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A Teacher's Bag of Tricks: Staying Person-to-Person in the World of Children

by Greg Nelson ...

Here is the tale of an eager young educator, freshly trained in Montessori theory and practice, learning how to survive in a bustling classroom of 3-6 year olds. Theory no longer carried the day; he had to learn how to achieve his goals in an environment that had as a core principle children'a right to guide their own learning.With the help of wise and talented mentors, he learned how to do so, ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

Here is the tale of an eager young educator, freshly trained in Montessori theory and practice, learning how to survive in a bustling classroom of 3-6 year olds. Theory no longer carried the day; he had to learn how to achieve his goals in an environment that had as a core principle children'a right to guide their own learning.With the help of wise and talented mentors, he learned how to do so,
... Read more
Game On!

Screen-Free Fun for Children Two and Up

by Linda Armstrong ...

It appears the days of fun and games for young children have been replaced with apps and screen time. Electronic games promote individual play and connect young children to screens, not people. This book is a collection of screen-free, traditional games and activities for young children that require nothing more than people and their brains to play. All games and activities are adaptable according ... Read more

$20.79 CAD

It appears the days of fun and games for young children have been replaced with apps and screen time. Electronic games promote individual play and connect young children to screens, not people. This book is a collection of screen-free, traditional games and activities for young children that require nothing more than people and their brains to play. All games and activities are adaptable according
... Read more
Bible Workbook Volume 1 Old Testament

by Catherine Walker ...

NOW WITH UPDATED, FULL-COLOR MAPSThe Bible Workbooks are a systematic, individual study of the Bible, providing a thorough biblical understanding. The student learns by doing; information is given and questions are asked to test their understanding. Bible Workbook Volume 1 gives an overview and a book-by-book study of the Old Testament. Interesting, stimulating, and informative, Bible Workbooks ... Read more

$9.59 CAD

NOW WITH UPDATED, FULL-COLOR MAPSThe Bible Workbooks are a systematic, individual study of the Bible, providing a thorough biblical understanding. The student learns by doing; information is given and questions are asked to test their understanding. Bible Workbook Volume 1 gives an overview and a book-by-book study of the Old Testament. Interesting, stimulating, and informative, Bible Workbooks
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Teaching with AI

A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning

by José Antonio Bowen, C. Edward Watson ...

Now completely revised! An essential guide on how AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of human thinking.Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, transforming ideas about creativity, authorship, and education. In this practical guide, ... Read more

$28.59 CAD

Now completely revised! An essential guide on how AI is revolutionizing the future of learning and how educators can adapt to this new era of human thinking.Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we learn, work, and think. Its integration into classrooms and workplaces is already underway, transforming ideas about creativity, authorship, and education. In this practical guide,
... Read more
Finding Voice

Introductory Lessons to Teach Reading and Writing of Complex Text

by Nancy Dean ...

Series series Maupin House
Finding Voice, written by Nancy Dean with Natalie Danaher, is a foundational book for elementary students and teachers that addresses close reading of complex text through understanding and practicing the elements of voice. The book is a collection of classroom lessons that cover the tools authors use to shape voice and meaning: diction, detail, imagery, figurative language, and tone. Every voice ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finding Voice, written by Nancy Dean with Natalie Danaher, is a foundational book for elementary students and teachers that addresses close reading of complex text through understanding and practicing the elements of voice. The book is a collection of classroom lessons that cover the tools authors use to shape voice and meaning: diction, detail, imagery, figurative language, and tone. Every voice
... Read more
CompTIA CTT+ Certified Technical Trainer All-in-One Exam Guide

by Joseph Phillips ...

Series series All-in-One
"All-in-One is All You Need""This book coaches you through the five domains of the exam and provides effective practice exercises to prepare you with confidence. Thanks for providing the industry with such a great book!" -- Linda Hainlen, Director; Learning Solutions, Indiana University HealthGet complete coverage of all the material included on the CompTIA CTT+ exams inside this comprehensive ... Read more

$57.39 CAD

"All-in-One is All You Need""This book coaches you through the five domains of the exam and provides effective practice exercises to prepare you with confidence. Thanks for providing the industry with such a great book!" -- Linda Hainlen, Director; Learning Solutions, Indiana University HealthGet complete coverage of all the material included on the CompTIA CTT+ exams inside this comprehensive
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Classroom Pedagogy and Primary Practice

by David McNamara, Professor David Mcnamara ...

