Teacher training

Using constructivist principles and autonomous learning techniques the ELP has pioneered innovative and cutting edge approaches to learning languages that can be applied to learning across the spectrum.

Presenting Values Education as a solution to major challenges in education such as student disengagement and teacher burnout, this book provides a wealth of practical advice about how to implement the Education in Human Values approach in schools, promoting wellness and improved educational outcomes.

Jumpstart!

Which Way Does Your Desk Face?

Using Self-Assessment to Improve Student Learning synthesizes research on self-assessment and translates it into actionable guidelines and principles for pre-service and in-service teachers and for school leaders, teacher educators, and researchers.

Daisaku Ikeda (b.

Curriculum Revolutions is a tool to assist schools in creating, building and maintaining a joined-up curriculum that is cohesive and coherent.

The Risky Business of Education Policy focuses commentary and analysis on some of the most pressing policy challenges facing public school educators and those invested in a healthy, vibrant public-school system.

Teaching Music in Secondary Schools is the accompaniment to its practical-based counterpart Aspects of Teaching Secondary Music.

This book addresses the practicalities of establishing Design & Technology as a worthwhile subject in the secondary school.

This edited volume extends ecological approaches to curriculum theory by recognizing and building on the contributions of the late Chet A.

In 2001, Classroom Instruction That Works inspired more than a million teachers to refine their approach to teaching by asking and answering these questions: What works in education?

The International Handbook on Self-study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices is of interest to teacher educators, teacher researchers and practitioner researchers.

This book helps teachers get to grips with using software and offers advice on the different classroom management, differentiation and learning styles issues involved in using a whiteboard in a classroom context by:* Covering issues specific to Primary school teachers integrating whiteboard teaching into their classrooms* Providing cross-curricular strategies that help teachers incorporate the board in a range of subjects* Including screenshots and photos that show what can be created and how to do it* Offering innovative ways of presenting curriculum topics* Including downloadable resources packed full of resources that teachers can develop for their own use.

Higher education has had a long and growing association with professional practice.

A must-read for every teacher in the 21st century, this book provides a comprehensive guide to facilitating joyful, sustainable, holistic, multidisciplinary, and active learning.

Most teachers become heads for idealistic reasons, wanting to make a difference to the lives of children and young people.

Now in its second edition, Inquiry-Based Practice in Social Studies Education: Understanding the Inquiry Design Model presents a conceptual base for shaping the classroom experience through inquiry-based teaching and learning.

First published in 1989.

Reform of teacher education is en vogue worldwide today due to the widespread belief that teacher education has the power to change traditional modes of schooling, educating new teachers who will be capable of improving the knowledge standard of children and boost the economic power of nations.

First published in 1978.

How teachers form and maintain classroom and staffroom relationships is crucial to the success of their work.

Being wrong is an integral part of the assessment process, and understanding how to learn from those mistakes, errors, and misconceptions helps educators and students get the most from their learning experience.

Science Fiction, Science Fact!

Addressing the sensitive issue of difficulties in literacy development this practical book outlines what is meant by 'literacy' and the barriers to literacy development such as social class, ethnicity, culture and gender.

Adopting curriculum vitae (CV) analysis method, this book collects CVs of university faculty from 109 universities of "e;The Double First Class University Plan"e; in China, and systematically analyses the mobility pattern of faculty in China for the first time.

As the initial training of teachers becomes increasingly school-based, and as schools and colleges develop formal induction programmes for their newly qualified teachers, the role of the teacher mentor is fast becoming a pivotal one in teacher education.

Becoming a Teacher Educator is an impressive book for teacher educators who want to be informed about the latest views and practices of their profession.

The educational landscape for primary teachers and learners is increasingly digital and technology rich, making it a challenge for professionals to decide which digital technologies to use, how and when, to bring about the maximum benefit for learning and teaching.

A must-have guide for everyone working in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The extent to which teachers should make use of theoretical and expert knowledge as opposed to tacit experiential knowledge, and how these might be combined, is a perennial issue in discussions on pedagogy.

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

Today's multilingual classrooms challenge even the best teachers' skills.

Transformative approaches to teaching and learning have become ubiquitous in education today.

In some hands, history can be an inspirational and rewarding subject, yet in others it can seem dry and of little relevance.

How do you protect young minds from the everyday bombardment of "e;tabloid culture"e; - the malign cultural influences which are so prevalent in today's society?

This book offers a detailed examination of the professional military education system in the United States, from a critical, insider's perspective.

A pocket mentor for the early career academic learning to strategically navigate the demands of an academic role, this book is a friendly and constructive companion providing hands-on advice about how to balance teaching responsibilities alongside other duties.

A Teacher's Guide to Science and Religion in the Classroom provides practical guidance on how to help children access positive ways of thinking about the relationship between science and religion.

There has been a dearth of studies on teacher educators using action research to improve their own practice.

Learn how to ask deeper questions and develop better questioning habits with this important resource.

Singapore's education system has come to international attention due to its commendable performance on the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index produced by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), as well as the students' continual sterling performance in internationally benchmarked tests such as Trends in International Math and Science Survey (TIMSS), and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

In the United States today, more than 11 million children five years of age and under spend part of each day in the professional care of 21 million early childhood caregivers.

The Character Conundrum is a practical guide for developing confidence, independence and resilience in primary and secondary classrooms.

Providing practical guidance on enhancing learning through ICT in the humanities, 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.

Building on recent changes and debates surrounding the use of observation, this fully updated second edition of Classroom Observation explores the role of lesson observation in the preparation, assessment and professional learning of teachers, lecturers and educators at all levels and across all educational organisations.

This book critically examines contemporary educational practices with a children's rights lens.

Teaching and Learning: Pedagogy, Curriculum and Culture is designed to share important theory with readers in an accessible but sophisticated way.

Teacher Education and the Political is a striking book which addresses the nature and purpose of teacher education in a global context characterised by economic and political anxieties around declining productivity and social inclusion.