Teacher Training Books

Becoming the Mentor is an inspiring story about two people who, by intentionally walking part of their everyday life journey together, model what can be done in a mentoring relationship to become a gift not only for each other, but for a million others...

This book examines post-colonial curriculum transformation across seven African nations. These are South Africa, Egypt, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Ghana. It investigates whether these educational systems have truly decolonized their...

This book describes unique aspects of the education system in Israel, specifically focusing on art education, and its role in fostering social change and diversity. It delves into art-based research, autobiographical methodologies, and interviews,...

There is a great interest around the world in how teachers are prepared, the content of their education and training programmes, measurements of their effectiveness, and the role of the 'good' teacher in society. While many of the issues are common...

Be a Winner! is your chance to learn from veteran science teachers about the secrets to successful grant writing. Formatted as a handy workbook, this practical book takes you step by step through the writing process. You ll learn the top 10 reasons to...

Verbatique is a practical guide to mastering communication across academic, professional, and everyday life. From building clarity in conversations to presenting ideas with confidence, this book equips readers with essential tools to enhance speaking,...

What if you could change the department-level factors that don't support teaching and learning? Explore answers to this fascinating question and many more with Reimagining the Science Department. In five thoughtful chapters, the book invites you to...

What is it really like to plunge into the world of science learning and teaching? Find out in this unique book. Dive In! grew out of a teacher- scientist project at the University of New Hampshire that promoted active learning and using science practices...

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3-5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons: POE (Predict, Observe, and Explain)...

This is the book that will flip the way you think about STEM from "not me" to "I'm in!" Author Jeff Weld is the director of the acclaimed Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council. He sees STEM as "a white-hot, transformative revolution in schooling as we...

Pursuing a Doctoral Degree demystifies the journey of selecting a program, navigating the application process, and engaging in the work required to complete a doctorate.

In this first-hand study of the relationship of gender, ethnicity and the participation of children within an English-language teaching classroom, Julé re-assesses Lacan's approach to belonging with other theoretical approaches to gender and language,...

This book locates teachers’ work and lives in China in a critical analysis of the political, socio-cultural, ideological and educational reform contexts, and demonstrates how teachers retain their commitment for learning and development.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

An indispensible resource for librarians of all roles, the case studies in An Introduction to Staff Development in Academic Libraries demonstrate the necessity and value of integrating the library's mission statement and strategic plan with...

Time-saving tips to make the teaching and administration load easierDoes your precious teaching time seem to be shrinking? Do you support teachers but there never seem to be enough hours in the day to do your job? Dip into this vast resource of 'best...

Lesson Study has been actively introduced from Japan to various parts of the world, starting with the US. Such introduction is heavily connected with a focus on mathematics education and there is a strong misconception that Lesson Study is only for...

Critical participatory action research creates opportunities for people to work together to solve problems and address issues about the conditions under which they work, through mutually agreed on actions in practice. Partnership and recognition hold...

A collection of essays written by arts and humanities scholars across disciplines, this book argues that higher education has been compromised by its uncritical acceptance of our culture's standards of productivity, busyness, and speed. Inspired by the...

This guide presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for general computer science (CS) teaching. The content is clearly written and structured to be applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching...

This book systematically explores and reflects on a variety of issues related to collaborative mathematics teacher education practice and research - such as classroom coaching, mentoring or co-learning agreements - highlighting...

This book seeks to narrow the current gap between educational research and classroom practice in the teaching of physics. It makes a detailed analysis of research findings derived from experiments involving pupils, students and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and cognitive science, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of how we learn.

Delivering professional development to teachers is an exciting opportunity to share strategies and ideas, but how do you ensure your audience will care about what you have to say? This helpful book shows how to improve your presentations by embracing...

This book presents a comparative ethnographic understanding of government and low-fee private schools in India within the context of ever-increasing privatization and commercialization of education and growing presence of non-state actors.

Environmental Liberation Education offers an easy-to-use, culturally informed, and student-centered teaching approach to promote academic engagement and systemic change for educators at all levels across disciplines. It is an invaluable resource that...

At the best of times leadership is messy. It's about a way of being, not doing. It's nebulous, nuanced and elusive, as much to do with feeling and energy as thinking and planning. It's contextual and responsive and can never be one size fits all. When...

Supporting new teachers is a common challenge globally and the European Commission has recently emphasised the need to promote a lifelong continuum of teachers' professional development by building bridges between pre-service and in-service teacher...

This book makes explicit the connections between Practitioner Inquiry and Teacher Professional Learning, enabling teacher educators, researchers and policy makers to examine and improve practice leading to enhanced teacher professional learning.

This book focuses on the significant role that professional education programs play at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and these programs' impact on society. Chapter authors discuss the contexts and experiences of students who have...

This book presents the results of a four-year, National Science Foundation-funded project that engaged nine high school biology teachers at three public high schools in long-term, on-site professional development program centered on a learning...

In Reflections on Kindness, Connections, and Lifelong Learning: Empowering Emerging Educators, retired Phys. Ed. and Biology teacher, Vice-principal, Principal, and Coach Michael Babb draws upon a wealth of experience and wisdom gleaned over almost four...

This book collates the practitioner stories of University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation (US PREP) teacher preparation programs across the nation, documenting the programs' efforts to enact scaled transformative practices...