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Think Beyond the Facts! Knowing the facts is not enough. If we want students to develop intellectually, creatively problem-solve, and grapple with complexity, the key is in conceptual understanding. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students'...

When bad behaviour threatens to derail lessons and undermine teaching, it's easy to feel like you've run out of solutions. Enter: Nikki Cunningham-Smith. With her comforting sense of humour, wealth of experience and ability to see positives in even the...

This is an invaluable and fully updated text on inclusive practice for all primary trainees and teachers and for those working towards the National Award SEN Co-ordination. It provides an equality- and child-centred approach to inclusion, combining both...

Responding to profound social, political and technological changes, recent global trends in education have included the emergence of new forms of curriculum policy. Addressing a gap in the literature, this book investigates the ways in which curriculum...

No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781934490358Author Julia CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Boys Town PressPublisher Boys Town Press

Explore the "why," "what," and "how" of formative assessments in the classroom In The Formative Assessment Handbook: Resources to Improve Learning Outcomes for All Students, the authors, with over 40 years of cumulative classroom, school, and district...

Ron Clark's The Essential 55 took the country by storm, selling over over one million copies. Now he provides a new edition of the companion workbook with fresh exercises for teachers and parents to transform any child into a successful student.The...

Rich Pickings: Creative Professional Development Activities for University Teachers offers both inspiration and practical advice for academics who want to develop their teaching in ways that go beyond the merely technical, and for the academic developers...

What are ""essential questions,"" and how do they differ from other kinds of questions? What's so great about them? Why should you design and use essential questions in your classroom?Essential questions (EQs) help target standards as you organize...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615993263Author Michael LinsinFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Jme PublishingPublisher Jme PublishingWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 127mm...

International trends in initial teacher education (ITE) and induction increasingly emphasise the importance of school-based learning for beginning teachers, and recent policy shifts have given many more schools a leading role in ITE. This book focuses...

Jackie Beere's Independent Thinking on Teaching and Learning: Developing independence and resilience in all teachers and learners is a practical guide full of educational wisdom to help teachers make a genuine difference to the lives of every young...

Getting to Grips with English Grammar is a flexible resource for teaching grammar in primary schools. It provides complete coverage of the grammar and punctuation Programmes of Study for the National Curriculum for England. Grammar and punctuation rules...

The Joy of Not Knowing takes every aspect of the curriculum and of school life and transforms it into a personalised, meaningful and enjoyable experience for all. It offers readers an innovative, theoretical and practical guide to establish a...

In this welcome second edition of The Effective Teacher's Guide to Autism and Communication Difficulties, best-selling author Michael Farrell addresses how teachers and others can develop provision for students with autism and students that have...

Ask any teacher why they went into teaching, and they'll invariably refer to students or their subject. Yet, modern educators are faced with a dilemma: the industry judges us primarily on outcomes, offering the justification that grades improve life...

Play is a magnificent activity that sustains life and promotes joy and hopefulness. Loose Parts for Children with Diverse Abilities addresses the importance of play while providing appropriate accommodation to support young children with diverse...

RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, Fifth Edition, helps readers see how interesting and exciting experimental and nonexperimental research can be. Inviting and conversational, the book leads readers through the research process from start to...

Nursery leaders play a crucial role in the overall smooth running of their nursery, as they are ultimately in charge of the recruitment of staff, child protection and development, and health and safety. They are responsible for writing and implementing...

'Teachers everywhere should read this book: I taught for fifteen years and would have given a lot for a book like this! It not only helps you to understand children and why they do what they do, but shows you how to support them in ways that work. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615824079Author Jason BretzmannFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Bretzmann Group LLCPublisher Bretzmann Group LLCWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm)...

Bring the Olympics to life in your French lessons with these engaging and adaptable activities and resources. 2024 is the perfect time for a French topic on 'les Jeux Olympiques' (or 'les J.O.' as the French often refer to them) as the Games will be held...

Introduce your child to reading and writing with our Verbal Skills Workbooks. Through fun activities such as tracing and color-by-letter, our workbooks gradually introduce new concepts. The eye-catching illustrations and captivating content reinforce...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780978127725Author Paul MusgraveFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint April Avenue MediaPublisher April Avenue MediaWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm) 280mm *...

Using four pathways to learning (listening, seeing, saying, and writing) enables Spalding students to breeze through decodable readers straight to fine children's literature: first graders gobble up Where the Wild Things Are; second graders enjoy The...

A Guide to Teaching Practice is the major standard text for all students on initial teacher training courses in the UK.Authoritative yet accessible, it covers the important basic skills and issues that students need to consider during their practice,...

If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless...

Are you involved in assessing the new apprenticeships?Are you clear about your role and responsibilities in the context of the new apprenticeships?Do you need support in being an effective learning facilitator? One of the key features of the new...

Joining Letters 3 is the third workbook in this new series of three workbooks to help master joined-up handwriting skills. The uncluttered pages offer plenty of handwriting practice to learn a mature style of joined-up handwriting while gaining speed and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781880100097Author Natalia GogolitsynaFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Russian Information Services, Inc.Publisher Russian Information Services, Inc...

Using feedback to enhance learning Feedback has the potential to dramatically improve student learning - if done correctly. In fact, providing high quality feedback is one of the most critical roles of a teacher. But if feedback is not done correctly...

Fieldwork in Educational Settings is widely recognised as part of the essential reading for the researcher in education. It instructs those new to qualitative educational research how to find interesting research sites, collect great data, analyse them...

The academic fields of religion and values have become the focus of renewed interest in contemporary thinking about human activity and its motivations. The Routledge International Handbook of Education, Religion and Values explores and expands upon a...

David Birch's Provocations: Philosophy for secondary school will help teachers to present ideas and stimulate discussions which both accommodate and engage adolescent appetites. Foreword by A. C. Grayling. Are human beings flawed? Is murder an act...

Master today's principles of macroeconomics and gain an understanding of current economic issues with the solid introduction and policy-based examples and applications found in Baumol/Blinder/Solow's MACROECONOMICS: PRINCIPLES AND POLICY, 14E. Written by...

This concise text helps the reader to understand why dyslexics find maths difficult and offers practical ideas for supporting them most effectively. It explains which areas of maths dyslexics tend to have particular difficulty with, assesses current...

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

New in Paperback! Make learning more meaningful by teaching the "whole game" David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and co-director of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a practical and research-based framework for teaching. He...

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...