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The Pedagogy of Compassion at the Heart of Higher Education

Edited by Paul Gibbs ...

This book offers a moral rather than instrumental notion of university education whilst locating the university within society. It reflects a balancing of the instrumentalization of higher education as a mode of employment training and enhances the notion of the students’ well-being being at the core of the university mission. Compassion is examined in this volume as a weaving of diverse cultures ... Read more

$192.99 CAD

This book offers a moral rather than instrumental notion of university education whilst locating the university within society. It reflects a balancing of the instrumentalization of higher education as a mode of employment training and enhances the notion of the students’ well-being being at the core of the university mission. Compassion is examined in this volume as a weaving of diverse cultures
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As Dimensões do projeto político-pedagógico

Novos desafios para a escola

by Ilma Passos A. Veiga, Marília Fonseca ...

Series series Magistério: Formação e trabalho pedagógico
No momento em que conceitos como gestão eficiente, produtividade, eficácia, qualidade total, entre outros - provenientes de orientações gerencialistas e estratégicas -, são profusamente introduzidos no campo educacional, reconfigurando ideias e valores, nossa escola necessita ser repensada por seus próprios atores - professores, dirigentes, técnicos administrativos, alunos, família -, levando em ... Read more

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No momento em que conceitos como gestão eficiente, produtividade, eficácia, qualidade total, entre outros - provenientes de orientações gerencialistas e estratégicas -, são profusamente introduzidos no campo educacional, reconfigurando ideias e valores, nossa escola necessita ser repensada por seus próprios atores - professores, dirigentes, técnicos administrativos, alunos, família -, levando em
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Education and Climate Change

The Role of Universities

Edited by Fernando M. Reimers ...

Series series Education (R0)
This open access volume draws on a multidimensional model of educational change, the book reviews the field of climate change education and identifies some of the areas in which past efforts have fallen short in supporting effective pedagogical change at scale. It then formulates an approach to engage university students and faculty in partnering with schools and adult education institutions and ... Read more

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This open access volume draws on a multidimensional model of educational change, the book reviews the field of climate change education and identifies some of the areas in which past efforts have fallen short in supporting effective pedagogical change at scale. It then formulates an approach to engage university students and faculty in partnering with schools and adult education institutions and
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Black Lives Matter in US Schools

Race, Education, and Resistance

Edited by Boni Wozolek ...

Series series SUNY series, Critical Race Studies in Education
A powerful anthology on the role of curricula in perpetuating—and resisting—oppression.Winner of the 2023 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Division B of the American Educational Research AssociationBlack Lives Matter in US Schools critically examines the relationship between schooling and sociocultural abolitionist movements such as #BlackLivesMatter. Aligning with a long history of ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

A powerful anthology on the role of curricula in perpetuating—and resisting—oppression.Winner of the 2023 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Division B of the American Educational Research AssociationBlack Lives Matter in US Schools critically examines the relationship between schooling and sociocultural abolitionist movements such as #BlackLivesMatter. Aligning with a long history of
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Islam

by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood ...

Series series Collins Need to Know?
Understand the religion behind the headlines.Do you want to understand the world’s fastest-growing religion? Are you interested in knowing who Muhammad was and why he had such as lasting influence?This book, which features colour photographs throughout, is the essential overview for everyone who wants to understand what Islam is and what it means today.It includes:• The life of Muhammad• ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Understand the religion behind the headlines.Do you want to understand the world’s fastest-growing religion? Are you interested in knowing who Muhammad was and why he had such as lasting influence?This book, which features colour photographs throughout, is the essential overview for everyone who wants to understand what Islam is and what it means today.It includes:• The life of Muhammad•
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A Coherent Curriculum for Every Student

Curriculum Proposals for Possible Adoption

by Edmund C. Short ...

