Curriculum planning and development Books

Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to the gradual release of responsibility - an instructional framework any teacher can use to help students to be more successful and self-directed learners. This book is an essential resource for improving your practice and empowering your students.

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Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition - with more than 50 new questions and a new chapter on financial literacy - this bestselling resource helps experienced and novice teachers to effectively and efficiently differentiate mathematics instruction in grades K-8.Trade Review“When I read Marian Small’s work, I see the power of math revealed, but I also see her work opening that power to so many students who might never otherwise experience it…I am a disciple of her approach to differentiating math!”- From the Foreword by Carol Ann Tomlinson, University of Virginia;“Successful instruction causes students to wonder, conjecture, investigate, collaborate, and talk math. Good questioning is central to all the above, and for ‘knowing what students know.’ Small’s book focuses on the big ideas of mathematics, with questions, examples, and parallel tasks that assess student understanding and promote learning. This book is a must-read for every preservice and inservice teacher.”- Carole Greenes, professor emerita, mathematics education, Arizona State University;“In a classroom full of students, it can be hard to meet the needs of all learners. That is where this book has your back. Marian Small provides meaningful tasks while modeling how simple tweaks and intentional number choice can unlock students’ mathematical potential.”- Graham Fletcher, math specialist;“Throughout her career, Marian Small has shown that ‘differentiation’ in math class does not mean ‘ability grouping’ or breaking mathematics down into tiny, digestible subskills. Marian’s kind of differentiation means focusing on big ideas, offering students choice, and being curious about students’ thinking. In the 4th edition of this essential book, Marian teaches us powerful questioning techniques with her trademark clarity and provides plenty of specific examples across the content strands and grade bands. We can use these questions with our students immediately and internalize Marian’s teaching strategies through practice. How lucky for us that she has crafted these questions that will encourage student thinking, build our curiosity, and teach us to craft good questions of our own.”- Tracy Johnston Zager, math coach;“I just finished teaching an elementary math methods course to teacher candidates in a graduate program. I wish I had had Marian Small’s Good Questions: Great Ways to Differentiate Mathematics Instruction in the Standards-Based Classroom to use with these preservice teachers. Small covers all the key content in the Common Core PreK–8 math curriculum, and she addresses the topic of open questions in a very accessible way. She walks the reader step-by-step through how to teach the big ideas in the CCSS PreK–8 math curriculum using specified open questions. At the same time, she provides a menu of choices so teachers can draw from their own expertise to select the open questions that they see fit. Each chapter explains math content in an easy-to-reference manner. It is like having a reference book and a teaching coach all in one book. This semester, I watched teacher candidates struggle with how to lead a Number Talk, because they were not sure which open questions to ask to facilitate learning. Small’s book provides the guidance that they need. I look forward to using Small’s book the next time I teach Elementary Math Methods to teacher candidates. Inservice teachers will also benefit from the practical ideas about how to promote higher-order math thinking by asking the open questions outlined in Good Questions.”- Felicia Darling, math instructor at Santa Rosa Junior CollegeTable of Contents Contents Foreword ix by Carol Ann TomlinsonPreface xi Organization of the Book xi Mathematical Practice Standards xii Changes in the Fourth Edition xiii Acknowledgments xiv Introduction: Why and How to Differentiate Math Instruction 1 The Challenge in Math Classrooms 1 What It Means to Meet Student Needs 3 Assessing Students’ Needs 4 Principles and Approaches to Differentiating Instruction 4 Two Core Strategies for Differentiating Mathematics Instruction: Open Questions and Parallel Tasks 6 Creating a Math Talk Community 13 1  Counting & Cardinality and Number & Operations in Base Ten 17 Topics 17 The Big Ideas for Counting & Cardinality and for Number & Operations in Base Ten 18 Open Questions for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 19 Open Questions for Grades 3–5 28 Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 36 Parallel Tasks for Grades 3–5 43 Summing Up 48 2  Number & Operations—Fractions 49 Topics 49 The Big Ideas for Number & Operations—Fractions 50 Open Questions for Grades 3–5 51 Parallel Tasks for Grades 3–5 57 Summing Up 64 3  The Number System 65 Topics 65 The Big Ideas for The Number System 65 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 66 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 70 Summing Up 74 4  Ratios & Proportional Relationships 75 Topics 75 The Big Ideas for Ratios & Proportional Relationships 76 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 76 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 84 Summing Up 90 5  Operations & Algebraic Thinking 91 Topics 91 The Big Ideas for Operations & Algebraic Thinking 92 Open Questions for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 93 Open Questions for Grades 3–5 98 Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 108 Parallel Tasks for Grades 3–5 111 Summing Up 116 6  Expressions & Equations and Functions 117 Topics 117 The Big Ideas for Expressions & Equations and for Functions 118 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 118 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 128 Summing Up 134 7  Financial Literacy 135 Topics 135 The Big Ideas for Financial Literacy 136 Open Questions for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 137 Open Questions for Grades 3–5 139 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 143 Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 147 Parallel Tasks for Grades 3–5 149 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 151 Summing Up 156 8  Measurement & Data 157 Topics 157 The Big Ideas for Measurement & Data 158 Open Questions for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 159 Open Questions for Grades 3–5 169 Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 181 Parallel Tasks for Grades 3–5 187 Summing Up 196 9  Geometry 197 Topics 197 The Big Ideas for Geometry 198 Open Questions for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 199 Open Questions for Grades 3–5 205 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 211 Parallel Tasks for Prekindergarten–Grade 2 224 Parallel Tasks for Grades 3–5 227 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 231 Summing Up 240 10  Statistics & Probability 241 Topics 241 The Big Ideas for Statistics & Probability 242 Open Questions for Grades 6–8 243 Parallel Tasks for Grades 6–8 252 Summing Up 262 Conclusions 263 The Need for Manageable Strategies 263 Developing Open Questions and Parallel Tasks 264 The Benefits of These Strategies 266 Appendix A: Mathematical Practices Addressed in This Resource 267 Appendix B: Worksheet for Open Questions and Parallel Tasks 268 Glossary 270 Bibliography 280 Index 283 Index of Subjects and Cited Authors 283 Index of Big Ideas 286 About the Author 290

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Book SynopsisThis book is an in-depth exploration of the curriculum of the first Waldorf school, expanding on the original 'Lehrplan'.Divided into sections, the book outlines Steiner's comments on schools and lessons in general, as well as many details on his thinking on specific issues ranging from different age groups to classroom decoration and arrangement.This important book for all Steiner-Waldorf teachers gets to the heart of Steiner's ideas on education and child development.

