with reflective exercises amply distributed throughout its pages and helpful guides helping to engage readers and notably health professionals who are often turned off by the normal heavy research tomes. This book makes the complex simple and the wearisome fascinating. The short chapters are interesting and authoritative and can be read on a ‘standalone’ basis, allowing readers to ‘dip in and out’. From his experience in various countries, the author has a unique insight into what research impact is, how it is assessed and how and where research findings can have the most benefit. The stimulus for this book has been the excellent feedback that the author has received from health professionals, students and fellow researchers.  There is always a risk that good knowledge and experience do not transfer well into a good textbook. In Research Impact: Guidance on Advancement, Achievement and Assessment, nothing has been lost in the transition. The book will be of great interest to many health researchers from nursing to midwifery, pharmacy, medicine or any allied health professional, but also to any research manager in all professions  who want their research to bring positive change to society, culture, the economy, health and quality of life. It will be of particular interest to those who want to understand the difference between research impacts that are weak and those that are outstanding and how such assessments are made. Education

Teaching Math at a Distance, Grades K-12 Make Rich Math Instruction Come to Life Online When distance learning is the “new normal,” educators know that rich remote math teaching involves more than direct instruction and endless practice problems. This powerful guide translates what we know about research-based, equitable, rigorous face-to-face mathematics instruction into an online venue and equips math teachers to: · Build students’ agency, identity, and strong math communities · Promote mathematical thinking, collaboration, and discourse · Incorporate rich mathematics tasks and assign meaningful homework and practice · Assess mathematics learning from a distance Teaching Math at a Distance offers the support, clarity, and inspiration teachers need to provide all students with deep learning and academic growth. Education

Understanding and Tackling Obesity From an early age children are bombarded by the media with messages promoting foods high in saturated fats, sugars and salt. One of the greatest changes for children in the last 50 years is the decrease in exercise and the increase in 'screen' time. This programme is not about dieting or weight control, instead it has been designed to be realistic and non-discriminatory, aiming to enable children from an early age to recognise and resist unhealthy pressures, maintain body-esteem and know how to make skilled choices that will ensure their health and wellbeing. 'When we shift the focus from fat and weight to healthy choices leading to nutritional health and fitness we sacrifice nothing and gain an approach that enhances the wellbeing of all.' (Kater, 2005). The 12 sessions cover topics including: what to eat; how to understand food labels; media messages; get moving; and TV turnoff. There are full facilitator notes with all the necessary resources to run an interactive programme that will engage children. Supporting the class activities there are 'take home' activities that will keep parents aware of what is being covered in the programme as well as a weekly log, where children record trying new foods and physical activities. The book contains background information about the increase in obesity, the effect of media messages as well as the philosophy and approach taken in the programme. The package includes a CD-ROM which has all the copiable resources and a PowerPoint for staff training. Education

Basketball Basketball: A Guide for Physical Education Teachers and Coaches is a valuable resource for those beginning to teach the sport or even seasoned coaches looking for a fresh approach to the game. The practical guide is a consolidated effort from two authors who have taught and coached the sport at various levels for many decades. Their aim is to share knowledge and sound pedagogical approaches in teaching and coaching basketball.This book will show you how to teach fundamental skills and concepts progressively through fun and innovative ways. It includes many modified games and examples of lesson plans aim to develop competent and confident learners through differentiated instruction. In this guide, Koh and Wang advocate the importance of taking a 'game-based' approach to develop good decision-making skills in the game. You will be able to select different types of content with a skill/concept, plan and deliver a teaching/coaching session to cater to different groups of learners.Complete with numerous tactics, skills and tips, Basketball: A Guide for Physical Education Teachers and Coaches is a wealth of information for instructors. Education

Technology Supported Innovations in School Education This volume provides a comprehensive and contemporary depiction of the swift evolution of learning technologies and the innovations that derive from their deployment in school education. It comprises cases studies, research focused on emergent technologies and experiments with existing tools in a wide range of scenarios. The studies included in this volume explore the conceptual and practical aspects of technologies that are used to support learning, with a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses all levels of education. The three sections of this volume emphasise the use of digital technologies from the viewpoint of different fields of expertise, explore multiple educational settings where technology was implemented to support the various stages of the learning process, and underline strategies, tools and technologies that play a crucial role in the professional development of teachers. Education

Maximizing the Impacts of Academic Research In today's world of impact assessments, targets and budget cuts, demonstrating research impact is of ever greater importance. This is the only book to provide researchers at all levels and from all disciplines with comprehensive guidance on the subject, helping them to achieve greater visibility and influence with academic and external audiences. Education

Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions This user-friendly guide is for students, prelicensed professionals, and practicing supervisors seeking the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively supervise others. It is an ideal resource for practicum, fieldwork, and internship seminars across the mental health professions, and the contemporary case examples, authors’ personal perspectives, and insightful vignettes from 45 contributing authors offer a unique glimpse at key issues in the theory and practice of supervision. Topics covered include the roles and responsibilities of supervisors, the supervisory relationship, models and methods of supervision, development as a multiculturally competent supervisor, ethical and legal issues in supervision, crisis management, and evaluation. Interactive questions and exercises throughout the text stimulate readers to self-reflect and grow in both competence and confidence in navigating the supervision process. About the Author Javier Cavazos Vela, PhD, is associate dean for research and graduate programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website here *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org Education

Creating a Data-Informed Culture in Community Colleges Brad C. Phillips and Jordan E. Horowitz offer a research-based model and actionable approach for using data strategically at community colleges to increase completion rates as well as other metrics linked to student success. Education

Rethinking the university Rethinking the university explores and develops key critical debates in the humanities (concerning, for example, postmodernism, New Historicism, political criticism, cultural studies, interdisciplinarity and deconstruction), in the context of the various crises widely felt to be facing academic institutions. Education

Teaching and Learning Employability Skills in Career and Technical Education This book examines how industry-desired employability skills—or “soft skills”—are taught and learned in high school career and technical education (CTE) engineering and engineering technology programs. Identifying, recruiting, and keeping workers with strong personal and interpersonal skills is a constant challenge for STEM employers who need to hire young workers to replace an aging technical workforce. To answer the call, teachers interviewed explained that they maintain regimented daily classroom routines that include individual and small group hands-on activities and projects. In turn, their students explain learning personal responsibility, work ethic, teamwork, leadership, conflict management, and social skills in the classroom. Narratives from the workforce and classroom interweave to put employability skills frameworks into action. Education

Value-Creating Global Citizenship Education for Sustainable Development This volume brings together marginalized perspectives and communities into the mainstream discourse on education for sustainable development and global citizenship. Building on her earlier work, Sharma uses non-western perspectives to  challenge dominant agendas and the underlying Western worldview in the UNESCO led discourse on global citizenship education. Chapters develop the theoretical framework around the three domains of learning within the global citizenship education conceptual dimensions of UNESCO--the cognitive, socio-emotional, and behavioral--and offer practical insights for educators. Value-creating global citizenship education is offered as a pedagogical approach to education for sustainable development and global citizenship in addition to and complementing other approaches mentioned within the recent UNESCO guidelines.  Education

Modern Physics with Modern Computational Methods Modern Physics with Modern Computational Methods, Third Edition provides a trusted and thorough introduction to students in a first course in modern physics. This accessible resource reviews historical events leading to the formulation of modern quantum theory, before delving deeper into the underlying physics. The book offers chapters on semiconductors, the Dirac equation, and quantum field theory. The book takes a streamlined, succinct approach, and offers robust pedagogy and online resources, including an accompanying website with computer applets to assist students in learning the essential material. The applets provide a realistic description of the energy levels and wave functions of electrons in atoms and crystals, and the Hartree-Fock and ABINIT applets are valuable tools for studying the properties of atoms and semiconductors. Makes critical topics accessible by illustrating them with simple examples and figures Presents modern quantum mechanical concepts systematically and applies them consistently throughout the book Covers foundational topics, including transition probabilities, crystal structure, reciprocal lattices, and Bloch theorem to build understanding of applications, such as lasers and semiconductor devices Features expanded exercises and problems at the end of each chapter as well as multiple appendices for quick reference Education

A Concise Guide to Opioid Addiction for Counselors This brief, evidence-based guide is ideal for busy mental health professionals helping clients with opioid use disorders (OUDs). It examines the devastating global impact caused by opioids and is replete with information and resources that can be immediately applied to addiction work. The authors’ pragmatic, strengths-based approach to treatment is based on a collaborative counselor-client working alliance to achieve client readiness for change, moderation, and abstinence. Topics discussed include current research on risk and protective factors, OUD assessment and diagnosis, the ethical and legal issues particular to addiction work, medication-assisted treatment, physical and psychological interventions for pain management, and the necessity of interdisciplinary care. In addition, Drs. Alderson and Gladding provide a number of counseling approaches and treatment options that consider work with women, youth, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, older adults, people with disabilities, individuals in the criminal justice system, and rural residents. Five useful appendices conclude the book, including a listing of 20 opioid drugs in descending order of potency; common ICD-10, ICD-10-CM, and ICD-11 codes; and a glossary of terms and abbreviations *Requests for digital versions from ACA can be found on www.wiley.com. *To purchase print copies, please visit the ACA website here *Reproduction requests for material from books published by ACA should be directed to permissions@counseling.org Education

Inhabiting the Borders This book focuses on the experience of foreign language faculty in American colleges and universities, the challenges they face, and ways that academia can better support language faculty, and marginalized faculty in other fields, in their important work. Education

Collaborative Models for Clinical Practice This edited text provides readers a varied set of examples from teacher preparation programs that have established effective systems, practices, and/or pedagogies to develop and support mentor teachers and university-based educators in becoming effective clinical coaches. Education

Civic Education and Contested Democracy This book explores citizenship education and democracy in the Netherlands. From the Second World War to the present day, debates about civic education and democracy have raged in the country: this book demonstrates how citizens, social movements and political elites have articulated their own notions of democracy. Civic education illustrates democracy as an essentially contested concept – the transmission of political ideals highlights conflicting democratic values and a problem of paternalism. Ultimately, who dictates what democracy is, and to whom? As expectations of citizens rise, they are viewed more and more as objects of a pedagogical project, itself a controversial notion. Focusing on what democracy means practically in society, this book will be of interest to scholars of citizenship education and post-war Dutch political history. Education

Judgment, Decision-Making, and Embodied Choices Judgment, Decision-Making, and Embodied Choices introduces a new concept of embodied choices which take sensorimotor experiences into account when limited time and resources forces a person to make a quick decision. This book combines areas of cognitive psychology and movement science, presenting an integrative approach to understanding human functioning in everyday scenarios. This is the first book focusing on the role of the gut as a second brain, introducing the link to risky behavior. The book's author engages readers by providing real-life experiences and scenarios connecting theory to practice. Discusses the role of gut feelings and the brain-gut behavior connection Demonstrates that behavior influences decision and other people’s perceptions about mood or character Includes research on medical decisions and shopping decisions Illustrates how to train embodied choices Education

Teaching Music to Students with Autism This book is a comprehensive practical guide for music eductors who work with students with autism. This second edition offers fully up-to-date information on diagnosis, advocacy, and a collegial team-approach, as well as communication, cognition, behavior, sensory, and socialization challenges. Many 'real-life' vignettes and classroom snapshots are included to transfer theory to practice. Education

Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation This book brings to life best practices of Human Simulation; maximizing the  Standardized Patient (SP) methodology that has played a major role in health professions learning and assessment since the 1960s. Each chapter reflects the Association of SP Educators Standards of Best Practices (SOBPs) and provides guidance for implementation. Multiple insights are offered through embedded interviews with international experts to provide examples illustrating successful strategies. The Human Simulation Continuum Model, a practical and theoretical framework, is introduced to guide educators in decision-making processes associated with the full range of human simulation. The Continuum Model spans improvisations, structured role-play, embedded participants, and simulated-standardized patients.  This book also provides the full “how-to” for SP methodology covering topics including; case/scenario development, creating training material, training techniques for case portrayal, training communication and feedback skills, GTA/MUTA/PTA training, SP program administration and professional development for SP Educators.   A pragmatic, user-friendly addition to the Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation series, Implementing Best Practices in Standardized Patient Methodology is the first book framed by the ASPE SOBPs, embracing best practices in human simulation and marshaling the vast expertise of a myriad of SP Educators.    Education

Curriculum, Schooling and Applied Research This book explores how teachers can navigate the complex process of managing change within the classroom. The chapters highlight the new challenges that have arisen with the emergence and introduction of educational technology as teachers find themselves having to be responsive to the needs and demands of multiple stakeholders. Traversing a range of conceptual, disciplinary and methodological boundaries, the editors and contributors investigate the tensions that impinge on research-based change and how to integrate directed changes into their education system and classroom. Subsequently, this volume argues that posing these questions leads to increased understanding of the possible long term effects of educational change, and how teachers can know whether their solutions are effective.  Education

The Essentials The basic information family child care providers need to run a successful program in a warm, welcoming setting for children and their families Education

WHO IS GOD? A contact with God is enough to revolutionize you forever. This Book intends to demonstrate the existence but also the nature or the attributes of a supreme being who is the creator of everything. Education

Leading a School Culture of Learning This practical book is designed to help school leaders develop a sustainable culture of learning across the curriculum. It offers a personal insight into how one school embraced a range of dialogic and analytical tools to create an environment in which all stakeholders were inspired to evaluate and innovate. Each chapter tackles one piece of the ‘jigsaw’ that makes up a successful school environment, considering topics such as Attitudes for Learning, Coaching for Learning and Love of Learning. Utilising theory, case studies and activities, it illustrates how the reader can realistically and practically increase student attainment in their own school setting. This book will help leaders: Develop a supportive and encouraging leadership style that will create a cycle of self-improvement and self-efficacy for all Adapt the curriculum to focus on progress and engagement Use the Philosophy 4 Children strategies to promote deeper thinking and enquiry, increasing the rate of school improvement through a system of enquiry based staff professional development Using an inner-city primary school as a working example, this book will be a source of inspiration and encouragement for school leaders, teachers and school advisors looking to cultivate and embed a love of learning into their school. Education

Encouraging Positive Behaviors in Today’s Kids This new practical handbook is not only meant to help manage negative behavior problems but assists the educator in discovering ways to encourage positive behaviors among young people. Education

Homeschooling for Absolute Beginners You can homeschool. And it can be simpler, cheaper, and better than you ever imagined! The mere thought of homeschooling can be overwhelming. What curriculum do I choose? What if we can’t afford all the books? How do I schedule our time? Will my children become socially awkward recluses? What if I screw up my kids’ education?! Take a deep breath. You've got this! Lorilee Lippincott, a seasoned homeschooling mom, shows just how simple homeschooling can be. She and her husband taught their two kids in a one-bedroom apartment before picking up and moving the whole family to China. They’ve discovered that they don’t need rooms full of books, educational toys, and other teaching tools, nor do they need schedules packed full of extracurricular activities, field trips, and social events. Perhaps even more importantly, they don’t need to panic about making sure their kids turn out okay. It’s actually all pretty simple, she tells readers. But homeschooling well does require some planning and dedication. Here you’ll find all your questions answered in Lippincott’s straightforward, warm, and witty style. Topics covered include: How to instill curiosity and a love of learning Types of homeschooling Your socialization fears assuaged How to create simple schedules and stick to them Tips for keeping costs down Teaching kids with disabilities The benefits of play time Legal requirements How to avoid burnout And much more! Full of anecdotes, interviews with other homeschooling families, and wisdom, this is a must-have for any family new to or considering the homeschooling life. Education

Science in Seconds for Kids Help your kids explore the wonders of science with over 100 easy and accessible experiments Science in Seconds for Kids: Over 100 Experiments You Can Do in Ten Minutes or Less, 2nd Edition makes learning science with your children fun and practical. Using ingredients and components found mostly in your home or classroom, Science in Seconds for Kids instructs caregivers and educators on how to create dazzling and enlightening experiments from scratch. This book utilizes bright and colorful illustrations and diagrams throughout, making the simple experiments even more accessible. Guide your kids through experiments including: Making rainbows on the floor Popping balloons with light Bending water from a faucet Making lightning in a room Keeping paper dry underwater The experiments will fascinate youngsters of all ages and encourage a love of science and learning that could last a lifetime. Science in Seconds for Kids is perfect for elementary, traditional, and homeschool educators, as well as parents, grandparents, and other caregivers. Education

Online Learning For Dummies Identify the best online program for you Get organized to succeed at learning at a distance Be the best learner you can be Get your best education online Whether you're a college student, adult learner, or professional in continuing education, some—and sometimes all—of your learning will happen in a virtual classroom. This book is your friendly guide to the fast-growing possibilities of this world, from choosing the right course and mastering the software to polishing up your online communication and study skills. Whatever you want from your study experience—school success, professional development, or just pursuing your passion—this is your road map to online educational success! Inside... Find the right course for you Prep successfully for classes Manage time online Apply for study funding Transfer credits Master the software Get the right hardware Develop online etiquette Education

Community College Leadership and Management Community College Leadership and Management places emphasis on reframing college practices in order to advance student success. This calls for leaders to be well versed on promising strategies which have illustrated evidence in advancing academic success. Education

Walking with Strangers This book tells the methodological tale of a long term critical ethnography with a midwestern school district whose new language learning, transnational population was increasing. Education

William Frantz Public School William Frantz Public School: A Story of Race, Resistance, Resiliency, and Recovery in New Orleans provides an examination of education in New Orleans and its intersections with race, resiliency, resistance, and recovery. Education

Mathematical Origami This book shows the reader how to make a range of robust polyhedra from ordinary printer paper using a technique known as modular origami. Modular origami designs are made by first folding several, or sometimes many, sheets of paper into simple individual modules and then by putting these modules together, normally without the help of any kind of adhesive, to create a finished polyhedral form. Modular origami design has moved on since the hugely popular first edition which has been expanded and revised to present both a wider range of designs, and to introduce new designs which are more robust and offer more potential for mathematical adventures. Ideal for the classroom and fun for any enthusiast of either origami, or mathematics. David Mitchell gives clear step-by-step instructions. Education

Making School Maths Engaging This book provides an account of a large-scale, national STEM initiative in Australia, the Maths Inside Project, which is designed to increase secondary school students’ engagement and participation in mathematics. The project’s modules include videos illustrating how scientists use mathematics to find solutions to real-world problems, as well as themed activities linked to the school curriculum for mathematics. Outlining the current debates concerning mathematics education in Australia and beyond, the book describes the development and implementation of the modules to guide their use by teachers in year 8-12 Australian mathematics classrooms. It concludes with a discussion of the research, showing how the project increased student engagement.  The book discusses the partners involved in the project, including scientists, a national mathematics teachers’ association and the authors’ university. It also offers insights into how to embark on pedagogical improvement through collaboration between individual institutional stakeholders. Providing details of the modules to enable teachers and teacher educators to help their students better understand and utilise the curriculum resources of Maths Inside, the book is a useful resource for educators around the globe wanting to make mathematics engaging, topical and relevant for secondary school students. Education

Getting Dialogic Teaching into Classrooms This book contributes to our understanding how teachers can improve classroom dialogue and thereby boost student learning. The book reports the results of intervention research based on professional development program for teacher. Participating teachers strived, with the help of the researchers, to instigate a rich and authentic dialogue in their classrooms. The data shows that teachers were able to change their talk and interaction patterns, and this was followed by a desirable change in their students who started to talk more and expressed more complex thoughts. The book not only reports on a successful intervention, but most importantly investigates in depth the teacher experiences and ways of learning during the intervention project. Education

Theorising and Implementing Mobile Learning This book focuses on teaching and learning with mobile technologies, with a particular emphasis on school and teacher education contexts. It explains a robust, highly-acclaimed contemporary mobile pedagogical framework (iPAC) that focuses on three distinct mobile pedagogies: personalisation, authenticity and collaboration. The book shows how mobile pedagogical practice can benefit from use of this framework. It offers numerous cutting-edge research resources and examples that supplement theoretical discussions. It considers directions for future research and practice. Readers will gain insights into the potential of current and emerging learning technologies in school and teacher education. Education

Good Organizational Decisions This book is both a workbook and process guide for making ethical system-level decisions. It is of great use to any individual or team that is looking for support in making an ethically-justified system-level decision – that is, a decision that will impact people in more than one or two individual situations. Traditionally, when people think of ethics in the context of policy, what comes to mind is identification of key principles relevant to the work. Ethics analysis of the policy then explores what these principles mean and how they are balanced in the policy. The conventional approach only considers formal policies as worthy of ethics analysis, and the method of analysis leaves a number of key ethically significant dimensions of the system-level decision process unaddressed. The approach in this book assists decision leaders or teams to make better decisions and realize the benefits of quality, legitimacy, and compliance - and most important, greater integrity for all concerned. Applicable to almost any context, this resource has been effectively utilized in organizations that range from health care to civil society. Education

Critical Reflection for Transformative Learning This book provides a research-based guide to using ePortfolios to develop critically reflective teachers capable of transformative learning for educational equity. It begins with a conceptualization of critical reflection in teacher education, then analyzes the social discourse of prospective teachers' teaching practice through their ePortfolio reflections, triangulated by classroom teaching observations and interviews. The results of the research show that prospective teachers’ reflections are performative and do not typically trigger transformative learning, in large part because of discrepancies in the structures of the ePortfolio, the goals of the teacher education program, and the mentoring and supervisory practices. With this analysis in hand, the book turns to practical questions, providing a transformative framework along with examples and tips for teacher educators to use the author’s methods to understand and analyze prospective teachers’ reflection and support their transformative learning.  Education

Inquiry-Based Learning Through the Creative Arts for Teachers and Teacher Educators This book is a theoretical and practical guide to implementing an inquiry-based approach to teaching which centers creative responses to works of art in curriculum. Guided by Maxine Greene’s philosophy of Aesthetic Education, the authors discuss the social justice implications of marginalized students having access to the arts and opportunities to find their voices through creative expression. They aim to demystify the process of inquiry-based learning through the arts for teachers and teacher educators by offering examples of lessons taught in high school classrooms and graduate level teaching methods courses. Examples of student writing and art work show how creative interactions with the arts can help learners of all ages deepen their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers. Education

Go Forth and Do Good Go Forth and Do Good: Memorable Notre Dame Commencement Addresses brings together twenty-four notable graduation speeches, ranging from the words General Sherman delivered in 1865 to President George W. Bush’s remarks in 2001. Also included in this fine collection is a letter sent to 1986 graduates by Mother Teresa and Father Theodore M. Hesburgh’s final charge to the graduating class of 1987. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C. provides a delightful introduction that clarifies the importance of the selected speeches, and places them in the context of the history of both Notre Dame and the world. A brief biographical introduction and photograph of the speaker precede each address. Education

Teaching Secondary School Mathematics The primary aim of this book is to provide teachers of mathematics with all the tools they would need to conduct most effective mathematics instruction. The book guides teachers through the all-important planning process, which includes short and long-term planning as well as constructing most effective lessons, with an emphasis on motivation, classroom management, emphasizing problem-solving techniques, assessment, enriching instruction for students at all levels, and introducing relevant extracurricular mathematics activities. Technology applications are woven throughout the text.A unique feature of this book is the second half, which provides 125 highly motivating enrichment units for all levels of secondary school mathematics. Many years of proven success makes this book essential for both pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers. Education

Multifaceted Nature Of Creativity In The Teaching Of Geometry, The Geometry is one of the most ancient branches of mathematics. In order to 'understand geometry', learners should be able to infer in a deductive way as well as be endowed with enhanced visual competences. These prerequisites render plane geometry and solid geometry challenging for both teaching and learning. Hence, it is essential to consider creative ways for teaching the various branches of geometry in order to respond to the varied difficulties, while fostering deductive thinking and visual competences.This book aims to provide readers with a broad knowledge of the various aspects of creativity and its assessment and to expose them to creative methods and approaches to the teaching of geometry. The content of the book is grounded in the research literature that engages in creativity in general and in creativity in teaching in particular.The chapters collected in the book present the multifaceted nature of geometry teaching in a creative-integrated way while exposing the readers to the beauty of geometry. Education

The Rhyme Bible Storybook Boys and girls -- even toddlers -- can enjoy delightful, classic Bible stories from the Old and New Testament retold in lilting verse and rollicking, read-aloud rhyme in The Rhyme Bible Storybook. Education

Intellectual Appeal of Catholicism and the Idea of a Catholic University, The Mark W. Roche presents a clear, precise, and positive view of the challenge and promise of a Catholic university. Roche makes visible the ideal of a Catholic university and illuminates in original ways the diverse, but interconnected, dimensions of Catholic identity. Roche’s vision of the distinct intellectual mission of a Catholic university will appeal to Catholics as well as to persons who are not Catholic but who may recognize through this essay the unexpected allure of a Catholic university. Education

What Do You Mean A Test In this story, a young boy enjoys school but is terrified of taking tests. His anxiety causes him to forget what he has learned and do poorly, even when he knows the information. His teacher helps him and his classmates by giving them strategies to use to be successful on the test. She uses her stuffed puppy Rusty to help and shares how his name provides clues to remember the content and do their personal best. With the help of a new game plan, he takes on the challenge of completing a test and is surprised at the turnout. Education

ICT in Education and Implications for the Belt and Road Initiative With increasing global challenges, the Belt and Road initiative seems to offer one possible platform to think about different possibilities and pathways to promote international collaboration and development covering Asia, Europe, Africa, and other countries. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education, as a key focus, provides  valuable perspectives for governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental agencies wanting to innovate and advance both ICT and education independently and collaboratively. This book highlights the burgeoning of ICT in education in eleven countries,  with particular emphasis placed on the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. ICT has increasingly important roles in education including improve teaching and learning qualities, as well as equity in education. The prominent contributors describe the state-of-the-art of ICT in education in eleven countries based on six major themes (policy perspectives, infrastructure, educational resources, ICT integration into practices, students’ ICT competence, and teachers’ professional development). We hope the in-depth discussions included in this book would provoke more academic and policy insights globally.  Education

PhD by Published Work This is a practical and positive guide to doing a PhD by publication, which enables current and prospective candidates to better understand the processes involved, avoid the potential pitfalls and to respond appropriately to the challenges. It includes both narrative accounts and advice from people who have undertaken the route successfully. Education

Teacher Education for Critical Consumption of Mass Media and Popular Culture The study develops a baseline of knowledge to encourage the inclusion of media literacy education in teacher education. Education

Education and the Politics of Becoming This collection examines education in the light of a politics of becoming. It takes a non-hierarchical transdisciplinary approach, challenging the macropolitics of pre-established governmental and economic agendas for education. Drawing on the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, the contributors consider questions such as how education might engage a politics of becoming, and how education and becoming function in a society of control. Since Deleuze and Guattari contend that a society is defined by its becomings, its transformations, this collection asks how education, itself a process in becoming, may contribute "collective creations" to a society in continual flux. The chapters bring theory and praxis together, deploying power, affect, cartography, space, relationality, assemblage and multiple literacies in order to experiment with music, art, language, teacher education, curriculum and policy studies. This collection is an innovative resource, creating an encounter with the macropolitics of education, and altering teaching, learning, evaluation and curriculum. This book was originally published as a special issue of Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. Education

The Struggle for the General Teaching Council This book chronicles the history of the struggle to promote a self-governing body for the teaching profession from its early problems at the start of the twentieth century right through to the establishment of the General Teaching Council of England in 2000. It also explores the interest groups and policy makers who impeded its achievement and the attitude of teacher unions and the teachers themselves to the establishment of such a body.The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and historians, as well as postgraduate students. Education

Psicología de la música ¿Por qué una interpretación musical puede emocionar hasta las lágrimas y otra impulsar a bailar o a dar palmas? ¿Es posible que un niño reconozca una canción que oyó en el útero materno? ¿Por qué composiciones que utilizan determinados ritmos motivan a hacer ejercicio en el gimnasio? La larga tradición que vincula el hecho musical con la mente humana, intensificada en las últimas décadas, ha dado lugar a lo que se conoce como psicología de la música, que presta atención en igual medida a la composición, la ejecución, la escucha o la apreciación de esta última. En esta breve introducción, E. H. Margulis (figura sumamente prestigiosa en este campo) conecta esta ciencia con otras áreas más amplias relacionadas con la música suscitando reflexiones y examinando cuestiones que sin duda han de interesar no sólo a músicos, intérpretes, musicoterapeutas o musicólogos, sino también al público general. Education

Glocalization and the Development of a Hybrid Leadership Model Through in-depth interviews with the presidents of major Chinese universities, this text explores the changing demands on leaders in Higher Education in the wake of globalization, and develops a contemporary model of Hybrid Leadership. Glocalization and the Development of a Hybrid Leadership Model examines the leadership philosophies and practices of Chinese university presidents and presents new insights and perspectives on the meaning and practice of leadership in a global era. Drawing on data from a unique methodological process which integrates Western and Eastern approaches, chapters foreground the experiences of leaders in higher education to demonstrate how they perceive and balance diverse and potentially conflicting local and global demands, and ensure effective leadership by combining leadership philosophies and practices from local and global contexts. Ultimately, this informs the development of new model of leadership characterized by the hybridization of the global and local at the contextual and personal levels, and marked by global competency, multiple cultural and sectoral mindsets, and geographically adaptable skill sets. Challenging and enriching the existing theories of leadership for higher education, this text will be of interest to scholars, post-graduate students and academics in the fields of educational leadership, international and comparative education, higher education, and leadership studies. It will also be of interests to the practitioners of leadership in general and higher education leadership in particular. Education

Unconscious Bias in Schools In Unconscious Bias in Schools, two seasoned educators describe the phenomenon of unconscious racial bias and how it negatively affects the work of educators and students in schools. Education

Achieving our Common Humanity Achieving our Common Humanity: Celebrating Global Cooperation through the United Nations portrays landmark accomplishments of the United Nations in supporting peace and security, promoting and protecting human rights, fostering economic and social development, and shaping international law. Amply illustrated with photographs, charts, maps and infographics, and featuring a wealth of information on how the United Nations serves the peoples of the world, this book depicts a wide range of challenges that the Organization has met and successful initiatives that it has conceived and spearheaded as a matter of common purpose among nations in favour of collective human progress. Its rich tapestry of stories explores the diverse ways in which the United Nations fights poverty, combats climate change and protects the environment, undertakes to transform conflicts into peace, helps refugees thrive, supports sharing the benefits of technology, works to stop the spread of infectious diseases and reduce the risk of disasters, and helps render justice for all and ensure the rights of women and children. While recounting decisive innovations at the level of global policy and international agreement, Achieving our Common Humanity also provides a view of how such changes have significantly improved the lives of affected individuals around the world. These remarkable stories show how the United Nations, with its ambitious and evolving vision for the shared prosperity of people and planet, is helping create a better world for everyone. Education

Reflective Primary Mathematics Address your teacher trainees' anxieties about being in a mathematics classroom by developing not only subject knowledge but also as critically reflective teachers, aware of potential challenges and what underpins effective mathematics teaching in primary schools. EDUCATION,Administration,Elementary & Secondary

The Trainer Toolkit A practical toolkit for educational professionals working in the continuing professional development of teachers with 50 tried and tested training ideas, reflection activities, anecdotes, tips and lists to help you become the best trainer you can be. EDUCATION,Administration,Elementary & Secondary

Is It Time to Let Meritocracy Go? Despite meritocratic claims of equal opportunity, official statistics released by the Ministry of Education, Singapore, reveal that a large segment of the Malay population has sustained the lowest academic achievement from 1987 to 2011. This statistical representation raises the possibility of a politically induced, systemic inequality as a point of investigation. To investigate this seeming contradiction between the rhetoric and practice of equal educational opportunity, Nadira Talib analyses education policies by drawing on a synthesis of philosophical perspectives and critical discourse analysis as a way of making explicit how the historical constitution of the learner is linked to the legitimisation of inequitable education policies that favour corporatist practices. By making explicit how the underlying assumption of the policy ‘logic’ that increasing expenditure on ‘talents’ must necessarily involve the increasing welfare of everybody is both unsubstantiated and arbitrary, the book presents a moral political problem in demonstrating how education policies are unfounded and unsupported through the idea of meritocracy. EDUCATION,Administration,Elementary & Secondary

Science Education for Australian Students In this ground-breaking book science education is explored as a learning continuum across all years of schooling from Foundation to Year 12. The expert authors, members of Monash University's Science Education Research Group, seek to build pedagogical and content expertise by providing both a level of support and challenge for all teachers based on current research and best practice. The text considers key issues including: what the learner brings to the science classroom; what primary and secondary teachers can learn from each other; the constructivist perspective and its value in learning science; context-based science education; the structure of the Australian curriculum and science education policy; teacher identity; the nature of scientific knowledge; principles of assessment and understanding the role of ICT in science teaching and learning. Featuring case studies and practical examples in each chapter, this book provides pre-service teachers with the understanding and tools to ensure their students are engaged and inspired in science education throughout their school years. EDUCATION,Administration,Elementary & Secondary

The School Improvement Planning Handbook To help principals and their school improvement committees develop and implement plans with a greater likelihood of success, the authors offer a step-by-step process for school improvement planning. They go on to pinpoint specific school improvement goals, including raising reading and mathematics achievement, building robust school cultures, addressing the needs of English language learners, improving instruction, and reducing absenteeism and dropouts. EDUCATION,Administration,Facility Management

Cost-sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education Higher education finances lie at the crossroads in many Western countries. On the one hand, the surging demand of the past three or four decades, driven by a belief in higher education as a principal engine of social and economic advancement, has led to dramatic growth of the higher education systems in these countries. On the other hand, this growth in demand was accompanied by rapidly increasing per-student cost pressures at a time when governments seemed increasingly unable to keep pace with these cost pressures through public revenues. Hence, worldwide, the most common approach to the need for increasing revenue was to use some form or forms of cost sharing, or the shift of some of the higher educational per-student costs from governments and taxpayers to parents and students. This raises several important challenges to higher education systems. First, there is the political and social controversy associated with most forms of cost-sharing, particularly with tuition fees. Secondly, there are important issues in terms of the broad context of social policy, such as the role of families and students and the relationship that the state establishes with each of them. Third, there is the comparison of alternative instruments of cost-sharing and the direct and indirect effects of each of them, notably in terms of educational equality. Overall, underlying cost-sharing debates are fundamental questions about social choice, individual opportunities, and the role of government in society. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Strategic Management for School Development Written at a very accessible and practical level, this book introduces strategic management and provides self-development activities to help educators develop a strategy within their own organizations. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Teacher Collaboration for Professional Learning Teacher Collaboration for Professional Learning contains the essential information, tools, and examples teachers and school leaders need to create, manage, and sustain successful collaborative groups. Designed to be a hands-on resource, this practical guide shows you how to: Advocate for collaborative teacher learning Develop and sustain collaborative research groups Organize and conduct productive research projects Address issues of ethics, leadership, and group dynamics Evaluate and sustain collaborative learning activities Based on data from a major survey, Teacher Collaboration for Professional Learning features extensive case examples from model research communities collaborating within schools, across districts, in partnership with universities, and as online networks. The book also offers a wealth of reproducible templates as well as reflection questions and exercises?invaluable tools for organizing study groups. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Leadership and Strategic Management in Education Leadership and strategic management are both issues of central importance in raising achievement in schools and colleges and thus are at the heart of the educational debate today. This book is concerned with such major issues as: the nature of strategic management in education; the importance of vision, and mission; styles of leadership; models of educational management; and the purposes of strategic management, which here are equated with the effectiveness and improvement of the institution. It will be invaluable for students of educational management, such as those following masters degrees. It is also directly relevant to teachers and lecturers and schools of all phases and in further education colleges EDUCATION,Administration,General

Leadership and Learning Looking at a range of topics such as system leadership, professional learning communities and leading different cultures, and bringing together a host of internationally recognised academics in the field, this book is essential reading for all educational leaders. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Distributed Leadership James Spillane, the leading expert in Distributed Leadership, shows how leadership happens in everyday practices in schools, through formal routines and informal interactions. He examines the distribution of leadership among administrators, specialists, and teachers in the school, and explains the ways in which leadership practice is stretched over leaders, followers, and aspects of the situation, including routines and tools of various sorts in the organization such as memos, scheduling procedures, and evaluation protocols. This book is a volume in the Jossey-Bass Leadership Library in Education—a series designed to meet the demand for new ideas and insights about leadership in schools. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Time Management for Department Chairs "Department chairs who have asked themselves the question 'Who knows where the time goes' should ask Christian Hansen for the answer. His book, Time Management for Department Chairs, will help chairs maximize the investment of their most important resources—their time, focus, and energy."—Don Chu, author, The Department Chair Primer "Department chairs take note: Hansen's Time Management for Department Chairs can change your life in just three hours. Written by a seasoned academic chair, the author offers practical ideas and strategic advice about how to increase your day-to-day effectiveness (and sanity) by using proven approaches to managing expectations, organizing tasks, running meetings, monitoring communication, controlling calendars, avoiding interruptions, containing crises, and everything else in between. If you want to learn how to strike a better work-life balance, this book should be at the top of your reading list!"—Christine Licata, senior associate provost, Rochester Institute of Technology "It's about time—the resource department chairs have the least of and what faculty want the most! Christian Hansen's book is filled with insights, techniques, and artful strategies to help chairs maximize their time while working effectively with faculty and balancing their personal and professional lives. This book is a life saver!"—Walter Gmelch, dean, University of San Francisco EDUCATION,Administration,General

Reframing Academic Leadership "Colleges and universities constitute a special type of organization; and their complex mission, dynamics, personnel structures, and values require a distinct set of understandings and skills to lead and manage them well." —From the Preface In Reframing Academic Leadership, Lee G. Bolman and Joan V. Gallos offer higher education leaders a provocative and pragmatic guide for Crafting dynamic institutions where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts Creating campus environments that facilitate creativity and commitment Forging alliances and partnerships in service of the mission Building shared vision and campus cultures that unite and inspire Serving the larger goals of the academy and society Throughout the book, the authors integrate powerful conceptual frameworks with rich and compelling real-world cases to support academic leaders searching for the best in themselves and in their institutions. The book tackles thorny issues such as building institutional clarity and capacity, managing conflict, coping with difficult people, partnering with the boss, and developing leadership resilience. Following in the tradition of Bolman and Deal's classic Reframing Organizations, Bolman and Gallos emphasize a pragmatic approach. They tease out the unique challenges and opportunities in academic leadership and provide ideas, tools, and encouragement to help higher education leaders see more clearly, feel more confident, and become more skilled and versatile in handling the vicissitudes of daily life. Reframing Academic Leadership is the resource for those seeking to understand, develop, and manage colleges and universities. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Six Secrets of Change From bestselling author Michael Fullan, wisdom for thriving in today's complex environment Successful organizations adjust quickly and intelligently to shifts in consumer tastes, political climate, and economic opportunity. How do they do it? The Six Secrets of Change explores essential lessons for business and public sector leaders for thriving in today's complex environment. Fullan draws on his acclaimed work in bringing about large-scale and substantial change in education reform in both public school systems and universities, as well as engaging in major change initiatives internationally. This book is filled with lessons that are insightful, actionable, and concisely communicable. "Fullan has an uncanny ability to produce what is needed at the time it is needed. The six secrets are based in theory, grounded in practice, powerful in their relationship to each other, and described in ways that enable deep understanding. It is a refreshing change from the surface lists of leadership and change ideas that all too often permeate education and business literature." —Vicki Phillips, director of education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Includes so-called leadership "secrets" that are decoded to be accessible and useful Offers illustrative examples from a variety of businesses, health organizations, and public education systems Lays out the six factors to organizational success: collegiality, long-range plans allow for the unknown, nurture employees, learning, leadership at all levels, and positive pressure must be inescapable Michael Fullan is the author of the acclaimed best-seller Leading in a Culture of Change Fullan convinces us that a leader who attends to all six key factors will have an organization that is constantly learning, growing, and thriving. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Essential Department Chair THE ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENT CHAIR This second edition of the informative and influential The Essential Department Chair offers academic chairs and department heads the information they need to excel in their roles. This book is about the "how" of academic administration: for instance, how do you cultivate a potential donor for much-needed departmental resources? How do you persuade your department members to work together more harmoniously? How do you keep the people who report to you motivated and capable of seeing the big picture? Thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded, this classic resource covers a broad spectrum of timely topics and is now truly more than a guide—it's a much-needed desk reference that tells you "everything you need to know to be a department chair." The Essential Department Chair contains information on topics such as essentials of creating a strategic plan, developing and overseeing a budget, key elements of fundraising, preparing for the role of chair, meeting the challenges of mentoring to increase productivity, and creating a more collegial atmosphere. The book also explores the chair's role in the search process, shows how to conduct a successful interview and what to do when it's time to let someone go. And the author includes suggestions for the best practices to adopt when doing an evaluation or assessment. The Essential Department Chair, Second Edition, contains a wealth of new, realistic case studies to equip leaders in this pivotal position to excel in departmental and institutional life. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Managing Effective Relationships in Education Key title for heads and teachers on how to build relationships with their team EDUCATION,Administration,General

