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Johns Hopkins University Press University Technology Transfer What It Is and
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewCrisply written, compellingly argued, authoritative . . . [University Technology Transfer] provides extremely useful information to anyone who is involved in creating or developing a TT office . . . It should be required reading for all presidents, vice-chancellors and senior managers of universities that have a TT office and are tempted to interfere in its activities.—Mark Anderson, IP DraughtsTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Question Time2. Coming Out3. How It Works4. Why It Is Difficult5. Structures6. Going to Market7. Mind the Gap8. Innovation Community9. Give and Take10. Currencies and Metrics11. Impact12. Whatever NextAfterwordAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Jessica Kingsley Publishers Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School:
Book SynopsisCovering both theory and practice, this book will teach educators everything they need to know about developing restorative practices in their education settings, in a way that is also trauma-informed.The first part of the book addresses the theory and philosophy of restorative approaches, and of trauma-informed and trauma-sensitive schools. The second part outlines the five restorative skills (mindfulness, honest expression, empathy, the art of asking questions and the art of requests), what they look like in practice (including using circles, respect agreements and restorative dialogue), and how to implement them. Every strategy is clearly explained and adapted to be appropriate for children and adults who have experienced trauma.Everything the book discusses has been especially designed to be adapted for different school settings and their particular challenges.Trade ReviewThis book scaffolds what is close to my heart - how to support schools to truly embed the restorative practices, processes and language with the values that underpin the philosophy. Understanding Restorative Practice through this trauma-informed lens promotes empathy, compassion and authentic accountability, one that honours community. I am grateful for all the gems this book offers. Its explicit integration of mindfulness and NVC supports practitioners to truly model this way of being and avoid 'co-opting' RP to promote conformity, misunderstanding it as 'do as I say but I'll ask you nicely'! Instead, the insights and practical supports that Joe shares light the way towards connection and growth - cultivating relational learning communities which is what our schools, and perhaps our lovely world, need now more than ever! -- Michelle Stowe, Director of Connect RPBrummer provides a uniquely rich, thought-provoking, and accessible resource for any educator. He brings a personal and authentic vulnerability, along with a wealth of knowledge and experience to school practices that remain more critical than ever before. I found myself making more personal notes while reading than almost any other book I've read in years. -- Eric Rossen, PhD, NCSP, Director, Professional Development and Standards, National Association of School PsychologistsAs an elementary school principal, I confidently say this book is a MUST READ for all educators. The combination of practical and applicable practices grounded in research is what is needed to move forward in becoming a restorative and trauma-informed school! -- Mathew Portell, Principal of Fall Hamilton Elementary School and Founder of the Trauma-informed Educators NetworkJoe Brummer has long been established as an expert in Restorative practices and a highly engaging and entertaining presenter. Now he has taken his deep knowledge of the topic of restorative practices and trauma informed education and combined it with his engaging and relational personality. This book is a MUST HAVE for anyone serving children in an education institution. His case study approach and shared stories make this an informational and inspirational read. The "Six Sources of Influence" provide a road map that a school in any geographic area with any demographic of students can follow with great success and outcome. Thank you, Joe, for your courage, your vulnerability, and your deep knowledge of students. -- Melissa Sadin, EdD., MEd., MAT, Ducks & Lions: Trauma Sensitive Resources www.traumasensitive.comBrummer's book, based on his own healing journey and years as a restorative practitioner, brings a truly cross-disciplinary perspective to restorative practice in schools. Brummer refuses to focus on "fixing broken kids" and instead helps teachers develop a trauma-informed relational pedagogy while answering this question: "Why should we do this?" His integrated approach gives educators a large toolbox from which to draw numerous practices that build positive relationships and create emotionally safe classrooms. If this book doesn't change educators' mindsets about how to best support struggling students, I don't know what will. -- Martha A. Brown, Author, Creating Restorative Schools: Setting Schools Up to SucceedJoe Brummer's book is coming out at the perfect time. The world is beginning to understand what is needed to help our students and schools heal. It is an easy to ready guide- explaining the why and then giving the reader the skills to do the what. -- Dennis Littky, co-founder and co-director of The Met School, co-founder of Big Picture Learning and founder and President of College UnboundJoe Brummer has written a personal yet dynamic manual for Trauma Informed Restorative Practices. Brummer has utilized both experience, culture, research and science to ensure a holistic perspective on Restorative Practices for schools. This book goes beyond a process for restorative justice and teaches you how to create safe spaces for every learner. Any educator looking for a comprehensive system to meet the unique needs of their school should begin with this book. -- Shatanna DeRosie, Assistant Principal, Windsor High School