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Book SynopsisHas our system of accountability and quick fixes meant we've lost perspective of what can really improve the quality of education? With a multitude of issues at the heart of some of our more toxic schools, including micro-management, over-complicated policy and the intricate measurement of the wrong foci, it appears that teachers are experiencing a disconnect from the very reason they joined teaching in the first place. With little autonomy over what's important, fewer teachers enter the profession than the monumental amount of teachers that are leaving, and those that do, do so with reluctance and regret. With an astute examination of practice in schools, Claire Hill and Kat Howard take a thoughtful and strategic view of how to ensure a sense of connection and cohesion within schools, to ensure that all feel part of the collective curricular journey towards a gold standard. With a consideration of research-informed practice, this book will provide a series of strategies for curriculum designers at every level, keeping the high quality teachers that we very much need in schools, and providing a better palette to students in the process. At a time where teaching is somewhat politicised, monetised and overcomplicated, Symbiosis: Curriculum and the Classroom sets about the task of refining the way in which we run our schools to improve the quality of our everyday lives in schools.

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Book Synopsis''An essential resource for all Key Stage One teachers'' Martin Burrett @ICTmagic, Editor of UKEd MagazineThis new edition of the bestselling Effective Transition into Year One is essential reading for all Reception and Year One teachers, presenting a clear and practical map for effective transition to support children''s emotional, social and academic development.Using the latest research and up-to-date EYFS framework, bestselling author Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg presents a clear map to support children as they move from the Early Years into Key Stage 1.Having been involved in a number of transition projects that specifically focus on children''s development throughout this period, Alistair draws upon years of experience in a wide range of settings. Packed full of practical ideas to help practitioners to plan for and create an effective learning environment that promotes high levels of attainment in Year One based on the effective principles of EYFS practice, this new and updated edition should be in every Reception and Year One teacher''s library.

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Book SynopsisThe ultimate resource for developing a diverse, engaging primary art curriculum based on the work of artists from a range of backgrounds and cultures. Whether your class are drawing self-portraits or collaging with recycled materials, take inspiration from artists that challenge conventions and start conversations.With lesson plans, project ideas and one-off activities, Teaching a Diverse Primary Art Curriculum is a practical guide full of inspiration to empower every teacher to have the confidence of a specialist. Photographed black-and-white examples of children's work inspired by the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Victoria Villasana and Ai Weiwei provide a comprehensive guide to primary art lessons that are in line with the National Curriculum and offer opportunities for cross-curricular links. Each chapter focuses on a different art form, including drawing, painting, sculpting, printing, textiles, photography and collage, and contains child-friendly histor

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Book SynopsisLooking for Learning: Loose Parts won Highly Commended in the Creative Play Awards 2019 for Teaching Resources.Looks for Learning: Loose Parts is a full-colour, practical guide to inspire child-led learning that''s linked to to current policy and the EYFS framework. As each child progresses through their learning journey, Early Years practitioners are expected to identify and understand what learning is taking place in every activity that a child is involved in. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses her wealth of experience as an Early Years teacher to explore the learning that takes place when a child is tinkering with loose parts, including tinker trays filled with nuts and bolts, pompoms and play dough to combine, construct and investigate with.Loose parts are natural or synthetic materials and resources that have no pre-planned use; they can be moved, combined with other resources, lined up, deconstructed and constructed again. They can

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Book SynopsisCollins Explore English is a 6-level course which provides full coverage of the Cambridge Primary English as a Second Language curriculum framework (0057) from 2020. With a magazine-style Student's Resource Book, comprehensive Student's Coursebook, and supportive Teacher's Guide, it offers clear progression within and across levels.Written with a range of international contexts in mind, this innovative course has been designed to encourage maximum enjoyment and engagement by young learners, providing them with a fun and colourful Resource Book packed full of texts and illustrations to stimulate language learning. The corresponding Student's Coursebook contains the activities relating to this input material. The Student's Resource Book and Student's Coursebook are used together to provide the full learning package for the student.The Student's Resource Books are visually appealing, with a magazine look and feel, and include a range of carefully selected fiction and non-fiction reading texts covering interesting topics for the age group. Designed to provide the stimulus materials for the course, they therefore don't include any write-in activities, and instruction rubrics are kept short and simple allowing more space on the page for the visuals and text. The write-in exercises are all contained in the accompanying Student's Coursebook, which leaves the Resource Books with a clean and engaging look.The course takes an integrated skills approach to developing language skills with an emphasis on practical communication. It is designed with interactive learning at its heart and has been created to offer flexibility where this is beneficial while following a consistent approach so the course is easy to deliver. It is fully supported by a comprehensive Teacher's Guide with detailed lesson plans that provide step-by-step guidance.Audio files are available as a free download.This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0057 from 2020..

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Book SynopsisJohn Taylor Gatto's radical treatise on public education, a bestseller for 25 years, continues to advocate for the unshackling of children and learning from formal schooling. Now, in a changing world with an explosion of alternative routes to learning, it's poised to continue to shake the world of institutional education for many more years.Table of Contents Foreword, by Zachary Slayback Preface - About the Author 1. The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher 2. The Psychopathic School 3. The Green Monongahela 4. We Need Less School, Not More 5. The Congregational Principle Extra Bonus Chapter: Against School Afterword Postscript 2005 - From the Publisher Postscript 2017 - From the Publisher Also available by John Taylor Gatto A Note about New Society Publishers