In this provocative book, David McNamara argues that a `teacher-centred' approch to teaching in the primary school, especially in the later years is actually in the best interests of the children - that the teacher must be seen to have ultimate responsibility for what and how children learn. He attempts to define the distinctive professional expertise of the primary teacher - the application of ... Read more

$100.30 CAD

In this provocative book, David McNamara argues that a `teacher-centred' approch to teaching in the primary school, especially in the later years is actually in the best interests of the children - that the teacher must be seen to have ultimate responsibility for what and how children learn. He attempts to define the distinctive professional expertise of the primary teacher - the application of
... Read more
History and Imagination

Reenactments for Elementary Social Studies

by Ronald Vaughan Morris ...

In History and Imagination, elementary school social studies teachers will learn how to help their students break down the walls of their schools, more personally engage with history, and define democratic citizenship. By collaborating together in meaningful investigations into the past and reenacting history, students will become experts who interpret their findings, teach their peers, and relate ... Read more

$28.49 CAD

In History and Imagination, elementary school social studies teachers will learn how to help their students break down the walls of their schools, more personally engage with history, and define democratic citizenship. By collaborating together in meaningful investigations into the past and reenacting history, students will become experts who interpret their findings, teach their peers, and relate
... Read more
Third International Handbook of Globalisation, Education and Policy Research

Edited by Joseph Zajda ...

Series series Education (R0)
This handbook presents a global overview of current research in education and education policy reforms during the last decade. It provides an accessible, practical and comparative source of current research that examines the intersecting and diverse discourses of this important issue. It first examines globalisation, education and policy research and reforms in higher education, including coverage ... Read more

$306.19 CAD

This handbook presents a global overview of current research in education and education policy reforms during the last decade. It provides an accessible, practical and comparative source of current research that examines the intersecting and diverse discourses of this important issue. It first examines globalisation, education and policy research and reforms in higher education, including coverage
... Read more
Shifting the Kaleidoscope

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Educators’ Insights on Culture Shock, Identity and Pedagogy

by Jon L. Smythe ...

Series Book 46 - Complicated Conversation
This book examines culture shock and reverse culture shock as valuable learning experiences for educators working in increasingly culturally diverse environments. Although these phenomena are often cast as illnesses to be avoided, this study suggests that both types of shock can help educators develop greater self-understanding and intercultural awareness and will benefit their pedagogical ... Read more

$52.59 CAD

This book examines culture shock and reverse culture shock as valuable learning experiences for educators working in increasingly culturally diverse environments. Although these phenomena are often cast as illnesses to be avoided, this study suggests that both types of shock can help educators develop greater self-understanding and intercultural awareness and will benefit their pedagogical
... Read more
Educational Fabulations

Teaching and Learning for a World Yet to Come

Edited by Diane Conrad, Sean Wiebe ...

Series series Education (R0)
This highly original collection presents speculative fiction as fiction-based research to re-imagine education in the future. Given the particular convergence of economic and governmental pressures in educational institutions today, schools represent imaginative sites especially well-suited to interrogation through an SF lens. The relevance for education of the exploration and interrogation of ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This highly original collection presents speculative fiction as fiction-based research to re-imagine education in the future. Given the particular convergence of economic and governmental pressures in educational institutions today, schools represent imaginative sites especially well-suited to interrogation through an SF lens. The relevance for education of the exploration and interrogation of
... Read more
Preschoolers at Play

Choosing the Right Stuff for Learning and Development

by Lisa Mufson Bresson, Megan King ...

