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Worldwide, universities are considered assets for empowering local communities, hence making community engagement or third mission of universities popular. Community-university engagement has thus become a strategy for universities to generate, apply,...

The idea that is developed in this book includes an investigation into teachers' behavior in the classroom, yielding a rich understanding of how teachers' general demeanor influences learners' motivation to perform. The characteristics of the...

This book discusses health education for children, particularly for preschool and elementary age children. This area of health education among children is very important because of a recent increase in childhood health problems such as obesity and type-2...

Teaching, like many service professions, requires the appropriate interpersonal skills. Although academic expertise is, and always will be, the foundation of instruction, educators must be able to translate their knowledge both affectively and...

Quick Reference for Band Directors is a go-to guide for new and experienced band directors. With tips on recruiting and retaining members, preparing lesson plans and program objectives, developing a booster group, budgeting, classroom management, using...

Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, high-stakes testing has become a ubiquitous feature of public school children's daily rituals. Reform advocates argue that testing leads to greater alignment of the curriculum with teaching and...

Transitions are an important part of your day with young children. Yet it can be challenging to make transitions smooth and developmentally appropriate. Like the popular Brain Insights cards, the Transitions with Infants and Toddlers card set provides...

This book is about the mental lexicon and opens an understanding of this aspect of human cognition. The mental lexicon is still a central topic in psycholinguistics and, more generally speaking, in cognitive science. Is it possible to define what is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580001205Author Ellyn SiskindFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Griffin PublishingPublisher Griffin PublishingWeight(grams) 100g

The stories, anecdotes, humor, and insights found in this book capture what it means to be a teacher. The book begins with common encounters that are the hallmark of the new-teacher experience, but continues into equally entertaining tales that come with...

Building professional relationships with paraprofessionals and other adults in the classroom is an important task for any teacher. Working with Paraprofessionals outlines key strategies that are guaranteed to help strengthen professional relationships...

The focus on standards-based learning in today's schools means techers need to plan assessments that accurately measure what students are learning. Cindy Stergar's Performance Tasks, Checklists, and Rubrics gives teachers the essential tools they need to...

This step-by-step classic, Blueprints for Achievement in the Cooperative Classroom, embeds the teaching of critical thinking within the cooperative setting to support learning for life, rather than learning just for tests. Thousands of teachers are...

This 4th edition of Eight Ways of Teaching: The Artistry of Teaching with Multiple Intelligences is includes author David Lazear's description of what "intelligence-focused" lessons look like, and an examination of the process for creating them...

Explore the concept of problem-based learning as a curricular framework and instructional model for the classroom. Divided into four sections, Beginnings, Understandings, Applications, and Innovations, this book helps educators build a foundation for...

Elementary educators learn to recognize how students learn best--and adjust their lesson plans accordingly--with this handbook's Multiple Intelligence (MI)-based strategies. Starting with a diagnostic interview for each child that helps teachers develop...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569761489Author Anne J. UdallFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Zephyr PressPublisher Zephyr PressWeight(grams) 370g

Watch many students in schools today and you see a range from total boredom to genuine fascination. Where does the apathy come from and could teachers make it disappear from their classrooms? Apathy and/or boredom should not come as a surprise when...

Based on strategies from Performance Standards for Music, this book offers sample assessment strategies for each of the Standard 4 (composing and arranging) achievement standards at grades 4, 8, and 12, together with descriptions of student responses at...

"This book is exactly what busy teachers need! I found so many tips and strategies to streamline all the busyness of planning, grading, collaborating, interacting with parents, engaging students, and even the layout of the classroom. What a joy to read!"...

In these games, the prize is success in school-and life. Having good social skills doesn't just affect classroom behavior-it's the key to making learning stick. When students improve their self-regulation, social communication, and perspective-taking...

Using contemporary empirical research data, this book takes the stance that purposeful self-regulation actively contributes to promoting deeper learning approaches and generally improves teaching and learning. The underlying aim is to help students...

Chapter one will review teacher development in Sudanese state primary schools, as well as the poor resources available to teachers. It discusses the need for teacher development and training to help with the transition to a new curriculum written for...

Increasingly, those who work with communities are required to demonstrate the impact of what they do for purposes that include evaluation, self-evaluation and demonstrating the evidence of impact for funders. This book is for professionals from any...

Whether you are training to teach in primary or secondary schools, or stepping into the classroom as a qualified teacher, this book is your smart guide to informed classroom practice. It offers guidance on developing essential teaching skills, drawn...

The perfect guide to help you embed metacognitive approaches to your teaching. What is metacognition and how can you use it in your teaching? Metacognition - being aware of our own ways of thinking - is popular in education, but it is not always...

How can higher education contribute to tackling today's complex challenges? In this wide-ranging book, Anke Schwittay argues that, in order to inspire and equip students to generate better responses to global challenges, we need a pedagogy that develops...

Rock on the Roll: Serving Up Popular Culture is a creative and innovative examination of music's role in pop culture across generations. The book explores the origins of diverse genres of popular music, their social impact, and the strategic...

Contending that radical politics needs educational theory, Communist Study: Education for the Commons poses a series of educational questions pertinent to revolutionary movements: How can pedagogy bridge the gap between what is and what can be, while...

Curriculum Design and Praxis in Language Teaching presents a variety of methodologies and theoretical perspectives for current and future postsecondary instructors in the areas of linguistics, second language acquisition, and world literatures. Offering...

Research-Based Practical Strategies for Every Teacher In an age of information overload, do you ever wish you could find one resource that would allow you to quickly gain insight into a variety of cutting-edge practices in elementary education? You're...

Dispel discipline problems with new classroom management techniques! Behavioral problems often occur when students are bored or unmotivated. This newly revised edition from education expert, Marcia L. Tate, helps you detour students around misbehavior...

The ultimate guide to leaving no child behind-newly updated! Now in its second edition, this best-selling book is your one-stop resource for differentiated instruction. Whether you're new to the concept or just looking to improve your approach,...

In this comprehensive guide to using data to plan differentiated instruction, the authors present step-by-step techniques and planning tools to help teachers design learning that allows all students to grow and achieve to their maximum potential. Four...

Fisher & Frey's answer to close and critical reading Learn the best ways to use text-dependent questions as scaffolds during close reading and the big understandings they yield. But that's just for starters. Fisher and Frey also include...

This book is a culmination of many educational and business practices to accelerate and distribute learning throughout the organization. You will find twenty-five strategies to assess the ability and willingness of individuals and the school. This book...

In the present age of rapidly expanding digital innovation within educational settings and beyond, professional development targeting content-focused, pedagogically-sound, results-based technology integration remains an area of tremendous need. Designed...

In the present age of rapidly expanding digital innovation within educational settings and beyond, professional development targeting content-focused, pedagogically-sound, results-based technology integration remains an area of tremendous need. Designed...

Students will not become enthusiastic readers of literature from a teacher simply assigning reading tasks and assessing the completion of the tasks, especially when the assessment takes the form of threatened quizzes. Instead, as this book shows,...

Learning to Teach: Curricular and Pedagogical Considerations for Teacher Preparation introduces the reader to a collection of thoughtful research-based works by the authors. The chapters reflect the personal and professional experiences, based on...