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Book SynopsisWin big in the standards-based classroom! Standards-Based Learning (SBL) is NOT standardization. In fact, when we recognize the central purpose of SBL, which is to make learning the goal for all students, we can design systems and structures that are more personal, more flexible, and more engaging—for us and for our students. At its core, SBL simply asks us to organize our teaching and learning around three questions. These questions guide the creation of targets, the development of assessments, the instructional planning, and the systems to communicate learning. • Where do we want our learners to go? • How do we know where our learners are in relation to where we want them to go? • How do we move them from where they are towards or beyond where we want them to be? While simple at the core, the transition to a standards-based classroom is anything but. The complexity comes in the implementation, the integration into existing systems, and the difficult task of moving away from what’s most comfortable. The Standards-Based Classroom provides practical strategies and steps based on many years of both failures and successes to support educators during this transition to a standards-based system. The accessible and concrete examples, tools, and templates in the book can be adapted into any classroom. Teachers who are new to SBL will understand the parts, experienced teachers will see the connections to current practices, and all educators will realize the potential SBL has to transform learning. Trade Review"This book takes much of the guesswork out of becoming a highly efficient and effective teacher in a standards-based system. The authors have thought deeply about (and explained) many of the ′road block′ issues and provide both theory and practice to support teachers doing this work. This system helped me as the instructor and helped my students achieve at the level in which they desire. The Standards-Based Classroom leans on the work of the experts in the field in a very pragmatic way and makes it a great resource for teachers seeking to engage in standards-based work." -- Dr. Tom Buckmiller, Professor of Education, Drake University"If you are looking for that one book that explains teaching and learning, then this is it. Full of practical advice, suggestions, and further readings, the authors discuss and illustrate concepts with a clarity that is seldom witnessed in educational literature." -- Dr. Ken Darvall, Principal, Tema International School"The Standards-Based Classroom: A Practical Approach really is practical! With a plethora of examples and models and great suggestions that are organized to be easily read and quickly learned, this book is a must-have for any teacher considering stepping up their game to increase student learning." -- Renee Peoples, Teaching and Learning Coach, Swain County Schools"Most of us know that middle and especially high school educators can be reluctant to implement authentic standards-based learning, including grading and reporting. By having secondary authors and practitioners speaking to secondary educators, this book is right on target for what’s needed in the field right now and captures the right spirit of what standards-based learning is all about." -- Becca Lindahl, Ed.D., Professional Learning & Leadership Consultant"This book is important because of its relevancy for teachers who are implementing or transitioning to standards-based learning or want to do so. As educators, we are always looking for ways to improve our craft, and readers will find this to be a great resource. In this book, teachers will find answers to common questions and concerns related to standards-based learning environments and develop confidence to communicate with students, parents, and colleagues regarding the change in practice. They will also gain much needed practical advice, examples, and processes to implement in a standards-based classroom." -- Garnet Hillman, Author and Educational Consultant, Hillman Consulting"This book provides practical, realistic, and useful guidance to achieve its desired outcome. The authors take the 50,000-foot view of the best instructional, assessment, grading, and reporting practices that comprise the different parts of standards-based learning and integrate them into a practical system that improves learning for all students. Then they go to ground level to show how each piece works. The Standards-Based Classroom provides an outline or blueprint for developing a system that will improve the opportunities for learning for all students. " -- Hugh O′Donnell, Education Consultant, Mentor Learning, LLC"The Standards-Based Classroom provides teachers with a practical guide to implement standards-based learning in their classrooms. The authors provide a perfect balance of context and commentary, practical examples, challenges, and suggestions for further exploration. Readers can use this book to transform their pedagogy and practice to better meet the needs of all learners with a standards-based approach." -- Brian M. Stack, High School Principal, Sanborn Regional High School, NHTable of ContentsFOREWORD BY KEN O’CONNOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS INTRODUCTION SECTION I: ARTICULATE DESIRED RESULTS Chapter 1: Developing K-U-Ds Chapter 2: Creating Learning Targets Chapter 3: Building Learning Scales Chapter 4: Collaborating With Special Educators SECTION II: DEVELOP TARGETED ASSESSMENTS Chapter 5: Summatively Assessing Learning Chapter 6: Formatively Assessing Learnin SECTION III: DESIGN EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION Chapter 7: Designing Instruction Chapter 8: Differentiating by Readiness SECTION IV: MONITOR AND COMMUNICATE LEARNING Chapter 9: Monitoring and Grading Learning Chapter 10: Communicating With Families CONCLUSION REFERENCES INDEX

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Book Synopsis''A fantastic addition to every bookshelf'' - Kathy Brodie, Host and founder of Early Years TV, @kathybrodieThe Muddy Puddle Teacher gives you everything you need to create an engaging, active and inclusive outdoor curriculum for your Early Years setting.Based on the well-loved Muddy Puddle Teacher Approach and following the Three Muddy M''s mother nature, mental health and getting more kids moving this handbook is jam-packed with simple outdoor activities for every season. There are step-by-step instructions and full-colour photographs to demonstrate the activities. Whether you're a forest school enthusiast or just getting started in taking your teaching outside, there are plenty of inspiring ideas to benefit children and save you hours of preparation time. Using natural and upcycled materials, the activities in this book span key EYFS topics as well as PSHE themes, from muddy maths and literacy to muddy meditation and yoga. From making rhyming word strings with leaves to creating wTrade ReviewThis beautiful, full-colour book is packed with practical, easily accessible ideas and activities, whatever your budget or type of outdoor space. Sarah’s humour and delight in the outdoors shines through every page. A fantastic addition to every bookshelf, whether you’re a fully committed Muddy Puddle Teacher or if you’re only just dipping your toe in the water. -- Kathy Brodie * Host and founder of Early Years TV, @kathybrodie *The Muddy Puddle Teacher is a fantastic resource for anyone who’s looking to engage in the wonders of the natural world. Sarah’s enthusiasm for her subject is infectious and the book provides comprehensive means of making the most out of what lies beyond your doorstep. -- Ben Faulks * Author, actor, producer and co-creator of Cbeebies' 'Mr Bloom's Nursery' *What a brilliant book. [...] It is cleverly set out, packed with new and creative ideas for those who already enjoy outdoor learning with early years children. [...] It is clear from reading this book that Sarah Seaman is an extremely experienced and passionate teacher who delivers her ideas in a thoughtful and helpful way. -- Rosie Watch * LoveReading4Schools *

