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Supervision Across the Content Areas

by Sally J. Zepeda, R. Stewart Mayers ...

You became a school leader after succeeding in your particular content area and/or grade level. Now you’re responsible for the entire school. You are accountable for everything that goes on, including results from those who teach outside your areas of original expertise. Supervision Across the Content Areas provides tools and strategies to help you effectively supervise all of your teachers, ... Read more

$56.66 CAD

You became a school leader after succeeding in your particular content area and/or grade level. Now you’re responsible for the entire school. You are accountable for everything that goes on, including results from those who teach outside your areas of original expertise. Supervision Across the Content Areas provides tools and strategies to help you effectively supervise all of your teachers,
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Teaching Design and Technology in the Primary School (1993)

by Tina Jarvis ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1993.The appearance of design and technology in the National Curriculum has offered primary teachers opportunities for imaginative and stimulating work which is directly related to the lives of their pupils. Its sheer scope can, however, be daunting for the teacher already overloaded with the other demands of the National Curriculum.Tina Jarvis provides some much needed ... Read more

$61.59 CAD

Originally published in 1993.The appearance of design and technology in the National Curriculum has offered primary teachers opportunities for imaginative and stimulating work which is directly related to the lives of their pupils. Its sheer scope can, however, be daunting for the teacher already overloaded with the other demands of the National Curriculum.Tina Jarvis provides some much needed
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Managing Effective Learning and Teaching

by Ann Briggs, Daniela Sommefeldt ...

Series series Centre for Educational Leadership and Management
Presenting the theory underlying management of teaching and learning, as well as discussion of good practice in schools and colleges, the authors of this volume discuss the rationale for learning and teaching though a consideration of curriculum design. This is linked to models of learning and teaching, and the management of contexts for learning, together with the roles and responsibilities of ... Read more

$113.03 CAD

Presenting the theory underlying management of teaching and learning, as well as discussion of good practice in schools and colleges, the authors of this volume discuss the rationale for learning and teaching though a consideration of curriculum design. This is linked to models of learning and teaching, and the management of contexts for learning, together with the roles and responsibilities of
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Creating Standards-Based Integrated Curriculum

The Common Core State Standards Edition

by Susan M. Drake ...

Translate the new standards into meaningful curriculum!The Common Core State Standards offer a shared language that ensures consistency and accountability, while also giving you the flexibility to design a curriculum that′s right for your students. Of course, knowing what you need to teach doesn′t tell you how to teach it—and that′s where curriculum integration expert Susan M. Drake comes in.In ... Read more

$36.71 CAD

Translate the new standards into meaningful curriculum!The Common Core State Standards offer a shared language that ensures consistency and accountability, while also giving you the flexibility to design a curriculum that′s right for your students. Of course, knowing what you need to teach doesn′t tell you how to teach it—and that′s where curriculum integration expert Susan M. Drake comes in.In
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Teaching Matters Most

A School Leader’s Guide to Improving Classroom Instruction

by Thomas M. McCann, Alan C. Jones, Gail A. Aronoff ...

A laser-beam focus on improving instruction to improve learningSaying "teaching matters most" is easy, and seems obvious. Making it the top priority for school leaders and staff is not so easy—in fact, it′s messy. If we want to change how students write, compute, and think, then teachers must change how they teach. They must transform the old "assign-and-assess" model into engaging, compassionate, ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

A laser-beam focus on improving instruction to improve learningSaying "teaching matters most" is easy, and seems obvious. Making it the top priority for school leaders and staff is not so easy—in fact, it′s messy. If we want to change how students write, compute, and think, then teachers must change how they teach. They must transform the old "assign-and-assess" model into engaging, compassionate,
... Read more
High-Impact Instruction

A Framework for Great Teaching

by Jim Knight ...