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Taylor & Francis The Homework Conundrum
Book SynopsisHomework has a key role to play in strengthening memory, building attainment and helping students to develop transferable, life-long study skills. If done right, regular, good-quality homework has the potential to bridge achievement gaps and help all students become successful, confident learners.Rooted in robust cognitive science principles, this book provides a clear guide for how a successful homework culture can be built in a school and within the classroom. With a focus on making homework an integral part of teaching and learning, it includes practical strategies on how to get students, staff and parents to value the homework that is set, ensuring it is built into sustainable practice, so all parties can reap its many benefits. Chapters cover: Cognitive science principles and homework The features of effective homework Parental role and involvement Supporting all students Rewards and sanctions Motivation and attain
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Successful Leadership in the Early Years
Book SynopsisIn line with government initiatives, there is growing pressure within the early years sector to create staff who can lead different types of childcare and family settings in order to address two main government targets. Firstly, reducing poverty among families with small children and secondly, increasing educational opportunities for children from disadvantaged backgrounds in order to give them a better start in life. Many say that for this to happen we need people who can lead an effective team of capable, professional colleagues. This is no easy task in the modern Early Years market. June O''Sullivan, Chief Executive of LEYF, acknowledges the problems and provides ideas and suggestions to address the issues facing leaders so that they are supported to lead us into a future where we can all help make a big difference for a long time.Trade ReviewAn excellent book for existing and aspiring leaders across the early years… it's refreshing to have a frank, plain English overview of a very complex area. I could immediately identify with many of the challenges and scenarios this book presents, and the activities contained make it a resource that can really be brought to life to develop leadership across the early years. A real pleasure to read. -- Julie Kirk * Director of Early Childhood at the Department for Education, Australia *OF PREVIOUS EDITION: "An invaluable resource for both new and experienced managers and leaders. It includes theory alongside helpful practical ideas to meet the many challenges of managing an early childhood centre. It is written from experience and with humour, citing real issues that face managers daily. I wish there had been a resource like this when I started work as a nursery manager, but even seven years on it is an invaluable book, filled with good advice, suggestions for self reflective practice and ongoing personal development." -- Miri Lawrence, Director * West London Synagogue Nursery *OF PREVIOUS EDITION: "At a time when leadership theories are in abundance, June O'Sullivan has cut through the rhetoric and provides solid and much welcomed advice on being a leader in early care and education. Her incisive, supportive and easily implemented suggestions are based on her extensive leadership experience and are a boon to those of us meeting the very real challenges that the new international and professional landscape of child care presents. I commend June's work to you. She is a leader who daily walks the walk." -- Chantal Williams, CEO * Stepping Stones Children's Services and Telstra Businesswoman of the Year, Australi *OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS: "This book has been written by a practitioner, for practitioners, in such an accessible and leader/reader-friendly way that whatever leadership situation you find yourself in, this a relevant and helpful read. The self-evaluation tasks and activities are particularly helpful and can be used flexibly either as part of staff team meetings or for continuing professional development....a powerful tool in helping your setting and colleagues to move forward." -- EYE * EYE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 The Journey to Successful Leadership Chapter 2Leadership Know-How Chapter 3 Leading Change Chapter 4 Overcoming Leadership Challenges Chapter 5 Developing the Pedagogical Leader Chapter 6 Leading to Involve Parents Chapter 7 Developing New Leaders Chapter 8 The Social Entrepreneur: Leading a Childcare Enterprise Chapter 9 Leading with your Governors and Trustees Chapter 10 Leading the Way Forward
£17.99
Harvard Educational Publishing Group Safe Is Not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ
Book SynopsisSafe Is Not Enough illustrates how educators can support the positive development of LGBTQ students in a comprehensive way so as to create truly inclusive school communities. Using examples from classrooms, schools, and districts across the country, Michael Sadowski identifies emerging practices such as creating an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum; fostering a whole-school climate that is supportive of LGBTQ students; providing adults who can act as mentors and role models; and initiating effective family and community outreach programs.While progress on LGBTQ issues in schools remains slow, in many parts of the country schools have begun making strides toward becoming safer, more welcoming places for LGBTQ students. Schools typically achieve this by revising antibullying policies and establishing GSAs (gay-straight student alliances). But it takes more than a deficit-based approach for schools to become places where LGBTQ students can fulfill their potential. In Safe Is Not Enough, Michael Sadowski highlights how educators can make their schools more supportive of LGBTQ students’ positive development and academic success.
