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Teacher Education Through Uncertainty and Crisis

Towards Sustainable Futures

Edited by Terri Seddon, Alexander Kostogriz, Joanna Barbousas ...

This book examines teacher education at a critical turning point in the neoliberal dispensation that has steered education policy and practice since the 1980s. It examines Australia’s teacher education reforms, the ‘TEMAG reforms’ launched in 2014, and traces their effects on teacher education practice in 2019 and into the challenges, uncertainties and doubts of 2020’s entangled health, economic ... Read more

$76.94 CAD

This book examines teacher education at a critical turning point in the neoliberal dispensation that has steered education policy and practice since the 1980s. It examines Australia’s teacher education reforms, the ‘TEMAG reforms’ launched in 2014, and traces their effects on teacher education practice in 2019 and into the challenges, uncertainties and doubts of 2020’s entangled health, economic
... Read more
Improving Teaching and Learning in the Humanities

Edited by Martin Ashley ...

Focuses on religious education, history, geography and cross-curricular planning in the primary school. It includes discussion of the purpose of education, and how the humanities fit with this purpose, with particular reference to the 1998 Education Act and 1994 National Curriculum Review. The book deals with the themes of time, place, values, communication, responsibilities and decision-making. ... Read more

$89.31 CAD

Focuses on religious education, history, geography and cross-curricular planning in the primary school. It includes discussion of the purpose of education, and how the humanities fit with this purpose, with particular reference to the 1998 Education Act and 1994 National Curriculum Review. The book deals with the themes of time, place, values, communication, responsibilities and decision-making.
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Embracing Mathematics

On Becoming a Teacher and Changing with Mathematics

by Peter Appelbaum, with David Scott Allen ...

This alternative textbook for courses on teaching mathematics asks teachers and prospective teachers to reflect on their relationships with mathematics and how these relationships influence their teaching and the experiences of their students. Applicable to all levels of schooling, the book covers basic topics such as planning and assessment, classroom management, and organization of classroom ... Read more

$126.41 CAD

This alternative textbook for courses on teaching mathematics asks teachers and prospective teachers to reflect on their relationships with mathematics and how these relationships influence their teaching and the experiences of their students. Applicable to all levels of schooling, the book covers basic topics such as planning and assessment, classroom management, and organization of classroom
... Read more
Books to Build On

A Grade-By-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers

by E.D. Hirsch Jr. ...

Series series The Core Knowledge Series
The invaluable grade-by-grade guide (kindergarten—sixth) is designed to help parents and teachers select some of the best books for children.Books to Build On recommends:• for kindergartners, lively collections of poetry and stories, such as The Children’s Aesop, and imaginative alphabet books such as Bill Martin, Jr.’s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Lucy Micklewait’s I Spy: An Alphabet in Art• for ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

The invaluable grade-by-grade guide (kindergarten—sixth) is designed to help parents and teachers select some of the best books for children.Books to Build On recommends:• for kindergartners, lively collections of poetry and stories, such as The Children’s Aesop, and imaginative alphabet books such as Bill Martin, Jr.’s Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Lucy Micklewait’s I Spy: An Alphabet in Art• for
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HERstory Curriculum Suite

A young women's journey of self-discovery through creative writing and dynamic interactive activities

by The Leadership Program ...

HERstory is a leadership program for middle and high school girls. This preventive intervention program is composed of 50–60 interactive sessions that address social emotional learning, leadership, and Common Core standards and that provide opportunities to link to the school day curriculum. Designed to be facilitated over the course of a school year, the curricular framework is scaffolded by ... Read more

$51.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

HERstory is a leadership program for middle and high school girls. This preventive intervention program is composed of 50–60 interactive sessions that address social emotional learning, leadership, and Common Core standards and that provide opportunities to link to the school day curriculum. Designed to be facilitated over the course of a school year, the curricular framework is scaffolded by
... Read more
Large-Scale Studies in Mathematics Education

Edited by Jinfa Cai, Stephen Hwang, James A. Middleton ...

