Teaching skills and techniques Books

Practical Teaching Methods K-6 is designed primarily for K-6 teachers and administrators who wish to examine where they are and where they might go. Each chapter discusses the elements of good teaching in the content areas, providing real examples from...

"Teachers Mentoring Teachers is timely, practical, and engaging-a welcome addition to the literature on retaining and providing meaningful professional development for teachers." Sandra R. Hurley, Associate Dean Program Director, Literacy Education The...

Being Mentored: A Guide for Proteges is written for both potential teachers and mentors. It is a reference guide containing thought-provoking activities and opportunities for applying its principles to the reader's needs. The book offers suggestions for...

Being Mentored: A Guide for Proteges is written for both potential teachers and mentors. It is a reference guide containing thought-provoking activities and opportunities for applying its principles to the reader's needs. The book offers suggestions for...

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here! If you've ever struggled to help students make scientific arguments from evidence, this practical, easy-to-use activity book is for you! Give your students the critical scientific practice...

Teaching your students to think like scientists starts here! If you've ever struggled to help students make scientific arguments from evidence, this practical, easy-to-use activity book is for you! Give your students the critical scientific practice...

Leon Spreyer draws upon his 27 years of teaching experience to provide student teachers and new teachers with practical information that isn't always taught in teacher education courses. He includes games, book recommendations, specific lesson plans and...

Parental involvement is central to improved student performance, and in this book the authors illustrate how sustained parental involvement not only improves individual performance, but also has transformed classrooms and even entire schools. Reaching...

Parental involvement is central to improved student performance, and in this book the authors illustrate how sustained parental involvement not only improves individual performance, but also has transformed classrooms and even entire schools. Reaching...

Take classroom changes in stride with these ingenious ideas! Today's classrooms exist in an ever-changing world. In addition to new adopting technologies, schools are constantly introducing changes in curriculum, instruction, testing, and advanced...

The authors introduce students to the requirements that their degree programmes will make and explore issues such as behaviour management and national curriculum strategies, helping readers to engage with the material in a way that is appropriate to...

Dirty Words: The Rhetoric of Public Sex Education, 1870-1924, details the approaches and outcomes of sex education initiatives in the Progressive Era. In analyzing the rhetorical strategies of sex-education advocates, Robin E. Jensen engages with rich...

'As one would expect from Bill Rogers, given his experience as a teacher, consultant , speaker and author, this book is highly readable, with many interesting and useful anecdotes to illustrate the points he makes' - Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties...

The Full-Time Faculty Handbook examines the major components of a life in the academy - teaching, advisi ng, publishing, research, and service. '

Gain a deeper understanding of how students learn to read! This professional development resource collection explores current research on the science of reading and discusses what it means for classrooms today. From detailed background information to...

Clarifying the fine art of workshop design and facilitation, this book - aimed particularly at social workers - is the ultimate guide to setting up and running a workshop. The authors' model takes account of experiential learning and individual learning...

Clarifying the fine art of workshop design and facilitation, this book - aimed particularly at social workers - is the ultimate guide to setting up and running a workshop. The authors' model takes account of experiential learning and individual learning...

In this handy and practical book, Elisa Carb one offers a wealth of sound advice on how to deal with a la rge class, from the first day to the end of term evaluations . '

Physics for ages 12-14 Chemistry for ages 12-13 Roy Wilkinson outlines the background and practical guidelines for teaching these subjects: 6th grade--sound, light, heat, magnetism, electricity 7th grade--6th-grade subjects continued; mechanics,...

The author explores and comments the fairy tales Little Red Cap (aka Little Red Riding Hood), Mary's Child, Briar Rose and The Handless Maiden. The worldwide popularity of Walt Disney's film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs compelled the author to write...

Physics for ages 12-14 Chemistry for ages 12-13 Roy Wilkinson outlines the background and practical guidelines for teaching these subjects: 6th grade--sound, light, heat, magnetism, electricity 7th grade--6th-grade subjects continued; mechanics,...

England's most prolific master teacher offers a concise overview of the task and method of imparting a sound understanding of English (or any mother language) to students in grades 1 through 8. Topics: Teaching English The Origin of Language The Various...

At one level, the teaching and learning foreign languages has its own set of skills and challenges for teacher and student. In Steiner-Waldorf schools, however, the guiding principle of language teaching is constant: to engage with all aspects of the...

Teaching is a rewarding, yet demanding profession, one in which a person needs to be fully prepared. This book focuses on the applied psychological skills, strategies and resources, which will help to ensure you are equipped with personal and...