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Harvard Educational Publishing Group Social Network Theory and Educational Change
Book SynopsisSocial Network Theory and Educational Change offers a provocative and fascinating exploration of how social networks in schools can impede or facilitate the work of education reform. Drawing on the work of leading scholars, the book comprises a series of studies examining networks among teachers and school leaders, contrasting formal and informal organizational structures, and exploring the mechanisms by which ideas, information, and influence flow from person to person and group to group. The case studies provided in the book reflect a rich variety of approaches and methodologies, showcasing the range and power of this dynamic new mode of analysis. An introductory chapter places social network theory in context and explains the basic tools and concepts, while a concluding chapter points toward new directions in the field. Taken together, they make a powerful statement: that the success or failure of education reform ultimately is not solely the result of technical plans and blueprints, but of the relational ties that support or constrain the pace, depth, and direction of change. This unique volume provides an invaluable introduction to an emerging and increasingly important field of education research.
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Sage Publications Ltd Leading Professional Practice in Education
Book SynopsisThis volume provides an overview of key contemporary themes in educational leadership. It focuses on developing professional capacity, organisation improvement and the implementation of change, looking at theoretical frameworks and concepts, recent research studies and case examples of effective practice.The book covers:- leading learning and learner leadership - change processes and distributed leadership- leading professional development for educational contexts. Designed to encourage critical analysis and debate, this volume will be a useful resource for postgraduate and professional development courses in educational leadership and for practitioners. It is a companion to Educational Leadership: Context, Strategy and Collaboration, also published by Sage.Trade Review′This excellent compilation provides a valuable overview of key themes and issues, enabling the reader to engage critically with emerging ideas and debates′-Professor Tim Simkins, Sheffield Hallam University ′This timely collection brings together important writings to critically examine the complex issue of leadership for learning and how pupil, professional and institutional learning are inextricably linked. Highly recommended′- Professor Peter Earley, London Centre for Leadership in LearningTable of ContentsIntroduction - Margaret Preedy PART ONE: LEADING LEARNERS AND LEARNER LEADERSHIP Introduction - Pete Bradshaw Leadership for Learning - Sue Swaffield and John MacBeath Leadership and Student Learning: What Works and How - Kenneth Leithwood Teacher Leadership and Organisational Development - Alma Harris The Impact of Leadership on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of the Differential Effects of Leadership Types - Viviane M. J. Robinson, Claire A. Lloyd and Kenneth J. Rowe Trust and Educational Leadership: Comparing the Development and Role of Trust between U S and Ugandan School Administrators - Pamela R. Hallam et al Coming to Terms with ′Voice′ - Pat Thomson Schools, Teachers and Curriculum Change: A Balancing Act? - Mark Priestley PART TWO: WORKING AS A CHANGE AGENT Introduction - Margaret Preedy Educational Change: Implementation and Continuation - Michael Fullan Teaching and the Change Wars: The Professionalism Hypothesis - Linda Darling-Hammond School Leadership in an Age of Accountability: Tensions between Managerial and Professional Accountability - Jorunn Møller Distributing Leadership to Improve Outcomes for Students - Helen S. Timperley Change from the Middle? Exploring Middle Manager Strategic and Sense-Making Agency in Public Services - Raymond Caldwell Managing Resources to Support Learning - Rosalind Levacic PART THREE: LEADING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Introduction - Marion Cartwright From Simplicism to Complexity in Leadership Identity and Preparation: Exploring the Lineage and Dark Secrets - Jacky Lumby and Fenwick English Revisiting Informal and Incidental Learning as a Vehicle for Professional Learning and Development - Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins, and Barbara Lovin Leading Professional Learning Communities - Louise Stoll Leadership Development - Tony Bush Mentoring and Coaching Programmes for the Professional Development of School Leaders - Bruce G. Barnett and Gary R. O′Mahony Myriad Professional Identities: The Challenge for Leading Professional Development in the Further Education Context? - Marion Cartwright Conclusion - Margaret Preedy Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Advice from the Principals Desk