Series series Education (R0)
In recent years, funding agencies like the Institute of Educational Sciences and the National Science Foundation have increasingly emphasized large-scale studies with experimental and quasi-experimental designs looking for 'objective truths'. Educational researchers have recently begun to use large-scale studies to understand what really works, from developing interventions, to validation studies ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

In recent years, funding agencies like the Institute of Educational Sciences and the National Science Foundation have increasingly emphasized large-scale studies with experimental and quasi-experimental designs looking for 'objective truths'. Educational researchers have recently begun to use large-scale studies to understand what really works, from developing interventions, to validation studies
... Read more
Teaching Common Sense

The Grand Strategy Program at Yale University

by Linda Kulman, Henry Kissinger ...

“The best course in America . . .”– David Brooks, New York TimesA look inside Yale’s elite Grand Strategy program, where future leaders are forged.How is critical thinking taught? How will the next generation cope with an ever-changing and increasingly complex world?These are questions that the Grand Strategy program at Yale seeks to address. The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy seeks to ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

“The best course in America . . .”– David Brooks, New York TimesA look inside Yale’s elite Grand Strategy program, where future leaders are forged.How is critical thinking taught? How will the next generation cope with an ever-changing and increasingly complex world?These are questions that the Grand Strategy program at Yale seeks to address. The Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy seeks to
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Curriculum Mapping

A Step-by-Step Guide for Creating Curriculum Year Overviews

by Kathy Tuchman Glass ...

"Offers a new approach and is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."—Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education"After reading Curriculum Mapping*, I felt I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how to create their own personal ′curriculum guides′ and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

"Offers a new approach and is a valuable addition to the body of literature on curriculum mapping."—Constance Hill, Teacher Specialist, South Carolina Department of Education"After reading Curriculum Mapping*, I felt I had the knowledge and tools to show my teachers how to create their own personal ′curriculum guides′ and have meaningful collaboration with other teachers to coordinate instruction
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Teaching Students to Decode the World

Media Literacy and Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum

by Chris Sperry, Cyndy Scheibe ...

In our media-saturated environment, how can we teach students to distinguish true statements from those that are false, misleading, or manipulative? How can we help them develop the skills needed to identify biases and stereotypes, determine credibility of sources, and analyze their own thinking and its effect on their perceptions?In Teaching Students to Decode the World, authors Chris Sperry and ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

In our media-saturated environment, how can we teach students to distinguish true statements from those that are false, misleading, or manipulative? How can we help them develop the skills needed to identify biases and stereotypes, determine credibility of sources, and analyze their own thinking and its effect on their perceptions?In Teaching Students to Decode the World, authors Chris Sperry and
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The Teacher’s Guide to Scratch – Intermediate

Professional Development for Coding Education

by Kai Hutchence ...

Series series The Teacher's Guide to Scratch
The Teacher’s Guide to Scratch – Intermediate is a practical guide for educators preparing moderately complex coding lessons and assignments in their K-12 classrooms. The world’s largest and most active visual programming platform, Scratch helps today’s schools answer the growing call to realize important learning outcomes using coding and computer science. This book illustrates the increasingly ... Read more

$48.99 CAD

The Teacher’s Guide to Scratch – Intermediate is a practical guide for educators preparing moderately complex coding lessons and assignments in their K-12 classrooms. The world’s largest and most active visual programming platform, Scratch helps today’s schools answer the growing call to realize important learning outcomes using coding and computer science. This book illustrates the increasingly
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English Language Teaching Today

Linking Theory and Practice

Edited by Handoyo Puji Widodo, Willy A. Renandya ...

Series series Education (R0)
English Language Teaching Today: Linking Theory and Practice provides an up-to-date account of current principles and practices for teaching English in the world today. The chapters, written by internationally recognized language teacher educators and TESOL specialists, introduce the reader to key language skill areas (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and ... Read more

$243.39 CAD

English Language Teaching Today: Linking Theory and Practice provides an up-to-date account of current principles and practices for teaching English in the world today. The chapters, written by internationally recognized language teacher educators and TESOL specialists, introduce the reader to key language skill areas (i.e., listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, grammar and
... Read more
Educational Evaluation and Improvement in Japan

Linking Lesson Study, Curriculum Management and School Evaluation

by Yoshimi Okumura ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book delves into how Japanese schools evaluate and enhance education quality through lesson study, curriculum management, and school self-evaluation. It explores the concept of “understanding by design” in the context of the historical background and the challenges of the present, providing practical methods of educational evaluation for the future.Through in-depth case studies of two primary ... Read more