This book exhibits a collection of proposals for how school curriculum may be conceived, designed, and realized. These proposals are drawn from writers both past and present who have presented some particular vision of what curriculum could be like for Pre-K--12 schools and have sought to convince others to adopt their proposal for use in some actual school situation. The proposals differ from one ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

This book exhibits a collection of proposals for how school curriculum may be conceived, designed, and realized. These proposals are drawn from writers both past and present who have presented some particular vision of what curriculum could be like for Pre-K--12 schools and have sought to convince others to adopt their proposal for use in some actual school situation. The proposals differ from one
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The New School Management by Wandering Around

by William A. Streshly, Susan P. Gray, Larry E. Frase ...

Achieve success step by stepThe topic of management by wandering around is not new, but the authors′ approach is fresh and timely. This current rendition based on the original work by Frase and Hetzel gives new and seasoned administrators smart, practical advice about how to "wander around" with purpose and develop a more interactive leadership style. This text cites more than 20 well-constructed ... Read more

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Achieve success step by stepThe topic of management by wandering around is not new, but the authors′ approach is fresh and timely. This current rendition based on the original work by Frase and Hetzel gives new and seasoned administrators smart, practical advice about how to "wander around" with purpose and develop a more interactive leadership style. This text cites more than 20 well-constructed
... Read more
Learning by Mistake

12 Strategies to Turn Student Errors into Opportunities

by Emma Chiappetta ...

Mistakes aren't something to fear; they're a powerful catalyst for learning.When students experience mistakes as opportunities—rather than obstacles—they participate more, think more creatively, and develop resilience that extends far beyond the classroom. In Learning by Mistake, veteran educator Emma Chiappetta reveals how mistakes prime the brain for deeper learning.Drawing on current ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Mistakes aren't something to fear; they're a powerful catalyst for learning.When students experience mistakes as opportunities—rather than obstacles—they participate more, think more creatively, and develop resilience that extends far beyond the classroom. In Learning by Mistake, veteran educator Emma Chiappetta reveals how mistakes prime the brain for deeper learning.Drawing on current
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The Common Core Mathematics Standards

Transforming Practice Through Team Leadership

by Ruth Harbin Miles, Ted H. Hull, Don S. Balka ...

Transform math instruction with effective CCSS leadershipThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics describe the "habits of mind" that teachers should develop in their students without which the content standards cannot be successfully implemented. This professional development resource helps principals and math leaders grapple with the changes that must be addressed so that teachers ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

Transform math instruction with effective CCSS leadershipThe Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics describe the "habits of mind" that teachers should develop in their students without which the content standards cannot be successfully implemented. This professional development resource helps principals and math leaders grapple with the changes that must be addressed so that teachers
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Educational Resources in the British Empire

Examining Nineteenth Century Ireland and Literacy

by Tony Lyons, Noel Moloney ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores the impact of the Lesson Books of the National Board of Education in Ireland in the nineteenth century. The author contextualizes the books used in national schools as well as across the wider British Empire: in doing so, he highlights the influence of the religious, social, political and cultural realms of the time. Firmly grounding the volume in its historical context, the ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

This book explores the impact of the Lesson Books of the National Board of Education in Ireland in the nineteenth century. The author contextualizes the books used in national schools as well as across the wider British Empire: in doing so, he highlights the influence of the religious, social, political and cultural realms of the time. Firmly grounding the volume in its historical context, the
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Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief

by Nel Noddings ...

Series series John Dewey Lecture Series
One of the most enduring and controversial issues in American education concerns the place of individual beliefs and moral standards in the classroom. Noddings argues that public schools should address the fundamental questions that teenagers inevitably rasie about the nature, value and meaning of life (and death), and to do so across the curriculum without limiting such existential and ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

One of the most enduring and controversial issues in American education concerns the place of individual beliefs and moral standards in the classroom. Noddings argues that public schools should address the fundamental questions that teenagers inevitably rasie about the nature, value and meaning of life (and death), and to do so across the curriculum without limiting such existential and
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Leading Student-Centered Coaching

Building Principal and Coach Partnerships

by Diane Sweeney, Ann Mausbach ...