SAGE Handbook of Mentoring and Coaching in Education Comprehensive coverage of coaching and mentoring in educational settings from a range of international contributors. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Sports Fundraising Sports Fundraising is a complete introduction to fundamental principles and best practice in sports fundraising. Focusing on the particular challenges of fundraising in intercollegiate and interscholastic sport, and for youth sport organizations, the book is designed to help students develop the professional skills that they will need for a successful career in sports or education administration. Packed with real-life case studies and scenarios, the book offers a step-by-step guide to the effective planning, communication, implementation and management of sports fundraising projects, and introduces the most important issues in contemporary sports fundraising. Each chapter contains a range of useful features, from definitions of key terms to skill-building exercises, exploring both quantitative and qualitative methods for understanding the fundraising process and designing more effective fundraising projects. This is an essential course text for any athletic or sport fundraising course, and an invaluable reference for all professional fundraisers working in sport or education. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Advancing the Three-Minute Walk-Through Master the Downey Walk-Through for reflective dialogue with this must-have sequel! This sequel to the best-selling The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through gives school leaders an expanded examination of the Downey Walk-Through model of coaching and supervision. Clarifying common misconceptions and misapplications, the authors focus on how to engage teachers in reflection and professional dialogue after the walk-through to improve their practice. The resource provides examples, activities, and guidelines for changing schools one teacher at a time, and shows leaders how to: Provide effective follow-up discourse without criticizing or demoralizing teachers Build collegial relationships with staff Help teachers see their power to become continuously improving professionals EDUCATION,Administration,General

Realization Written by an experienced district administrator who accomplished reform and an internationally recognized expert in large-scale educational change, this book offers 14 key parameters for realizing districtwide improvement. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Designing School Systems for All Students This book provides a clear methodology for school leaders, teachers, and school board members to follow as they redesign their schools for the benefit of students. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Performance Management in Education This book provides an overview of some of the key issues in developing professional performance and examines critically some of the key strategies that can be used to enhance professional performance. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Instructional Coaching An innovative professional development strategy that facilitates change, improves instruction, and transforms school culture! Instructional coaching is a research-based, job-embedded approach to instructional intervention that provides the assistance and encouragement necessary to implement school improvement programs. Experienced trainer and researcher Jim Knight describes the "nuts and bolts" of instructional coaching and explains the essential skills that instructional coaches need, including getting teachers on board, providing model lessons, and engaging in reflective conversations. Each user-friendly chapter includes: First-person stories from successful coaches Sidebars highlighting important information A "Going Deeper" section of suggested resources Ready-to-use forms, worksheets, checklists, logs, and reports EDUCATION,Administration,General

Guiding Professional Learning Communities Offers more than 30 structured "learning opportunities" to help busy educators put six components of effective PLCs into practice and facilitate individual and schoolwide development. EDUCATION,Administration,General

A Culturally Proficient Society Begins in School Three successful superintendents share how to educate all students The three Latina superintendents who coauthored this book go beyond discussing the issue of equity in education—they live it. These trailblazing women chronicle their childhoods, careers, and challenges and share their vision to transform schools into places of equity and excellence. Through the lens of cultural proficiency, their stories enhance readers’ understanding of: Barriers to educational opportunity and equity Conditions that help promote success for underserved students Ways to leverage culture as an asset Links between high-quality education for some and excellence for all learners EDUCATION,Administration,General

Human Resource Management A resource for instructors and students based on real-life problems and issues in human resource management. This series of 120 'in-basket' exercises covers the major areas of human resource management and provides the opportunity to integrate new learning with experience. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Transforming Teaching and Learning Through Data-Driven Decision Making Connect data and instruction to improve practice Gathering data and using it to inform instruction is a requirement for many schools, yet educators are not necessarily formally trained in how to do it. This book helps bridge the gap between classroom practice and the principles of educational psychology. Teachers will find cutting-edge advances in research and theory on human learning and teaching in an easily understood and transferable format. The text’s integrated model shows teachers, school leaders, and district administrators how to establish a data culture and transform quantitative and qualitative data into actionable knowledge based on: Assessment Statistics Instructional and differentiated psychology Classroom management EDUCATION,Administration,General

Learning From the Best Award-winning superintendents detail proven best practices covering transformational leadership, community building and outreach, responding to change, and developing strategies for effective school reform. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Passing the Superintendent TExES Exam Built around Texas and ELCC standards, this proven resource offers test-taking strategies, data analysis, problem solving, and more, to boost confidence and ensure success on the TExES exam. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Supervision That Improves Teaching and Learning Secrets to supervising for instructional improvement! More than ever, effective supervision is vital to instructional improvement and this new edition of a bestseller pinpoints the process and techniques that matter most. Featuring 42 qualitative and quantitative observation tools, this new edition includes: New observation tools centered on diversity New case studies on alternative approaches to supervision A new chapter on creating transformational change More on technology topics such as blogs and online courses New scenarios highlighting English Language Learners and exceptional students Emphasis on empowering teachers to reflect and improve upon instruction EDUCATION,Administration,General

Resilient Leadership for Turbulent Times This book draws upon resilience research and best practices to answer the question: 'How can leaders move ahead in the face of adversity?' and aims to help leaders thrive in the face of adversity. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Art of Coaching Hands-on resources for new and seasoned school coaches This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere. Although she addresses the needs of adult learners, her model maintains a student-centered focus, with a specific lens on addressing equity issues in schools. Offers a practical resource for school coaches, principals, district leaders, and other administrators Presents a transformational coaching model which addresses systems change Pays explicit attention to surfacing and interrupting inequities in schools The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation offers a compendium of school coaching ideas, the book's explicit, user-friendly structure enhances the ability to access the information. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Principal's Guide to Managing School Personnel A comprehensive guide to building successful relationships with all school personnel! Ideal for practicing and aspiring principals, this in-depth resource presents policies, procedures, and techniques for managing faculty and support staff and creating effective work environments. The authors provide case studies, strategies, and reflective exercises in each chapter to help administrators evaluate their schools and practices. Based on ISLLC and ELCC standards for school leadership, this book covers: Shaping school culture to promote shared ownership of the school’s vision Recruiting, selecting, and retaining qualified personnel Effective communication and conflict resolution Handling challenging situations such as supervising marginal employees and addressing grievances EDUCATION,Administration,General

Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation Teacher supervision and evaluation that emphasizes fairness, excellence, and achievement In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of his bestselling book, education expert Kim Marshall shows how to break away from the typical and often ineffective evaluation approaches in which principals use infrequent classroom visits or rely on standardized test scores to assess a teacher's performance. Marshall proposes a broader framework for supervision and evaluation that enlists teachers in improving the performance of all students. Revised edition of the classic book on teacher supervision and evaluation Includes thoughts on iPad and iPhone aps for classroom observation Offers new chart on how principals can manage ten mini-observations per teacher per year Contains new thoughts on merit pay, a different approach to the test-score argument from Arne Duncan This vital resource also includes extensive tools and advice for managing time as well as ideas for using supervision and evaluation practices to foster teacher professional development. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Jossey-Bass Reader on Educational Leadership The newest edition of the bestselling book on educational leadership This expanded and thoroughly updated edition of the popular anthology contains the articles, book excerpts, and seminal reports that define and drive the field of educational leadership today. Filled with critical insights from bestselling authors, education research, and expert practitioners, this comprehensive volume features six primary areas of concern: The Principles of Leadership; Moral and Trustworthy Leadership; Culture and Change; Leadership for Learning; Diversity and Leadership; The Future of Leadership. Offers a practical guide for timeless and current thinking on educational leadership Includes works by Peter Senge and Tom Sergiovanni From Jossey-Bass publishers, a noted leader in the fields of education and leadership This important resource includes relevant and up-to-date articles for leaders today on gender, diversity, global perspectives, standards/testing, e-learning/technology, and community organizing. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Implementing Change Through Learning Lead successful, lasting reform in your school or district! No matter what change your school or district is facing, this definitive book shows how to involve school and district leaders every step of the way. Developed by pioneers of K-12 change management, the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) enables you to: Understand, predict, and address teacher concerns and reactions Use a series of powerful Learning Maps to help individuals and teams manage change See CBAM in action through a running case study Build credibility and trust to set a foundation for meaningful, lasting change EDUCATION,Administration,General

Evaluating Teaching This invaluable resource demonstrates how to foster the development of highly qualified teachers through designing and implementing a solid teacher evaluation system. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Technology Education, Innovation, and Management Developing the interface between humans and technology involves the strategic question of how to connect innovation in teaching with the creation of value. Originating from an international conference on technology education, innovation and management, this book provides a focused overview of theoretical findings on this topic as well as starting points for practical work. It not only displays the existing level of international agreement, but also demonstrates a commitment to further development of technology education. For example, parallels between teaching innovation and the work situation in smaller firms point to a general trend toward linking value creation and education. The book presents theory and practice clearly arranged with diagrams, figures and tables. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Learning to Read and Write in One Elementary School When a fourth-grade student, Jenny, was asked about reading, she stated: "I love to read, you get real neat ideas. I really like books about animals and biographies. I'm writing my autobiography now. Oh, I also really like Judy Blume books. " Her enthusiasm for reading is evident as she tells you about the Judy Blume book she just read, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret (1970). Jenny reads almost every night at home. Jenny's classmate through 4 years of elementary school, Anna. responds, when asked about reading: "I hate to read; it's boring. " Anna says she never reads at home. She says she'd rather watch television or play with friends. Anna would even rather clean her room than read. She explains, "I'd rather clean my room because it makes the room look neat. Reading makes my head hurt because it's so boring and no fun. " Jenny and Anna attended a large neighborhood elementary school in Austin, Texas. The school is located in a lower socioeconomic status (SES) area of small houses, duplexes, mld apartments. About 45% of the children at the school are Hispanic, 35% are African-American, and 20% are Anglo. The school consistently ranks mnong the lowest schools in the district on standardized reading achievement tests. Upon entering first grade, neither Jenny nor Anna could read the words that were to appear in their first preprimer reader. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Designing and Implementing Effective Professional Learning For sustained success, educators must commit to their own lifelong improvement. A clear correlation exists between level of focus on teacher professional development (PD) and student success. In this book, John Murray identifies the characteristics of effective professional learning, detailing eight strategies for planning, and executing, and evaluating PD programs. Content includes: The proven “backward” approach to articulating the goals of your PD program Descriptions of innovative and effective designs for professional learning such as Lesson Study and Instructional Rounds Powerful approaches to designing and implementing online PD EDUCATION,Administration,General

The New Handbook of Teacher Evaluation Now available in paper, this version is the first comprehensive look at the process of selecting, assessing and assisting teachers in nearly a decade. Since the publication of the first Handbook, the profession of teaching has witnessed dramatic change including a greater awareness of teacher accountability, an increase in teacher testing and the development of teaching incentives. At the same time the political, social and organizational factors affecting the performance and evaluation of teachers have been subjects of intensive scrutiny. Reflecting these changes, the new Handbook contains 25 new chapters, and explores current practices, issues and controversies related to the evaluation of teachers at elementary and secondary levels. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Education Law Education Law, 5th Edition is organized around the belief that students need to read court cases to understand the subtlety and richness of the law, but for legal neophytes, cases without discussion and interpretation are often too difficult to comprehend. This textbook provides a comprehensive survey of the legal problems and issues that confront school administrators and policymakers today. Thus, the text balances an explanation of the important principles of education law, with actual court decisions to illuminate these concepts. The court decisions are carefully edited to highlight issues most relevant to administrators, and each chapter explores implications for policy and practice. This new edition features additional content on bullying, student privacy, free speech rights, teacher evaluation, collective bargaining, and issues relating to Internet and technology as well as revised materials dealing with education policy and updating of references and case law throughout. A companion website with materials for students and instructors, including links to full cases, a glossary of key concepts, and discussion questions to help students further engage with the content. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Trust Matters Make your school soar by escalating trust between teachers, students, and families Trust is an essential element in all healthy relationships, and the relationships that exist in your school are no different. How can your school leaders or teachers cultivate trust? How can your institution maintain trust once it is established? These are the questions addressed and answered in Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools, 2nd Edition. The book delves into the helpful research that has been conducted on the topic of trust in school. Although rich with research data, Trust Matters also contains practical advice and strategies ready to be implemented. This second edition expands upon the role of trust between teachers and students, teachers and administrators, and schools and families. Trust Matters: Leadership for Successful Schools also covers a range of sub-topics relevant to trust in school. All chapters in the text have questions for reflection and discussion. Engaging chapters such as "Teachers Trust One Another" and "Fostering Trust with Students" have thought-provoking trust-building questions and activities you can use in the classroom or in faculty meetings. This valuable resource: Examines ways to cultivate trust Shares techniques and practices that help maintain trust Advises leaders of ways to include families in the school's circle of trust Addresses the by-products of betrayed trust and how to restore it With suspicion being the new norm within schools today, Trust Matters is the book your school needs to help it rise above. It shows just how much trust matters in all school relationships—administrator to teacher; teacher to student; school to family—and in all successful institutions. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Assessing Teacher Competency This comprehensive five-step model for measuring teacher knowledge and skills helps teacher educators and school administrators prepare fair, valid, and reliable assessments of teacher performance. EDUCATION,Administration,General

What Every Principal Should Know About School-Community Leadership In this book, aspiring, new, and veteran principals will learn how to build better school-community alliances, and use community partnerships to narrow the achievement gap. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Leading Curriculum Development Develop a curriculum that can transform an ordinary school into a school of excellence! This resource introduces school leaders to dynamic curriculum leadership and a curriculum development process that leads to highly successful school programs. The author demonstrates how administrators can adapt curriculum to meet their school’s changing needs, incorporate emerging technologies, and reflect new and creative ways of thinking about education. The book walks educational leaders through the curriculum development process, showing them how to: Create a school curriculum team Establish a regular curriculum cycle of analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation Develop a path for curriculum improvement EDUCATION,Administration,General

Handbook of Strategic Enrollment Management Improve student enrollment outcomes and meet institutional goals through the effective management of student enrollments. Published with the American Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), the Handbook of Strategic Enrollment Management is the comprehensive text on the policies, strategies, practices that shape postsecondary enrollments. This volume combines relevant theories and research, with applied chapters on the management of offices such as admissions, financial aid, and the registrar to provide a comprehensive guide to the complex world of Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM). SEM focuses on achieving enrollment goals, and sustaining institutional revenue and serving the needs of students. It provides insights into the ways SEM is practiced across four-year institutions, community colleges, and professional schools. More than just an enhanced approach to admissions and financial aid, SEM examines the student's entire educational cycle. From entry through graduation, this volume helps SEM professionals and graduate students interested in enrollment management to anticipate change and balancing the goals of revenue, access, diversity, and prestige. The Handbook of Strategic Enrollment Management: Provides an overview of the thinking of leading practitioners that comprise SEM organizations, including marketing, recruitment, and admissions; tuition pricing; financial aid; the registrar's role, academic advising; and, retention Includes up-to-date research on current issues in SEM including college choice, financial aid, student persistence, and the effective use of technology Guides readers creating strategic enrollment organizations that fit the unique history, culture, and policy context of your campus Strategic enrollment management has become one of the most important administrative areas in postsecondary education, and it is being adopted in countries around the globe. The Handbook of Strategic Enrollment Management is for anyone in enrollment management, admissions, financial aid, registration and records, orientation, marketing, and institutional research who wish to enhance the health and vitality of his or her institution. It is also an excellent text for graduate programs in higher education and student affairs. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Discipline in Schools Discipline in Schools: A Symposium is a collection of papers that tackles the issues, concerns, and problems in disciplining students. The book aims to supplement group tutorial course about classroom discipline. The title first details the concept of discipline in an educational setting, and then proceeds to discussing the dynamics and mechanisms of discipline in the classroom. Next, the selection covers the sociological factors in the environment of the pupils outside the school. Chapter 4 tackles the problems in discipline from developmental psychology perspective. The text also tackles the relationship between punishment and discipline. The book will be of great use to educators and behavioral scientists. Parents and legal guardians will also benefit from the text. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Optimize Your School Lead the change that you want to see in your school! Is your school or district heading in the right direction? A trusted advisor to numerous districts, author Lee Jenkins shows how to successfully transform your school culture – for the long-term. Discover how to: Evolve your leadership style to guide, empower and serve Apply the principles of continuous strategic improvement as an antidote to win/lose approaches to school accountability Spearhead change across classrooms, departments and organizations – with valuable insights for leaders of individual schools and school districts Develop a healthy, positive culture of achievement by deeply engaging your students in their own progress and success EDUCATION,Administration,General

Supporting and Sustaining Teachers' Professional Development This text specifically targets busy school principals who want practical suggestions grounded in national NSDC standards for balancing everyday administrative tasks while encouraging teachers' professional growth. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Breakthrough Principals Bridge the achievement gap with proven strategies for student success Breakthrough Principals debunks the myth of the 'superhero' principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nation's fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors' Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement. Brought to life by case studies of principals who have led dramatic gains in student achievement, the book is a how-to guide for increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high-performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve. You'll learn how breakthrough principals make the school's mission a real part of both strategy and practice, and set up sustainable systems that support consistent, ongoing improvement. High-impact practices are organized into five broad categories: learning and teaching, school-wide culture, aligned staff, operations and systems, and personal leadership. The primary job of school leadership is to help students succeed. It begins with first recognizing and prioritizing areas of need, then finding and implementing the most effective solutions. Whether you work in a turn around environment, or want to make a good school better, this book will give you a set of concrete practices—illustrated through examples of real principals in real schools—that have been proven to work. Discover the primary drivers of student achievement Work toward the school's vision in staffing, operations, and systems Set the tone for all relationships and practices with good leadership Closing the achievement gap is a major goal of educational leadership, and principals are forever searching for viable methods that help them better serve their students. Breakthrough Principals unveils the details behind the success stories from across the nation to provide a roadmap to transformative gains. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Shaping School Culture The most trusted guide to school culture, updated with current challenges and new solutions Shaping School Culture is the classic guide to exceptional school leadership, featuring concrete guidance on influencing the subtle symbolic features of schools that provide meaning, belief, and faith. Written by renowned experts in the area of school culture, this book tackles the increasing challenges facing public schools and provides clear, candid suggestions for more effective symbolic leadership. This new third edition has been revised to reflect the reality of schools today, including the increased emphasis on high-stakes testing, federal reforms such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), state sponsored improvement programs, and other major issues that impact organizational culture and the role of school leaders. Each chapter features new examples and cases that illustrate persistent problems, spelling out key cultural implications and offering concrete examples of overcoming the challenges while maintaining a meaningful learning environment. The chapter on toxic schools continues to provide the field's most trusted advice on navigating this rocky terrain, and the discussion's focus on how to manage negativity remains especially integral to besieged school administrators across the U.S. Recent years have jolted the nation's school system with a number of new developments that spell problems for the cultural tapestry of schools. This book provides expert perspective and sage, doable advice for administrators tending to external pressures while sustaining—or evolving—a more positive school culture. Navigate new challenges including Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and waning confidence and faith Turn around a toxic school culture with confidence and success Foster a culture of passion, purpose, and meaning Adopt a more active form of symbolic leadership to support students, faculty, staff, parents, and community Test scores as the primary metric, relentless reforms, waning public support, and timid initiatives wrapped in bureaucratic packaging: while among the most prominent issues administrators face are only the tip of the iceberg. Shaping School Culture charts a route through competing pressures to help educational leaders hew a positive learning environment for schools. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Principal's Guide to Time Management Make the most of your time—and your leadership Is your school’s vision getting buried under paperwork? If you spend more time picking up pieces than putting them together, this is your book. Written by seasoned school principals, this plan of action will get you back to the essence of your job: instructional leadership. By using educational technology to maximize efficiency, you’ll improve teaching, student achievement, resource management, and school culture. This comprehensive guide features: Easy-to-follow, single-topic chapters Standards–based scenarios and questions Time-management self-assessments Easily adaptable experiential exercises Strategies for battling the “silent time thief” EDUCATION,Administration,General

How College Affects Students The bestselling analysis of higher education's impact, updated with the latest data How College Affects Students synthesizes over 1,800 individual research investigations to provide a deeper understanding of how the undergraduate experience affects student populations. Volume 3 contains the findings accumulated between 2002 and 2013, covering diverse aspects of college impact, including cognitive and moral development, attitudes and values, psychosocial change, educational attainment, and the economic, career, and quality of life outcomes after college. Each chapter compares current findings with those of Volumes 1 and 2 (covering 1967 to 2001) and highlights the extent of agreement and disagreement in research findings over the past 45 years. The structure of each chapter allows readers to understand if and how college works and, of equal importance, for whom does it work. This book is an invaluable resource for administrators, faculty, policymakers, and student affairs practitioners, and provides key insight into the impact of their work. Higher education is under more intense scrutiny than ever before, and understanding its impact on students is critical for shaping the way forward. This book distills important research on a broad array of topics to provide a cohesive picture of student experiences and outcomes by: Reviewing a decade's worth of research; Comparing current findings with those of past decades; Examining a multifaceted analysis of higher education's impact; and Informing policy and practice with empirical evidence Amidst the current introspection and skepticism surrounding higher education, there is a massive body of research that must be synthesized to enhance understanding of college's effects. How College Affects Students compiles, organizes, and distills this information in one place, and makes it available to research and practitioner audiences; Volume 3 provides insight on the past decade, with the expert analysis characteristic of this seminal work. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Get Better Faster “Make sure your students follow your instructions.” That sounds like a straightforward instruction, but in fact, it’s fairly abstract. What does a teacher actually have to do to make sure students are following? Even the leader delivering this direction may not know, and the first-year teacher almost certainly doesn’t. The vast majority of teachers are only observed one or two times per year on average—and even among those who are observed, scarcely any are given feedback as to how they could improve. The bottom line is clear: teachers do not need to be evaluated so much as they need to be developed and coached. In Get Better Faster: A 90-Day Plan for Coaching New Teachers, Paul Bambrick-Santoyo shares instructive tools of how school leaders can effectively guide new teachers to success. Over the course of the book, we break down the most critical actions leaders and teachers must enact to achieve exemplary results. Designed for coaches as well as beginning teachers, Get Better Faster is an integral coaching tool for any school leader eager to help their teachers succeed. It’s the book’s focus on the actionable—the practice-able—that drives effective coaching. By practicing the concrete actions and micro-skills listed here, teachers will markedly improve their ability to lead a class, producing a steady chain reaction of future teaching success. Though focused heavily on the first 90 days of teacher development, it’s possible to implement this work at any time. New and old teachers alike can benefit from the guidance of Get Better Faster and close their existing instructional gaps. Packed with practical training tools, including agendas, presentation slides, a coach’s guide, handouts, planning templates, and 35 video clips of real teachers at work, Get Better Faster will teach you: The core principles of coaching: Go Granular, Make Feedback More Frequent, Top action steps to launch a teacher’s development in an easy-to-read scope and sequence guide The four phases of skill building: Phase 1 (Pre-Teaching): Dress Rehearsal Phase 2: Instant Immersion Phase 3: Getting into Gear Phase 4: The Power of Discourse EDUCATION,Administration,General

Accelerating Change in Schools This book presents major findings from a research study exploring the leadership needed to enact rapid change – defined as three years or less – in various school contexts, overtly including the perspectives of leaders, teachers, students, parents, community members, and district leaders. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education This book will help new administrators (department chairs, directors, deans) understand and become more proficient in their financial management role within the institution. Highly accessible, practitioners will be able to put the book's guidance to immediate use in their work. It is also grounded in the latest knowledge base and filled with examples from across all types of institutions, so that it makes an ideal text for a courses in graduate programs in higher education leadership and administration. Specifically, the book: • provides an understanding of the basics of budgeting and fiscal management in higher education • defines the elements of a budget, the budget cycle, and the steps for creating a budget • suggests ways of avoiding common pitfalls and problems of managing budgets • contains effective strategies for dealing with loss of resources • includes end-of-chapter reflection questions and an expanded glossary of terms Written in plain language this volume provides practical approaches to many complex problems in fiscal management. This new edition of the book contains new information in every chapter reflecting both the most recent developments in higher education and feedback from readers of the earlier edition. The information on the current higher education financial environment has been updated, and the case studies have been revised. Readers will be introduced to Bowen's theory of resources and expenses as an important way to understand budgetary decision making in colleges and universities. Special attention is paid to the use of restricted funds, the budget implications of faculty appointments and the challenges caused by personnel policies for staff. In addition, greater attention is given to development and implementation of repair and replacement programs in auxiliary enterprises. The challenges that arise when budget problems are postponed are also discussed. The volume contains a number of suggestions for practitioners with new budgeting and fiscal responsibilities. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Principal's Guide to School Budgeting Written for administrators who want to enhance their budgeting skills, this third edition incorporates new professional leadership standards and information about budgeting for technology enhancements. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Reach for Greatness How do you close the achievement gap? Start by changing the question. When we use the achievement gap to define success, we shortchange our students. It’s time to recognize that the potential for greatness lies in a unique form within each child—and that the goal of education should be to encourage and develop it. This inspiring manifesto brings in research from different disciplines and demonstrates how to uncover individual greatness by giving students control of their learning. You’ll also find: Strategies for implementing personalizable education Examples showing practices that have gone wrong—and right Guidance for teaching disadvantaged students EDUCATION,Administration,General

School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning With large numbers of children starting school unprepared, this book gives vital guidance on understanding, assessing and ensuring school readiness. It includes a wide range of practical ideas to assist early years professionals in planning learning experiences that will help to prepare children for the transition to school. EDUCATION,Administration,General

A Local Assessment Toolkit to Promote Deeper Learning Build assessments you can really use | Unlock the how, when, what, and why Watch your system become greater than its parts by building local capacity through common language and deeper knowledge of assessment components. For years, educators have turned to the Hess Cognitive Rigor Matrices (CRM). Now for the first time, the modules are packaged into one resource to help you evaluate the quality and premise of your current assessment system. Designed as a professional development guide for long-term use by school leaders, five content-rich, topic-based modules: Offer field-tested, teacher-friendly strategies for local school test development Can be used for individual or professional development opportunities Allow for sequential or non-sequential use EDUCATION,Administration,General

Making PSHE Matter This book gives teachers tips to make PSHE more engaging and relevant, and includes advice on teaching a range of contemporary topics such as social media, and sex and sexuality. With case studies and strategies on planning and pitching sessions, the tried-and-tested advice makes this the 'go-to' resource for teaching PSHE. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Who You Know Improve student outcomes with a new approach to relationships and networks Relationships matter. Who You Know explores this simple idea to give teachers and school administrators a fresh perspective on how to break the pattern of inequality in American classrooms. It reveals how schools can invest in the power of relationships to increase social mobility for their students. Discussions about inequality often focus on achievement gaps. But opportunity is about more than just test scores. Opportunity gaps are a function of not just what students know, but who they know. This book explores the central role that relationships play in young people’s lives, and provides guidance for a path forward. Schools can: Integrate student support models that increase access to caring adults in students’ lives Invest in learning models that strengthen teacher-student relationships Deploy emerging technologies that expand students’ networks to experts and mentors from around world Exploring the latest tools, data, and real-world examples, this book provides evidence-based guidance for educators looking to level the playing field and expert analysis on how policymakers and entrepreneurs can help. Networks need no longer be limited by geography or circumstance. By making room for relationships, K-12 schools can transform themselves into hubs of next-generation learning and connecting. Who You Know explains how. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Leverage Leadership 2.0 Cut through the mystique to learn the real drivers of great school leadership Leverage Leadership 2.0 answers the basic question: what do great school leaders do that separates them from the rest? Rooted in the observation and training of over 20,000 school leaders worldwide, Leverage Leadership 2.0 offers a practical, updated and easier-to-use follow-up to the original, with field-tested techniques and actionable advice. As educational leaders around the world implement Leverage Leadership ideas, their collective stories have revealed a simple framework by which the seven levers may be implemented: See It, Name It, Do It. This book aligns classic Leverage Leadership principles with this proven framework to streamline implementation and help good leaders become great. Expert discussion and real-life success stories prove that effective leadership is not about innate charisma, charm, or personality—it’s about how a leader uses their time. Aimed at all levels of school leadership, this book shows you what to do, and how and when to do it. The companion DVD includes 30 real-world videos that showcase effective leadership happening in our schools right now, and all templates, tools, and other professional development materials have been fully refreshed with a renewed focus on real-world implementation. Informational, inspirational, and highly motivational, this book explores both the separate components of success and what it looks like as a whole. Learn the core principles of effective leadership Understand what success looks like on the ground Practice the seven levers of leadership that allow transformational growth Adopt the tools and techniques that facilitate a schoolwide transformation Educational leaders from a diverse array of schools around the world have found unprecedented success using the key principles detailed in Leverage Leadership, and this book is inspired — and informed — by their stories. Leverage Leadership 2.0 is the practical resource school leaders need to start making real change happen today. EDUCATION,Administration,General

A Guide to Managing and Leading School Operations This book fills a gap in the training of educational leaders by orienting them to the vitally important business operations required to run a school including personnel, finances, and risk. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Managing Time and Stress Practical, field-tested advice on how academic leaders can deal with times pressures and the other stresses of their positions. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Learning to Improve In Learning to Improve, the authors argue for a new approach to education reform that leverages “networked improvement communities” to address high school dropout rates and other core concerns. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Innovator's Mindset The traditional system of education requires students to hold their questions and compliantly stick to the scheduled curriculum. But our job as educators is to provide new and better opportunities for our students. It’s time to recognize that compliance doesn’t foster innovation, encourage critical thinking, or inspire creativity—and those are the skills our students need to succeed. In The Innovator’s Mindset, George Couros encourages teachers and administrators to empower their learners to wonder, to explore—and to become forward-thinking leaders. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Lead Like a PIRATE Are You a Treasure Seeker? Pirates are on a constant quest for riches, but PIRATE Leaders seek even greater rewards: amazing schools, engaged students, and empowered educators who know they are making a difference. In Lead Like a PIRATE, education leaders Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf map out the character traits necessary to captain a school or district. You’ll learn where to find the treasure that’s already in your classrooms and schools—and how to bring out the very best in your educators. What does it take to be a PIRATE Leader? Passion—both professional and personal A willingness to Immerse yourself in your work Good Rapport with your staff, students and community The courage to Ask questions and Analyze what is and isn’t working The determination to seek positive Transformation And the kind of Enthusiasm that gets others excited about education The ultimate goal for any education leader is to create schools and districts where students and staff are knocking down the doors to get in rather than out. This book will equip and encourage you to be relentless in your quest to make school amazing for your students, staff, parents, and communities. Are you ready to set sail? EDUCATION,Administration,General

Meeting Wise Meeting Wise provides a checklist for school leaders to facilitate more effective, efficient meetings. This organizational concept is usable in staff meetings, at teacher summits, and throughout the school district. EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Five Practices in Practice [Middle School] Take a deep dive into the five practices for facilitating productive mathematical discussions Enhance your fluency in the five practices—anticipating, monitoring, selecting, sequencing, and connecting—to bring powerful discussions of mathematical concepts to life in your middle school classroom. This book unpacks the five practices for deeper understanding and empowers you to use each practice effectively. Video excerpts vividly illustrate the five practices in action in real middle school classrooms Key questions help you set learning goals, identify high-level tasks, and jumpstart discussion Prompts guide you to be prepared for and overcome common challenges Includes planning templates, sample lesson plans and completed monitoring tools, and mathematical tasks. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Driven by Data 2.0 The bestselling guide for school leaders—updated in a new edition Data-driven instruction is the philosophy that schools should focus on two simple questions: how do you know if are students learning? And when they are not, what do you do about it? Driven by Data 2.0 is a practical guide that answers these questions to empower schools to achieve significant gains in student achievement. Rooted in a proven framework that has been implemented in thousands of schools, the book presents what makes schools successful along with tools to put the framework into place to make data work for your schools: Assess—set the roadmap for learning Analyze—identify why students struggle Act—teach more effectively what students need Build the culture—train and develop your staff so that data-driven instruction can thrive If you’re a K – 12 leader, coach, or teacher looking to implement data-driven instruction in your school district, Driven by Data 2.0 has the tools to train your staff: PD materials, videos of exemplar practice and all the resources you need to achieve remarkable results. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Building Behavior Build the behavior system your students need and deserve Students deserve a safe, welcoming, and tolerant learning environment in which high expectations will flourish. Schools need consistent behavior initiatives that are rooted in equity and clear in outcome and purpose. Which plan is best for your students? Building Behavior distills the purpose of six common behavior initiatives to give school leaders a starting point for adding to, refining, or building a tailored behavior system that is effective and manageable. Learn to select, self-assess, and build a behavior system that meets the diverse academic and social/emotional learning needs of your students. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Teacher Preparation at the Intersection of Race and Poverty in Today's Schools Teacher Preparation at the Intersection of Race and Poverty in Today's Schools introduces the reader to a collection of thoughtful works by authors that represent current thinking about teacher preparation. EDUCATION,Administration,General

From Equity Talk to Equity Walk A practical guide for achieving equitable outcomes From Equity Talk to Equity Walk offers practical guidance on the design and application of campus change strategies for achieving equitable outcomes. Drawing from campus-based research projects sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California, this invaluable resource provides real-world steps that reinforce primary elements for examining equity in student achievement, while challenging educators to specifically focus on racial equity as a critical lens for institutional and systemic change. Colleges and universities have placed greater emphasis on education equity in recent years. Acknowledging the changing realities and increasing demands placed on contemporary postsecondary education, this book meets educators where they are and offers an effective design framework for what it means to move beyond equity being a buzzword in higher education. Central concepts and key points are illustrated through campus examples. This indispensable guide presents academic administrators and staff with advice on building an equity-minded campus culture, aligning strategic priorities and institutional missions to advance equity, understanding equity-minded data analysis, developing campus strategies for making excellence inclusive, and moving from a first-generation equity educator to an equity-minded practitioner. From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: A Guide for Campus-Based Leadership and Practice is a vital wealth of information for college and university presidents and provosts, academic and student affairs professionals, faculty, and practitioners who seek to dismantle institutional barriers that stand in the way of achieving equity, specifically racial equity to achieve equitable outcomes in higher education. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Learning-Centred Leadership in Higher Education This book explores the implications of focusing learning in university leadership. While a range of external and internal factors push contemporary higher education leaders towards a reactive and transactional style, the author argues that placing learning at the centre of the decision-making process ultimately grounds higher education leadership in values. Illustrated by numerous case studies and informed by Peter Senge’s theory of learning, the author examines this central thesis across a variety of areas and functions of higher education that are vital to the development and success of this shared endeavour. This book will be of interest and value to both new and established university leaders, as well as scholars of leadership in higher education more generally. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Educational Authorities and the Schools This book describes and analyses the organisation, functions and development of national educational authorities and agencies and the influence they have on local schools in 20 countries around the world. It examines the governing chain in the respective countries from both a theoretical and descriptive perspective. It does so against the background of the stability and rigour of the governing chains having been challenged, with some researchers considering the chain to be broken. However, the view that comes to the fore in this book is that the chain is still present and contains both vertical implementation structures and intervening spaces for policy interpretation. How schools become successful is important for the individual students as well as the local community and the national state. A vast quantity of research has looked at what happens in schools and classrooms. At the same time, national governance and politics as well as local prerequisites are known to exert influence on schools and their results to a high degree. Societal priorities, problems and traditions provide variety in how governance is executed. This book provides an international overview of the similarities and differences between educational agencies and how their work influences schools.  EDUCATION,Administration,General

The Relevance of Education "Education is in a state of crisis. It has failed to respond to changing social needs—lagging behind rather than leading." The crisis that Jerome Bruner identifies in this volume admits of no easy solutions. But the noted American psychologist makes clear that educational reform must begin with the understanding of how a child acquires information and converts knowledge into action. Drawing on his current work on infant development, Bruner underscores the importance of formulating educational strategies that expand rather than constrict the skills of the young learner. Since education takes place under conditions imposed by a technological society, Professor Bruner maintains that it is not enough to attempt reform through minor curriculum revisions. The program that fails to set knowledge within the context of action must be replaced. And to be truly relevant to our social needs, the scope of education must be extended toward overcoming the severe handicaps faced by children from impoverished areas. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Education Law Education Law, Sixth Edition provides a comprehensive survey of the legal problems and issues confronting school leaders, teachers, and policymakers today. Court cases accompanied by explanation and analysis can help aspiring educators understand the subtlety and richness of the law. Accordingly, each of the 12 thematic chapters begins with an overview, concludes with a summary, and balances an explanation of the important principles of education law with actual court decisions to illuminate those issues most relevant for educational policy and practice. This updated and expanded Sixth Edition includes: Revision of case law, education policy, and citations to reflect the most recent decisions and developments in the field. Cases and commentary on key topics such as constitutional rights of students in public schools, school discipline, safety, and zero tolerance policies, school choice and parental rights claims, the regulation of charter schools and home-based education, cyberbullying and the regulation of online speech, racial and sexual harassment policies, and collective bargaining, unions, and working conditions. eResources accessible at www.routledge.com/9780367195250 include a Glossary for students, Chapter Outlines and Abstracts for instructors, as well as Tables of Cases. EDUCATION,Administration,General

America's Sex Culture The current edition analyzes the sex culture of America and the ways this culture impacts schools. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Leadership, Community Partnerships and Schools in the Pacific Islands This book explores a range of educational issues in the Pacific Islands, from school leadership in various contexts to the importance of forging cordial school and community partnerships. By presenting perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders, including community leaders, teachers, parents and students, it adds to the ongoing dialogue on educational issues in the Pacific Islands. Moreover, it promotes the forging of healthy school ecosystems that value equality, diversity, community engagement, fruitful citizenship, proactive school leadership, and valuable student learning, to drive an educated Pacific Islands population into the future. EDUCATION,Administration,General

Stop Fake Work in Education Don’t do more work—do the right work. Hard work that yields the same old results can mire dedicated educators in exhaustion, burnout, and a lack of confidence that improvement is possible. When you offer your team a better way of working, planning, and collaborating, you turn Fake Work into Real Work—and stagnancy into dynamic change. Inside this data-driven, research-based guide, you’ll find · The critical foundations for building a culture that drives maximum performance · A simple, three-part model for shedding Fake Work · Road maps for strategic planning, for aligning organizational strategies and actions, and for executing—seeing strategy translated into daily work. · Tools for gaining focus, building teams, and cultivating productive behaviors · Real educators’ stories · Exercises, reflection questions, charts, checklists, and more EDUCATION,Administration,General

College Student Retention Retention lingers as a major problem in higher education despite greater accessibility. The second edition of Seidman’s groundbreaking book includes three new chapters to fill information gaps on critical topics: assessment in community colleges, retention theory, and online programs. This book will be of interest to practitioners and classroom professionals alike. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Assessment for Excellence Assessment for Excellence introduces a philosophy of assessment based upon the talent development concept. Colleges and universities prioritize developing the talents of students and faculty, rather than gathering the most resources and status for their institutions. The Input-Environment-Outcome assessment model focuses on talent development and highlight the pitfalls of common assessment practices. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Governance of Higher Education Governance of Higher Education explores the work of traditional and contemporary higher education scholarship worldwide, providing readers with an understanding of the assumptions, historical traditions, and paradigms that have shaped the scholarship on governance. Bringing together the vast and disparate writings that form the higher education governance literature—including frameworks drawn from a range of disciplines and global scholarship—this book synthesizes the significant theoretical, conceptual, and empirical scholarship to advance the research and practice of governance. Coverage includes the structures of governance, cultures and practices, the collegial tradition, the new managed environment of the academy, and the politics and processes of governance. As universities across the globe face a myriad of challenges and multiple stakeholder demands, Governance of Higher Education offers scholars, practitioners, and higher education graduate students an essential resource for advancing research and the practice of governance. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Practical Leadership in Community Colleges Anticipate, manage, and overcome the complex issues facing community colleges Practical Leadership in Community Colleges offers a path forward through the challenges community colleges face every day. Through field observations, reports, news coverage, and interviews with leaders and policy makers, this book digs deep into the issues confronting college leaders and provides clear direction for managing through the storm. With close examination of both emerging trends and perennial problems, the discussion delves into issues brought about by changing demographics, federal and state mandates, public demand, economic cycles, student unrest, employee groups, trustees, college supporters, and more to provide practical guidance toward optimal outcomes for all stakeholders. Written by former presidents, including a past president of the American Association of Community Colleges, this book provides expert guidance on anticipating and managing the critical issues that affect the entire institution. Both authors serve as consultants, executive coaches, and advisors to top leaders, higher education institutions, and leadership development programs throughout the United States. Community colleges are facing increasingly complex issues from both without and within. Some can be avoided, others only mitigated—but all must be managed, and college leaders must be fully prepared or risk failing the students and the community. This book provides real-world guidance for current and emerging leaders and trustees seeking more effective management methods, with practical insight and expert perspective. Tackle the college completion challenge and performance-based funding initiatives Manage through economic cycles, declining support, and calls for accountability Delve into the issues of privatization and employee unionization Execute strategies to align institutional goals and mission Manage organizational change and new ways of thinking that are essential in today's competitive environment Manage issues involving diversity, inclusiveness, and equity Prepare adequately for campus emergencies Community colleges are the heartbeat of the nation's higher education system, and bear the tremendous responsibility of serving the needs of a vast and varied student body. Every day may bring new issues, but effective management allows institutions to rise to the challenge rather than falter under pressure. Practical Leadership in Community Colleges goes beyond theory to provide the practical guidance leadership needs to more effectively lead institutions to achieve results and serve the students and the community. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Active Learning Strategies in Higher Education This book focuses on selected best practices for effective active learning in Higher Education. Contributors present the epistemology of active learning along with specific case studies from different disciplines and countries. Discussing issues around ICTs, collaborative learning, experiential learning and other active learning strategies. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Interactive Lecturing Tips and techniques to build interactive learning into lecture classes Have you ever looked out across your students only to find them staring at their computers or smartphones rather than listening attentively to you? Have you ever wondered what you could do to encourage students to resist distractions and focus on the information you are presenting? Have you ever wished you could help students become active learners as they listen to you lecture? Interactive Lecturing is designed to help faculty members more effectively lecture. This practical resource addresses such pertinent questions as, “How can lecture presentations be more engaging?” “How can we help students learn actively during lecture instead of just sitting and passively listening the entire time?” Renowned authors Elizabeth F. Barkley and Claire H. Major provide practical tips on creating and delivering engaging lectures as well as concrete techniques to help teachers ensure students are active and fully engaged participants in the learning process before, during, and after lecture presentations. Research shows that most college faculty still rely predominantly on traditional lectures as their preferred teaching technique. However, research also underscores the fact that more students fail lecture-based courses than classes with active learning components. Interactive Lecturing combines engaging presentation tips with active learning techniques specifically chosen to help students learn as they listen to a lecture. It is a proven teaching and learning strategy that can be readily incorporated into every teacher’s methods. In addition to providing a synthesis of relevant, contemporary research and theory on lecturing as it relates to teaching and learning, this book features 53 tips on how to deliver engaging presentations and 32 techniques you can assign students to do to support their learning during your lecture. The tips and techniques can be used across instructional methods and academic disciplines both onsite (including small lectures and large lecture halls) as well as in online courses. This book is a focused, up-to-date resource that draws on collective wisdom from scholarship and practice. It will become a well-used and welcome addition for everyone dedicated to effective teaching in higher education. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Who Gets In and Why From award-winning higher education journalist and New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Selingo comes a revealing look from inside the admissions office—one that identifies surprising strategies that will aid in the college search. Getting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why, journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.” Hint: it’s not all about the sticker on the car window. Selingo, who was embedded in three different admissions offices—a selective private university, a leading liberal arts college, and a flagship public campus—closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors, marketers, behind-the-scenes consultants, and college rankers. While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based, rewarding the best students, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth, showing that “who gets in” is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors—like diversity, money, and, ultimately, whether a student will enroll if accepted. One of the most insightful books ever about “getting in” and what higher education has become, Who Gets In and Why not only provides an usually intimate look at how admissions decisions get made, but guides prospective students on how to honestly assess their strengths and match with the schools that will best serve their interests. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

