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English as a Foreign Language Teachers' TPACK: Emerging Research and Opportunities

by Mehrak Rahimi, Shakiba Pourshahbaz ...

Undoubtedly, teachers of this century should empower themselves both pedagogically and technologically to be able to teach more efficiently and enable efficient learning. Although there is extensive research on the way language should be taught, research on the use of technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) by teachers of English as a foreign language is still in need of more ... Read more

$105.29 USD

Undoubtedly, teachers of this century should empower themselves both pedagogically and technologically to be able to teach more efficiently and enable efficient learning. Although there is extensive research on the way language should be taught, research on the use of technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) by teachers of English as a foreign language is still in need of more
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Innovative Educational Frameworks for Future Skills and Competencies

Edited by Tahani Aldosemani, Miltiadis Demetrios Lytras, Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos ...

With more businesses driven by technological advancements, globalization, and shifting job markets, the need for innovative educational frameworks that equip students with future skills and competencies has become critical. Traditional education models are being challenged by the demand for skills like critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and digital literacy. To ... Read more

$194.39 USD

With more businesses driven by technological advancements, globalization, and shifting job markets, the need for innovative educational frameworks that equip students with future skills and competencies has become critical. Traditional education models are being challenged by the demand for skills like critical thinking, creativity, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and digital literacy. To
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Theoretical and Analytical Perspectives on Interest and Engagement in Physical Education

Edited by Joseph Lobo ...

Physical education plays a key role in creating lifelong health and positive attitudes toward physical activity, yet students’ interest and engagement are still up for discussion. Understanding what motivates students to participate meaningfully in physical education has become a central concern for educators and policymakers worldwide. It is essential to examine both global and local approaches ... Read more

$141.74 USD

Physical education plays a key role in creating lifelong health and positive attitudes toward physical activity, yet students’ interest and engagement are still up for discussion. Understanding what motivates students to participate meaningfully in physical education has become a central concern for educators and policymakers worldwide. It is essential to examine both global and local approaches
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Fostering Pedagogy Through Micro and Adaptive Learning in Higher Education: Trends, Tools, and Applications

Edited by Ricardo Queirós, Mario Cruz, Carla Pinto, Daniela Mascarenhas ...

Fostering Pedagogy Through Micro and Adaptive Learning in Higher Education: Trends, Tools, and Applications is a timely and groundbreaking book that addresses the challenges of engaging the digital generations in the teaching-learning process, intensified by the pandemic. Written by Ricardo Queirós, a renowned researcher in e-learning interoperability and programming languages, the book offers a ... Read more

$186.29 USD

Fostering Pedagogy Through Micro and Adaptive Learning in Higher Education: Trends, Tools, and Applications is a timely and groundbreaking book that addresses the challenges of engaging the digital generations in the teaching-learning process, intensified by the pandemic. Written by Ricardo Queirós, a renowned researcher in e-learning interoperability and programming languages, the book offers a
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Curriculum Development and Online Instruction for the 21st Century

Edited by Tamara Phillips Fudge, Susan Shepherd Ferebee ...

The world of education has undergone major changes within the last year that have pushed online instruction to the forefront of learning. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become paramount to the continued and uninterrupted teaching of students and has forced students and teachers alike to adjust to an online learning environment. Though some have already returned to the ... Read more

$166.04 USD

The world of education has undergone major changes within the last year that have pushed online instruction to the forefront of learning. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, online learning has become paramount to the continued and uninterrupted teaching of students and has forced students and teachers alike to adjust to an online learning environment. Though some have already returned to the
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Blended Online Learning and Instructional Design for TPACK: Emerging Research and Opportunities

by Margaret L. Niess ...

The explosion of digital technologies in the 21st century provided access to multiple robust inquiry, communication, and collaboration applications. The enhanced capabilities provide educational opportunities for engaging students in deeper and more thoughtful learning. Implementation of knowledge-building communities in educational experiences, however, requires new pedagogical strategies that ... Read more

$113.39 USD

The explosion of digital technologies in the 21st century provided access to multiple robust inquiry, communication, and collaboration applications. The enhanced capabilities provide educational opportunities for engaging students in deeper and more thoughtful learning. Implementation of knowledge-building communities in educational experiences, however, requires new pedagogical strategies that
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Multicultural Andragogy for Transformative Learning

Edited by David P Peltz, Anthony C Clemons ...