Essential leadership moves for supporting instructional coaching in your schoolStrong leadership is essential in any successful instructional coaching effort. Leading Student-Centered Coaching provides principals and district leaders with the background, practices, and tools required for leading coaching efforts that have a profound and positive impact on student and teacher learning. Filled with ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Essential leadership moves for supporting instructional coaching in your schoolStrong leadership is essential in any successful instructional coaching effort. Leading Student-Centered Coaching provides principals and district leaders with the background, practices, and tools required for leading coaching efforts that have a profound and positive impact on student and teacher learning. Filled with
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Transforming Education

Evolving, Revisualizing, and Restructuring K-12 Education

by Darryl Vidal ...

Through the Digital Transformation Process, educators are guided step-by-step to seamlessly integrate digital tools into the curriculum, revolutionizing teaching methods and empowering students with 21st-century skills. Beyond merely enhancing learning outcomes, the digital transformation advocated by Vidal serves as a dynamic vehicle for achieving profound improvements in both student education ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

Through the Digital Transformation Process, educators are guided step-by-step to seamlessly integrate digital tools into the curriculum, revolutionizing teaching methods and empowering students with 21st-century skills. Beyond merely enhancing learning outcomes, the digital transformation advocated by Vidal serves as a dynamic vehicle for achieving profound improvements in both student education
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Writer to Writer

7 Community-Building Workshops for Teaching Language Arts (Grades 612)

by Sarah J. Donovan, Jennifer Yong Sanders ...

The guided workshops depicted in this book offer seven, ready-to-implement instructional units that walk secondary language arts teachers through practical, day-one engagements to get writers collaborating and connecting with one another.By focusing on texts from a writer’s point of view, Writer to Writer offers a fresh vision for teaching language arts that dramatically increases engagement by ... Read more

$51.99 CAD

The guided workshops depicted in this book offer seven, ready-to-implement instructional units that walk secondary language arts teachers through practical, day-one engagements to get writers collaborating and connecting with one another.By focusing on texts from a writer’s point of view, Writer to Writer offers a fresh vision for teaching language arts that dramatically increases engagement by
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Literacy for Learning

A Handbook of Content-Area and Disciplinary Literacy Practices for Middle and High School Teachers

by Gregory Berry ...

Literacy proficiency became the responsibility of every middle and high school teacher as each state adopted, or revised and adopted, The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts &Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Its intention was immediately misunderstood, and most content area teachers responded with “I did not go to college to be a reading and ... Read more

$61.99 CAD

Literacy proficiency became the responsibility of every middle and high school teacher as each state adopted, or revised and adopted, The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts &Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. Its intention was immediately misunderstood, and most content area teachers responded with “I did not go to college to be a reading and
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Using Quality Feedback to Guide Professional Learning

A Framework for Instructional Leaders

by Shawn B. Clark, Abbey S. Duggins ...

Professional development just got more effective.To really help teachers grow and have a more positive impact on their students, transform your feedback! With this guide to quality feedback, you’ll get your message across clearly and successfully, and promote professional growth as never before—with lasting results.Whether you work with novices, struggling teachers, or good teachers with potential ... Read more

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Professional development just got more effective.To really help teachers grow and have a more positive impact on their students, transform your feedback! With this guide to quality feedback, you’ll get your message across clearly and successfully, and promote professional growth as never before—with lasting results.Whether you work with novices, struggling teachers, or good teachers with potential
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How to have a Culturally Responsive Approach to Discussions on Race for Middle and High School Students

by Dr. K. Johnson ...

