Methods category: 10193 books
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Geneva Gay is renowned for her contributions to multicultural education, particularly as it relates to curriculum design, professional learning, and classroom instruction. Gay has made many important revisions to keep her foundational, award-winning text relevant for today’s diverse student population,...
Inquiry as Stance
Practitioner Research for the Next Generation
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
In this long-awaited sequel to Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge, two leaders in the field of practitioner research offer a radically different view of the relationship of knowledge and practice and of the role of practitioners in educational change. In their new book, the authors put...
Deciding What to Teach and Test
Developing, Aligning, and Leading the Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2010
Focusing on curriculum leadership and closing the achievement gap, this influential book is updated with new insights on developing and aligning curriculum in a standards-based environment.
Curriculum, Syllabus Design and Equity
A Primer and Model
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2012
Curriculum scholars and teachers working for social justice and equity have been caught up in acrimonious and polarizing political debates over content, ideology, and disciplinary knowledge. At the forefront in cutting through these debates and addressing the practical questions involved, this book...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
The global economic meltdown has highlighted the interconnectedness of nations. This book seeks to provide an overview of topics, issues, and best practices related to defining social justice leadership given our increasingly global world. Refugees and immigrants from around the globe now inhabit...
Research in Urban Educational Settings
Lessons Learned and Implications for Future Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Results from quantitative and qualitative research studies have painted countless images of the unique features shaping urban schools including students' experiences and how the surrounding communities affect the entire system. Race, ethnicity, social class, language, power, politics, and public image...
by Sandy Millin
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Are you tired of your students running out of things to say? This book will show you 12 different ways to adapt a wide range of speaking activities to get more out of them in the classroom, divided into four categories:- Preparing to speak- Adding repetition- Extending speech- Having a reason to listenThere...
Mentoring Teachers in Post-Compulsory Education
A Guide to Effective Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
This timely new handbook will be an essential read for all college staff who find themselves involved in mentoring trainee teachers in post-compulsory education, either through choice or necessity! Describing all of the expectations, responsibilities and rewards involved in mentoring college teachers...
by Yvon Appleby, Ruth Pilkington
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
What does it mean to be a professional in education and in other sectors where education is a focus? How can professional development techniques be implemented in a variety of settings to best effect? Over the last decade many shifts in individual professional identity and sector requirements in education...
by Emil Decker
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
QR Codes consist of black and white squares. When scanned, these codes can point you to websites or provide more information. Schools are engaging students through the use of their own technology. Smart phones & tablets with cameras allow the use of QR codes for many activites across all subjects...
Developing Your Portfolio - Enhancing Your Learning and Showing Your Stuff
A Guide for the Early Childhood Student or Professional
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
Portfolios have often been used as a way for teachers to monitor and assess their students' progress, but this book picks up on the current trend of using portfolios to assess teachers themselves as part of their degree requirements. As a professional development tool, portfolios are also useful for...
Digital Portfolios in the Classroom
Showcasing and Assessing Student Work
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2017
Assessment is messy. Day-to-day, in-the-moment assessments not only reveal information that drives future instruction but also offer a comprehensive picture of students’ abilities and dispositions toward learning. As teachers, we might know what this looks and feels like, yet it can be hard to put...
by The INSTANT-Series
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2014
How to Read Faster Instantly!How fast can you read? Not very fast, right? Or at least not as fast as you would like...otherwise you wouldn't be reading this?Now how about if you can increase your reading speed by 5, or even 10, times faster than you read now...guarantee?What...
Speed Reading For Beginners
How to Increase Your Reading and Comprehension Speed and Start to Read Faster
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Speed reading has been a skill peddled by experts putting it on the spotlight. The claim is that speed readers can read up to 1000- 1700 words in a minute while the average person reads 200 to 400 words. The only way to understand if these claims are true is by looking at the different techniques used in speed reading. And this book can help you with that.