Teaching category: 65474 books
by Douglas K. Brumbaugh, David Rock, Linda S. Brumbaugh
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
This developmentally sound, research-based, practical text speaks directly to preservice elementary mathematics students about the multitude of ways they can help their future students learn to see the power, beauty, necessity, and usefulness of mathematics in the world.Part 1 deals with guiding principles...
Opening The Classroom Door
Teacher, Researcher, Learner
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
This account tracks the return to teaching of John Loughran, a teacher educator and educational researcher. After years of educating student teachers, he went back into the classroom for a year to practice what he himself had been teaching, but was often met with difficult pupil behaviour and unforeseen...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Part of a vital Springer series on self-study practices in teaching and teacher education, this collection offers a range of contributions to the topic that embody the reflections of science teacher educators who have applied self-study methodology to their own professional development. The material...
Computer-Assisted Foreign Language Teaching and Learning
Technological Advances
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Educational technologies continue to advance the ways in which we teach and learn. As these technologies continue to improve our communication with one another, computer-assisted foreign language learning has provided a more efficient way of communication between different languages. Computer-Assisted...
Enhancing Teaching in Higher Education
New Approaches to Improving Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2005
This book brings together a collection of ground-breaking research and tested techniques in the field of learning and teaching in higher education.
It provides an accessible, authoritative account of the latest developments, outlining how to apply learning theory and best practice to everyday...
Enjoying Literature
Classroom Ready Materials for Teaching Fiction and Poetry Analysis Skills in the High School Grades
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2014
Literacy: Made for All is a classroom-ready, teacher-friendly resource for English and Writing teachers of Grades 9 through 12. Organized buffet style, it is designed to complement an existing English curriculum by providing a tested repertoire of strategies for teaching both writing skills and literary...
The Professor's Guide to Taming Technology
Leveraging Digital Media, Web 2.0 and More for Learning
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
This book is provided as a guide, encouragement and handbook for faculty to introduce digital media in language you can understand and provide strategies and activities you can quickly assimilate into your teaching. We are excited that more people will be able to benefit from the powerful help and guidance...
Project Based Teaching
How to Create Rigorous and Engaging Learning Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2018
It's no secret that in today's complex world, students face unparalleled demands as they prepare for college, careers, and active citizenship. However, those demands won't be met without a fundamental shift from traditional, teacher-centered instruction toward innovative, student-centered teaching...
Teaching Content Outrageously
How to Captivate All Students and Accelerate Learning, Grades 4-12
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
A powerful instructional method for "hooking" students on academic learning
Drawing from a teaching model designed to banish boredom and student apathy, this book explains how dramatic practices can serve as powerful tools for enlivening lessons and captivating students, even the most resistant...
Becoming a New Instructor
A Guide for College Adjuncts and Graduate Students
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2012
Becoming a New Instructor guides new instructors through the planning, preparation, and execution of their first class, whether it is in person or online. Like any good mentor, this book provides clear, simple instructions and makes best-practice recommendations. Becoming a New Instructor provides...
A Primer for Teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History
Ten Design Principles
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2018
A Primer for Teaching Women, Gender, and Sexuality in World History is a guide for college and high school teachers who are teaching women, gender, and sexuality in history for the first time, for experienced teachers who want to reinvigorate their courses, for those who are training future teachers...
Upgrade Your Teaching
Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
How can educators leverage neuroscience research about how the human brain learns? How can we use this information to improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment so our students achieve deep learning and understanding in all subject areas? Upgrade Your Teaching: Understanding by Design Meets Neuroscience...
by Yvonne S. Gentzler
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2015
New teachers begin their careers with great enthusiasm and purpose, but often face many challenges in their first years of teaching. A New Teacher's Guide to Best Practices supports new teachers with guidelines for applying best teaching practices to improve their professional effectiveness.
Organized...
Teacher's Ultimate Planning Guide
How to Achieve a Successful School Year and Thriving Teaching Career
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
High levels of stress are an occupational hazard of the teaching profession, resulting from inadequate training for the broad scope of teacher responsibilities that extend beyond instruction. This comprehensive guide masterfully fills this void by creating a step-by-step sequence of practical techniques-based...