Methods & Strategies

How to be an Outstanding Early Years Practitioner is an all-encompassing, comprehensive guide to improving and developing your early years knowledge and delivering outstanding practice on a daily basis. It is the perfect companion for any new...

This timely new book outlines a whole-school approach to embedding a sustainable model of teaching and learning that puts the learner at the heart of the system. It provides an entire framework for ensuring all students achieve above their expectations;...

This book is a comprehensive overview of what is taught in Steiner-Waldorf schools, and why.As well as describing the content and methods of the Waldorf curriculum, this book provides a clear overview of the ideas behind the approach. It includes:-- a...

At the heart of this book is an emphasis on helping children to learn about themselves, their world and their relationships, through drawing. It also shows how teachers can use drawing as an in road into art, language, literacy, and other aspects of the...

Now in its eighth edition, Business in Context introduces students to all aspects of modern business and its changing environment. This classic text now covers the impact of recent global events and developments, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK's...

Develop your students theoretical and practical marine science skills for first examination in 2022. Following extensive classroom research, this Coursebook has been revised to help students explore the wonders of the underwater world. Written in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906610937Author Andy VassFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Teachers' PocketbooksPublisher Management PocketbooksWeight(grams) 126gDimensions(mm)...

'The text is clear and accessible and gives a fascinating overview of how drawing can help children to learn and understand the thinking of others...It is highly recommended for all students and practitioners interested in understanding more about how...

This second edition of Reaching and Teaching Students with Special Needs Through Art is written for art educators, special educators, and those who value the arts for students with special needs. It builds on teachers' positive responses to the first...

What is action research? Why does it matter in education? This practical and accessible book provides answers to these questions, guiding readers through a meaningful and manageable approach to research in practice. Readers will benefit from guidance on...

This book covers both the theory and practice of behaviour management from birth to adolescence. Written as a guide for students, it should also be useful to primary teachers, classroom assistants, workers in social care and playworkers. Section 1 covers...

QUICK - EASY - INSPIRED - OUTSTANDING Managing behaviour in the secondary classroom can be demanding, hard work, and for the newly qualify teacher, sometimes intimidating. In this brand new edition, experienced teacher and author Johnnie Young brings...

Questions are powerful tools, especially in the classroom. Asking rich, thoughtful questions can spark young children's natural curiosity and illuminate a whole new world of possibility and insight. But what are "big" questions, and how do they encourage...

This is a book clearly written by an educator who knows mindfulness in schools from the inside. The strongest evidence for this is that Hawkins never gets carried away. He recognises that mindfulness is not a panacea, that to implement it successfully in...

From leading scholar and applied linguist Paul Nation, this book describes and explains the 20 most effective and efficient language teaching techniques and why they work. Backed by decades of research and expertise, Nation examines the principles of...

Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Magazine, January 2010 Classroom talk, by which children make sense of what their peers and teachers mean, is the most important educational tool for guiding the development of understanding and for...

Higher Education Strategy and Planning draws together a team of expert contributors from across the sector to offer contemporary descriptions of practice in Higher Education and critical reflections on that practice. Many of the tools and techniques...

Part of the Art of Being Brilliant Series of books The purpose of this book is to help you have more amazing days by inspiring and challenging you to be the best version of you because, at your best, you're flippin' awesome! Andy and Stuart use...

Forest School continues to grow and develop, both in the UK and internationally. Literature and research in the field tend to document this growth, while this book takes a novel approach to the Forest school conversation, taking a critical look at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783173006Author Gary NottFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Brilliant PublicationsPublisher Brilliant Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645912906Author James AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint James AndersonPublisher James AndersonWeight(grams) 463g

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

Learn about the strengths and challenges of working with special education students and their families with EDUCATING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, 15E, written by luminaries in special education today. You learn how to support the success of students who have...

Guerrilla Teaching is a revolution. Not a flag-waving, drum-beating revolution, but an underground revolution, a classroom revolution. It's not about changing policy or influencing government; it's about doing what you know to be right, regardless of...

Do you want to create exciting outdoor experiences for children? Are you looking for guidance on how to incorporate the wilder and riskier elements of outdoor play into your planning? This book will give you the confidence to offer the children in...

As homeschooling expands and parents assume greater control of their children's education, this is a guide on how to apply the foundations of classical learning - either in home schooling or as a supplement to classroom-oriented education. Leigh A...

Details the insightful and transformational steps that a school can take towards designing and delivering a rich, rigorous and wide-ranging curriculum.About the AuthorBefore becoming Director of Education for The Olympus Academy Trust, a cross-phase...

Within today's digital world, students intuitively acquire vast amounts of information at the touch of a screen or the tap of a keyboard. Learners in the information age long for more than activities that simply encourage the accumulation of additional...

As the number of children for whom English is an Additional Language in schools increases, how do teachers and trainees prepare to support them to succeed? A complete guide to understanding, learning from and teaching bilingual and EAL children in...

In A School Built on Ethos: Ideas, assemblies and hard-won wisdom, James Handscombe explores how schooling is more than gaining qualifications, how learning is more than exams, and how academic success comes more readily to those who have grasped this...

Too many of our state schools have become scared, soulless places. John Tomsett draws on his extensive experience and knowledge and calls for all those involved in education to find the courage to develop a leadership-wisdom which emphasises love over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838495305Author Ethan HonaryFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Skills Converged PublishingPublisher Skills Converged Publishing

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...

Build teams, make better decisions, energize groups, and think out of the box Do you need a resource that you can pull out of your pocket to liven up meetings, trainings, professional development, and teaching? The fifty easily applied techniques in this...

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...

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...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805211122Author Paula Polk LillardFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

The expert's guide to making LISC work for you! Learning intentions and success criteria can have an enormous positive impact on student learning-you know that, in theory. This practical how-to guide helps turn that theory into practice. In over...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945349508Author Solution TreeFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Solution Tree PressPublisher Solution Tree Press