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks 2 Youcubed Summer Camp 3 Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement 4 Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing 5 Big Ideas 9 Structure of the Book 9 Note on Materials 17 Manipulatives and Materials Used in This Book 18 Activities for Building Norms 21 Encouraging Good Group Work 21 How Many Do You See? Learning to Reason, Convince, and Pose Questions 23 ◼ Big Idea 1: Partitioning Shapes into Equal Parts 31 Visualize: Equal or Same? 33 Play: Four Fourths 39 Investigate: Rows and Columns 44 ◼ Big Idea 2: Making and Using Equal Groups 53 Visualize: The Groups Inside 55 Play: Skipping down the Hall 61 Investigate: Array Museum 67 ◼ Big Idea 3: What Is 100? 73 Visualize: The Many Ways to See 100 75 Play: Scoop and Count 82 Investigate: Making a Dollar, Revisited 86 ◼ Big Idea 4: Composing and Decomposing Numbers 91 Visualize: Array Talks 93 Play: Which Is More? 103 Investigate: Coin Grab 114 ◼ Big Idea 5: Using Patterns in Place Value 119 Visualize: What’s in Your 12? 121 Play: Reach for It! 126 Investigate: Window Mysteries 136 ◼ Big Idea 6: Thinking on the Number Line 145 Visualize: Long Lives 148 Play: Life- Span Puzzles 157 Investigate: Living on the Number Line 166 ◼ Big Idea 7: Rulers and Clocks Are Number Lines 173 Visualize: Noticing the Ruler and Clock 175 Play: Walking the Clock 181 Investigate: A Sea of Sharks 187 ◼ Big Idea 8: Using Units to Estimate 205 Visualize: Foot by Foot 207 Play: Length Scavenger Hunt 216 Investigate: School- Day Walkabout 222 ◼ Big Idea 9: Using Data to Visualize and Wonder about Our World 229 Visualize: Fruit around the World 231 Play: Eat Your Roots 238 Investigate: Dear Data 243 Appendix 253 Grid Paper 254 About the Authors 255 Acknowledgments 257 Index 259

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Book SynopsisAn indispensable guide to addressing all the challenges of continuous provision' Nursery WorldThe new and updated guide to getting continuous provision right in your setting from bestselling Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce Clegg.This new edition of Continuous Provision in the Early Years is fully updated based on the latest research and Alistair''s extensive experience in Early Years settings. Look no further for guidance on child-centred and play-based learning, case studies, and resources all in line with the new EYFS framework.This book will help you understand the purpose of continuous provision, how to ensure it is effective, and how to plan and tailor your activities to meet the interests and needs of the children in nursery and reception. Continuous Provision contains everything you need from the essential theory and research to inexpensive, inspirational ideas for both indoor and outdoor provision.Popular with practitioners for its humorous tone, tried and tested techniques and practical tips, this revised edition is essential for all Early Years practitioners looking to raise the bar with their continuous provision and make a positive impact.

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Book SynopsisThis first creative form drawing book for adults features fourfold patterns of increasing challenge. It references Celtic, Moorish, Native American, and Buddhist patterns, and encourages the development of new forms. The forms have symmetry, a balance between left and right, above and below, connecting the center with the periphery, providing stability and harmony.

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Book SynopsisResponding to profound social, political and technological changes, recent global trends in education have included the emergence of new forms of curriculum policy. Addressing a gap in the literature, this book investigates the ways in which curriculum policy is influenced, formulated, and enacted in a number of countries-cases in Europe. This important collection uses the concept of 'curriculum making' as an analytical tool to explore the processes and phases of curriculum policy reform experienced across countries. Drawing first on international perspectives and then presenting a series of country case studies, written by internationally recognised curriculum specialists, the chapters explore curriculum making as an activity that occurs across multiple layers of educational systems, through a continual interplay of the global and local. Concluding with a comparative analysis of the contextual factors that shape curricular practices in different contexts, this book is a must-have resource for educational policy makers, researchers, teachers and teacher educators across the globe.Trade Review'Europe is a rich site for comparative analysis of curriculum making, and this book provides a new perspective and a wealth of studies on different actors and influences. It is a prime resource for students of curriculum.' -- Lyn Yates, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor Emerita of Curriculum, Melbourne Graduate School of Education'This is one of the most interesting and important books on curriculum for a very long time. The editors have drawn together an international group of highly regarded teachers and academics to produce well-written and insightful case studies of curricular reform in nine European countries. This book provides a rationale, an incentive, and evidence (negative and positive) for doing things better. It should be read by actors at all levels in education systems.' -- Mary James, University of Cambridge'With its implications for policy and practice that go beyond traditional rigid educational policy texts, this book is essential reading for higher education students pursuing educational doctorates. The chapters offer a powerful corrective that empowers teacher and schools alike with making curriculum relevant to the experiences of students, and point our attention to translational and transactive processes that are otherwise ignored not only in educational policy literature, but in educator discourse. This book does a great service in (re)inscribing curriculum as a truly dynamic process in accessible language. As a curricularist who engages with education policy, I believe this work provides valuable theoretical and research material detail. For those who are interested in thinking the curriculum anew, I suggest that Curriculum Making in Europe be placed be at the top of the reading list.' -- Todd Alan Price, National Louis University, USATable of ContentsCurriculum Making: A Conceptual Framing; Mark Priestley, Stavroula Philippou, Daniel Alvunger, Tiina Soini Chapter 1. National Curriculum Making as More or Less Expressions of and Responses to Globalization; Bob Lingard Chapter 2. 'Sites' of Curriculum Making in Cyprus: Tracing the Emergence and Transformation of EXPERT Teacher-Subjects; Stavroula Kontovourki, Eleni Theodorou, Stavroula Philippou Chapter 3. The Ongoing Curriculum Reform in Portugal: Highlighting Trends, Challenges and Possibilities; Ana Mouraz, Ariana Cosme Chapter 4. Post-Socialist Curricular Reform in Czechia: Multiple Actors and Their Blame Games; Dominik Dvorak Chapter 5. Integral Curriculum Review in the Netherlands: In Need of Dovetail Joints; Nienke Nieveen, Wilmad Kuiper Chapter 6. The Case of Curriculum Development in England: Oases in a Curriculum Desert?; Gemma Parker, David Leat Chapter 7. Curriculum Reform in Scottish Education: Discourse, Narrative and Enactment; Walter Humes, Mark Priestley Chapter 8. The Craft of Curriculum Making in Lower Secondary Education in Ireland; Majella Dempsey, Audrey Doyle, Anne Looney Chapter 9. Understanding Transnational Curriculum Policies and Curriculum Making in Local Municipal Arenas - The Case of Sweden; Daniel Alvunger, Ninni Wahlstrom Chapter 10. Shared Sense-making as Key for Large Scale Curriculum Reform in Finland; Tiina Soini, Kirsi Pyhalto, Janne Pietarinen Conclusions: Patterns and Trends in Curriculum Making in Europe; Daniel Alvunger, Tiina Soini, Stavroula Philippou, Mark Priestley

