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Religion, Education, Dialogue and Conflict
Perspectives on Religious Education Research
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Religion, Education, Dialogue and Conflict analyses the European Commission-funded REDCo project, which addressed the question of how religions might contribute to dialogue or conflict in Europe. Researchers in education from eight countries – the UK, Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the...
by Elizabeth Spalding, Jesus Garcia, Joseph A. Braun
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This easy-to-use introductory guide to teaching in contemporary middle and high schools provides teachers with the tools to become reflective practitioners. It shows pre- and inservice teachers how to use standards to choose instructional materials and methods that are appropriate with particular...
by Diana HiattMichael
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
This publication features HiattMichael’s research and practice during thirtyfour years as Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University. The chapters represent a range of her major thoughts on teaching, curriculum and familycommunity involvement...
by Alan Rogers
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2003
This book explores the ongoing dilemma that has plagued many educators for generations – is adult learning and the teaching of adults the same or different from that of younger persons? Rogers examines what is meant by learning. He proposes that there are two distinct forms of learning common to...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Teaching English language learners has long presented challenges for teachers tasked with bringing these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. These challenges and issues can lead to difficulty comprehending core academic topics for those learning the...
Introduction to Effective Music Teaching
Artistry and Attitude
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2011
Introduction to Effective Music Teaching: Artistry and Attitude provides the prospective teacher with front-line tested strategies and approaches that are based on current research and the author's three decades of service as a public school music educator, department chairman, and public school district...
The Work of Language in Multicultural Classrooms
Talking Science, Writing Science
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2009
How does language comprise the implicit or explicit curriculum of teaching and learning in multicultural science settings? Building on a growing interest in the ways in which language and literacy practices interact with science teaching and learning to facilitate or obstruct successful student outcomes,...
Pose, Wobble, Flow
A Culturally Proactive Approach to Literacy Instruction
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book proposes a pedagogical model called “Pose, Wobble, Flow” to encapsulate the challenge of teaching and the process of growing as an educator who questions existing inequities in schooling and society and frames teaching around a commitment to changing them. The authors provide...
Religious Education
A Conceptual and Interdisciplinary Approach for Secondary Level
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
The role of Religious Education in secondary schools is the subject of national and international debate. This book examines the current debates surrounding RE and puts forward a new approach to teaching the subject that is non-faith based and focused on conceptual enquiry and the development of a...
Learner-Centered English Language Education
The Selected Works of David Nunan
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
This carefully crafted collection provides a snapshot of the evolution of David Nunan‘s theoretical and empirical contributions to the field of second language education over the last 40 years. The volume focuses on the development of his work on second language curricula, and in particular, the...
Teaching World Languages for Social Justice
A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2006
Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principles and Practices offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts, approaches, and practices illustrated through concrete examples, for promoting social justice and developing a critical praxis in foreign language classrooms...
by Dr. Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Ed.D., Dr. Mary Louise Hemmeter
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2017
As more and more early childhood settings implement inclusive practices, teachers need to blend special and general education techniques to help all children learn. They'll find out how with the new edition of this bestselling text, which combines today's best practices for teaching young children...
Impacting Teaching and Learning
Contemplative Practices, Pedagogy, and Research in Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
The second book in this series, Impacting Teaching and Learning: Contemplative Practices, Pedagogy, and Research in Education, demonstrates research-based practices from a variety of teacher education programs, bringing together a rich collection of voices from diverse settings. All of the authors...
by Keith Appleyard, Nancy Appleyard
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2015
This book looks at critical reflection as a key skill for all teachers in further education (FE) and an important part of the new Professional Standards. In particular the text explores the key themes of self-awareness, planning, managing behaviour and CPD in relation to reflective practice to demonstrate...