As individuals progress through each stage of life, they continue to learn and grow intellectually. However, what may be a conducive learning environment for a child may not be as effective for an adult, creating a need to understand how to aid adults in being successful learners in their later life. Multicultural Andragogy for Transformative Learning provides a diverse collection of positions ... Read more

$141.74 USD

As individuals progress through each stage of life, they continue to learn and grow intellectually. However, what may be a conducive learning environment for a child may not be as effective for an adult, creating a need to understand how to aid adults in being successful learners in their later life. Multicultural Andragogy for Transformative Learning provides a diverse collection of positions
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L'adozione fa scuola.

Quante storie in ogni classe!

by Sonia Negri, Giovanna Martinelli ...

Uno strumento per supportare le famiglie adottive e gli insegnanti coinvolti in situazioni difficili e delicate. Le autrici mettono a disposizione le esperienze e il materiale raccolto negli anni per affidarlo a chi ne sappia fare tesoro, con la speranza di contribuire a rendere la scuola un’esperienza di crescita piacevole per tutti i bambini. ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Uno strumento per supportare le famiglie adottive e gli insegnanti coinvolti in situazioni difficili e delicate. Le autrici mettono a disposizione le esperienze e il materiale raccolto negli anni per affidarlo a chi ne sappia fare tesoro, con la speranza di contribuire a rendere la scuola un’esperienza di crescita piacevole per tutti i bambini.
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Seeing Science Through the Eyes of Canadian Teachers and Learners

Research in Secondary and Tertiary Science Education

Edited by Christine D. Tippett, Todd M. Milford ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book showcases current science education research in Canada, from Grade 8 to university. It provides a rich portrait of science teaching and learning at the secondary and tertiary levels across content areas and research methodologies. Research contexts include chemistry, oceanography, physics, and STEM; research approaches include action research, case study, mixed methods, and document ... Read more

$88.28 USD

This book showcases current science education research in Canada, from Grade 8 to university. It provides a rich portrait of science teaching and learning at the secondary and tertiary levels across content areas and research methodologies. Research contexts include chemistry, oceanography, physics, and STEM; research approaches include action research, case study, mixed methods, and document
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Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research

Volume 34

Edited by Michael B. Paulsen, Laura W. Perna ...

Series series Education (R0)
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets ... Read more

$169.28 USD

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets
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Von der Kita in die Schule

Lebenskompetenzen im Übergang fördern und stärken

by Joachim Bensel, Gabriele Haug-Schnabel, Sibylle Fischer ...

Mit klarer Haltung und Praxisnähe begleitet dieses Buch pädagogische Fachkräfte beim wichtigen Thema Übergang von Kita in die Schule. Sechs Lebenskompetenz-Themen bündeln das Wissen: "Ich und die Anderen", "Mich selbst besser kennenlernen", "Ich in meinem Körper", "Sprache", "Welt" und "Wissen". Statt Rezepte bietet es fallbasierte Impulse, Reflexionen und Transferanleitungen – immer mit Blick auf ... Read more

$22.22 USD

Mit klarer Haltung und Praxisnähe begleitet dieses Buch pädagogische Fachkräfte beim wichtigen Thema Übergang von Kita in die Schule. Sechs Lebenskompetenz-Themen bündeln das Wissen: "Ich und die Anderen", "Mich selbst besser kennenlernen", "Ich in meinem Körper", "Sprache", "Welt" und "Wissen". Statt Rezepte bietet es fallbasierte Impulse, Reflexionen und Transferanleitungen – immer mit Blick auf
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English-Medium Instruction for Language Teachers

by Simone Sarmento, Ron Martinez, Thomas S.C. Farrell ...