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Book SynopsisUniversal Design for Learning (UDL) is the best way to teach all students effectively and break down barriers to learning—but how can busy teachers get started with UDL right now? Find the answers in the second edition of this bestselling, teacher-trusted primer, created by internationally recognized UDL expert Loui Lord Nelson.Thoroughly updated to reflect new research and developments in the field of UDL, this book gives K–12 teachers a reader-friendly UDL introduction and a practical framework for implementation, with guidelines and checkpoints for designing effective, barrier-free lesson plans and learning environments. You’ll learn how to use the three core principles of UDL—Engagement, Representation, and Action & Expression—to present information in multiple ways and ensure access for all learners.Throughout the book, detailed examples, stories, illustrations, teacher reflections, and activities reinforce UDL principles and help you put them into practice in both virtual and in-person settings.Written in first person, like a face-to-face talk with a passionate educator, this research-based book will guide you in designing equitable, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning environments that meet the needs of diverse learners. An essential UDL introduction for both preservice and inservice educators!WHAT’S NEW: Key insights from the latest neuroscience research Useful stories and practical tips from teachers implementing UDL Technology bytes: timely tips and ideas on how to enhance online learning with UDL Expert guidance on current topics, including culturally responsive teaching, urban education, and a focus on the expert learner “Ponder this” prompts throughout the book to help readers consider new ideas and discover additional resources End-of-chapter “check-ins” that help readers apply what they’ve learned ONLINE MATERIALS: Designing instruction with UDL is easier than ever with these online resources, available as printable downloads: CAST UDL Guidelines; an Identifying Your Resources chart; a UDL design cycle graphic; a UDL lesson plan flowchart; and classroom resource mapping charts for elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Table of Contents About the Downloads About the Author Foreword David Rose Preface Acknowledgments I Introducing Universal Design for Learning 1. Introducing Universal Design for Learning 2. The Must-Knows of the UDL Framework II The Principles of Universal Design for Learning 3. Engagement 4. Representation 5. Action and Expression III From Planning to Practice 6. The Learning Environment 7. The Goal and the Lesson References Index

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Book SynopsisLesson planning is a requirement of every teacher. Whether you are planning your day-to-day lessons or a formal observation, planning is a skill that can be refined and improved to ensure your workload is manageable and your lessons exceptional.Aimed at committed and reflective teachers who want to develop their practice, this book introduces Tweaks for Teachers: small changes that make a big difference! It encourages you to review your current lesson planning practice and develop lessons that enable students to make outstanding learning gains. The book focuses on making practical, small changes that, over time, can make a real difference to the quality of learning and teaching in the classroom.Organised around real lesson snippets and full lesson plans covering every secondary subject, the book focuses on the key areas you need to plan for every lesson: assessment for learning, questioning, stretch and challenge and commitment to learning, as well as covering the importance of Table of ContentsSection 1: The lesson plan/ Section 2: Assessment for learning/ Section 3: Questioning and discussion/ Section 4: Stretch and challenge/ Section 4: Developing commitment to learning

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Book SynopsisThe essential companion to Continuous Provision in the Early Years, the popular guide to getting continuous provision right in your setting from bestselling Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce-CleggNewly updated, Continuous Provision: The Skills is designed to show practitioners what effective continuous provision should look like and explain how practitioners can link their provision directly to assessment, with an emphasis on skill-based learning. Bestselling author and Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg shows the difference between ''pure skills'', skills related to specific areas of continuous provision like sand, water and role play, and ''facilitative skills'' that children can experience in a setting. This book looks at all areas of continuous provision with a view to helping practitioners to identify, assess and teach different ''pure'' and ''facilitative'' skills.Continuous Provision: The Skills also includes inspiring and creative strategies for making the most of continuous provision as an open-ended experience, to allow children to use their own creativity and curiosity to interpret and use what they see around them. This book is packed with inexpensive ideas for indoor and outdoor provision, and guidance on play-based and child-centred learning.Featuring updated tips and advice in line with the new EYFS Framework, this revised edition is essential for all Early Years practitioners looking to raise the bar with their continuous provision and make a positive impact in their setting.

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Book SynopsisThe essential, updated step-by-step guide to getting ready to write from bestselling Early Years expert Dr Alistair Bryce Clegg.Getting Ready to Write contains all the crucial developmental stages before children even pick up a pencil. The book starts with the theory and latest research and then provides step-by-step innovative ideas for intervention. The book contains inexpensive, accessible ideas for indoor and outdoor provision and includes creative activities such as Dough Gym, Funky Fingers and Writing Like a Jedi!This new edition breaks down the developmental stages of becoming a mark maker (from palm gripping to shoulder pivot) and includes tried and tested activities for young mark makers to master this important skill ahead of the transition to Key Stage 1 and become confident writers, even in the digital age.

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Book SynopsisIn Secondary Maths in Action, experienced curriculum expert and maths teacher Emma McCrea offers insights into the complex task of teaching maths.Taking an evidence-informed stance, Emma first explores the age-old question of why we study maths and the important role it plays in our lives and in society. Next she examines several pertinent debates in maths - those of pupil grouping, mastery and gender. Finally, we are taken on a grand tour of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment as the fundamental pillars of great teaching.Additionally, the book includes four rich case studies, revisited throughout the curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment chapters, which help to showcase how these ideas can be applied in various contexts - so you can really see what it all looks like In Action.

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Book SynopsisNo 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.From playful learning advocate Blair Minchin, this book provides a rich toolbox of inclusive activities for using play to engage pupils in the primary classroom throughout Key Stages 1 and 2. With a section dedicated to each major curriculum area, this book offers a broad range of fun and flexible ideas. Discover activities such as Coding Cones, which teaches the principles of coding without using a computer, mental maths hopscotch, and Magnet Mazes to teach physics. The ideas are easy to try and to adapt, and have all been trialled and enjoyed! with pupils. Studies have shown that engaged, playful learning can improve academic performance at all ages (not just early years) and reduce absenteeism. Use these 100 ideas to provide your pupils with creativity, curiosity, resilience and plenty of fun, and boost enthusiasm in your classroom!

