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Unlocking Gamification - Exploring the Impact and Importance in Education

Quick Reads for Busy Educators

by Cheryl Angst ...

Series series Quick Reads for Busy Educators
Gamification is more than just games. It's a powerful tool that educators can use to engage students, increase motivation, and enhance learning outcomes. In this book, we explore the world of gamification and its impact on education.Starting with an introduction to gamification, we dive into its brief history and why it's so important in education. Understanding the psychology of gamification is ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Gamification is more than just games. It's a powerful tool that educators can use to engage students, increase motivation, and enhance learning outcomes. In this book, we explore the world of gamification and its impact on education.Starting with an introduction to gamification, we dive into its brief history and why it's so important in education. Understanding the psychology of gamification is
... Read more
Small and mighty: Conversations about small schools

by Aimée Tinkler ...

This book delves into the dynamic landscape of small educational institutions. Through insightful and compelling conversations from a wide range of teachers, leaders and other stakeholders associated with small schools, this book explores the unique advantages and obstacles faced by small schools in today's educational landscape.From fostering close-knit communities to navigating resource ... Read more

$10.99 USD

This book delves into the dynamic landscape of small educational institutions. Through insightful and compelling conversations from a wide range of teachers, leaders and other stakeholders associated with small schools, this book explores the unique advantages and obstacles faced by small schools in today's educational landscape.From fostering close-knit communities to navigating resource
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Creating a Culture of Excellence

A School Leader's Guide to Best Practices in Teaching, Curriculum, Professional Development, Supervision, and Evaluation

by Jeffrey Glanz ...

Series series Bridging Theory and Practice
School leaders are busy, overwhelmed, and may not always be cognizant of the latest cutting-edge theories and practices in the field of instructional improvement. Drawing from research, Creating a Culture of Excellence is a resource that serves as a guide to the best practices in teaching, curriculum, professional development, supervision, and evaluation. Attending to these five processes, ... Read more

$33.19 USD

School leaders are busy, overwhelmed, and may not always be cognizant of the latest cutting-edge theories and practices in the field of instructional improvement. Drawing from research, Creating a Culture of Excellence is a resource that serves as a guide to the best practices in teaching, curriculum, professional development, supervision, and evaluation. Attending to these five processes,
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Constructivist Education in an Age of Accountability

Edited by David W. Kritt ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book contrasts authentic approaches to education with classroom practices based primarily on standards external to the individuals who are supposed to learn. While other books tend to promote either a desperate scramble for meeting standards or determined resistance to neoliberal reforms, this book fills that gap in ways that will inspire practitioners, prospective teachers, and teacher ... Read more

$28.49 USD

This book contrasts authentic approaches to education with classroom practices based primarily on standards external to the individuals who are supposed to learn. While other books tend to promote either a desperate scramble for meeting standards or determined resistance to neoliberal reforms, this book fills that gap in ways that will inspire practitioners, prospective teachers, and teacher
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100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Playful Learning

by Blair Minchin ...

Series series 100 Ideas for Teachers
**No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners.* ... Read more

$17.79 USD

**No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners.*
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Adottare l'e-learning a scuola

by Roberto Maragliano ...

Fin qui l’e-learning è stato per lo più utilizzato, in ambito scolastico, per la formazione in servizio degli insegnanti. Cosa potrebbe mai capitare se si provasse a utilizzare la formazione online anche per le attività di classe? Ha senso farlo? E come? In che cosa potrebbe essere utile adottare l’e-learning e quali problemi potrebbe incontrare? A queste domande non è possibile dare risposte ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Fin qui l’e-learning è stato per lo più utilizzato, in ambito scolastico, per la formazione in servizio degli insegnanti. Cosa potrebbe mai capitare se si provasse a utilizzare la formazione online anche per le attività di classe? Ha senso farlo? E come? In che cosa potrebbe essere utile adottare l’e-learning e quali problemi potrebbe incontrare? A queste domande non è possibile dare risposte
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Control Total de Plagas región occidente de México

by Juan Rodrigez Aceves ...

Control Total de Plagas: Manual Profesional y DomésticoEsta guía completa presenta estrategias comprobadas para eliminar las plagas más comunes en el occidente de México. Desarrollado por Juan Rodríguez Aceves, especialista con años de experiencia, combina técnicas profesionales con soluciones domésticas efectivas y seguras.Este manual incluye:20 capítulos especializados por tipo de plagaTécnicas ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Control Total de Plagas: Manual Profesional y DomésticoEsta guía completa presenta estrategias comprobadas para eliminar las plagas más comunes en el occidente de México. Desarrollado por Juan Rodríguez Aceves, especialista con años de experiencia, combina técnicas profesionales con soluciones domésticas efectivas y seguras.Este manual incluye:20 capítulos especializados por tipo de plagaTécnicas
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Why Can′t We Get It Right?

