Professional Development

Thousands of amazing, experienced teachers are choosing to leave the profession, depriving generations of students of their passion and expertise. But it doesn't need to be this way. Preserving Positivity explores the reasons why people are choosing to...

Few people have changed the world like the Nobel Prize winners. Their breakthrough discoveries have revolutionised medicine, chemistry, physics and economics. Nobel Life consists of original interviews with twenty-four Nobel Prize winners. Each of them...

Teacher wellbeing, or a lack of it, is a major concern for the teaching profession. Research shows that there is a recruitment and retention crisis with over a third of the school, FE and HE profession expecting to leave by 2020. This is a practical...

Co-Creating Equitable Teaching and Learning invites readers to help forge a more inclusive and accessible college education by incorporating student voices via pedagogical partnerships.Alison Cook-Sather, a pioneer of this co-creative approach, draws on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914171628Author Jonathan GlazzardFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Critical Publishing LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 700g

There's more to all of us than what meets the eye A perfect storm is upon us and educators are in the middle of it. Identity issues often incite and divide us, but they are actually our way out of the storm. No one should be oppressed or have to hide...

Do you want to promote sociability and positive behaviour in your classroom?Is having an 'emotionally intelligent classroom' one of your teaching goals?Are you looking for ways to teach the curriculum more 'creatively'?Developing Emotional Intelligence...

Walk into any school in America and you will see adults who care deeply about their students and are doing the best they can every day to help students learn. But you will also see a high degree of variability among classrooms-much higher than in most...

Is teaching an art, rather than a science? Instead of measuring education and reducing everything to data, what if we looked at it through the lens of the arts? Sue Cowley demonstrates how teachers can become artists, sculptors, actors, dancers,...

In schools, every day is ""game day."" Every day, teachers need the best resources and forms of support because students deserve the best we as educators can offer. An instructional playbook aims to serve as that kind of support: a tool that coaches can...

Dear teacher, you are appreciated! This inspirational book, written by motivational speakers Brad Johnson and Hal Bowman, provides daily encouragement to thank you for all that you do in the classroom and beyond. Johnson and Bowman offer quotes and...

The Daily 5: Fostering Literacy in the Elementary Grades, Second Edition retains the core literacy components that made the first edition one of the most widely read books in education and enhances these practices based on years of further experience in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941112267Author Dylan WiliamFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Learning Science LtdPublisher Learning Science LtdWeight(grams) 525g

What would a classroom look like if understanding and respecting differences in race, culture, beliefs, and opinions were at its heart? If you were inspired to become a teacher because you wanted to develop young minds, but now find yourself limited by...

Experts Academy Press is proud to present the first and only leadership book on the market that is (1) intended for students, (2) written from both theoretical and popular viewpoints, and (3) structured with a real-world, service-oriented framework that...

This book assists mentors in developing their mentoring skills, offering guidance needed to support the development of beginning teachers in early years, primary and secondary schools in the Scottish education system, as well as supporting all teachers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996807708Author Opa Professional AstrologyFormat PaperbackPage Count 398Imprint Organization for Professional AstrologyPublisher Organization for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979384769Author Roxanne Howe-MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Enneagram PressPublisher Enneagram PressWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Applying the psychology of memory to classroom teaching can enhance learning, reduce workload for teachers and lead to better outcomes for students. Memory is a subject often clouded from understanding by technical jargon and complexities. Busy teachers...

This book shows how adults can bring rhymes and stories to life with young children and support children’s early steps in communication and literacy. Focusing on the use of rhythm, rhyme and repetition in nursery rhymes and traditional tales from around...

The curriculum is the driving force for excellent teaching and learning in any school. Yet, in primary schools, the curriculum is often led by class teachers who have little or no time to give to this vital part of their role. Subject leaders have the...

Snap Science Pupil Books provide a high quality, write-in book matched to the 2nd Edition course to help teach engaging science lessons, assess and show evidence of learning, and show progress. Each lesson provides: Key information,...

"Living in the Gaze of God" offers an accessible exploration of the theme of ministerial accountability through the lens of one reflective tool - that of formal supervision of ministerial practice. Bold and far-reaching, the book addresses the key...

Linked to the Early Career Framework, this book provides an understanding of cognitive load theory and its application to teaching for all those training or new to the job. Cognitive science is fast becoming the cornerstone for understanding how students...

This is the fully updated, comprehensive solution for Level 2 learners working in primary and secondary schools. It covers all mandatory and optional units, providing everything teaching assistants need to know in easy-to-read language. It is completely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997354799Author Britt AndreattaFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint 7th Mind PublishingPublisher 7th Mind PublishingWeight(grams) 308g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997918632Author Doug SchoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Schoon ScientificPublisher Schoon ScientificWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997354751Author AndreattaFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint 7th Mind PublishingPublisher 7th Mind Publishing

Teaching and learning literacy in the early years can be a joyful, explorative and meaningful experience. This accessible book will give teachers and practitioners the practical and theoretical skills and knowledge they require to successfully and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416632498Author Steve GruenertFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for...

A lively, step-by-step approach to training the trainers of adults. Using numerous examples from a variety of settings, author Jane Vella compels instructors to critically examine their old teaching model and discover a new experience in education.About...

You and Your Action Research Project is packed full of useful advice to take the reader through the various stages of an action research project. Written for practitioners across professions who are studying on work-based learning programmes and...

In an increasingly complex and ever-changing education landscape, school leadership is a rewarding but multifaceted profession. In order to survive in the job long term, school leaders need to understand how they can lead with positivity and purpose, all...

This title is a greatly expanded volume of the original Art and Science of Teaching, offering a competency-based education framework for substantive change based on Dr. Robert Marzano's 50 years of education research. While the previous model focused on...

Now in its 3rd edition, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching is the definitive guide to the gradual release of responsibility-an instructional framework any teacher can use to help students to be more successful and self-directed learners.To...

Being taught by a great teacher is one of the great privileges of life. Teach Now! is an exciting new series that opens up the secrets of great teachers and, step-by-step, helps trainees to build the skills and confidence they need to become first-rate...

It is no great secret that managing disruptive behaviour in any classroom, from infants to sixth form, is one of the most stressful aspects of teaching. Rules and sanctions can be effective up to a point, but often fail to take into consideration...

This is a practical guide to reflective practice for teachers and trainee teachers in the FE and skills sector. Reflective practice is a key element of teaching and this comprehensive and accessible guide introduces and explains this area of practice for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781416618720Author Richard SagorFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Association for Supervision & Curriculum DevelopmentPublisher Association for...

Assessment in higher education is an area of intense current interest, not least due to its central role in student learning processes. Excellence in University Assessment is a pioneering text which contributes to the theory and practice of assessment...