Book SynopsisAn insightful and original take on educational leadership Advice from the Principal's Desk: 5 Pillars of School Leadership is a fresh, new take on school leadership from award-winning former school administrator and professor of education Dr. David Franklin. In the book, you'll find the tools and strategies that veteran school administrators need to succeed in their roles. You'll learn how to increase attendance and parental involvement in student affairs, minimize suspension, navigate budget cuts, and more. The author explores five key areas that school leaders cannot neglect and examines how busy school leaders should spend their extremely limited time. You'll also discover: Strategies you can deploy to best support your students and other stakeholders How to navigate the often-conflicting demands of parents, teacher unions, and governing bodies How to best use and implement technology to support your work and create a positive and prTable of ContentsIntroduction xi Pillar I: Leadership 1 Chapter 1: Becoming 3 Chapter 2: Principal Leadership Matters 7 Chapter 3: Setting the Tone 13 Chapter 4: A Top-down Approach Versus Collaborative Approach 19 Chapter 5: Be Seen 23 Chapter 6: Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) 31 Chapter 7: Looking at the Right Data 37 Tales from the Principal’s Desk 41 Pillar II: Instruction 47 Chapter 8: Instruction Matters 49 Chapter 9: It’s Not How Much Time, But What You Do with It 53 Chapter 10: Shifting from Teacher-Led to Teacher-Facilitated Instruction 59 Chapter 11: Classroom Observations (Walkthroughs and Instructional Rounds) 67 Chapter 12: Implementing Instructional Technology 73 Chapter 13: Assessment for Learning 81 Tales from the Principal’s Desk 87 Pillar III: Community 93 Chapter 14: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore 95 Chapter 15: School and Community Research 97 Chapter 16: Using Social Media in Schools 101 Chapter 17: Know Your Neighborhood 109 Chapter 18: Connecting with the Community 113 Chapter 19: One Call per Day 119 Chapter 20: Video Conferencing for All 123 Tales from the Principal’s Desk 127 Pillar IV: Attendance 131 Chapter 21: Get to School, Ferris! 133 Chapter 22: Get Butts in Seats 137 Chapter 23: Conducting Home Visits 141 Chapter 24: Creating Attendance Plans That Work 145 Chapter 25: Holding Parents Accountable 151 Tales from the Principal’s Desk 157 Pillar V: Culture 161 Chapter 26: Culture Is Everything 163 Chapter 27: Inclusion for All 171 Chapter 28: Creating a Safe Environment 183 Chapter 29: Sharing Your Own Story 191 Chapter 30: Creating a Collaborative Culture from the Ground Up 195 Tales from the Principal’s Desk 201 Conclusion 207 References 213 Acknowledgments 217 About the Author 219 Index 221
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Taylor & Francis Money and Schools
Book SynopsisMoney and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity in a way that is clear, precise, and engaging. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad overview of school finance, budgeting, and resource allocation, an understanding of the underlying economic, social, legal, and political principles that drive how schools are funded, as well as a detailed examination of day-to-day funding operations. Rich pedagogical features include chapter drivers, point/counterpoint discussions, case studies, portfolio exercises, and web and recommended resources. This accessible and engaging book offers strong connections to real-world experiences and detailed information on preKâ12 funding history, concepts, and current operations for both aspiring and experienced education leaders in school budgeting, finance, and resource management courses.New to this edition: Coverage of new concepts anTable of ContentsPart I: Overview of Broad Concepts, 1. Schools, Values, and Money, 2. Funding Schools: A Policy Perspective, 3. Basic Funding Structures, Part II: Operationalizing School Money, 4. School Funds: Accountability, Performance and Professionalism, 5. Budget Planning, 6. Budgeting for Human Resources, 7. Budgeting for Instruction, 8. Budgeting for Student Activities, 9. Budgeting for School Infrastructure, 10. Budgeting for Transportation and Food Services, 11. Budgeting for Legal Liability and Risk Management, Part III: A View of the Future, 12. Trends and the Future of School Funding
£71.24
Jessica Kingsley Publishers Getting More Out of Restorative Practice in