Esports in Higher Education This comprehensive resource examines the rapidly-growing esports phenomenon in higher education, bringing the perspectives of players, administrators, and scholars together in one volume to discuss the basics of esports, how to start and maintain successful esports programs, and issues and trends in the field. Esports are a global phenomenon with an estimated audience of 400 million people in 2018. Given their already strong base and rising popularity on college campuses, esports have been referred to as the new college football. This book offers practical insights into how to develop and maintain an esports program that is consistent with institutional purposes and values. The book is helpful to all types of institutions (small to large, public and private, 2-year or 4-year). It draws on current scholarship and the professional experience of the authors, focused heavily on practical advice for higher education professionals. Among the challenges of esports in higher education the book addresses are competition structure, competition climate, child protection, cheating, gambling, lack of reliable relevant data to inform decisions, and the advent of an esports arms race. Some of the opportunities described in the book include student recruitment and success networks with high schools, and partnerships with the esports industry. Done correctly, esports can provide a structured way for all students (on campus, off campus, and online) to engage in both curricular and cocurricular programming that can provide measurable learning outcomes and have a positive impact on retention rates. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

African Americans in Higher Education While there is a wealth of scholarship on AfricanaEducation, no single volume has examined the roles of such important topics as BlackMale Identity, Hip Hop Culture, Adult Learners, Leadership at HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities, Critical Black Pedagogy, among others.   This book critically examines African Americansin higher education, with an emphasis on the social and philosophical foundationsof Africana culture. This is a critical interdisciplinary study, one which exploresthe collection, interpretation, and analysis of quantitative and qualitativedata in the field of higher education.  To date, there are not any single-authoredor edited collections that attempt to research the logical and conceptual ideasof the disciplinary matrix of Africana social and philosophical foundations ofAfrican Americans in higher education. Therefore, this volume provides readerswith a compilation of literary, historical, philosophical, and communicativeessays that describe and evaluate the Black experience from an Afrocentricperspective for the first time. It is required reading in a wide range ofAfrican American Studies courses. EDUCATION,Administration,Higher

The Superintendent's Fieldbook Guidance for ever-changing challenges, success through improved effectiveness Equip yourself to face the demands of a superintendent with this practical guide for new and veteran district leaders. Understanding leadership and budgets is only one piece of a pie that has grown to include privatization, performance-based teacher compensation, technology, and global comparisons like PISA. Based on research with 300 superintendents, this new edition is your touchstone forpractical advice on how to: Survive on the job Bargain like a pro Work with your school board Tackle the achievement gap Explain to the public what's right with American schools EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

The Principal The author of Six Secrets of Change describes how and why the principal's role must change to maximize student achievement *** FREE Professional Development Guide Included *** Principals are often called the second most crucial in-school influencers (after teachers) of student learning. But what should the principal do in order to maximize student achievement? One of the best-known leadership authors in education, Fullan explains why the answer lies neither in micro-managing instruction nor in autonomous entrepreneurialism. He shows systematically how the principal's role should change, demonstrating how it can be done in short order, at scale. Reveals the three key roles that administrators must play in today's schools Explains how to choose the right versus wrong drivers of school success Filled with "action items" to help implement Fullan's program effectively Includes strategies that have been successfully field-tested in schools across the United States and Canada EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Passing the Principal TExES Exam The ultimate practice book—your secret weapon for the toughest test in Texas! This carefully curated collection of TExES practice tests, each field-tested for accuracy, is designed to show you where you need to improve—and how to do it to pass the TExES exam. Start by thinking like a test developer, learning the exam’s framework inside and out. Then move on to seven practice tests with answers, plus Rationales explaining why correct answers are correct Tables and figures geared for visual and kinesthetic learners “Important Points to Remember” at the end of each test Test-taking strategies Guidance for creating a personal success plan Important notice: A few answers have been corrected and the errata sheet can be found at Elaine's website: http://www.elainewilmore.com/. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

The STEM Shift All you need to make the shift to STEM a reality! This resource makes the process of shifting to a comprehensive, integrated STEM school or district within reach! Invaluable case studies featuring STEM pioneers model how successful, STEM-centered learning takes place. You’ll find process-specific best practices and strategies to help you: Understand, create, and lead the STEM change proces Prepare the school community for STEM Integrate 21st Century Skills, the arts, and humanities Includes step-by-step checklists and visual mapping guides. Use this groundbreaking resource to systematically implement STEM instruction that prepares students for the global economy! EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Making the Principal TExES Exam Real Learn From The Best As You Prepare For The Principal TExES Exam. Elaine L. Wilmore’s books have helped countless educators succeed on TExES exams and are widely recognized as the gold standard in TExES preparation. In this comprehensive new guide, she turns her expertise to the exacting standards tested by the Principal exam. Beginning with a thorough overview, Wilmore delves into case studies that all students will find useful and applicable to their own preparation, and includes: Over four hundred practice questions and a detailed answer key Graphics to clarify complex concepts A clear breakdown of the domains and competencies tested on the exam EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Digital Citizenship Make responsible digital citizenship part of your school’s culture! Use this book’s community-based approach to building digital citizenship to teach, learn, and thrive in today’s digital environment. Expertly navigate the pitfalls of the digital world, take hold of the plethora of opportunities available to you, and confidently engage in online connections without fear! Educators, parents, and students will discover how to: Protect privacy and leave positive online footprints Understand creative credits and copyright freedoms Foster responsible digital behaviors through safe and secure practices Enlist all stakeholders to help ingrain digital citizenship into the school culture EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

BrandED Praise for BrandED "A great resource for educators who want to strengthen their connections with students, teachers, parents, and the wider community. These two innovative leaders don't just capture how to tell the story of a school—they show how to create it." —Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take "Every day in every one of your schools, great things happen. How does your community know? Schools that are Future Ready boldly engage their community to build relationships and empower both students and families. Powerful yet practical, BrandED is the perfect resource to help your school share its story with the world." —Thomas C. Murray, Director of Innovation, Future Ready Schools "Eric and Trish demystify what it means to brand one's school by providing eight compelling conversations that not only lead to a deeper understanding of branding, but provide relevant ways for school leaders to frame their work… . In the vast sea of information in which we currently reside, using the BrandED Leadership methods described in this book will help school leaders reach their audiences in ways that create trusting relationships and loyalty." —Dwight Carter, Principal, New Albany High School "Disruption is the new normal. And the great disruptors of our time are shaping the culture itself in innovative ways. Eric and Trish's book BrandED sends a very compelling message to school leaders that developing and executing a smart, innovative brand strategy can disrupt the best practices' conventions of the existing school system. Like great disruptive brands from Apple to Uber, educators now have the ability to get the community engaged and immersed in the school's brand equity—and BrandED provides the roadmap for getting there." —Scott Kerr, Executive Director of Strategy and Insights, Time Inc. A brand is built around three key elements: image, promise, and result. The power of a brand to communicate all three elements is undeniable, and in today's digitally connected, social society, schools and school districts have a lot to gain by developing and promoting their own brand identities. BrandED is the groundbreaking guidebook for educators who want to enhance communication with students, parents, and stakeholders to create a transparent record of value. You know great achievements happen at your school. Unfortunately, many of those stories stop at the school doors. This hands-on guide from two rising stars in the education field, Eric Sheninger and Trish Rubin, empowers educators at all levels to take control of how the mission, values, and vision of their schools is communicated. An engaging collection of transformative conversations lead you to discover the opportunities and benefits of designing a brand for your school and sustaining a BrandED community to evangelize it. Even if you have no marketing experience, the easy-to-use framework takes you step by step through the nuances of spreading good news about your school and building relationships around those actions. Timesaving, practical advice prepares you to begin innovating at your school right away, and convenient tips and reflections at the end of each chapter make it easy to integrate the BrandED mindset and practices into your everyday routine. Become a driving force behind your school getting the recognition it deserves by: Branding yourself as your school's storyteller-in-chief and amplifier through a variety of traditional and digital tools and platforms Improving relationships with key stakeholders, developing strategic partnerships, and attracting more resources and opportunities Fostering a positive culture extending and influencing beyond the school grounds BrandE EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

SLLA Crash Course This book fully prepares test takers with the content knowledge and strategies to pass the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA). The review manual and comprehensive study guide includes a thorough content review, targeted strategies for every question type, and two full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations aligned to the updated ISLLC Standards (2015). By implementing a few critical strategies and focusing study time on the material contained here, readers will be ready to ace the SLLA. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Databusting for Schools Data in education is increasingly important but, despite their best efforts, teachers and educators frequently struggle to understand the core principles of data use and interpretation. This book will help readers understand the use of statistics in education, and show them how to use data effectively in classrooms and schools. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Evidence-based School Leadership and Management A practical guide to evidence-based school leadership demonstrating the benefits that can be gained from engaging with robust educational research and offering clear guidance on applying meaningful lessons to practice. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

The Principal Coaching Model This book is designed to give school districts and/or principals the tools to implement a successful coaching model to support principals. It offers hands on, practical practices to overcome the challenge of principal isolation to help principals succeed in the position and in turn get the most out of their students and teachers, and themselves. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Passing the Principal as Instructional Leader TExES Exam The premier guide to acing the exam—completely revised! The toughest test in Texas has been updated—and so has this best-selling preparation book. As you explore each element of the exam’s new structure—eleven competencies within six domains—you’ll make the transition from thinking like a teacher to reflecting, reacting, and responding like a learner-centered principal. Features of the third edition include: An overview of the updated TExES philosophy In-depth analysis of the new domains and competencies Real-life stories and applications Test-taking strategies—online and offline Tips for time management and stress relief before, during, and after the exam EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

The Governance Core Lead into the future effectively with the Governance Core approach! Designed to guide educational leadership past difficult and formidable challenges, the governance system outlined in this book will lead to school districts and schools operating at the highest levels of effectiveness. Davis Campbell and Michael Fullan call for school boards, superintendents and school leaders to work cohesively with the same mindset to raise clarity, status, and efficacy. Practical and authentic, the Governance Core is based upon: A governance mindset A shared moral imperative A unified, cohesive governance system A commitment to system-wide coherence A focus on continuous improvement in the district EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Districts on the Move The How-To Resource for Developing Cultures, Building Capacity, and Creating Coherent Systems School districts destined for long-term success require an approach that is systemic in nature, and transformative and comprehensive in its scope. Improving clarity, commitment, collaboration, and accountability beginning with the heart of the district will propel student learning forward. The guiding principles outlined in this book, supported by the Benchmarks for Capacity for School District Coherence, and real case studies examine: • Clarity of district goals and school priorities for student learning • Culture of shared leadership and systemic collaboration • Coherent instructional framework for developing collective expertise • Evidence-based cycles of inquiry for continuous improvement EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Asking the Right Questions This four-question model is an inquiry-based approach to leadership that gets to the heart of an organization’s DNA. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

What Great Principals Do Differently What are the attitudes and actions that make great principals stand out? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals the 20 keys to effective school leadership. This essential third edition features helpful new strategies for recruiting talent through better interview and reference questions, as well as tips for retaining talent. It also offers a new section on how leadership is not an event, but rather requires a consistent approach to affect the climate and eventually shape the culture of your school. Perfect for new and experienced principals, for independent professional reading or for leadership courses, this practical book will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do the things that matter most for the people who ultimately matter most—the students. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

The New Principal This book leads principals through an examination of themselves and their motivation. It takes an unflinching look at the nature of today’s principalship at all levels. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

School Climate Matters This book describes the effect of school climate on student academic achievement. The unexpected leading position of Shanghai in its first and second appearance of the PISA survey—topping every league table in this assessment by a clear margin—attracted attention from all over the world. This book focuses on the relationship between student academic achievement and the characteristics of students and schools in Shanghai, while showing the effects of these factors within this specific educational ecology. Bo Ning considers the relationship between school climate and student academic achievement using data from PISA 2009 and 2012, with a focus on reading and mathematics. School climate is confined to the quality and characteristics of school life in relationships, and teaching and learning issues from a student perspective. In each chapter, one or several of the following five school climate variables are explored: school appreciation, teacher-student relations, disciplinary climate, reading atmosphere, and supportive climate. In addition to the focus on school climate, three basic concerns run through the whole book: the Shanghai educational context, the comparative approach, and causal inference. This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and postgraduate students in the fields of international and comparative education. EDUCATION,Administration,School Superintendents & Principals

Communication Skills Essential reading for young professionals on the first rung of their career ladders, this second edition is an up-to-date and invaluable guide to improved communication skills, designed to develop the ambitious individual's prospects in their chosen profession. Tackling a broad range of different communication skills in careful detail, the book also contains guidance for the ongoing development of these skills, and is useful for professionals at every level of competence in communicating. Ellis promotes reflection and participation through exercises, encouraging not just passive reading, but active engagement.The volume has wide coverage – from making presentations, producing a concise CV and negotiating and asserting to debate on current issues of the real effectiveness of e-mail and PowerPoint versus face-to-face communication: issues very relevant to the contemporary work place. Drawing from experiences in his own successful communications training and consultancy business, Ellis bases his advice on the most recent developments in communications research, and clarifies with examples of current professional practice, making Communication Skills the essential aid to career advancement. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Key Concepts in Sport and Exercise Sciences Provides undergraduate students with authoritative and concise explanations of the key concepts arranged according to the major sub-disciplines of sport and exercise science. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Active Ageing, Active Learning This book is concerned with the general issues of ageing, learning and education for the elderly and then with the more specific issues of why, how and what elders want to learn. This monograph consists of 10 chapters written by various internationally renowned researchers and scholar-practitioners in the field. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Lifelong Learning in Later Life This first truly comprehensive interdisciplinary, international critique of theory and practice in lifelong learning as it relates to later life is an absolute tour de force. Alexandra Withnall, Universities of Warwick and Leicester, UK.This is a book that needed to be written: it provides a most thorough and skilful analysis of a comprehensive range of contemporary literature about learning in later life from many localities and countries of the world.Peter Jarvis, Professor Emeritus, University of SurreyImpressive in its scope this handbook seeks to describe older learning critically within the lifelong learning literature at the same time that it makes a strong and persuasive case for taking older learning seriously in our postmodern world.Kenneth Wain, University of MaltaLifelong learning in later life is an essential handbook for a wide range of people who work alongside older adults in varied contexts. This handbook brings together both orthodox approaches to educational gerontology and fresh perspectives on important emerging issues faced by seniors around the globe. Issues discussed include the social construction of ageing, the importance of lifelong learning policy and practice, participation in later life learning, education of marginalised groups within older communities, inter-generational learning, volunteering and ‘active ageing’, the political economy of older adulthood, learning for better health and well-being, and the place of seniors in a learning society.Brian Findsen is a professor of adult education, Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. His writings are usually constructed within a social justice framework such as The Fourth Sector: Adult and Community Education in Aotearoa New Zealand (edited with John Benseman and Miriama Scott in 1996) and Learning later (2005).Marvin Formosa is a lecturer in the European Centre for Gerontology, University of Malta, Msida, Malta. In addition to various articles focusing on critical educational gerontology, recent and forthcoming books include Social Class Dynamics in Later Life (2009) and Social Class in Later Life: Power, Identity and Lifestyle (with Paul Higgs, 2012). EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

"Sit and Get" Won't Grow Dendrites Make professional development unforgettable Teaching busy adults can be a daunting task. How do you grab their attention and make material memorable? Expert Marcia Tate knows how adults learn best and shares 20 professional development strategies that work. What you’ll find in the 2nd edition: 20 learning strategies proven to engage adults and boost long-term retention 150 professional learning activities that spark educator participation New findings on learning styles, brain research, and adult learning theory References to the new Learning Forward Professional Standards Samples of professional learning designs Guided reflection and application sections EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Learning Theory and Classroom Practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector A fully revised introduction to learning theories for trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector, demonstrating the relationship between learning theories and effective classroom practice. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Planning Programs for Adult Learners Planning Programs for Adult Learners, Third Edition covers the development of adult education programs in clear, specific detail. This popular step-by-step guide contains information on every area of program planning for adult learners, from understanding the purpose of educational programs to obtaining suitable facilities to incorporating technology appropriately. For educators and practitioners for whom planning programs is a full-time responsibility or only a part of their jobs, as well as volunteers in a variety of organizations, will find this book to be an essential tool. Grounded in a variety of program planning models, the new edition includes: new refinements to the 11-component interactive model updated exercises and examples from new settings new material on the practical application of technology discussion of instructional and program evaluation a focus on critical managerial tasks a new chapter on exploring the foundational knowledge of program planning a new section on the ethical issues related to program planning EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults Praise for Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults "Stephen Brookfield has used his gifts for clear thinking and lucid writing to produce this theoretically informed, immensely practical book on how the dynamics of power and adult teaching intersect. It should be required reading for everyone who teaches adults." ??—Ronald M. Cervero, professor and associate dean, College of Education, University of Georgia "In one of his most personal, emotionally candid, and accessible books yet, Stephen Brookfield shares his passionate and indispensable commitment to empowering the learner both inside and outside the formal classroom, offering a trove of exercises, stories, and practical teaching tips to confront the hidden curriculum of power head on. For any teacher, coach, supervisor, or mentor who cares deeply about adult learning, here's a true gem from one of our great contemporary adult educators." —Laurent A. Parks Daloz, senior fellow, The Whidbey Institute "This book is not about increasing your power as a teacher — it is about the dynamics of power in the adult classroom, challenging power structures, and the techniques teachers can use to empower learners. Brookfield's uses the lens of 'power' to distill, for the practitioner, ??a lifetime's work of scholarly and practical engagement with adult teaching and learning.' —Mark Tennant, emeritus professor, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia "Brookfield writes in a nice easy-to-read autobiographical style. He explains and fully discusses many good techniques for teaching in an effective and humane manner. Everybody who teaches, whether they teach children or adults, will benefit from reading this interesting book and learning from his lifetime of experience as a teacher." —Peter Jarvis, emeritus professor of continuing education, University of Surrey EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Adult Learning Solidly grounded in theory and research, but concise and practice-oriented, Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice is perfect for master’s-level students and practitioners alike. Sharan Merriam and Laura Bierema have infused each chapter with practical applications for instruction which will help readers personally relate to the material. The contents covers: Adult Learning in Today’s World Traditional Learning Theories Andragogy Self-Directed Learning Transformative Learning Experience and Learning Body and Spirit in Learning Motivation and Learning The Brain and Cognitive Functioning Adult Learning in the Digital Age Critical Thinking and Critical Perspectives Culture and Context Discussion questions and activities for reflection are included at the end of each chapter. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Passing Assessments for the Award in Education and Training Covering all the assessment criteria for the Award in Education and Training, this text enables learners to prepare for their assessments with confidence. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Certificate in Education and Training A complete guide to the mandatory units of the new Certificate in Education and Training. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

On Teaching and Learning On Teaching and Learning takes the ideas explored in renowned educator Jane Vella’s best-selling book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach to the next level and explores how dialogue education has been applied in educational settings around the world. Throughout the book, she shows how to put the principles and practices of dialogue education into action and uses illustrative stories and examples from her extensive travels. Dialogue education values inquiry, integrity, and commitment to equity—values that are also central to democracy. Learners are treated as beings worthy of respect, recognized for the knowledge and experience they bring to the learning experience. Dialogue education emphasizes the importance of safety and belonging. It is an approach that welcomes one’s certainties and one’s questions. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Award in Education and Training This revised edition is updated for the new qualification requirements and the Professional Standards for Teachers. Essential course support for the new Level 3 Award by best-selling author of Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Teaching Adults A highly practical guide for new instructors teaching in any setting Regardless of the context, teaching is a tall task—and for those teaching adults, unique challenges await. Teaching Adults: A Practical Guide for New Teachers is chock-full of ideas that can be read quickly and implemented immediately in formal and informal settings, in classrooms and workplaces; in short, wherever adults are learning. Written with straightforward language that eschews jargon, yet grounded in theory, research, and practice in adult education, the book will benefit readers who have not previously been exposed to these ideas as well as more experienced teachers who seek new ways to reach adult learners. The book will serve as a resource to revisit from time to time as readers face new challenges and questions in teaching adults. Readers will delve into to a variety of topics, including: A general teaching framework, including the author's four keys to effective teaching An in-depth exploration of the primary components of effective teaching An examination of the unique challenges involved with teaching adults, including how to best create a positive learning environment, overcoming resistance to learning, motivation techniques, and dealing with difficult or disruptive learners The book elucidates the techniques required to connect with adult learners and provide instruction that is specifically tailored to the unique learning needs of these students. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Adult Learner How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles’s pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centered approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. This eighth edition has been thoughtfully updated in terms of structure, content, and style. On top of this, online material and added chapter-level reflection questions make this classic text more accessible than ever. The new edition includes: Two new chapters: Neuroscience and Andragogy, and Information Technology and Learning. Updates throughout the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. A companion website with instructor aids for each chapter. If you are a researcher, practitioner or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning that you should not be without. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education An authoritative overview of the current state of the field of adult and continuing education Drawing on the contributions of 75 leading authors in the field, this 2010 Edition of the respected Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education provides adult education scholars, program administrators, and teachers with a solid foundation for understanding the current guiding beliefs, practices, and tensions faced in the field, as well as a basis for developing and refining their own approaches to their work and scholarship. Offering expanded discussions in the areas of social justice, technology, and the global dimensions of adult and continuing education, the Handbook continues the tradition of previous volumes with discussions of contemporary theories, current forms and contexts of practice, and core processes and functions. Insightful chapters examine adult and continuing education as it relates to gender and sexuality, race, our aging society, class and place, and disability. Key Features Expanded coverage of social justice, the impact of technology, and the global dimensions of adult and continuing education provides a useful update on theories and practices in the field as they have evolved during the last decade. An invaluable introductory overview and synthesis of key aspects of the field of practice and scholarship acquaints new readers to the field T he centrality of social justice in adult and continuing education is addressed in a new section. The broader global context of contemporary adult and continuing education is covered in a final section. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Principles and Practices of Assessment This new third edition, updated in line with recent changes and qualification in the further education and skills sector provides you with all the information you need to complete the assessment units for the Award and Certificate in Education and Training or the assessment part of the TAQA qualification. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning A comprehensive exploration of technology's role in adult learning Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning introduces educators and students to the intersection of adult learning and the growing technological revolution. Written by an internationally recognized expert in the field, this book explores the theory, research, and practice driving innovation in both adult learning and learning technology, and illuminates a powerful approach to recognize and leverage these opportunities. Building on current trends and research in technology and its use, each chapter illustrates the need, opportunities, and examples of current and future technologies that scaffold adult learning, and provides comprehensive coverage of both current and emerging challenges. Many adult learning faculty, practitioners, and students realize that technology presents a growing and ever-present set of issues, yet few feel confident in identifying the opportunities that arise with each step forward. This book clarifies the interplay between adult learning and learning technology, and characterizes the cyclic exchange of information and opportunities that link these fields now and in the future. Understand the critical issues currently affecting adult learning Learn how technology is presenting both opportunities and challenges for the teaching and learning of adults in different contexts Examine recent research on learning technology for adult learners Discover how technological innovation can be applied now and how it will continue to shape the future of learning Adult learning is on the rise, and there is no mistaking technology's role; whether they're learning with or about technology, today's adult learners come with unique sets of needs and skills that demand specialized approaches. Traditional pedagogical techniques don't transfer directly, and learning technology requires its own unique approach to development and use. Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning equips practitioners to further adult learning and shape the future of the field, while providing a rich perspective for classroom inquiry and research. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher A practical guide to the essential practice that builds better teachers. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher is the landmark guide to critical reflection, providing expert insight and practical tools to facilitate a journey of constructive self-critique. Stephen Brookfield shows how you can uncover and assess your assumptions about practice by viewing them through the lens of your students' eyes, your colleagues' perceptions, relevant theory and research, and your own personal experience. Practicing critical reflection will help you… Align your teaching with desired student outcomes See your practice from new perspectives Engage learners via multiple teaching formats Understand and manage classroom power dynamics Model critical thinking for your students Manage the complex rhythms of diverse classrooms This fully revised second edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on critical reflection in the context of social media, teaching race and racism, leadership in a critically reflective key, and team teaching as critical reflection. In addition, all chapters have been thoroughly updated and expanded to align with today's classrooms, whether online or face-to-face, in large lecture formats or small groups. In his own personal voice Stephen Brookfield draws from over 45 years of experience to illustrate the clear benefits of critical reflection. Assumptions guide practice and only when we base our actions on accurate assumptions will we achieve the results we want. Educators with the courage to challenge their own assumptions in an effort to improve learning are the invaluable role models our students need. Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher provides the foundational information and practical tools that help teachers reach their true potential. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Book of Ethics The definitive book on ethics for chemical dependency treatment professionals. The treatment of addiction as a biological, psychological, social, and spiritual disease requires a high standard of ethical knowledge and professional skill. This groundbreaking, reader-friendly guide to contemporary ethical issues informs and challenges health care professionals, students, and faculty with a thorough and compassionate examination of the dilemmas faced when providing care for individuals suffering from substance use problems or addiction.Renowned psychiatric ethicists Cynthia Geppert and Laura Weiss Roberts tackle issues of autonomy, respect for persons, confidentiality, truth telling and non-maleficence--setting the standard for contemporary ethical practices. These challenges are illuminated with real-world case examples that show potential effects on diverse patient populations. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Why the Humanities Matter Today Why the Humanities Matter Today explains the importance of philosophy, foreign language, literature, history, political theory, and liberal education in American higher education. The contributors in this book provide new arguments about why their disciplines matter and what value they bring to students, the university, and the public. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning The third edition of Patricia Cranton’s Understanding and Promoting Transformative Learning brings a wealth of new insight from the tremendous growth in the field during the decade since the previous edition. As in the previous editions, the book helps adult educators understand what transformative learning is, distinguish it from other forms of learning, and foster it in their practice. The first part of the book is dedicated to clarifying transformative learning theory and relating it to other theoretical frameworks. The author examines transformative learning from the learner’s perspective, and discusses individual differences in how learners go through the process. In the second half of the book, the focus is squarely on strategies for promoting transformative learning in a wide variety of adult and higher education contexts. Practitioners will be able to take ideas from the text and apply them directly in their teaching. Since 1975, transformative learning has become a core theoretical perspective in adult and higher education, and research has proliferated. In the past decade, adult education and especially transformative learning grew into a noticeably larger field. The numbers of undergraduate and graduate programs in adult education have increased and continue to increase as more and more individuals are seeking the expertise, skills, and training necessary to work with adult learners in higher education, business, industry, government, health professions, non-profit organizations, and community development. In addition, the number of programs in higher education (both undergraduate and graduate) that include courses in transformative learning has grown dramatically. These academic audiences use the book to further their understanding of transformative learning theory and practice. Drawing on the latest research as well as the author’s own teaching experience in both online and face-to-face courses, this new edition will be a vital resource for members of the transformative learning community, as well as those encountering the topic for the first time. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Principles and Practices of Teaching and Training The only all-encompassing guide to everything you need to know to teach and train in post compulsory education! EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Education for Sustainable Development in Further Education Thisbook will enable teachers and managers in the post-compulsory sector to considera range of approaches to embed Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) intheir practice in the post-compulsory sector. There will be the opportunity to consider key debates, useful links andsuggested reading to encourage further investigation and development ofpractice.  Fundamentally, this book aimsto empower teachers to critically analyse ESD through their own subjectspecialisms, engage in the debate and learn with their students.  Democratic and participative approachesintroduced will help readers to question traditional transmissive styles ofteaching and learning and move on to the radical and transformative approachesrequired to embrace ESD. Therefore this book, whilst including illustrativeexamples, will encourage the reader to look at their own subject specialisms,practice, interests and those of their students to co-construct a curriculum thatembeds ESD.  EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Agency at Work The present book collects, integrates, and discusses the range of perspectives and discourses on agency at work. In addition, the book compiles the empirical research that has been generated by various perspectives. The chapters deal with the relationship between (a) agency at work, and (b) professional learning and development. They encompass a wide variety of working life domains and/or contexts, and are based on a broad range of epistemological and theoretical standpoints.  This volume is not only thought to bring together current research, but also to foster the contemporary discourse on workplace agency a few steps further. Although the book strongly focuses on research originating in the field of workplace learning, its contents may be of interest to researchers from other scientific domains, such as socio-cognitive and development psychology, organisational behaviour, leadership, economics, life-course research, and philosophy. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

How to Be a Happy Academic A positive and practical guide that shows you how to succeed in academia, helping you hone your skills in teaching and research as well as building softer skills like interpersonal development. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Just Teach! in FE A straightforward guide to help teachers and trainee teachers in FE navigate the complex system of teaching qualifications and learn to teach in an ever-changing sector. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Achieving your Diploma in Education and Training This textbook supports the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training for those training to teach in the further education and skills sector. It covers all the mandatory units and has been carefully designed to be the essential guide to successfully achieving the qualification. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Numeracy as Social Practice Learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, embedded in local practices, traditions and interactions. But whereas the importance of social practice is increasingly recognised in literacy education, Numeracy as Social Practice: Global and Local Perspectives is the first book to fully explore these principles in the context of numeracy. The book brings together a wide range of accounts and studies from around the world to build a picture of the challenges and benefits of seeing numeracy as social practice ̶ that is, as mathematical activities embedded in the social, cultural, historical and political contexts in which these activities take place. Drawing on workplace, community and classroom contexts, Numeracy as Social Practice shows how everyday numeracy practices can be used in formal and non-formal maths teaching and how, in turn, classroom teaching can help to validate and strengthen local numeracy practices. At a time when an increasingly transnational approach is taken to education policy making, this book will appeal to development practitioners and researchers, and adult education, mathematics and numeracy teachers, researchers and policy makers around the world. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Sports Law in India This book seeks to cover a cross-section of relevant issues pertaining to the legal regulation of Sports in the Indian context, against the developments in the global arena. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Working Together Partnerships among a variety of institutions – for profit, not-for-profit, and non-profit – are a relatively recent organizational development. Such partnerships link businesses, government, and social agencies. The primary reason for these relationships is to achieve goals sooner and more efficiently by building on the resources and expertise of each partner. In arts education, schools, arts organizations, cultural institutions, government agencies, and universities have engaged in joint ventures to improve the teaching and learning of the arts disciplines in their schools and in their communities. These partnerships have been particularly beneficial for teachers, many of whom have limited background in the arts but are expected to teach them in their classrooms. Arts partnerships initially focused on the goals of the participating organizations; that is, to develop artistic skills, to build future audiences, and/or to encourage young people to consider an artistic career. More recently, partnerships focus on educational goals rather than solely artistic ones. Despite the challenges and complexities of arts education partnerships, most partners believe that the benefits to students, teachers and the community outweigh the disadvantages and consequently, as the research in Working Together demonstrates, they are willing to justify the time, energy, and expense involved to improve the quality of arts education. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Algebra Survival Guide EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Academic Practice This book gives a broad overview of the issues faced by early career academics as they enter academic life and explores a variety of topics from curriculum planning to employability. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Intersectionality & Higher Education The second edition of Intersectionality & Higher Education: Theory, Research and Praxis further documents and expands upon Crenshaw’s articulation of intersectionality within the context of higher education. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Skills for Success This book enables students to think about personal, academic and career goals and to plan a path to success. It is full of activities that develop valuable career skills and can be considered as a follow on to The Study Skills Handbook, as it addresses the next stage in development for many students. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Graduate Career Guidebook This book has been written for students and graduates, providing a practical and positive approach to finding the perfect job; a guide to graduate level employability.         EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Learning in Adulthood The new edition of the authoritative book in the field of adult education — fully revised to reflect the latest research and practice implications. For nearly three decades, Learning in Adulthood has been the definitive guide in the field of adult education. Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive volume is fully revised to reflect the latest developments in theory, research, and practice. The authors integrate foundational research and current knowledge to present fresh, original perspectives on teaching and learning in adulthood. Written by internationally-recognized experts, this market-leading guide draws from work in sociology, philosophy, critical social theory, psychology, and education to provide an inclusive overview of adult learning. Designed primarily for educators of adults, this book is accessible for readers new to adult education, yet suitably rigorous for those more familiar with the subject. Content is organized into four practical parts, covering topics such as the social context of adult learning, self-directed and transformational learning, postmodern and feminist perspectives, cognitive development in adulthood, and more. Offering the most comprehensive single-volume treatment of adult learning available, this landmark text: Offers a wide-ranging perspective on adult learning Synthesizes the latest thinking and work in the field Includes coverage of the sociocultural perspectives of adult learning Explores the broader social implications of adult education Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide, 4th Edition is an indispensable resource for educators and administrators involved in teaching adults, as well as faculty and students in graduate programs in adult education. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Apprentice’s Guide to End Point Assessment This book is an essential guide for apprentices and their trainers. It supports you to prepare for the Gateway and get ready for your EPA. It helps you to make sense of EPA and to understand the expectations of your assessors. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The 60-Year Curriculum The 60-Year Curriculum explores models and strategies for lifelong learning in an era of profound economic disruption and reinvention. Over the next half-century, globalization, regional threats to sustainability, climate change, and technologies such as artificial intelligence and data mining will transform our education and workforce sectors. In turn, higher education must shift to offer every student life-wide opportunities for the continuous upskilling they will need to achieve decades of worthwhile employability. This cutting-edge book describes the evolution of new models—covering computer science, inclusive design, critical thinking, civics, and more—by which universities can increase learners’ trajectories across multiple careers from mid-adolescence to retirement. Stakeholders in workforce development, curriculum and instructional design, lifelong learning, and higher and continuing education will find a unique synthesis offering valuable insights and actionable next steps. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Connected Learning How does the world's oral majority--adults with limited formal education (ALFE)--really prefer to learn? Few pause long enough to ask those who eschew print. The result of scholarly research and prolonged immersion in the Cambodian culture, Connected Learning exposes the truth about orality--the shame associated with limited formal education; the unfortunate misnomer that is orality; the place of spirituality, grace, and hope; and the obvious but overlooked learning preferences. ALFE have different ways of learning and knowing, a different epistemology and culture from print learners, even though we all begin alike. The choice is not between Ong's orality or literacy, but between learning from people or from print.Dr. Thigpen, a veteran cross-cultural worker, shares remedies for the hegemony and inequities unwittingly fostered by the literate minority. In a dominant culture where learning from people is prime, how can educators with a preference for print adapt? Providing an important tool in the Learning Quadrants diagram, Connected Learning advises teaching to the quadrant and calls for seven necessary shifts in teaching. Anyone versed in orality will admit these findings have "global implications and applications" (Steffen). The reader who heeds will positively impact a huge portion of humanity. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

The Well-Educated Mind The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition. Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven’t because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging antidote to the distractions of our age, electronic and otherwise. Newly expanded and updated to include standout works from the twenty-first century as well as essential readings in science (from the earliest works of Hippocrates to the discovery of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs), The Well-Educated Mind offers brief, entertaining histories of six literary genres—fiction, autobiography, history, drama, poetry, and science—accompanied by detailed instructions on how to read each type. The annotated lists at the end of each chapter—ranging from Cervantes to Cormac McCarthy, Herodotus to Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Aristotle to Stephen Hawking—preview recommended reading and encourage readers to make vital connections between ancient traditions and contemporary writing. The Well-Educated Mind reassures those readers who worry that they read too slowly or with below-average comprehension. If you can understand a daily newspaper, there’s no reason you can’t read and enjoy Shakespeare’s sonnets or Jane Eyre. But no one should attempt to read the “Great Books” without a guide and a plan. Bauer will show you how to allocate time to reading on a regular basis; how to master difficult arguments; how to make personal and literary judgments about what you read; how to appreciate the resonant links among texts within a genre—what does Anna Karenina owe to Madame Bovary?—and also between genres. In her best-selling work on home education, The Well-Trained Mind, the author provided a road map of classical education for parents wishing to home-school their children; that book is now the premier resource for home-schoolers. In The Well-Educated Mind, Bauer takes the same elements and techniques and adapts them to the use of adult readers who want both enjoyment and self-improvement from the time they spend reading. Followed carefully, her advice will restore and expand the pleasure of the written word. EDUCATION,Adult & Continuing Education

Positively Smarter Positively Smarter brings together seven principles for connecting the science of neuroplasticity to practical strategies for enhancing the synergy of happiness, achievement, and physical well-being. Moving beyond common myths, the text builds an evidence-based paradigm to empower readers to take practical steps to move forward. Brings together current research on cognitive psychology, education (learning), and implications of neuroscience to suggest powerful ways to enhance the kind of cognitive function and productivity that leads to happiness and success Applies implications of current research showing that happiness is a skill and that positive affect can lead to higher levels of creative problem solving, productivity, achievement, and well-being Shares research and strategies for supporting physical activity and nutrition that may enhance neuroplasticity, cognitive performance, and positive affect Puts learners first and then brings in the science, presenting creative or adaptive strategies that can be applied in the real world Includes action assessments to guide readers in taking concrete steps to achieve the goals they set for themselves Identifies deeply held assumptions that innate talent, genes, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity mean that a significant percentage of the population lacks the neurocognitive potential to achieve at higher levels Draws on the authors’ research from a broad range of fields in order to maximize the positive impact of a synergistic approach EDUCATION,Aims & Objectives

Not for Profit A passionate defense of the humanities from one of today's foremost public intellectuals In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues, thinking about the aims of education has gone disturbingly awry in the United States and abroad. We increasingly treat education as though its primary goal were to teach students to be economically productive rather than to think critically and become knowledgeable, productive, and empathetic individuals. This shortsighted focus on profitable skills has eroded our ability to criticize authority, reduced our sympathy with the marginalized and different, and damaged our competence to deal with complex global problems. And the loss of these basic capacities jeopardizes the health of democracies and the hope of a decent world. In response to this dire situation, Nussbaum argues that we must resist efforts to reduce education to a tool of the gross national product. Rather, we must work to reconnect education to the humanities in order to give students the capacity to be true democratic citizens of their countries and the world. In a new preface, Nussbaum explores the current state of humanistic education globally and shows why the crisis of the humanities has far from abated. Translated into over twenty languages, Not for Profit draws on the stories of troubling—and hopeful—global educational developments. Nussbaum offers a manifesto that should be a rallying cry for anyone who cares about the deepest purposes of education. EDUCATION,Aims & Objectives

Beyond Tourism Cushner integrates current research on the intercultural experience and relates it to his personal travel experiences while providing guidelines to enable educators to integrate reflective travel as an active part of the educational experience of young people. EDUCATION,Aims & Objectives

Curriculum*-in-the-Making Curriculum*-in-the-Making theorizes about the living curriculum as an event that is in the making, for the enacted curriculum is something finished, which, only as an object, can be compared to another object. A living curriculum, understood as an event*-in-the-making, leads to a very different appreciation of just what is happening in a classroom. Events* are understood to be in the making so we cannot know the precise nature of what we witness until after completion has been achieved. This book uses lesson fragments to develop a post-constructivist perspective on curriculum that is grounded in a phenomenological approach concerned with understanding the never-ending movement of life. This leads to radically different forms of understanding of curriculum issues such as the subject, ethics, the role of passibility and passivity, the nature of the response, and the learning paradox. EDUCATION,Aims & Objectives

Figuration Work What role should students take in shaping their education, their university, and the wider society? These questions have assumed new importance in recent years as universities are reformed to become more competitive in the “global knowledge economy.” With Denmark as the prism, this book shows how negotiations over student participation — influenced by demands for efficiency, flexibility, and student-centered education — reflect broader concerns about democracy and citizen participation in increasingly neoliberalised states. Combining anthropological and historical research, Gritt B. Nielsen develops a novel approach to the study of policy processes and opens a timely discussion about the kinds of future citizens who will emerge from current reforms. EDUCATION,Aims & Objectives

