Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
by Steve Bowkett
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2014
Why should children learn to write fluently? What difference will it make to them and the opportunities available to them later on in life?
The ability to communicate clearly, accurately and persuasively is a vital life skill. Deficiencies in motivation and thinking skills pervade the challenge...
by Yvonne Garson
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2002
Using practical examples and case studies the author examines some of the experimental and investigative teaching methods which are intended to support the 'specialist approach' in the teaching of primary science.
Role Plays and Creative Activities
Teaching Social Skills and Self-Understanding
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Role Plays and Creative Activities: Teaching Social Skills and Self-Understanding presents over 150 role plays, micro role plays (role plays that run for a few minutes), creative activities, and guided imagery (stories with psychological content to be read to the children) which Dr. Christopher Glenn...
by Mary M. Firth, Andrew G. Ralston
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2013
Exam Board: SQA
Level: National 5
Subject: English
First Teaching: September 2013
First Exam: June 2014
This book is ideally suited for use by students working towards National 5 English. Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation is a key part of this course, and the book provides...
Outdoor Classrooms
A Handbook for School Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Outdoor Classrooms is ideal for teachers and home educators who want to incorporate outdoor education at all levels of the school curriculum, with an emphasis on setting up vegetable gardens, teaching children about growing food, economic concerns, human and planetary health and future sustainability....
ServiceLearning Pedagogy
How Does It Measure Up?
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
Servicelearning is a powerful method of teaching and learning that has been used effectively for more than two decades. Its efficacy has been researched in a variety of ways and this volume continues to expand that research base. In particular, in this volume, ServiceLearning Pedagogy: How Does It...
by Tamara Jones
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Without grammar, you can't say much; but without vocabulary, you can't say anything.
Vocabulary is the foundation of successful language learning. ESL/EFL learners need to be familiar with a great many words if they want to read, write, listen, or speak with ease. In addition to the sheer number...
by Maggie Sokolik
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2013
Many textbooks do a fine job of presenting grammar to students. However, some students or classes need more practice after they’ve finished the exercises in their textbook. This guide provides imaginative and enjoyable games, drills, and activities to practice different grammatical structures such...
The Growth Mindset Playbook
A Teacher's Guide to Promoting Student Success
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
An easy-to-implement collection of creative ideas and new strategies that inspire students with the power of growth mindset
Students who harness the power of growth mindset can succeed beyond their wildest imagination. The key is having a growth-mindset teacher who provides support, guidance,...
Breaking Away from the Textbook
Creative Ways to Teach World History
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
Teaching history should not simply be an endless recitation of irrelevant facts, entombed between the covers of a textbook. Instead, Breaking Away from the Textbook offers a fascinating journey through world history. Not a comprehensive, theory-heavy guide, this book instead focuses on exciting classroom...
Addressing the Needs of All Learners in the Era of Changing Standards
Helping Our Most Vulnerable Students Succeed through Teaching Flexibility, Innovation, and Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2016
The new standards were written to address the harsh realities for poor performance of American students across all grades levels, k-12. According to NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) data, more than 60% of our students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are not proficient readers and the United...
by Martha A. Harper
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Teach for Today or Train for Tomorrow focuses on empowering you as a professional to fine tune your teaching methods and to pass them on to other developing professionals.
Redefining Smart
Awakening Students’ Power to Reimagine Their World
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Equip Your Students To Create Their Own Intellectual Destiny!
The best teachers are the ones who can empower students to ask intelligent questions and persistently seek the answers. In this book you’ll find a proven, detailed method for how to do this, by learning:
A groundbreaking new...
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...