Professional Development

This book delves into the conflicts, contradictions and paradoxes inherent in the lives of women who, as artists and academics, seek to connect their personal and professional lives in their work. It explores how creativity and the pursuit of...

This book explores language teacher wellbeing across the career span from an ecological perspective. It reports on empirical findings from an extensive investigation into language teacher wellbeing in various social, cultural and linguistic contexts. It...

Many projects in recent years have applied context-based learning and engagement tools to the fostering of long-term student engagement with chemistry. While empirical evidence shows the positive effects of context-based learning approaches on students'...

Dawnavyn James believes Black history shouldn't be relegated to the month of February. In her groundbreaking book, Beyond February: Teaching Black History Any Day, Every Day, and All Year Long, K-3, she provides a practical guide for elementary educators...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781605547855Author Ingrid Mari AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Redleaf PressPublisher Redleaf PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 277mm *...

Transformational Coaching for Early Childhood Educators is a guidebook designed to help professionals strengthen their coaching skills and their ability to facilitate transformational learning in others. The foundation is the GROOMER Framework for...

Would you like to learn how to quickly resolve conflicts with students, parents, fellow teachers, principals, coaches, and school board members? This book is for educators that want to learn real-life responses to situations faced everyday in the...

"This is a book clearly written by an educator who knows mindfulness in schools from the inside. The strongest evidence for this is that Hawkins never gets carried away. He recognises that mindfulness is not a panacea, that to implement it...

Mindfulness and Critical Friendship: A New Perspective on Professional Development for Educators assembles an international community of scholar-practitioners from multiple disciplines who utilize different methodologies and ideological perspectives to...

The Unfinished Teacher: Becoming the Next Version of Yourself helps educators to take an introspective look at their growth and development. This topic is timely due partly to the national teacher shortage and the rampant levels of burnout being reported...

American education is in a funk. And it has been since the very start of the COVID19 epidemic, during the 4th quarter of the 2019-20 school year when schools across the country closed up shop or turned to what proved to be inadequate virtual learning...

This book is designed to equip and inspire current educators and those considering the profession of teaching as they seek to positively impact student lives for years to come. In an age where fewer and fewer educators view teaching as a lifelong...

This book is designed to equip and inspire current educators and those considering the profession of teaching as they seek to positively impact student lives for years to come. In an age where fewer and fewer educators view teaching as a lifelong...

This book provides a framework for critical components every new teacher needs to be successful and feel supported in their first year of teaching. It also serves as a guide for administrators to assure their new teachers are equipped with the tools...

The Arc of Educational Change places American educational history into a realistic, modern historical context that recognizes both the importance of collaboration as well as the role of individuals who traditionally have been excluded from our...

In returning to the classroom, schools are at a crossroads and uniquely positioned to recreate and reinvent themselves. The current issues of equity, social-emotional sensitivity, curriculum reform, civic involvement, public health policy and...

In today's fast-paced world, many individuals unknowingly find themselves on a quest to win the race against time. The current digital age has overhauled how we interact with and conceptualize time, as constant streams of pressing notifications and...

In today's fast-paced world, many individuals unknowingly find themselves on a quest to win the race against time. The current digital age has overhauled how we interact with and conceptualize time, as constant streams of pressing notifications and...

We present, in this book, a model and process called The Collective Mindset which embraces collaboration, communication, reflection, and future-thought. That is, for every action we take in education, we must understand how to empathize and relate to...

This book offers a game plan for developing faculty expertise in student success pedagogies across disciplines through hundreds of supported faculty learning communities (FLC). Using the FLC as a foundation and offering support and training for...

This book offers a game plan for developing faculty expertise in student success pedagogies across disciplines through hundreds of supported faculty learning communities (FLC). Using the FLC as a foundation and offering support and training for...

Effective educational leadership entails continuously seeking and implementing innovative professional development opportunities for teachers and support staff. In today's age of rapid technology expansion within educational settings, professional...

Teachers today are more stressed than ever. It is crucial that teachers develop the tools necessary to keep from falling prey to the potentially destructive effects of stress and burnout. Cultivating Teacher Renewal: Guarding Against Stress and Burnout...

Praise for What Our Stories Teach Us “In her new book What Our Stories Teach Us, Linda Shadiow invites college faculty to use their personal and professional stories to reflect more critically and meaningfully on their teaching practice. Guiding her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087648859Author Erick HerrmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Shell Educational PublishingPublisher Shell Educational Publishing

It's all about the right support, at the right time, in the right amount New teaching staff, whether novice or veteran, are a central part of a successful school year. So why is it that they are often greeted at the door of our school community with the...

Leading specialists in academic advising describe five programs that have been judged by a national panel as among the most outstanding or exemplary in the country. Also includes an updated version of the original 1972 "O'Banion model" and data from the...

When you're on the front line of administration, you're in the direct line of questions, situations, and challenges that arise daily. As a community college administrator, you're required to tackle the firestorms that flare up, which may include...

How can a president balance the needs and demands of sometimes conflicting interests? What types of situations are the career makers and breakers, and how can a president be prepared? Balancing the Presidential Seesaw presents case studies of a variety...

In this book, community college chief executives and community leaders share their experiences with partnerships. Are community colleges catalysts, connectors, and collaborators? The book provides responses along with descriptions of collaborative...

Police Education and Training in a Global Society provides an international survey of police officer education. Editors Peter C. Kratcoski and Dilip K. Das bring together police educators from every continent to explore the similarities and differences...

The ability to give a successful presentation in an academic setting is critical to success both on and off campus. Making Academic Presentations describes the five moves, or parts, of a typical presentation and provides examples of language that can be...

Understanding Cultural Narratives focuses on the narrative as a tool for uncovering the individual stories of second language students. Narrative that reveals aspects of a student's experience in both a first and second culture can also reveal attitudes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934338278Author Marcia S FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Maupin House PublishingPublisher Maupin House PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934338261Author Marcia S FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Maupin House PublishingPublisher Maupin House PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934338247Author Marcia S FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Maupin House PublishingPublisher Maupin House PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934338193Author Marcia S FreemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Maupin House PublishingPublisher Maupin House PublishingWeight(grams)...

Community college faculty can turn to this easy-to-use guide for both the theory and the practice of incorporating civic responsibility concepts into service learning courses. Includes multiple faculty and student exercises, activities, and assessment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780871173720Author George B. VaughnFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint Community College Press, American Association of Community CollegesPublisher Rowman...

Foreword by David R. Pierce. The authors draw from experience at the Maricopa Community College District to offer suggestions for community building. Topics include the problems and challenges of community building, charter convenants and commitments,...