Small changes can lead to big results!The key to improving student achievement isn′t more teacher time—it′s more teacher impact. But how do you decide which instructional practices will deliver the most bang for your buck? In this handbook, written for teachers but suitable for use by principals and instructional coaches, best-selling author Jim Knight presents the high-leverage strategies that ... Read more

$41.03 CAD

Small changes can lead to big results!The key to improving student achievement isn′t more teacher time—it′s more teacher impact. But how do you decide which instructional practices will deliver the most bang for your buck? In this handbook, written for teachers but suitable for use by principals and instructional coaches, best-selling author Jim Knight presents the high-leverage strategies that
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Curriculum Theory

Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns

by Michael Stephen Schiro ...

The essential, comprehensive guide for developing and evolving your educational visionThe Second Edition of Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. Author Michael Stephen Schiro analyzes four educational visions—Scholar ... Read more

$78.47 CAD

The essential, comprehensive guide for developing and evolving your educational visionThe Second Edition of Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. Author Michael Stephen Schiro analyzes four educational visions—Scholar
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Handbook of Instructional Leadership

How Successful Principals Promote Teaching and Learning

by Joseph Blase, Rebajo R. Blase ...

Updated Edition of Bestseller!Build a learning community of teachers and students through mastering the art of effective leadership!The first edition of this classic text was based on a landmark study in which the authors surveyed over 800 K-12 teachers to find how the best principals encourage teacher growth and professionalism. The answers provided conclusive evidence that the most successful ... Read more

$35.27 CAD

Updated Edition of Bestseller!Build a learning community of teachers and students through mastering the art of effective leadership!The first edition of this classic text was based on a landmark study in which the authors surveyed over 800 K-12 teachers to find how the best principals encourage teacher growth and professionalism. The answers provided conclusive evidence that the most successful
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Curriculum Leadership

Strategies for Development and Implementation

by Allan A. Glatthorn, Floyd A. Boschee, Bruce M. Whitehead, Bonni F. Boschee ...

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation helps current and aspiring administrators, teachers, and curriculum directors successfully restructure, enhance, and implement school K–12 curriculum. This foundational book highlights 21st century educational ideas and advocacy, while also remaining focused on tried and true strategies for meeting state and national standards in ... Read more

$158.39 CAD

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation helps current and aspiring administrators, teachers, and curriculum directors successfully restructure, enhance, and implement school K–12 curriculum. This foundational book highlights 21st century educational ideas and advocacy, while also remaining focused on tried and true strategies for meeting state and national standards in
... Read more
Subject Teaching in Primary Education

Edited by Patrick Smith, Lyn Dawes ...

′An essential read for trainee and newly qualified teachers covering all key areas of the primary curriculum. There is a real sense of experienced and enthusiastic practitioners writing about "what makes good" and why, with lots of clear practical examples of how to put ideas into practice.′ - Jackie Keith, Deputy Head and Programme Leader for School Direct, London East Teacher Training AllianceTo ... Read more

$74.15 CAD

′An essential read for trainee and newly qualified teachers covering all key areas of the primary curriculum. There is a real sense of experienced and enthusiastic practitioners writing about "what makes good" and why, with lots of clear practical examples of how to put ideas into practice.′ - Jackie Keith, Deputy Head and Programme Leader for School Direct, London East Teacher Training AllianceTo
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Deep Learning

Engage the World Change the World

by Michael Fullan, Joanne Quinn, Joanne J. McEachen ...

Engage the World Change the WorldDeep Learning has claimed the attention of educators and policymakers around the world. This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students.Deep Learning is a global partnership that works to: transform the role of teachers to that of activators who ... Read more

$34.55 CAD

Engage the World Change the WorldDeep Learning has claimed the attention of educators and policymakers around the world. This book not only defines what deep learning is, but takes up the question of how to mobilize complex, whole-system change and transform learning for all students.Deep Learning is a global partnership that works to: transform the role of teachers to that of activators who
... Read more
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)

Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education

by E.D. Hirsch Jr. ...

Series series The Core Knowledge Series
Give your child a smart start with the revised and updatedWhat Your Third Grader Needs to KnowWhat should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages ... Read more

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Give your child a smart start with the revised and updatedWhat Your Third Grader Needs to KnowWhat should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages
... Read more
Graduate Attributes in Higher Education

Attitudes on Attributes from Across the Disciplines

Edited by Carey Normand, Lorraine Anderson ...

