Arts & Humanities

This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both...

Drama, well-integrated into a curriculum, can bring empathy, excitement, expression and engagement into any lesson. This book will help teachers to work successfully with drama in their classroom in a rewarding, holistic way.Beginning with a...

Delivering complete coverage of ASE Education Foundation s Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, this accessible, practical resource features material spanning the entire MLR task list, as well as many supplemental tasks entry-level...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780439140072Author Kristin GellerFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic USWeight(grams) 154gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 214mm *...

'This book brings together the traditions of historical enquiry and geographical enquiry. At its heart is the belief in children's capacities to be enquiring historians and geographers, enabling them to develop a sound base of historical and geographical...

Studio Thinking 3 is a new edition of a now-classic text, a research-based account of teaching and learning in high school studio arts classes. It poses a framework that identifies eight habits of mind taught in visual arts and four studio structures by...

Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology emphasizes how several different theoretical perspectives can be used to reconstruct the biocultural experiences of humans in the past.Over the past few decades, bioarchaeology has been transformed through...

Improves English progress at Key Stage 2 by 3.75 times the UK national average Dominic Traynor, the founder of LitFilmFest, and experienced educator Cath Bufton-Green offer a practical method for primary teachers to radically improve English...

The authors who introduced the concepts of "Teaching for Artistic Behavior" (TAB) and "choice-based art education" have completely revised and updated their original, groundbreaking bestseller that was designed to facilitate independent learning and...

The Seventh Edition of ELECTRONICS FOR ELECTRICIANS is a practical and relevant guide for anyone preparing for a career in industrial settings. With its updated graphics and increased coverage of important topics, this text helps you understand...

This comprehensive art curriculum can easily be integrated into any teacher's existing instruction and provides thrilling and rewarding projects for elementary art students, including printmaking techniques, tessellations, watercolors, calligraphic...

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample...

This uniquely effective guide will help you master the 2020 National Electrical Code . The author uses highly detailed, technically accurate illustrations to make even the most complex aspects of the code easier to understand and apply, translating the...

Metaphysics: The Basics is a concise and engaging introduction to the philosophical study of some of the most important and foundational aspects of the world in which we live. Concerned with questions about existence, time, identity, change, and other...

This book is a comprehensive review of the political career of Benjamin Disraeli, providing a thorough critical analysis of one of the most ambitious and controversial leaders in British history. 'Disraeli and the Art of Victorian Politics' is a major...

Contemporary societies are saturated with pictures. They are globally a part of everyday life, and they are seductive, offering values and beliefs in such highly pleasurable forms that it is often difficult to resist their power to persuade. Yet...

Most students encounter drama as they do poetry and fiction - as literature to be read - but never experience the performative nature of theater. How to Teach a Play provides new strategies for teaching dramatic literature and offers practical,...

Completely revised to reflect the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC ), ELECTRICAL WIRING COMMERCIAL, Eighteenth Edition, offers the most current coverage available, giving you accurate, up-to-date information on the essential industry standards you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611806687Author Rachelle DoorleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

An updated, expanded, edition of the popular textbook for student and practising teachers of religious education. It is a book for and about teaching and learning religious education in schools, which is a lively and open-ended subject, ideal for those...

Jansson's BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE POLICY ADVOCATE teaches you the ins and outs of conducting policy practice, preparing you to become an effective policy advocate during your own career. The eighth edition's coverage includes discussion of such events and...

This book is a contemporary analysis of children's music education, combining theoretical insight with practical application. It examines how children engage with, and think about, music and how an understanding of this can empower rich approaches to...

Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students, Language and Gender: explores the relationship between language and our ideas about men and womenchallenges commonly expressed views on the subject of language and genderhighlights the individual's...

Exam board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: GeographyFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Improve exam skills, check understanding and familiarise students with the types of questions they will face in OCR GCSE (9-1) Geography B.This...

This book provides a thorough analysis of the political career of William Gladstone, one of the most intriguing figures in modern British history. 'Gladstone and the Logic of Victorian Politics' captures the incredible richness of Gladstone's political...

This bundle includes both volumes of Enacting the Work of Language Instruction.Volume 1 presents an approach to teacher education and professional development that emphasizes carefully deconstructing fundamental instructional practices that are complex...

Take your students on an imagination journey! Filled with thrilling activities that build creativity in your students, I Believe in Unicorns is a must-have for teachers interested in encouraging imaginative thinking. Get an elephant down from a tree,...

While We're On the Topic: BVP on Language, Acquisition, and Classroom Practice is from one of the leading figures in the field of second language acquisition and second language teaching, While We're on the Topic... offers an up-to-date overview of six...

This volume explores the ways in which practicing K–12 art educators can engage with students to develop democratic habits. The contributors present case studies based on action research conducted in their own classrooms as part of their master's in arts...

Turning Points invites readers to join in a dialogue about creating more responsive studio art pedagogies for all, following a global pandemic that forced art educators to do what many believed to be impossible: teach studio art online. Amidst this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609837495Author International Code CouncilFormat PaperbackImprint International Code CouncilPublisher International Code CouncilWeight(grams)...

A collection of essays on early modern digital humanities by leading scholars in the field.   This collection of essays focuses on teaching at the intersection of early modern literature, book history, and digital media. It considers how teaching...

This practical book provides teachers with step-by-step guidance for developing a class culture that welcomes curiosity and ignites social action. Student-driven inquiry has a lasting impact on learning, yet questions posed from students' own contexts...

Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom is a teacher and prospective teacher-friendly book, uncomplicated by the language of statistics. The book is for those who teach and assess second language writing in several different contexts: the...

The changing adolescent voice counts among the most awkward of topics voice teachers and choir directors face. Adolescent voice students already find themselves at a volatile developmental time in their lives, and the stresses and possible embarrassments...

The essays in Web Writing respond to contemporary debates over the proper role of the Internet in higher education, steering a middle course between polarized attitudes that often dominate the conversation. The authors argue for the wise integration of...

This title offers a concise introduction to teaching second language writing. How does academic writing vary between educational settings, disciplines, and cultures? How do different approaches to knowledge affect academic writing? "Teaching...

Explore how art education can contribute to a more just and sustainable planet. Making the case that ecopedagogy and eco-art can transform and enrich art education, Bertling introduces these two burgeoning movements and then outlines how they can be...

This book provides effective and innovative ideas for busy teachers. A vibrant ESL classroom depends on good materials used in creative and resourceful ways. This resource aims to help instructors choose the most effective, appropriate, and flexible...

Words Unbound draws on Milton Burke’s thirty years of teaching experience to help educators bring Inferno alive for today’s young reader. In a conversational, “colleague-to-colleague” style, Burke shares the interpretations, questions, and exercises he...