Teacher training

This book explores the philosophies, barriers and opportunities shaping education environments for children, teachers and student teachers in diverse countries around the world through a series of pertinent articles.

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.

In the 2nd edition, this text has been updated to address changing literacies surrounding students and the continued importance of effective communication using technology tools in K-12 classrooms.

Teaching Creative Writing includes lively contributions from two dozen leading practitioners in the field.

Who are the key thinkers in education?

This book represents the results of a 15-year longitudinal study based on in-depth case studies of the development of four teachers' pedagogical thinking.

This edited volume focuses on understandings and enactments of care in teacher induction in a landscape reshaped by the recent pandemic, ongoing societal issues, and increased expectations of teachers.

Written by one of the UK's leading experts in ADHD, O'Regan's Successfully Teaching and Managing Children with ADHD is an invaluable resource offering practical and effective strategies for managing the difficult and often disruptive symptoms of ADHD in the classroom setting.

Education in Popular Culture explores what makes schools, colleges, teachers and students an enduring focus for a wide range of contemporary media.

Essential reading for all Reception and Year One teachers, presenting a clear and practical map for effective transition to support children's emotional, social and academic development.

This book explores the uncharted territory where gaming and geography intersect in "e;Gaming and Geography (Education).

The term 'moral' has had a chequered history in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly due to the legacy of colonialism and Apartheid (in South Africa).

This book gives practical guidance on how educational research can inform professional practice.

When Albert Hunt joined the staff of the Regional College of Art, Bradford, in 1965, he found himself working mostly with 'non-academic' students on a fascinating range of games, projects and theatre events outside the main stream of exam-oriented education.

Using many examples drawn from classroom practice, this guide supports and aims to extend the student teacher's own subject knowledge and understanding of science in the context of the primary classroom.

Effective science teaching requires creativity, imagination, and innovation.

The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

'Making It' as a Contract Researcher examines the contemporary experience of research employment in universities from the perspective of a significant yet often invisible group: temporary or contract researchers, who make up a substantial, and ever-growing, proportion of the academic research workforce.

This book addresses Problem-based Learning (PBL) in elementary schools and reveals how this can promote elementary students' development in critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and citizenship, also known as the 5 Cs.

This accessible and timely book builds upon and contributes to ongoing debates surrounding professionalism in the early years workforce.

This collection presents an international perspective on issues of training and accreditation at the Master's level of course provision in the initial and continuing professional development of teachers, coining the phrase 'masterliness in education'.

This book explores the impact of sensation, affect, ethics, and place on literacy learning from early childhood through to adult education.

All too often a culture of silence permeates academia, where faculty and administrators ignore or misunderstand difficult situations.

Many teachers enter the profession with a desire to "e;make a difference.

An insightful inside perspective on the implementation of instructional improvement measures in a large urban K12 district

This book provides teachers of children at Key Stages 1 and 2 with a much-needed source of exciting and creative drama-based activities, designed to improve literacy.

The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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'A riveting read' - Mary Myatt, Education writer, speaker and curator of Myatt & Co

'An honest and courageous treatment of an important facet of human interaction' - Dr Jill Berry, Education writer and consultant

Have you ever felt like workplace politics were distracting you from doing your job?

This book contains the results of research projects carried out in relation to multigrade teaching in Australia and South Africa.

This book addresses a critical gap in the effective implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in post-apartheid South Africa.

In recent years, the academy has undergone significant changes: a more competitive and volatile job market has led to widespread precarity, teaching and service loads have become more burdensome, and higher education is becoming increasingly corporatized.

The Primary National Curriculum sets challenging expectations for the teaching of writing.

Honorable Mention-2021 Society of Professors of Education Outstanding Book AwardTeaching Toward a Decolonizing Pedagogy outlines educational practitioner development toward decolonizing practices and pedagogies for anti-racist, justice-based urban classrooms.

Some students find philosophy engrossing; others are merely bewildered.

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Hundreds of grassroots groups have sprung up around the world to teach programming, web design, robotics, and other skills outside traditional classrooms.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and opportunities for both teachers and students.

This book details the key concepts, objectives and processes relating to the professional accreditation of engineering bachelor (honours) degrees.

How confident do you feel in your personal tutoring role?

This book provides a practical illustration of the skills, knowledge and understanding required to teach in the secondary classroom.

The idea that teachers love children is often taken for granted in education.

This book provides an introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools.

School improvement in recent years has largely focused on rapid improvement and quick fixes.

Written by leading experts in the field of TESOL, this book explores the literature on various topic areas and demonstrates how teachers can increase their levels of professionalism by acquiring some general and field-specific strategies.

Social media has become an inescapable part of academic life.

The development of generic skills (often referred to as 'soft skills') in accounting education has been a focus of discussion and debate for several decades.

"e;The book that all aspiring teachers need to read"e; - five-star reviewThe Award in Education and Training is an introductory teaching qualification for anyone who is currently teaching, or who would like to find out what it s like to teach.

This book provides busy teachers with an adaptable toolbox of strategies for challenging gifted students that they can immediately put into practice in their classroom, school, or program.

AI-Powered Pedagogy and Curriculum Design offers practical insights and guidance on the effective integration of AI tools into teaching practices and curriculum design.