Graduate Attributes in Higher Education illuminates the value of graduate attributes for students, graduates and lecturers in higher education. A coherent, intelligent, subtle and important enhancement to the field, this text guides readers through a theoretical and historical analysis of graduate attributes, using interdisciplinary and interprofessional lenses.This unique approach offers ... Read more

$91.16 CAD

Graduate Attributes in Higher Education illuminates the value of graduate attributes for students, graduates and lecturers in higher education. A coherent, intelligent, subtle and important enhancement to the field, this text guides readers through a theoretical and historical analysis of graduate attributes, using interdisciplinary and interprofessional lenses.This unique approach offers
... Read more
Cambridge IGCSE™ and O Level Literature in English

by Rose Forshaw, Geoff Case ...

This series is endorsed by Cambridge International to support the syllabuses for examination from 2023.Provide students with a clear structured route through the qualification, with opportunities to assess their own progress, as well as reflect on and discuss new ideas and concepts.- Offer an international approach with a variety of text extracts from around the world.- Practise the approaches ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

This series is endorsed by Cambridge International to support the syllabuses for examination from 2023.Provide students with a clear structured route through the qualification, with opportunities to assess their own progress, as well as reflect on and discuss new ideas and concepts.- Offer an international approach with a variety of text extracts from around the world.- Practise the approaches
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Asia in the Undergraduate Curriculum: A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education

A Case for Asian Studies in Liberal Arts Education

by Van Jay Symons, Suzanne Wilson Barnett ...

The contributors place the development of Asian studies programs in small colleges in historical context, make a compelling case for the inclusion of Asian studies in the liberal arts curriculum, and consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programs and ways of meeting such challenges now and in the future. ... Read more

$75.14 CAD

The contributors place the development of Asian studies programs in small colleges in historical context, make a compelling case for the inclusion of Asian studies in the liberal arts curriculum, and consider the challenges faced in developing and sustaining Asian studies programs and ways of meeting such challenges now and in the future.
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Nursing Education in Thanatology

A Curriculum Continuum

by Florence E. Selder, Virginia W. Barrett, Marilyn M. Rawnsley, Austin H. Kutscher, Carole A. Lambert, Marcia Fishman, Mary Kachoyeanos ...

Nursing Education in Thanatology is an excellent source book for planning thanatology courses or for integrating concepts of thanatology into a nursing curriculum. As the formal teaching of thanatology in schools for health care professionals is generally overlooked and ill-defined, many students and professionals will learn to deal with dying and grieving upon their first encounter with death. ... Read more

$86.23 CAD

Nursing Education in Thanatology is an excellent source book for planning thanatology courses or for integrating concepts of thanatology into a nursing curriculum. As the formal teaching of thanatology in schools for health care professionals is generally overlooked and ill-defined, many students and professionals will learn to deal with dying and grieving upon their first encounter with death.
... Read more
Promoting Inclusive Practice

Edited by Lani Florian, Richard Rose, Christina Tilstone ...

Current policy demands that mainstream schools seek to include pupils with special educational needs. This book takes a close look at how exactly this aim can be achieved by examining the various parts of the educational process. The book discusses: the practicalities of inclusive education the gap between inclusive policy and practice a re-configured role for special schools how the process of ... Read more

$77.61 CAD

Current policy demands that mainstream schools seek to include pupils with special educational needs. This book takes a close look at how exactly this aim can be achieved by examining the various parts of the educational process. The book discusses: the practicalities of inclusive education the gap between inclusive policy and practice a re-configured role for special schools how the process of
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Education and Social Dynamics

A Multilevel Analysis of Curriculum Change in Turkey

by Arnd-Michael Nohl, R. Nazlı Somel ...

Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
Education and Social Dynamics offers a new approach to analyzing curriculum change by investigating the entanglement of education and society in markedly heterogeneous Turkey, which has recently witnessed nation-wide curriculum reforms. While the new curriculum has attempted to homogenize all Turkish primary schools since 2005, Nohl and Somel, drawing on a theoretical differentiation of social ... Read more

$55.43 CAD

Education and Social Dynamics offers a new approach to analyzing curriculum change by investigating the entanglement of education and society in markedly heterogeneous Turkey, which has recently witnessed nation-wide curriculum reforms. While the new curriculum has attempted to homogenize all Turkish primary schools since 2005, Nohl and Somel, drawing on a theoretical differentiation of social
... Read more
Media Education Across Europe

Edited by David French, Mike Richards ...

Education in and about the media is expanding across Europe and, like the industries it studies, is changing rapidly. The future of media education is a matter of live concern in all European countries, as educators and practitioners throughout the continent come together to learn from each other and to plan for the changes to come.Media Education Across Europe identifies the exciting developments ... Read more

$72.68 CAD

Education in and about the media is expanding across Europe and, like the industries it studies, is changing rapidly. The future of media education is a matter of live concern in all European countries, as educators and practitioners throughout the continent come together to learn from each other and to plan for the changes to come.Media Education Across Europe identifies the exciting developments
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Education and the Common Good

Essays in Honor of Robin Barrow

Edited by John Gingell ...

Series series Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
Robin Barrow has been one of the leading philosophers of education for more than forty years. This book is a critical but appreciative examination of his work by some of the leading philosophers of education at work today, with responses from Professor Barrow. It will focus on his work on curriculum, the analytic tradition in philosophy, education and schooling, and his use of Greek philosophy to ... Read more

$49.27 CAD

Robin Barrow has been one of the leading philosophers of education for more than forty years. This book is a critical but appreciative examination of his work by some of the leading philosophers of education at work today, with responses from Professor Barrow. It will focus on his work on curriculum, the analytic tradition in philosophy, education and schooling, and his use of Greek philosophy to
... Read more
Language and Learning in a Post-Colonial Context

A Critical Ethnographic Study in Schools in Haiti

by Marky Jean-Pierre ...

Series series Routledge Critical Studies in Multilingualism
This book explores the social, political, and historical forces that mediate language ideology and practices in post-colonial education and how such ideology and practices influence students’ academic achievement. Jean-Pierre provides empirical evidence that a relationship exists between language practices and school underperformance.He takes Haiti as the focus of study, finding that students and ... Read more

$91.16 CAD

This book explores the social, political, and historical forces that mediate language ideology and practices in post-colonial education and how such ideology and practices influence students’ academic achievement. Jean-Pierre provides empirical evidence that a relationship exists between language practices and school underperformance.He takes Haiti as the focus of study, finding that students and
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Eliminating Poverty Through Development in China

by China Development Research Foundation ...

Series series Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy
In recent years China has achieved impressive economic growth, and also made remarkable progress in human development. However, contemporary China is still faced with the great challenge of widespread poverty. This not only constitutes a barrier against China’s pursuit of sustainable economic growth, but also poses a potential threat to China’s attempts to construct a harmonious society in the ... Read more

$82.53 CAD

In recent years China has achieved impressive economic growth, and also made remarkable progress in human development. However, contemporary China is still faced with the great challenge of widespread poverty. This not only constitutes a barrier against China’s pursuit of sustainable economic growth, but also poses a potential threat to China’s attempts to construct a harmonious society in the
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How Science Works

Exploring effective pedagogy and practice

Edited by Rob Toplis ...

How Science Works provides student and practising teachers with a comprehensive introduction to one of the most dramatic changes to the secondary science curriculum. Underpinned by the latest research in the field, it explores the emergence and meaning of How Science Works and reviews major developments in pedagogy and practice.With chapters structured around three key themes - why How Science ... Read more

$68.98 CAD

How Science Works provides student and practising teachers with a comprehensive introduction to one of the most dramatic changes to the secondary science curriculum. Underpinned by the latest research in the field, it explores the emergence and meaning of How Science Works and reviews major developments in pedagogy and practice.With chapters structured around three key themes - why How Science
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Coordinating Design and Technology Across the Primary School

by Alan Cross ...

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

$71.45 CAD

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

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