Education - Curricula

This volume makes two important contributions: First, it provides a framework grounded in theory and best professional practice that middle and high school teachers, their students, and community partners can use to design, implement, and evaluate service-learning projects that address authentic community needs. Second,...

What explicit knowledge about language in teachers and/or students appears to enhance literacy development in some way? Distinguished by its global perspective, its currency, and its comprehensiveness, this book offers a range of theoretical approaches to the issues surrounding this question, and examples of...

Necessary Conditions of Learning presents a research approach (phenomenography) and a theory (the variation theory of learning) introduced and developed by Ference Marton and taken up by his wide and varied following around the world-together with their practical applications in educational contexts. Author: Ference...

Self-Regulation and the Common Core provides educators the support they need to apply the principles of self-regulated learning in their teaching for success with the Common Core. Author: Marie C. White,Maria K. DibenedettoISBN-10: 0415714192ISBN-13: 9780415714198Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2015Pages: 310Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.29lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w...

This book is the first attempt to apply the disciplines of the sociology of knowledge and epistemology to the question of professional knowledge. It goes beyond traditional debates between 'knowing how' and 'knowing that', and 'theory' and 'practice', and ranges widely from discussions of...

This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching English in primary and secondary schools. It brings together the latest standards with authoritative guidance, ensuring that readers feel confident about how to approach their teaching. It explores the context of the subject of English and...

Practical advice for teachers of Mathematics at the beginning of their careers in primary or secondary schools, with guidance on effective teaching, classroom practice, and career development.Author: Pamela CowanISBN-10: 0415335175ISBN-13: 9780415335171Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2005Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.62h x 7.50w x 0.62d

Written to meet the needs of teachers, lecturers and tutors working at different levels and in many situations, this is an authoritative guide to understanding the key issues, best practice and new developments in social work and social policy.Author: Hilary BurgessISBN-10: 0415334950ISBN-13: 9780415334952Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

This book defines the contribution that geography makes to citizenship and democracy education, and which indeed it must make if citizenship education is to be effective in a crowded curriculum.Author: David LambertISBN-10: 0415231604ISBN-13: 9780415231602Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2001Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.22w x...

This practical, comprehensive and user-friendly text will prove invaluable for students on Primary English courses, lecturers and newly qualified English teachers.Author: Eve EnglishISBN-10: 041523090XISBN-13: 9780415230902Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/18/2004Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.50h x 7.30w x 0.50d

This book is a comprehensive guide to a career in the music industry. Offering advice as to how to get into the business, it explains the main features of a wide range of jobs, such as management, production, promotion and merchandise through to the...

This book explores current trends in assessment, with particular reference to secondary schools as well as providing a background to theory and practice relevant to both new and established teachers.Author: Susan Butterfield,Richard RidingISBN-10: 0415031095ISBN-13: 9780415031097Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/07/1990Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

The Asia literacy dilemma brings forward a novel approach to the long-standing global debates of Asia-related teaching and learning. By bringing into focus 'Asia' as a curriculum area, the book provides original commentary on the rationale and feasibility of 'Asia literacy' and its role...

This book - written with theoretical rigor, sociological sensibility and poetic beauty - reveals the intensity of classroom lectures and dialogues. In the age of 'virtual intimacy', the author retains the courage to celebrate the spirit of direct, face-to-face classroom interactions. As he delivers...

This book explores stereotypes that learners of six Asian languages- Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Myanmar, Thai and Vietnamese-hold about the target language country, its cultures and people. Author: Larisa NikitinaISBN-10: 0367358069ISBN-13: 9780367358068Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/2020Pages: 136Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d

This book highlights decisions governments have to make about their public education systems, the options they have before them and the consequences of their decisions. As well as covering issues such as values, curriculum, teacher training, structures and so on, the book addresses education...

Born during the turbulent years of the 1960s, multicultural education has attempted to help students acquire a more sophisticated understanding of the pluralistic populations of the United States. And as the United States becomes increasingly multicultural, it is necessary for students to learn to...

Children learn mathematics most effectively in contexts that are meaningful to them. Realizing the potential of these contexts for fostering young children's mathematical learning while nurturing and challenging them, requires knowledge of mathematics as well as of child development. Avoiding the debates surrounding hands-on...

As Jerome S. Allender began to study how elementary school children can use mental imagery to facilitate learning arithmetic, spelling, and vocabulary, it became apparent that imagery techniques were also highly effective tools in the adult learning process, the improvement of teaching skills, and...

Be introduced to the world of inquiry-based learning in early childhood with Planning with and for Children - UK edition. Written by Dr Claire Warden, the Planning with and for Children - UK edition provides a clear set of principles and strategies to underpin...

Bridge the gap between the classroom and life outside it ... and build students' sense of the purpose and possibility of learning. Education is at a crossroads. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is changing the academic landscape, and many traditional assignments can now...

This timely book discusses the importance of teaching environmental justice at the elementary level and provides teachers with the tools to implement this instruction in their existing curriculum. It proves environmental justice education isn't just a science issue-it's a human rights imperative that our...

The days of "deep learning for some, rote learning for most" are over. Project based learning (PBL) is a powerful educational approach that empowers students to - Engage with authentic content. - Co-construct knowledge. - Work to solve real-world problems. - Develop lifelong learning...

Social studies, perhaps more so than any other content area, also serves as the catalyst of change when we, the people, use our experiences to our own and others' advancements. At its core, social studies has been both a concurrent limiting and freeing pursuit...