During the pandemic, after numerous racial injustices and an accumulation of others in the past, racial equity and equitable instructional practices and strategies have become a prioritized discussion in education. And now both teachers and parents are in need of resources to help conduct lessons and to guide discussions on racial equity, also on how to teach and incorporate it into core content ... Read more

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During the pandemic, after numerous racial injustices and an accumulation of others in the past, racial equity and equitable instructional practices and strategies have become a prioritized discussion in education. And now both teachers and parents are in need of resources to help conduct lessons and to guide discussions on racial equity, also on how to teach and incorporate it into core content
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The Language of Mathematics

How the Teacher's Knowledge of Mathematics Affects Instruction

by Patrick M. Jenlink ...

The Language of Mathematics: How the Teacher’s Knowledge of Mathematics Affects Instruction introduces the reader to a collection of thoughtful works by authors that represent current thinking about mathematics teacher preparation. The book provides the reader with current and relevant knowledge concerning preparation of mathematics teachers. The complexity of teaching mathematics is undeniable ... Read more

$45.99 CAD

The Language of Mathematics: How the Teacher’s Knowledge of Mathematics Affects Instruction introduces the reader to a collection of thoughtful works by authors that represent current thinking about mathematics teacher preparation. The book provides the reader with current and relevant knowledge concerning preparation of mathematics teachers. The complexity of teaching mathematics is undeniable
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Transforming Schools

Creativity, Critical Reflection, Communication, Collaboration

by Professor Miranda Jefferson, Professor Michael Anderson ...

Transforming Schools demonstrates how transformation is no longer an option in teaching and learning - it has become a necessity. Changes in the way we work and the challenges of issues such as climate change, poverty and migration mean that teaching and learning need to alter to incorporate capacities that will help us meet those challenges. The 4Cs: Creativity, Critical Reflection, Communication ... Read more

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Transforming Schools demonstrates how transformation is no longer an option in teaching and learning - it has become a necessity. Changes in the way we work and the challenges of issues such as climate change, poverty and migration mean that teaching and learning need to alter to incorporate capacities that will help us meet those challenges. The 4Cs: Creativity, Critical Reflection, Communication
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The Pedagogy of Pop

Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success

by Yvette Benavides, Seth Besteman, Carrie Brockheim, Colleen Coughlin, Jennifer Culver, Sheila Delony, Mikee Delony, Charity Dishon-Fischer, Brian Duchaney, Jennifer Edelman, Richard Ellefritz, Jennifer Moyer Geiger, Mike Hall, Glinda Fountain Hall, Sylvia Mac, Amy Rakowsky Neeman, David D. Newman, Michelle Parke, Julie Irene Prieto, Bob Reese, Cindy Roberts, Forrest Roth, Ludovic A. Sourdot, Fred Waweru ...

Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which teachers might improve schooling.While there is a vast body of literature in this field, editors ... Read more

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Media competes with public schools in terms of student engagement and time. However, the two needn't be mutually exclusive. The Pedagogy of Pop: Theoretical and Practical Strategies for Success discusses a variety of strategies and approaches for using social and mass media as tools through which teachers might improve schooling.While there is a vast body of literature in this field, editors
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Quale bellezza?

Idee per un'educazione estetica

by AA. VV. ...

L'esperienza estetica è la matrice di ogni comprensione del mondo. Sin dalla primissima infanzia l'educazione contribuisce a liberare e raffinare la nostra peculiare sensibilità immaginativa e riflessiva o, al contrario, a disciplinarla secondo modalità precostituite. Questo volume - rivolto a studenti, professionisti e ricercatori del campo - vuole contribuire all'esplorazione di questo nesso ... Read more

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L'esperienza estetica è la matrice di ogni comprensione del mondo. Sin dalla primissima infanzia l'educazione contribuisce a liberare e raffinare la nostra peculiare sensibilità immaginativa e riflessiva o, al contrario, a disciplinarla secondo modalità precostituite. Questo volume - rivolto a studenti, professionisti e ricercatori del campo - vuole contribuire all'esplorazione di questo nesso
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La Norma ISPEF di Accreditamento dei Master e dei Corsi

Master Universitari e Corsi di Alta Formazione

by Fausto Presutti ...

