Teacher training

This book aims to develop understanding of technology education in New Zealand.

First Published in 2004.

The book explores how ethnic minority culture is integrated into school practices inside and outside classrooms in Southwest China.

Innovative Strategies for Teaching in the Plant Sciences focuses on innovative ways in which educators can enrich the plant science content being taught in universities and secondary schools.

This book explores the growth of 'character education' in schools and youth organisations over the last decade.

Inclusive College Classrooms provides instructors with research-based practices and tools to create an effective and inclusive classroom environment.

Extensive Reading is an innovative resource bridging theory and practice for those seeking to learn about extensive reading (ER) for L2 students' language development, including ways to motivate students to read extensively and to assess learning.

This volume documents on-going research and theorising in the sub-field of mathematics education devoted to the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling and applications.

The developments in our environment and society has made it clear that the way we run our businesses and govern our nations is not sustainable in the long run.

While many educational books focus on creative and critical thinking skills, this ground-breaking work is the first to deal specifically with the ability to understand, question and evaluate information presented, broadly speaking, in story form.

Teaching and Learning the English Language is a practical guide for anyone seeking to improve their teaching, whether through formal study or on their own.

The preparation of suitably qualified teachers is vital for political, social and economic growth in developing countries.

As student learning objectives become an increasingly prominent approach to setting goals and growth measures in schools, teachers' competence in formative assessment is essential.

First published in 1997.

This volume investigates the policy and practice of medium of instruction at different levels of education in Asian polities including Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Maldives, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Vietnam.

Often new leaders commit a series of missteps that create dissention and dissatisfaction, ultimately alienating staff.

This edited volume offers a crosscutting view of STEM and is comprised of work by scholars in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education.

The first widespread incentive pay scheme was initiated in UK schools in 2000.

This powerful book tells the story of one teacher's odyssey to understand the inner world of immigrant children, and to create a learning environment that is responsive to these students' feelings and their needs.

Teaching is often seen as an identity process, with teachers constructing and enacting their identities through daily interactions with students, parents and colleagues.

Drawing upon data from an Australian study, this book gives voice to beginning teachers navigating their way through their first year of teaching and discovering what it means to be professional learners.

Enhancing Classroom-based Talk provides an overview of the major research and theoretical perspectives that underpin the development of classroom-based talk.

The last decade has seen a rapid growth in our understanding of the cognitive systems that underlie mathematical learning and performance, and an increased recognition of the importance of this topic.

This book, originally published in 1988, is designed for two types of reader: teachers trying out active learning methods and those with responsibilities for curriculum coordination and staff development.

What are the purposes of education and what is the relationship between educational research and policy?

Global interest in quality sport coaching is at an all-time high, but until now, there hasn't been a go-to resource to help national governing bodies, sport organizations, or coach educators within universities to structure coach education, learning, and development.

This book provides a theoretical and pragmatic guide to the use of situated learning within structured interpreting programs.

Getting the right answers in maths is only half the problem.

Planning to become a secondary English teacher?

In the last 15 to 20 years, writing centers have placed greater importance on tutor training, focusing on teaching tutors best practices in fostering student writers' engagement and writing skills.

This book presents research on the effects and effectiveness of ICT applications in lifelong learning in relation to digital competences of educators.

Lesson play is a novel construct in research and teachers' professional development in mathematics education.

First published in 1994.

Assessment is one of the most powerful tools in teaching, yet it is rarely measured in effort, time and effectiveness and is often done alone, against the clock and with minimal training.

The Heart of Teaching is a book about teaching and learning in the performing arts.

Unleashing Your Leadership Potential provides the means to unleash the unique capital of leadership inherent in each of us, making it possible for teams, organizations, and society to improve the lives of others while we improve our own.

Academic advising is the second most important function in the community college.

This textbook is written by an experienced team of international block teaching experts and administrators.

Designed to support both teachers and university-based tutors in mentoring pre-service and newly qualified mathematics teachers at both primary and secondary levels, Mentoring Mathematics Teachers offers straightforward practical advice that is based on practice, underpinned by research, and geared specifically towards this challenging subject area.

This book aims to be a reference for understanding an educational system throughout Latin America aligned with the Catholic Church.

This book details the development and impacts of anti-sexism professional development (PD) workshops for preservice teachers.

In this powerful new book, James Rickabaugh, former superintendent and current director of the Institute for Personalized Learning (IPL), presents the groundbreaking results of the Institute's half-decade of research, development, and practice: a simple but powerful model for personalizing students' learning experiences by building their levels of commitment, ownership, and independence.

Providing practical guidance on enhancing learning through ICT in English, this book is made up of a series of projects that supplement, augment and extend the QCA ICT scheme and provide much-needed links with Units in other subjects' schemes of work.

First published in 1981.

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.

How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults?

College Counseling for Admissions Professionals is a much-needed resource to guide college admissions professionals in helping students navigate the college choice process.

Designed for use by teachers and teacher educators, this text should help both novice and experienced teachers reinterpret their working lives.

Presenting comprehensive research conducted with learners and educators in a range of settings, this volume showcases self-reflection as a powerful tool to enhance student learning.