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University Teaching
An Introductory Guide
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2012
University Teaching: An Introductory Guide is a vital tool for the new lecturer that aims to encourage and support an inquiry into university teaching and academic life. This book understands that teaching is not discrete but one of many activities integrated in academic work. It recognizes that teaching...
by Michele D. Crockett
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2008
Mathematics and Teaching uses case studies to explore complex and pervasive issues that arise in teaching. In this volume, school mathematics is the context in which to consider race, equity, political contexts and the broader social and cultural circumstances in which schooling occurs. This book...
The Essential Guide for New Teaching Assistants
Assisting Learning and Supporting Teaching in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2010
The Essential Guide for New Teaching Assistants provides an introduction for teaching assistants who have recently been inducted, or are going through the process of induction, and are working in schools with children or young people.
Giving teaching assistants an insight into the theories...
An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching
Developing the Model Teacher
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
What makes a good college teacher? This book provides an evidence- based answer to that question by presenting a set of "model teaching characteristics" that define what makes a good college teacher. Based on six fundamental areas of teaching competency known as Model Teaching Characteristics...
Diversifying Mathematics Teaching
Advanced Educational Content and Methods for Prospective Elementary Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
The book is written to enhance the preparation of elementary teacher candidates by offering teaching ideas conducive to the development of deep understanding of concepts fundamental to the mathematics curriculum they are to teach. It intends to show how the diversity of teaching methods stems from...
Teaching Sociology Successfully
A Practical Guide to Planning and Delivering Outstanding Lessons
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2017
Teaching Sociology Successfully is a comprehensive guide to teaching, learning and delivering sociology, not only with success but with confidence. Carefully combing insightful anecdotes and practical ideas with key theoretical concepts on planning, learning styles and assessment, this book is an...
Making Sense of Mathematics for Teaching to Inform Instructional Quality
(Applying the TQE Process in Teachers' Math Strategies)
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2019
Discover a clear path for improving your instructional strategies for teaching mathematics at any grade level. Designed for individuals or collaborative teams, this practical resource introduces a set of rubrics -- the Instructional Quality Assessment (IQA) Toolkit -- that readers can rely on to help...
Teaching While Black
A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Teaching should never be color-blind. In a world where many believe the best approach toward eradicating racism is to feign ignorance of our palpable physical differences, a few have led the movement toward convincing fellow educators not only to consider race but to use it as the very basis of their...
Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education
A Critical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education offers a combination of critical perspectives and practical advice that is ideally suited for individuals interested in enhancing their practice through analysis and critique. The aim is to promote a critical understanding of one’s own practices:...
How Learning Works
Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
Praise for How Learning Works
"How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of...
Transformational Teaching in the Information Age
Making Why and How We Teach Relevant to Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
How can teachers meet the challenges of engaging and educating all students, from those who are gadget-toting and plugged-in to those who are language learners or economically distressed and everyone in between? How can you help students learn what they need to know when the world and all that’s...
Teaching the Taboo
Courage and Imagination in the Classroom, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Rick and William Ayers renew their challenge to teachers to teach initiative, to teach imagination, to “teach the taboo” in the new edition of this bestseller. Drawing from a lifetime of deep commitment to students, teaching, and social justice, the authors update their powerful critique of schooling...
How to Teach American Literature
A Practical Teaching Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
How does one keep classic books alive for young people today and teach them that literature is instructional and delightful? How does the teacher foster a classroom environment that encourages student participation and promotes enjoyment so that teenagers learn to appreciate literary study? More specifically,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
How can you effectively motivate young people to engage with foreign language learning?
How can young people engage with new ideas and cultural experiences within and outside the classroom?
The new edition of A Practical Guide to Teaching Foreign Languages in the Secondary School offers...