Critical Pedagogy Primer The second edition of the Critical Pedagogy Primer not only introduces the topic but also provides a vision for the future of the critical pedagogy. Kincheloe’s notion of an «evolving criticality» makes sure that critical pedagogy will continue to be a vibrant and creative force that makes a powerful difference in education and in the world in general. As it prepares readers for the challenges of the future, it focuses on the traditions and individuals who have helped construct the discipline. This attention to the past and the future provides readers with an introduction unlike most initiations into academic disciplines. In a richly textured but direct manner, Kincheloe captures the spirit of critical pedagogy in a language accessible to diverse audiences. Both the uninitiated and those with experience in critical pedagogy can learn from this unique and compelling perspective on the field. EDUCATION,Aims & Objectives

Design Education Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World is a curricular resource that offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for teaching lessons in design to PreK-12 grade students. The book is for art educators at the preK-12 level in schools, museums, and enrichment programs, and university professors in teacher preparation programs. EDUCATION,Arts in Education

The Jazz Rhythm Section The Jazz Rhythm Section is a detailed overview of an important part of the ensemble. EDUCATION,Arts in Education

New Directions in Theorizing Qualitative Research In what ways can performance be mobilized to resist? This is the question that the present volume explores from within the context of qualitative research. From an arts-based approach, authors suggest methods on how artistic practice resists. The volume addresses how critical performance autoethnography might retain its ethical and democratic potential without falling into dogmatism or hegemony. This vision for democracy can even be accomplished through improvised, process-centered pieces that weave together thoughts from several key scholars, all to give us a critical perspective on how performative autoethnography is paradigmatically situated. The performance texts collected here question and resist, showing how the experience of art-making can move us through political and public spaces with liberatory potential, challenging social and ideological hegemonies and to generate social movements. Imaginative arts-based practices allow us access to emotional and embodied phenomena that remain otherwise foreclosed by traditional forms of inquiry. From poetics to public performances, subversive interventions, and more, these chapters bring a radical performative discourse to the fore. In so doing, the chapters work to create a framework for just performance, showing us how we might live performance as resistance. EDUCATION,Arts in Education

Music Education and Social Emotional Learning Music educators are in a prime position to help students become socially and emotionally competent while at the same time develop excellent musicianship. For every child to be successful in the music classroom, teachers need to be aware of the whole student. How do music educators create success when students every day struggle with social awareness, bullying, communication, problem solving, and other challenges? This pioneering book by Scott Edgar addresses how music educators can utilize Social Emotional Learning (SEL) to maximize learning in the choral, instrumental, and general music classroom at all levels, and at the same time support a student's social and emotional growth. Foreword by Tim Lautzenheiser. EDUCATION,Arts in Education

Positive Discipline Take back the classroom and make a positive difference in your students' lives. Many teachers today are facing problems and discipline issues they never dreamed of when they decided to become teachers. Combine violence, behavioral disorders, and downright defiant attitudes from students with the age-old problems of bullying, poor attendance, and more, and the mix is positively lethal. However, there are effective, positive strategies for restoring order and turning the teacher-student relationship into one of mutual respect. Applicable to all grade levels, this comprehensive A to Z guide addresses modern-day problems and practical solutions for establishing an effective learning environment. Inside, you'll discover: • The 17 fundamental tools of positive discipline • Real-life stories of proven positive discipline strategies • Suggestions for establishing and maintaining respectful, nurturing relationships with students • And much more! "Overcome obstacles and get back to why you became a teacher in the first place: to empower students with confidence, self-respect, and resourcefulness." —Bill Scott, principal, Birney Elementary School, Murietta, Georgia "An inspiring, information-packed book. All teachers—from those just beginning to those with many years of experience—will find the tools of positive discipline easy to use." —Phillip Harris, Ed.D., director, Center for Professional Development and Services, Phi Delta Kappa International EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Positive Discipline in the Classroom The Acclaimed Bestseller That Can Improve Your Classroom Experience Forever!   Over the years millions of parents and teachers have used the amazingly effective strategies of Positive Discipline to restore order and civility to their classrooms and homes. And in today's classroom, where teachers must compete with digital distractions for their students' attention while trying to satisfy increasingly demanding academic standards, it is more important than ever that educators be able to combat apathy, instill vital problem-solving skills, and create a climate that maximizes learning.  Now you too can use the time tested Positive Discipline strategies as a foundation for fostering cooperation, problem-solving skills, and mutual respect in children. This new edition of Positive Discipline in the Classroom is updated with essential tools for the modern teacher. Imagine, instead of controlling behavior, you can be teaching; instead of confronting apathy, you will enjoy motivated, eager students! Inside, you'll learn how to: ·Create a classroom climate that enhances academic learning ·Use encouragement rather than praise and rewards ·Instill valuable social skills and positive behavior through the use of class meetings-Learn why involving students in solving problems is much more effective than punishment·Understand the motivation behind students' behavior instead of looking for causes ·And much more! “A must for every educator. The jargon-free concepts and strategies are easy to follow and have changed my life as a principal, as well as the lives of my teachers and students.” – Bill Scott, Principal of Birney Elementary, Marietta, Georgia “This book should be standard operating procedure. I highly recommend it to anyone who seeks to teach young people!” – Robert W. Reasoner, president of the International Council for Self-Esteem “Transforms the way teachers view themselves and their students. The activities in this book show how learning shifts from head to heart, where positive change can really take route.” – Dina Emser, M.A., former elementary school principal and education consultant EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

The PBIS Tier One Handbook Harness the proactive power of PBIS to improve student behavior The Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Champion Model is a breakthrough alternative that has enabled schools to reduce disciplinary incidents by 50% or more. This research-based, action-oriented framework will show you how to create a school culture where all students achieve both social and academic success. You’ll find: A step-by-step framework for implementing a comprehensive systems approach, with specific actions to develop, monitor, and sustain each level of the system Success stories from teachers and administrators Self-assessment exercises to ensure PBIS implementation starts on the right track and stays there EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Motivating Struggling Learners Every day, teachers face the challenge of motivating struggling learners. In this must-have book, Barbara R. Blackburn, author of the bestseller Rigor Is Not a Four-Letter Word, shares how you can finally solve this problem and make your classroom a rigorous place where all students want to succeed. You’ll learn practical strategies for... understanding extrinsic and intrinsic motivation; building a trusting relationship with students; using praise and positive feedback effectively; empowering students and helping them own their learning; moving students toward a growth mindset; communicating high expectations for students; engaging all students in your lessons; scaffolding so all students will want to improve; helping students be resilient and not fear failure; and celebrating diverse groups of students. Each chapter is filled with a variety of examples and tools that you can use immediately. Bonus: Many of the tools are also available as free eResources on our website, www.routledge.com/9781138792432, so you can easily download and print them for classroom use. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Don't Suspend Me! Learn how alternative discipline methods can create long-term change Suspensions don’t work. They don’t improve behavior and they don’t address the social-emotional needs of students. There are better, alternative discipline methods that can create positive, meaningful long-term changes in the behavior of challenging students. Aligned with educational law, Don’t Suspend Me! gives educators the tools they need to apply these alternative methods. Readers will find A toolkit with alternative strategies to use for the most common behavior challenges Case study examples and testimonials from educators in the field Worksheets and exercises for the major discipline incidents that occur in schools Answers to commonly asked questions EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Distressed or Deliberately Defiant? This book explains the basis for such behaviour as the neurological, physiological and behavioural outcomes of “disorganised attachment” due to prolonged exposure to a traumatic home life and provides practical advice to educators on ways that schools can effectively manage these students. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Guidance for Every Child Offers teachers an accessible, thorough guidance tool kit for today’s high-stress world EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Make Me! This groundbreaking book explores student resistance from a variety of perspectives, arguing that oppositional behaviors can be not only instructive, but productive, and providing practical guidance on enhancing student motivation and achievement. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

The Behavior Code The Behavior Code provides proven, multipurpose strategies to help teachers get students with behavioral issues back on track. The authors offer practical examples of these behavior strategies in clear, concise, and readable language. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Supporting Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties in School Teachers need to be equipped not only to teach, but also to help build mental security and wellbeing into the lives of young people and children. Supporting Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties in School provides practical, relevant and proven strategies and constructive advice in order to guide teachers in this endeavour, helping them to both understand and overcome the difficulties and generational changes faced by young people and children. Containing information on topics such as classroom strategies for common issues; first impressions; and how to deal with adults, leadership and tasks such as school trips, this volume presents tried and tested strategies and shares the author’s knowledge when it comes to working in all types of schools, including primary, secondary, and pupil referral units. Not only exploring the strategies, this book also examines the reasons why a situation has arisen, and, for each piece of advice, offers an explanation for why it will work and how it affects our sense of coherence. The book also includes a short introduction to brain development at various ages, exploring the implications for children as they grow and mature, as well as examining how teachers can work with and help children through these developmental stages, assisting teachers in understanding the factors to be aware of when helping students and children develop mental security. Consolidating an understanding of mental and emotional health issues within children and young people, knowledge about cognitive brain development, and advice on what teachers can do in their classroom to make a difference, this book is essential reading for all teachers. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Selected as a "Favorite Book for Educators in 2018" by Greater Good. From the author of Mindfulness for Teachers, a guide to supporting trauma-exposed students. Fully half the students in U.S. schools have experienced trauma, violence, or chronic stress. In the face of this epidemic, it falls increasingly to teachers to provide the adult support these students need to function in school. But most educators have received little training to prepare them for this role. In her new book, Tish Jennings—an internationally recognized leader in the field of social and emotional learning—shares research and experiential knowledge about the practices that support students' healing, build their resilience, and foster compassion in the classroom. In Part I, Jennings describes the effects of trauma on body and mind, and how to recognize them in students' behavior. In Part II, she introduces the trauma-sensitive practices she has implemented in her work with schools. And in Part III, she connects the dots between mindfulness, compassion, and resilience. Each chapter contains easy-to-use, practical activities to hone the skills needed to create a compassionate learning environment. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

Young Children's Behaviour 'The book provides a comprehensive, yet practical discussion of guidance strategies that can be implemented in a variety of situations. These strategies promote a respect for children and their rights, enhance children's self-esteem, and help to foster pro-social skills. This book is a must-read for both students and practitioners who work with children and families.' - Dr Laura McFarland, School of Education, Charles Sturt University Drawing on the latest research evidence, Young Children's Behaviour outlines the beliefs and values that underpin the guidance approach to managing the behaviours of children from birth to eight years of age. In contrast with rewards-and-punishment systems, guidance believes that children do not need incentives to behave well, but instead need skills. Rather than punishing them for lacking skills, guidance teaches young children self-regulation skills so that they can behave considerately. The author provides practical strategies that both meet children's needs and safeguard the rights of surrounding adults and children. These methods include listening, being assertive, giving positive instructions, solving problems collaboratively, and coaching children to self-regulate their emotions and impulses. The text also offers advice on responding to many common challenges including separation distress, meltdowns, aggression, and social withdrawal. Finally, the book suggests how educators can provide educational and behavioural support for children with atypical development and describes how to foster effective relationships with parents whose children display challenging behaviours. Dr Louise Porter powerfully argues that behaviour guidance is the most effective approach to working with young children and reflects the deepest values of early childhood education and care. EDUCATION,Behavioral Management

The Bilingual Edge It's no secret that parents want their children to have the lifelong cultural and intellectual advantages that come from being bilingual. Parents spend millions of dollars every year on classes, computer programs, and toys, all of which promise to help children learn a second language. But many of their best efforts (and investments) end in disappointment. In The Bilingual Edge, professors and parents King and Mackey wade through the hype and provide clear insights into what actually works. No matter what your language background is—whether you never passed Spanish in high school or you speak Mandarin fluently—King and Mackey will help you: select the language that will give your child the most benefits find materials and programs that will assist your child in achieving fluency identify and use your family's unique traits to maximize learning Fancy private schools and expensive materials aren't needed. Instead, The Bilingual Edge translates the latest research into interactive strategies and quick tips that even the busiest parents can use. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics Case studies of individual language learners are a valuable means of illustrating issues connected with learning, using, and in some cases, losing another language. Yet, even though increasing numbers of graduate students and scholars conduct research using case studies or mix quantitative and qualitative methods, there are no dedicated applied lin EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Second Language Acquisition Processes in the Classroom This book is the first study to examine how interactional style develops within the walls of a foreign language classroom in the first two years of language study. Results show learners to be highly sensitive to pragmatic information and that learners can move toward an appropriate interactional style through classroom interactive experience. The book shows how learners are most often sources who offer assistance and correction, with errors serving most often to stimulate further thinking about what form is correct. Analysis shows learners to be active in seeking corrective information in the classroom setting, not only from peer partners but also from the teacher. They are active in noticing how the teacher's utterances--even when addressed to others--contrast with their own, and utilize corrective feedback intended for other students. In addition, the results show that teacher-initiated corrective feedback addressed to individual learners is only one source of corrective feedback. Learners are shown to be active in both teacher-fronted and peer interactive settings. In newer L2 teaching methodologies which focus on the use of peer interactive tasks, the teacher's role has been de-emphasized. This book, however, shows how important the teacher's role is. The final chapter examines how the teacher can act to maximize the benefits of peer interactive tasks through how they design tasks and present them to the class. First, the chapter looks at how learners use English--their L1--in the classroom, concluding that how teachers present activities to the class has an impact on the amount of L1 used by students during peer interaction. Following up on this finding, the chapter works to address questions that teachers face in lesson planning and teaching. It presents a useful list of questions teachers can ask when designing peer interactive tasks in order to maximize the effectiveness of a wide variety of language learning tasks. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Promoting Academic Achievement Among English Learners Discover the research and facts on what works in educating English learners! This comprehensive resource examines the research on promoting success among students who come to school knowing little or no English and translates current findings into specific recommendations for developing policies and programs for English learners. With illustrative scenarios throughout, this book gives educators and policy makers solid, research-based information about: Using students’ home language in academic programming Teaching English and academic content simultaneously School and district factors that affect achievement for English learners Sociocultural factors in success, including the influence of parents and families EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Connecting Content and Academic Language for English Learners and Struggling Students, Grades 2–6 Create unit plans that will empower your EL students Award-winning teacher Ruth Swinney and Harvard graduate Patricia Velasco focus on the careful planning needed to develop the academic language of all students. For English learners especially, it is critically important to integrate language development with content. What makes this book unlike any other is the detailed guidance it provides in: Encouraging verbal expression in the classroom Planning units that link language with content Using shared reading and writing, read alouds, and conversation EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Differentiated Literacy Strategies for English Language Learners, Grades 7–12 100 ways to keep adolescent ELLs engaged This versatile handbook is for middle school and high school educators who need to differentiate literacy instruction for adolescent ELL students at various stages of literacy competency. Adapted from the highly successful Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades 7–12, the authors use brain-based strategies and texts that appeal to older learners who may have had interrupted formal education or come from newly arrived immigrant populations. More than 100 hands-on tools help teachers develop students’ competencies in: Content areas, including vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension Technology, such as information searching, evaluation, and synthesis Creative applications and 21st century skills · EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Differentiated Literacy Strategies for English Language Learners, Grades K–6 Effective ways to help ELLs excel The key to successfully teaching English learners is focusing on literacy. Adapted from the highly successful Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth and Achievement in Grades K–6, this book provides a wealth of practical literacy strategies tailored for students who have had interrupted formal education or come from newly arrived immigrant populations. Teachers will find an instructional and assessment framework designed to promote these critical competencies: Functional literacy in phonics, spelling, and reading Content-area literacy for vocabulary, concept attainment, and comprehension Technological literacy for information searching, evaluation, and synthesis Innovative literacy for creativity, growth, and lifelong learning EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms Make every student fluent in the language of learning. The Common Core and ELD standards provide pathways to academic success through academic language. Using an integrated Curricular Framework, districts, schools and professional learning communities can: Design and implement thematic units for learning Draw from content and language standards to set targets for all students Examine standards-centered materials for academic language Collaborate in planning instruction and assessment within and across lessons Consider linguistic and cultural resources of the students Create differentiated content and language objectives Delve deeply into instructional strategies involving academic language Reflect on teaching and learning EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Tongue-Tied Tongue-Tied is an anthology that gives voice to millions of people who, on a daily basis, are denied the opportunity to speak in their own language. First-person accounts by Amy Tan, Sherman Alexie, bell hooks, Richard Rodriguez, Maxine Hong Kingston and many other authors open windows onto the lives of linguistic minority students and their experience in coping in school and beyond. Selections from these writers are presented along accessible, abridged scholarly articles that assess the impact of language policies on the experiences and life opportunities of minority-language students. Vivid and unforgettable, the readings in Tongue-Tied are ideal for teaching and learning about American education and for spurring informed debate about the many factors that affect students and their lives. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Teaching Reading to English Language Learners This resource offers practical methods for helping ELLs succeed in reading, with strategies to increase fluency and comprehension, teach vocabulary and text structure, and more. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Academic Language in Diverse Classrooms Make every student fluent in the language of learning. The Common Core and ELD standards provide pathways to academic success through academic language. Using an integrated Curricular Framework, districts, schools and professional learning communities can: Design and implement thematic units for learning Draw from content and language standards to set targets for all students Examine standards-centered materials for academic language Collaborate in planning instruction and assessment within and across lessons Consider linguistic and cultural resources of the students Create differentiated content and language objectives Delve deeply into instructional strategies involving academic language Reflect on teaching and learning EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Japanese Grammar This book is instrumental for anyone learning Japanese who seeks to gain a firm grasp of the most important aspect of the language: verb usage. Dr. Nomura's book will help readers conjugate verbs into a variety of formats, construct sentences systematically, and hold intelligible conversation in Japanese. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Teaching in Two Languages Grounded in the latest research, this book provides classroom-ready strategies for balancing instruction in two languages and meeting the unique challenges of educating English language learners. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Moving From Spoken to Written Language With ELLs Mastering spoken language is the key to writing success for English Language Learning ELLs struggle to meet the writing demands of the Common Core State Standards. In this book, ELL expert Ivannia Soto demonstrates how oral language development is the key to building writing skills. She offers educators a powerful set of tools for implementation at both classroom and policy levels, including: • Exciting spoken techniques such as Socratic Seminar, Frayer model and Think-Pair-Share that build vocabulary and extend into academic writing • Approaches to teaching three essential styles of writing: argumentative, procedural, and narrative • Sample lesson plans and graphic organizer templates EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Collaboration and Co-Teaching for English Learners Your English Language Learners are counting on you to collaborate effectively. The Common Core State Standards have increased the pressure on English Language Learners. And with the EL population increasing every day, schools need proven systems for ensuring that the students of the future are able to thrive. In practice, this is a challenge for educational leaders. The most promising solution is the collaborative approach pioneered by this book’s authors—America’s leading authorities on collaboration and co-teaching for EL achievement. Honigsfeld and Dove’s resources for collaboration and co-teaching include Templates for creating EL profiles that will enable you to address their unique needs Prompts for Professional Learning activities (for teams or individuals) and further reading The latest research findings on best instructional practices that benefit ELs This is your concise, comprehensive guide to creating a powerful collaborative program to benefit your ELs. Start implementing it today and watch the outcomes improve. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Children’s Literature in Multilingual Classrooms Studies from seven countries model how our inappropriately monolingual classrooms can be transformed into spaces where numerous languages thrive. Classroom-based research into the teaching of literacy and the role of children’s literature in primary schools offers new conceptualizations of multilingual literacies and their pedagogical implications. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Engaging English Learners Through Access to Standards Use this six-part strategy for measurable, cross-curricular EL achievement! Expert research, instructive tables and templates, essays, and real-life stories illuminate best practices for cross-curricular, standards-based instruction that gets results. Using the authors’ six-part ENGAGE Model, you’ll learn to: Establish a shared vision for serving ELs Name the expertise to utilize within collaborative teams Gather and analyze EL-specific data Align standards-based assessments and grading to ELs’ linguistic and content development Ground standards-based instruction in both content and language development Examine results to inform next steps Use this groundbreaking guide for measurable EL progress! EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Academic Language Mastery By now it’s a given: if we’re to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today’s content standards, we must cultivate the “code” that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance than this much-anticipated series from Ivannia Soto, in which she invites field authorities Jeff Zwiers, David and Yvonne Freeman, Margarita Calderon, and Noma LeMoine to share every teacher’s need-to-know strategies on the four essential components of academic language. The subject of this volume is conversational discourse. Here, Jeff Zwiers reveals the power of academic conversation in helping students develop language, clarify concepts, comprehend complex texts, and fortify thinking and relational skills. With this book as your roadmap, you’ll learn how to: Foster the skills and language students must develop for productive interactions Implement strategies for scaffolding paired conversations Assess student’s oral language development as you go It’s imperative that our ELLs and SELs practice academic language in rich conversations with others in school, especially when our classrooms may be their only opportunities to receive modeling, scaffolding, and feedback focused on effective discourse. This book, in concert with the other three volumes in the series, can provide both a foundation and a framework for accelerating the learning of diverse students across grade levels and disciplines. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Academic Language Mastery By now it’s a given: if we’re to help our ELLs and SELs access the rigorous demands of today’s content standards, we must cultivate the “code” that drives school success: academic language. Look no further for assistance than this much-anticipated series from Ivannia Soto, in which she invites field authorities Jeff Zwiers, David and Yvonne Freeman, Margarita Calderon, and Noma LeMoine to share every teacher’s need-to-know strategies on the four essential components of academic language. The subject of this volume is culture. Here, Noma LeMoine makes clear once and for all how culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy validates, facilitates, liberates, and empowers ethnically diverse students. With this volume as your roadmap, you’ll learn how to: Implement instructional strategies designed to meet the linguistic and cultural needs of ELLs and SELs Use language variation as an asset in the classroom Recognize and honor prior knowledge, home languages, and cultures The culture and language every student brings to the classroom have vast implications for how to best structure the learning environment. This guidebook will help you get started as early as tomorrow. Better yet, read all four volumes in the series as an all-in-one instructional plan for closing the achievement gap. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

ELL Frontiers Your GPS for improving ELLs’ academic outcomes Grounded in the latest research on EL language and literacy development and technology integration, this timely book will serve as your road map for navigating the exciting new frontier of digital instruction. Learn how to improve academic outcomes, enhance language acquisition, and cultivate digital citizenship through ELL Frontiers’: An overview of current digital age learning experiences and trends Step-by-step guides to implementing technology-infused lessons that are specifically adapted for English learners, including a sample lesson seed in each chapter Authentic vignettes of current uses of technology in the classroom Professional Learning Network questions for group discussion EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning Volume III of the Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning, like Volumes I and II, is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of current research into social contexts of second language (L2)/foreign language (FL) teaching and learning; language policy; curriculum; types of instruction; incremental language skills such as listening, speaking, reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar; international communication; pragmatics; assessment and testing. It differs from earlier volumes in its main purpose—to provide a more in-depth discussion and detailed focus on the development of the essential language skills required for any type of communication: speaking, listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing. Volume III preserves continuity with previous volumes in its coverage of all the classical areas of research in L2/FL teaching and learning and applied linguistics, but rather than offering a historical review of disciplinary traditions, it explores innovations and new directions of research, acknowledges the enormous complexity of teaching and learning the essential language abilities, and offers a diversity of perspectives. Chapter authors are all leading authorities in their disciplinary areas. What’s new in Volume III? Updates the prominent areas of research, including the sub-disciplines addressed in Volumes I and II, and represents the disciplinary mainstays Considers and discusses perspectives held by different schools of thought on the what, the how, and the why of teaching foundational language skills, including theories, pedagogical principles, and their implementation in practice Captures new and ongoing developments and trends in the key areas of L2/FL teaching and learning, and innovative research topics that have gained substantial recognition in current publications, including the role of corpora, technology, and digital literacy in L2/FL teaching and learning Examines new trends in language pedagogy and research, such as an increased societal emphasis on teaching academic language for schooling, somewhat contradictory definitions of literacy, and the growing needs for instruction in intercultural communication. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Students With Interrupted Formal Education New hope for our most vulnerable English learners “One of the guiding principles of effective English language teaching is for educators to know their students. And that in a nutshell captures the value of this book. . . . The compassion that Custodio and O’Loughlin feel for our SIFE students, the commitment they have to educating them well, and the comprehension they have of the assets these learners bring to the classroom are evident in the writing, tools, and vignettes they share.” -Deborah J. Short Under the best of circumstances, the academic demands of today’s classrooms can be daunting to our English learners. But for the tens of thousands of newly arrived students with interrupted formal education, even the social challenges can be outright overwhelming. Rely on this all-in-one guide from Brenda Custodio and Judith O’Loughlin for expert insight on how to build the skills these students need for success in school and beyond. Inside you’ll find Essential background on factors leading to interrupted education Specific focus on refugee children and Latino immigrants Guidance on building internal resilience for long-term social and emotional health Recommendations for creating supportive environments at the classroom, school, and district level About one thing, Brenda and Judith are absolutely convinced: our SIFE students can learn and make progress, often at a remarkable speed. But it’s up to us, their educators, to provide the time, attention, and a specific focus. Consider this book your first step forward. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Unlocking English Learners' Potential “Schools are not intentionally equitable places for English learners to achieve, but they could be if the right system of support were put in place. Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder recommend just such a system. Not only does it have significant potential for providing fuller access to the core curriculum, it also provides a path for teachers to travel as they navigate the individual needs of students and support their learning journeys.” —Douglas Fisher, Coauthor of Visible Learning for Literacy A once-in-a-generation text for assisting a new generation of students Content teachers and ESOL teachers, take special note: if you’re looking for a single resource to help your English learners meet the same challenging content standards as their English-proficient peers, your search is complete. Just dip into this toolbox of strategies, examples, templates, and activities from EL authorities Diane Staehr Fenner and Sydney Snyder. The best part? Unlocking English Learners’ Potential supports teachers across all levels of experience. The question is not if English learners can succeed in today’s more rigorous classrooms, but how. Unlocking English Learners’ Potential is all about the how: How to scaffold ELs’ instruction across content and grade levels How to promote ELs’ oral language development and academic language How to help ELs analyze text through close reading and text-dependent questions How to build ELs’ background knowledge How to design and use formative assessment with ELs Along the way, you’ll build the collaboration, advocacy, and leadership skills that we all need if we’re to fully support our English learners. After all, any one of us with at least one student acquiring English is now a teacher of ELs. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

The ELL Teacher's Toolbox Practical strategies to support your English language learners The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox is a practical, valuable resource to be used by teachers of English Language Learners, in teacher education credential programs, and by staff development professionals and coaches. It provides hundreds of innovative and research-based instructional strategies you can use to support all levels of English Language Learners. Written by proven authors in the field, the book is divided into two main sections: Reading/Writing and Speaking/Listening. Each of those sections includes “Top Ten” favorites and between 40 and 70 strategies that can be used as part of multiple lessons and across content areas. Contains 60% new strategies Features ready-to-use lesson plans Includes reproducible handouts Offers technology integration ideas The percentage of public school students in the U.S. who are English language learners grows each year—and with this book, you’ll get a ton of fresh, innovative strategies to add to your teaching arsenal. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Ultimate Attainment in Second Language Acquisition The first book-length treatment of its type, Ultimate Attainment in Second Language Acquisition is a case study with a solid theoretical grounding that examines the language of an immigrant learner of English, and thereby presents a much needed understanding of the linguistic competence of second language speakers. Based on longitudinal data collected over a period of 16 years, this clear and accessible presentation is well-grounded in linguistic theory and in second language acquisition research issues. Author Donna Lardiere presents the narrative of Patty, an adult Chinese immigrant learner of English, who achieves native-like proficiency in some areas of her English idiolect, although reaches a plateau in her language acquisition, known as the concept of fossilization. By addressing this concept, a central idea in second language acquisition research, Lardiere fills a void in existing literature. Individual chapters focus on Patty’s end state knowledge of grammatical areas of finiteness, past-tense marking, word order, wh-movement and relativization, passivization, number marking, and use of determiners. Important topics discussed throughout the book include:*learner variability in production;*case study methodology;*the roles of motivation and prior language (L1) knowledge; and*sensitivity to input in circumscribing ultimate attainment in adult second language acquisition. Ultimate Attainment in Second Language Acquisition is intended for anyone whose research is in the areas of second language acquisition, language acquisition, theoretical, applied, or developmental linguistics. It is also appropriate for graduate level students of TESOL and teachers who work with more advanced learners of foreign languages. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Co-Teaching for English Learners Because teacher collaboration isn’t an option, it’s a MUST! EL authorities Maria Dove and Andrea Honigsfeld take ESL teachers and their general education colleagues step-by-step through building a successful collaboration—or improving an existing one. And since no teaching team is exactly alike, you’ll find seven collaborative models to choose from. Features include: • In-depth profiles of the seven models• Advantages and challenges of each model• Clear explanations of each teacher’s role• Tried-and-true strategies for the entire instructional cycle: co-planning, co-instruction, co-assessment, and reflection• Real-life accounts from co-teaching veterans• Accompanying videos and dedicated web content EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

The K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations “For thousands of years people have been using the skills we describe in this book to engage in conversations with others. What isn’t as prevalent, however, is instruction--especially in primary grades—in which we engage students in productive conversations about academic ideas. This book fills that very big need.”--Jeff Zwiers & Sara Hamerla Talk about content mastery . . . Primary teachers, you won’t want to miss this: if you’re looking for a single resource to foster purposeful content discussions and high-quality interpersonal engagement, then put Jeff Zwiers and Sara Hamerla’s K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations at the top of your reading list. Whether your students love to talk or not, all must be equipped with key conversation skills such as active listening, taking turns, posing, clarifying, supporting with examples, and arguing ideas. This ready resource comes packed with every imaginable tool you could need to make academic conversations part of your everyday teaching: Sample lesson plans and anchor charts Guidelines for creating effective prompts Applications across content areas, with corresponding assessments Rubrics and protocols for listening to student speech Transcripts of conversations and questions for reflection Companion website with video and downloadable resources Tens of thousands of students in the upper grades have reaped the benefits of academic conversations: high-quality face-to-face interactions, increased motivation, stronger collaborative argumentation skills, and better understanding and retention of content. The K-3 Guide to Academic Conversations is that resource for providing your primary students with the same powerful learning opportunities. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Teaching Reading to English Learners, Grades 6 - 12 Retool your whole school for EL achievement For any student, middle and high school can be challenging. But for an English learner or striving reader—and the myriad words, phrases, syntax, texts, and concepts they must negotiate on a daily basis—the stakes seem a whole lot higher. Fortunately for content-area teachers, Margarita Calderón and Shawn Slakk make available in a single resource all the best instructional and professional development combinations for expediting comprehension across the secondary grades. Really a tool to assist all learners across all language needs, the second edition of Teaching Reading to English Learners, Grades 6-12 , provides evidence-based strategies for helping content-area teachers and schools at large: Teach academic language in all subject areas Embed discourse practice through interaction strategies Integrate basic and close reading comprehension skills into lessons Teach drafting, revising, and editing for content-specific writing Use cooperative learning to develop social emotional skills and enhance academic achievement Calderón and Slakk know firsthand that if we’re to counter the commonly held narrative of predictable failure among our ELs, it takes a whole school, and they have the evidence to prove it. Read Teaching Reading to English Learners, Grades 6-12, implement its strategies across all classrooms, and soon enough you, too, will maximize the comprehensions skills so critical to our ELs’ long-term success. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching provides an engaging, student-friendly guide to the field of foreign language learning and teaching. Aimed at students with no background in the area and taking a task-based approach, this book: introduces the theoretical and practical aspects of both learning and teaching; provides discussion and workshop activities throughout each chapter of the book, along with further reading and reflection tasks; deals with classroom- and task-based teaching, and covers lesson planning and testing, making the book suitable for use on practical training courses; analyses different learning styles and suggests strategies to improve language acquisition; includes examples from foreign language learning in Russian, French, and German, as well as English; is accompanied by a brand new companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/johnson, which contains additional material, exercises, and weblinks. Written by an experienced teacher and author, An Introduction to Foreign Language Learning and Teaching is essential reading for students beginning their study in the area, as well as teachers in training and those already working in the field. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Building Literacy with English Language Learners, Second Edition How can linguistics help teachers of English language learners (ELLs) improve their instruction? What specific competencies do ELLs need to build in order to speak, listen, read, and write in a new language? Now revised and expanded with a broader view of literacy, this book has guided thousands of inservice and preservice teachers to understand the processes involved in second-language acquisition and help ELLs succeed. The authors explain relevant linguistic concepts with a focus on what works in today's diverse PreK-12 classrooms. Effective teaching strategies are illustrated with engaging classroom vignettes; the volume also features instructive discussion questions and a glossary. (First edition title: Teaching Reading to English Language Learners.) New to This Edition *Broader view of literacy; increased attention to oral language and writing as well as reading. *Chapter on digital learning, plus new content on digital technology throughout the book. *Even more user friendly--additional classroom suggestions from real teachers, vignettes, and examples and graphics illustrating linguistic concepts. *End-of-chapter "challenge questions" that inspire deeper reflection. *Coverage of timely topics, such as numeracy and the language innovations of text messages. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia English as a Foreign Language in Saudi Arabia: New Insights into Teaching and Learning English offers a detailed discussion of key aspects of teaching and learning English in the Saudi context and offers a comprehensive overview of related research authored or co-authored by Saudi researchers. It provides readers with an understanding of the unique cultural, linguistic, and historical context of English in Saudi Arabia—with a focus on the principal factors that may influence successful teaching and learning of English in this country. Uniquely, the book looks separately at issues pertaining to in-country English learning and learners, and those pertaining to in-country English teaching and teachers. The volume also explores issues concerning Saudi learners and teachers in overseas contexts. Lastly, the book touches on the future of English as a Foreign Language and TESOL in Saudi Arabia and its implications for the field. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Second Language Learners in International Schools By 2020 there will be more than 10,000 international schools with 5 million students. The authors argue for a model that does not assimilate to any political system; where motivation can come from areas other than wanting to belong to a specific culture; and where students can develop all their languages equitably while they learn the curriculum. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Collaborating for English Learners Looking for a silver bullet to accelerate EL achievement? There is none. But this, we promise: when EL specialists and general ed teachers pool their expertise, your ELs’ language development and content mastery will improve exponentially. Just ask the tens of thousands of Collaboration and Co-Teaching users and now, a new generation of educators, thanks to this all-new second edition: Collaborating for English Learners. Why this new edition? Because more than a decade of implementation has generated for Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove new insight into what exemplary teacher collaboration looks like, which essential frameworks must be established, and how integrated approaches to ELD services benefit all stakeholders. Essentially a roadmap to the many different ways we can all work together, this second edition of Collaborating for English Learners features: All-new examples, case studies, illustrative video, and policy updates In-depth coverage of the full range of strategies and configurations for determining the best model to adopt Templates, planning guides, and other practical tools to put collaboration into practice Guidelines, self-assessments, and questionnaires for evaluating the strategies’ effectiveness By this time, the big benefits of teacher collaboration are well documented. Where teachers and schools struggle still is determining the best way to do so, especially when working with our ELs. That’s where Andrea Honigsfeld, Maria Dove, and their second edition of Collaborating for English Learners will prove absolutely indispensable. After all, there are no two better authorities. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Second Language Learning Theories Written by a team of leading experts working in different SLA specialisms, this fourth edition is a clear and concise introduction to the main theories of second language acquisition (SLA) from multiple perspectives, comprehensively updated to reflect the very latest developments SLA research in recent years. The book covers all the main theoretical perspectives currently active in SLA and sets each chapter within a broader framework. Each chapter examines the claims and scope of each theory and how each views language, the learner and the acquisition process, supplemented by summaries of key studies and data examples from a variety of languages. Chapters end with an evaluative summary of the theories discussed. Key features to this fourth edition include updated accounts of developments in cognitive approaches to second language (L2) learning, the implications of advances in generative linguistics and the "social turn" in L2 research, with re-worked chapters on functional, sociocultural and sociolinguistic perspectives, and an entirely new chapter on theory integration, in addition to updated examples using new studies. Second Language Learning Theories continues to be an essential resource for graduate students in second language acquisition. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Translingual Partners in Early Childhood Elementary-Education This book takes the reader through a journey into the practical and theoretical aspects of partner-based learning in bilingual early childhood environments. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

The Communication Effect The “communication effect” is what happens when we saturate our classrooms with authentic communication, which occurs when students use language to build up ideas and do meaningful things. For starters, authentic communication deepens and increases language development, learning of content concepts and skills, rigor and engagement, empathy and understanding of others’ perspectives, agency and ownership of core ideas across disciplines, and social and emotional skills for building strong relationships. And these are just the starters. With The Communication Effect, Dr. Jeff Zwiers challenges teachers in Grades 3 and up to focus less on breadth and more on depth by grounding instruction and assessment in authentic (rather than pseudo-) communication. This book provides: Ideas for cultivating classroom cultures in which authentic communication thrives Clear descriptions and examples of the three features of authentic communication: 1. building up key ideas (claims and concepts); 2. clarifying terms and supporting ideas; and 3. creating and filling information gaps Over 175 suggestions for using the three features of authentic communication to enhance twenty commonly used instructional activities across disciplines Additional examples of not-so-commonly-used activities that embody the three features Suggestions for improving four different types of teacher creativity needed to design effective lessons, activities, and assessments that maximize authentic communication Our students deserve to get the most out of each minute of each lesson. Authentic communication can help. As you read The Communication Effect and apply its ideas, you will see how much better equipped and inspired your students are to grow into the amazing and gifted people that they were meant to become. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Breaking Down the Wall It was a dark and stormy night in Santa Barbara. January 19, 2017. The next day’s inauguration drumroll played on the evening news. Huddled around a table were nine Corwin authors and their publisher, who together have devoted their careers to equity in education. They couldn’t change the weather, they couldn’t heal a fractured country, but they did have the power to put their collective wisdom about EL education upon the page to ensure our multilingual learners reach their highest potential. Proudly, we introduce you now to the fruit of that effort: Breaking Down the Wall: Essential Shifts for English Learners’ Success. In this first-of-a-kind collaboration, teachers and leaders, whether in small towns or large urban centers, finally have both the research and the practical strategies to take those first steps toward excellence in educating our culturally and linguistically diverse children. It’s a book to be celebrated because it means we can throw away the dark glasses of deficit-based approaches and see children who come to school speaking a different home language for what they really are: learners with tremendous assets. The authors’ contributions are arranged in nine chapters that become nine tenets for teachers and administrators to use as calls to actions in their own efforts to realize our English learners’ potential:1. From Deficit-Based to Asset-Based 2. From Compliance to Excellence 3. From Watering Down to Challenging 4. From Isolation to Collaboration 5. From Silence to Conversation 6. From Language to Language, Literacy, and Content 7. From Assessment of Learning to Assessment for and as Learning 8. From Monolingualism to Multilingualism 9. From Nobody Cares to Everyone/Every Community Cares Read this book; the chapters speak to one another, a melodic echo of expertise, classroom vignettes, and steps to take. To shift the status quo is neither fast nor easy, but there is a clear process, and it’s laid out here in Breaking Down the Wall. To distill it into a single line would go something like this: if we can assume mutual ownership, if we can connect instruction to all children’s personal, social, cultural, and linguistic identities, then all students will achieve. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Scaffolding Language Development in Immersion and Dual Language Classrooms This book introduces research-based pedagogical practices for supporting and enhancing language development and use in school-based immersion and dual language programs in which a second, foreign, heritage, or indigenous language is used as the medium of subject-matter instruction. Using counterbalanced instruction as the volume’s pedagogical framework, the authors map out the specific pedagogical skill set and knowledge base that teachers in immersion and dual language classrooms need so their students can engage with content taught through an additional language while continuing to improve their proficiency in that language. To illustrate key concepts and effective practices, the authors draw on classroom-based research and include teacher-created examples of classroom application. The following topics are covered in detail: defining characteristics of immersion and dual language programs and features of well-implemented programs strategies to promote language and content integration in curricular planning as well as classroom instruction and performance assessment an instructional model to counterbalance form-focused and content-based instruction scaffolding strategies that support students’ comprehension and production while ensuring continued language development an approach to creating cross-linguistic connections through biliteracy instruction a self-assessment tool for teachers to reflect on their pedagogical growth Also applicable to content and language integrated learning and other forms of content-based language teaching, this comprehensive volume includes graphics to facilitate navigation and provides Resources for Readers and Application Activities at the end of each chapter. The book will be a key resource for preservice and in-service teachers, administrators, and teacher educators. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