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Book SynopsisTo help teachers plan and prepare for three new statutory subjects(Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Educations, andHealth Education) in English schools from September 2020, Scholastichas published an updated version of their bestselling NationalCurriculum in England for Key Stages 1 and 2.

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Book SynopsisSince its introduction in 2000, well over 1000 schools in more than 65 different countries have adopted the IPC. In this book, educators raise and discuss implications for the future implementation of this innovative curriculum within the context of a changing world.

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Book SynopsisNo 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.Teaching history without reference to genuine historical sources from the relevant period is unimaginable, as engaging with real historical material can inspire and captivate pupils'' interest. By introducing them to a source-based approach, their learning can be transformed and their historical skills developed. 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: History is brimming with imaginative ideas to teach history in the primary classroom. With each idea based on an original historical source from The National Archives, this book takes a skills-based approacTrade ReviewA refreshing, enquiry-based approach to teaching history that strays away from traditional textbook sources and uses engaging archival material to develop key historical skills. A must-have for any teacher looking for practical, innovative ways to deliver the curriculum. * Adelise Easter, Primary Teacher and Head of History, @MissAEaster *

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Book SynopsisIn Teaching Core Practices in Teacher Education, Pam Grossman and her colleagues advocate an approach to practice-based teacher education that identifies “core practices” of teaching and supports novice teachers in learning how to enact them competently. Examples of core practices include facilitating whole-class discussion, eliciting student thinking, and maintaining classroom norms. The contributors argue that teacher education needs to do more to help teachers master these professional skills, rather than simply emphasizing content knowledge.Teaching Core Practices in Teacher Education outlines a series of pedagogies that teacher educators can use to help preservice students develop these teaching skills. Pedagogies include representations of practice (ways to show what this skill looks like and break it down into its component parts) and approximations of practice (the ways preservice teachers can try these skills out as they learn). Vignettes throughout the book illustrate how core practices can be incorporated into the teacher education curriculum.The book draws on the work of a consortium of teacher educators from thirteen universities devoted to describing and enacting pedagogies to help novice teachers develop these core practices in support of ambitious and equitable instruction. Their aim is to support teacher educator learning across institutions, content domains, and grade levels. The book also addresses efforts to support teacher learning outside formal teacher education programs.

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Book SynopsisAssessment literacy leads to improved outcomes for all Do you know how to ensure teachers have the knowledge and skill to use assessment data to improve student learning? Do you know the influence that student involvement in assessments has on motivation and learning? This book guides you and your leadership team through 10 assessment literacy goals with practical content, how-to's, success indicators, and activities to extend and process learning. You will come away understanding the attributes of comprehensive and balanced assessment systems, the necessity for clear academic achievement targets, and why assessment quality is essential. In addition to providing rubrics, processes, and practical tools that work across all grade levels and subject areas, this book shows you how to: Work with staff to integrate formative assessment and sound grading practices Communicate with all members of the school community about student learning Protect students and teachers by avoiding unethical and inappropriate assessment use Use student assessment information to improve and inform instruction Develop assessment policies that support quality assessment practice Advance your understanding of assessment so your teachers can accurately measure learning, practice effective formative assessment strategies, and ensure and maintain a comprehensive and balanced assessment system in your school or district.Table of ContentsOverview Chapter 1: Comprehensive and Balanced Assessment Systems Chapter 2: Clear Standards Chapter 3: Standards of Assessment Quality Chapter 4: Formative Assessment Practices Chapter 5: Grading Practices Chapter 6: Communicates Effectively Chapter 7: Ethical and Appropriate Assessment Use Chapter 8: Evaluate assessment competencies and appropriate professional development Chapter 9: Analysis of Student Assessment Information Chapter 10: School and District Assessment Policies References

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Book SynopsisAlthough the benefits of learning outside are well documented and more and more teachers are heading out (post-pandemic) to teach their classes, outdoor activities often decline as children progress through their education. There are many reasons for this: lack of time in the curriculum, lack of training, lack of teacher confidence, or simply lack of inspiration. Educating Outside contains a bank of outdoor learning ideas that can be used to enhance and enrich your classes' learning experiences across the curriculum; including in science, history, geography, art and design, English and maths. Each lesson idea is linked to a specific programme of study and outlines required resources, links to soft skills, cross-curricular opportunities, and a broad lesson plan with suggested outcomes and photos. All the ideas take place within the school grounds themselves, which means plenty of opportunities to try out new activities without lengthy risk assessments, extra time and additionalTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction 1. Outdoor Learning in Practice 2. Science Outdoors 3. History Outdoors 4. Geography Outdoors 5. Art and Design Outdoors 6. English Outdoors 7. Maths Outdoors Final thoughts Bibliography and useful links Index

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Book SynopsisIn Climbing Parnassus, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. He also shows how these languages have played a crucial role in the development of authentic Humanism, the foundation of the West’s cultural order and America’s understanding of itself as a union of citizens. Simmons’s persuasive witness to the unique, now all-but-forgotten advantages of study in and of the classical languages constitutes a bracing reminder of the genuine aims of a truly liberal education.Trade Review“This luminous book shows that writing precisely and clearly demonstrates an allegiance to civilization itself.”—Jeffrey Hart, professor of English emeritus, Dartmouth College“The author elucidates the values inherent in a classical education, i.e., the Greek and Latin languages and literatures, and these ideals shape this intelligent, passionate, and articulate book.”—Choice

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Book SynopsisFor one reason or another, mainstream education does not suit every young person. Many young people are educated in alternative provision, which is defined by the Department for Education as educational provision ''for pupils who, because of exclusion, illness or other reasons, would not otherwise receive suitable education''. As of 2023, over 25,000 young people are enrolled in alternative provision, and those numbers continue to rise.It is essential, then, that the curriculum on offer in alternative provision is exemplary, as these young people - already facing extraordinary challenges - need the very best if they are going to progress successfully into adulthood.Huh is the Egyptian god of endlessness, creativity, fertility and regeneration. He is the deity Mary Myatt and John Tomsett have adopted as their god of the curriculum. Their Huh series of books focuses on how practitioners design the curriculum for the young people in their schools.The Huh

