Teacher training

Rubrics offer concrete artefacts of what schools evaluate to be of merit, and what educators and schools value to be worth rewarding.

Providing a series of chapters, written by teacher educators in three continents, this edited volume explores the concepts, challenges, possibilities, and implementations of competency-based instruction for developing English competencies in English as a foreign language (EFL) contexts.

Consulting Students on Classroom Practice, 'Good' Teaching, and Teacher Performance is about the consultation of students on teaching and learning matters in schools, as part of typical school life as opposed to students being consulted as part of a project that includes some kind of external support.

Teacher education is experiencing a period of dramatic and arguably irrevocable change within a wider context of turbulence in the English education system.

Being taught by a great teacher is one of the great privileges of life.

Produced in conjunction with Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect), Australia's largest provider of services with people on the autism spectrum, this new text explores the experiences, needs and aspirations of adults on the spectrum.

Emergent Science is essential reading for anyone involved in supporting scientific learning and development with young children aged between birth and 8.

The Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference focuses on discussing and addressing the challenges pertaining to the evolution of the learning process, the role of pedagogical approaches and the progress of technological innovation, in the context of the digital age.

First published in 1971, The Background of Immigrant Children offers a deeper understanding of the diversity and richness of the customs, cultures, and religious convictions of the minority groups in a multiracial society.

Becoming a Research-Informed School examines the reasons why teachers and leaders use research to improve their schools, and explores how teachers select, understand and use research to enhance learning experiences in fast-moving classroom environments.

This newly updated, user friendly Primary English Encyclopedia addresses all aspects of the primary English curriculum and is an invaluable reference for all training and practising teachers.

This book is about mathematics in physics education, the difficulties students have in learning physics, and the way in which mathematization can help to improve physics teaching and learning.

This book presents the history of natural history dioramas in museums, their building and science learning aspects, as well as current developments and their place in the visitor experience.

Drawing on developments in cognitive science, Bracher formulates pedagogical strategies for teaching literature in ways that develop students' cognitive capabilities for cosmopolitanism, the pursuit of global equality and justice.

Teacher Educators as Members of an Evolving Profession focuses on the overall role of teacher educators who might be seen as leaders involved in the transformation of schools and schooling in a manner appropriate for the requirements of the 21st century.

You will find this an indispensable resource if you are involved with children or young people with special educational needs or disability.

First published in 1992.

In an era of educational globalization, teacher quality is heralded as a key factor to improve education quality worldwide.

First published in 1991.

First published in 1979.

Academics Going Public makes the case for academics to enter the public sphere and simultaneously gives them the tools to do so.

This book offers educators practical strategies to cultivate agency in both teachers and learners.

This fascinating and vital book seeks to challenge the effectiveness of current practices in professional development by urging educators to rethink professional learning for teachers and teaching assistants.

This book is designed to be of interest to many different audiences due to its cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary content.

Sharing the stories of educators working in a diverse range of international contexts, Being a Teacher uses personal narratives to explore effective teaching and learning in global settings.

First published in 1990.

Getting Started as a Therapist provides students and new therapists with a bridge between education and practice.

With the changes that have taken place to the National Curriculum for science, the investigations that children should experience have broadened and become a key part of the curriculum necessary for the development of knowledge and understanding.

Implementing 'Restorative Practice' in schools can offer powerful and effective methods of promoting harmonious relationships and resolving conflict.

This book brings together for the first time a synthesis of philosophical and psychological material to examine the basis for the professional identity that teachers might believe in, and the effects of misunderstanding and mistreating these beliefs.

This essential guide to building and using an inclusive classroom library combines theory and lesson plans for PreK-1 educators.

This book is unique as it focuses on pupils' perceptions of their learning with trainee teachers in primary schools.

To all the wonderful early career teachers in our sector You have entered a career in which you are paid to transform the lives of the most incredible children.

Inquiring in the Classroom provides a practical and accessible guide to planning, carrying out andpresenting successful classroom inquiry for teachers working towards a Masters-level qualification in education.

This new text is the only resource out there to address the needs of todays early years students/trainees and support them through every stage of the early years research process.

Agency through Teacher Education: Reflection, Community, and Learning addresses the ways that agency functions for those involved in twenty-first-century teacher education.

Learning to Connect explores how teachers learn to form meaningful relationships with students, especially across racial and cultural differences.

Educational Leadership: Perspectives on Preparation and Practice identifies core knowledge and skills that educational leaders should be exposed to during pre-service preparation and throughout in-service professional development.

This textbook serves as a guide for practitioners whose goal is to enhance refugee students' learning experiences.

This research- and pedagogy-oriented book delves into the study and application of incidental vocabulary acquisition in English through captioned videos.

Professor McInerney extracts powerful, eminently practical lessons for good teaching from sound psychological principles.

What are the issues that education raises for you?

Over many decades the global development of professional accounting education programmes has been undertaken by higher education institutions, professional accounting bodies, and employers.

Daisaku Ikeda (b.

In this age of education innovation and reform, schools must evolve and react to current policy trends.

Passing the Leadership Test: Strategies for Success on the Leadership Licensure Exam is a study guide for the School Leaders Licensure Examination (SLLA.

First published in 1986.

This collection indicates how research on teaching and learning from multiple scientific disciplines such as educational science and psychology can be successfully pursued by a co-operation between researchers and school teachers.