And Justice for ELs And Justice for ELs is a resource every school leader must read right away—for that matter, keep within arm’s reach because you’re certain to refer to it constantly. Ayanna Cooper, a former U.S. Department of State English Language Specialist, has “been there, done that” and is now prepared to share with you how best to translate today’s federal mandates into actionable steps for ensuring the civil rights of our nation’s multilingual learners. Because it is impossible to provide specific advice or guidance for every possible situation, Ayanna focuses on the “need-to knows” for making informed decisions within your own building: Eight questions you must ask—and how to obtain answers—before planning English language development services The most common EL program models, with special emphasis on scheduling, along with specific challenges and appropriate staffing The why and how of evaluating English language education, regardless of the evaluation tool, and ways to facilitate conversations with teachers before and after observation How to determine the type of professional learning that will have the greatest impact in your unique context Recommendations for establishing productive relationships with linguistically diverse families and communities Just about every tool you could possibly need, including a glossary of acronyms, useful advocacy organizations, and templates for supporting professional learning But what you’ll love most is the way Ayanna “keeps it real.” Every chapter is framed around a “What Would You Do?” scenario, for which she ultimately provides an answer(s) as well as guiding questions to help you think through the issues. Take a look for yourself. We know you’ll agree that And Justice for ELs is without question a one-of-a-kind resource. “And Justice for ELs is an excellent guide for practitioners who seek to provide their English learners with high-quality instruction in all subject areas. Too often such students are relegated an education that marginalizes them academically and fails to develop their native language skills. We can and must do a better job for these students, and in this book Ayanna Cooper shows us how.” ~Pedro A. Noguera EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Responsive Schooling for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students A strengths-based approach to making sure what we teach is central to who we teach. Rapidly changing and diverse student populations necessitate culturally responsive schooling. It can be a challenging balancing act for educators to respect diversity and teach to each student’s needs while adhering to restrictive curricula that mandate the use of standard English. Responsive Schooling for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students offers a balanced approach to developing students’ academic language proficiency while simultaneously honoring, acknowledging, and valuing the richness of their home and community languages and cultures. Debbie Zacarian and Ivannia Soto provide a practical framework within which schools and educators can make students’ personal, cultural, and social identities central to the curriculum by drawing on the experiences and interests they bring to the classroom. Filled with examples of responsive teaching and opportunities to reflect on current practice, the book is a rich resource for teachers and school leaders alike. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Supporting Newcomer Students Copublished with TESOL Press Newcomers need to draw on all their resources—intellectual, linguistic, cultural—as they make sense of new content and a new language. In this much-needed book, the authors marshal research and several decades of their own experience to provide instructional practices and activities that will help teachers develop newcomers as readers and writers of English and engage them in content learning across the curriculum. Equally important, they show how teachers can advocate for these vulnerable students, many of whom have experienced multiple challenges in their home countries or in the United States, including poverty, violence, and political persecution. With chapters on assessment and second-language acquisition as well as reading, writing, speaking, and content learning, their book is a timely and comprehensive guide for any K–8 educator whose classroom or school includes newcomer students. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

Reconciling Translingualism and Second Language Writing This book brings together top scholars on different sides of the important scholarly debate between the translingual movement and the field of second language writing. Drawing on a wide range of perspectives, this volume examines the differences in theory and practice with the hope of promoting reconciliation between the two schools of thought. Chapters address the tensions in the relationship between translingualism and second language writing and explore programs, pedagogies, and research that highlight commonalities between the two camps. With contributions from leading scholars, this book comprehensively addresses the issues related to this contentious debate and offers ways to bring the two camps into conversation with one another in a way that promotes effective teaching practices. By providing a panoramic view of the current situation, the text is a timely and unique contribution to TESOL, applied linguistics, and composition studies. EDUCATION,Bilingual Education

The Teaching Gap Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom. For years our schools and children have lagged behind international standards in reading, arithmetic, and most other areas of academic achievement. It is no secret that American schools are in dire need of improvement, and that education has become our nation's number-one priority. But even though almost every state in the country is working to develop higher standards for what students should be learning, along with the means for assessing their progress, the quick-fix solutions implemented so far haven't had a noticeable impact. The problem, as James Stigler and James Hiebert explain, is that most efforts to improve education fail because they simply don't have any impact on the quality of teaching inside classrooms. Teaching, they argue, is cultural. American teachers aren't incompetent, but the methods they use are severely limited, and American teaching has no system in place for getting better. It is teaching, not teachers, that must be changed. In The Teaching Gap, the authors draw on the conclusions of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) -- an innovative new study of teaching in several cultures -- to refocus educational reform efforts. Using videotaped lessons from dozens of randomly selected eighth-grade classrooms in the United States, Japan, and Germany, the authors reveal the rich, yet unfulfilled promise of American teaching and document exactly how other countries have consistently stayed ahead of us in the rate their children learn. Our schools can be restructured as places where teachers can engage in career-long learning and classrooms can become laboratories for developing new, teaching-centered ideas. If provided the time they need during the school day for collaborative lesson study and plan building, teachers will change the way our students learn. James Stigler and James Hiebert have given us nothing less than a "best practices" for teachers -- one that offers proof that how teachers teach is far more important than increased spending, state-of-the-art facilities, mandatory homework, or special education -- and a plan for change that educators, teachers, and parents can implement together. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

The No-Fault Classroom Positing a radically new understanding of the root of conflict—unmet needs—this analysis boldly directs students and teachers to recognize feelings as important messengers of those needs. Refocusing attention from feelings to the needs behind the feelings addresses the underlying problem rather than the symptom; with this objective, the concept of the “No–Fault Zone" is introduced. It is a place in the classroom free from criticism or blame where students learn trust and respect for one another, develop successful conflict-resolution skills, and the responsibility for resolution shifts from teacher to students. The complete conflict resolution curriculum is included, providing step-by-step guidance and making this classroom kit a time-saver for busy teachers. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Resource Management for School Administrators Everything you need to know on managing school resources are covered: national and state perspectives, future challenges to funding public education, resource allocation, developing a school district budget, sources of revenue, accounting budgeting and reporting, financial statements, allocating resource for higher student performance, human resource, laws and policies, compensation, facilities and auxiliary services and safety and security Each chapter contains a comprehensive case study and exercises for easy application. This practical book will be useful to all school leaders who are trying to improve their school resource management. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

From Discipline to Culturally Responsive Engagement The forward-thinking techniques you need to manage today’s diverse classrooms Contemporary educators know that discipline-based classroom management is less effective in today’s schools. Evidence shows that a strategy of culturally responsive engagement is essential to giving students the best education, whatever their background. In a readable and compelling text, Laura E. Pinto outlines: Keys to developing the cultural fluency necessary to prepare all students for success. Exercises for teachers to reflect deeply on how they manage their classrooms, and identify areas for improvement. 45 easy strategies—including many that support the Common Core—for boosting engagement and cultural responsiveness in the classroom EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Relationship-Driven Classroom Management Positive teacher-student relationships are an important factor in increasing student achievement and motivation as well as decreasing a student's risk of dropping out, substance abuse, bullying, and violence. Learn how to proactively and positively manage your classroom and students and build on their inherent strengths and talents. Relationship-Driven Classroom Management is the only book to combine resiliency, classroom management, and discipline into one user-friendly format suitable for all teachers. The chapter material covers both preventive strategies and reactive strategies, including: Attributes of relationship-driven teachers Strengthening relationships with students Teaching and modeling social-emotional skills Cultivating student responsibility Creating and implementing effective consequences Building relationships with difficult and resistant students EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Classroom Behaviour Bill Rogers' much-loved book provides both teachers and trainee teachers with a complete behaviour management toolkit. Exploring real situations, offering practical advice and exploring best practice, this new edition looks at issues facing teachers working in today's classrooms. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Real Talk About Classroom Management This guide offers 50 proven best practices for managing today’s classroom, complete with just-in-time tools and relatable teacher-to-teacher anecdotes and advice. Culled from years of real-world classroom experience, this book will give you the tips and tricks you need to succeed all school year long, including Making the pivotal first weeks of school count Forming positive relationships with your students Inspiring creativity and maintaining discipline through curriculum and instruction Utilizing other adults (parents, teachers, and administrators) as resources Wowing your students with “spins” and making a lasting emotional impact Keeping yourself sane, from maintaining work-life balance to managing professional relationships EDUCATION,Classroom Management

"These Kids Are Out of Control" Today’s classrooms reimagined If you’re looking for a book on how to “control” your students, this isn’t it! Instead, this is a book on what classroom learning could be if we aspire to co-create more culturally responsive and equitable environments—environments that are safe, affirming, learner-centered, intellectually challenging, and engaging. If we create the kind of places where our students want to be . . . A critically important resource for teachers and administrators alike, “ These Kids Are Out of Control” details the specific practices, tools, beliefs, dispositions, and mindsets that are essential to better serving the complex needs of our diverse learners, especially our marginalized students. Gain expert insight on: What it means to be culturally responsive in today’s classroom environments, even in schools at large How to decide what to teach, understand the curriculum, build relationships in and outside of school, and assess student development and learning The four best practices for building a classroom culture that is both nurturing and rigorous, and where all students are seen, heard, and respected Alternatives to punitive disciplinary action that too often sustains the cradle-to-prison pipeline Classroom “management” takes care of itself when you engage students, help them see links and alignment of the curriculum to their lives, build on and from student identity and culture, and recognize the many ways instructional practices can shift. “These Kids Are Out of Control ” is your opportunity to get started right away! EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Keep CALM and Teach Get to know the CALM method—an actionable, clear, and easy to remember framework for redirecting student behavior in the classroom. CALM stands for Communication, Accountability, Leadership, and Motivation. Whether you’re new to teaching, working with at-risk students, or you’ve been working in the profession for years but want a fresh approach, this book will provide you with Strategies to inspire a CALM classroom Positive ways to redirect inappropriate behavior Practical scripts to answer the question "What do I say when _______ happens?" Step-by-step guides, checklists, and templates for ensuring a productive, engaging classroom community EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Fires in the Bathroom Since its initial publication in hardcover in 2003, Fires in the Bathroom has been through multiple printings and received the attention of teachers across the country. Now in paperback, Kathleen Cushman’s groundbreaking book offers original insights into teaching teenagers in today’s hard-pressed urban high schools from the point of view of the students themselves. It speaks to both new and established teachers, giving them firsthand information about who their students are and what they need to succeed. Students from across the country contributed perceptive and pragmatic answers to questions of how teachers can transcend the barriers of adolescent identity and culture to reach the diverse student body in today’s urban schools. With the fresh and often surprising perspectives of youth, they tackle tough issues such as increasing engagement and motivation, teaching difficult academic material, reaching English-language learners, and creating a classroom culture where respect and success go hand in hand. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Troublemakers A radical educator’s paradigm-shifting inquiry into the accepted, normal demands of school, as illuminated by moving portraits of four young “problem children” In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young “troublemakers,” challenging the ways we identify and understand so-called problem children. Time and again, we make seemingly endless efforts to moderate, punish, and even medicate our children, when we should instead be concerned with transforming the very nature of our institutions, systems, and structures, large and small. Through delicately crafted portraits of these memorable children—Zora, Lucas, Sean, and Marcus—Troublemakers allows us to see school through the eyes of those who know firsthand what it means to be labeled a problem. From Zora’s proud individuality to Marcus’s open willfulness, from Sean’s struggle with authority to Lucas’s tenacious imagination, comes profound insight—for educators and parents alike—into how schools engender, exclude, and then try to erase trouble, right along with the young people accused of making it. And although the harsh disciplining of adolescent behavior has been called out as part of a school-to-prison pipeline, the children we meet in these pages demonstrate how a child’s path to excessive punishment and exclusion in fact begins at a much younger age. Shalaby’s empathetic, discerning, and elegant prose gives us a deeply textured look at what noncompliance signals about the environments we require students to adapt to in our schools. Both urgent and timely, this paradigm-shifting book challenges our typical expectations for young children and with principled affection reveals how these demands—despite good intentions—work to undermine the pursuit of a free and just society. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

School Finance and Business Management This nationally recognized school finance expert has teamed up with a CHOICE award winning author to write a comprehensive book on managing school financial resources to increase student performance. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Mindfulness in the Classroom Many kids need a little extra help staying focused in school—and teachers are in need of evidence-based resources to effectively limit disruption in the classroom. In Mindfulness in the Classroom, two experts in the field of mindfulness research, child psychology, and school psychology offer a proven-effective, mindfulness-based intervention strategy. Based on the authors’ popular “Soles of the Feet” program, this book will help teachers reduce disruptive behavior in children and adolescents so everyone can get back to learning. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Morning Meetings and Closing Circles Transform the way you start and end the school day with the fun, interactive, and adaptable lessons, exercises, and activities in this easy-to-use classroom management resource designed with busy teachers in mind. Daily classroom routines are proven to engage students, build trust, and support learning on all levels. But finding fun and interesting ideas for every day is difficult, not to mention figuring out how to incorporate them into an already jam-packed schedule. Morning Meetings and Closing Circles is here to help. From establishing rules and expectations to time management techniques and helpful meeting props, this book will impart the ins and outs of starting and ending each day with an effective meeting. With 100 classroom-ready ideas, connecting with your students throughout the school day has never been easier. Plus, with suggestions for tailoring activities to your own unique classroom, you will be able to create more meaningful experiences for your students. Build a safe community that fosters positive attitudes and academic growth by bookending the day with a morning meeting and a closing circle. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

The Supportive Classroom Build a mindful, trauma-aware classroom today with this practical, easy-to-use book. Designed specifically for busy teachers, it is full of strategies and tools for understanding trauma and building empathy. One in four children have witnessed or experienced a traumatic event that can affect behavior and learning. But school can be a safe, stress-free environment that can actually reduce bad behavior, foster resilience, and heal trauma. The Supportive Classroom shows teachers and educators how they can provide the different types of trauma-aware support that each student needs. Written by two experienced school psychologists, The Supportive Classroom offers an easy-to-understand overview of trauma, empathy, and self-care paired with proactive and reactive tools that can be implemented in the classroom right away. These practical ideas include: - Suggestions for classroom setup - Proactive behavioral supports - Checklists for identifying triggers - Examples of trauma-aware support from real-life students and teachers - Strategies for recognizing trauma exposure Every teacher brings their own unique culture, style, and passion into the classroom. This book offers a blueprint for creating a safe, welcoming classroom based in trauma-sensitive practice that can be adapted to your unique classroom. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

What Great Teachers Do Differently What are the beliefs and behaviors that set great teachers apart? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals 19 keys to becoming more effective in the classroom. This essential third edition features new sections on why it’s about more than relationships, how to focus on a consistent, engaging learning environment, and the importance of choosing the right mode—business, parent, child—to improve your classroom management. Perfect for educators at any level of experience, for independent reading or for schoolwide book studies, this practical book will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do the things that matter most for the people who matter most—your students. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Bullying Educational Observers or bystanders are students who do not suffer or practice bullying, but who witness bullying. They are participants because they do not report it to teachers or parents. They live in the same environment in which the situation occurs, but they do not reveal it for fear of becoming the next victims. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Mindfulness for Teachers Mindful awareness practices to help teachers recognize and regulate emotional reactivity in their classrooms. Teaching is one of the most rewarding professions, but also one of the most demanding. This book offers simple, ready-to-use, and evidence-proven mindfulness techniques to help educators manage the stresses of the classroom, cultivate an exceptional learning environment, and revitalize both their teaching and their students’ knowledge acquisition. Drawing on basic and applied research in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and education, as well as the author’s extensive experience as a mindfulness practitioner, teacher, and scientist, it includes exercises in mindfulness, emotional awareness, movement, listening, and more, all with real-time classroom applications. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Difficult Students and Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom Attachment-based strategies for reaching and teaching disruptive, difficult, and emotionally challenged students. Difficult Students and Disruptive Behavior in the Classroom provides skills-based interventions for educators to address the most common problem behaviors encountered in the classroom. Offering not just problem-specific “best practices” but an attachment-based foundation of sound pedagogical principles and strategies for reaching and teaching disruptive, difficult, and emotionally challenged students, it empowers educators to act wisely when problem behaviors occur, improve their relationships with students, and teach with greater success and confidence. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Classroom Yoga Breaks Easy and brief ways to incorporate yoga techniques in the classroom. Stress is everywhere in kids’ lives and impacts their well-being at home and school. Exercise is known to reduce stress, yet students have never been more sedentary. And teachers have little time to add yet something else into the school day. Enter Louise Goldberg and Classroom Yoga Breaks. In this essential book, readers will find a comprehensive guide to incorporating short yoga breaks into their classrooms. Teachers will learn how to promote movement, learning readiness, attention skills, cooperative community, and self-regulation—all in just a few minutes a day. Goldberg’s evidence-based principles of “Creative Relaxation”—creating a peaceful environment where students feel safe, engaged, successful, and independent, promoting empathy and mutual respect—lead the way toward successful use of yoga in the classroom. The book includes a step-by-step curriculum for integrating yoga breaks into the classroom and over 200 illustrated exercises—enough to incorporate one every day of the school year. Twelve units are arranged by theme, with lessons consisting of one- to five-minute exercises, that can be done from the seat or standing. Each unit includes topics for discussion or writing, movement, breathing exercises, focusing activities, relaxation techniques, mindful practices, and self-calming skills. Yoga is a complement to social and emotional learning, mindfulness training, and physical education. It can help address bullying behaviors, students with autism and special needs, and promote overall resilience and executive function. With this book in hand, readers can integrate these fun, relaxing, and healthy breaks into the daily lives of their students and themselves. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Teaching Mindfulness to Empower Adolescents Copublished with Mindful Schools “Effectively sharing mindfulness with teenagers depends on distinct skill sets . . . done well, it is incredibly joyous.” Matthew Brensilver, JoAnna Hardy and Oren Jay Sofer provide a powerful guide to help teachers master the essential competencies needed to successfully share mindfulness practices with teens and adolescents. Incorporating anecdotes from actual teaching, they blend the latest scientific research with innovative, original techniques for making the practices accessible and interesting to this age group. This text is an indispensable handbook for mindfulness instruction in its own right, and a robust companion volume for teachers using The Mindful Schools Curriculum for Adolescents . Also available as a two-book set. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

Developing Positive Classroom Environments The middle years of learning are increasingly recognised as one of the most challenging yet opportune periods for growth and development. Based on the Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) framework, this book will equip educators with the appropriate knowledge, skills and strategies to support learners in maximising their educational success, managing emotional issues and making a successful transition to adulthood. Part A outlines the principles of the PBS framework, defines key characteristics of middle-years learners and provides insight from neuroscience into the nature of the adolescent brain. This section also looks at the importance of listening to the student voice, highlights issues that can arise during the transition into the middle years of schooling, and discusses the use of evidence-based PBS practices to encourage engagement and establish clear behavioural expectations with learners. Part B focuses on the practical aspects of implementing universal PBS strategies in the classroom, including developing strong and effective relationships with students, promoting school connectedness and supporting self-regulation. Part C examines more focused and intensive interventions, and provides strategies for working with students experiencing stress, anxiety and bullying. Finally, Part D discusses ways to support a range of perspectives and experiences in the middle-years, including trauma-affected students, ethnic and cultural diversity and students on the autism spectrum, as well as ways to use ICT to re-engage vulnerable students. This is an essential reference for both primary and secondary educators, revealing how PBS strategies can play a profound role in positively transforming classroom behaviour. EDUCATION,Classroom Management

The Co-Teacher's Playbook Expert guidance for creating a successful partnership! Whether you’re new to co-teaching, new to your partner, or just see room for improvement in the way you connect, you probably face challenges with communication, planning, grading, and more. When co-teaching is done well, though, the benefits for students are immeasurable. So grab a cup of coffee and your co-teacher—this hands-on book is designed for you to work through together. Features include: • Stories from experienced co-teachers• Reflective activities to help each of you discover your collaboration style• Reproducible lists, checklists, templates, agreements, and more to complete together• A downloadable unit-planning tool EDUCATION,Collaborative & Team Teaching

The Smartest Kids in the World How do other countries create “smarter” kids? What is it like to be a child in the world’s new education superpowers? The Smartest Kids in the World “gets well beneath the glossy surfaces of these foreign cultures and manages to make our own culture look newly strange....The question is whether the startling perspective provided by this masterly book can also generate the will to make changes” (The New York Times Book Review). In a handful of nations, virtually all children are learning to make complex arguments and solve problems they’ve never seen before. They are learning to think, in other words, and to thrive in the modern economy. Inspired to find answers for our own children, author and Time magazine journalist Amanda Ripley follows three Americans embed­ded in these countries for one year. Kim, fifteen, raises $10,000 so she can move from Oklahoma to Finland; Eric, eighteen, trades his high-achieving Minnesota suburb for a booming city in South Korea; and Tom, seventeen, leaves a historic Pennsylvania village for Poland. Through these young informants, Ripley meets battle-scarred reformers, sleep-deprived zombie students, and a teacher who earns $4 million a year. Their stories, along with groundbreaking research into learning in other cultures, reveal a pattern of startling transformation: none of these countries had many “smart” kids a few decades ago. Things had changed. Teaching had become more rigorous; parents had focused on things that mattered; and children had bought into the promise of education. EDUCATION,Comparative

Comparative Education Editors Robert F. Arnove and Carlos Alberto Torres, along with new coeditor Stephen Franz, have assembled the key scholars in comparative education, bringing a new edition of their groundbreaking book. To be used in graduate courses in comparative education, the new edition retains the same accessible layout and style, but is updated throughout, including a new chapter on the European Union. EDUCATION,Comparative

Education, Democracy and Development This book contains a selected number of papers which were fIrst presented at the VIllth World Congress of Comparative Education in Prague, July 8--14, 1992. The Executive Committee of the World Council of Comparative and Education Societies had gladly accepted the bid made by the (at that time still united) Czech and Slovak Comparative Education Society to organise this congress in their beautiful and historic capital. The choice of Prague, underlined by President Vaclav Havel's patronage, as well as the Congress theme, were intended as a demonstration of the (re-)opened communication among educationists allover the world, as a result of the peaceful upheavals ('velvet revolutions') which were awakening the countries of Central, South East and East Europe in those days. It is true that a good part of the en­ thusiasm has faded since then and given way to manifestations of disenchantment. Education can be regarded as a striking example of the recent developments between "euphoria" and "normalcy". EDUCATION,Comparative

Adult Education The studies contained in this volume present a sampling of policy and legislation relating to adult learning in various parts of the world. They were produced in the context of a more complete survey, under the auspices of the UNESCO Institute for Education (VIE) in cooperation with the University of Florence, which sought to identify tendencies in this field over the past few years. The international research project, under which these national studies were made, was developed under the direction of Paul Belanger, Director of UIE, and Paolo Federighi, Professor at the University of Florence. An international publication by the two project directors, due to appear at the beginning of 1997, will report on the findings of the project, which involves 26 countries. The contributions presented here reflect a broad geographical spectrum as well as a wide range of policy models. From an analysis of these studies, it is apparent that this is a field in which there has been much innovation and which encompasses markedly varying approaches in response to different national conditions. EDUCATION,Comparative

Lifelong Education The basic aim of this special issue is to focus on the profound change of tendency in education that is taking place at both the national and interna­ tional level. At a time when education and lifelong learning are increasingly merging into one process, it is important to examine the ways in which edu­ cational policies and practices are evolving. Consequently, we invited a variety of contributors, both men and women, coming from different regions and encompassing both research and practice, to identify significant phenomena and trends that are indicative of the ways in which systems of education are responding to new social and cultural demands. We asked our contributors to show how educational reality in different countries is no longer confined within the temporal and spatial limits of institutional education, to indicate how models of educational practice are changing, to examine the extent to which the traditional cycles of human life are shifting their boundaries, and to describe how these changes are mani­ festing themselves in different national contexts in both South and North. We also asked our authors to pose questions raised by this educational revolution. We have included 17 contributions, some of the authors analysing par­ ticular national situations, others drawing questions and observations from their own experiences or taking a searching look at education from the perspective of a practical involvement in social iSl>ues or from a background of research into popular arts and traditions. EDUCATION,Comparative

Women’s Higher Education in Comparative Perspective EDUCATION,Comparative

The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Studies in Education The SAGE Handbook of Comparative Studies in Education explores international educational practices and behaviours through new research and review of existing research. EDUCATION,Comparative

Education in the United Arab Emirates This book provides an overview of the evolution of education in the United Arab Emirates from its humble beginnings in palm frond huts, to today’s proliferation of prestigious international schools and global university branch campuses. The chapter authors are academic experts who have extensive first-hand experience of contemporary developments in the country’s various educational sectors. The book addresses innovations and transformations in Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, K-12 Schooling, Language Education in Arabic and English, Quality Assurance, Special Needs, STEM Education, and Teacher Education and Professional Development. EDUCATION,Comparative

Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2019 The Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2019 examines the field of comparative and international education by bringing together scholars, professionals, and other stakeholders to investigate recent developments in the field that are relevant to contemporary and future educational reform and applications worldwide. EDUCATION,Comparative

Education in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic This book provides a comprehensive and in-depth description of the education system in Lao PDR.  It covers pre-school, primary, secondary general, secondary technical and vocational, post-secondary non-higher education, and adult non-formal education and training. In addition to the main content, the book includes a glossary of terms and abbreviations used; and an appendix on the organizational structure of the Ministry of Education and Sports, including the linkages between the national, provincial and district level. The content covers public and private sector education provision alike. EDUCATION,Comparative

Human Rights Education Globally This book presents a comprehensive overview of selected research concerning global and comparative trends in dominant discourses on human rights education. Using diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to historical-comparative research, the book examines major human rights education reforms and policy issues in a global culture with a focus on the ambivalent and problematic relationship between human rights education discourses, ideology and the state. Further, it discusses democracy, national identity, and social justice, which are among the most critical and significant factors defining and contextualising the processes surrounding nation-building, identity politics and human rights education globally, and also critiques current human rights education practices and policy reforms, illustrating the shifts in the relationship between the state and human rights education policy. Written by authors from diverse backgrounds and regions, the book examines current developments in research concerning human rights education, and citizenship education globally. As such it enables readers to gain a more holistic understanding of the nexus between nation-state, national identity and human rights education both locally and globally. It also provides an easily accessible, practical yet scholarly insights into international concerns in the field of human rights education in the context of global culture. EDUCATION,Comparative

The Palgrave Handbook of African Education and Indigenous Knowledge This handbook explores the evolution of African education in historical perspectives as well as the development within its three systems–Indigenous, Islamic, and Western education models—and how African societies have maintained and changed their approaches to education within and across these systems. African education continues to find itself at once preserving its knowledge, while integrating Islamic and Western aspects in order to compete within this global reality. Contributors take up issues and themes of the positioning, resistance, accommodation, and transformations of indigenous education in relationship to the introduction of Islamic and later Western education. Issues and themes raised acknowledge the contemporary development and positioning of indigenous education within African societies and provide understanding of how indigenous education works within individual societies and national frameworks as an essential part of African contemporary society. EDUCATION,Comparative

Cross-Cultural Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Canada This volume explores cross-cultural encounters with schooling among Chinese immigrant mothers in Canada. Using a narrative inquiry approach, the author sets out to spotlight the challenges facing immigrant parents and students as they begin to integrate into Western society and culture, specifically focusing on aspects of their experience including the intergenerational relationship between students and parents, home-school relations, and interactions with other Chinese immigrant parents. Chapters address intercultural differences as a reference point for understanding immigrant parents' views on schooling, moral education, and parenting practices. EDUCATION,Comparative

Educating Mainland Chinese Learners in Business Education This book presents strategies and practices for facilitating effective learning for mainland Chinese students in western based education – regarding e.g. the choice of instructional techniques, attention to students’ cultural dislocation aspects, comfort, familiarity, and ease of knowledge transfer. It embeds innovativeness at a conceptual level, and argues for a holistic and “engaged” approach to learning effectiveness for mainland Chinese students. EDUCATION,Comparative

Japanese Schooling and Identity Investment Overseas This book is about education, ideology, power and identity investment and concerns an influential East Asian expatriate community. Specifically, it seeks to understand particular ways in which the Japanese white-collar elite live as a closed and self-referentially defined in-group, despite the manifestly multicultural ethos of their Singaporean domicile. The study attends to issues regarding schooling, unity, diversity and community based on grounded anthropological observations. Specific observations centre around the particularities of Japanese nation-state schooling practices set in cosmopolitan Singapore, a contrastingly non-Japanese setting. The insights therein are made possible by way of seeing education as an ideological domain and powerful discursive platform. Using this framework, cultural and identity-related practices are viewed dynamically and appreciated for their fluidic reflection of identity praxes. Readers will gain fresh insights into the role of education and ideology in reproducing asymmetry and the value of sociohistorical analyses in surfacing hidden power relations. Researchers, educators and decision makers will appreciate the transparency of grounded ethnographic observation yielding insights into practices which imbricate inclusion-exclusion and privilege-marginalization debates within a neoliberal hegemony. Students of the social politics of education and the cultural politics of language, ideology and identity will find the book a provocative read. EDUCATION,Comparative

Making the Move to eLearning This book proposes a radical truth_that online education, when taught using the methodology perfected by successful veterans of distance learning, surpasses traditional face-to-face teaching and learning. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Instructional Design The Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, and Evaluate (ADDIE) process is used to introduce an approach to instruction design that has a proven record of success. Instructional Design: The ADDIE Approach is intended to serve as an overview of the ADDIE concept. The primary rationale for this book is to respond to the need for an instruction design primer that addresses the current proliferation of complex educational development models, particularly non-traditional approaches to learning, multimedia development and online learning environments. Many entry level instructional designers and students enrolled in related academic programs indicate they are better prepared to accomplish the challenging work of creating effective training and education materials after they have a thorough understanding of the ADDIE principles. However, a survey of instructional development applications indicate that the overwhelming majority of instructional design models are based on ADDIE, often do not present the ADDIE origins as part of their content, and are poorly applied by people unfamiliar with the ADDIE paradigm. The purpose of this book is to focus on fundamental ADDIE principles, written with a minimum of professional jargon. This is not an attempt to debate scholars or other educational professionals on the finer points of instructional design, however, the book's content is based on sound doctrine and supported by valid empirical research. The only bias toward the topic is that generic terms will be used as often as possible in order to make it easy for the reader to apply the concepts in the book to other specific situations. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

The Socially Networked Classroom Incorporate social networking into instruction, no matter your level of technological expertise or Internet access! With appropriate guidance, students’ social networking skills can be harnessed for teaching and learning in the 21st century. William Kist demonstrates how pioneering teachers have successfully integrated screen-based literacies into instruction and provides: Real-world activities and lesson examples for Grades 5–12, with assignment sheets, assessments, and rubrics Ideas on fostering collaborative learning using blogs, wikis, nings, and other interactive media. Tips on Internet safety, blogging etiquette, protected blogging sites, and more Blog entries from classroom teachers EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

The Anti-Education Era One of the first champions of the positive effects of gaming reveals the dark side of today's digital and social media Today's schools are eager to use the latest technology in the classroom, but rather than improving learning, the new e-media can just as easily narrow students' horizons. Education innovator James Paul Gee first documented the educational benefits of gaming a decade ago in his classic What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Now, with digital and social media at the center of modern life, he issues an important warning that groundbreaking new technologies, far from revolutionizing schooling, can stymie the next generation's ability to resolve deep global challenges. The solution-and perhaps our children's future-lies in what Gee calls synchronized intelligence, a way of organizing people and their digital tools to solve problems, produce knowledge, and allow people to count and contribute. Gee explores important strategies and tools for today's parents, educators, and policy makers, including virtual worlds, artificial tutors, and ways to create collective intelligence where everyday people can solve hard problems. By harnessing the power of human creativity with interactional and technological sophistication we can finally overcome the limitations of today's failing educational system and solve problems in our high-risk global world. The Anti-Education Era is a powerful and important call to reshape digital learning, engage children in a meaningful educational experience, and bridge inequality. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Blended Learning in Grades 4–12 Use technology to focus on your students! In this step-by-step guide, teacher and education blogger Catlin Tucker outlines the process for integrating online discussion with face-to-face instruction in a way that empowers teachers to focus their energies where they’re most needed. With concrete strategies, ready-to-use resources, and sample rubrics grounded in the Common Core State Standards, this book shows teachers how to: Increase engagement and drive higher-order thinking Prepare students for high-stakes exams without sacrificing class time Assess online work Personalize learning and differentiate lessons Move toward flipped instruction to create a student-centered classroom EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Advanced Educational Technology Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Advanced Educational Technology - Research Issues and Future Potential, held in Grenoble, France, September 25-28, 1993 EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Automating Instructional Design Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Automating Instructional Design: Computer-Based Development and Delivery Tools, held in Grimstad, Norway, July 12-23, 1993 EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Educational Innovation in Economics and Business Administration During the last few years economics and business education have emerged as one of the largest fields of study in higher education. At the same time, the pressing concern for improving the quality of higher education has led to a definite need for more knowledge about effective instruction and innovation in economics and business education. The book brings together many examples of reform in economics and business education. Special attention is paid to the problem-based learning approach, which over the past ten years, has developed as a very important innovation in higher education. The book contains contributions from a variety of institutions on the necessity of curriculum reform, the choice of instructional methods, assessment and testing, and management of change. It is of interest for teachers in higher education, educational psychologists, and any person interested in educational innovation in economics and business administration. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Design and Production of Multimedia and Simulation-based Learning Material This volume results from a meeting that was held in Barcelona, Spain, April 1993, under the auspices of the DELTA programme of the European Commission. DELTA (Developing European Learning through Technological Advance) is the commission's technology R&D programme that concentrates on "Telematic Systems for Flexible and Distance Learning". The overarching goal of this programme is to contribute through information technology to more efficient and effective design, production, and delivery of learning material. The DELTA programme started its main phase in 1992 with a total of 22 projects and a total budget of 92. 4 million ECU. In the meanwhile an extension of the programme has resulted in 8 extensions of existing projects and 8 new projects, bringing the number of projects to 30, with a corresponding total budget of 99. 9 million ECU. The programme has three main areas: telecommunication, delivery information systems, and design and production. In the projects, in total 201 organisations (industrial, commercial, and universities) from 12 European Union member states and 5 EFTA countries are represented. The DELTA programme pays much attention to the exchange of ideas and dissemination of information both between individual DELTA projects and between DELTA projects and other initiatives in the EU. Meetings in which DELTA projects are involved are held several times a year as so-called 'concertation meetings', meetings where also non-DELTA projects participate are called 'concerted actions'. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Advanced Educational Technologies for Mathematics and Science This book is the outgrowth of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Milton Keynes (United Kingdom) in the summer of 1990. The workshop brought together about 30 world leaders in the use of advanced technologies in the teaching of mathematics and science. Many of these participants commented that the workshop was one of the more productive and exciting workshops that they had attended. It was not uncommon to see participants engaged in informal discussion far into the evenings and early mornings, long after formal sessions had ended. It is my hope that this book captures the substance and excitement of many of the ideas that were presented at the workshop. Indeed, the process by which this book has come about has given every opportunity for the best thinking to get reflected here. Participants wrote papers prior to the workshop. After the workshop, participants revised the papers at least once. In a few instances, three versions of papers were written. Some participants could not resist the urge to incorporate descriptions of some of the newer developments in their projects. The papers in this book demonstrate how technology is impacting our view of what should be taught, what can be taught, and how we should go about teaching in the various disciplines. As such, they offer great insight into the central issues of teaching and learning in a wide range of disciplines and across many grade levels (ranging from elementary school through undergraduate college education). EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Control Technology in Elementary Education Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Control Technology in Elementary Education, held in Liege, Belgium, November 17-21, 1992 EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

New Directions in Educational Technology Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on New Directions in Advanced Educational Technology, held in Milton Keynes, UK, 10-13 November, 1988 EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Planning for Technology Stay a step ahead of technological change so that every student can flourish! Students and classrooms are growing more technologically savvy every semester, and falling behind is not an option. This new edition of an essential text shows educational leaders how to equip their students for the future, with updates such as: Digital developments of the past decade that school leaders must address New content covering the Common Core, distributed leadership, adult learning theory, digital citizenship, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and more A new chapter on creating a “culture of technology” that goes beyond mere user manuals to create responsible, tech-savvy students EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. Second Edition The definitive look at all that can be learned from video games EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Deeper Learning Through Technology Use the Cloud to Individualize Your Instruction and Watch Your Students Thrive! Cloud-based technology offers massive benefits to the classroom. But technology tools require conscientious implementation by educators. This book is the all-in-one resource you need to be sure your students reap the fullest rewards of how cloud-based tools can facilitate learning. In Deeper Learning Through Technology, teacher and top ed-blogger Ken Halla explains: How to implement new tech tools to create a self-paced, learner-centered classroom Strategies for leveraging cloud technology to ensure that students have access to an individualized, personalized education Real-life case studies and activities that will make applying the book’s strategies to your classroom enjoyable and achievable EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Creatively Teach the Common Core Literacy Standards With Technology Let technology pave the way to Common Core success. Engage your students by delving into the Common Core ELA standards with the tools they use the most. As you explore the creative road to academic success, with the Common Core ELA and literacy standards—you will turn your classroom into a student-centered learning environment that fosters collaboration, individualizes instruction, and cultivates technological literacy. Features include: Specific recommendations for free apps and tech tools that support the Common Core Step-by-step guidelines to breaking down standards by grade and subject Teacher-tested, research-supported lesson ideas and strategies Replicable resources, including prewriting activities and writing templates Real-life examples EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Technology Handbook for School Librarians Both theoretical and practical, this book will provide you with a strong introduction to a variety of technologies that will serve you—and your patrons—well. Each chapter addresses a different aspect or kind of technology. You'll learn essential skills, planning and funding techniques, and what hardware and software you'll need. You'll find plenty of information on creating or maintaining your library's web presence through websites, blogs, and social networking, as well as on various tools that you can use and apply to your curriculum. Many state standards include technology components, and this guide shows you how to meet them and stay up to date. You'll also learn what you should watch for in the future so you remain essential to your school. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Using Social Media in the Classroom ‘A book for every teacher’s bookshelf. This book gives a comprehensive overview of the tools and apps that can be used to help turn a mediocre teaching session into an outstanding one.’ - Cheryl Hine, Leeds City College EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

The Online Teaching Survival Guide Essential reading for online instructors, updated to cover new and emerging issues and technologies The Online Teaching Survival Guide provides a robust overview of theory-based techniques for teaching online or technology-enhanced courses. Covering all aspects of online teaching, this book reviews the latest research in cognitive processing and related learning outcomes while retaining a focus on the practical. A simple framework of instructional strategies mapped across a four-phase timeline provides a concrete starting point for both new online teachers and experienced teachers designing or revamping an online course. Essential technologies are explored in their basic and expanded forms, and traditional pedagogy serves as the foundation for tips and practices customized for online learning. The tips cover course management, social presence, community building, integration of new technologies, discussion and questioning techniques, assessment, and debriefing, along with new coverage of intensive or accelerated courses, customizing learning strategies, developing expertise, advanced course design, and assessment techniques exclusive to this new second edition. The theory and techniques of successful online teaching can be significantly different from those used face-to-face. With more and more classes being offered online, this book provides a valuable resource for taking your course to the next level. Understand the technology used in online teaching Learn specialized pedagogical tips and practices Examine new research on cognition and learning Adopt a clear framework of instructional strategies The explosion of online learning has created a demand for great online teachers. Increasingly, faculty who normally teach face-to-face are being asked to cover online courses—yet comprehensive pedagogical resources are scarce. The learning curve is huge, and faculty need a practical approach to course design and management that can be quickly and easily implemented. The Online Teaching Survival Guide provides that essential resource, with a customizable framework and deeper exploration of effective online teaching. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Redesigning Learning Spaces Bring hope, joy, and positive energy back into the daily work of the classroom. In this book, learn to design brain-friendly learning environments that foster engagement, productivity, and achievement while allowing for seamless integration of educational technology. Discover how flexible, welcoming, and comfortable learning spaces can prepare students for the future. In this book you’ll: Find resources for redesigning spaces on a sustainable budget Support technology integration through blended and virtual learning Hear from teachers and schools whose successfully transformed spaces have increased student achievement EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials This edited volume provides insight into how digital badgesmay enhance formal, non-formal and informal education by focusing on technicaldesign issues including organizational requirements, learning and instructionaldesign, as well as deployment. It features current research exploring thetheoretical foundation and empirical evidence of the utilization of digitalbadges as well as case studies that describe current practices and experiencesin the use of digital badges for motivation, learning, and instruction in K-12,higher education, workplace learning, and further education settings. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Going Google Unique ideas for authentic, 21st-century learning! Use this easy-access guide to discover exactly how and why Google’s latest internet tools can help prepare your students for the modern workplace! Quickly scan for detailed guidance and learn: Which tools help you meet 21st century learning skills and the new ISTE Standards for Students of Google Classroom, Google Drive, Google Earth, YouTube, and more 5 major points to consider before using each tool Includes a handy glossary of tech terms, a new companion website, teacher vignettes, screen casts, project tutorials, and classroom management tips. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Blended Learning in Action Shift to blended learning to transform education Blended learning has the power to reinvent education, but the transition requires a new approach to learning and a new skillset for educators. Loaded with research and examples, Blended Learning in Action demonstrates the advantages a blended model has over traditional instruction when technology is used to engage students both inside the classroom and online. Readers will find: Breakdowns of the most effective classroom setups for blended learning Tips for leaders Ideas for personalizing and differentiating instruction using technology Strategies for managing devices in schools Questions to facilitate professional development and deeper learning EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Computational Thinking and Coding for Every Student Empower tomorrow’s tech innovators Our students are avid users and consumers of technology. Isn’t it time that they see themselves as the next technological innovators, too? Computational Thinking and Coding for Every Student is the beginner’s guide for K-12 educators who want to learn to integrate the basics of computer science into their curriculum. Readers will find Strategies and activities for teaching computational thinking and coding inside and outside of school, at any grade level, across disciplines Instruction-ready lessons for every grade A discussion guide and companion website with videos, activities, and other resources EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Disruptive Classroom Technologies Timely and powerful, this book offers a new framework to elevate instructional practices with technology and maximize student learning. The T3 Framework helps teachers categorize students’ learning as translational, transformational, or transcendent, sorting through the low-impact applications to reach high-impact usage of technologies. Teachers and leaders will find: Examples of technology use at the translational, transformational, and transcendent levels Activities, guides, and prompts for deeper learning that move technology use to higher levels of the T3 Framework Evaluative rubrics to self-assess current technology use, establish meaningful goals, and track progress towards those goals EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies As social media and Web 2.0 technologies continue to transform the learning trends and preferences of students, educators need to understand the applicability of these new tools in all types of learning environments. The second edition of Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies provides new and experienced instructors with practical examples of how low-cost and free technologies can be used to support student learning as well as best practices for integrating web-based tools into a course management system and managing student privacy in a Web 2.0 environment. "Showcase" spotlights throughout exemplify how the tools described in the book are already being used effectively in educational settings. This thoroughly revised second edition includes: a new chapter that explores how and why faculty are using the public web and open educational resources in place of a learning management system (LMS) and an expensive textbook additional tips and showcases in every chapter that illustrate faculty use of particular technologies the inclusion of new tools to replace technologies that no longer exist a revamped website featuring expanded online resources. This practical, easy-to-use guide will serve the needs of educators seeking to refresh or transform their instruction. Readers will be rewarded with an ample yet manageable collection of proven emerging technologies that can be leveraged for generating content, enhancing communications with and between students, and cultivating participatory, student-centered learning activities. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Teaching Computational Thinking and Coding in Primary Schools This core text for trainee primary teachers is a guide to the teaching of computing and coding, and provides an exploration of how children develop their computational thinking. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Design of Technology-Enhanced Learning This book explains how educational research can inform the design of technology-enhanced learning environments. After laying pedagogical, technological and content foundations, it analyses learning in Web 2.0, Social Networking, Mobile Learning and Virtual Worlds to derive nuanced principles for technology-enhanced learning design. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Remixing the Curriculum Remixing the Curriculum suggests that the way to develop curriculum to maximize student access and engagement is to employ essential elements of traditional pedagogy, but infuse it with technology to create new features through the Technology Fitness , Proactive Teaching , Universal Design for Learning , and Assistive Technology. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Machine Learning and Human Intelligence Intelligence is at the heart of what makes us human, but we invest artificial intelligence (AI) with qualities it does not have. Rosemary Luckin proposes a way to understand the complexity of human intelligence, offering clear-sighted recommendations for how educators can draw on what AI does best to nurture and expand our human capabilities. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

