Teaching category: 65474 books
An Introduction to Teaching
A Handbook for Primary and Secondary School Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2004
The expectations of what it is to be a teacher are as high as ever. An Introduction to Teaching, which is the second edition of the well-established textbook Learning to Teach, provides a fully up-to-date introduction to the process and practice of teaching, and the personal and professional skills...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Every generation of students comes to the classroom with different needs than that of their predecessors. Implementing new methods and styles of teaching to meet these diverse needs will provide students with the best chance of success in their educational careers. The Handbook of Research on Pedagogical...
The Gift of Teaching
A Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Everyone thought she lived a privileged life. Schalea Sanders was a model student. She was polite and well-mannered and excelled in every aspect of her studies. But Schalea hid a dark secret masked by good grades and a powerful last name: she endured a home life of violence and chaos that did not...
Teaching about Genocide
Insights and Advice from Secondary Teachers and Professors
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2018
This book presents the insights, advice and suggestions of secondary level teachers and professors in relation to teaching about various facets of genocide. The contributions are extremely eclectic, ranging from the basic concerns when teaching about genocide to a discussion as to why it is critical...
The Pain of Knowledge
Holocaust and Genocide Issues in Education
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2019
Violation of the rights of a human being and indifference in the face of suffering jeopardize the very existence of human society. The Holocaust is the most extreme example of such violations, and the greatest moral failure mankind has experienced. Confronting the Holocaust, as well as genocide, may...
by Ronald A. Beghetto, James C. Kaufman, John Baer
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Creativity and the Common Core State Standards are both important to today’s teachers. Yet, for many educators, nurturing students’ creativity seems to conflict with ensuring that they learn specific skills and content. In this book, the authors outline ways to adapt existing lessons and...
The Essential Guide to Secondary Mathematics
Successful and enjoyable teaching and learning
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Combining research-based theory with fresh, practical guidance for the classroom, The Essential Guide to Secondary Mathematics is a stimulating new resource for all student and practising teachers looking for new ideas and inspiration. With an emphasis on exciting your mathematical and pedagogical...
Using Video to Assess Teaching Performance
A Resource Guide for edTPA
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Recent performance-based teacher assessments have challenged teacher educators to rethink the ways that candidates are prepared in education programs. edTPA (formerly the Teacher Performance Assessment) requires teacher candidates to demonstrate knowledge and skills through authentic teaching artifacts,...
Teaching Children with Autism and Related Spectrum Disorders
An Art and a Science
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2005
Based on twenty-five years of teaching and working with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), Christy L. Magnusen contends that it is those teachers who can blend the 'science' of education methodology with the 'art' of teaching who are best able to reach these children. Examining both...
Going Online with Protocols
New Tools for Teaching and Learning
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Many users of the popular professional development book,The Power of Protocols, discovered that protocols are also very useful for online teaching. This new book, by three of the same authors, focuses on using protocols to enhance learning with their students in multiple environments including online-a...
by Johnnie McKinley
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
In this book, Johnnie McKinley presents the results of her in-depth study of a group of teachers in grades 3–8 who managed to radically narrow the achievement gap between their black and white students by using a set of culturally responsive strategies in their classrooms. McKinley uses the educators'...
Preparing Early Childhood Educators to Teach Math
Professional Development that Works
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
With 30+ video clips—great for use in teacher training sessions!
If you’re preparing early childhood educators for the critical task of teaching math, this groundbreaking resource is just what you need to plan and implement effective professional development. Translating recommendations...
by David Morris, Gurmit Uppal, David Wells
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
This is a guide to the teaching of computing and coding in primary schools, and an exploration of how children develop their computational thinking. It covers all areas of the National Curriculum for primary computing and offers insight into effective teaching.
The text considers three strands...
by Aaron Gulyas
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
Popular media has become a common means by which students understand both the present and the past. Consequently, more teachers are using various forms of popular culture as pedagogical tools in the history classroom. Among the many materials available to teachers in the digital age are public-domain...