You’re already a good teacher. But you want more-for them and for yourself. You want to be the teacher your students remember, the one who makes real, positive differences in their lives. You want to become a legendary teacher.This book outlines the characteristics of legendary teachers. It shows you how to recognize and acknowledge those traits in your colleagues,]then cultivate them in yourself. Find out how you can: Convey your high expectations for your students

Creating a Classroom Community of Young Scientists helps teachers - both pre-service and in-service - to develop exciting science programs in their classrooms. This book provides the groundwork for designing and implementing a science program that takes into account the latest research in teaching and learning. It provides an approach that will capture children's imaginations, stimulate their curiosity and create a strong foundation for their continued interest in, and appreciatio...

Looking in Classrooms uses educational, psychological, and social science theories and classroom-based research to teach future classroom teachers about the complexities and demands of classroom instruction. While maintaining the core approach of the first ten editions, the book has been thoroughly revised and updated with new research-based content on teacher evaluation, self-assessment, and decision-making; special emphases on teaching students from diverse ethnic, cultural, cla...

Discover how you learn best by taking our free CPA study personality quiz -> www.freeCPAquiz.com (just copy and paste into your browser)Passing the CPA Exam is all about having a personalized Study Playbook.A Study Playbook is going to be the backbone to your daily study routine that will help keep you focused, motivated and successful.Before I passed the CPA exam, I had no plan, no playbook and no clue where to begin...The end result was th...

This is an accessible text for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years and Early Childhood. It examines both the theory behind early years practice, and the practical skills and knowledge needed for effective practice. Covering themes such as child-centered practice, reflective practice, inclusive environments and safe practice, it introduces you to the wide scope of practice in the early years. Practical examples, case studies and theory focus features are included in al...

Mt. Multi is a set of basic mathematical tests which begin with the key times tables (2x to 12x, and doubles), then extends to include equations involving exponents, Roman numerals, algebra, BEDMAS, square root, negative and positive numbers, factorials, right angles, decimals and fractions. It was developed to provide a regular means of testing students, individually, and to motivate them to move up the different levels of difficulty.Mt. Multi takes its inspiration from Sir Edmund...

This book challenges traditional, sanctioned, and official histories of reading comprehension by examining how ideological and cultural hegemony work to reproduce dominant ideologies through education in general and reading comprehension research and testing specifically. Willis analyzes the ideological and cultural foundations that underpin concepts, theories, research, tests, and interpretations, and connects these to the broader social and political contexts within U.S. history in which...

Every teacher knows that the foundation of a good learning environment is effective behaviour management. Without the right attitude, resources and techniques, behaviour problems can disrupt classes, consume the teacher's time and subsequently affect the education and well-being of all the children. This book is brimming with quick, easy and effective techniques to help keep children focused on their work and engaged in appropriate behaviour within the classroom.Based on Nicola S.M...

This book presents an alternative to the “one size fits all” classroom approach. The majority of classroom management books present generic strategies as if they are applicable to all students. The underlying assertion of such books is that if teachers use such approaches, student behavior problems will seldom occur. An alternative framework, presented in this book, asserts that teachers need to incorporate knowledge about temperament into their strategies for classroom management. As stud...

This book makes a major contribution to knowledge and theory by drawing implications of teacher effectiveness research for the field of teacher training and professional development. The first part of the book provides a critical review of research on teacher training and professional development and illustrates the limitations of the main approaches to teacher development such as the competence-based and the holistic approach. A dynamic perspective to policy and practice in teacher traini...