The Perfect Further Education Lesson will help teachers, trainers, tutors and assessors provide consistently outstanding learning experiences that make a real difference to their learners. It removes the mystery surrounding outstanding learning, and...

This full colour book will show you how to use photography in the classroom across all subjects. Sometimes there are real barriers to learning - whether social or cultural or simply ability or motivation - but photography has something to offer everyone:...

The Brain Box is your indispensable guide not only to powering through the stress, hard work and brain-ache of school or college, but also to establishing good learning habits and self-motivation which will be invaluable throughout the next stage of your...

It is hard to imagine how one decision to make a TV series would lead to this. Vic Goddard says, “As much as I have been uncomfortable at times through the last two years it is hard to be anything other than thankful that we did it. The school has grown...

So what is Punk Learning? It details the importance of why all students should be allowed complete control of their learning.In Never Mind the Inspectors Tait justifies why we need Punk Learning, explains the philosophy behind the box ticking lessons...

In a dynamic and ever changing education climate it is important to re-evaluate practice in schools on a regular basis in order to ensure that we are doing the right thing for our children. With questions being raised over the value of homework, Mark...

When you are a teacher and new technology is all your pupils and colleagues are talking about it can feel like the loneliest, hardest place in the world to be, but it doesn't have to be this way. No one knows this better than author Simon Pridham, who...

Technology is at the heart of learning for all of us and every teacher needs to be using social media, mobile technologies and transformational digital learning opportunities as an integral part of their range of strategies for helping students make the...

The Perfect Teacher presents a pragmatic, practical guide to help you grow and flourish so that you can become the outstanding teacher who makes the difference between success and failure for the next generation. Expectations are high, time is short -...

Part of Phil Beadle's How to Teach Series.The only book full of ideas for lesson plenaries you'll ever need.You paint an outside wall. It rains. What happens to the paint? It runs off, of course! So it is with our students. We teach them something. We...

Do you want to learn more about the evidence, or lack of evidence, supporting common teaching strategies and procedures? An Introduction to Evidence-Based Teaching in English Language Learning compiles the evidence in one place for you, rather than...

Why young people (and teachers) need their school leaderto be brave now more than ever School leadership brings with it tremendous pressure from the government for results at all costs. It's the outcome that counts (and the league tables) not the process...

If you did the calculations you would discover that during their primary school years, a child will spend roughly 70 days in assembly, and possibly a further 52 days during their secondary years. This can be either time that is simply lost and forgotten...

Based on Jim Smith's learning and leadership work with schools across the country, this book is packed with highly practical solutions and suggestions that are proven to help you improve the quality of learning (and therefore progress!) both in your...

Turning the traditional approach to classroom behaviour management on its headJim Roberson believes that school should be the place where you learn all you need to learn to succeed in life, whatever formthat success may take. Most importantly, in his...

'Comprises a very helpful resource for students who are obliged to succeed in passing the QTS numeracy test in order to gain QTS. It should provide a valuable resource for students to increase their confidence as well as their competence' - Mathematics...

Growth Mindsets are recognized as a powerful teaching and learning tool. To avoid misunderstanding, misuse or oversimplification, this new book explores what Mindsets are, what they are not and how effective use of them can support and enhance learning...

Can generative AI support--not supplant--students' reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills? In this practical, literacy-centered guide, Rachel Karchmer-Klein shows how AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can be integrated into...

Can generative AI support--not supplant--students' reading, writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills? In this practical, literacy-centered guide, Rachel Karchmer-Klein shows how AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot can be integrated into...

From a review of the first edition: This book is suitable for those who lack confidence ... It is particularly useful as a revision guide... Tasks and practical exercises are included throughout the book. Worth buying a copy' - Primary Mathematics This...

"I loved this book! It was so informative I couldn't put it down. Every teacher-beginning, experienced, urban, suburban, rural, and private-will find examples and ideas that they can use immediately." -Sharon Jeffery, National Board Certified Teacher,...

"I loved this book! It was so informative I couldn't put it down. Every teacher-beginning, experienced, urban, suburban, rural, and private-will find examples and ideas that they can use immediately." -Sharon Jeffery, National Board Certified Teacher,...

"Collect multiple forms of data and connect data to improved student achievement! " Are you looking for new ways to use data in the decision-making process? Are you seeking tools that provide better flow-through from data to improved student achievement?...

"Collect multiple forms of data and connect data to improved student achievement! " Are you looking for new ways to use data in the decision-making process? Are you seeking tools that provide better flow-through from data to improved student achievement?...