ICT Strategies for Schools Recognizing the potential of ICTs to make taught curriculum significantly more relevant and purposeful, principals and school administrators in India have to design appropriate IT strategies and oversee the entire implementation process in their schools. This book is a guide to the use of ICT in schools, covering issues of pedagogy, curriculum, and learning. In brief, it deals with educational uses of IT; criteria for selection of hardware and software; designing an IT-assisted curriculum; teacher recruitment, training and desired competencies; management and financial issues; and possible problem areas: plagiarism, privacy, hacking. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Postphenomenological Methodologies This volume contributes to postphenomenological research into human-technology relations with essays reflecting on methodological issues through empirical studies of education, digital media, biohacking, health, robotics, and skateboarding. This work provides new perspectives that call for a comprehensive postphenomenological research methodology. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Teaching AI For many, artificial intelligence, or AI, may seem like a new, and possibly overwhelming concept. The reality is that AI is already being applied in industry and, for many of us, in our daily lives as well. A better understanding of AI can help you make informed decisions now, that will impact the future of your learners. This book explores what AI is, how it works and how educators can use it to better prepare students in a world with increased human-computer interaction. This book features perspectives from educators and industry experts on how they are using AI; approaches to teaching about AI including design thinking, project based learning and STEM connections; tools for exploring AI and sharing it with your students; and activities to introduce AI concepts, reflection questions and lesson ideas. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Technologies to Lead Schools In this book, we share perspectives on how education leaders can use computer technologies to enhance their effectiveness in working with other adults. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Reclaiming Personalized Learning Where exactly did personalized learning go so wrong? For teacher and consultant Paul France, at first technology-powered personalized learning seemed like a panacea. But after three years spent at a personalized learning start-up and network of microschools, he soon realized that such corporate-driven individualized learning initiatives do more harm than good, especially among our most vulnerable students. The far-superior alternative? A human-centered pedagogy that prioritizes children over technology. First, let’s be clear: Reclaiming Personalized Learning is not yet-another ed tech book. Instead it’s a user’s guide to restoring equity and humanity to our classrooms and schools through personalization. One part polemical, eleven parts practical, the book describes how to: Shape whole-class instruction, leverage small-group interactions, and nurture a student’s inner-dialogue Cultivate awareness within and among students, and build autonomy and authority Design curriculum with a flexible frame and where exactly the standards fit Humanize assessment and instruction, including the place of responsive teaching Create a sense of belonging, humanize technology integration, and effect socially just teaching and learning—all central issues in equity The truth is this: there’s no one framework, there’s no one tool that makes learning personalized–what personalized learning companies with a vested interest in profits might tempt you to believe. It’s people who personalize learning, and people not technology must be at the center of education. The time is now for all of us teachers to reclaim personalized learning, and this all-important book is our very best resource for getting started. “This is a compelling and critically important book for our time. With rich stories of teaching and learning Paul France considers ways to create the most positive learning experiences possible.” - JO BOALER, Nomellini & Olivier Professor of Education , Stanford Graduate School of Education “This brilliant book is a major contribution to the re-imagination of learning and teaching for the twenty-first century and should be essential reading for new and experienced teachers alike." - TONY WAGNER, Senior Research Fellow, Learning Policy Institute “In these troubled times, this book is more than a breath of fresh air, it is a call to action. Paul gives us an accessible and sophisticated book that explains how and why we should celebrate the humanity of every single student.” - JIM KNIGHT, Senior Partner of the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG) and Author of The Impact Cycle EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

The School in the Cloud The Science and the Story of the Future of Learning In 1999, Sugata Mitra conducted the famous "Hole in the Wall" experiment that inspired three TED Talks and earned him the first million-dollar TED prize for research in 2013. Since then, he has conducted new research around self-organized learning environments (SOLE), building "Schools in the Cloud" all over the world. This new book shares the results of this research and offers • Examples of thriving Schools in the Cloud in unlikely places • Mitra’s predictions on the future of learning • How to design assessments for self-organizing learning • How to build your own School in the Cloud • Clips from the documentary, The School in the Cloud EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Coding in the Classroom A book for anyone teaching computer science, from elementary school teachers and coding club coaches to parents looking for some guidance. Computer science opens more doors for today's youth than any other discipline - which is why Coding in the Classroom is your key to unlocking students' future potential. Author Ryan Somma untangles the current state of CS education standards; describes the cognitive, academic, and professional benefits of learning CS; and provides numerous strategies to promote computational thinking and get kids coding! Whether you're a teacher, an after-school coach, or a parent seeking accessible ways to boost your kid's computer savvy, Coding in the Classroom is here to help. With quick-start programming strategies, scaffolded exercises for every grade level, and ideas for designing CS events that promote student achievement, this book is a rock-solid roadmap to CS integration from a wide variety of on-ramps. You'll learn:   •  tips and resources for teaching programming concepts via in-class activities and games, without a computer  •  development environments that make coding and sharing web apps a breeze  •  lesson plans for the software lifecycle process and techniques for facilitating long-term projects   •  ways to craft interdisciplinary units that bridge CS and computational thinking with other content areas Coding in the Classroom does more than make CS less formidable - it makes it more fun! From learning computational thinking via board games to building their own websites, students are offered a variety of entry points for acquiring the skills they need to succeed in the 21st-century workforce. Moreover, Somma understands how schools operate - and he's got your back. You'll be empowered to advocate for the value of implementing CS across the curriculum, get stakeholder buy-in, and build the supportive, equitable coding community that your school deserves. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Digital and Media Literacy in the Age of the Internet This book serves as a comprehensive guide for educators looking to make informed decisions and navigate digital spaces with their students. The author sets the stage for educators who may not be familiar with the digital world that their students live in, including the complexities of online identities, digital communities and social media. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Teach Boldly Transformational education leader Jennifer Williams offers design- and empathy-driven practices to help teachers activate positive change in student learning. Today’s students are ready to design, dream and MAKE the future. Teach Boldly: Using Edtech for Social Good is a guide for educators ready to apply innovative practices, meaningful technology use and global collaboration to drive the change they want to see in the world. Readers will learn how to create a customized plan for education innovation, with strategies for constructing agile classroom environments, digital storytelling and communicating across lines of difference, and prioritizing feedback and active listening. This book: Showcases the power of narrative and bringing focus to the need for storytelling in education. Offers direction for seeking out authentic feedback and steps for iterating on ideas, emphasizing preservation of voice and creative expression. Discusses learning space design through the lens of empathy and amplification of student voice. Provides easy-to-implement ideas for transforming learning and classroom culture through space. With inspiration from real-world peaceMAKERS in education, Teach Boldly invites readers to create ready-to-go action plans for themselves as educators, for classroom communities and for the global community. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

OCR GCSE Computer Science, Second Edition Written by leading Computer Science teachers, this brand-new textbook will guide students through the updated OCR GCSE Computer Science specification topic by topic, and provide them with standalone recap and review sections, worked examples and clear explanations of complex topics. This Student Book: >> develops computational thinking skills in line with the new Practical Programming element of Component 02>> provides differentiated material with the 'beyond the spec' feature>> includes standalone recap and review sections at the end of each chapter>> provides definitions of technical terms, along with a glossary of words that will be needed for assessment. Look out for a free set of practice questions on the Hodder Education website. Please note, these questions are not endorsed by OCR and have not been subject to any OCR quality assurance processes. George Rouse, Lorne Pearcey and Gavin Craddock are highly respected and widely published authors of resources. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

AQA GCSE Computer Science, Second Edition Updated specification; first teaching September 2020. Specification code: 8525 Written by leading Computer Science teachers, this textbook will guide students through the updated AQA GCSE Computer Science specification topic by topic, and provide them with standalone recap and review sections, practice questions, worked examples and clear explanations of complex topics. This textbook:>> Prepares students for assessment with numerous practice questions for all topics>> Develops computational thinking skills>> Provides differentiated material with the 'beyond the spec' feature>> Includes standalone recap and review sections at the end of each chapter>> Provides definitions of technical terms, along with a glossary of words to ensure students feel confident with the assessment. Authors George Rouse, Lorne Pearcey and Gavin Craddock are highly respected and widely published authors of resources. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Learning Disabilities and e-Information Digital Technology is becoming ever more used by people with learning disabilities for information, entertainment, to socialise and enjoy self-expression. This book explores these important issues, establishing how page design, use of images and other factors facilitate or inhibit information access and information behaviour more generally. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Peer Pedagogies on Digital Platforms How a popular entertainment genre on YouTube--Let's Play videos created by Minecraft players--offers opportunities for children to learn from their peers. Every day millions of children around the world watch video gameplay on YouTube in the form of a popular entertainment genre known as Let's Play videos. These videos, which present a player's gameplay and commentary, offer children opportunities for interaction and learning not available in traditional television viewing or solo video gameplay. In this book, Michael Dezuanni examines why Let's Play videos are so appealing to children, looking in particular at videos of Minecraft gameplay. He finds that a significant aspect of the popularity of these videos is the opportunity for knowledge and skill exchange. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Algorithms In the tradition of Real World Algorithms: A Beginner's Guide, Panos Louridas is back to introduce algorithms in an accessible manner, utilizing various examples to explain not just what algorithms are but how they work. Digital technology runs on algorithms, sets of instructions that describe how to do something efficiently. Application areas range from search engines to tournament scheduling, DNA sequencing, and machine learning. Arguing that every educated person today needs to have some understanding of algorithms and what they do, in this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, Panos Louridas offers an introduction to algorithms that is accessible to the nonspecialist reader. Louridas explains not just what algorithms are but also how they work, offering a wide range of examples and keeping mathematics to a minimum. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Radical Solutions and Learning Analytics Learning Analytics become the key for Personalised Learning and Teaching thanks to the storage, categorisation and smart retrieval of Big Data. Thousands of user data can be tracked online via Learning Management Systems, instant messaging channels, social networks and other ways of communication. Always with the explicit authorisation from the end user, being a student, a teacher, a manager or a persona in a different role, an instructional designer can design a way to produce a practical dashboard that helps him improve that very user’s performance, interaction, motivation or just grading. This book provides a thorough approach on how education, as such, from teaching to learning through management, is improved by a smart analysis of available data, making visible and useful behaviours, predictions and patterns that are hinder to the regular eye without the process of massive data. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Applied Degree Education and the Future of Work This edited volume sets the stage for discussion on Education 4.0, with a focus on applied degree education and the future of work. Education 4.0 refers to the shifts in the education sector in response to Industry 4.0 where digital transformation is impacting the ways in which the world of work and our everyday lives are becoming increasingly automated. In the applied degree sector, significant change and transformation is occurring as leaders, educators and partners evolve smart campus environments to include blended learning, artificial intelligence, data analytics, BYOD devices, process automation and engage in curriculum renewal for and with industries and professions. This volume aims to profile and enhance the contribution of applied educational practice and research particularly in the applied degree sector and includes contributions that show case real world outcomes with students and industry as partners. This edited volume includes a wide range of topics, such as rethinking the role of education and educators; curriculum and the future of work; industrial partnership, collaboration and work integrated learning; vocational and professional practices; students, industry and professions as partners; employability skills and qualities for the 21st century world of work; innovative pedagogy and instructional design; adaptive learning technologies; and data analytics, assessment and feedback. The contributors come from different parts of the world in higher education, including, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Macau, Singapore and the United Kingdom. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Radical Solutions and eLearning Educational Technology is the right couple to a radical innovation. Thanks to the appropriate technology in the right context with the best fit to the target audience, education can be drastically improved, meaning a better performance, competence achievement, match with the user’s expectations and with the market needs. Serious games, Virtual reality, Augmented reality, Remote labs, Online learning, Blockchain, Mobile learning and many other key technologies allow for a better explanation of so many subjects, and even more: for a complete student involvement and a full teacher engagement into the educational system. Technology gives another angle to the same content, provides the user with a personalised experience and pushes the limits of knowledge a little further, every time. This book presents a number of radical innovations through technology, from experienced cases studies, to be replicated and inspired by; a powerful resource handbook for cutting-edge education. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Intelligent Tutoring Systems This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, ITS 2020, held in Athens, Greece, in June 2020. The 23 full papers and 31 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. They reflect a variety of new techniques, including multimodal affective computing, explainable AI, mixed-compensation multidimensional item response, ensemble deep learning, cohesion network analysis, spiral of silence, conversational agent, semantic web, computer-supported collaborative learning, and social network analysis. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Student Data Privacy Attai removes the fear around what could go wrong when it comes to protecting student data privacy and provides the guidance and support needed to build strong protections in place from the start. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Connected Code Why every child needs to learn to code: the shift from “computational thinking” to computational participation. Coding, once considered an arcane craft practiced by solitary techies, is now recognized by educators and theorists as a crucial skill, even a new literacy, for all children. Programming is often promoted in K-12 schools as a way to encourage “computational thinking”—which has now become the umbrella term for understanding what computer science has to contribute to reasoning and communicating in an ever-increasingly digital world. In Connected Code, Yasmin Kafai and Quinn Burke argue that although computational thinking represents an excellent starting point, the broader conception of “computational participation” better captures the twenty-first-century reality. Computational participation moves beyond the individual to focus on wider social networks and a DIY culture of digital “making.” Kafai and Burke describe contemporary examples of computational participation: students who code not for the sake of coding but to create games, stories, and animations to share; the emergence of youth programming communities; the practices and ethical challenges of remixing (rather than starting from scratch); and the move beyond stationary screens to programmable toys, tools, and textiles. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Education and Social Media Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines explore the future of education, including social media usage, new norms of knowledge, privacy, copyright, and MOOCs. How are widely popular social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram transforming how teachers teach, how kids learn, and the very foundations of education? What controversies surround the integration of social media in students' lives? The past decade has brought increased access to new media, and with this new opportunities and challenges for education. In this book, leading scholars from education, law, communications, sociology, and cultural studies explore the digital transformation now taking place in a variety of educational contexts. The contributors examine such topics as social media usage in schools, online youth communities, and distance learning in developing countries; the disruption of existing educational models of how knowledge is created and shared; privacy; accreditation; and the tension between the new ease of sharing and copyright laws. Case studies examine teaching media in K–12 schools and at universities; tuition-free, open education powered by social media, as practiced by the University of the People; new financial models for higher education; the benefits and challenges of MOOCS (Massive Open Online Courses); social media and teacher education; and the civic and individual advantages of teens' participatory play. Contributors Colin Agur, Jack M. Balkin, Valerie Belair-Gagnon, danah boyd, Nicholas Bramble, David Buckingham, Chris Dede, Benjamin Gleason, Christine Greenhow, Daniel J. H. Greenwood, Jiahang Li, Yite John Lu, Minhtuyen Mai, John Palfrey, Ri Pierce-Grove, Adam Poppe, Shai Reshef, Julia Sonnevend, Mark Warschauer EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Connected Gaming How making and sharing video games offer educational benefits for coding, collaboration, and creativity. Over the last decade, video games designed to teach academic content have multiplied. Students can learn about Newtonian physics from a game or prep for entry into the army. An emphasis on the instructionist approach to gaming, however, has overshadowed the constructionist approach, in which students learn by designing their own games themselves. In this book, Yasmin Kafai and Quinn Burke discuss the educational benefits of constructionist gaming—coding, collaboration, and creativity—and the move from “computational thinking” toward “computational participation.” Kafai and Burke point to recent developments that support a shift to game making from game playing, including the game industry's acceptance, and even promotion, of “modding” and the growth of a DIY culture. Kafai and Burke show that student-designed games teach not only such technical skills as programming but also academic subjects. Making games also teaches collaboration, as students frequently work in teams to produce content and then share their games with in class or with others online. Yet Kafai and Burke don't advocate abandoning instructionist for constructionist approaches. Rather, they argue for a more comprehensive, inclusive idea of connected gaming in which both making and gaming play a part. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Families at Play How family video game play promotes intergenerational communication, connection, and learning. Video games have a bad reputation in the mainstream media. They are blamed for encouraging social isolation, promoting violence, and creating tensions between parents and children. In this book, Sinem Siyahhan and Elisabeth Gee offer another view. They show that video games can be a tool for connection, not isolation, creating opportunities for families to communicate and learn together. Like smartphones, Skype, and social media, games help families stay connected. Siyahhan and Gee offer examples: One family treats video game playing as a regular and valued activity, and bonds over Halo. A father tries to pass on his enthusiasm for Star Wars by playing Lego Star Wars with his young son. Families express their feelings and share their experiences and understanding of the world through playing video games like The Sims, Civilization, and Minecraft. Some video games are designed specifically to support family conversations around such real-world issues and sensitive topics as bullying and peer pressure. Siyahhan and Gee draw on a decade of research to look at how learning and teaching take place when families play video games together. With video games, they argue, the parents are not necessarily the teachers and experts; all family members can be both teachers and learners. They suggest video games can help families form, develop, and sustain their learning culture as well as develop skills that are valued in the twenty-first century workplace. Educators and game designers should take note. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Playful Visions The kaleidoscope, the stereoscope, and other nineteenth-century optical toys analyzed as “new media” of their era, provoking anxieties similar to our own about children and screens. In the nineteenth century, the kaleidoscope, the thaumatrope, the zoetrope, the stereoscope, and other optical toys were standard accessories of a middle-class childhood, used both at home and at school. In Playful Visions, Meredith Bak argues that the optical toys of the nineteenth century were the “new media” of their era, teaching children to be discerning consumers of media—and also provoking anxieties similar to contemporary worries about children's screen time. Bak shows that optical toys—which produced visual effects ranging from a moving image to the illusion of depth—established and reinforced a new understanding of vision as an interpretive process. At the same time, the expansion of the middle class as well as education and labor reforms contributed to a new notion of childhood as a time of innocence and play. Modern media culture and the emergence of modern Western childhood are thus deeply interconnected. Drawing on extensive archival research, Bak discusses, among other things, the circulation of optical toys, and the wide visibility gained by their appearance as printed templates and textual descriptions in periodicals; expanding conceptions of literacy, which came to include visual acuity; and how optical play allowed children to exercise a sense of visual mastery. She examines optical toys alongside related visual technologies including chromolithography—which inspired both chromatic delight and chromophobia. Finally, considering the contemporary use of optical toys in advertising, education, and art, Bak analyzes the endurance of nineteenth-century visual paradigms. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Engineering Play How the influential industry that produced such popular games as Oregon Trail and KidPix emerged from experimental efforts to use computers as tools in child-centered learning. Today, computers are part of kids' everyday lives, used both for play and for learning. We envy children's natural affinity for computers, the ease with which they click in and out of digital worlds. Thirty years ago, however, the computer belonged almost exclusively to business, the military, and academia. In Engineering Play, Mizuko Ito describes the transformation of the computer from a tool associated with adults and work to one linked to children, learning, and play. Ito gives an account of a pivotal period in the 1980s and 1990s, which saw the rise of a new category of consumer software designed specifically for elementary school-aged children. “Edutainment” software sought to blend various educational philosophies with interactive gaming and entertainment, and included such titles as Number Munchers, Oregon Trail, KidPix, and Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?. The children's software boom (and the bust that followed), says Ito, can be seen as a microcosm of the negotiations surrounding new technology, children, and education. The story she tells is both a testimonial to the transformative power of innovation and a cautionary tale about its limitations. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Handbook of Game-Based Learning A comprehensive introduction to the latest research and theory on learning and instruction with computer games. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the latest research on learning and instruction with computer games. Unlike other books on the topic, which emphasize game development or best practices, Handbook of Game-Based Learning is based on empirical findings and grounded in psychological and learning sciences theory. The contributors, all leading researchers in the field, offer a range of perspectives, including cognitive, motivational, affective, and sociocultural. They explore research on whether (and how) computer games can help students learn educational content and academic skills; which game features (including feedback, incentives, adaptivity, narrative theme, and game mechanics) can improve the instructional effectiveness of these games; and applications, including games for learning in STEM disciplines, for training cognitive skills, for workforce learning, and for assessment. The Handbook offers an indispensable reference both for readers with practical interests in designing or selecting effective game-based learning environments and for scholars who conduct or evaluate research in the field. It can also be used in courses related to play, cognition, motivation, affect, instruction, and technology. Contributors Roger Azevedo, Ryan S. Baker, Daphne Bavelier, Amanda E. Bradbury, Ruth C. Clark, Michele D. Dickey, Hamadi Henderson, Bruce D. Homer, Fengfeng Ke, Younsu Kim, Charles E. Kinzer, Eric Klopfer, James C. Lester, Kristina Loderer, Richard E. Mayer, Bradford W. Mott, Nicholas V. Mudrick, Brian Nelson, Frank Nguyen, V. Elizabeth Owen, Shashank Pawar, Reinhard Pekrun, Jan L. Plass, Charles Raffale, Jonathon Reinhardt, C. Scott Rigby, Jonathan P. Rowe, Richard M. Ryan, Ruth N. Schwartz, Quinnipiac Valerie J. Shute, Randall D. Spain, Constance Steinkuehler, Frankie Tam, Michelle Taub, Meredith Thompson, Steven L. Thorne, A. M. Tsaasan EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Online Predators, an Internet Insurgency The key to preventing online child predation is Stakeholder Involvement. Parents and guardians need to place themselves in the forefront of their kids’ minds when it comes to their devices. Educational professionals need to use their unique positions to educate their students and detect online predation and problems in their schools. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Evolving Perspectives on ICTs in Global Souths This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Development Informatics Association Conference, IDIA 2020, held in Macau, China, in March 2020.* The 14 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on ICT4D: taking stock; harnessing frontier technologies for sustainable development; ICT4D discourse, methodologies, and theoretical reflections; the evolving Global Souths. *The conference was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Blended Learning. Education in a Smart Learning Environment This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2020, held in Bangkok, in August 2020. The 33 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. The conference theme of ICBL 2020 is Blended Learning : Education in a Smart Learning Environment. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Blended Learning, Hybrid Learning, Online Learning, Enriched and Smart Learning, Learning Management System and Content and Instructional Design.  EDUCATION,Computers & Technology

Thinking and Acting Like an Eclectic School Counselor Emphasizing a reflective practice, this book presents an eclectic model for evaluating student information and selecting the most effective interventions from a variety of therapeutic approaches. EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Evidence-Based School Counseling Measure the difference you make in students' academic, career, and personal/social development! Aligned with the American School Counselor Association's National Model, this authoritative guide from highly respected counselor educators and trainers gives preservice and inservice counselors the tools to identify evidence-based practices in their field and to use data in designing, implementing, and evaluating programs and interventions. With vignettes and recommendations in every chapter, this book offers skill-building guidelines for: Analyzing outcome research to inform planning Carrying out action research and building collaborative partnerships Measuring student learning and behavior change Communicating results to stakeholders, and more EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap Be a major player in improving student development and performance! Rooted in the principles of social justice, this much-needed resource offers school counselors a road map for promoting equity and increasing student achievement. The author shows counselors how they can improve both the delivery and impact of their counseling, consulting, and coordination services by incorporating data and advocacy into their everyday work. To assist them in challenging bias and creating conditions that promote success for all students, this book offers readers: Counseling snapshots of challenging situations Small-group activities for students Suggested readings for extending learning Individual and group reflective questions to deepen understanding EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Hatching Results for Elementary School Counseling This book helps readers create and implement high-quality Tier 1 systems of support, including core curriculum classroom lessons and schoolwide activities. EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

The Academic Job Search Handbook For more than twenty years, job seekers have relied on The Academic Job Search Handbook for help in their search for faculty positions. The new fifth edition provides updated advice and addresses current topics in today's competitive market. EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Ready, Willing, and Able Ready, Willing, and Able shares strategies teachers can use to develop college-ready identities in high school students. This is an essential primer for high school educators and those involved with students transitioning into college. EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Supporting Kids and Teens with Exam Stress in School This fun, interactive workbook offers parents and professionals tried and tested techniques to support children dealing with exam stress, with chapters focused on lifestyle management (exercise, diet, work-fun balance), CBT tools (relaxation, positive self-talk, thought challenging) and other psychological methods (such as mindfulness). EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Hatching Results for Secondary School Counseling School counseling that makes a difference—for all students! As an secondary school counselor, you’re implementing a comprehensive program for all students. This hands-on guide takes you step by step through the creation and implementation of high-quality Tier 1 system of supports, with a focus on prevention education through core curriculum classroom lessons and schoolwide activities. Features include: The school counselor’s role in Multi-Tier Multi-Domain System of Supports Specific examples to help with design, implementation, and evaluation Guidance for selecting curriculum and developing lesson plans and action plans Alignment with ASCA National Model and ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors Numerous charts, graphs, and images to demonstrate concepts EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Leading for Change Through Whole-School Social-Emotional Learning Develop and cultivate social-emotional learning to create a new school climate! As research on the positive outcomes of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) are emerging, schools and districts across the country are adopting the practices and processes to improve student outcomes and teacher capacity. The real-world experiences and evidence-based strategies outlined in this book will guide implementation of a practical and sustainable social emotional learning program. In addition to an integrated workbook readers will find: recommendations for steps with each strategy in an implementation rubric reflection questions to promote deeper thinking on SEL resources to explore at the end of each chapter EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

In Other Words Learn how to effectively bring growth mindset into your community and classroom by choosing impactful language From the authors of the bestselling The Growth Mindset Coach, this handy companion is a must-have if you want to empower students through purposeful praise and feedback. Here are the key strategies, helpful tips and go-to phrases for helping students transition thoughts, words and actions into the growth-mindset zone. Designed for ease of use and packed with over a hundred specific examples, this book offers a “say this, not that” approach to communication that will help you model and cultivate growth mindset in the classroom. For example: Fixed Mindset • You're so smart.• You’re wrong. Growth Mindset • l like how you used different strategies to figure out these problems.• That didn’t work out for you. How could you approach the problem differently? EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Summer Melt Summer Melt combines neuroscience and psychology to answer a major question in pre-college education: How can we help students to stay focused during vacation? This book shares tech-inspired solutions and advice for getting students back on track. EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Children Who Fail at School But Succeed at Life Understanding resiliency and student success by studying people who succumbed to risk but later triumphed. A number of people who failed in school currently enjoy meaningful and successful lives. They include, though they are by no means limited to, those with attention and executive function challenges, learning disabilities, learning and behavioral challenges arising out of traumatic events in their lives, and even those impacted by all of the above. Up until recently, little attention was paid to successful people who did poorly in school. Why? One reason might be that many of us doubted that it was actually possible. After all, many loving parents and caring teachers spent countless hours trying their hardest to help these failing children turn things around in school, sometimes with little or nothing to show for it. If these children continued to struggle and fail in school with all this help and support, it was understandable to assume that they would not succeed in the real world decades later without it. So what did we miss? Why were we so wrong about them? And perhaps most importantly, how can their life experiences help educators and parents understand what schools can do better to support students who are struggling today? In his groundbreaking new book, Mark Katz draws on research findings in clinical and social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, education, and other fields of study—as well as stories of successful individuals who overcame years of school failure—to answer these and other questions. In the process, he shows how children who fail at school but succeed at life can give teachers and schools, counselors and health care professionals, parents and guardians—even those whose childhood struggles have persisted into their adult years—new remedies for combatting learning, behavioral, and emotional challenges; reducing juvenile crime, school dropout, and substance abuse; improving our health and well-being; and preventing medical problems later in life. EDUCATION,Counseling,Academic Development

Finding a Different Kind of Normal Jeanette Purkis spent her early life reacting violently against feelings of embarrassment, anger and confusion about her 'difference' from other people. She was unaware until adulthood that this could be a result of having Asperger Syndrome. Jeanette's remarkable life and her journey towards finding a different kind of normal is inspiring reading. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

You Majored in What? Fully revised and updated in 2017, the revolutionary career guide for a new generation of job-seekers, from one of the U.S.’s top career counselors “So what are you going to do with your major?”   It’s an innocent question that can haunt students from high school to graduate school and beyond.   Relax. Your major is just the starting point for designing a meaningful future. In this indispensable guide, Dr. Katharine Brooks shows you a creative, fun, and intelligent way to figure out what you want to do and how to get it—no matter what you studied in college. You will learn to map your experiences for insights into your strengths and passions, design possible lives, and create goals destined to take you wherever you want to go. Using techniques and ideas that have guided thousands of college students to successful careers, Dr. Brooks will teach you to outsmart and outperform your competition, with more Wisdom Builders and an easily applied career development process.   No matter what career you aspire to, You Majored in What? offers a practical, creative, and successful approach to finding your path to career fulfillment. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Perfect Psychometric Test Results Perfect Psychometric Test Results is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to secure their ideal job. Written by a team from Kenexa, one of the UK's leading compilers of psychometric tests, it explains how each test works, gives helpful pointers on how to get ready, and provides professionally constructed sample questions for you to try out at home. It also contains an in-depth section on online testing – the route that more and more recruiters are choosing to take. Whether you're a graduate looking to take the first step on the career ladder, or you're planning an all-important job change, Perfect Psychometric Test Results has everything you need to make sure you stand out from the competition. The Perfect Series is a range of practical guides that give clear and straightforward advice on everything from getting your first job to choosing your baby's name. Written by experienced authors offering tried-and-tested tips, each book contains all you need to get it right first time. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Shaping Concepts of Technology As our modem society is so obviously influenced by technology, there is a growing awareness of its importance for education. The interest for including technology as a part of general education curricula is increasing. In many countries technology is an element in the curriculum either as a topic, a project, part of a Science-Technology-Society (STS) programme, part of science education, or as a separate subject. In order to clarify what technology is, there is a need for international discussions in which philosophers, engineers, scientists and educational­ ists are involved. One of the few conferences with such a broad representation was the second Jerusalem International Science and Technology Education Conference (JISTEC) that was held in Jerusalem, January 8-11, 1996, a conference that can truly be seen as a milestone in the international history of technology education. More than 1,000 technology educators from more than 80 countries of the world and ministers of education from 28 coun­ tries came together to discuss current issues in technology education during JlSTEC. To cite from Dr. Michael Dyrenfurth's personal overview of the conference in the Journal of Industrial Teacher Education (vol. 33, no. 2, Winter 1996, pp. 83-85): 'Simply put, this conference represented the most stellar international collection of technology education advocates the world has ever seen in one place'. Or in the words of Dr. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

The Wonderful World of Work Full of practical information, engaging activities, fun illustrations and inspiring personal stories, this hands-on workbook demystifies the world of work to help teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder feel confident in their ability to get a job and encourages them to think about careers that might suit their skills and interests. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Leaving Academia An indispensable guide for grad students and academics who want to find fulfilling careers outside higher education An estimated ninety-three percent of graduate students in the humanities and social sciences won’t get a tenure-track job, yet many still assume that a tenured professorship is the only successful outcome for a PhD. With the academic job market in such crisis, Leaving Academia helps grad students and academics in any scholarly field find satisfying careers beyond higher education. Short and pragmatic, the book offers invaluable advice to visiting and adjunct instructors ready to seek new opportunities, to scholars caught in “tenure-trap” jobs, to grad students interested in nonacademic work, and to committed academics who want to support their students and contingent colleagues more effectively. After earning a PhD in classics from the University of Virginia and teaching at Tulane, Christopher Caterine left academia for a job at a corporate consulting firm. During his career transition, he went on more than 150 informational interviews and later interviewed twelve other professionals who had left higher education for diverse fields. Drawing on everything he learned, Caterine helps readers chart their own course to a rewarding new career. He addresses dozens of key issues, including overcoming psychological difficulties, translating academic experience for nonacademics, and meeting the challenges of a first job in a new field. Providing clear, concrete ways to move forward at each stage of your career change, even when the going gets tough, Leaving Academia is both realistic and filled with hope. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

The Practice of Collaborative Counseling and Psychotherapy The Practice of Collaborative Counseling and Psychotherapy: Developing Skills in Culturally Mindful Helping is a comprehensive introduction to counseling and psychotherapy skills designed to teach future practitioners how to develop and foster collaborative relationships with their clients. Keeping power relations and cultural diversity at the forefront, Paré's text examines, step by step, the skills involved in collaborative therapeutic conversation—an approach that encourages a contextual view of clients and counteracts longstanding traditions of focusing primarily on individual pathology. Indeed, this insightful text teaches students how to keep clients at the heart of their therapy treatment by actively engaging them in the helping process. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

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Developing Transferable Skills A succinct guide to understanding and developing transferable skills, explaining why they are needed and how they can be acquired, and how to use them to impress prospective employers. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Colleges That Create Futures, 2nd Edition CHOOSE A COLLEGE THAT WILL LAUNCH A CAREER! When it comes to getting the most out of college, the experiences you have outside the classroom are just as important as what you study. Colleges That Create Futures looks beyond the usual “best of” college lists to highlight 50 schools that empower students to discover practical, real-world applications for their talents and interests. The schools in this book feature distinctive research, internship, and hands-on learning programs—all the info you need to help find a college where you can parlay your passion into a successful post-college career. Inside, You'll Find: • In-depth profiles covering career services, internship support, student group activity, alumni satisfaction, noteworthy facilities and programs, and more• Candid assessments of each school’s academics from students, current faculty, and alumni• Unique hands-on learning opportunities for students across majors• Testimonials on career prep from alumni in business, education, law, and much more *************************** What makes Colleges That Create Futures important? You've seen the headlines—lately the news has been full of horror stories about how the college educational system has failed many recent grads who leave school with huge debt, no job prospects, and no experience in the working world. Colleges That Create Futures identifies schools that don't fall into this trap but instead prepare students for successful careers! How are the colleges selected? Schools are selected based on survey results on career services, grad school matriculation, internship support, student group and government activity, alumni activity and salaries, and noteworthy facilities and programs. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

You Can Do Anything In a tech-dominated world, the most needed degrees are the most surprising: the liberal arts. Did you take the right classes in college? Will your major help you get the right job offers? For more than a decade, the national spotlight has focused on science and engineering as the only reliable choice for finding a successful post-grad career. Our destinies have been reduced to a caricature: learn to write computer code or end up behind a counter, pouring coffee. Quietly, though, a different path to success has been taking shape. In You Can Do Anything, George Anders explains the remarkable power of a liberal arts education - and the ways it can open the door to thousands of cutting-edge jobs every week. The key insight: curiosity, creativity, and empathy aren't unruly traits that must be reined in. You can be yourself, as an English major, and thrive in sales. You can segue from anthropology into the booming new field of user research; from classics into management consulting, and from philosophy into high-stakes investing. At any stage of your career, you can bring a humanist's grace to our rapidly evolving high-tech future. And if you know how to attack the job market, your opportunities will be vast. In this book, you will learn why resume-writing is fading in importance and why "telling your story" is taking its place. You will learn how to create jobs that don't exist yet, and to translate your campus achievements into a new style of expression that will make employers' eyes light up. You will discover why people who start in eccentric first jobs - and then make their own luck - so often race ahead of peers whose post-college hunt focuses only on security and starting pay. You will be ready for anything. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Ideas for Career Practitioners Presenting a smorgasboard of 48 ideas from over 50 experienced career practitioners, researchers and theoreticians from six countries, this book is an essential resource for everyday work in the career guidance field, including counselling, programs, assessment and education. Practical activities, instruments, methodologies, reviews and ideas are presented in an easy-to-read format suitable for a range of client groups including adults, adolescents, primary aged children, rural and remote communities, and indigenous populations.Topics include:•Vocational assessment and counselling•Career exploration amongst rural disadvantaged children•Entrepreneurship for university students•Identifying skills•Career insight in higher education•Using narrative with clients in remote areas•Resilience with youth in high risk settings•ACT techniques in career contexts•Organising career fairs•Self-directed work search•Career transition•Structured mentoring for girls•Medico-legal vocational assessment EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Careers Work in Schools In this practical text, experienced career guidance professional, Catherine Hughes, provides the reader with an overview on developing, planning and delivering best practice school-based career development programs and services. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Careers Work in Schools In this practical text, experienced career guidance professional, Catherine Hughes, shows how to design and deliver career services for students in the upper middle and secondary years (typically Years 7–12) that are cost-effective and that adopt a strategic approach to the application of career interventions known to improve student career development. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Roadmap Roadmap is a guide to sharpen your awareness of the characteristics most valued in the workplace—whether it is in a law firm, a company, or a government entity. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Career Development and Counseling Career Development and Counseling: Theory and Practice in a Multicultural World by Mei Tang provides a comprehensive overview of career development theories with a unique multicultural framework. Aligned with the latest standards set forth by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the text focuses on applications across a variety of settings and populations. Each chapter contains numerous case illustrations and learning activities designed to help readers understand the complexities of multicultural aspects of individual career development. Counseling students in training, in addition to working counseling professionals, will find this book as a useful resource for today’s diverse world. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Individual and Social Influences on Professional Learning This book examines professional learning and relates it to the acquisition of expertise, and the influence of individuals. Professional learning, as discussed in the book, comprises all kinds of occupational domains because employment and paid work usually follow the achievement principle, i.e. workers are expected to perform efficiently. The book suggests that the perspective of expertise research is an appropriate lens to use for gaining insight in how individuals can be prepared and enabled to autonomously master the requirements of daily working life. Expertise is understood as the capacity to reliably perform on an extraordinary level, and the basic assumption is that experts are best prepared to successfully cope with future challenges at workplaces. The book comprehensively discusses issues of expertise research and explores the nature of a successful individual and an impeded individual. It proposes an integrated model of individual and social components of expertise development, the i-PPP model. The model provides insight in and an understanding of how individuals can be enabled to develop and maintain professional expertise in the context of daily work. Across all paradigms, researchers, policy-makers, employers and trade unionists agree that working conditions undergo permanent change through economic, societal, and technological developments. Recently, the digitalisation of (working) life became a hot topic of scientific and societal discourses. Workplaces, thus, provide challenges for individuals who have to be able to cope with workplace changes. Accordingly, new challenges emerge for an adequate understanding of learning for work as well as learning during work. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Career Development Practice in Canada Many of Canada's foremost career practitioners have contributed to this unique textbook for students of career development - the first to describe the principles and ethical practice of career development in a Canadian context, and to examine the development and maturing of the profession in Canada. Designed with content, resources, and activities to be a learning tool for students, a resource for educators, and a reference for career practitioners in the field, the book is ideal for students and educators of career development at community colleges and universities, workshop leaders and attendees, and career professionals.Much attention is given to the "nuts and bolts" of the practice for developing relationships with clients, helping clients with career planning and decision making, and equipping clients with job search skills.Diversity and social justice are strong themes. Chapters examine the needs of special populations: Aboriginal peoples, immigrants, refugees, and the poor. Career development is a lifelong process of managing learning and work. Chapters describe the challenges and the approaches for guiding this process for students in elementary school, through high school, and in the postsecondary years.Professionalism runs throughout the text - ethical practice, historical development, Canadian Standards and Guidelines, competency, and attention to current pressing issues. Among these are accountability of career practitioners and evaluating the efficacy of career services. The text concludes with a look at the transformations that are taking place in the career development sector."Career Development Practice in Canada is the first comprehensive Canadian book to offer the insights of researchers, educators, and practitioners on the key issues related to the theory and practice of lifelong career development in Canada. It will go a long way toward moving career development theory and practice forward in our country." -WILLIAM A BORGEN, Professor, Counselling Psychology, University of British Columbia"While books in career counselling are myriad, this book orients readers through an informed, scholarly inquiry into the Canadian context. The editors have done a remarkable job of garnering contributions from a selection of Canadian researchers, educators, and practitioners. The result is a thorough, sensible, comprehensive resource in career development that will interest and instruct students, educators, and practitioners. This book will serve to sustain and facilitate our vibrant career development profession." -MILDRED CAHILL, Professor, Faculty of Education, Memorial University of Newfoundland"Over the past decade, as a career counsellor educator, I have had to piece together diverse resources to meet the needs of the learners. No more! Now we have a comprehensive text focused on Canadian career development, one that eloquently articulates multiple perspectives, established principles, and standards of professional practice. This book is a must read." -ROB STRABY, Professor, Career Development Practitioner Certificate Program, Conestoga CollegeABOUT THE EDITORSBlythe C. Shepard is an associate professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Lethbridge. Her research and teaching have been in the areas of life-career development, rural youth transitions and rural women's career paths, counsellor training and identity, clinical supervision, child and adolescent mental health, and families living with children with FASD. In 2013, she became president of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Priya S. Mani is an associate professor in Counselling Psychology at the University of Manitoba in the Faculty of Education. Her research interest revolves around exploring the perception of supports, barriers, and different contexts that constrain and/or facilitate career development for Indo-Canadian young men and women. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