Designing High-Quality Professional Development for Standards-Based Schools

Edited by Marsha Speck, Caroll O. Knipe ...

"In Why Can′t We Get It Right? Second Edition*, Marsha Speck and Caroll Knipe provide a thorough overview of what is known about the nature of professional development that produces high levels of learning and performance for teachers and their students. They admirably achieve their goal of showing how well-designed professional development with a clear focus on improved student learning can make ... Read more

$32.39 USD

"In Why Can′t We Get It Right? Second Edition*, Marsha Speck and Caroll Knipe provide a thorough overview of what is known about the nature of professional development that produces high levels of learning and performance for teachers and their students. They admirably achieve their goal of showing how well-designed professional development with a clear focus on improved student learning can make
... Read more
Beyond Vocational Education

Career Majors, Tech Prep

by David Pucel ...

This book provides the practical information you need to make the transition from traditional "vocational" education programs to the new approaches to career and technical education. It shows you how to organize your schools around relevant career majors using a variety of evolving school formats such as Career Major programs, Tech Prep programs, Academies, and Magnet Schools. ... Read more

$33.99 USD

This book provides the practical information you need to make the transition from traditional "vocational" education programs to the new approaches to career and technical education. It shows you how to organize your schools around relevant career majors using a variety of evolving school formats such as Career Major programs, Tech Prep programs, Academies, and Magnet Schools.
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Coordinating Music Across The Primary School

by Sarah Hennessy ...

Series series Subject Leaders' Handbooks
Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co- ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.; There are special volumes dedicated to dealing with OFSTED, creating whole school policy and the demands of ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Specifically designed for busy teachers who have responsibility for co- ordinating a subject area within their primary school. Each volume in the series conforms to a concise style, while providing a wealth of tips, case studies and photocopiable material that teachers can use immediately.; There are special volumes dedicated to dealing with OFSTED, creating whole school policy and the demands of
... Read more
Critical Essays on Major Curriculum Theorists

by David Scott ...

This book is a critical appreciation of the work of sixteen leading curriculum theorists, taking account of the writings of a balance of established thinkers and curriculum analysts from the fields of education, philosophy, sociology and psychology. Together these commentators offer a broad perspective with views from the UK, the US and Europe, and from a range of political stances ranging from ... Read more

$66.99 USD

This book is a critical appreciation of the work of sixteen leading curriculum theorists, taking account of the writings of a balance of established thinkers and curriculum analysts from the fields of education, philosophy, sociology and psychology. Together these commentators offer a broad perspective with views from the UK, the US and Europe, and from a range of political stances ranging from
... Read more
The Activist Learner

Inquiry, Literacy, and Service to Make Learning Matter

by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Whitney Douglas, Sara W. Fry ...

This dynamic book explores a variety of ways teachers can integrate service learning to enliven their classroom, meet the unique developmental needs of their students, and satisfy the next generation of standards and assessments. The authors demonstrate how inquiry-based teaching with service learning outcomes cultivates, requires, and rewards literacy, as well as important skills like perspective ... Read more

$30.59 USD

This dynamic book explores a variety of ways teachers can integrate service learning to enliven their classroom, meet the unique developmental needs of their students, and satisfy the next generation of standards and assessments. The authors demonstrate how inquiry-based teaching with service learning outcomes cultivates, requires, and rewards literacy, as well as important skills like perspective
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Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum

From Policy to Classroom

Edited by Zongyi Deng, Christine Kim-Eng Lee, S Gopinathan ...

Series series Education (R0)
This volume provides a multi-faceted and critical analysis of the Singapore curriculum in relation to globalization. First, it details reform initiatives established by the Singapore government to meet the challenges posed by globalization. Next, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum presents how these reforms have been translated into programs, school subjects and operational frameworks and ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This volume provides a multi-faceted and critical analysis of the Singapore curriculum in relation to globalization. First, it details reform initiatives established by the Singapore government to meet the challenges posed by globalization. Next, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum presents how these reforms have been translated into programs, school subjects and operational frameworks and
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Virtual and Augmented Reality in English Language Arts Education

by Paige Jacobson, Christine Chang, Elisabeth Etopio, Erin Kearney, David Mawer, Jennifer M. Higgs, Megan E. Welsh, Steven Z. Athanases, Kelly Torres, Aubrey Statti, Christine Oughtred, Louise Paatsch, Anne Cloonan, William Wright, Rebecca Smith, Nichole Ralston, Benjamin Gallegos, Babak Khoshnevisan, Dawn Whipple, Rick Marlatt ...

