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To many college professors the words student evaluations trigger mental images of the 'shower scene' from ""Psycho"", with those bloodcurdling screams. They're thinking: ""Why not just whack me now, rather than wait to see...

This valuable work suggests one model in which faculty assemble a collection of carefully selected work samples accompanied by reflective commentary about them. Covers the what, why, and how of teaching portfolios, with pointers for getting started and a...

Packed with current examples and practical insight, Wilson/Dilulio/Bose/Levendusky's AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES, ENHANCED 17th edition, gives you a clear understanding of the U.S. government -- and your role in it. It explains the...

While Active Learning Classrooms, or ALCs, offer rich new environments for learning, they present many new challenges to faculty because, among other things, they eliminate the room’s central focal point and disrupt its conventional seating plan to which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789389211696Author Tarun GulatiFormat PaperbackPage Count 780Imprint Orient Blackswan Pvt LtdPublisher Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd

Building on the success of the first, this new edition has been updated to cover the latest hiring trends, changing economic circumstances, and feedback from readers. The authors have expanded the book to deal with issues faced by minority candidates,...

Using Grading to Support Student Learning offers an accessible foundation for using grading practices to support student learning through classroom assessment. Purposeful, defensible grading and reporting mechanisms cannot be neglected in today's reform...

This book provides an introduction to the theory of teaching; describes proven strategies and activities for engaging students in their learning; and, offers advice on classroom management, syllabus creation, grading, assessment, and discipline issues,...

Presents various techniques for teaching children skills to compose music under limited teacher guidance. The specific approaches examined are teacher-guided composition, small group composition, and individual composition.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684945191Author Rajendra Prasad DobhalFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Notion Press Media Pvt LtdPublisher Notion Press Media Pvt LtdWeight(grams)...

The modern K-12 teacher's must-have guide to teach students how to ask questions, weigh the evidence, and think critically and independently Students and teachers alike face a dilemma: Why think deeply when we can just take a shortcut by googling...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789354421099Author Ravi Nandan Sinha Narendra KumarFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Orient Blackswan Pvt LtdPublisher Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd

Urban power and politics are topics of abiding interest for students of the city. This exciting collection of essays explores how Europe's cities have been governed across the last 500 years. Taken as a whole, it provides a unique historical overview of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942799856Author Jean ArnoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint TESOL International AssociationPublisher TESOL International AssociationWeight(grams)...

This handbook focuses on administrative searches below the level of the presidency - the searches for vice-presidents, deans, directors, and coordinators for which the appointment of a search committee is the norm. It is written for practitioners - for...

Professors and students seem to come from different planets (or candy bars). Barriers frequently exist that impede their communication, such as age, income and cholesterol level.Humor can break down these barriers so that professors can better connect...

The problem of how to prepare teachers for work in urban school systems is a critical issue in education today. In this timely volume of contributed articles, the authors describe the newly implemented faculty development programs at seven urban...

This volume examines the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes, and the role of schools in promoting health literacy through the curriculum. The volume utilizes research, literature reviews and case studies that examine how education...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646043569Author Aja HannahFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 152g

This title was first published in 2000: Teaching, learning and assessment methods are constantly evolving, providing the educator with a range of issues and new challenges. This book addresses these challenges through the use of information and...

Engaging Preschoolers in Mathematics is a guide for teachers and childcare professionals working at the Pre-K level that focuses on engagement with the process standards written by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. You will learn how to...

In this book some of the brightest minds in education research have studied pressing questions about teacher quality and practices, reviewed thousands of education studies, examined state test scores, explored education theories, and then affirmed that...

How should I use technology in my courses? What impact does technology have on student learning? Is distance learning effective? Should I give online tests and, if so, how can I be sure of the integrity of the students' work? These are some of the...

Cousin to The Teaching Portfolio, which documents a broad sampling of a faculty member's pedagogical work, the course portfolio focuses instead on the unfolding of a single course, from conception to results. The volume covers defining features and...

Who says learning can't be fun? Students Fired-up Over Fun Facts: Making Learning Fun is full of fun facts, presented in a quiz format that will have students clamoring to learn more. The multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, and open-ended...

This book addresses the nature of the learner and how to plan and deliver instruction for long term learning. The Field Guide is intended as a tool for administrators, teachers, parents or students as it includes activities and worksheets for planning...

This is a book by an educator for educators. After teaching in public high schools for over twenty years, I have decided to try to give back. This work is the result. It is a thorough list of 365 tips for teachers who want to become better in every way,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780991374878Author Dr Robert J MarzanoFormat PaperbackPage Count 148Imprint Marzano ResourcesPublisher Marzano ResourcesWeight(grams) 522g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781975504991Author Heather CoffeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 165Imprint Stylus PublishingPublisher Stylus PublishingWeight(grams) 151g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781622234615Author Schyrlet CameronFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Mark Twain MediaPublisher Mark Twain MediaWeight(grams) 163g

Provides an annotated list of works composed or arranged for the unchanged treble voice. Examines a wide variety of musical styles. Offers tips for teaching and presentation, and presents cross-references by composer, title, voicing, and level of...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices...

This book offers a comprehensive study of an art history teaching block in an upper class in a Waldorf school, covering a diverse range of work through the ages of history. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Teaching Art History guides readers through...

This book is a methodological guide intended for those who wish to better understand how to conduct research in the education and training sciences. It is organized into three main parts. The first part deals with postures, emphasizing the idea that...

A unique feature of this book is its focus on engaging teachers themselves in changing teaching as a way to bring about teacher change through lesson study and learning study. The sequence - changing teaching, changing teachers - is significant. This...

Published in 1995, this book seeks to show how geography teachers can meet the requirements of the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4 without abandoning principles of good practice. It considers geographical education in the contexts of geography...

This volume explores the twenty-first century classroom as a uniquely intergenerational space of religious disaffiliation, and questions about how our work in the classroom can be, and is being, re-imagined for the new generation. The culturally hybrid...

7 Steps to Sharing Your School's Story on Social Media empowers school leaders to use social media through a simple and accessible plan that increases engagement and enhances the school's vision and mission. In a step-by-step guide for easy...

The Brighton Conference in 1975 was devoted to an examination of some of the problems arising from the re-organisation of teacher education in a period of economic stringency and widespread cuts in education. The book is divided into four sections. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945351334Author Farahnaz FaezFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint TESOL International AssociationPublisher TESOL International AssociationWeight(grams)...