This book presents key epistemological ideas to enable teachers to understand different perspectives on knowledge, knowing and learning. It engages them to critically analyse various dimensions of knowledge and learning alongside their social and political implications.Drawing on theoretical perspectives in psychology, philosophy, sociology and...

Spark critical thinking and boost vocabulary with 100 playful word games that get your third-graders thinking and talking about language. This book features 50 pairs of ready-to-use activity pages that strengthen students' understanding of key language arts, science, and social studies concepts, such as...

This handbook addresses the issues and challenges of the delivery of social work education in the contemporary world. It provides an authoritative overview of the key debates, switching the lens away from a Western-centric focus to engage with a much broader audience in countries...

After nearly three decades of working in Indian school environments, I realised that taking myself in an entirely unexplored direction may be the next best thing to do. Of course, I fulfilled the other two pre-requisites of Dr. Seuss!My first book, The Deccan Trailblazers...

Following in the steps of the socio-political turn of the discipline, Equity in Mathematics Education: Addressing a Changing World emerged as a response of the editor and the chapter authors to the enormous changes that have in the last years occurred at a global...

Each Puzzle Pack contains a variety of puzzles, worksheets, and games to reinforce important content like characters' names, places, symbols, and important details as well as vocabulary words within the text. Includes: Crosswords - Word Searches - Matching - Fill In The Blanks -...

Each Puzzle Pack contains a variety of puzzles, worksheets, and games to reinforce important content like characters' names, places, symbols, and important details as well as vocabulary words within the text. Includes: Crosswords - Word Searches - Matching - Fill In The Blanks -...

Each Puzzle Pack contains a variety of puzzles, worksheets, and games to reinforce important content like characters' names, places, symbols, and important details as well as vocabulary words within the text. Includes: Crosswords - Word Searches - Matching - Fill In The Blanks -...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the novel, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. It includes: Daily Lessons, Short answer study questions, Multiple choice quiz questions, Vocabulary worksheets for each reading assignment,...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the novel, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox. It includes: Daily Lessons, Short answer study questions, Multiple choice quiz questions, Vocabulary worksheets for each reading assignment,...

Essentially a complete teacher's manual for the novel, this LitPlan Teacher Pack includes lesson plans and reproducible resource materials for Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson. It includes: Daily Lessons, Short answer study questions, Multiple choice quiz questions, Vocabulary worksheets for each reading...

How can Paulo Freire's progressive and vital contributions to curriculum planning can be made more relevant today for educators, policy makers and anybody involved in education? This book provides a necessary framework as it articulates significant questions. The first deals with Freire's positions on...

Now you can draw from the millions of digital items available in the Library of Congress American Memory Collection to enhance your classroom lessons. This book shows you how to effectively use the vast American Memory Collections in all types of coursework to enhance...

Number theory has been a perennial topic of inspiration and importance throughout the history of philosophy and mathematics. Despite this fact, surprisingly little attention has been given to research in learning and teaching number theory per se. This volume is an attempt to redress...

Engineering education methods and standards are important features of engineering programs that should be carefully designed both to provide students and stakeholders with valuable, active, integrated learning experiences, and to provide a vehicle for assessing program outcomes. With the driving force of the globalization...

An authoritative critical overview of the field and identifies future challenges and directions.Author: David KirkISBN-10: 1446270505ISBN-13: 9781446270509Publisher: Sage Publications LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2013Pages: 864Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.30lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.80w x 1.80d

CO-PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISHBringing together arts-integrated approaches, literacy learning, and classroom-based research, this book explores ways upper elementary, middle, and high school teachers can engage their students physically, cognitively, and emotionally in deep reading of challenging texts....

Teaching Middle Years has established itself as the leading text to focus on the adolescent years of schooling.Recognition of the educational importance of this age group continues to grow as research reveals the benefits of programs designed especially for young people's needs. With a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

In the late 1960s, colleges and universities became deeply embroiled in issues of racial equality. To combat this, hundreds of new programs were introduced to address the needs of \u201chigh-risk\u201d minority and low-income students. In the years since, university policies have flip-flopped between calls...

Why is cross-curricular work so valuable in the mathematics classroom? Why can pupils sometimes draw graphs in mathematics but not in science? What might mathematics teachers learn from the performing arts? Cross-curricular approaches have much to offer the modern mathematics classroom. They can help...

The Citizenship curriculum aims to help young people to participate more fully in society through the development of a range of relevant skills and knowledge. This book shows how a variety of teaching strategies can be used to teach citizenship skills across a range...

What is English as a school subject for? What does knowledge look like in English and what should be taught? Making Meaning in English examines the broader purpose and reasons for teaching English and explores what knowledge looks like in a subject concerned with...

This collection helps students and researchers understand the foundations of writing center studies in order to make sound decisions about the types of methods and theoretical lenses that will help them formulate and answer their research questions.In the collection, accomplished writing center researchers discuss...

In many ways America is in worse shape than before the first Watts riots occurred over 25 years ago. Intolerance is still abundant; greed is very much alive; and hope held by many at the bottom has been dimmed, if not extinguished. For our...

Author: Claudia FinkbeinerISBN-10: 1806860503ISBN-13: 9781806860500Publisher: Emerald Publishing LimitedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2026Pages: 240Format: Paperback