New times. Expanded worlds. Emerging possibilities. In Using Virtual Reality in English Language Arts Education, authors from multiple institutions across the United States and abroad share practical insights for teaching English language arts with virtual and augmented realities. These chapters draw on multiple theories and ideas to share perspectives from practicing and prospective teachers, as ... Read more

$32.39 USD

New times. Expanded worlds. Emerging possibilities. In Using Virtual Reality in English Language Arts Education, authors from multiple institutions across the United States and abroad share practical insights for teaching English language arts with virtual and augmented realities. These chapters draw on multiple theories and ideas to share perspectives from practicing and prospective teachers, as
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Curriculum Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing World

Transnational Perspectives in Curriculum Inquiry

Edited by Bill Green, Philip Roberts, Marie Brennan ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book brings together voices and perspectives from across the world and draws in a new generation of curriculum scholars to provide fresh insight into the contemporary field. By opening up Curriculum Studies with contributions from twelve countries—including every continent—the book outlines and exemplifies the challenges and opportunities for transnational curriculum inquiry. While curriculum ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book brings together voices and perspectives from across the world and draws in a new generation of curriculum scholars to provide fresh insight into the contemporary field. By opening up Curriculum Studies with contributions from twelve countries—including every continent—the book outlines and exemplifies the challenges and opportunities for transnational curriculum inquiry. While curriculum
... Read more
Inquiry-Based Learning Through the Creative Arts for Teachers and Teacher Educators

by Amanda Nicole Gulla, Molly Hamilton Sherman ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book is a theoretical and practical guide to implementing an inquiry-based approach to teaching which centers creative responses to works of art in curriculum. Guided by Maxine Greene’s philosophy of Aesthetic Education, the authors discuss the social justice implications of marginalized students having access to the arts and opportunities to find their voices through creative expression. ... Read more

$116.09 USD

This book is a theoretical and practical guide to implementing an inquiry-based approach to teaching which centers creative responses to works of art in curriculum. Guided by Maxine Greene’s philosophy of Aesthetic Education, the authors discuss the social justice implications of marginalized students having access to the arts and opportunities to find their voices through creative expression.
... Read more
Study Abroad Pedagogy, Dark Tourism, and Historical Reenactment

In the Footsteps of Jack the Ripper and His Victims

by Kevin A. Morrison ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book is a genre-breaking response to the literature on study abroad. It stakes claim to an uncharted space between reflective pedagogy, public history studies, and investigations into dark tourism. Drawing on the author’s experience of teaching short-term summer programs and courses in London between 2011 and 2018 that focused wholly or in part on the Whitechapel murders of 1888, the book ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book is a genre-breaking response to the literature on study abroad. It stakes claim to an uncharted space between reflective pedagogy, public history studies, and investigations into dark tourism. Drawing on the author’s experience of teaching short-term summer programs and courses in London between 2011 and 2018 that focused wholly or in part on the Whitechapel murders of 1888, the book
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Take Five! for Science

150 Prompts that Build Writing and Critical-Thinking Skills

by Kaye Hagler, Judy Elgin Jensen ...

Series series Maupin House
Take Five! for Science transforms those first five minutes of class into engaging writing opportunities. Students will brainstorm their way through 75 topics within three main science divisions: earth, life, and physical science. All prompts are aligned with NGSS and ELA CCSS as students debate, compare, investigate, question, and design in response to 150 prompts. Each topic is divided into a ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Take Five! for Science transforms those first five minutes of class into engaging writing opportunities. Students will brainstorm their way through 75 topics within three main science divisions: earth, life, and physical science. All prompts are aligned with NGSS and ELA CCSS as students debate, compare, investigate, question, and design in response to 150 prompts. Each topic is divided into a
... Read more
Comprehensive Literacy Basics

An Anthology by Capstone Professional

by Timothy Rasinski, Michael P. Ford, Nancy Boyles, Barbara A. Nelson, Sharon Vaughn, Margaret Mary Policastro, Kathy Brown, Sarah Martino, Shari Frost, Charlene Cobb, Chase Young, Hillary Wolfe, Michelle J. Kelley, Nicki Clausen-Grace, Adele T. Macula, Connie Campbell Dierking, Becky McTague, Mary C. McMackin, Nancy Witherell, Kristin Lems, Elaine Weber ...

