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Reading Lessons

An English Teacher’s Love Letter to the Books that Shape Us

by Carol Atherton ...

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2025An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives, better.**How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip’s? And why is it so ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2025An English teacher's love letter to reading and the many ways literature can make us, and our lives, better.**How can a Victorian poem help teenagers understand YouTube misogyny? Can Jane Eyre encourage us to speak out? What can Lady Macbeth teach us about empathy? Should our expectations for our future be any greater than Pip’s? And why is it so
... Read more
Primary Reading Simplified

A Practical Guide to Classroom Teaching and Whole-School Implementation

by Christopher Such ...

"Such’s passion and knowledge for reading shines through. This is a thoughtful text as well as a practical one."- Schools Week-From the bestselling author of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, this is your essential guide to teaching reading in primary schools.Filled with classroom-tested, practical guidance, this book addresses common questions faced in every school by those seeking ... Read more

$41.99 NZD

"Such’s passion and knowledge for reading shines through. This is a thoughtful text as well as a practical one."- Schools Week-From the bestselling author of The Art and Science of Teaching Primary Reading, this is your essential guide to teaching reading in primary schools.Filled with classroom-tested, practical guidance, this book addresses common questions faced in every school by those seeking
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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy

Edited by Maggie Walter, Tahu Kukutai, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Indigenous Peoples and Policy
This book examines how Indigenous Peoples around the world are demanding greater data sovereignty, and challenging the ways in which governments have historically used Indigenous data to develop policies and programs.In the digital age, governments are increasingly dependent on data and data analytics to inform their policies and decision-making. However, Indigenous Peoples have often been the ... Read more

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This book examines how Indigenous Peoples around the world are demanding greater data sovereignty, and challenging the ways in which governments have historically used Indigenous data to develop policies and programs.In the digital age, governments are increasingly dependent on data and data analytics to inform their policies and decision-making. However, Indigenous Peoples have often been the
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Mindset Mathematics

Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 5

by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, Cathy Williams ...

Series series Mindset Mathematics
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the fifth-grade level through visualization, play, ... Read more

$33.99 NZD

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the fifth-grade level through visualization, play,
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The Knowledge Gap

The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System--and How to Fix it

by Natalie Wexler ...

**“Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library JournalThe untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis**It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

**“Essential reading for teachers, education administrators, and policymakers alike.” —STARRED Library JournalThe untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis**It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality
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Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking

The Knowledge Revival

by Tim Surma, Claudio Vanhees, Michiel Wils, Jasper Nijlunsing, Nuno Crato, John Hattie, Daniel Muijs, Elizabeth Rata, Dylan Wiliam, Paul A. Kirschner ...

Series series Education (R0)
This open access book discusses why the seemingly straightforward strategy of teaching children how to think deeply does not work and offers an alternative way forward for the curriculum to achieve these objectives. Over the years, the role of knowledge in the curriculum has, like a pendulum, shifted between two extremes, from highly visible to virtually invisible knowledge elements. Insights from ... Read more

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This open access book discusses why the seemingly straightforward strategy of teaching children how to think deeply does not work and offers an alternative way forward for the curriculum to achieve these objectives. Over the years, the role of knowledge in the curriculum has, like a pendulum, shifted between two extremes, from highly visible to virtually invisible knowledge elements. Insights from
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Disciplining and Drafting or 21st Century Learning?

by Rachel Bolstad,Jane Gilbert ...

Will todays curriculum prepare secondary school students for life in the 21st century? ... Read more

$18.99 NZD

Will todays curriculum prepare secondary school students for life in the 21st century?
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Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom

by Rachel French, H. Lynn Erickson, Lois A. Lanning ...

Series series Corwin Teaching Essentials
Think Beyond the Facts!Knowing the facts is not enough. If we want students to develop intellectually, creatively problem-solve, and grapple with complexity, the key is in conceptual understanding. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students’ innate curiosity about the world and provides the thrilling feeling of engaging one’s mind.This updated edition introduces the newest thought leadership ... Read more

$61.99 NZD

Think Beyond the Facts!Knowing the facts is not enough. If we want students to develop intellectually, creatively problem-solve, and grapple with complexity, the key is in conceptual understanding. A Concept-Based curriculum recaptures students’ innate curiosity about the world and provides the thrilling feeling of engaging one’s mind.This updated edition introduces the newest thought leadership
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Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting

Learn How to Take Notes Simply and Effectively

by Kristine Setting Clark ...

Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting is a simple and effective notetaking program that is essential to student academic success. Notetaking is a major component in learning and understanding how to recognize and identify main ideas, key facts and details. Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting will also teach the student how to record notes in various formats and how to utilize notetaking when studying ... Read more

$51.99 NZD

Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting is a simple and effective notetaking program that is essential to student academic success. Notetaking is a major component in learning and understanding how to recognize and identify main ideas, key facts and details. Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting will also teach the student how to record notes in various formats and how to utilize notetaking when studying
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The Running the Room Companion: Issues in classroom management and strategies to deal with them

by Tom Bennett ...

In Running the Room: The Teacher's Guide to Behaviour, Tom Bennett rewrote the book on behaviour management, and outlined the psychology and dynamics underpinning student habits. In this companion, he goes into more detail about how to apply those principles to the classroom. Addressing a wide range of circumstances, he explores popular teacher dilemmas such as:How to deal with students who are ... Read more

$20.99 NZD

In Running the Room: The Teacher's Guide to Behaviour, Tom Bennett rewrote the book on behaviour management, and outlined the psychology and dynamics underpinning student habits. In this companion, he goes into more detail about how to apply those principles to the classroom. Addressing a wide range of circumstances, he explores popular teacher dilemmas such as:How to deal with students who are
... Read more
That's Not What This Book Is About

by Joanna Johnson ...

Embark on an emotional journey with Joanna Johnson as she navigates life's twists and turns, encountering remarkable individuals and absorbing life-changing insights along the way. Prepare to dive into your own memories, finding solace and inspiration in the enduring forces of love, strength, and human bonds that resonate throughout this captivating story!Learn more about Joanna Johnson at www ... Read more

$35.99 NZD

Embark on an emotional journey with Joanna Johnson as she navigates life's twists and turns, encountering remarkable individuals and absorbing life-changing insights along the way. Prepare to dive into your own memories, finding solace and inspiration in the enduring forces of love, strength, and human bonds that resonate throughout this captivating story!Learn more about Joanna Johnson at www
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Running the Room: The Teacher’s Guide to Behaviour

by Tom Bennett ...

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all too often teachers begin their careers with the bare minimum of training – or worse, none. How students behave, socially and academically, dictates ... Read more

$27.99 NZD

Good behaviour is the beginning of great learning. All children deserve classrooms that are calm, safe spaces where everyone is treated with dignity. Creating that space is one of the most important things a teacher needs to be able to do. But all too often teachers begin their careers with the bare minimum of training – or worse, none. How students behave, socially and academically, dictates
... Read more
Loose Parts 2

Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers

by Miriam Beloglovsky, Lisa Daly ...

Series series Loose Parts Series
Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This form of play allows infants to be in control and recognize the power of their bodies and actions. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful photography to inspire safe loose parts play in your infant and toddler environments. Captivating classroom stories ... Read more

$54.99 NZD

Loose parts capture children's curiosity, give free reign to their imagination, and encourage creativity. This form of play allows infants to be in control and recognize the power of their bodies and actions. A variety of new and innovative loose parts ideas are paired with beautiful photography to inspire safe loose parts play in your infant and toddler environments. Captivating classroom stories
... Read more
Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 3

by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, Cathy Williams ...

Series series Mindset Mathematics
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the third-grade level through visualization, play, ... Read more

$42.99 NZD

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the third-grade level through visualization, play,
... Read more
Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade K

by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, Cathy Williams ...

Series series Mindset Mathematics
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the kindergarten-grade level through visualization, ... Read more

$33.99 NZD

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the kindergarten-grade level through visualization,
... Read more
Mindset Mathematics

Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 4

by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, Cathy Williams ...

Series series Mindset Mathematics
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the first-grade level through visualization, play, ... Read more

$33.99 NZD

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the first-grade level through visualization, play,
... Read more
Teacher's Guide to Effective Sentence Writing

by Bruce Saddler, PhD ...

Series series What Works for Special-Needs Learners
This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities, planning tips, and grammatical pointers make it easy for teachers to ... Read more

$67.99 NZD

This practical book provides explicit instructions for teaching sentence-level skills to students who have difficulties in this area. The author explains the key role of sentence combining in the writing process and presents effective techniques for instruction and assessment. Numerous sample lessons, practice activities, planning tips, and grammatical pointers make it easy for teachers to
... Read more
Assessment for Education

Standards, Judgement and Moderation

by Val Klenowski, Claire Maree Wyatt-Smith ...

