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      • Education
        January 2013

        Thinking Through Project-Based Learning

        Guiding Deeper Inquiry

        by Jane Krauss and Suzie Boss

        Thinking Through Projects shows teachers how to create a more interactive classroom environment where students engage, learn, and achieve. Teachers will findA reader-friendly overview of project-based learning that includes current findings on brain development and connections with Common Core standardsNumerous how-to's and sample projects for every K-12 grade level Strategies for integrating project learning into all main subject areas, across disciplines, and with current technology and social mediaWays to involve the community through student field research, special guests, and ideas for showcasing student workWhether you are new to project-based learning or ready to strengthen your existing classroom projects, you'll find a full suite of strategies and tools in this essential book.

      • Educational strategies & policy
        November 2014

        Theories of Professional Learning

        A Critical Guide for Teacher Educators

        by Carey Philpott

        An essential guide to important theories of professional learning for teacher educators, of particular value to those taking on new responsibilities in relation to initial teacher education (ITE) and those interested in developing new ways of working in partnership.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 2020

        MONTESSORI’S EDUCATIONAL ALBUM FOR TEACHERS

        Activities for the development of fine motor skills - The teacher’s guide

        by Andrea Lupi

        Created with the scientific supervision of the Montessori Italy Foundation, this volume offers activities for the development of fine motor skills, specifically manual coordination, psycho-motor refinement, and the manipulation of objects, in children aged 3 to 6. The Montessori’s Educational Albums for Teachers provide teachers with a comprehensive operational guide on how to use the Montessori method in the classroom.  The second volume in the series, Montessori’s educational album for Teachers – Activities for the development of fine motor skills, explains in detail how to accompany children in the acquisition of fine motor skills, such as: Opening and closing; Screwing and unscrewing; Expressiveness; Putting on and taking off; Putting in and taking out. The activities listed in each of these categories improve the child’s fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The watchful observation of the adult will allow the offered activities to be continuously increased and varied, always keeping it appropriate for the interest and skills achieved by individual children. Recommended for The album is intended not only for those who have already adopted the Montessori method but also for all teachers who want to start applying it in their classes, as well as for parents interested in getting to know it better.

      • Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 2011

        Konfliktmanagement und Mediation in Organisationen

        Ein Lehr- und Übungsbuch

        by Rudi Ballreich, Fritz Glasl

        This comprehensive book combines mediation with organisational development and presents numerous concepts, methods and exercises for sustainable conflict management in organisations, which have proven themselves many times over in practice.Part 1 Understanding organisational conflicts:Field and system orientation in conflict diagnosis.Metaphorical methods of conflict diagnosis.Escalation stages of hot and cold conflicts.The conflict dynamics in and between people.Differentiated understanding of organisation as a basis for systemic conflict management.Development crises of the organisation as conflict potential and as an opportunity.The detailed case description together with the film scenes and practical exercises are ideal for training sessions with mediators, supervisors, organisational consultants and managers.Conflict scenes on the accompanying film serve as examples to practice conflict diagnosis. Further scenes show key moments of mediation with the parties to the conflict and for working on organisational conflict potential.Part 2. Dealing with organisational conflicts:Situation-specific approaches to conflict management.Dealing with conflicts between individuals and teams.Solution-focused conflict moderation.Transformative mediation.System-therapeutic mediation.Mediation as organisational development.The design of complex organisational mediation.

      • Teaching skills & techniques

        Visible Learning for Teachers

        Maximizing Impact On Learning

        by John Hattie

        In November 2008, John Hattie's ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more thanfifteen years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning.Visible Learning for Teachers takes the next step and brings those ground breaking concepts to a completely new audience. Written for students, pre-service and in-service teachers, it explains how to apply the principles of Visible Learning to any classroom anywhere in the world. The author offers concise and user-friendly summaries of the most successful interventions and offers practical step-by-step guidance to the successful implementation of visible learning and visible teaching in the classroom.This book:links the biggest ever research project on teaching strategies to practical classroom implementationchampions both teacher and student perspectives and contains step by step guidance including lesson preparation, interpreting learning and feedback during the lesson and post lesson follow upoffers checklists, exercises, case studies and best practice scenarios to assist in raising achievementincludes whole school checklists and advice for school leaders on facilitating visible learning in their institutionnow includes additional meta-analyses bringing the total cited within the research to over 900comprehensively covers numerous areas of learning activity including pupil motivation, curriculum, meta-cognitive strategies, behaviour, teaching strategies, and classroom management.Visible Learning for Teachers is a must read for any student or teacher who wants an evidence based answer to the question; 'how do we maximise achievement in our schools?'