Book SynopsisRestorative practice (RP) has been successfully implemented in schools for decades and is primarily associated with improving behaviour and relationships, by changing the culture of problem solving in the school. However, it has huge untapped potential to support initiatives in other areas, and this book provides examples of how RP can enhance the effectiveness of these other practices.Split into three sections, the book first looks at implementation, readiness and evaluation. It then covers integrating RP with, and linking RP into, other issues relevant to schools such as trauma, poverty, and mindfulness, and finally shows how to work well with parents and families. The book gives proven strategies for measuring success and evaluating effectiveness. Overall, it provides insight into a variety of issues RP can help schools with, and addresses them in practical ways to help schools implement restorative practice to its full potential.Trade ReviewThis book is a rich combination of analytical reflection, personal storytelling and case studies of how change plays out on the ground. It is a superb resource for anyone wanting to deepen their knowledge of how restorative practices can contribute to personal, institutional and societal transformation. -- Professor Chris Marshall, The Diana Unwin Chair in Restorative Justice, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandThis book is evidence that the field of restorative practices in schools has reached an unprecedented level of sophistication, complexity and maturity. Trainers, consultants, practitioners, researchers, educators, policy makers and school leaders will benefit from the "wisdom of the ages" shared here. A truly extraordinary contribution to the field. -- Martha A. Brown, Author, Creating Restorative Schools: Setting Schools Up to SucceedTable of ContentsForeword from Fania Davis; Contributor Biographies; Introduction - Margaret Thorsborne (Australia), Gillean McCluskey (England) and Nancy Riestenberg (Minnesota, USA); PART I: IMPLEMENTATION; 1. Assessing Readiness for Restorative Practice Implementation - Sue Attrill (Australia), Beverley Turner (Australia) and Margaret Thorsborne; 2. Solving Something Positively - Carol Edgerton (Scotland), Lyndsey Broadfoot (Scotland), Samia Bashir (Scotland) and Sharon Fitzpatrick (Scotland); 3. The Art of Integrating School Climate Initiatives - Kerri Berkowitz (San Francisco, USA); 4. A Tale of Two Districts: Implementation of restorative practices in a large and small district - Cindy Zwicky and Nancy Riestenberg ((Minnesota, USA); 5. Youth Engagement in Restorative Justice - David Yusem (California, USA); 6. Evaluation - the Art of Valuing - Terence Bevington (England); PART 2: ALIGNING APPROACHES AND KNOWLEDGE WITH RESTORATIVE PRACTICE; 7. ToM goes to a Restorative School - Katie Cebula (Scotland) and Gillean McCluskey; 8. Transforming Teaching and Learning through Mindfulness Based Restorative Practices - Annie O'Shaughnessy (Vermont, USA); 9. Positive Education and Restorative Practice: Shared values, goals and practices - Denise Quinlan (New Zealand); 10. Restorative Processes and Trauma Sensitive Schools - Nancy Riestenberg; 11. Restorative Practice as Peace Practice - Terence Bevington and Anna Gregory (England); 12. The Brains Behind the Restoration - Nathan Wallis (New Zealand); 13. Restorative Group Conferencing: Repair Deep Student Disengagement with Education, Prevent the School- to-Prison-Pipeline - Sara Davis and Michael Friedman (Minnesota, USA; 14. Working Restoratively with Parents - Jim McGrath; 15. Te Ara Whanau - Family Solutions. Restorative and collaborative journeys towards family wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand - Julia Hennessy and Nici Nixon (New Zealand); Conclusion: What next? - Nancy Riestenberg, Gillean McCluskey and Margaret Thorsborne
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Taylor & Francis Leadership Rules What Leaders Need to Know and Do
Book SynopsisWhat do great leaders need to do to run great schools? This exciting new book from Jo Facer takes the theory, ideas, and vision that so many leaders share and translates it into the small steps that busy school leaders can take that together lead to big positive changes.Exploring the three cornerstones of a great education â behaviour, curriculum, and teaching â as well as the oft-neglected operations, the book outlines the theory and what best practice looks like in each area and then reveals the leadership actions that enable schools to get there. Each chapter also features real case studies from school leaders who explain how they have implemented the ideas and the impact they have had in their settings.Full of practical, sustainable ideas to implement in the short and long term, this is essential reading for all leaders in primary and secondary schools.