Careers for Students with Special Educational Needs This book addresses in detail a range of issues in connection with preparing individuals with disabilities or other special needs for gaining employment and planning a career path beyond school. It presents strategies for personnel preparation, parent education, effective programs for career development and transitions, policies and policy research, and useful tools for assessment and intervention. The clear explanations of essential theories, research findings, policies, and practices for career development ensure that readers gain a deeper understanding of all the issues involved. Most importantly, they will learn several strategies that can be used to prepare students for employment within global and Asia-Pacific regional contexts. EDUCATION,Counseling,Career Development

The Use of Data in School Counseling Reach ALL students and prove how critical your counseling program is! Data can make the difference for today’s embattled school counseling programs, and this insightful book shows how to collect and manage it. Aligned with current research and the ASCA standards, this essential resource includes a complete set of user-friendly tools and templates for data collection, action-planning and reporting. Readers will learn how to: Develop a robust counseling curriculum that supports the Common Core Standards and drop-out prevention Replace “random acts of guidance” with intentional, well-timed interventions that are based on student needs Measure progress through pre- and post-assessments Deliver compelling reports that demonstrate your program’s impact EDUCATION,Counseling,Crisis Management

The New Handbook of Counseling Supervision The second edition of this ground-breaking book continues the mission of its predecessor: to provide a "best principles" and "best practices" overview of the counseling supervision process, one that is firmly rooted in the recent explosion of empirical research in this field. Sponsored by the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), the presentation is targeted primarily at master's-level practitioners who want "how-to" applications of the research literature (with examples) rather than a comprehensive review of the supervision literature. Like the first edition, this revised book is also a useful supplement for more academic texts used for doctoral-level instruction in counseling supervision. Key changes in this new edition include greater attention to multicultural and diversity issues and new chapters on group supervision and on technology. Also new are discussion questions and vignettes meant to enhance application of key concepts in each chapter as well as more sample materials and forms for practice. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Culturally Proficient Collaboration Optimize school counselors and raise your school’s cultural competence The authors make a compelling case for recognizing professional school counselors as leaders of 21st-century change rather than "gatekeepers" of the status quo. Today’s school leaders need to acknowledge counselors’ value in the necessary work of providing equitable resources and opportunities for children in today’s multicultural environment. Aligned with the American School Counselor Association National Model for school counseling programs, this book provides a conceptual framework and practical protocols for utilizing school counselors as: Change agents for school improvement Creators of results-based programs Equity advocates for all students This book shows how to make the most of school leadership teams by empowering counselors to contribute to each school’s success. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Safe and Peaceful Schools Zero tolerance provides zero learning We know that bullying and violence severely impact children’s ability to learn. If you are serious about creating a safe school climate, this book will show you how. Written by counseling experts, this volume’s variety of research-based techniques help educators and students develop conflict resolution skills that reduce the need for disciplinary action. Each chapter addresses a mode of practice for constructing peaceful interactions, including: Peer mediation Narrative counseling Circle conversations Undercover anti-bullying teams “Facing up to violence” groups Restorative conferences EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The School Counselor's Guide to Special Education This hands-on guide clarifies the school counselor's role in special education and answers questions about meeting the academic, social, and career needs of students with disabilities. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

When Kids Are Grieving This primer helps educators understand and respond appropriately to students' unique expressions of grief, facilitate effective interventions, and determine when to refer a child to a specialist. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The School Leader’s Guide to Restorative School Discipline A positive model for restorative discipline The authors provide a research-based and field-tested model that gives school leaders more productive alternatives to punishment, exclusion, and out-of-school suspension. This positive program helps improve behavior and keep students in school. This guide’s model covers school-wide prevention, restoration, and intervention needs for students with emotional, behavioral, and conduct disorders (such as bullying) as well as developmental disabilities and autism. Key topics include: The latest research on the effectiveness of restorative discipline How to implement a comprehensive, school-wide discipline plan Ways to support and sustain the plan with teacher teams Networking with community services such as child protection, child welfare, juvenile justice, and mental health professionals EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Life Coaching for Kids Life coaching is a great way to help young people build self-esteem, set positive goals and deal with issues such as bullying, anxiety and poor body image. This practical guide to coaching young people aged 9-16 covers how it works, the benefits and how to do it. Fun activities with photocopiable worksheets to use in practice are included. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Brief Counseling That Works Everything you need for maximum counseling results in less time! Expert Gerald Sklare provides fresh insights and new applications for solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC). Learn to: • Conduct brief, short-term sessions that lead to rapid, observable change • Create well-defined client goals • Enable clients to envision and take steps toward a more hopeful future • Maximize your time for rapid, observable student progress • Use the solution-focused principles with reluctant clients • Conduct positive, goal-oriented parent conferences • Work with individuals in school and community settings You’ll find helpful flow charts and note sheets, and invaluable practice exercises. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard The #1 cyberbullying prevention book just got better! Cyberbullying occurs when three main components intersect: teens, technology, and trouble. Now in its second edition, this essential guide is completely updated with new research findings and evolving best practices for prevention and response, including: Summaries of recent legal rulings related to teens and technology A plan for educators, parents, students, and law enforcement to work individually and collaboratively to prevent and respond to cyberbullying Useful “breakout boxes” highlighting strategies you can implement EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Introduction to School Counseling This comprehensive graduate-level text prepares readers to handle the problems and responsibilities they'll face as professional school counselors, preschool through high school. It covers a wide range of topics in-depth, including: effective interventions for racism and bullying, the continuing score gap between ethnic groups, a school counselor's leadership role in implementing school-based action research, a model for advocating on behalf of, and providing services to children with disabilities. The book is packed with real life examples and case descriptions: it provides strategies for preventing and responding to social and emotional problems, improving educational outcomes, and helping children score at optimum levels on high-stakes tests. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients Already a bestseller in previous editions, this practical guide provides students with the essential guidelines for dealing with issues that arise when treating culturally diverse clients. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills The Second Edition of Alan M. Schwitzer and Lawrence C. Rubin’s Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills: A Popular Culture Casebook Approach comprehensively addresses the clinical thinking skills required in professional counseling settings through the innovative use of case examples drawn from popular culture. Fully revised to include DSM-5, the text begins with discussion of diagnosis, case conceptualization, and treatment planning, covering the interplay of individual clinical tools and their application in contemporary practice. Ten DSM-5 updated case illustrations follow, creating a streamlined new edition that engages students in a start-to-finish application of clinical tools. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Counseling Assessment and Evaluation Designed to help students learn how to assess clients, conduct treatment planning, and evaluate client outcomes, Counseling Assessment and Evaluation addresses specific CACREP competencies. Incorporating case studies and examples, authors Joshua C. Watson and Brandé Flamez provide foundational knowledge for sound formal and informal assessments, cover ethical and legal considerations in assessment, describe basic statistical concepts, highlight the domains in which assessments are commonly used (intelligence, aptitude, achievement, personality, career, etc.), and provide strategies for integrating assessment data when working with clients. “Watson and Flamez have captured the essence of the assessment process in their new book. Through rich case illustrations and the authors’ deep knowledge of the subject, readers are provided the most current trends and reflections on the assessment process.” —Bill McHenry, Texas A&M University–Texarkana “The text is very straightforward and easy to read. It encourages students to apply what they are learning through case illustrations and guided practice exercises.” —Wendy Killam, Stephen F. Austin State University “Watson and Flamez provide the reader with an engaging discussion of the fundamentals of counseling assessment and evaluation. ?—Mark W. Dewalt, Winthrop University “The case illustrations and the practice exercises are exceptional and go a long way toward making the material accessible. Case examples in the body of the text are also well done.” —Patricia Andersen, Midwestern State University EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Client Workbook by Robert R. Perkinson is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. It provides a venue for clients to write down their thoughts and experiences as they progress through treatment. The Third Edition of the workbook takes the patient through all 12 steps of recovery and continues to include chapters on honesty and preventing relapse. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook The Gambling Addiction Client Workbook by Robert R. Perkinson is an evidence-based program that uses treatments including motivational enhancement, cognitive-behavioral therapy, skills training, medication, and 12-step facilitation. This workbook walks clients through self-reflective activities and exercises meant to help them recognize the underlying motivations and causes of their gambling addiction and to learn the tools necessary for recovery. The Third Edition of this workbook includes coverage of all 12 steps of recovery. Chapters focused on honesty and relapse prevention as well as a personal recovery plan contribute to client success. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Facilitating Evidence-Based, Data-Driven School Counseling Counselors make a difference—and now you can prove it. Your counseling makes a difference in the lives of at-risk students every day. To meet accountability standards, though, you need data the number-crunchers can understand. With this user-friendly manual, make the shift to evidence-based practices and interventions in a data-driven, comprehensive school counseling program based on ASCA’s national model. The book includes Visual guides and checklists for every step of the process Examples of successful program evolution Guidance on developing and submitting a successful Recognized ASCA Model Program (RAMP) application Supporting documents in an online resource center EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Referencing the 2016 CACREP standards, Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Elements of Effective Practice by editors J. Scott Young and Craig S. Cashwell combines solid foundational information with practical application for a realistic introduction to work in community mental health settings. Top experts in the field cover emerging models for clinical interventions as they explore cutting-edge approaches to CMH counseling. With case studies integrated throughout, students will be well prepared to move into practicum and internship courses as well as field-based settings. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Owning Up Empower students to stand up for what matters Created in collaboration with children and teens, Owning Up helps young people identify and be critical of social issues in their lives—from bullying and harassment in the classroom to systems of power and oppression in the world around them. While there is no one-size-fits-all curriculum, Owning Up takes us leaps forward by: Designing sessions to be easily facilitated by a school counselor, teacher, leader, or other professional in small group settings Combining discussions, games, and role-playing to engage adolescents in the complexities of social culture Exploring critical topics such as media analysis, gender, sexual harassment, racism, gossip, and self-image EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Ethical Practice in the Human Services Ethical Practice in the Human Services by Richard D. Parsons and Karen L. Dickinson moves beyond addressing ethical issues and principles to helping readers actually practice ethical behavior through awareness of their personal morals, values, and choices. With coverage of ethical standards from six different associations, the text addresses ethical issues and principles in social work, counseling, psychology, and marriage and family therapy. Robust pedagogy includes case illustrations and guided exercises to give readers a deeper understanding of the underlying moral principles and values that serve as a foundation for the various ethical codes. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling by Pamela S. Lassiter and John R. Culbreth brings together contemporary theories of addiction and helps readers connect those theories to practice using a common multicultural case study. Theories covered include motivational interviewing, moral theory, developmental theory, cognitive behavioral theories, attachment theory, and sociological theory. Each chapter focuses on a single theory, describing its basic tenets, philosophical underpinnings, key concepts, and strengths and weaknesses. Each chapter also shows how practitioners using the theory would respond to a common case study, giving readers the opportunity to compare how the different theoretical approaches are applied to client situations. A final chapter discusses approaches to relapse prevention. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy Focuses heavily on contemporary approaches and cross-professional applications This book emphasizes "big picture" frameworks to conceptualize how major theories of counseling and psychotherapy operate and compare. This innovative new text presents theories using an "paradigm" framework: the organic-medical, psychological, systemic/relational, and social constructivist paradigms. . Designed to be accessible and relevant to practice, the book enhances and reinforces learning with the inclusion of learning objectives, chapter summaries, applications of each theory in practice, and brief biographies of major theorists. The text moves beyond traditional approaches with expanded coverage of relationship-centered and post-modern theories such as Dialectic Behavior Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and others. Each theory is explored in depth through the use of a student-mentor dialogue that examines and debates the challenges that arise with each theory. The book also addresses the counseling role in psychiatric case management, reflecting the growing reality of cross-professional collaboration. Practical yet rigorous, the text is a state-of-the-art introduction to contemporary approaches in counseling and psychotherapy for students in counseling, social work, professional psychology, marriage and family therapy, and related professions. Key Features:Organized by a contemporary, "big-picture" framework—"paradigms." Delivers expanded coverage of relationship-centered counseling theories Addresses contemporary approaches in depth, including postmodern theories and psychiatric case management Provides learning objectives, concluding summaries, review questions, and brief bios of major theorists Includes unique mentor-student dialogues exploring each theory and its application to practice EDUCATION,Counseling,General

SAGE Guide to Careers for Counseling and Clinical Practice The SAGE Guide to Careers for Counseling and Clinical Practice by Camille Helkowski offers valuable insights into a range of career options in clinical work through the contributions of 15 counselors. The text opens with a discussion of the various roles and functions of counselors and includes guidance on educational, licensing, and fieldwork considerations, while subsequent chapters offer practical information on job requirements, salaries, and day-to-day activities. Aspiring counselors and clinicians will gain not only a factual knowledge about career possibilities, but also a deeper understanding of what it actually means to engage in this type of work. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Simple Stuff to Get Kids Self-Regulating in School This illustrated guide enables teachers and therapists to help children to take control of their sensory and emotional regulation. Ideal for use with kindergarten and elementary school students, it is full of photocopiable worksheets, lesson plans and activity cards for developing children's relaxation, empowerment and self-regulation. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Building Competence in School Consultation School psychologists consistently indicate that consultation is a crucial component of their duties but that they lack sufficient opportunities to develop their corresponding knowledge, skills, and confidence during graduate training. Building Competence in School Consultation directly addresses the need for practical, comprehensive consultation training, including support materials, for school psychologists, counselors, and other professionals working in schools. Drawing from evidence-based approaches as well as experienced instructors’ real-world toolkits, these essential perspectives and activities approach the standard and less common challenges of the school consultant role. Written by two leading experts in consultation, this book brings school psychology research directly to graduate students and both novice and experienced practitioners, providing invaluable context, reflection activities, videos from fellow consultation experts, and resources that translate academic findings into skills ready for immediate use. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling Introduction to Clinical Mental Health Counseling presents a broad overview of the field of clinical mental health and provides students with the knowledge and skills to successfully put theory into practice in real-world settings. Drawing from their experience as clinicians, authors Joshua C. Watson and Michael K. Schmit cover the foundations of clinical mental health counseling along with current issues, trends, and population-specific considerations. The text introduces students to emerging paradigms in the field such as mindfulness, behavioral medicine, neuroscience, recovery-oriented care, provider care, person-centered treatment planning, and holistic wellness, while emphasizing the importance of selecting evidence-based practices appropriate for specific clients, issues, and settings. Aligned with 2016 CACREP Standards and offering practical activities and case examples, the text will prepare future counselors for the realities of clinical practice. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The Mentally Healthy Schools Workbook This book is the perfect starting point for anyone looking to promote and encourage mental health in their school, or evaluate their existing provision, in line with current government priorities. It covers not only the day-to-day practical steps you can take to meet the mental health needs of learners, but also a provides a whole bank of ideas for ensuring you adopt a whole-school approach to positive mental health. Pooky Knightsmith lays out tried and tested tools you can use to evaluate the overall mental health of a school, showing how to improve and support the mental health of staff, and how to ensure that the voice of every learner is heard and valued, including the most vulnerable - and that everyone involved with the school feels safe, healthy and happy. Pooky's simple 'litmus test' framework lays out six practical areas you can explore to implement change within your own school, with explanations, sheets to fill in, tips from loads of school staff, and case examples that break these ideas down into easily digestible chunks. This much-needed book is a jumping off point for meaningful change in all aspects of your school community that will promote, support and strengthen mental health at whole-school level. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

50+ Tech Tools for School Counselors Digital tools that can transform your practice Educating students in the 21st century is about more than preparing them for work in the digital age; it's also about connecting with the whole student and transcending barriers. 50+ Tech Tools for the 21st Century School Counselors provides insightful descriptions of tools that can be used to not only enrich intervention and instruction but also guide decision making, streamline work, enhance communication, and promote happier students. Readers will find: a framework for leadership and advocacy through the lens of technology vignettes demonstrating implementation and quotes from students and other stakeholders step-by-step guides and checklists Perspectives from counselors around the country that provide a peer-to-peer feel narratives, technical descriptions, and diagrams EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Supporting Mental Health in Primary and Early Years Based on action research which has been implemented in a primary school, this book emphasises not just mental health needs, but also the importance of creating a culture of inclusion for all pupils. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Mindsets and Practices of the Contemporary School Counselor Growing technology brings about increased responsibility for the school counselor. This text takes a more comprehensive look at school counselors’ roles in meeting the need of K-12 students in this digital age. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

A Counseling Skills Primer Nina Spadaro, Tiffany Rush-Wilson, and Rives Thornton virtually bring counseling skills to life in this multi-media e-book. Integrating straight-forward written descriptions with clear video demonstrations of each skill greatly enhances the learning experience of the reader. The authors explain and demonstrate microskills, which are the building blocks of the helping professions and the core of all therapeutic relationships. In addition, the concept of mesoskills is introduced for the first time – a concept that incorporates how to assemble the microskills together to effectively conduct the different stages of the therapeutic relationship, from the initial meeting of clients to their final sessions. The mesoskills are artfully described as well as demonstrated on video for the reader to fully understand these crucial concepts that have so much positive impact in the counseling relationship. This book is essential for all individuals who want to be effective as a helping professional and is applicable with any theoretical orientation. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The Educator's Guide to LGBT+ Inclusion The rates of bullying, truancy due to lack of safety in schools, and subsequent suicidality for LGBT+ youth are exponentially higher than for non-LGBT+ youth. As a result, many American K-12 students are suffering needlessly and many school leaders are unsure of what to do. This book solves that problem. Setting out best practices and professional guidance for creating LGBT+ inclusive learning in schools, this approachable and easy to follow book guides teachers, educators, administrators, and school staff toward appropriate and proven ways to create safer learning environments, update school policies, enhance curricula, and better support LGBT+ youth as they learn. Featuring real-life situations and scenarios, a glossary, and further resources, this book enables professionals in a variety of school roles to integrate foundational concepts into their everyday interactions with students, families, and staff to create an overall school culture that nurtures a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming environment for all. This book can be utilized by independent readers, department teams, and entire school district reading experiences. This book also includes brand new, never before seen postcards from PostSecret as its foreword and its afterword is written by James Lecesne, co-founder of The Trevor Project. Also inside is the very first (and likely only ever) interview by the leaders of "Parents of Transgender Children," the world's largest support group of its kind. **An audiobook version will become available in Spring 2020! EDUCATION,Counseling,General

For Flourishing's Sake Positive and character education are increasingly recognised as providing valuable ways for schools to improve the individual and social development and academic attainment of all students. Introducing new approaches for whole school implementation can be a daunting task as all aspects of school life can be affected by adopting a new philosophy. Frederika Roberts provides clear thinking, guidance and inspiration to help you introduce enhance or expand positive education in your school. Drawing on interviews with pioneering school leaders and teachers from across the globe, Roberts weaves real life examples with research backed expert advice on all aspects of integrating character education in schools, including chapters on cultural context, leadership, and staff training. This empowering, strengths-based book is a friendly companion providing the encouragement you need, along with a healthy dose of practical ideas, to help your school and each individual in its community to flourish. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

How to Stop Homophobic and Biphobic Bullying This vital teachers' guide to challenging homophobic and biphobic bullying offers unique insights to address the issue at its core. With a renewed focus on a whole school approach, it builds capacity in those who work with young people and inspires an inclusive approach in every setting. Laying out clear advice on how to recognise, stop and prevent homophobic and biphobic bullying, readers are given strategies to work with its perpetrators, bystanders and targets. The author explains how to handle disclosures regarding sexual orientation and provides advice on effective Anti-Bullying Policy referencing homophobic and biphobic bullying. Based upon the work of the UK's leading and award-winning LGBT+ anti-bullying charity Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) this book additionally explores why young people are too often reluctant to report these forms of bullying; the increasing role of the online environment and the profound impacts bullying can have well into adulthood. Written by an expert in this field, this essential guide is for teachers, youth workers, the care sector and anyone with a duty of care towards young people. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Owning Up Foster dignity and respect and combat youth aggression This new edition from bestselling author Rosalind Wiseman is packed with the latest research-based strategies and revised to include all that she has learned while working over decades with young people. Owning Up provides the tools to own up and take responsibility for unethical behavior and to treat yourself and others with dignity. This bigger, comprehensive edition features: · Three flexible, dynamic curricula separated by grade · A new chapter on successfully implementing a social and emotional learning program in every school · More games, role-playing activities, and provocative discussion questions to use in co-ed or single-sex groups · Even more lessons and resources, updated to address social media, bystanding, and how young people can develop strong, healthy relationships with adults EDUCATION,Counseling,General

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Creating Change for Vulnerable Teens Creating Change for Vulnerable Teens tells the story of Tish Feilden and Jamie's Farm - a network of therapeutic farms dedicated to transforming the lives of disadvantaged children. Documenting Tish's experiences of working with truly remarkable teens who have faced huge challenges in their lives, the book describes how the farms help young people to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. She shares the approaches they have pioneered, including the critical importance of trust, of looking behind the behaviour and of really connecting with the desires and hopes of young people. If you have an interest in supporting vulnerable children or young people, this book provides a wealth of inspiration and ideas you can use, whatever the setting. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Guidance And Counselling Research And Applications Guidance functions whenever choices are made and even when there is no choice, it helps the individual to understand and accept the situation. This book has materialized after more than a decade of teaching and professional field experience. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Violence and Maltreatment in Intimate Relationships Violence and Maltreatment in Intimate Relationships describes the magnitude, risk factors, and consequences of intimate violence. The text offers a multidisciplinary focus that examines traditional areas of interpersonal violence as well as forms of intimate abuse outside the family. Addressing intimate relationship violence across the developmental lifespan, the Second Edition offers a mix of historical and contemporary perspectives, as well as personal stories and high-profile cases to provide readers with ample opportunity for application of the explanations, research, and data. The authors discuss the professional and social response to violence and maltreatment in intimate relationships (VMIR) to further the understanding of how to treat victims and how to prevent future intimate violence. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Community Resources for Older Adults Community Resources for Older Adults: Programs and Services in an Era of Change, Fourth Edition, by Robbyn Wacker and Karen Roberto, provides an in-depth review of policy and programs for the "aging network," answering such key questions as "How have programs for older adults evolved?" "Who uses these resources?" "How are they delivered?" and "What challenges do service providers face in meeting the needs of the aging baby-boom generation?" To give students the foundational knowledge they need to meet the needs of their older clients, the authors provide a theoretical framework for understanding the forces that shape older adults' likelihood to seek assistance, include in-depth reviews of the current body of empirical literature in each program area, and discuss the challenges programs and services will face in the future. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Anxiety and Depression in the Classroom Guidance for teachers on two pressing problems in student mental health. Anxiety and depression are two of the most common mental health problems for young students, and can be particularly hard to detect and support. In this book, the first of its kind for teachers, Nadja Reilly lays out with richly detailed examples the signs to look for so educators can direct their students to help and ensure emotional wellness in the classroom. Grounded in recent psychological research and practical self-regulation tools, Reilly opens her study out onto nourishing emotional wellness in all students, communicating with parents, and schoolwide mental health advocacy. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Neurodevelopmental Disorders From autism to ADHD to learning disabilities, a guide for all teachers to this constellation of disorders. Developmental deficits in learning and communication in young children are defined as neurodevelopmental disorders. This constellation, newly defined in the DSM-5, represents a range of issues that educators must address. Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Definitive Guide for Educators provides extensive and practical information to a range of professionals, and to all others who are interested in the complex and often misunderstood disabilities that fall within the general medical and psychological diagnostic categories of neurodevelopmental disability. Noted psychologist and educator Dr. Frank E. Vargo provides a comprehensive overview of neurodevelopmental deficits and disabilities, as well as of their related learning and cognitive processes, with a strong focus on educational considerations, applications, and relevance across academic areas and with a mind to global educational models. Well researched and accessibly written, this book is an up-to-date and authoritative reference to all of the educational and clinical topics in the diagnostic categories of neurodevelopmental disorder. This informative book will provide a primary reference source for all educators, school and clinical psychologists, clinical mental health counselors and therapists, special education and medical professionals, and parents of children with special needs. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

The Mindful Education Workbook A structured curriculum of classroom-ready lessons, practices, and worksheets for actualizing a powerful new educational paradigm: student mindfulness. This workbook offers a step-by-step curriculum of classroom-ready mindfulness lessons for personal and professional development. It’s a trove of fun, easy activities specially designed to help educators engage K-12 students and cultivate mindful attributes like attention, compassion, and well-being. Rich with simple and effective tips, techniques, worksheets, and guided exercises developed through extensive on-the-ground experience with real students and teachers, The Mindful Education Workbook empowers readers with all the tools they need to integrate mindful education in the school day. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Student Stress at the Transition to Middle School Resources, checklists, instructions, and training materials for assessing student well-being. The transition to middle school is often fraught with emotional, social, and academic challenges for students. Often, teachers don't have the proper resources to identify students for whom this transition is becoming a problem. In this book, Ann Vander Stoep and Kelly Thompson provide teachers, counselors, and administrators with a complete package for implementing the "Emotional Health Checkup": a program designed to identify and help middle school students who are in need of additional emotional support. Readers will learn how to detect if a student's stress has shifted from a manageable level to an unhealthy "distress" level. They will then learn how to decide if the Emotional Health Checkup is a good fit for their school and how to get the school on board to implement the program. The book is an A-to-Z guide on how to implement the Emotional Health Checkup once the need and commitment have been confirmed. Information includes: how to engage parents and guardians in the process, carry out the logistics of classroom screening day, and develop individualized student support plans. Complete orientation and training manuals are provided. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Teaching Transformative Life Skills to Students A classroom-ready program of evidence-based lessons in (1) stress resilience, (2) self-awareness, (3) emotion regulation, and (4) healthy relationships. Transform school and classroom climate, increase teacher sustainability, and build invaluable life skills in students with four ready-to-implement units incorporating mindful movement, yoga postures, breathing techniques, and more. The evidence-based and trauma-informed Transformative Life Skills (TLS) curriculum offers educators 48 scripted, 15-minute lessons designed to require minimal preparation and fit neatly within the busy school days of a single academic semester. Recommended by CASEL, it benefits all five core competencies of Social and Emotional Learning. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Designing a Prosocial Classroom A practical how-to guide for promoting positive classroom cultures. A prosocial classroom is easy to spot! Students are engaged in learning, have a warm relationship with the teacher, and can collaborate smoothly; conflicts and behavioral problems are the exception rather than the rule. Not only are students happier in this kind of positive environment, their academic achievement improves. But it's far from obvious how to establish and maintain such a productive and peaceful classroom. In Designing a Prosocial Classroom, Christi Bergin has distilled the complex literature about social-emotional learning into a set of tools that all teachers can use to promote prosocial behavior. As with any skill, fostering kindness and collaboration requires deliberate practice; but it does not require a separate curriculum. These research-based tools—using effective discipline, building prosocial habits, developing positive relationships, modeling good coping strategies—are teaching practices that can be employed within any content area during regular instruction. Each chapter includes authentic classroom vignettes, highlights from the research on prosocial behavior, and questions for reflection and discussion. Designing a Prosocial Classroom is an engaging read and an ideal resource for a school-wide book study group; included in an appendix is a case study for review and discussion of the teaching tools presented in the chapters. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Anxiety Packed full of ways to make therapeutic concepts engaging for children, this book contains over 50 therapeutic activities for managing anxiety with children aged 4-12. With guidance on how to approach work with children, and activities that use only readily available materials, it is an ideal guide for both experienced and newly qualified professionals. EDUCATION,Counseling,General

Social Science Learning in Schools This book is a first of its kind that locates the teaching and learning of social science within the larger perspective of education and its aims. It presents major debates and critical perspectives on social science pedagogy, curriculum design, and textbook writing. It emphasizes the need to bring the teaching of social science into the realm of pedagogical theory – beyond the confines of ideological debate. The social science curriculum of Eklavya - a non-profit, non-government organization that develops and field tests innovative educational programs and trains resource people to implement these programs through a network of education resource centers located in Madhya Pradesh, India – is reviewed by a team of professionals from various disciplines within the social sciences, education, and communication. EDUCATION,Curricula

The Curriculum A V Kelly's bestselling and classic text is now brought up to date with the latest curriculum changes and current thinking in education. It's great on general principles and the philosophical background to education, making it core reading on all types of education courses. EDUCATION,Curricula

Handbook of Physical Education An authoritative critical overview of the field and identifies future challenges and directions. EDUCATION,Curricula

Deciding What to Teach and Test Focusing on curriculum leadership and closing the achievement gap, this influential book is updated with new insights on developing and aligning curriculum in a standards-based environment. EDUCATION,Curricula

High-Impact Instruction Small changes can lead to big results! Best-selling author Jim Knight presents the high-leverage strategies that make the biggest difference in student learning. Featuring checklists, numerous observation tools, and online videos of teachers implementing the practices, this revolutionary book focuses on the three areas of high-impact instruction: Content planning, including using guiding questions, learning maps, and formative assessment Instructional practices such as the use of thinking prompts, effective questions, challenging assignments, and experiential learning Community building, in which you shape a classroom culture that promotes well-being, creativity, learning, and high expectations EDUCATION,Curricula

An Educational Leader's Guide to Curriculum Mapping Developed for district leaders, curriculum directors, principals, and teacher leaders, this book shows how to lead a collaborative and sustainable curriculum mapping initiative. EDUCATION,Curricula

Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum Translate the new standards into meaningful curriculum! This updated edition of Susan Drake’s classic text serves as a road map through the Common Core State Standards, giving you the flexibility to design an integrated curriculum that’s right for your students. Focusing on multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary approaches, Drake provides guidance on: Unpacking the Common Core State Standards Planning assessment tasks Designing instructional strategies Developing daily activities Helping students connect essential questions to enduring understandings Included are new examples of exemplary programs, discussion questions, a sample completed interdisciplinary curriculum, and activities for building your own standards-based integrated curriculum. EDUCATION,Curricula

Cool Tech Tools for Lower Tech Teachers Make the painless transition from low tech to tech friendly! If you're just making the transition to tech, this is the resource for you. In understandable language, this book describes how exactly you can use tools like webquests, wikis, social networking apps, and podcasts to enhance your lessons and keep kids engaged. The authors put technology within your reach by: Framing each tool in the context of what you need to know Defining the tool in easy-to-understand language; there’s no tech-speak Guiding you through implementation step by step Providing sample lesson plans to get you started EDUCATION,Curricula

Thinking Through Project-Based Learning Everything you need to know to lead effective and engaging project-based learning! This timely and practical book shows how to implement academically-rich classroom projects that teach the all-important skill of inquiry. Teachers will find: A research-driven case for project-based learning, supported by current findings on brain development and connections with Common Core standards Numerous sample projects for every K-12 grade level Strategies for integrating project-based learning within all main subject areas, across disciplines, and with current technology and social media Ideas for involving the community through student field research, special guests, and showcasing student work EDUCATION,Curricula

A Guide to Curriculum Mapping This practical, step-by-step guide examines the stages of contemplating, planning, and implementing curriculum mapping initiatives that can improve student learning and create sustainable change. EDUCATION,Curricula

Curriculum Alignment This resource offers school administrators and curriculum specialists practical guidance for aligning curriculum and instruction with state standards and assessments to improve teaching and learning. EDUCATION,Curricula

Understanding Standards-Based Education This comprehensive handbook—which includes action plans, ready-to-use charts, rubrics, and real-world examples—shows educators how to design a curriculum that meets today's performance and assessment goals. EDUCATION,Curricula

Transitioning to Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction A cutting-edge model for 21st century curriculum and instruction Looking for that one transformative moment when a student’s eyes light up, signaling he or she has finally grasped that big idea behind critical academic content? Concept-based curriculum and instruction is a way to make those moments many. H. Lynn Erickson and Lois Lanning offer new insight on: How to design and implement concept-based curriculum and instruction across all subjects and grade levels Why content and process are two equally important aspects of any effective concept-based curriculum How to ensure students develop the all-important skill of synergistic thinking EDUCATION,Curricula

Using Curriculum Mapping and Assessment Data to Improve Learning Data experts provide detailed guidelines on analyzing information from curriculum maps and assessments, making decisions based on data, and changing school culture to enhance learning outcomes. EDUCATION,Curricula

Constructivist Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners This book provides guidelines for using constructivist teaching methods with English language learners and includes classroom examples, grade-level connections, and strategies that promote educational equity. EDUCATION,Curricula

Aligning and Balancing the Standards-Based Curriculum Full of field-tested implementation tools, this comprehensive handbook shows how schools and districts can use the Balanced Curriculum process to put their schools on the track to success. EDUCATION,Curricula

Engaging Minds Engaging Minds: Cultures of Education and Practices of Teaching explores the diverse beliefs and practices that define the current landscape of formal education. The 3rd edition of this introduction to interdisciplinary studies of teaching and learning to teach is restructured around four prominent historical moments in formal education: Standardized Education, Authentic Education, Democratic Citizenship Education, Systemic Sustainability Education. These moments serve as the foci of the four sections of the book, each with three chapters dealing respectively with history, epistemology, and pedagogy within the moment. This structure makes it possible to read the book in two ways – either "horizontally" through the four in-depth treatments of the moments or "vertically" through coherent threads of history, epistemology, and pedagogy. Pedagogical features include suggestions for delving deeper to get at subtleties that can’t be simply stated or appreciated through reading alone, several strategies to highlight and distinguish important vocabulary in the text, and more than 150 key theorists and researchers included among the search terms and in the Influences section rather than a formal reference list. EDUCATION,Curricula

Why Are School Buses Always Yellow? Turn natural curiosity into deep, lasting learnings! Help students transform their playful wonderings into deeper questions about content—and develop the higher-level thinking skills they need for success in school and in life. In this invaluable resource you’ll find simple, yet systematic ways to develop authentic student inquiry that fosters deep learning. This new edition features: Updates based on the latest research around inquiry-based teaching Examples for K–8 across subject areas New emphasis on critical thinking about technologies New and updated activities, checklists, templates, and implementation tools Alignment with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards EDUCATION,Curricula

Moving From What to What If? This practical book outlines how you can challenge students to grapple with complex problems and engage more meaningfully with information across the content areas, rather than rely solely on rote memorization and standardized testing to measure academic success. Author John Barell shares vignettes from effective middle and high school teachers around the country, analyzes what works and what doesn’t when encouraging students to dig deeper, and offers practical strategies that you can try in your own classroom. Topics include: Guiding students to hone their skills in abstract reasoning, inquiry, creative problem solving, and critical thinking; Designing your lessons and units for authentic achievement, to prepare students for success in their future careers and academic pursuits; Using rigorous benchmark assessments to analyze students’ progress in meaningful ways; and Encouraging students to set learning goals and drive their own achievement. Aligned with the Common Core and other standards, this book will help you teach students to become inquisitive, engaged citizens who wonder about the universe, stretch their imaginations, and solve problems by asking, What If? EDUCATION,Curricula

Translanguaging with Multilingual Students Looking closely at what happens when translanguaging is actively taken up to teach emergent bilingual students across different contexts, this book focuses on how it is already happening in classrooms as well as how it can be implemented as a pedagogical orientation. It extends theoretical understandings of the concept and highlights its promises and challenges. Using a Transformative Action Research design, six empirically grounded ethnographic case studies describe how translanguaging is used in lesson designs and in the spontaneous moves made by teachers and students during specific teaching moments. The cases shed light on two questions: How, when, and why is translanguaging taken up or resisted by students and teachers? What does its use mean for them? Although grounded in a U.S. context, and specifically in classrooms in New York State, Translanguaging with Multilingual Students links findings and theories to different global contexts to offer important lessons for educators worldwide. EDUCATION,Curricula

The Principal as Curriculum Leader Your best resource for curriculum leadership post-NCLB and beyond! Put quality curriculum front and center with this classic toolkit to savvy curriculum leadership for the 21st Century. Newly revised and updated case studies, research, and state and national curriculum and leadership standards complement a completely new section focused on emerging technologies. New features include: Major chapter revisions with research on ESSA, CCSS and more Up-to-date information on Professional Standards for Educational Leaders Concrete examples of district-level curriculum mapping, planning, and integration New information on professional growth, state curriculum frameworks, online assessments, SBAC, PARCC, and adaptive testing EDUCATION,Curricula

Curriculum Curriculum introduces readers to curriculum theory and how it relates to classroom practice. EDUCATION,Curricula

The National Curriculum and the Teachers' Standards The national curriculum provides an outline of core knowledge around which teachers can develop exciting and stimulating lessons to promote the development of pupils’ knowledge, understanding and skills as part of the wider school curriculum. The Teachers' Standards underpin professional practice and all teachers need to work towards and within this framework. This two-in-one handbook presents the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for ALL curriculum subjects for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 PLUS the complete Teachers' Standards, making it a handy reference copy whether you are in training or practice. Also included is an introduction by renowned education theorists Dylan Wiliam focusing on the need for a broad and balanced curriculum in schools. A must-have resource for all teachers and trainee teachers! EDUCATION,Curricula

Rigorous Reading, Texas Edition Newly revised and updated throughout, this new Texas Edition has been specially developed to align with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards. EDUCATION,Curricula

Curriculum Leadership This text helps current and aspiring administrators, teachers, and curriculum directors successfully restructure, enhance, and implement school K–12 curriculum. Now in its Fifth Edition, this foundational book highlights 21st century educational ideas and advocacy, while also remaining focused on tried and true strategies for meeting state and national standards in today’s diverse classrooms. With the support of this thought-provoking and extensively researched text, readers will develop a working and thorough foundation of curriculum to effectively implement in the classrooms of the future. EDUCATION,Curricula

Language and Literacy Development Children's speaking, reading, and writing skills are closely connected, and this engaging text guides preservice and practicing teachers in choosing instructional strategies that promote the integrated development of these skills. The authors explore the foundations of language in the developing brain and show how language acquisition in early childhood influences later literacy and language use. Chapters cover phonological skills, vocabulary, grammatical knowledge, comprehension, and writing, as well as instructional techniques and programs. The book examines why some students struggle with particular language and literacy tasks and how motivation and sociocultural factors affect proficiency. Rich classroom vignettes and examples of effective teaching strategies are accompanied by accessible explanations of relevant research. EDUCATION,Curricula

How to Educate a Citizen “Profound, vital and correct. Hirsch highlights the essence of our American being and the radical changes in education necessary to sustain that essence. Concerned citizens, teachers, and parents take note! We ignore this book at our peril." — Joel Klein, former Chancellor of New York City Public Schools In this powerful manifesto, the bestselling author of Cultural Literacy addresses the failures of America’s early education system and its impact on our current national malaise, advocating for a shared knowledge curriculum students everywhere can be taught—an educational foundation that can help improve and strengthen America’s unity, identity, and democracy. In How to Educate a Citizen, E.D. Hirsch continues the conversation he began thirty years ago with his classic bestseller Cultural Literacy, urging America’s public schools, particularly at the elementary level, to educate our children more effectively to help heal and preserve the nation. Since the 1960s, our schools have been relying on “child-centered learning.” History, geography, science, civics, and other essential knowledge have been dumbed down by vacuous learning “techniques” and “values-based” curricula; indoctrinated by graduate schools of education, administrators and educators have believed they are teaching reading and critical thinking skills. Yet these cannot be taught in the absence of strong content, Hirsch argues. The consequence is a loss of shared knowledge that would enable us to work together, understand one another, and make coherent, informed decisions. A broken approach to school not only leaves our children under-prepared and erodes the American dream but also loosens the spiritual bonds and unity that hold the nation together. Drawing on early schoolmasters and educational reformers such as Noah Webster and Horace Mann, Hirsch charts the rise and fall of the American early education system and provides a blueprint for closing the national gap in knowledge, communications, and allegiance. Critical and compelling, How to Educate a Citizen galvanizes our schools to equip children with the power of shared knowledge. EDUCATION,Curricula

International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 8 Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives. The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.- Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.- Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.- Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.- Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.- Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.- Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology. Available in the series:Stage 7 Student's Book: 9781510481985 Stage 7 Student eTextbook 9781510483538Stage 7 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483484 Stage 8 Student's Book: 9781510481992Stage 8 Student eTextbook 9781510483569Stage 8 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483491 Stage 9 Student's Book: 9781510482005Stage 9 Student eTextbook 9781510483606Stage 9 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483507 EDUCATION,Curricula

International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 7 Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives. The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.- Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.- Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.- Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.- Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.- Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.- Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology. Available in the series:Stage 7 Student's Book: 9781510481985 Stage 7 Student eTextbook 9781510483538Stage 7 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483484 Stage 8 Student's Book: 9781510481992Stage 8 Student eTextbook 9781510483569Stage 8 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483491 Stage 9 Student's Book: 9781510482005Stage 9 Student eTextbook 9781510483606Stage 9 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483507 EDUCATION,Curricula

International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 9 Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives. The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.- Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.- Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.- Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.- Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.- Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.- Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.- Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.- Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.- Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology. Available in the series:Stage 7 Student's Book: 9781510481985 Stage 7 Student eTextbook 9781510483538Stage 7 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483484 Stage 8 Student's Book: 9781510481992Stage 8 Student eTextbook 9781510483569Stage 8 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483491 Stage 9 Student's Book: 9781510482005Stage 9 Student eTextbook 9781510483606Stage 9 Online Teacher's Guide 9781510483507 EDUCATION,Curricula