$179.39 CAD

This book delves into how Japanese schools evaluate and enhance education quality through lesson study, curriculum management, and school self-evaluation. It explores the concept of “understanding by design” in the context of the historical background and the challenges of the present, providing practical methods of educational evaluation for the future.Through in-depth case studies of two primary
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Critical Social Justice Education and the Assault on Truth in White Public Pedagogy

The US-Dakota War Re-Examined

by Rick Lybeck ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores tensions between critical social justice and what the author terms white justice as fairness in public commemoration of Minnesota’s US-Dakota War of 1862. First, the book examines a regional white public pedagogy demanding “objectivity” and “balance” in teaching-and-learning activities with the purpose of promoting fairness toward white settlers and the extermination campaign ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book explores tensions between critical social justice and what the author terms white justice as fairness in public commemoration of Minnesota’s US-Dakota War of 1862. First, the book examines a regional white public pedagogy demanding “objectivity” and “balance” in teaching-and-learning activities with the purpose of promoting fairness toward white settlers and the extermination campaign
... Read more
Success and Ethics

Implementation and Measurements of Ethical Principles in Management

by Georg F. Sievers ...

In many cases, globalization and internationalization in the competitive environment mean that the call for honesty, justice and integrity is becoming ever louder in the corporate environment. However, it is often questioned whether the resulting primarily economic actions are compatible with ethical standards in the company or - to put it more concretely - even mutually exclusive. The question of ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

In many cases, globalization and internationalization in the competitive environment mean that the call for honesty, justice and integrity is becoming ever louder in the corporate environment. However, it is often questioned whether the resulting primarily economic actions are compatible with ethical standards in the company or - to put it more concretely - even mutually exclusive. The question of
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Language Teacher Emotion, Identity Learning and Curriculum Reform

by Shanshan Yang ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book explores language teachers' identity learning through the lens of teacher emotions. This qualitative study, utilizing a longitudinal case study design, sets out to trace how four college English teachers at the case study university in East China respond emotionally towards the curriculum reform, how teacher identity learning takes place, and how emotions interact with the identity ... Read more

$153.69 CAD

This book explores language teachers' identity learning through the lens of teacher emotions. This qualitative study, utilizing a longitudinal case study design, sets out to trace how four college English teachers at the case study university in East China respond emotionally towards the curriculum reform, how teacher identity learning takes place, and how emotions interact with the identity
... Read more
Teaching History for the Contemporary World

Tensions, Challenges and Classroom Experiences in Higher Education

Edited by Adele Nye, Jennifer Clark ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book brings together history educators from Australia and around the world to tell their own personal stories and how they approach teaching history in the context of contemporary tensions in the classroom. It encourages historians to think actively about how history in the classroom can play a role in helping students to make sense of their world and to act honourably within it.The ... Read more

$166.49 CAD

This book brings together history educators from Australia and around the world to tell their own personal stories and how they approach teaching history in the context of contemporary tensions in the classroom. It encourages historians to think actively about how history in the classroom can play a role in helping students to make sense of their world and to act honourably within it.The
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Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability

Case Studies of Educators in Action

Edited by Jennifer Seydel, Cynthia L. Merse, Lisa A. W. Kensler, David Sobel ...

What does it take to prepare students, teachers, and school staff to shape a just and sustainable future? In Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability, you will meet educators and school leaders who are on the front lines of re-imagining school through the lens of sustainability.This book features inspiring stories from around the country, from urban and rural schools and districts, that ... Read more

$50.83 CAD

What does it take to prepare students, teachers, and school staff to shape a just and sustainable future? In Trailblazers for Whole School Sustainability, you will meet educators and school leaders who are on the front lines of re-imagining school through the lens of sustainability.This book features inspiring stories from around the country, from urban and rural schools and districts, that
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A Teacher’s Guide to Conversational AI

Enhancing Assessment, Instruction, and Curriculum with Chatbots

by David A. Joyner ...

A Teacher’s Guide to Conversational AI explores the practical role that language-based artificial intelligence tools play in classroom teaching, learning experiences, and student assessment. Today’s educators are well aware that conversational and generative AI—chatbots, intelligent tutoring systems, large language models, and more—represent a complex new factor in teaching and learning. This ... Read more

$68.70 CAD

A Teacher’s Guide to Conversational AI explores the practical role that language-based artificial intelligence tools play in classroom teaching, learning experiences, and student assessment. Today’s educators are well aware that conversational and generative AI—chatbots, intelligent tutoring systems, large language models, and more—represent a complex new factor in teaching and learning. This
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Developing Creativity in the Classroom

Learning and Innovation for 21st-Century Schools

by Todd Kettler, Kristen N. Lamb, Dianna R. Mullet ...