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of Sue Cowley’s bestselling book serves as a practical, up-to-date guide for early career teachers learning to navigate their first two years in the classroom. This introspective toolkit shows you how to not only survive but thrive during the first two years of your teaching career, and this latest edition provides practical new chapters on how to effectively manage your workload and gives plenty of useful teacher wellbeing tips. It reflects the introduction of the Early Career Framework along with revised material on the National Curriculum and the current Education Inspection Framework. Written in Sue Cowley's honest, accessible and down to earth style, How to Survive your First Year in Teaching is a must have for all new teachers at the start of their career.Trade ReviewA great book packed full of tips and advice to not only help you survive but to flourish in your first year! -- Andy Taylor, Senior Lecturer, tweets as Mr T @MrTs_NQTsThe most complete and honest guide to succeeding as a new teacher I've seen. Sue expertly distils every high-impact, practical strategy you’ll need to thrive in the classroom. -- Dr Tim Ennion, Director of School Improvement, Wessex MAT * Dr Tim Ennion, Director of School Improvement, Wessex MAT *

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Book SynopsisThe Collins Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives series offers a skills-building approach to the Cambridge curriculum framework (1129) from 2022. The resources support students to develop skills in analysis, collaboration, communication, evaluation, reflection and research, exploring global issues through rich international sources.

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Book SynopsisThe CLEAR curriculum, developed by University of Virginia''s National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, is an evidence-based teaching model that emphasizes Challenge Leading to Engagement, Achievement, and Results. In Fiction and Nonfiction: Language Arts Units for Gifted Students in Grade 4, students will read and analyze short stories and write their own short story in the fiction unit. In the nonfiction unit, students will study nonfiction (and creative nonfiction) texts to examine how writers use many of the same devices to tell nonfiction stories. Students will read a variety of texts and will write their own memoirs. These units focus on critical literacy skills, including reading diverse content, understanding texts as reflections of culture, and finding bias in fiction and nonfiction.Grade 4

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Book SynopsisLooking for Learning: Maths through Play is a full-colour, practical guide linked to current policy and the EYFS framework. Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, uses theory, case studies, real-life images and accessible ideas to inspire child-led mathematical learning using play.This book will encourage children to think about maths while playing, using a range of common resources that will spark their curiosity. It is full of creative suggestions for incorporating mathematical concepts counting, comparison, composition, shape, pattern and number into child-led play. The book contains ideas for bringing mathematical learning into children's favourite activities: role play and construction; art and nature; sand and water play and even simple technology-based activities using projectors or torches.Experienced Early Years teacher Laura England, creator of Little Miss Early Years, also provides advice about getting children talking about maths du

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Book SynopsisThis fully updated new edition of Best Practice in the Early Years, from award-winning author Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg, is the must-have guide for anyone working in the Early Years Foundation Stage.Using the latest research and up-to-date EYFS framework, this book is filled with brilliant ideas and practical approaches to use as an Early Years practitioner from bestselling author Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg. It includes new and updated advice for planning sessions, setting up an engaging environment matched to children''s interests and encouraging and developing outdoor learning. With a focus on child-led learning, wellbeing and creating the best environment for all young learners, Best Practice in the Early Years is the perfect tool to evaluate, refine and improve provision in your setting.Popular with practitioners for its clear explanations, thought-provoking questions and inspiring new approaches, this new edition is a must-have for all Early Years practitioners eager to ensure their practice is the best it can be for every child in their care.

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Book SynopsisPresents an original, compelling vision of schools where teaching and learning are centered on creativity. Drawing on the latest research and his studies of jazz and improvised theater, Sawyer describes curricula and classroom practices that will help educators get started with a new style of teaching - guided improvisation.Table of Contents Foreword Tony Wagner Acknowledgments 1. Introduction Teaching Creative Knowledge 2. Teaching Creative Knowledge Creative Knowledge and Shallow Knowledge Moving Beyond the Coverage Trap The Noisy Library: Learning Creativity and State Standards Creative Habits of Mind Creative Knowledge in Math, Science, and History Teaching for Creativity in Every Subject 3. Guided Improvisation Learning to Improvise Improvisation is an Ensemble Art Improv Techniques for Teachers When Teachers Need to Break the Rules Lesson Planning for Guided Improvisation Scaffolding: Balancing Structure and Improvisation Summary 4. Mastering the Teaching Paradox Scaffolding: The Structures of Guided Improvisation Project-Based Learning and the Teaching Paradox Different Balances of Structure and Improvisation From Novice Teacher to Expert Improviser Pedagogical Content Knowledge Conclusion 5. Schools for creativity What Creative Schools Look Like A Case Study: Keels Elementary Conclusion 6. A Call to Action References Index About the Author

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Book SynopsisNo 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._______________ Split into sections on grammar, vocabulary, speaking, listening, reading, writing, translation and revision, 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding MFL Lessons presents tried-and-tested ideas that cover all aspects of the modern foreign languages (MFL) curriculum.Experienced MFL teacher Dannielle Warren shares interactive games and activities to support and challenge all students learning a modern foreign language. This accessible resource presents suggestions for helping students revise effectively and strategies for markinTrade ReviewDannielle has produced a handy, engagingly written book of tried-and-tested classroom activities, which should be of use to new and more experienced MFL teachers alike. A useful addition to a departmental library. * Steve Smith, Former Head of MFL, author and creator of frenchteacher.net, @spsmith45 *A comprehensive collection of ideas for use both in and out of the classroom. Dannielle has written an excellent book of individual, pair, group and whole-class activities covering all aspects of the curriculum that can be implemented easily into your next lesson! * Laura Simons, MFL teacher and Association for Language Learning Council Member and Network Lead, @lauraannesimons *

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Book SynopsisCollins Key Stage 3 History is an exciting, accessible new series focussed on ensuring that all pupils make clear, measurable progression at Key Stage 3 whether it is a 2 or a 3 year course.Collins KS3 History is a brand new series, ideal for building key historical and functional skills. Featuring differentiated pupil books with ready-made APP opportunities this flexible package will get your students excited about history.Grab pupils'' attention with engaging content that builds key historical skills and helps students to understand the links between events, time periods and locationsSave time with resources to support your teaching of a 2 or 3 year course, fully matched to the 2008 Key Stage 3 Programme of StudyCover each assessment Focus in a meaningful and accessible way using this flexible package as a series of one off lessons ot as a longer programmeReady made APP opportunities are included to help you gather and review evidence of pupils'' progress in each Assessment Focus.T