Playing Is LearningThe research is clear: Play is a critical part of the learning process for young children. Early childhood educators have the opportunity to deeply and meaningfully scaffold children’s learning by curating and organizing the “stuff” children love to play with most. With this book, discover ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how those materials support the ... Read more

$29.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Playing Is LearningThe research is clear: Play is a critical part of the learning process for young children. Early childhood educators have the opportunity to deeply and meaningfully scaffold children’s learning by curating and organizing the “stuff” children love to play with most. With this book, discover ideas for both familiar and new play materials and how those materials support the
... Read more
Constructing a Paradigm for Children’s Contextualized Learning

by Li Jilin ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book focuses on summarizing four elements from the classic Chinese literary theory: truth, beauty, emotion and imagination. Based on the latest findings from learning sciences and brain science, it elaborates on the reasons for creating contexts in language teaching. It also shows how the aesthetical theories can be used to nurture contextualized instruction and presents six major approaches ... Read more

$153.69 CAD

This book focuses on summarizing four elements from the classic Chinese literary theory: truth, beauty, emotion and imagination. Based on the latest findings from learning sciences and brain science, it elaborates on the reasons for creating contexts in language teaching. It also shows how the aesthetical theories can be used to nurture contextualized instruction and presents six major approaches
... Read more
Systemic Cognition and Education

Empowering Students for Excellence in Life

by Ibrahim A. Halloun ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book offers pedagogic and governance foundations and guidelines for systemic education. It provides an overall systems-based picture of what formal education should be about, and of how things should be carried out in practice, in order to empower students – and teachers – for success in life.It transcends traditional disciplinary education, showing how systemic, praxis immersive, convergence ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

This book offers pedagogic and governance foundations and guidelines for systemic education. It provides an overall systems-based picture of what formal education should be about, and of how things should be carried out in practice, in order to empower students – and teachers – for success in life.It transcends traditional disciplinary education, showing how systemic, praxis immersive, convergence
... Read more
Routledge Handbook of Physical Education Pedagogies

Edited by Catherine D. Ennis ...

Series series Routledge International Handbooks
The first fully comprehensive review of theory, research and practice in physical education to be published in over a decade, this handbook represents an essential, evidence-based guide for all students, researchers and practitioners working in PE. Showcasing the latest research and theoretical work, it offers important insights into effective curriculum management, student learning, teaching and ... Read more

$101.68 CAD

The first fully comprehensive review of theory, research and practice in physical education to be published in over a decade, this handbook represents an essential, evidence-based guide for all students, researchers and practitioners working in PE. Showcasing the latest research and theoretical work, it offers important insights into effective curriculum management, student learning, teaching and
... Read more
Rethinking Transition

Educational Innovation and the Transition to Adult Life

Edited by Carol Varlaam ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
In the early 1970s, nearly three-quarters of 16–19-year-olds were employed. First published in 1984, Rethinking Transition comprises a collection of papers based on the evaluation of a group of projects concerned with the problems faced by young people in the transition from school to working life. The projects were funded by the European Economic Commission, the Department of Education and ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

In the early 1970s, nearly three-quarters of 16–19-year-olds were employed. First published in 1984, Rethinking Transition comprises a collection of papers based on the evaluation of a group of projects concerned with the problems faced by young people in the transition from school to working life. The projects were funded by the European Economic Commission, the Department of Education and
... Read more
Supporting Speech, Language & Communication Needs

Working with Students Aged 11 to 19

by Kate Ripley, Jenny Barrett ...

Designed for all those who support older children and young adults with speech and language difficulties, this resource provides ideas, practical strategies and detailed information about the speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) of older students.Both authors have over 20 years experience of delivering courses to teachers, Special Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) and Specialist Outreach ... Read more

$86.39 CAD

Designed for all those who support older children and young adults with speech and language difficulties, this resource provides ideas, practical strategies and detailed information about the speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) of older students.Both authors have over 20 years experience of delivering courses to teachers, Special Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) and Specialist Outreach
... Read more
Teaching for Creativity in the Common Core Classroom

by Ronald A. Beghetto, James C. Kaufman, John Baer ...

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 mandated curricula to encourage the development of student creativity alongside more traditional academic ... Read more

$39.59 CAD

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 mandated curricula to encourage the development of student creativity alongside more traditional academic
... Read more
From Mandate to Achievement

5 Steps to a Curriculum System That Works!

by Elaine Makas Howard ...

"This engaging book will guide your journey through the morass of curriculum alignment, development, and assessment. Our school struggled through missteps in curriculum alignment and implementing common assessments without the benefit of Makas′ wisdom and experience. I highly recommend this book for teachers, administrators, and interested parents."—Robert A. Martin, Leadership ConsultantOakland ... Read more

$42.39 CAD

"This engaging book will guide your journey through the morass of curriculum alignment, development, and assessment. Our school struggled through missteps in curriculum alignment and implementing common assessments without the benefit of Makas′ wisdom and experience. I highly recommend this book for teachers, administrators, and interested parents."—Robert A. Martin, Leadership ConsultantOakland
... Read more
Growing Child Intellect

The Manifesto for Engaged Learning in the Early Years

Edited by Judy Harris Helm, Karrie A. Snider ...

