Teaching Methods category: 9681 books
A New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar
The Order of Meanings
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
This book proposes Meaning-order Approach to Pedagogical Grammar (MAP Grammar) as a practical pedagogical approach in ESL and EFL contexts. Teaching grammar through an easy-to-understand three-dimensional model, MAP Grammar establishes the clause as the fundamental unit of English and interprets meaning...
Dewey and Eros
Wisdom and Desire in the Art of Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
"We become what we love," states Jim Garrison in Dewey and Eros: Wisdom and Desire in the Art of Teaching. This provocative book represents a major new interpretation of Dewey's education philosophy. It is also an examination of what motivates us to teach and to learn, and begins with the idea of...
Integrating Teaching, Learning, and Action Research
Enhancing Instruction in the K-12 Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2009
Helping teachers engage K–12 students as participatory researchers to accomplish highly effective learning outcomes
Integrating Teaching, Learning, and Action Research: Enhancing Instruction in the K–12 Classroom demonstrates how teachers can use action research as an integral component...
Successful Teaching
Practical Ideas and Enabling Questions
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2013
Successful Teaching: Practical Ideas to Make It Happen is written for all pre and inservice teachers, whether they are the 20 year veteran who needs a renewed sense of purpose, new to the profession, or planning to become a teacher. It will also serve as a resource for administrators wishing to help...
by James Archer, Judith Roden
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
With chapter sequencing following the new Curriculum, this book supports trainee Primary school teachers to make use of the opportunities presented in the new National Curriculum for effective and engaging Science teaching.
Covering all of the areas of the new National Curriculum for primary science...
Oxymoron?
A Practical Guide to Fun and Effective Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2006
Are you a fun teacher? Or has your teaching slid into the same old everyday routine? Jazz up your approach with the innovative techniques found in Oxymoron?, and transform your classroom from boring to exciting!
Through his years of teaching, author and teacher Matthew Bryant has discovered...
by Ruth Tudor
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Based on the New Curriculum for Citizenship, this book provides practitioners in secondary schools with the essential tools needed to teach citizenship. The authors provide an overview of the citizenship order and give guidance on how to fulfill its three main elements: social and moral responsibility,...
The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching
A study of politics and professionalism within teacher education
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
The Use of Children's Literature in Teaching reveals the impact of politics, professional guidelines and restrictive measurements of literacy on the emerging identities of young teachers. It places renewed emphasis on the importance of creative teaching with children’s literature for the empowerment...
by N. Hativa
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book identifies strategies that are consistently associated with good teaching and presents them within a theoretical framework that explains how they promote students' active and meaningful learning. The book promotes teachers' pedagogical knowledge and their perception of teaching as scholarly, intellectual work, and provides extensive practical advice.
by Vickie Gill
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
Vickie Gill's time-tested wisdom and practical advice provides the insight teachers need to develop a dynamic, successful classroom. This third edition of her bestseller contains new material that helps teachers work with new technologies, evolving social climates, limited budgets, and standardized...
Teaching for Historical Literacy
Building Knowledge in the History Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Teaching for Historical Literacy combines the elements of historical literacy into a coherent instructional framework for teachers. It identifies the role of historical literacy, analyzes its importance in the evolving educational landscape, and details the action steps necessary for teachers to implement...
Teaching the Common Core Literature Standards in Grades 2-5
Strategies, Mentor Texts, and Units of Study
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Shifting your literature instruction to meet the Common Core can be tricky. The standards are specific about how students should analyze characters, themes, point of view, and more. In this new book, Lisa Morris makes it easy by taking you through the standards and offering tons of practical strategies,...
by Catrin Green
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
So, you have passion for your subject and you get to work with some of the funniest, most surprising and exceptional students. But teaching science isn’t always a walk in the park. How do you get students to think scientifically, remember all of those key words and not get acid in their eyes? Secondary...
Engaging Young Engineers
Teaching Problem Solving Skills Through STEM
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2015
Help young children develop problem-solving skills, and you'll boost their kindergarten readiness and set them up for long-term success in STEM subjects. In this timely and practical book, you'll discover how to support the problem-solving skills of all young children by teaching them basic practices...