The aims of the International Conference on Physics Education in Cultural Contexts were to explore ways towards convergent and divergent physics learning beyond school boundaries, improve physics education through the use of traditional and modern cultural contexts, and exchange research and experience in physics education between different cultures.
Armed with a copy of The Fine Art of Flirting, a stash of ‘dirty books’ and a precocious attitude, fifteen year old Pei Yi leaves her sheltered life in small-town Malaysia to accept an ASEAN scholarship at a secondary school in competitive—some might say kiasu—Singapore.
Written by a former Olympiad student, Wang Jinhui, and a Physics Olympiad national trainer, Bernard Ricardo, Competitive Physics delves into the art of solving challenging physics puzzles.
Fireflies is a book about how writing poetry can help us explore memory and identity, and it is also a book of poetry that explores memory and identity.
"e;Like a series of productive meetings with a trusted advisor, each chapter of this text provides practical information and sound insight, thoughtfully organized and generously shared.
Written in a tradition that encourages teachers to see classrooms as laboratories and themselves as artists, intellectuals and researchers, Teaching Writing While Standing on One Foot is a compelling work that will enthrall readers as well as give them knowledge, hope, and inspiration.
Scientific literacy is approached on the premise that language is key to understand the nature of both learning and participation, in scientists' practices as well as in liberal education for citizenship.
This book addresses (and aims to dismantle) writer woundedness, a state of being that prevents students from trusting themselves as capable of writing something they can feel good about.
Help kids ages 6 to 9 discover the life of Amelia Earhart-a story about daring to be differentAmelia Earhart became the first woman pilot to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane-and she broke many other flight records before her mysterious disappearance.
"e;The books strength lies in the ability of the contributors to draw conclusions in relation to the reading debate and constructively justify moving away from the reliance on a single phonics approach based on evidence from empirical research.
Esta obra pretende modificar la ideas tradicionales sobre la comprensión lectora y, por tanto, redefine los roles de los docentes y del alumnado, así como los recursos y estrategias para la enseñanza de la lectura.
Lili (o, como prefiere que la llamen, Libertad) se ha trasladado a una nueva ciudad y a un colegio distinto; vive sola con su madre, con la que apenas habla.
Un libro sumamente claro, sencillo y muy bien estructurado que explica detalladamente, y con un enfoque profundamente humanista, todos las etapas evolutivas del desarrollo de la personalidad, desde el periodo prenatal y el nacimiento hasta la adolescencia.
En 1928, en una pequeña aldea pesquera de Japón, la joven y moderna maestra Hisako Oishi empieza a dar clase a doce niños, los veinticuatro ojos que serán testigos de su primer año formativo como profesora.
Su nombre es Luka es la biografía novelada e ilustrada de un niño normal en todos los aspectos menos en uno: Luka tiene un talento único para jugar al baloncesto.
Oso quiere volar es una emotiva historia que nos hará reflexionar sobre las ventajas del trabajo en equipo y la importancia de luchar por los sueños, por imposibles que parezcan.
La danza del tiempo es un álbum lleno de imaginación y también de información, que resultará útil para padres y profesores que quieran adentrarse con los niños en un viaje diferente a través del sistema solar.
Los polluelos de Cocorina son testigos en su escuela del rechazo que sufre un compañero e, incluso, ellos mismos son blanco de las burlas y la incomprensión.
