Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
by Randy Ingermanson, Peter Economy
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2009
A complete guide to writing and selling your novel
So you want to write a novel? Great! That’s a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don’t settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher. Writing Fiction for Dummies is a complete...
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Praise for How Learning Works
"How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of...
by Howard Stephen Berg
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
Devised by the man recorded in Guinness as the world's fastest reader--80 pages per minutes--this is the only program that combines the most up-to-date learning techniques and psychological discoveries with proven speed-reading methods and ancient tools like meditation to significantly improve both reading speed and comprehension.
Montessori Learning in the 21st Century
A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2011
This book fills a growing demand for contemporary books on Montessori education and how it applies to childhood learning and education in the 21st Century. Dr. Maria Montessori developed her theories and methods for educating young people more than a hundred years ago. Today, much of Dr. Montessori's...
Transformational Teaching in the Information Age
Making Why and How We Teach Relevant to Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
How can teachers meet the challenges of engaging and educating all students, from those who are gadget-toting and plugged-in to those who are language learners or economically distressed and everyone in between? How can you help students learn what they need to know when the world and all that’s...
Teaching the Taboo
Courage and Imagination in the Classroom, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Rick and William Ayers renew their challenge to teachers to teach initiative, to teach imagination, to “teach the taboo” in the new edition of this bestseller. Drawing from a lifetime of deep commitment to students, teaching, and social justice, the authors update their powerful critique of schooling...
How to Teach American Literature
A Practical Teaching Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
How does one keep classic books alive for young people today and teach them that literature is instructional and delightful? How does the teacher foster a classroom environment that encourages student participation and promotes enjoyment so that teenagers learn to appreciate literary study? More specifically,...
by John Milton Gregory
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2018
This is a clear and simple statement of the important factors governing the art of teaching. It has been used with great success as a handbook for teachers in the church school. Its reprint is the result of the strong demand for this book for this purpose, as well as for textbook use for those who...
Quick and Easy Ways to Connect with Students and Their Parents, Grades K-8
Improving Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
The research is indisputable. The more involved parents are with their child’s education, the more successful that child will be in school. Therefore, finding ways as a teacher to reach out to students and their parents is crucial in improving academic performance.
Quick and Easy Ways to Connect...
Babies in the Rain
Promoting Play, Exploration, and Discovery with Infants and Toddlers
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
There are many ways parents and caregivers can help children thrive in their earliest years of life. Babies in the Rain explains the theories behind the best practices for infant and toddler care as well as preferred methods for doing so. In a personable, humorous voice, Jeff A. Johnson shares his...
Dead Reckoning
Calculating Without Instruments
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 1993
No author has gone as far as Doerfler in covering methods of mental calculation beyond simple arithmetic. Even if you have no interest in competing with computers you'll learn a great deal about number theory and the art of efficient computer programming. —Martin Gardner
Community Engagement Findings Across the Disciplines
Applying Course Content to Community Needs
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2017
This book is a reference for administrators and educators at institutions of higher learning who are thinking about taking serious steps to link their educational mission to helping their surrounding communities. Various research findings across the disciplines in higher education about integrating...
The Teaching Portfolio
A Practical Guide to Improved Performance and Promotion/Tenure Decisions
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2010
Praise for The Teaching Portfolio
"This new edition of a classic text has added invaluable, immediately useful material. It's a must-read for faculty, department chairs, and academic administrators." —Irene W. D. Hecht, director, Department Leadership Programs, American Council...
Algebra for the Urban Student
Using Stories to Make Algebra Fun and Easy
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Algebra for the Urban Student offers an algebra textbook for the typical math student. In many cases, such textbooks are written for people who love mathematics and understand the jargon. Teacher Canaa Lee has incorporated her personal experiences as a high school mathematics teacher into a textbook...