      • Music

        Basic Concepts in Music Education, II (No. 2)

        by Richard Colwell

        Topics covered include growth processes, learning theory, functional music, the range of musical experience, technology and evaluation.

      • Teaching skills & techniques

        Situating Portfolios

        by Kathleen Yancey

      • Teaching skills & techniques

        The Education Racket

        Who Cares About the Children?

        by Duncan Graham

      • Adult literacy guides & handbooks
        June 2013

        DYSLEXIA DISMANTLED

        A practical breakdown of the myths and realities of dyslexia

        by Laughton King

        Finally, an insightful, clear and practical breakdown of the realities of dyslexia, from the author’s own life experience. This exposition of the thinking, learning and living style that characterise the dyslexic individual is written equally for the educator, the parent and the struggling dyslexic himself. Eighteen myths dispelled, 61 personal characteristics outlined, and a raft of indicators examined, this book will help a large section of the population understand their own normality, their own intact and integrated thinking style, and allow them to take positive charge of their learning processes and their functioning in society. There is nothing wrong with their brain wiring, they are not deficient, they do not need medication. As a diesel motor differs from a petrol engine, the so-called ‘dyslexic’ differs from the non-dyslexic in a simple and rudimentary way. The Western world has a modern education system based around language as the prime learning tool – teaching, learning and assessment are typically language-based. The ‘dyslexic’ person is disadvantaged in this system, not only because is he a pictorial thinker, but because of a lesser capacity to use 'internal dialogue', he is unable to process the language-based education system at a competitive level.

      • Teaching skills & techniques

        Between Talk And Teaching

        Reconsidering the Writing Conference

        by Laurel Black

        The teacher-student conference is standard in the repertoire of teachers at all levels. Because it's a one-to-one encounter, teachers work hard to make it comfortable; but because it's a pedagogical moment, they hope that learning occurs in the encounter, too. The literature in this area often suggests that a conference is a conversation, but this doesn't account for a teacher's need to use it pedagogically. Laurel Johnson Black's new book explores the conflicting meanings and relations embedded in conferencing and offers a new theoretical understanding of the conference along with practical approaches to conferencing more effectively with students. Analyzing taped conferences of several different teachers and students, Black considers the influence that power, gender, and culture can have on a conference. She draws on sociolinguistic theory, as well as critical theory in composition and rhetoric, to build an understanding of the writing conference as an encounter somewhere between conversation and the classroom. She finds neither the conversation model nor versions of the master-apprentice model satisfactory. Her approach is humane, student-centered, and progressive, but it does not ignore the valid pedagogical purposes a teacher might have in conferencing.Between Talk and Teaching will be a valuable addition to the professional library of writing teachers and writing program administrators.

      • Teaching skills & techniques
        July 2015

        Blob School

        by Pip Wilson, Ian Long

        Blob School is an educational resource designed specifically for one of the main purchasers of the Blobs – teachers! It was created by Ian whilst he was a full time primary school teacher. It aims to cover all the key areas of school life so that teachers, assistants, school workers, pupils and parents can reflect upon a wide range of contexts and issues which occur throughout the school year. The book has about 47 images in black and white (with a colour option which extends it to 94, to be made available on a companion CD or password protected website) which can be projected upon an Interactive White Board or photocopied for whole class or small group discussion. It has already been trialled as a downloadable resource by Ian and Pip, and is the most popular of the Blob products, with people purchasing it both in the UK and internationally.

      • Teaching skills & techniques
        February 2013

        Making the Most of Tutor Time

        by Helen Peter

        Most secondary school teachers and some support staff will be expected to take on the role of form tutor or mentor along side their other work. What is surprising is how little time, status or attention is given to training and preparation for this pastoral aspect of education, in comparison to subject teaching. This book helps to redress the balance by providing a look at the structure and organisation of pastoral support as well as being full of practical ideas for tutors to use in tutor time. The chapters include: · Establishing Routines. · The Self Managing Tutor Group. · How to Help and Support Individuals. · Engaging Parents and Carers. · Tutoring Over a Whole Year. There is also a Resource Section and CD-ROM which includes a PowerPoint for staff training, proformas for gathering information for parent's evenings and examples of practical activities such as, Jigsaw, Diamond Nine and Hot Seating, as well as useful books and organisations. One secondary academy head wrote, 'I really like it! It is very fresh, practical and full of wisdom. I like the whole section on parental engagement and all the games suggestions, really clear and so simple to pick up and use. And the calendar of the year with tutorial themes is great! But of most use to me and my school is the opening section on routines, expectations and setting the scene, fantastically useful reminders. Thank you so much, this will be my tutorial bible.'