Developing Creativity in the Classroom applies the most current theory and research on creativity to support the design of teaching and learning. Creative thinking and problem solving are at the heart of learning and application as students prepare for innovation-driven careers. This text debunks myths about creativity and teaching and, instead, illustrates productive conceptions of creative ... Read more

$63.20 CAD

Developing Creativity in the Classroom applies the most current theory and research on creativity to support the design of teaching and learning. Creative thinking and problem solving are at the heart of learning and application as students prepare for innovation-driven careers. This text debunks myths about creativity and teaching and, instead, illustrates productive conceptions of creative
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Learning for Uncertainty

Teaching Students How to Thrive in a Rapidly Evolving World

by G. Williamson McDiarmid, Yong Zhao ...

Series series Routledge Leading Change Series
Learning for Uncertainty explores technology’s role in education, specifically unpacking the question: How should educators prepare today’s children for a world that has yet to be made?As technology evolves faster than our capacity to fully understand the social, cultural, economic, and moral implications of many innovations, today’s educators are tasked with the unique role of preparing students ... Read more

$54.95 CAD

Learning for Uncertainty explores technology’s role in education, specifically unpacking the question: How should educators prepare today’s children for a world that has yet to be made?As technology evolves faster than our capacity to fully understand the social, cultural, economic, and moral implications of many innovations, today’s educators are tasked with the unique role of preparing students
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Translanguaging and Transformative Teaching for Emergent Bilingual Students

Lessons from the CUNY-NYSIEB Project

Edited by City University of New York-New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals ...

A critical and accessible text, this book provides a foundation for translanguaging theory and practice with educating emergent bilingual students. The product of the internationally renowned and trailblazing City University of New York-New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals (CUNY-NYSIEB), this book draws on a common vision of translanguaging to present different perspectives of its ... Read more

$86.56 CAD

A critical and accessible text, this book provides a foundation for translanguaging theory and practice with educating emergent bilingual students. The product of the internationally renowned and trailblazing City University of New York-New York State Initiative on Emergent Bilinguals (CUNY-NYSIEB), this book draws on a common vision of translanguaging to present different perspectives of its
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World-Readiness Standards (General) + Language-specific document (YORUBA)

by The National Standards Collaborative Board ...

This package includes eBooks of the World-Readiness Standards AND the Yoruba language-specific standards. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural understanding. "World-Readiness" signals that the Standards have been revised with important changes to focus on the literacy ... Read more

$35.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This package includes eBooks of the World-Readiness Standards AND the Yoruba language-specific standards. The World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages create a roadmap to guide learners to develop competence to communicate effectively and interact with cultural understanding. "World-Readiness" signals that the Standards have been revised with important changes to focus on the literacy
... Read more
Social Aesthetics and the School Environment

A Case Study of the Chivalric Ethos

by Adam I. Attwood ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book theorizes aesthetic classroom management through a hermeneutical approach with three fields of literature: history and philosophical foundations of chivalry, chivalry’s promulgation through the Victorian Age, and parallel issues of identity in twenty-first century teacher education. The aim of the book is to examine the relationship between chivalric ethos and education. The presented ... Read more

$115.29 CAD

This book theorizes aesthetic classroom management through a hermeneutical approach with three fields of literature: history and philosophical foundations of chivalry, chivalry’s promulgation through the Victorian Age, and parallel issues of identity in twenty-first century teacher education. The aim of the book is to examine the relationship between chivalric ethos and education. The presented
... Read more
Critical Pedagogy in Uncertain Times

Hope and Possibilities

Edited by S. Macrine ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book brings together the most important figures in the evolution of Critical Pedagogy to provide comprehensive analyses of issues related to the struggle against the forces of neoliberalism and the imperial-induced privatization, not just in education, but in all of social life through the radical democratizing forces of critical pedagogy. ... Read more

$32.39 CAD

This book brings together the most important figures in the evolution of Critical Pedagogy to provide comprehensive analyses of issues related to the struggle against the forces of neoliberalism and the imperial-induced privatization, not just in education, but in all of social life through the radical democratizing forces of critical pedagogy.
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