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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985581503Author Patricia WilkinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint Sandra Jonas Publishing HousePublisher Sandra Jonas Publishing HouseWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999578025Author Robin P ClarkeFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Best Books PressPublisher Best Books PressWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Fifty concrete strategies to help school leaders create a learning environment that better serves and supports students living with trauma.Many educators have heard about the need to implement "trauma-sensitive" practices in order to help students heal...

Getting parents involved in the learning of their young children in early years settings is critical: children learn from everything they experience, wherever they are and whoever they are with. The greater the continuity between home and setting, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911223443Author Bridget BomfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Hawkesbury PressPublisher Hawkesbury PressWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737406082Author Renee PittmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Mother's Love Publishing and EnterprisesPublisher Mother's Love Publishing and...

Make education personalizable - Every child can be great when they own their learning For years, focusing on the achievement gap has led to the same result: We hope for greatness and settle for competence. But why settle? It's time to recognize that...

James Avis develops an important argument in this wide-ranging book, in which questions of social justice play a central role. He explores the socio-economic and policy context of education in advanced capitalist societies, and indicates the manner in...

This edited text provides an international perspective on leadership and management roles and their relationship to improvement within educational institutions. The interactions of educational institutions are examined at local, national and global...

A practical, research-based guide for ensuring trustworthy classroom observations that provide teachers with meaningful feedback Better Feedback for Better Teaching is an essential resource for school, district, and state, leaders committed to...

`Ability Grouping in Education will provide very useful and timley background for psychologists working with schools where setting or streaming is a major issue' - Educational Psychology in Practice `With an anticipated audience of teachers and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938633263Author Jeff KassFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Bower HousePublisher Bower House

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786204185620Author David FinchamFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Blessed Hope PublishingPublisher Blessed Hope PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781860571244Author Philip DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Welsh Academic PressPublisher Welsh Academic PressDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645754643Author Phil RiddenFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Edwest PublishingPublisher Edwest PublishingWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

An Intellectual History of School Leadership Practice and Research presents a detailed and critical account of the ideas that underpin the practice of educational leadership, through drawing on over 20 years of research into those who generate,...

Yong Zhao shines a light on the long-ignored phenomenon of side effects of education policies and practices, bringing a fresh and perhaps surprising perspective to evidence-based practices and policies. Identifying the adverse effects of some of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781490751252Author John Von RohrFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 572gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853153047Author Brian SimonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Lawrence & Wishart LtdPublisher Lawrence & Wishart Ltd

Initiate innovation and get things done with a guide to the process of academic change Change Leadership in Higher Education is a call to action, urging administrators in higher education to get proactive about change. The author applies positive and...

What type of questioning invigorates and sustains productive discussions?That's what Jackie Acree Walsh and Beth Dankert Sattes ask as they begin a passionate exploration of questioning as the beating heart of thoughtful discussions. Questioning and...

In the age of the Internet, we educate people much as we did during the Industrial Revolution. We educate them for a world that no longer exists, instilling values antithetical to those of a free, 21st century democracy. Worst of all, too many schools...

So, you want to be a principal? Are you a new principal who could benefit from the wisdom of a successful four-time principal? Could you use help preparing for a school administrator job interview? Then this is the book for you.In The Aspiring Principal...

Coaching plays a key part in supporting the current education agenda. This book is both broad in range and specific in detail. It helps school leaders explore how coaching relationships can lead to increased attainment and capacity for learning,...

Improving the quality and effectiveness of relationships with families is a key concern for all those working in education. Here, Rita Cheminais provides an evaluation framework that will enable practitioners to review current practice, and further...

`The text is challenging and stimulating and structured to provide the reader with an accessible synopsis of the range of current trends and solutions in the area of educational financial management being applied in the UK and the global context' -...

A critique of what lies behind the use of data in contemporary education policy While the science fiction tales of artificial intelligence eclipsing humanity are still very much fantasies, in Algorithms of Education the authors tell real stories of how...

Marvel at the neuroscientific reasons why smart teens make dumb decisions!Behold the mind-controlling power of executive function!Thrill to a vision of a better school for the teenage brain!Whether you're a parent interacting with one adolescent or a...

Second edition, brought up to date in Spring 2000, and fully revised with additional information to cover new regulations. Often referred to as 'required reading' for school governors since its original publication, Joan Sallis' down-to-earth approach...

Ira Shor is a pioneer in the field of critical education who for over twenty years has been experimenting with learning methods. His work creatively adapts the ideas of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire for North American classrooms. In Empowering...

Knowledge of the processes of educational change is said to be the missing ingredient in attempts to bring about educational innovation and reform. Whether these efforts involve grass roots innovation or large-scale societal reform, failure to understand...

Shifting faculty roles in a changing landscape Ernest L. Boyer's landmark book Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate challenged the publish-or-perish status quo that dominated the academic landscape for generations. His powerful and...

Issues in English Teaching invites primary and secondary teachers of English to engage in debates about key issues in subject teaching.The issues discussed include:*the increasingly centralised control of the curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy in the...

This revision of an important and path-breaking work holds to its central argument that troubled young people can develop self-worth, significance, dignity, and responsibility only through commitment to the positive values of helping and caring for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871207173Author Robert J. MarzanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 117Imprint ASCDPublisher ASCD

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416631552Author Luis Eladio TorresFormat PaperbackPage Count 119Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for...

Curriculum and subject leadership in schools has recently gained substantial attention from both researchers and policy-makers. The Teacher Training Agency (TTA) has reinforced the importance of subject leadership in school improvement, proposing a new...

Reframing Academic Leadership, Second Edition is a no-nonsense guide for academic administrators at all levels in colleges and universities and for those who seek to understand the unique challenges and opportunities in leading institutions of higher...

The benefits of collaborative learning are well documented-and yet, almost every teacher knows how group work can go wrong: restless students, unequal workloads, lack of accountability, and too little learning for all the effort involved. In this book,...