This book began as a deep discussion among administrators, teachers, researchers, teacher educators, and educational consultants concerned about the critical reduction of play, engaged learning opportunities, and intellectually stimulating experiences in classrooms for toddlers through the primary grades. This group made a pact to organize and stand up for engaged learning by creating a ... Read more

$35.19 CAD

This book began as a deep discussion among administrators, teachers, researchers, teacher educators, and educational consultants concerned about the critical reduction of play, engaged learning opportunities, and intellectually stimulating experiences in classrooms for toddlers through the primary grades. This group made a pact to organize and stand up for engaged learning by creating a
... Read more
Childhood, Religion and School Injustice

by Karl Kitching ...

Debates about religion and education internationally often presume the neutrality of secular education governance as an irrefutable public good. However, understandings of secular freedom, rights and neutrality in schooling are continuously contested, and social movements have disrupted the notion that there is a uniform public to be educated. Simultaneously, unjust, neoliberal and majoritarian ... Read more

$32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Debates about religion and education internationally often presume the neutrality of secular education governance as an irrefutable public good. However, understandings of secular freedom, rights and neutrality in schooling are continuously contested, and social movements have disrupted the notion that there is a uniform public to be educated. Simultaneously, unjust, neoliberal and majoritarian
... Read more
A Deleuzian Approach to Curriculum

Essays on a Pedagogical Life

by J. Wallin ...

Series series Education, Psychoanalysis, and Social Transformation
This work examines the impoverished image of life presupposed by the legacy of transcendent and representational thinking that continues to frame the limits of curricular thought. Analyzing the ways in which modern institutions colonize desire and overdetermine the life of its subject, this book draws upon the anti-Oedipal philosophy of Gilles Deleuze, revolutionary artistic practice, and an ... Read more

$108.89 CAD

This work examines the impoverished image of life presupposed by the legacy of transcendent and representational thinking that continues to frame the limits of curricular thought. Analyzing the ways in which modern institutions colonize desire and overdetermine the life of its subject, this book draws upon the anti-Oedipal philosophy of Gilles Deleuze, revolutionary artistic practice, and an
... Read more
Quel lavoro sarà mio

Tutti i segreti per non farsi rispondere "le faremo sapere"

by Alberto Fascetto, Federico Stefanelli ...

Uno strumento utile per studenti, persone in cerca di occupazione o che vogliono cambiare lavoro. Accompagna il lettore nell'affrontare al meglio tutte le fasi di un colloquio di lavoro attraverso esempi e tecniche specifiche. Il libro analizza la piattaforma social LinkedIn svelandone i segreti e fornendo i dettagli operativi per ottenere un profilo attrattivo che aumenti le opportunità di ... Read more

$8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uno strumento utile per studenti, persone in cerca di occupazione o che vogliono cambiare lavoro. Accompagna il lettore nell'affrontare al meglio tutte le fasi di un colloquio di lavoro attraverso esempi e tecniche specifiche. Il libro analizza la piattaforma social LinkedIn svelandone i segreti e fornendo i dettagli operativi per ottenere un profilo attrattivo che aumenti le opportunità di
... Read more
Bringing Innovative Practices to Your School

Lessons from International Schools

Edited by Jayson W. Richardson ...

Exploring issues of student agency, equity, assessment, teaching, management, teacher leadership, and use of technology, this book provides strategies, tips, and guidance for enacting innovative change in today‘s schools. Drawing from unique and creative approaches at international schools, real practitioners share their stories and best-practices. Chapters contain engaging snapshots of the ... Read more

$63.20 CAD

Exploring issues of student agency, equity, assessment, teaching, management, teacher leadership, and use of technology, this book provides strategies, tips, and guidance for enacting innovative change in today‘s schools. Drawing from unique and creative approaches at international schools, real practitioners share their stories and best-practices. Chapters contain engaging snapshots of the
... Read more

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