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Setting Limits in the Classroom, Revised
How to Move Beyond the Dance of Discipline in Today's Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2010
Disruptive behavior, power struggles, lack of motivation, attention deficit disorder—at times the list of obstacles to teaching seems endless. That’s why thousands of teachers and child-care providers have turned to the solutions in Setting Limits in the Classroom. This fully updated and expanded...
by Patrick Worden
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION - You’re a trainer. Now what?
•Why rapport is everything Training is an interactive exchange, not just a one-way lecture
•Excellence from the outset Know your material, know your audience, know how to deliver
•Dealing with ineffectiveness Overcoming...
Creative Writing: the Quick Matrix
Selected exercises & ideas for teachers
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Creative Writing: the Quick Matrix is for writers teaching creative writing to adults. Can be adapted by any teacher for many levels of creative writing, and by writers' circles and individual writers.The 86 exercises and 18 mini-lectures selected from the original paperback are arranged in five sections...
by Professor John Sharp
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2012
Success with Your Education Research Project is a practical, user-friendly text on research methods aimed specifically at undergraduate students on education courses. Research projects are carried out in schools and non-school settings by nearly all undergraduates in teacher training, Education Studies...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Facebook, Twitter, Google...today's tech-savvy students are always plugged in. However, all too often their teachers and administrators aren't experienced in the use of these familiar digital tools. If schools are to prepare students for the future, administrators and educators must harness the power...
African American English and the Achievement Gap
The Role of Dialectal Code Switching
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2016
Many African American children make use of African American English (AAE) in their everyday lives, and face academic barriers when introduced to Standard American English (SAE) in the classroom. Research has shown that students who can adapt and use SAE for academic purposes demonstrate significantly...
Instructional Design
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
Successful educational programs are often the result of pragmatic design and development methodologies that take into account all aspects of the educational and instructional experience. Instructional Design: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools and Applications presents a complete overview of historical...
Mathematical Mindsets
Unleashing Students' Potential through Creative Math, Inspiring Messages and Innovative Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success
Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo...
Old Dogs, New Math
Homework Help for Puzzled Parents
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
“Perfect for parents who want to understand the different methods to do arithmetic their children are learning—and why they are being taught that way.”
—Keith Devlin, award-winning Stanford University mathematician
“Can you help me with my math homework?” If this question fills...
The Teaching Gap
Best Ideas from the World's Teachers for Improving Education in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Comparing math teaching practices in Japan and Germany with those in the United States, two leading researchers offer a surprising new view of teaching and a bold action plan for improving education inside the American classroom.
For years our schools and children have lagged behind international...
by Joyce Diane Schulz
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2011
The purpose of this Master Thesis at Argosy University in December 2010 was to identify dominant learning modalities, as understood by the nine Multiple intelligences of Dr. Howard Gardner (Garner, 1993), the intelligences of right/left-brain dominance processing fields leading to whole brain theory...
Rewiring Education
How Technology Can Unlock Every Student’s Potential
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
What if we could unlock the potential in every child? As it turns out, we can.
Apple’s iconic cofounder Steve Jobs had a powerful vision for education: employing technology to make an enormous impact on the lives of millions of students. To realize this vision, Jobs tapped John D. Couch,...
Game On
Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment—a practical guide for educators to select and tailor digital games to their students’ needs
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Discover how digital gaming can improve learning and prepare students for successful futures. The authors—both experienced educators and enthusiastic gamers—contend that students of the 21st century communicate and learn differently than previous generations. By incorporating digital games into...
The Art of Natural Building-Revised and Updated
Design, Construction, Resources
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
The popularity of natural building has grown by leaps and bounds, spurred by a grassroots desire for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally responsible. While there are many books available on specific methods such as straw-bale construction, cob, or timber framing, there are few...