La Norma I.S.P.E.F. vuole accreditare i Master Universitari e i Corsi di Alta Formazione che realizzano la “Formazione di Specialisti Professionali”, mediante la definizione di requisiti e di criteri di identificazione e di valutazione.L’ Accreditamento I.S.P.E.F. è stato ideato - sperimentato - realizzato – validato, dal 2005, mediante esperienze sperimentali con Istituzioni Universitarie ed Enti ... Read more

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La Norma I.S.P.E.F. vuole accreditare i Master Universitari e i Corsi di Alta Formazione che realizzano la “Formazione di Specialisti Professionali”, mediante la definizione di requisiti e di criteri di identificazione e di valutazione.L’ Accreditamento I.S.P.E.F. è stato ideato - sperimentato - realizzato – validato, dal 2005, mediante esperienze sperimentali con Istituzioni Universitarie ed Enti
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教育大未來2：未來最好的學校——新世代全才教育與創業訓練

by 羅曼如, 徐宏義 ...

Series series 商周教育館
天才徐安廬的父母著作，分享歐美與台灣的教育發展趨勢，以及徐氏夫妻在教養孩子的實際經驗與其他父母經驗分享中學到最重要的一點：創業訓練，可以讓孩子學習到學校中學不到的技術與能力，成為未來需要的全才。創業訓練不是為了創業，而是為了教育出未來需要的人才！作者獨創的徐氏教育法賦予孩子受用一輩子的學習動機。他們設計出未來最好的科技學校，讓孩子成為未來國際一流人才；他們的課程提倡讓孩子嘗試創業，因為創業就是一種人格與能力的全才教育。讓他們得以從創業訓練的過程中學習人生必備的技巧與能力！作者徐宏義與羅曼如長年關心教育與科技發展，因而成立了EDUx基金會，提倡以數位科技和新的學習方式，希望能改變下一代的學習方式。作者開宗明義強調：二十一世紀，因為教育科技（Edtech）的發展，讓所有人都有受同樣高品質教育的機會，因為科技運用在教育上，打破了國界限制，弭平了城市與偏遠鄉鎮的差距。作者在第一章談網路學習 ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

天才徐安廬的父母著作，分享歐美與台灣的教育發展趨勢，以及徐氏夫妻在教養孩子的實際經驗與其他父母經驗分享中學到最重要的一點：創業訓練，可以讓孩子學習到學校中學不到的技術與能力，成為未來需要的全才。創業訓練不是為了創業，而是為了教育出未來需要的人才！作者獨創的徐氏教育法賦予孩子受用一輩子的學習動機。他們設計出未來最好的科技學校，讓孩子成為未來國際一流人才；他們的課程提倡讓孩子嘗試創業，因為創業就是一種人格與能力的全才教育。讓他們得以從創業訓練的過程中學習人生必備的技巧與能力！作者徐宏義與羅曼如長年關心教育與科技發展，因而成立了EDUx基金會，提倡以數位科技和新的學習方式，希望能改變下一代的學習方式。作者開宗明義強調：二十一世紀，因為教育科技（Edtech）的發展，讓所有人都有受同樣高品質教育的機會，因為科技運用在教育上，打破了國界限制，弭平了城市與偏遠鄉鎮的差距。作者在第一章談網路學習
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Reclaiming Composition for Chicano/as and Other Ethnic Minorities

A Critical History and Pedagogy

by Iris D. Ruiz ...

Series series Education (R0)
Winner of Honorable Mention for the 2018 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book AwardThis book examines the history of ethnic minorities particularly Chicano/as and Latino/as--in the field of composition and rhetoric; the connections between composition and major US historical movements toward inclusiveness in education; the ways our histories of that inclusiveness ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Winner of Honorable Mention for the 2018 Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book AwardThis book examines the history of ethnic minorities particularly Chicano/as and Latino/as--in the field of composition and rhetoric; the connections between composition and major US historical movements toward inclusiveness in education; the ways our histories of that inclusiveness
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