      • Teaching skills & techniques
        January 2013

        Coaching and Mentoring Staff in Schools

        A Practical Guide

        by Michael Hymans

        Coaching and mentoring  are increasingly  recognised as being important in order to enhance professional development, embed changed practice and encourage the transmission of teacher learning to pupil learning within classrooms. It also strengthens the culture and ethos of the school by promoting an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. The book draws extensively on literature and research findings, to provide an extremely comprehensive and practical resource that will be of benefit for those interested in introducing coaching and mentoring or those who want to reflect on progress already made and plan for further development. The content includes: Definitions of coaching and mentoring: similarities and differences. The benefits of coaching and mentoring and, barriers to implementation and how to overcome them. Different coaching models with tips on best practice and skills needed for delivery and to evaluate their impact.

      • Family & relationships
        July 2013

        REACHING THE RELUCTANT LEARNER

        A manual of strategies for teachers and parents

        by Laughton King

        This very practical and helpful manual focuses on the learning difficulties that come under the ‘umbrella’ notion of ‘Dyslexia’. The author examines why such difficulties are so common in our schools - right around the English-speaking world - and before giving parents and teachers insights as to how to work usefully with these children, demonstrates what the world is like from the inside for these children. He looks at how these children think, at how they understand the world, at the impact on their behaviour, and at what life is like for them – on the inside. He includes a biographical section based around his own personal experiences as a ‘dyslexic’ child. In clarifying the fundamental differences between linguistic and pictorial thinking styles, and the connection between learning difficulty and behaviour problems, this book opens the way for parents and teachers to reach, and therefore to effectively teach so-called reluctant learners.

      • Education
        August 2013

        Towards a Standards-Based Curriculum 2014

        A Toolkit for the New Primary Curriculum in England (Revised Edition)

        by Jazz C Williams

        Towards a Standards-Based Curriculum 2014 offers England's primary schools guidance on implementing the National Curriculum and responding to standards-based reform in Mathematics, Science and English. Two chapters, 'Assessing Without Levels' and 'Assessment Plans', address school-based assessment in monitoring the impact of teaching on learning and achievement. This revised edition features: Conquering Primary Maths, a programme for Year 1 to Year 6 including medium-term plans Standards-based English unit plans with emphasis on balancing spelling and word structure across a year Key Stage 1 and 2 Writing Assessment Records Standards-based medium-term plans for Science aligned to the QCA Scheme of Work Guided Reading Records The material contained in this book bridges between theory and practice making Towards a Standards-Based Curriculum 2014 an essential resource for schools.

      • Education
        2017

        The Reconciliation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears

        A step-by-step lesson plan for primary school teachers, scaffolded with thinking tools, cartoons and extension materials

        by Eric Frangenheim

        A one-day to six-day teaching and learning unit to extend all students in foundation and higher-order thinking as well as co-operative thinking skills. This lesson plan is based on a well-known story and Eric Frangenheim’s sequel, which charts Goldilocks’ dismay at her break-and-enter and her successful attempts at redemption. This unit is all about the use of thinking skills and thinking tools to encourage students to do their own thinking and become reflective, analytical and optimistic thinkers and learners. It is also a template for most teachers to modify any of their learning and teaching units, offering their students greater opportunities to engage in their own learning and to have FUN and experience SUCCESS.

      • Education
        2018

        Reflections on Classroom Thinking Strategies (11th ed)

        How to create your thinking classroom with 42 practical and engaging thinking tools.

        by Eric Frangenheim

        Offering Beliefs about the thinking classroom Strategies/tools for Analysis and Evaluation Strategies/tools for Creative Thinking Strategies/tools for Cooperative Thinking. ‘Reflections’ will focus on the students, encouraging teachers to use process (the HOW) to engage students, rather than relying on the content (the WHAT). Create a classroom where all participants are more relaxed nd have more fun.

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