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Seeing the Spectrum
Teaching English Language Arts to Adolescents with Autism
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With 1 in 59 children being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), odds are that students on the spectrum will be in many classrooms across every subject area.Seeing the Spectrum argues that secondary English teachers are uniquely equipped to prepare students with autism for future success,...
Transnational Education Crossing 'Asia' and 'the West'
Adjusted desire, transformative mediocrity and neo-colonial disguise
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In this book, Phan Le-Ha identifies and discusses four growing self-sustained/sustaining fundamental phenomena in transnational education (TNE), namely (1) the planned, evolving and transformative mediocrity behind the endorsement of English-medium education legitimized by the interactive Asia-the...
Outdoor Classrooms
A Handbook for School Gardens
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2013
Outdoor Classrooms is ideal for teachers and home educators who want to incorporate outdoor education at all levels of the school curriculum, with an emphasis on setting up vegetable gardens, teaching children about growing food, economic concerns, human and planetary health and future sustainability....
The Multilingual Turn
Implications for SLA, TESOL, and Bilingual Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Drawing on the latest developments in bilingual and multilingual research, The Multilingual Turn offers a critique of, and alternative to, still-dominant monolingual theories, pedagogies and practices in SLA, TESOL, and bilingual education. Critics of the ‘monolingual bias’ argue that notions...
The Joy of Teaching
A Practical Guide for New College Instructors
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2009
Gathering concepts and techniques borrowed from outstanding college professors, The Joy of Teaching provides helpful guidance for new instructors developing and teaching their first college courses.
Award-winning professor Peter Filene proposes that teaching should not be like a baseball game...
by Andrew William
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
Teaching English Abroad: All Things TEFL for Native and Non-native English Teachers—perfect for every academician, current or budding English teacher, and nomad who is looking to experience and conquer the TEFL industry.
"The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of...
Cinematic Social Studies
A Resource for Teaching and Learning Social Studies With Film
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Action! Film is a common and powerful element in the social studies classroom and Cinematic Social Studies explores teaching and learning social studies with film. Teaching with film is a prominent teaching strategy utilized by many teachers on a regular basis. Cinematic Social Studies moves readers...
Using SOLO as a Framework for Teaching
A case study in maximising achievement in science
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2012
Maximise achievement. Using SOLO as a Framework for Teaching shows how this powerful model can be transferred simply and effectively into all aspects of everyday teaching and learning. It allows the development of challenging hierarchical learning intentions and brings clarity to both the teacher...
Speaking and Writing for English Language Learners
Collaborative Teaching for Greater Success with K-6
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
provides an overview designed to help educators collaborate more effectively in the areas of content area literacy for the sake of their K-6 ELL students. The book weaves the practical and theoretical aspects of collaboration and suggests ways for teachers to form long term partnerships. Each chapter...
Getting Ready for Benjamin
Preparing Teachers for Sexual Diversity in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2002
This book argues that issues of sexual diversity are inextricably interwoven into the basic concerns of pre-service teacher education. How do we make our students aware of assumptions regarding masculinity, femininity, and sexuality that arise from what is presented, represented, or omitted from curricula...
The Slow Professor
Challenging the Culture of Speed in the Academy
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2016
If there is one sector of society that should be cultivating deep thought in itself and others, it is academia. Yet the corporatisation of the contemporary university has sped up the clock, demanding increased speed and efficiency from faculty regardless of the consequences for education and scholarship.
In...
The Skillful Teacher
On Technique, Trust, and Responsiveness in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teaching
Students say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester...
by Mel Levine, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2002
"Different minds learn differently," writes Dr. Mel Levine, one of the best-known education experts and pediatricians in America today. And that's a problem for many children, because most schools still cling to a one-size-fits-all education philosophy. As a result, these children struggle because...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Design and Technology has long held a controversial place on the school curriculum, with some arguing that it shouldn’t be there at all. This book presents and questions considered arguments and judgements, and explores the major issues that all D&T teachers encounter in their daily professional...