Teacher training

How can we teach better quicker?

Psychology for the Classroom: Constructivism and Social Learning provides a lively introduction to the much debated topics of talk and group collaboration in classrooms, and the development of interactive approaches to teaching.

What do we mean by creativity?

There is a pressing need for new teachers to understand the wider context of language development and to know how best to support children in learning to talk.

Every student deserves a high-impact, well-qualified, and governance-driven school board.

This volume explores the contemporary situation of teachers' careers and teachers' lives in the context of falling roles, educational cuts and government demands for fundamental change in educational processes.

Offering research- and evidence-based approaches that explore the essential components of programme leadership in higher education, this book is designed to define, develop and support the programme leadership role and all those who undertake it.

First published in 1985.

Features improved ASWB exam prep strategies, expanded analysis of exam content, and proven test-taking tips!

Learning to Teach Psychology in the Secondary School offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the teaching and learning of psychology.

This book encourages the commitment of teachers and parents, in order to develop responsible, self reliant and knowledgeable young people with great leadership skills.

This book will help you interview successfully for your first job-or a new role-in education.

Este libro parte de la consideración de que la lectura es un factor esencial en el desarrollo personal y social de los niños y niñas.

Mentoring Geography Teachers in the Secondary School supports both new and experienced mentors in developing their knowledge and skills in mentoring in geography education.

This thought-provoking read invites you to reconsider your automatic "e;no"e; when it comes to young children's weapon play.

This book explores language teacher beliefs in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) reading instruction in the context of Chinese university English instructors.

Research on teacher education and classroom teaching has evolved significantly in recent decades, with more scholarship taking an international and/or other intersectional lenses.

This book offers a remarkable range of research that emphasises the need to analyse the shaping of curricula under historical, social and political variables.

The No Outsiders programme promotes an ethos of inclusion and tolerance, and aims to prepare children for life in modern Britain.

Essential Theory for Primary Teachers is a succinct, accessible introduction to the key theories, concepts and policies that have shaped primary education as we know it, and underpin our practice in the classroom.

This book provides an original mentoring/induction framework that spotlights equity in schools.

How can educators work together more effectively to improve professional practice in a way that enhances student performance?

Change is an ongoing aspect of education and educators are always seeking alternative and effective approaches to it.

Teachers evaluate students' work constantly.

The book analyzes worldwide changes in school organization and the teaching profession, and how the profession has been impacted by education policies that promote assessments and accountability.

Imagine a funfair in the classroom.

Tracing the history of black schooling in North America, this book emphasizes factors in society at large - and sometimes within black communities - which led to black children being separate from the white majority.

First published in 1987.

New from best-selling authors Annette Breaux and Todd Whitaker, 50 Ways to Improve Student Behavior: Simple Solutions to Complex Challenges is a must-read reference for teachers, both new and experienced!

Over ten years after the original edition of Teacher Identity Discourses, Janet Alsup revisits her work with a new research study examining the characteristics of the millennial teachers now beginning to populate K-12 classrooms.

Museums and Well-being outlines the historical development of well-being within museums and offers a critical engagement with this field from a museum studies perspective.

Addressing underlying issues in science education and teacher training, which contribute to continued underrepresentation of racial and ethnic minority students in STEM and STEAM subjects and careers, this timely volume illustrates how a critical postmodern science pedagogy (CPSP) can be used effectively to raise awareness of diversity issues amongst preservice teachers.

Educational leadership has a rich history of epistemological debate.

Drawing from the lived experience of educators, this book explores the concept of a pedagogy of kindness through practical applications and strategies for teaching in higher education.

What do students think about Shakespeare?

This volume presents different conceptual and theoreticalframeworks as well as research methods that have helped educational researchersto study emotions.

This highly practical guide helps education experts of all levels share their knowledge, work, and research beyond their own field and colleagues.

This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland.

Just because a child is gifted doesn't mean they don't have other types of neurodivergence, like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and more.

This book explores the partnership between Finnish universities and the university-affiliated teacher training schools known as 'normal schools'.

Developing the building blocks for mathematics.

Gifted education has come to be regarded as a key national programme in many coutnries, and gifted education in science disciplines is now being recognised to be of major importance for economic and technological development.

A stirring testament to the realities of Black teaching and learning in the United States and to Black educators visions for the future

Now its fourth edition, Planning an Appropriate Curriculum in the Early Years offers a comprehensive guide for early years practitioners and students on how to plan and implement a suitable curriculum for the children in an Early Years setting.

What is the role of the individual school 'subject' and 'subject teacher' within school?

Science is a subject matter that requires learners to explore the world and develop their own abilities on the basis of that exploration.

This book highlights decisions governments have to make about their public education systems, the options they have before them and the consequences of their decisions.

This book presents a collection of educational research and developmental efforts on the rapidly emerging use of infrared cameras and thermal imaging in science education.

This book is a guide for all teachers in the FE and Skills Sector, regardless of their discipline.