Series series English Language Teacher Development
This accessible volume equips language teachers and content specialists with practical strategies for planning, teaching, and assessing English-medium instruction in multilingual classrooms.English-Medium Instruction for Language Teachers is a practical and engaging guide to English-Medium Instruction (EMI) supports instructors who teach academic subjects through English in contexts where it is ... Read more

$17.09 USD

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This accessible volume equips language teachers and content specialists with practical strategies for planning, teaching, and assessing English-medium instruction in multilingual classrooms.English-Medium Instruction for Language Teachers is a practical and engaging guide to English-Medium Instruction (EMI) supports instructors who teach academic subjects through English in contexts where it is
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What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know

Fundamentals of a Good Fifth-Grade Education

by Core Knowledge Foundation, E.D. Hirsch Jr. ...

Series series The Core Knowledge Series
What should your child learn in the fifth 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 fifth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What ... Read more

$10.99 USD

What should your child learn in the fifth 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 fifth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What
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Multimodal Learning Environments in Southern Africa

Embracing Digital Pedagogies

Edited by Jako Olivier, Avinash Oojorah, Waaiza Udhin ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book offers an important overview of technology-enhanced education in Southern Africa. With original research from Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, this book provides in-depth scientific scholarship focused on the dynamic multimodal learning environments in the region. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has largely had to adjust to ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This book offers an important overview of technology-enhanced education in Southern Africa. With original research from Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, this book provides in-depth scientific scholarship focused on the dynamic multimodal learning environments in the region. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has largely had to adjust to
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Cross-curricular Approaches to Teaching and Learning

Edited by Hilary Cooper, Chris - Rowley ...

What would the primary curriculum look like with humanities at its heart? How can cross-curricular work help children to learn more effectively?With practical ideas on how to join up the primary curriculum, this book uses history and geography to explore different contexts and strategies for making links between the full range of primary subjects, so that learning can be more integrated and ... Read more

$64.79 USD

What would the primary curriculum look like with humanities at its heart? How can cross-curricular work help children to learn more effectively?With practical ideas on how to join up the primary curriculum, this book uses history and geography to explore different contexts and strategies for making links between the full range of primary subjects, so that learning can be more integrated and
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Theories of Learning

Tools for thinking about practice

by Debra McGregor ...

To be a successful teacher, or student of education, it is crucial to acknowledge the learning process. This book explains major learning theories, how they have developed, what beliefs and evidence they have been based upon and what they mean for teachers′ practice. Key areas considered include:How different theories, including behaviourism, constructivism, cognitivism and social culturalism, ... Read more

$29.15 USD

To be a successful teacher, or student of education, it is crucial to acknowledge the learning process. This book explains major learning theories, how they have developed, what beliefs and evidence they have been based upon and what they mean for teachers′ practice. Key areas considered include:How different theories, including behaviourism, constructivism, cognitivism and social culturalism,
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The Impact Cycle

What Instructional Coaches Should Do to Foster Powerful Improvements in Teaching

by Jim Knight ...

"Jim Knight is one of the wise men of coaching. His well is deep; he draws from it the best tools from practitioners, the wisdom of experience, and research-based insights. And he never loses sight of the bigger picture: the point of all this is to have more impact in this life we′re lucky enough to live."**—MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER, Author of The Coaching HabitIdentify . . . Learn . . . Improve* ... Read more

$33.20 USD

"Jim Knight is one of the wise men of coaching. His well is deep; he draws from it the best tools from practitioners, the wisdom of experience, and research-based insights. And he never loses sight of the bigger picture: the point of all this is to have more impact in this life we′re lucky enough to live."**—MICHAEL BUNGAY STANIER, Author of The Coaching HabitIdentify . . . Learn . . . Improve*
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The Precarious Future of Education

Risk and Uncertainty in Ecology, Curriculum, Learning, and Technology

Edited by jan jagodzinski ...

Series series Education (R0)
This volume examines the challenges weighing on the future of education in the face of globalization in the twenty-first century. Bringing together eleven authors who explore the paradox of an “after” to the future of education, each chapter in this book targets three important areas: ecology as understood in the broader framework of globalization and pedagogy; curriculum concerns which impact ... Read more

$72.08 USD

This volume examines the challenges weighing on the future of education in the face of globalization in the twenty-first century. Bringing together eleven authors who explore the paradox of an “after” to the future of education, each chapter in this book targets three important areas: ecology as understood in the broader framework of globalization and pedagogy; curriculum concerns which impact
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Interventions for Reading Success, Second Edition

by Diane Haager Ph.D., Joseph Dimino Ph.D., Michelle Windmueller Ph.D. ...