′This is a very exciting book and should be read widely by anyone who wants a better understanding of the role of assessment in the diverse, globalised, digital societies of the 21st century.′- Professor Mary James, University of Cambridge, President, British Educational Research Association′Highly readable and thoroughly researched, this call for a new vision of education deserves to be ready by ... Read more

$138.99 NZD

′This is a very exciting book and should be read widely by anyone who wants a better understanding of the role of assessment in the diverse, globalised, digital societies of the 21st century.′- Professor Mary James, University of Cambridge, President, British Educational Research Association′Highly readable and thoroughly researched, this call for a new vision of education deserves to be ready by
... Read more
Mindset Mathematics: Visualizing and Investigating Big Ideas, Grade 6

by Jo Boaler, Jen Munson, Cathy Williams ...

Series series Mindset Mathematics
Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the sixth-grade level through visualization, play, ... Read more

$33.99 NZD

Engage students in mathematics using growth mindset techniquesThe most challenging parts of teaching mathematics are engaging students and helping them understand the connections between mathematics concepts. In this volume, you'll find a collection of low floor, high ceiling tasks that will help you do just that, by looking at the big ideas at the sixth-grade level through visualization, play,
... Read more
Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments

Creating, Supporting, and Collaborating

by Susan Stacey ...

What does it mean to inquire? Grownups would say it means to question, to search for information, or to finding out about a topic of interest. For children in an early childhood classroom, the definition is no different. From the time of their birth, children want to know how the world works and actively seek out information. How educators respond to their quest is what this book is all about ... Read more

$62.99 NZD

What does it mean to inquire? Grownups would say it means to question, to search for information, or to finding out about a topic of interest. For children in an early childhood classroom, the definition is no different. From the time of their birth, children want to know how the world works and actively seek out information. How educators respond to their quest is what this book is all about
... Read more
Cambridge IGCSE Core and Extended Mathematics Fifth edition

by Ric Pimentel, Frankie Pimentel, Terry Wall ...

This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.Confidently deliver and ensure full coverage of the Cambridge IGCSE™ Mathematics syllabuses (0580/0980) for first examination from 2025, using a tried-and-tested approach to improve mathematical skills with an emphasis on problem-solving and interrogating findings in new topics.- Put theory into practice with worked examples ... Read more

$55.99 NZD

This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.Confidently deliver and ensure full coverage of the Cambridge IGCSE™ Mathematics syllabuses (0580/0980) for first examination from 2025, using a tried-and-tested approach to improve mathematical skills with an emphasis on problem-solving and interrogating findings in new topics.- Put theory into practice with worked examples
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Making Room for Impact

A De-implementation Guide for Educators

by Arran Hamilton, John Hattie, Dylan Wiliam ...

Dial back and make room for impactWith teacher and leader workloads and burnout at an all-time high, it’s time for de-implementation: de-prioritizing and deleting the less effective, higher-cost initiatives we implement in schools. De-implementation allows us to focus on practices that have more supporting evidence and a higher probability of positive impact on students, and at the same time gain ... Read more

$61.99 NZD

Dial back and make room for impactWith teacher and leader workloads and burnout at an all-time high, it’s time for de-implementation: de-prioritizing and deleting the less effective, higher-cost initiatives we implement in schools. De-implementation allows us to focus on practices that have more supporting evidence and a higher probability of positive impact on students, and at the same time gain
... Read more
Technology Education in New Zealand

A Guide for Teachers

by Wendy Fox-Turnbull, Elizabeth Reinsfield, Alistair Michael Forret ...

This book aims to develop understanding of technology education in New Zealand. It is New Zealand’s story of technology education in the 21st century and will assist teachers and teacher educators in developing technology education programmes. It explores the philosophy of and rationale for technology education and the relevant theory underpinning technology education. The background to recent ... Read more

$97.98 NZD

This book aims to develop understanding of technology education in New Zealand. It is New Zealand’s story of technology education in the 21st century and will assist teachers and teacher educators in developing technology education programmes. It explores the philosophy of and rationale for technology education and the relevant theory underpinning technology education. The background to recent
... Read more
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Edition

The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling

by John Taylor Gatto ...

Transform your child's education from institutional compliance to intellectual freedom. Former New York State Teacher of the Year John Taylor Gatto reveals how compulsory schooling creates dependent workers instead of independent thinkers, replacing natural curiosity with rule-following conformity. Over 30 years of classroom experience led to his revolutionary discovery: genius is as common as ... Read more

$22.99 NZD

Transform your child's education from institutional compliance to intellectual freedom. Former New York State Teacher of the Year John Taylor Gatto reveals how compulsory schooling creates dependent workers instead of independent thinkers, replacing natural curiosity with rule-following conformity. Over 30 years of classroom experience led to his revolutionary discovery: genius is as common as
... Read more

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