Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
Teaching Writing as Journey, Not Destination
Essays Exploring What “Teaching Writing” Means
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2019
American author Kurt Vonnegut has famously declared that writing is unteachable, yet formal education persists in that task. Teaching Writing as Journey, Not Destination is the culmination of P.L. Thomas’s experiences as both a writer and a teacher of writing reaching into the fourth decade of struggling...
Researching edTPA Promises and Problems
Perspectives from English as an Additional Language, English Language Arts, and World Language Teacher Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Teacher effectiveness and licensure in the United States continue to be scrutinized at the state and national levels. At present, 40 states plus the District of Columbia have adopted edTPA to inform initial teacher licensure and/or certification decisions (American Association of Colleges for Teacher...
by Victoria Jaquiss, Diane Paterson
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2017
The SEND Code of Practice (2015) has reinforced the requirement that all teachers must meet the needs of all learners. This topical book provides practical, tried and tested strategies and resources that will support teachers in making music lessons accessible and exciting for all pupils, including...
Where there's a Will... Motivation and Volition in College Teaching and Learning
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 152
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2018
Motivating students – a primary goal of education - is complex, to say the least. This issue focuses on a model for motivation, volition, and performance that acknowledges the importance of volition as action subsequent to motivation: action that leads to improved performance.
This MVP...
Hybrid Teaching and Learning
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 149
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Hybrid, or blended, classrooms are expanding on campuses across the United States (and internationally). Intentionally combining in-class instruction with online activities not only aids student learning, it also provides more self-directed, technology-mediated learning experiences for students who...
by Carl Simmons, Mrs Claire Hawkins
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Previously known as Teaching ICT, this second edition has been carefully revised to meet the new demands of computer science as a curriculum subject.
With a clear focus on the theory and practice that supports high quality teaching, this textbook provides pragmatic guidance on how to plan,...
by Tim Hurst
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2017
This book provides practical strategies and resources that have been proven effective in teaching English to pupils of all abilities, making English accessible, challenging and exciting. The author outlines important key principles that should underpin teaching and learning so that all pupils, including...
by Ann Lewin-Benham
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In her latest book, bestselling author Ann Lewin-Benham describes eight techniques that foster intentional and reflective classroom practice. She presents over 70 novel exercises to help teachers learn to use body, face, hands, voice, eyes, and word choices to precisely convey meaning. Some exercises...
by Erin Muschla, Judith A. Muschla, Gary Robert Muschla
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2014
Start young children off with Common Core math using these innovative activities
Teaching the Common Core Math Standards with Hands-On Activities, Grades K-2 provides teachers with the help they need to begin teaching to the new standards right away. The book outlines the Common Core math standards...
by Sally Neaum
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2017
The teaching of phonics is now strongly embedded in early literacy teaching and early years settings, and it has been shown to be an important part of becoming literate. There is, however, significant concern about the formalizing of phonics teaching for very young children.
So what should...
Teaching and Learning
International Best Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Our highly interconnected global education environment provides unprecedented opportunities for teaching professionals and educational researchers to share best practice in teaching and learning across international borders and sociocultural frontiers. This volume presents a diverse range of innovative...
Aspects of Teaching Secondary Modern Foreign Languages
Perspectives on Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2013
This lively and inspiring collection of readings is divided into three sections: 'Developing teaching strategies and effective classroom management' covers all major aspects of classroom practice; 'Planning, evaluating and assessing MFL learning' is a guide to the day to day requirements and practicalities...
by John K. Gilbert, Rosária Justi
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2016
This book argues that modelling should be a component of all school curricula that aspire to provide ‘authentic science education for all’. The literature on modelling is reviewed and a ‘model of modelling’ is proposed. The conditions for the successful implementation of the ‘model of modelling’...
Community Fieldwork in Teacher Education
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
In teacher education, field work in community-based spaces (including foster homes and programs for homeless youth) is frequently contrasted with "traditional" field experiences in classroom settings, where beginning teachers are immediately introduced to teacher-centered models of instruction....