Help transform struggling K–3 students into skillful, enthusiastic readers—in just 20 to 30 minutes a day! It's all possible with the NEW edition of this bestselling curriculum supplement, your key to helping all students grasp the five Big Ideas of early literacy: phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Updated with new activities and the very ... Read more

$38.87 USD

Help transform struggling K–3 students into skillful, enthusiastic readers—in just 20 to 30 minutes a day! It's all possible with the NEW edition of this bestselling curriculum supplement, your key to helping all students grasp the five Big Ideas of early literacy: phonological awareness, the alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Updated with new activities and the very
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Moral Education for Social Justice

by Larry Nucci, Robyn Ilten-Gee ...

The authors draw from their work with teachers and students to address issues of social justice through the regular curriculum and everyday school life. This book illustrates an approach that integrates social justice education with contemporary research on students’ development of moral understandings and concerns for human welfare in order to critically address societal conventions, norms, and ... Read more

$29.96 USD

The authors draw from their work with teachers and students to address issues of social justice through the regular curriculum and everyday school life. This book illustrates an approach that integrates social justice education with contemporary research on students’ development of moral understandings and concerns for human welfare in order to critically address societal conventions, norms, and
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Teaching Social Studies that Matters

by Stephen J. Thornton ...

No plan to increase achievement and enact reform in the social studies classroom will succeed without recognizing the central importance of the teacher as the “gatekeeper” of instruction. In this book, Thornton details why teachers must develop strong skills in curriculum planning and teaching methods in order for effective instruction to occur. Thornton helps teachers to develop a vision of their ... Read more

$22.22 USD

No plan to increase achievement and enact reform in the social studies classroom will succeed without recognizing the central importance of the teacher as the “gatekeeper” of instruction. In this book, Thornton details why teachers must develop strong skills in curriculum planning and teaching methods in order for effective instruction to occur. Thornton helps teachers to develop a vision of their
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200 Essential Preschool Activities

by Julienne M. Olson ...

200 Essential Preschool Activities promotes children's learning, helps improve their functional skills, and encourages interaction in the classroom. This resource provides preschool, pre-kindergarten, and student teachers with an abundance of developmentally appropriate lessons, all developed by the author and used in her own classroom for more than fifteen years. These adaptable, open-ended ... Read more

$12.95 USD

200 Essential Preschool Activities promotes children's learning, helps improve their functional skills, and encourages interaction in the classroom. This resource provides preschool, pre-kindergarten, and student teachers with an abundance of developmentally appropriate lessons, all developed by the author and used in her own classroom for more than fifteen years. These adaptable, open-ended
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Writing Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

Student Edition

by Lelia Rose Foreman ...

This textbook develops an 18-week program designed to guide prospective students through creating their own speculative fiction story, that is, a science fiction, fantasy, or horror story. Designed for homeschoolers and small-school settings, this textbook draws on excerpts from dozens of speculative fiction authors and writing experts. It gives detailed information about genre, cultural world ... Read more

$6.47 USD

This textbook develops an 18-week program designed to guide prospective students through creating their own speculative fiction story, that is, a science fiction, fantasy, or horror story. Designed for homeschoolers and small-school settings, this textbook draws on excerpts from dozens of speculative fiction authors and writing experts. It gives detailed information about genre, cultural world
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Teaching Visual Culture

Curriculum, Aesthetics, and the Social Life of Art

by Kerry Freedman ...

This is the first book to focus on teaching visual culture. The author provides the theoretical basis on which to develop a curriculum that lays the groundwork for postmodern art education (K–12 and higher education). Drawing on social, cognitive, and curricular theory foundations, Freedman offers a conceptual framework for teaching the visual arts from a cultural standpoint. Chapters discuss: ... Read more

$22.22 USD

This is the first book to focus on teaching visual culture. The author provides the theoretical basis on which to develop a curriculum that lays the groundwork for postmodern art education (K–12 and higher education). Drawing on social, cognitive, and curricular theory foundations, Freedman offers a conceptual framework for teaching the visual arts from a cultural standpoint. Chapters discuss:
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