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Confidence. Leadership skills. Insights from health care pros. To manage health care organizations, you need it all. SHORTELL AND KALUZNY'S HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT: ORGANIZATION DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR was written by a who s who of experts to prepare you to...

An in-depth presentation of Steiner's ideas about the nature of the twelve human senses, as he saw them, and their role in education.Of interest to teachers and parents of students attending Steiner-Waldorf institutions, this book is also written for...

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`The book is at once accessible, evidence-based, practical and eminently readable...Readers will find in this book a treasury of learners' voices guiding us towards the goal of more effective learning in classrooms' - International Network for School...

Basic reading proficiency is key to success in all content areas, but attending to students' literacy development remains a challenge for many teachers, especially after the primary grades. Knowledge to Support the Teaching of Reading presents...

As a teacher, you are required to use your voice more than any other professional! Your voice is the most important tool that you have at your disposal to inspire students and help them learn effectively. Using your voice powerfully and effectively is...

This book offers a comprehensive synthesis of over 40 years of research on models in physical education to suggest Models-based Practice (MbP) as an innovative future approach to physical education. It lays out the ideal conditions for MbP to flourish by...

To accompany the "A Christmas Carol" graphic novels from "Classical Comics" and to help with their application in the classroom, this book is spiral-bound, making the pages easy to photocopy, and includes a CD-ROM with the pages in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781036003296Author Glenn WhitmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint John Catt Educational LtdPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 340g

Since the Renaissance, the Socratic Method has been adapted to teach diverse subjects, including medicine, law, and mathematics. Each discipline selects elements and emphases from the Socratic Method that are appropriate for teaching individuals or...

Some great teachers are born, but most are self-made. And the way to make yourself a great teacher is to learn to think and act like one.In this updated second edition of the best-selling Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn R. Jackson reaffirms...

'What is cooperative learning? Why should teachers use it in the classroom? What are the benefits? In eight accessible chapters, Wendy Jolliffe, lecturer in primary education at Hull University, outlines the theory and practice of cooperative learning...

The definitive classic-updated for our times. After 50 years, Benjamin Bloom's revolutionary work on mastery learning is more relevant than ever. One of the most widely researched and proven-effective education methodologies in existence, it provides a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451639742Author Ron ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951600006Author Trevor MuirFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Publisher Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.Weight(grams)...

This practical guide gives TAs useful advice on: the TAs role; responding to pupils' needs; strategies for behaviour management; working in a team. Each chapter contains checklists for TAs to record their progress, and real life case studies for the TA...

What is the role of the individual school 'subject' and 'subject teacher' within school? Is it to teach a set of core subject knowledge, skills and understanding in way that remains faithful to long-standing subject cultures and pedagogies? Or is there...

This cutting-edge introduction for all modern courses in Organizational Behaviour and Management has been thoroughly updated for the fifth edition. New material has been added, including a new chapter on complexity, change and development and increased...

In this 2nd edition of Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning, Mike Schmoker extends and updates the case that our schools could be on the cusp of swift, unparalleled improvements. But we are stymied by a systemwide failure...

Issues in Design and Technology Teaching identifies and examines the important concerns in this subject, seeking to challenge preconceptions and stimulate debate about this relative newcomer to the National Curriculum. Key areas addressed are:Issues of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942496984Author Eileen DepkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Solution Tree PressPublisher Solution Tree Press

How can teachers encourage their students to embrace the idea of progress, and instil a thriving progress culture in their own classroom? This practical 'How To' guide answers this by exploring different ideas, and showing what 'progress' looks like in...

Move beyond the "why" of equity and learn what it actually looks like in the classroom. This powerful book by bestselling author Colin Seale shows how you can overcome barriers and create sustainable pathways to realizing equity for your students.Part I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780767931724Author Erin GruwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 353Imprint Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)Publisher...

A guide to thirty-five creative assignments for pairs and groups Collaborative Learning Techniques is the bestseller that college and university faculty around the world have used to help them make the most of small group learning. A mountain of...

Being literate in an academic discipline is more than being able to read and comprehend text; you can think, speak, and write as a historian, scientist, mathematician, or artist. Author Doug Buehl strips away the one-size-fits-all approach to content...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590521380Author Howard HendricksFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Multnomah PressPublisher Multnomah PressWeight(grams) 151gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Why is it that some teachers have a kind of magical charisma and charm which sets them apart from their peers? This book gives us a fresh and exciting answer - They have the classroom X-Factor! White and Gardner's gripping text, The Classroom X Factor,...

This is the definitive book about the biggest changes in education, schooling and teaching since the school classroom was invented almost 300 years ago. The vision and power of the original "Learning Revolution" remains, but the authors now...

This field-leading text puts psychological theories and concepts into a cross-cultural framework that invites you to discover, question, challenge, and ultimately understand the relationship between culture and psychology through exploration of such...

Explicit instruction in thinking skills must be a priority goal of all teachers. In this book, the author presents a framework of the five Rs: Relevancy, Richness, Relatedness, Rigor, and Recursiveness. The framework serves to illuminate instruction in...

Asking the right questions is the answer This groundbreaking book provides teachers with an accessible, research-based blueprint for developing student metacognitive skills and ensuring that students take responsibility for their own learning. The...

'The resources are wonderful. I like the fact that it has a mix of fiction and non-fiction activities ... and how material can link to other areas of the curriculum, not just literacy.' Miss North, teacher 'Reading for enjoyment...

This guide helps teachers to observe and understand the changes in young children's language. It helps practitioners and literacy leaders to create powerful language programmes and to improve techniques for recording and assessing...

Integrating arts and practical handwork into academic learning can have a wealth of benefits for children and their development.An experienced Waldorf crafts and class teacher here shares her extensive experience of doing hands-on activities with...

In an era of intensified international terror, universities have been increasingly drawn into an arena of locating, monitoring and preventing such threats, forcing them into often covert relationships with the security and intelligence agencies. With...

All On-Your-Feet Guide orders receive FREE SHIPPING! Use code SHIPOYFG at check out. Developing learners who know where they are in their learning, where they're going, and how to get there-in other words, learners who are assessment-capable-is one of...

For the first time, this volume provides a definitive collection of Gloria Ladson-Billings' groundbreaking concept of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP). After repeatedly confronting deficit perspectives that asked, "What's wrong with 'those' kids?",...

Anyone who spends time with children knows that praise works. It is a powerful motivator - praising children for good behaviour or good work builds self- esteem and self-confidence. Children love to collect stickers, certificates and rewards - so what...

How can hard-pressed teachers in mainstream classrooms plan and deliver lessons that cater for the learning needs of all their pupils, without either excessive, unrealistic preparation time, or the need for specialist training? Written by an experienced...