Curricula category: 1261 books
Virtual Literacies
Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
The growth of interest in virtual worlds and other online spaces for children and young people raises important issues for literacy educators and researchers. This book is a timely and much-needed collection of current research in the area. It provides a synthesis of knowledge and understanding and...
Augmented Education
Bringing Real and Virtual Learning Together
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Including relevant case studies and interviews with practitioners, Augmented Education explores the nature of learning where the 'real world' is augmented by use of the virtual to create new learning possibilities, tools, and environments. and offers insights into the development of a pedagogy that is authentic, inclusive and enjoyable.
Life in Schools and Classrooms
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
This book discusses key aspects of life in schools and classrooms, and surveys the changes that have occurred over the years in educational research, policy making and practice in these school and classroom settings. It not only examines cutting-edge research in these areas, but also showcases good...
Digital Education
Opportunities for Social Collaboration
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2011
A collection of content-based chapters and case studies examining the pedagogical potential and realities of digital literacies in education. The book aims to examine a number of foundational aspects of Web 2.0 technologies and social media applications and to understand the implications for teaching, learning, and professional development.
Education in the Age of Biocapitalism
Optimizing Educational Life for a Flat World
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2012
Biocapitalism, an economic model built on making new commodities from existing forms of life, has fundamentally changed how we understand the boundaries between nature/culture and human/nonhuman. This is the first book to examine its implications for education and how human capital understandings of education are co-evolving with biocapitalism.
by Colin J Marsh
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum is an invaluable guide for all involved in curriculum matters. Now fully updated, this revised and enlarged fourth edition provides not only a solid grounding in the subject but also covers the latest trends and issues affecting the field. Written in Marsh's...
Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum
From Policy to Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2013
This volume provides a multi-faceted and critical analysis of the Singapore curriculum in relation to globalization. First, it details reform initiatives established by the Singapore government to meet the challenges posed by globalization. Next, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum presents...
A New Look at the Interactive Writing Classroom
Methods, Strategies, and Activities to Engage Students
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Teaching students how to write more effectively is a goal that English teachers of all levels share. How can you motivate your students to produce their best writing, think critically, and participate more actively in class? How can you conduct workshops in your classroom that create a more dynamic,...
Creative Block Play
A Comprehensive Guide to Learning through Building
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2016
Creative Block Play covers everything you need to encourage a child's development in a variety of domains through block play. This book is full of photos that illustrate block play in real classrooms and stories from teachers who have successfully used block play to encourage children's development...
by Chris Abbott
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is changing the face of education. In this timely and accessible book, Chris Abbott examines the process by which ICT, and in particular its role in relation to literacy, has become central to national educational policies.
The author traces the history...
Transitioning to Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction
How to Bring Content and Process Together
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
A cutting-edge model for 21st century curriculum and instruction
Looking for that one transformative moment when a student’s eyes light up, signaling he or she has finally grasped that big idea behind critical academic content? Concept-based curriculum and instruction is a way to make those...
by H. Lynn Erickson, Lois A. Lanning, Rachel French
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Develop students’ critical thinking, abstract reasoning, and creative learning skills with concept-based teaching!
Take learning beyond the facts with a teaching approach that develops conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students’ innate...
Authentic Learning Experiences
A Real-World Approach to Project-Based Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Learn how to implement a real-world approach to project-based learning. Authentic learning experiences are created around genuine, outside audiences and meaningful purposes. They meet the Common Core, engage students in critical thinking and 21st Century learning, teach important skills such as research...
by Art Saguinsin
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2019
The book tackles the system and nature of bureaucracy, the forms of government, and the importance of government agencies to the people. The polices of government, the civil service commission, leadership and management of people, and many important topics.