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Teach social-emotional competence - the foundation of school and social success - with the NEW editions of the Strong Kids (TM) - Grades 6 - 8 curriculum! Strong Kids is the fun and easy way to help your students develop the social-emotional skills they...

Science learning has not always kept pace with demands for improvement in reading and math test scores, but adaptable thinking and learning in science are essential competencies for learners who will need to keep up with accelerating demands in high...

Crash Politics and Antiracism argues that race and racism continue to script the social fabric in Euro-North America. While dominant discourses claim that we have made significant progress away from racial bigotry, there is no shortage of evidence that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820470511Author John Sylvester LoftyFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 370g

Teach social-emotional competence - the foundation of school and social success - with the NEW editions of the Strong Kids (TM) - Grades 3 - 5 curriculum! Strong Kids is the fun and easy way to help your students develop the social-emotional skills they...

Play is an essential part of learning and development for children and is an increasingly important aspect of creative approaches to teaching and learning in primary education. This book demonstrates the value of play in all its different forms as a...

'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...

This practical book provides teachers in primary and secondary schools with advice and resources to develop a visual and active approach to teaching mathematics. It includes, specific examples of teaching strategies and ideas for lesson activities to...

Children growing up in the 21st century need to understand the full range of media available to them, both as sources of information and entertainment, and as a means of communicating and sharing ideas. Embedded in the primary curriculum, media education...

`This is a rare find, a book that manages to turn educational theory into accessible practice. It will appeal to teachers, managers, support staff and anyone interested in how we learn...This is a book relevant to everyone involved in education as it...

How can you use the Forest School ethos for the benefit of all your students? Forest School is now being used with a wide range of different age groups and in many different settings, and it can address issues such as obesity, public health and social...

Testwise: Understanding Educational Assessment offers a 360-degree guided tour of its subject. Both volumes in this comprehensive two-volume set explore different aspects of investigating what students have learned. To set the scene, Volume One...

Every educator wants to know: What has the greatest impact on student success? The answer: executive function skills. They are crucial for students′ academic success and personal growth, yet many of our students lack the skills required to engage in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945349560Author Tina H BoogrenFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Solution TreePublisher Solution TreeWeight(grams) 340g

Valuable tools and tips for the professional welcoming new employees to their organization. The companion to the Early Childhood Staff Orientation Guide. Along with orientation on topics vital to early childhood professionals, this guide includes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954631892Author Jeanetta Jones MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Solution TreePublisher Solution Tree

Teachers ask 40 questions a day. Do the questions empower students, assess student knowledge of the subject matter, or promote student metacognition? Empowering Students Through Questioning: A Guide for Understanding the Skills in Lesson Design and...

K-12 Teacher Inquiry and Reflections: A Pathway to Enduring Transformation features the key components of a five-semester graduate program with a focus on Reflective Practice (MARP) for K-12 classroom teachers. In this program, students focus on the...

Voices of Native American Indian Educators: Integrating History, Culture, and Language to Improve Learning Outcomes for Native American Indian Students, edited by Sheila T. Gregory, is a comprehensive resource that provides a vivid portrait of best...

The American educational structure is a feudal system designed around an inefficient seat time model. This structure sets students against each other in competition, creates zip-code inequalities, and empowers an expensive and often damaging bureaucratic...

This book is designed for all K-12 educators and teacher preparation faculty. Reading this book is like being in the room with 30 teacher mentors from different grade-levels and school settings who are sharing strategies for: (1) building and maintaining...

The American educational structure is a feudal system designed around an inefficient seat time model. This structure sets students against each other in competition, creates zip-code inequalities, and empowers an expensive and often damaging bureaucratic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861688460Author Tracy BiramFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Independence Educational PublishersPublisher Cambridge Media GroupWeight(grams) 210g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781793610935Author Boyd L BradburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 113Imprint Lexington BooksPublisher Lexington Books

Inspiration and Innovation in Teaching and Teacher Education is an edited collection that offers a variety of conceptual and research-based discussions on teaching and teacher education in Canada and internationally. The ideas, research, and practices...

The history and philosophy of science provide a deep well of lessons and analogies for educators. Historically, geniuses are produced by certain recurring historical patterns which, once understood, can be synthesized into practical curricular and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861688484Author Tracy BiramFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Independence Educational PublishersPublisher Cambridge Media GroupWeight(grams) 210g

Teaching is a rewarding, yet demanding profession, one in which a person needs to be fully prepared. This book focuses on the applied psychological skills, strategies and resources, which will help to ensure you are equipped with personal and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781666946345Author Katharine CovinoFormat HardbackPage Count 154Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress AcademicPublisher Lexington Books

This is an incredibly useful tool in the year 4/5 classroom and will be very popular with teachers. It is an ideal learning consolidation tool for teachers and allows teachers the flexibility of producing very cost effective, high qual- ity learning...

Mary Presson Roberts remembers her first year of teaching fourteen years ago and the less than positive experience she had to overcome as she struggled alone to become the dedicated and excellent teacher she is today. Your Mentor: A Practical Guide for...

Each day, teachers look for new ways to get students excited about learning and new ways to help them retain the information they learn. In this practical guide, Timothy Gangwer incorporates the latest research on visual learning and shows how you can...

The noble profession of teaching plays a vital role in inspiring students to achieve excellence. This new edition of one of the most comprehensive introductions to teaching available provides essential knowledge and actively engages new teachers in...

High levels of stress are an occupational hazard of the teaching profession, resulting from inadequate training for the broad scope of teacher responsibilities that extend beyond instruction. This comprehensive guide masterfully fills this void by...

Too often, today's student feels alienated from school, and learning suffers as a result. Developing a relationship with the family can provide the missing link in the educational chain. Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators...

This book explores the multiple ways students process information and examines multiple intelligences through the relationship between rainbows, colors, and how individuals learn. If we consider the full range of human potential as the spectrum of the...

In today's increasingly diverse PreK–12 classrooms, problem behaviors can often interrupt instructional time and disrupt learning. Designed for 21st-century school leaders, administrators, behavior specialists, and classroom teachers, this research-based...

Cognitive neuroscientists are gaining greater insights into how the brain interacts with and learns from the environment. Now David A. Sousa, one of the foremost experts in translating this research into classroom practice, examines the brain-compatible...

This invaluable research-based guidebook illustrates how quality teaching can overcome the impact of low socioeconomic conditions and improve student performance dramatically. The authors present instructional techniques that require students to speak...

Becoming a successful teacher in today's fast-changing world can be a daunting challenge. Jane Bluestein addresses the issues new teachers face and provides practical ideas and honest cautions in a wide range of helpful topics, including what keeps so...