Series series Maupin House
Teaching English language arts at grades K-5 is both a science and an art. Educators must teach literacy skills and content with best practices, while also keeping focus on each student’s individual needs. They are challenged to monitor students working independently while also conducting small group instruction. And they must focus on providing differentiated support with a rather complicated ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Teaching English language arts at grades K-5 is both a science and an art. Educators must teach literacy skills and content with best practices, while also keeping focus on each student’s individual needs. They are challenged to monitor students working independently while also conducting small group instruction. And they must focus on providing differentiated support with a rather complicated
... Read more
The Models of Skill Acquisition and Expertise Development: A Quick Reference of Summaries

by Raman K Attri ...

The book offers condensed summaries of twenty-three major skill acquisition and expertise development models presented by leading researchers during the last half a century of classic and new research. This book presents new researchers in learning, training, cognitive sciences, or education disciplines with a big picture starting point for their literature review journey. The book presents an ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The book offers condensed summaries of twenty-three major skill acquisition and expertise development models presented by leading researchers during the last half a century of classic and new research. This book presents new researchers in learning, training, cognitive sciences, or education disciplines with a big picture starting point for their literature review journey. The book presents an
... Read more
Developing Culturally and Developmentally Appropriate Early STEM Learning Experiences

Edited by Philip Hui Li, Anne Forbes, Weipeng Yang ...

This book informs best practice for enhancing young children’s STEM learning experiences in formal settings such as preschool environments and less formal settings such as home environments. It is the first collection of multidisciplinary and multinational studies on early STEM programs worldwide and presents diverse, authentic, and current STEM-relevant scenarios that address two fundamental ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book informs best practice for enhancing young children’s STEM learning experiences in formal settings such as preschool environments and less formal settings such as home environments. It is the first collection of multidisciplinary and multinational studies on early STEM programs worldwide and presents diverse, authentic, and current STEM-relevant scenarios that address two fundamental
... Read more
Second International Research Handbook on Values Education and Student Wellbeing

Edited by Terence Lovat, Ron Toomey, Neville Clement, Kerry Dally ...

Series series Reference Module Education
This collection applies the principles underlying values education to addressing the many social and learning challenges that impinge on education today . Insights in the fields of social and emotional learning, student wellbeing, and, increasingly, educational neuroscience have demonstrated that values education represents an efficacious pedagogy with holistic effects on students across a range ... Read more

$404.99 USD

This collection applies the principles underlying values education to addressing the many social and learning challenges that impinge on education today . Insights in the fields of social and emotional learning, student wellbeing, and, increasingly, educational neuroscience have demonstrated that values education represents an efficacious pedagogy with holistic effects on students across a range
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Deeper Competency-Based Learning

Making Equitable, Student-Centered, Sustainable Shifts

by Karin J. Hess, Rose L. Colby, Daniel A. Joseph ...

The roadmap for your school’s CBE journey!The one-size-fits-all instructional and assessment practices of the past no longer equitably meet the needs of all students. Competency-based education (CBE) has emerged not only as an innovation in education, but as a true transformation of the approaches to how we traditionally "do" school.In Deeper Competency-Based Learning, the authors share best ... Read more

$35.99 USD

The roadmap for your school’s CBE journey!The one-size-fits-all instructional and assessment practices of the past no longer equitably meet the needs of all students. Competency-based education (CBE) has emerged not only as an innovation in education, but as a true transformation of the approaches to how we traditionally "do" school.In Deeper Competency-Based Learning, the authors share best
... Read more
Knowing from the Inside

Cross-Disciplinary Experiments with Matters of Pedagogy

Edited by Tim Ingold ...

Series series Alternative | Education
Knowledge comes from thinking with, from and through things, not just about them. We get to know the world around us from the inside of our being in it. Drawing on the fields of anthropology, art, architecture and education, this book addresses what knowing from the inside means for practices of teaching and learning. If knowledge is not transmitted ready-made, independently of its application in ... Read more

$33.19 USD

Knowledge comes from thinking with, from and through things, not just about them. We get to know the world around us from the inside of our being in it. Drawing on the fields of anthropology, art, architecture and education, this book addresses what knowing from the inside means for practices of teaching and learning. If knowledge is not transmitted ready-made, independently of its application in
... Read more

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