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Book SynopsisCollins Key Stage 3 History is an exciting, accessible new series focussed on ensuring that all pupils make clear, measurable progression at Key Stage 3 whether it is a 2 or a 3 year course.Collins KS3 History is a brand new series, ideal for building key historical and functional skills. Featuring differentiated pupil books with ready-made APP opportunities this flexible package will get your students excited about history.Grab pupils'' attention with engaging content that builds key historical skills and helps students to understand the links between events, time periods and locationsSave time with resources to support your teaching of a 2 or 3 year course, fully matched to the 2008 Key Stage 3 Programme of StudyCover each assessment Focus in a meaningful and accessible way using this flexible package as a series of one off lessons ot as a longer programmeReady made APP opportunities are included to help you gather and review evidence of pupils'' progress in each Assessment FocusTr

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Book SynopsisPurposeful practice for Year 11 Maths with small steps and varied practice in key concepts for GCSE 9-1, problem solving, and end of unit tests. The approach is based on the leading Maths programme delivered in Shanghai.The Shanghai Maths Project is an authentic Shanghai resource adapted for the English curriculum. 1 workbook per year 8-10 chapters, made up of exercises (one lesson, one exercise) End of unit tests, end of year test Learning objective at top of each exercise, so teachers can see gradual progression Full coverage of UK curriculum objectives

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Book SynopsisTreasure House Handwriting is a whole-school programme designed to support children in developing a clear and fluent style of writing. Using precursive and cursive handwriting styles, the programme progresses from introducing the movements and patterns needed to form letters, through to the development of a personal style.Linked closely to the National Curriculum, this workbook provides more intense teaching strategies and practice for the first term of formal tuition.Each individual letter shape and movement is taught with a lead-in and a lead-out stroke beginning from the writing line.To provide extra practice in the transition from precursive to cursive letters, an extra section has been included to link the development of a cursive hand to the introduction of spelling patterns.

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Book SynopsisThe Shanghai Maths Project Teacher''s Guide part A, along with part B, provides teachers with all the support they need to deliver the programme of study as part of a mastery approach. It takes teachers through each topic, explains mathematical contexts and provides teaching ideas and activities for whole-class, intervention and enrichment.The Shanghai Maths Project Teacher''s Guide 1A, together with The Shanghai Maths Project Teacher''s Guide 1B, provides teachers with all the support they need to deliver the Year 1 maths programme of study as part of a mastery approach to teaching. Contents include:Comprehensive introduction, including guidance on mastery, variation theory, the concrete pictorial abstract (CPA) approachRecommended teaching sequence and planning supportUnits of teaching, with suggested activities for whole-class instruction, methods and suggested activities to provide same-day intervention and same-day enrichment (mastery with greater depth)

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Book SynopsisThe Shanghai Maths Project Teacher''s Guide part B, along with part A, provides teachers with all the support they need to deliver the programme of study as part of a mastery approach. It takes teachers through each topic, explains mathematical contexts and provides teaching ideas and activities for whole-class, intervention and enrichment.The Shanghai Maths Project Teacher''s Guide 1B, together with The Shanghai Maths Project Teacher''s Guide 1A, provides teachers with all the support they need to deliver the Year 1 maths programme of study as part of a mastery approach to teaching. Contents include: Comprehensive introduction, including guidance on mastery, variation theory, the concrete pictorial abstract (CPA) approach Recommended teaching sequence and planning support Units of teaching, with suggested activities for whole-class instruction, methods and suggested activities to provide same-day intervention and same-day enrichment (mastery with greater depth).

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Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: N3/4Subject: MathsThe National 3/4 Maths Lifeskills Student Book provides teachers and students with comprehensive guidance for the entire CfE course. Student Books give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer a blend of sound teaching and learning with assessment guidance. Full coverage of National 3/4 course specifications with list of learning intentions Attractive layout with clear text features Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention

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Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: BiologyFirst Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018The National 5 Biology Student Book helps map your route through the CfE programme and provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the whole course. Full coverage of National 5 course specifications with list of learning intentions Attractive layout with clear text features Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure Exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment Keep your learning on track/Stretch yourself to encourage self evaluation and provide challenge for higher ability studentsStudent Books give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance. Active learni

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Book SynopsisExam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: PhysicsFirst Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018The National 5 Physics Student Book helps map your route through the CfE programme and provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the whole course. Full coverage of National 5 course specifications with list of learning intentions Attractive layout with clear text features Key questions highlight crucial concepts and techniques that need to be grasped by students in order to progress to the next learning intention What the examiner/assessor is looking for to help teachers & students feel secure Exam-style questions with worked answers and examiners commentary, self-assessment Keep your learning on track/Stretch yourself to encourage self evaluation and provide challenge for higher ability studentsStudent Books give a practical, supportive approach to help deliver the new curriculum and offer an appropriate blend of sound teaching and learning with exam and assessment guidance. Active learni

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Book SynopsisYour Choice Book 3 covers the 2019 Health, Relationships and Sex Education curriculum, offering advice and practical techniques for managing students' time, money, emotions and health.4 Star Winner in Health & Wellbeing in the Teach Secondary Awards 2020Topics are organised into four strands to offer a coherent, progressive PSHE course for Years 7 to 9. Each unit can be taught on its own, at any point during Key Stage 3 that the school thinks is appropriate.In Student Book 3: Personal wellbeing and mental health units concentrate on building confidence and self-esteem, and coping with stress, anxiety and depression. Relationships and sex education units explore sexuality and gender identity, different types of partnership and marriage, and pregnancy and parenthood. Physical health and wellbeing units include a focus on drugs, body image and the dangers of gambling. Social education units look outwards to the local community and to global Citizenship issues.The content has been trialledTrade ReviewYour Choice creates a safe and healthy context for exploring, sharing and researching the situations students might find themselves in. It helps them identify, assess and managepositive and negative risks, supports enquiring minds, and intelligently connects values, beliefs, decisions and actions. ✓ A highly accomplished series for smart decision-making✓ Packed with sophisticated questions and active teaching and learning techniques✓ Helps students differentiate between ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ situations✓ Encourages students to stop and think and make responsible choices John Dabell, Teach Secondary review

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