Integrating Community Service into the Curriculum The book contributes to an understanding of an educational shift prevalent in our society toward creating humanizing conditions though pedagogy, that will seek co-existence within the lines of policy while influencing system-wide change. EDUCATION,Curricula

The Rowman & Littlefield Guide for Peer Tutors This practical guide, while grounded in the science of learning and cognition, provides advice, strategies, and techniques to help tutors be more effective when working with students in campus learning centers, writing centers, TRIO programs, and supplemental instruction programs. Includes a chapter on tutoring in online environments. EDUCATION,Curricula

Globalisation, Ideology and Neo-Liberal Higher Education Reforms This book sets out to examine the neo-liberal dimensions of globalisation and market-driven economic imperatives that have impacted higher education reforms. It critiques the notions of accountability, efficiency, academic capitalism, quality of education, and the market-oriented and entrepreneurial university model, based on a neo-liberal ideology. The expansion of economic rationality into the educational sector is one the most ubiquitous dimensions of neo-liberalism and one of its most powerful ideological tools, resulting in the commodification, commercialization, and marketization of education and knowledge. The book critiques structural changes in education and the impact of neo-liberalism and globalisation on educational systems around the world. With this as its overall focus, the respective chapters present hand-picked scholarly research on major discourses in the field of global neo-liberal education reforms.   The book draws upon recent studies in the areas of globalisation, neo-liberal education reforms, and the role of the state. It critically assesses the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of current education and policy reforms and illustrates how these shifts in the relationship between the state and education policy are shaping current trends in education policy reform outcomes. Taken together, the chapters offer a timely analysis of current issues affecting neo-liberal education policy research, and outline future directions that education and policy reforms could take. EDUCATION,Curricula

Teach Meaningful Teach Meaningful includes examples from across grade levels and subject areas to help teachers design curriculum. It provides exercises teachers can use to write and assess curriculum that results in valued outcomes, and protocols that help groups of teachers work together toward more cohesive curriculum they can all stand behind. EDUCATION,Curricula

Language Teachers at Work This book examines a ubiquitous, yet under-researched, area of language education, i.e., language teachers' use of curriculum materials. It particularly focuses on EFL teachers' use of prescribed curriculum materials in higher education in Mainland China and presents a qualitative, multi-case study involving four Chinese EFL teachersand eight students (two students from each teacher’s class) at one university in Mainland China. Drawing on data from pre-lesson and post-lesson interviews with the teachers, lesson observations, and documents in three consecutive semesters at the target university, the book delineates the processes of materials useinclassroom settings. It also identifies four domains of factors that influenced the enactment of curriculum materials.  Most importantly, by adopting Vygotsky’s (1978) mediation theory and Remillard’s (2005) participatory perspective, the book constructs a "curriculum enactment mediation model" to reveal the complex and mediated relations among teachers, learners, curriculum materials, and context. It also recommends practical implications for materials developers, teacher educators, administrators, and policymakers. EDUCATION,Curricula

Globalisation, Ideology and Education Reforms This book analyses the nexus between ideology, the state, and education reforms worldwide. The research evinces the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of current education and policy reforms and illustrates the way these shifts in the relationship between the state and education policy are affecting current trends in education reforms and schooling around the globe. With this as its focus, the chapters represent hand-picked scholarly research on major discourses in the field of global education reforms. Offering a compendium of the very latest thought on the subject, this book is, like the others in the series, a state-of-the-art sourcebook for researchers, practitioners and policymakers alike. Not only do the chapters offer a timely analysis of current issues shaping education policy research; the work also contains ideas about future directions that education and policy reforms could take. By doing so, it provides a comprehensive view of the diverse and intersecting discourses on globalisation and policy-driven reforms in education. The book draws on recent studies in the areas of globalisation, education reforms, and the role of the state. Respective chapters critically assess the dominant discourses and debates on education and policy reforms. Using diverse comparative education paradigms, ranging from critical theory to historical-comparative research, they focus on globalisation, ideology and democracy, and examine both the reasons for and outcomes of education reforms and policy change. EDUCATION,Curricula

Curriculum Leadership Creating an innovative and successful curriculum Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation , Fourth Edition is a one-of-a-kind resource written for educational leaders--administrators and teachers--who want to successfully restructure and enhance school curriculum. Authors Allan A. Glatthorn, Floyd Boschee, Bruce M. Whitehead, and Bonni F. Boschee provide innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including reflective case studies, “Keys to Leadership” sections, curriculum tips, and “Challenge” sections with key issues and questions in every chapter. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried and true strategies that provide administrators with innovative ideas on meeting state and national standards. This is a much needed, highly informative, and easy-to-read account of curriculum development and change for curriculum leaders, those teaching curriculum courses, and those aspiring to become curriculum decision makers. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement a PK–12 school curriculum. EDUCATION,Curricula

Curriculum and the Generation of Utopia As a follow-up to Towards a Just Curriculum Theory and Curriculum Epistemicide , this volume illuminates the challenges and contradictions which have prevented critical curriculum theory from establishing itself as an alternative to dominant Western Eurocentric epistemologies. Curriculum and the Generation of Utopia re-visits the work of leading progressive theorists and draws on a complex range of epistemological perspectives from the Middle East, Africa, Southern Europe, and Latin America. Paraskeva illustrates how counter-dominant narratives have been suppressed by neoliberal dynamics through an exploration of key issues including: itinerant curriculum theory, globalization and internationalization, as well as utopianism. Foregrounding critical curriculum theory as a vector of de-colonization and de-centralization, the text puts forth Itinerant Curriculum Theory (ITC) as an alternative form of anti-colonial, theoretical engagement. This work forms an important addition to the literature surrounding critical curriculum theory. It will be of interest to post-graduate scholars, researchers and academics in the fields of curriculum studies, curriculum theory, and critical educational research. EDUCATION,Curricula

Social Studies Education in East Asian Contexts The book explores the state of social studies education within selected East Asian societies and provides some insights into distinctive classroom practices. In an increasingly volatile and unpredictable world, the education of young people who both understand the contexts in which they are growing up and see the need for engaging with them is a top priority. This task falls to social studies education which carries the responsibility for inducting young people into their social world and helping them to see the role they can play within it. This is particularly important in East Asia where strong economic growth, long held cultural values and diverse political systems create an environment that challenges young people on multiple fronts. This book, with its team of regional authors, shows how different societies in the region are dealing with these challenges and what can be expected from future citizens. The book will appeal to policy makers, researchers and teachers interested in the current state of social studies education in East Asian societies. EDUCATION,Curricula

Tracing Ted Tetsuo Aoki’s Intellectual Formation Through careful examination of Ted Aoki’s life and work within its historical, societal and intellectual context, this text advances a new appreciation of the national distinctiveness of Canadian curriculum studies. The book draws unique comparison between Aoki’s writings and Heidegger’s concept of "being-in-the-world." In exploring Aoki’s narratives on momentous life events, the author attends to the interwoven, dynamic and poetic essence of the scholar’s intellectual formation and identifies a critically reflective style of theorizing. By contextualizing Aoki’s narrations on his momentous life events, the text engages with Aoki’s critical reflective and unique style of theorizing and foregrounds the prominent influence of Heidegger’s phenomenology and writings on Aoki’s thinking. A major contribution to understanding Aoki’s curriculum scholarship, this book is an important resource for researchers and post-graduate students working across curriculum studies discourse. EDUCATION,Curricula

Transnational Education and Curriculum Studies In recent years, there has been increasing attention placed on international and transnational aspects of school and higher education curricula, and the different research approaches and lenses through which these issues are studied. This edited volume explores diverse perspectives and discourses of curriculum studies contributed by scholars both within and outside the "majority world". In addition, it tackles both transnational cross-border endeavours involving national governments and policy measures, and the promises, challenges and failings of those formal relationships. The book consists of three sections. The first section provides an introduction and overviews of transnational education in connection with curriculum studies, schooling and higher education. The second section deals with transnational and international perspectives on curriculum studies, schooling and education. The final, third section highlights transnational and international perspectives on higher education. This timely volume tackles the questions often posed by curriculum scholars and educational researchers around the possibility of a transnational approach to curriculum studies and how (and if) a common set of means can transcend national boundaries and sensitivities. It looks at the common issues and problems across nations that international and transnational curriculum and educational research work could address. This volume will appeal to researchers and policy makers interested in transnational education and curriculum studies. EDUCATION,Curricula

Taking the Lead on Adolescent Literacy Administrators will find a user-friendly, five-stage planning process with six essential rubrics for developing, implementing, monitoring, and sustaining a successful literacy initiative for Grades 4–12. EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

Having Hard Conversations Speak with clarity, confidence, and courage! Many educators struggle with discussing difficult issues with colleagues. This insightful book helps readers effectively lead challenging conversations with supervisees, peers, and supervisors. Emphasizing initiative and preparation as keys to a successful conversation, the author’s step-by-step approach provides: Thought-provoking questions and first-person accounts that help build communications skills Advice on overcoming personal hesitation about expressing concerns Guidance on goal setting and choosing the best “what-where-and-when” for a productive discussion Sample scripts and other interactive tools to help educators prepare for the conversation and achieve positive outcomes EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

A Rulebook for Decision Making "Pullman offers his readers essential insights into how humans reason and make decisions. Both concise and far-reaching, his work teaches us how to challenge intuitive logic and examine the processes for deliberative reasoning. This text will prove foundational for students in their intellectual journey toward the development of real skills in critical thinking. By pointing to simple yet profound examples, Pullman's text is both readable and provocative as it challenges us to consider the very mechanisms by which we understand our own cognitive biases." --Bradley A. Hammer, Department of English and Comparative Literature, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

Now What? Confronting and Resolving Ethical Questions Written by an educator and a national authority on ethics and featuring detailed real-life case studies, this volume outlines the relationship between ethical practices and school success. EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

Reflective Practice This bestselling book explains how expressive and explorative writing can develop reflective practice and invite critical examination of practice, values, roles, and responsibilities. EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

Making Up Your Own Mind How you can become better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skills We solve countless problems—big and small—every day. With so much practice, why do we often have trouble making simple decisions—much less arriving at optimal solutions to important questions? Are we doomed to this muddle—or is there a practical way to learn to think more effectively and creatively? In this enlightening, entertaining, and inspiring book, Edward Burger shows how we can become far better at solving real-world problems by learning creative puzzle-solving skills using simple, effective thinking techniques. Making Up Your Own Mind teaches these techniques—including how to ask good questions, fail and try again, and change your mind—and then helps you practice them with fun verbal and visual puzzles. The goal is not to quickly solve each challenge but to come up with as many different ways of thinking about it as possible. As you see the puzzles in ever-greater depth, your mind will change, helping you become a more imaginative and creative thinker in daily life. And learning how to be a better thinker pays off in incalculable ways for anyone—including students, businesspeople, professionals, athletes, artists, leaders, and lifelong learners. A book about changing your mind and creating an even better version of yourself through mental play, Making Up Your Own Mind will delight and reward anyone who wants to learn how to find better solutions to life’s innumerable puzzles. And the puzzles extend to the thought-provoking format of the book itself because one of the later short chapters is printed upside down while another is printed in mirror image, further challenging the reader to see the world through different perspectives and make new meaning. EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

What Does Your School Data Team Sound Like? Inspire the data discussion! Data is a valuable resource for improving education. Unfortunately, many school data teams struggle to make sense of new and often overwhelming data. What Does Your Data Team Sound Like? provides an approach that gets teams talking about and applying data effectively in a variety of setting and scenarios. Written to help data teams navigate the confusing world of data analysis for on-going school improvement, this book offers a framework that is rigorous yet easy to follow. Readers will find: Easy, step-by-step discussion & analysis techniques Case studies that demonstrate different approaches Checklists and flowcharts to help visual the process EDUCATION,Decision-Making & Problem Solving

Building Online Learning Communities Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include: Engaging students in the formation of an online learning community. Establishing a sense of presence online. Maximizing participation. Developing effective courses that include collaboration and reflection. Assessing student performance. Written for faculty in any distance learning environment, this revised edition is based on the authors many years of work in faculty development for online teaching as well as their extensive personal experience as faculty in online distance education. Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt share insights designed to guide readers through the steps of online course design and delivery. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Effective Online Teaching Effective Online Teaching is an essential resource that offers a clear understanding of how cognition and learning theory applies to online learning. This much-needed resource provides specific strategies for incorporating this knowledge into effective learner-centered teaching that gets results. The book includes strategies on motivation, tailored instruction, interaction, collaboration, monitoring and communication, time and information management, student concerns, and legal and ethical issues. Designed as a text for online instructors, the chapters can be used for self-directed learning or in a formal training setting in concert with the companion Training Manual and CD. "Tina Stavredes has done something sorely needed in the online teaching world —she has successfully combined solid theory and research with the practical application of instructor training. Both the book and the training manual are a 'must' for any online education organization. Bravo!"—Dr. Darcy W. Hardy, assistant vice provost for Technology Education Initiatives, University of Texas at San Antonio, and chair emerita, United States Distance Learning Association "Drawing from years of experience and solidly grounded in an understanding of the adult learner and learning, Stavredes offers dozens of helpful instructor strategies, activities, and resources to support adult learners' success in an online environment. Effective Online Teaching and its accompanying training manual is a 'must-have' set for online instructors in higher education, corporate, and government settings."—Sharan B. Merriam, professor emeritus of adult education, University of Georgia, and coauthor, Learning in Adulthood "An eminently practical book that provides clear and unpretentious explanations of the learning theories that are essential knowledge for every online teacher, together with equally uncluttered and easy-to-follow guidance about how to apply this knowledge to achieve excellent teaching."—Michael Grahame Moore, Distinguished Professor of Education, The Pennsylvania State University, and editor, The American Journal of Distance Education EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

The One World Schoolhouse A free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere: this is the goal of the Khan Academy, a passion project that grew from an ex-engineer and hedge funder's online tutoring sessions with his niece, who was struggling with algebra, into a worldwide phenomenon. Today millions of students, parents, and teachers use the Khan Academy's free videos and software, which have expanded to encompass nearly every conceivable subject; and Academy techniques are being employed with exciting results in a growing number of classrooms around the globe. Like many innovators, Khan rethinks existing assumptions and imagines what education could be if freed from them. And his core idea-liberating teachers from lecturing and state-mandated calendars and opening up class time for truly human interaction-has become his life's passion. Schools seek his advice about connecting to students in a digital age, and people of all ages and backgrounds flock to the site to utilize this fresh approach to learning. In The One World Schoolhouse, Khan presents his radical vision for the future of education, as well as his own remarkable story, for the first time. In these pages, you will discover, among other things: How both students and teachers are being bound by a broken top-down model invented in Prussia two centuries ago Why technology will make classrooms more human and teachers more important How and why we can afford to pay educators the same as other professionals How we can bring creativity and true human interactivity back to learning Why we should be very optimistic about the future of learning. Parents and politicians routinely bemoan the state of our education system. Statistics suggest we've fallen behind the rest of the world in literacy, math, and sciences. With a shrewd reading of history, Khan explains how this crisis presented itself, and why a return to "mastery learning," abandoned in the twentieth century and ingeniously revived by tools like the Khan Academy, could offer the best opportunity to level the playing field, and to give all of our children a world-class education now. More than just a solution, The One World Schoolhouse serves as a call for free, universal, global education, and an explanation of how Khan's simple yet revolutionary thinking can help achieve this inspiring goal. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Online Learning As online learning continues to become more prominent in K-12 education, it will be important that teachers are knowledgeable about both the potential of online learning and the challenges associated with moving curricula online. This book, written by a former secondary online teacher who now teaches online instructional methods to practicing K-12 teachers, addresses those challenges and offers practical, research-based approaches to creating successful online learning experiences. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Conquering the Content Put your course online now, without sacrificing pedagogical quality Conquering the Content: A Blueprint for Online Course Design and Development, Second Edition is a highly practical guide to creating online courses. With guidance on incorporating learning theory into online course content, as well as a host of templates, learning guides, and sample files, this book furnishes instructors and instructional designers with the information and tools they need to design and develop their course content to better serve online students. This second edition introduces relevance statements and time-saving tips as well as content maps which provide a scaffold for content organization and help students anchor the topics in their memories for retrieval. Readers will gain expert insight and best practices for designing within the rapidly changing online learning environment and learn to incorporate recent advances that can improve student outcomes. Because the book is designed to focus on online teaching pedagogy, it won't go out of date as specific tools change. Nearly one-third of all students in higher education are taking at least one online class, and online hybrid classes are becoming more widespread. Distance learning is becoming the norm, but creating an online class is more complex than just posting course content on a website. Conquering the Content demonstrates how instructors can best revamp their course content to suit the online learning environment, and provides the tools and resources instructors need to transfer their effectiveness from the classroom to the online environment. Learn how to: Create student-friendly navigation structures that support what is known about the brain and learning Organize content based on priority, flow, and easy navigation Create assessments that work within the parameters of an online course "Chunk" information to facilitate better processing Time is of the essence in getting a course online, but it's important that pedagogy not get lost in the crush of new content. Course design is just as critical as course content when it comes to distance learning outcomes, and Conquering the Content provides a holistic and practical approach to effective online course development. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

A Classroom of One A well-known journalist takes a hard look at distance education EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Mobile Learning Explore the game-changing technology that allows mobile learning to effectively reach K-12 students Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Developers, Educators and Learners provides research-based foundations for developing, evaluating, and integrating effective mobile learning pedagogy. Twenty-first century students require twenty-first century technology, and mobile devices provide new and effective ways to educate children. But with new technologies come new challenges—therefore, this handbook presents a comprehensive look at mobile learning by synthesizing relevant theories and drawing practical conclusions for developers, educators, and students. Mobile devices—in ways that the laptop, the personal computer, and netbook computers have not—present the opportunity to make learning more engaging, interactive, and available in both traditional classroom settings and informal learning environments. From theory to practice, Mobile Learning explores how mobile devices are different than their technological predecessors, makes the case for developers, teachers, and parents to invest in the technology, and illustrates the many ways in which it is innovative, exciting, and effective in educating K-12 students. Explores how mobile devices can support the needs of students Provides examples, screenshots, graphics, and visualizations to enhance the material presented in the book Provides developers with the background necessary to create the apps their audience requires Presents the case for mobile learning in and out of classrooms as early as preschool Discusses how mobile learning enables better educational opportunities for the visually impaired, students with Autism, and adult learners. If you're a school administrator, teacher, app developer, or parent, this topical book provides a theoretical, well-researched discussion of the pedagogical theory and mobile learning, as well as practical advice in setting up a mobile learning strategy. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Essentials of Online Course Design In spite of the proliferation of online learning, creating online courses can still evoke a good deal of frustration, negativity, and wariness in those who need to create them. The second edition of Essentials of Online Course Design takes a fresh, thoughtfully designed, step-by-step approach to online course development. At its core is a set of standards that are based on best practices in the field of online learning and teaching. Pedagogical, organizational, and visual design principles are presented and modeled throughout the book, and users will quickly learn from the guide’s hands-on approach. The course design process begins with the elements of a classroom syllabus which, after a series of guided steps, easily evolve into an online course outline. The guide’s key features include: a practical approach informed by theory clean interior design that offers straightforward guidance from page one clear and jargon-free language examples, screenshots, and illustrations to clarify and support the text a checklist of online course design standards that readers can use to self-evaluate. a Companion Website with examples, adaptable templates, interactive learning features, and online resources: http://essentialsofonlinecoursedesign.com Essentials of Online Course Design serves as a best practice model for designing online courses. After reading this book, readers will find that preparing for online teaching is a satisfying and engaging experience. The core issue is simply good design: pedagogical, organizational, and visual. For more of Marjorie Vai in her own words, listen to this 2011 interview from the On Teaching Online podcast: http://onteachingonline.com/oto-16-essentials-of-online-course-design-with-marjorie-vai/ EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

E-Learning in the 21st Century The third edition of E-Learning in the 21st Century provides a coherent, comprehensive, and empirically-based framework for understanding e-learning in higher education. Garrison draws on his decades of experience and extensive research in the field to explore technological, pedagogical, and organizational implications. The third edition has been fully updated throughout and includes new material on learning technologies, MOOCs, blended learning, leadership, and the importance and role of social connections in thinking and learning, highlighting the transformative and disruptive impact that e-learning has recently had on education. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Essentials of Online Teaching Teachers’ active online participation and engagement with students are critical factors to the success of online courses. Essentials of Online Teaching is a standards-based, straightforward guide to teaching online in higher education, high school and vocational training, or corporate learning environments. This brief but powerful book encourages immediate application of concepts with the help of real-world examples, technical insights, and professional advice. The guide includes: a practical approach informed by, but not about, relevant learning theories; clear models and examples from a wide variety of online courses; teachers’ reflections about their online practice; a checklist of standards to help guide teaching decisions; and an accompanying website (www.essentialsofonlineteaching.com) with additional resources. Essentials of Online Teaching addresses key instructional challenges in online teaching and presents the reader with practical solutions for each phase of a course—preparation, beginning, middle, and end. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Teaching Online Teaching Online: A Practical Guide is an accessible, introductory, and comprehensive guide for anyone who teaches online. The fourth edition of this bestselling resource has been fully revised, maintains its reader-friendly tone, and offers exceptional practical advice, new teaching examples, faculty interviews, and an updated resource section. New to this edition: entire new chapter on MOOCs (massive open online courses); expanded information on teaching with mobile devices, using open educational resources, and learning analytics; additional interviews with faculty, case studies, and examples; spotlight on new tools and categories of tools, especially multimedia. Focusing on the "hows" and "whys" of implementation rather than theory, the fourth edition of Teaching Online is a must-have resource for anyone teaching online or thinking about teaching online. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Designing Effective Digital Badges Designing Effective Digital Badges is a hands-on guide to the principles, implementation, and assessment of digital badging systems. Informed by the fundamental concepts and research-based characteristics of effective badge design, this book uses real-world examples to convey the advantages and challenges of badging and showcase its application across a variety of contexts. Professionals in education, game development, mobile app development, and beyond will find strategies for practices such as credentialing, goal-setting, and motivation of their students. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Small Teaching Online Find out how to apply learning science in online classes The concept of small teaching is simple: small and strategic changes have enormous power to improve student learning. Instructors face unique and specific challenges when teaching an online course. This book offers small teaching strategies that will positively impact the online classroom. This book outlines practical and feasible applications of theoretical principles to help your online students learn. It includes current best practices around educational technologies, strategies to build community and collaboration, and minor changes you can make in your online teaching practice, small but impactful adjustments that result in significant learning gains. • Explains how you can support your online students • Helps your students find success in this non-traditional learning environment • Covers online and blended learning • Addresses specific challenges that online instructors face in higher education Small Teaching Online presents research-based teaching techniques from an online instructional design expert and the bestselling author of Small Teaching. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

The Essentials of Instructional Design The Essentials of Instructional Design, 4th Edition introduces the fundamental elements, principles, and practice of instructional design (ID) to students new to ID. Key procedures within the ID process—learner analysis, task analysis, needs analysis, developing goals and objectives, organizing instruction, developing instructional activities, assessing learner achievement, and evaluating the success of the instructional design—are covered comprehensively and enriched with descriptions and examples of how these procedures are accomplished using the best-known models. Unlike most other ID books, The Essentials of Instructional Design provides an overview of the principles and practice of ID without placing emphasis on any one ID model. Offering the voices of instructional designers from a number of professional settings and providing real-life examples from across sectors, students learn how professional organizations put the various ID processes into practice. This revised edition features new activities, quizzes, and content on professional development. Offering a variety of possible approaches for each step in the ID process and clearly explaining the strengths and challenges associated with each, this book prepares students with the information they need to make informed decisions as they design and develop instruction. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

The Manifesto for Teaching Online An update to a provocative manifesto intended to serve as a platform for debate and as a resource and inspiration for those teaching in online environments. In 2011, a group of scholars associated with the Digital Education Centre at the University of Edinburgh released "A Manifesto for Teaching Online," a series of provocative statements intended to articulate their pedagogical philosophy. In the original manifesto and a 2016 update, the authors counter both the "impoverished" vision of education being advanced by corporate and governmental edtech and higher education's traditional view of online students and teachers as second-class citizens. The two versions of the manifesto were much discussed, shared, and debated. In this book, the authors have expanded the text of the 2016 manifesto, revealing the sources and larger arguments behind the abbreviated provocations. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Reassembling Scholarly Communications A range of perspectives on the complex political, philosophical, and pragmatic implications of opening research and scholarship through digital technologies. The Open Access Movement proposes to remove price and permission barriers for accessing peer-reviewed research work--to use the power of the internet to duplicate material at an infinitesimal cost-per-copy. In this volume, contributors show that open access does not exist in a technological vacuum; there are complex political, philosophical, and pragmatic implications for opening research through digital technologies. The contributors examine open access across spans of colonial legacies, knowledge frameworks, publics and politics, archives and digital preservation, infrastructures and platforms, and global communities. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

UDL in the Cloud! UDL in the Cloud helps educators design and deliver more accessible, engaging, and effective online learning experiences. Drawing on years of experience in K-12 and postsecondary settings, authors Katie Novak and Tom Thibodeau offer a highly practical approach to developing e-courses, virtual snow days, flipped classes, and blended learning experiences that meet the needs of diverse learners. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Introduction to Google Classroom Learn to take your classroom curriculum digital using Google Classroom’s unique file sharing features. Introduction to Google Classroom will help teachers of all grade levels master the basics of communication and education using the Google Classroom file sharing service. Learn how to connect with students, control access to lessons, distribute assignments, and update your class calendar. Google Classroom newbie? No worries! Experienced educator and author Annie Brock takes readers step-by-step through the most common Google Classroom features and terminology. Packed with tips, tricks, troubleshooting, helpful screenshots, and activity ideas to keep students of all ages engaged, this book is indispensable as the future of teaching continues to evolve. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Introduction to Teaching with Webex Learn to take your classroom curriculum digital using Cisco Webex’s unique video conferencing features to create engaging lessons, collaborative activities, and more. Introduction to Teaching with Webex will help teachers of all grade levels master the basics of communication and education using the Cisco Webex video conferencing service. Learn how to connect with students, record your Webex meetings, control access to lessons, contribute to live chat streams, and conduct webinars. Webex newbie? No worries! Experienced educator and author M. Jane takes readers step-by-step through the most common Webex features and terminology. Packed with tips, tricks, troubleshooting, helpful screenshots, and activity ideas to keep students of all ages engaged, this book is indispensable as the future of teaching continues to evolve. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Introduction to Teaching with Zoom Learn how to take your classroom curriculum digital using Zoom’s unique video conferencing features to connect with students with amazing results. Introduction to Teaching with Zoom will help teachers of all grade levels master the basics of communication and education using the Zoom video conferencing service. With step-by-step instructions paired with helpful screenshots, teachers will learn how to connect with students, record your Zoom meetings, control access to lessons, contribute to live chat streams, and conduct webinars. Zoom newbie? No worries! Experienced educator and author Madison Salters takes readers through the most common Zoom features and terminology. Now more than ever, schools have become increasingly reliant on digital means for education. Whether public grade schools have been temporarily closed, or colleges and universities are looking to invest in distance learning, teachers need to be armed and ready to do what they do best no matter the platform. Packed with tips, tricks, troubleshooting, and lesson plans to keep students of all ages engaged, this book is indispensable as the future of teaching continues to evolve. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Needs Assessment for Learning and Performance Needs Assessment for Learning and Performance offers comprehensive coverage of the knowledge and skills needed to develop and conduct needs assessments and to analyze, interpret, and communicate results to clients and organizations. Though critical to planning any performance improvement system, needs assessments can feel abstract and vague to students who have not yet managed the process in a professional setting. This first-of-its-kind textbook uses a variety of real-world examples to connect major theories and models to effective principles for practice. Each chapter offers guiding questions, key terms and concepts, recommended readings, and case studies illustrating how needs assessment training can be applied. Graduate students and researchers of instructional design, human resources, performance improvement, program evaluation, and other programs will find this volume relevant to a range of academic and organizational contexts. EDUCATION,Distance,Open & Online Education

Movement and Dance in Early Childhood In this unique and innovative book, the author draws on her depth of knowledge and practical experience in helping children to become skilled, creative and imaginative in a wide range of movement-oriented activities. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Understanding Schemas and Emotion in Early Childhood This book will stimulate and extend knowledge and discussion of the role of schemas or repeated patterns of action in young children's cognitive and emotional development. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Theories and Approaches to Learning in the Early Years Students on every childhood course study the main theories and approaches in the field, and this book conveniently brings together the work of the main theorists including Montesorri, Vygotsky and Reggio Emilia. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Risk & Adventure in Early Years Outdoor Play Shows the reader how to create exciting outdoor experiences for children, and incorporate the wilder and riskier elements of outdoor play into their planning, while adhering to health and safety requirements. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Assessment for Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage Assessment for Learning is a central aspect of the new Early Years Foundation Stage. This book demystifies the complex process of assessment and guides practitioners in meeting the statutory requirements, with lots of case studies and examples of practice drawn from the authors' students and mentors. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

The Early Years Foundation Stage Organized around 14 chapters, Section One looks at policy, pedagogy and key issues in practice surrounding the implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and Section Two looks at the areas of learning and development in EYFS. Ways to plan, implement, observe and evaluate activities for young children from Birth to 5 are discussed, a range of theoretical perspectives is built upon and different ways of delivering the EYFS are explored. By combining sound theoretical underpinning with practical case studies, this book offers a critical approach to the implementation of EYFS. It takes its inspiration and examples of best practice from projects based in a range of early years settings, and considers the role of the practitioner and the holistic development of the child. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Teamwork and Collaboration in Early Years Settings Examines how to share ideas and exemplify good practice in multi-professional teams for Early Years Practice. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Learning Stories This text shows how learning stories can help create learner identities and affect education, pedagogy and learning. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Child Development and Learning 2-5 Years `This book is a welcome contribution to the literature available for early years practitioners. The clear focus on one child is an excellent antidote to the current risks of focusing so much in the general framework and learning goals for all, that we lose sight of how individual children negotiate the early years' - Nursery World EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Hands-On Learning! Plan lessons from a child-centered perspective! This innovative resource features more than 1,000 activities using inexpensive, readily available objects to engage young children’s senses and build their knowledge of the world through hands-on experiences. Organized into 16 themes and grouped under the areas of literacy, mathematics, science, social studies, physical development, and creativity, the book’s unique approach: Presents a new and simple way to design hands-on activities that complement any curriculum Offers suggestions on how to modify activities to respond to children’s developmental levels Includes a list of over 60 generic tactile activities suitable for use in any classroom EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Play, Learning and the Early Childhood Curriculum A key text to help students examine the role and value of play in learning and childhood development, including contemporary research and international examples. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

The Montessori Method The Montessori Method: The Origins of an Educational Innovation: Including an Abridged and Annotated Edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method creates the context in which Maria Montessori developed her philosophy of early childhood education. It examines how a determined young woman overcame the obstacles that blocked the educational and career opportunities in Italy during the late Victorian age. Following Montessori, who was the first woman to earn a medical degree from the University of Rome, the biographical introduction takes her story to the establishment of the first Montessori school: the Casa dei Bambini in the slums of Rome. It then analyzes the sources and influences that shaped the creation of the Montessori philosophy of education. Special attention is given to The Montessori Method as the book that introduced this educational innovation to an American audience. The book is divided into four parts: (1) a biography of Maria Montessori: (2) an introductory commentary on the Montessori Method of Education: (3) an abridged and annotated edition of Maria Montessori's The Montessori Method (1912): (4) related documents. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Mary Sheridan's From Birth to Five Years From Birth to Five Years, based on the pioneering work of Mary Sheridan, is widely regarded as the go-to reference for health, education and social care professionals, or anyone concerned with the developmental progress of pre-school children. In this new fourth edition, the text has been developed to further align it with current child development philosophies and practices, and to support the wider group of professionals that are now required to take steps for promoting children’s development as part of their assessment and management plans. This book aims to improve the clinical management of children with developmental disorders, through providing the full range of developmental attainments, methods of observation, and advice about when to seek help. Features of this completely revised edition include: For students and tutors – information on theoretical aspects of development, with further reading suggestions and references including the most recent international studies in the field A new section on the development of attention and self-regulation Contemporary case studies with guidance on when to raise concerns for students and teachers Discussion points to stimulate class debate To complement this book, a new companion volume, From Birth to Five Years: Practical Developmental Examination, offers a step-by-step ‘how to’ guide, including guidance on enquiry and observation, how to chart typical and atypical patterns, and ‘red flags’ for recognising significant delay or abnormality. To consolidate and expand on the practical and theoretical information across both books, a new companion website is available at www.routledge.com/cw/sharma, which includes the following additional learning material: An interactive timeline of the key developmental domains Introductions to theory with links to further reading Research summaries Video clips demonstrating practical assessment skills EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Circle Solutions for Student Wellbeing Revised new edition of Circle Time for Emotional Literacy that illustrates how the Circle Solutions philosophy and pedagogy can be used in all phases of education to build relationships and resilience for children and young people. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Strategies and Lessons for Improving Basic Early Literacy Skills Designed for students of all levels, this hands-on guide offers research-proven strategies and structured lessons to teach essential skills for literacy success in Grades K–3. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

How Children Learn Going beyond simply understanding the work of key theorists, this book helps the reader comprehend and recognize what learning actually looks like and how to best facilitate it in any setting. The exercises, real-life examples and chapter summaries in the book make this an accessible course text. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Evidence-Based Practices and Programs for Early Childhood Care and Education This timely handbook presents evidence and recommendations to make informed decisions for planning, funding, and operating high-quality educational programs for children ages 3-8. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Transformative Change and Real Utopias in Early Childhood Education Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories, both infused by neoliberal thinking, that dominate early childhood policy making today - ‘the story of quality and high returns’ and ‘the story of markets’, stories that promise high returns on investment if only the right technologies are applied to children and the perfection of a system based on competition and individual choice. But there are alternative stories and this book tells one: a ‘story of democracy, experimentation and potentiality’ in which early childhood centres are public spaces and public resources, places where democracy and experimentation are fundamental values, community workshops for realising the potentiality of citizens. This story calls for transformative change but offers a real utopia, both viable and achievable. The book discusses some of the conditions needed for the story’s enactment and shows what it means in practice in a chapter about project work contributed by a Swedish preschool teacher. Critical but hopeful, this book is an important contribution to resisting the dictatorship of no alternative and renewing a democratic politics of early childhood education. It is essential reading for students and teachers, researchers and other academics, and for all other concerned citizens. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Making Literacy Real Updated with new chapters covering digital literacy, space and play, and multimodality, this new edition offers an overview of the major fields in literacy studies. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Encouraging Physical Development Through Movement-Play Movement-play encourages physical activity in a child-led manner for the benefit of children's health, learning and wellbeing.This book looks at the theory behind the importance of movement and how 'movement-play' works within settings along with practical advice on its implementation. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education: Becoming a Professional is an inspiring introduction to the world of early childhood education, preparing the teachers of tomorrow to reach their full potential in their schools and communities. Written by a diverse and experienced author team (Kimberly A. Gordon Biddle, Ana Garcia-Nevarez, Wanda J. Roundtree-Henderson, and Alicia Valero-Kerrick), this text engages readers to connect contemporary educational and developmental theory and research to developmentally appropriate practices and applications that are easily implemented in the classroom. In response to today's ever-changing educational environment, the text focuses on both the importance of taking personal and professional responsibility, as well as today's issues in diversity—from supporting children with exceptionalities to supporting children and families in broader cultural contexts. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

The Preschool Resource Guide EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Purposeful Play with Your Preschooler EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Learning Together This book makes a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary argument for investing in effective early childhood education programs, particularly those that develop in children their proven natural capacity to construct knowledge by building meaningful relationships. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Early Childhood Pedagogical Play This book re-theorizes the relationship between pedagogy and play. The authors suggest that pedagogical play is characterized by conceptual reciprocity (a pedagogical approach for supporting children’s academic learning through joint play) and agentic imagination (a concept that when present in play, affords the child’s motives and imagination a critical role in learning and development). These new concepts are brought to life using a cultural-historical approach to the analysis of play, supported in each chapter by visual narratives used as a research method for re-theorising play as a pedagogical activity. Whenever a cultural-historical approach is applied to understanding pedagogical play, the whole context of the playful event is always included. Further, the child’s cultural environment is taken into account in order to better understand their play. Children from different countries play differently for many reasons, which may include their resources, local cultural beliefs about play and specific pedagogical practices. The inclusion and acknowledgement of social, cultural and historical contexts gives credence and value to understanding play from both child and adult perspectives, which the authors believe is important for the child’s learning and development. As such, the relationships that children and adults have with human and non-human others, as well as any connections with artefacts and the material environment, are included in all considerations of pedagogical play. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Quality and Leadership in the Early Years Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership? This book explores the meanings and understandings of quality and leadership that are present in early years services and how to lead in order to develop and achieve quality in your early years setting. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Child Development for Early Years Students and Practitioners This accessible guide to child development, now updated throughout to reflect current policy (including the new SEND Code of Practice and the Early Years Teacher status), is for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines and for early years practitioners. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Child Observation A key early years and early childhood course text enabling students to appreciate and understand the central role of observation for understanding, planning for and educating early years children. New edition has been updated to make it more internationally relevant and accessible to students. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Leading in Early Childhood This book provides guidance on how every early years practitioner can use their knowledge, skills, personality and experience to positively influence and lead practice, and in doing so improve opportunities for children and their families. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Preschool Math The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has established curriculum standards for early childhood math skills. Preschool Math features creative, developmentally appropriate activities that directly address these standards. Children will have fun learning about patterns, sorting, numbers, measuring and shapes. Each of these units features activities that encourage interaction and communication, healthy food themes, ready-to-use reproducibles and fundamental mathematical concepts. Give children a foundation for learning that will pave the way for future confidence and success in mathematics. It's as basic as 1-2-3! EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Playful Teaching and Learning Informed by international research along with contrasting perspectives on different forms of play, this book emphasises the importance of play to children, and the opportunities that play provides for learning and development. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Digital Technologies and Learning in the Early Years This book explores the potential of what children can do with technologies, rather than what technologies can do for children. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Pedagogical Documentation in Early Years Practice This book draws on the projects and experiences of senior researchers from nations including Australia, Canada, Sweden, Singapore, the UK and the USA to highlight multiple approaches to pedagogical documentation. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Preschool Science Build background knowledge, teach beginning science concepts and have fun at the same time! This handy resource is chockful of creative ideas for exploring 3 important strands of the early childhood science curriculum: Weather, the Ocean and Gardens. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Learning Theories for Early Years Practice Divided into three main sections, this book identifies the key theorists and links them to the main issues and developments that face teachers of early years education today. This is aided by photographs, examples and clear explanations. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Reading and Writing in Preschool This book describes effective, engaging ways to build young children's print concepts and alphabetic knowledge, which are crucial for both reading and writing development. Presenting shared reading, shared writing, and targeted instructional activities, each chapter features helpful classroom vignettes, a section debunking myths about preschool literacy, and Ideas for Discussion, Reflection, and Action. Strategies are provided for creating print-rich classroom and home environments and differentiating instruction for diverse students, including English language learners. The book also discusses how to assess preschoolers' reading and writing progress. Reproducible checklists and parent handouts can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Care and Education Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Care and Education is a foundational text, which presents contemporary theories and debates about early education and child care in many nations. The authors selected are leading contributors in discussions about critical early childhood studies over the past twenty years; the editors are long-time scholars in the reconceptualizing early childhood movement. Audiences include students in graduate courses focused on early childhood and primary education, critical cultural studies of childhood, critical curriculum studies and critical theories that have been contested and debated and drawn from over the course of two decades. The book is filled with recent scholarship by leading authors in the reconceptualization and rethinking of childhood studies and early childhood fields, who discuss foundational debates, new imaginaries in theory and practice and activist scholarship. A must-read for graduate students and professionals interested in beginning or continuing critical interrogations of current early childhood policy and reforms globally. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Teaching STEM Outdoors Connect nature play, outdoor experiences, and STEM learning with activities, real-life examples, and educator resources EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

The Unscripted Classroom Inspires early childhood educators to use innovative practices through stories from real teachers who use emergent curriculum in their classrooms. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

200 Essential Preschool Activities 200 open-ended, adaptable activities and strategies that promote children's learning in a variety of developmental areas and enhance any curriculum. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Designs for Living and Learning, Second Edition The best-selling source of inspiration for early childhood professionals designing learning environments; updated with all new photographs and fresh content EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Lisa Murphy on Play Learn why school readiness is child’s play through research and stories for supporting development with fun activities. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Loose Parts 3 Loose parts cross the boundaries of gender, age, abilities, and socioeconomic challenges. This book makes a conscious effort to create culturally sustainable environments that allow children to grow and to conquer a dynamic world. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Game On! Today’s children are plugged in to an overabundance of fast-paced electronic games focused on individual play. Game On! is a collection of screen-free games and activities for young children encourage fun group play. No batteries required. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Introduction to Early Childhood Education Introduction to Early Childhood Education provides current and future educators with a highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field. The underlying philosophy of the book is that early childhood educators’ most important task is to provide a program that is sensitive to and supports the development of young children. Author Eva L. Essa and new co-author Melissa Burnham provide valuable insight by strategically dividing the book into six sections that answer the “What, Who, Why, Where, and How” of early childhood education. Utilizing both NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) and DAP (Developmentally Appropriate Practice) standards, this supportive text provides readers with the skills, theories, and best practices needed to succeed and thrive as early childhood educators. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator This book helps you navigate tough ethical issues in your work with children and families. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)

Big Questions for Young Minds Weave high-level questions into your teaching practices. EDUCATION,Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)