Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
Reaching for the Reins
Stories of At-Risk Students Empowered by Serving Others Through Equine Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Tara Carlsen wanted to help at-risk students learn without relying on stale, clinical teaching methods. Instead of trying to find solutions in the classroom, the mathematics teacher transplanted failing students from an alternative high school to a horse ranch. There, she encouraged them to reach...
Positive Behavior Support at the Tertiary Level
Red Zone Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2011
Help students move from the “red zone” to the success zone!
How would you respond to a student who has tantrums or hits other students? These and other extremely challenging behaviors are identified as tertiary level or “red zone” by the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports...
Assessing Mathematical Literacy
The PISA Experience
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
This book describes the design, development, delivery and impact of the mathematics assessment for the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). First, the origins of PISA’s concept of mathematical literacy are discussed, highlighting the underlying themes of mathematics as preparation...
Metacognition in Literacy Learning
Theory, Assessment, Instruction, and Professional Development
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2006
This volume provides the first comprehensive, research-based examination of metacognition in literacy learning. Bringing together research findings from reading, linguistics, psychology, and education, it is logically organized as follows: Part I provides the theoretical foundation that supports the...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
For decades, research on children's literacy has been dominated by questions of how children learn to read. Especially among Anglophone scholars, cognitive and psycholinguistic research on reading has been the only approach to studying written language education. Echoing this, debates on methods of...
Children Learning Outside the Classroom
From Birth to Eleven
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2017
The new edition of this bestselling textbook continues to help students and professionals understand the importance of getting children learning outside the traditional classroom, and is packed full of creative information and ideas for teachers and practitioners to incorporate outdoor activities...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
The Internet serves as an essential tool in promoting health awareness through the circulation of important research among the medical professional community. While digital tools and technologies have greatly improved healthcare, challenges are still prevalent among diverse populations worldwide....
The Trouble with Maths
A practical guide to helping learners with numeracy difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016
Now in third edition, with updates to reflect developments in our understanding of learning difficulties in maths, this award-winning text provides vital insights into the often confusing world of numeracy. By looking at learning difficulties in maths and dyscalculia from several perspectives, including...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
An innovation in learning improves upon the implementation of the standard practice or introduces a new practice, thus achieving greater learning outcomes. The Handbook on Innovations in Learning, developed by the Center on Innovations in Learning, presents commissioned chapters describing current best...
Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI)
The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
A proven approach to better teaching and learning.
Hollingsworth and Ybarra have refined and extended their highly successful methods in the second edition of this invaluable bestseller. EDI helps teachers deliver well-designed lessons that significantly improve achievement for all learners.
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
This book is the latest volume in the Research on Stress and Coping in Education series. The authors present original research and current theory regarding the realities of coping with the stresses of teaching. The chapters highlight working conditions for teachers around the globe and the processes...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
This timely volume raises issues concerning the nature of school mathematics and mathematics at work, and the challenges of teaching valuable mathematics in school and providing appropriate training for a variety of careers. It offers lively commentaries on important `hot' topics: transferring knowledge...
Classroom Management Techniques for Students with ADHD
A Step-by-Step Guide for Educators
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
Working with students who have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) presents unique challenges for educators. This valuable resource provides general and special education professionals with an understanding of ADHD and appropriate strategies to help children participate...
Cases for Mathematics Teacher Educators
Facilitating Conversations about Inequities in Mathematics Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
The Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) in its 2015 position paper on Equity in Mathematics Teacher Education provides a list of actions for mathematics teacher educators (MTE’s) to help them develop and implement equitable practices. The position paper states it is critical that mathematics...