£19.92
HarperCollins Publishers Enriching English Pedagogy with heart
Book SynopsisPedagogy with Heart is a dynamic teaching guide for new and trainee Secondary English teachers. It delves into the core principles of English instruction, offering strategies to enhance oracy, reading, and writing. With a focus on practical application and teacher wellbeing, it empowers educators to master their craft and teach confidently.Eleanor White draws on her love and passion for English and years of experience as a Head of Department and current teacher trainer, to highlight the richness and versatility of English as a subject.The warm, friendly tone blends pedagogical ideas with research and practical application so you can implement strategies with care and confidence. Whether you're seeking to develop speaking and listening; encourage a love of reading in your students; understand the importance of feedback, questioning and thinking critically, this guide is packed with great advice to transform your English classroom.Organised into succinct, accessible chapters with plenty
£17.23
Oxford University Press SelfCare and Organizational Practices for School Social Worker Resilience
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£37.84
Oxford University Press A Dictionary of Education
Book SynopsisEducation is of relevance to everyone, but it involves specialized terminology which may be unfamiliar or opaque. The second edition of this UK-focused dictionary - with around 1,100 authoritative entries - provides clear and accessible definitions of the terms, organizations, qualifications, statutes, and much more, involved in education today.Table of ContentsPreface ; Notes on the Contributors ; Abbreviations ; The Dictionary ; Appendix 1: Time Line ; Appendix 2: Educational Provision in Some Other English-Speaking Countries ; Appendix 3: International Comparisons of Qualifications
£14.84
Penguin Books Ltd Work Remotely
Book SynopsisRemote working makes us happier, more productive and more profitable, but it can bring its own set of challenges. How do we manage our work-life balance; communicate and collaborate effectively as teams; and ensure our technology is efficient?In Work Remotely, Penguin Business Experts Anastasia Tohmé and Martin Worner explain everything you need to know:- Set your own targets and monitor productivity- Establish boundaries between working hours and free time- Manage effective communication and decision-making at a distanceIncluding case studies from the companies around the world who are innovating and revolutionizing the way we work, Work Remotely shares useful advice and practical tips to ensure you get the most out of working away from the office environment.
£9.49
Grand Central Publishing Power on
Book SynopsisFrom 'The Gamer Educator', an openminded guide to parenting alongside screens and gaming, offering practical solutions to managing your family's screen time. Parents are feeling mounting pressure to minimize screen time, but are struggling to do so in our technologically driven world. In contrast to the fear and pressure parents are facing, Ash Brandin's Power On offers a calm and reassuring message that keeps the wellbeing of the whole family in mind. Power On powerfully reframes our current dialogue around technology, beginning with the morality placed on screen time and leisure, and the systemic factors contributing to it. Brandin replaces fear with empowerment, giving caregivers tools and strategies for safely incorporating tech into their children's lives, guiding children to having a healthy relationship with screens, with easy to implement approaches such as: ·The ABCs of the Screentime Management Elements – Access, Behavior, Content ·The Managing Online Safety S.T.A.R. – Settings, Time, Ads/App Store, Restriction ·The N.I.C.E. Screentime Boundaries – Needs, Input, Consistent, Enforceable ·And several other sets of steps, tools, and strategies to understand, manage, and effectively utilize tech in parenting. With today's parenting advice being awash with unhelpful negative judgements on screens and little realistic actionable advice, Ash Brandin provides timely, realistic direction that will empower readers to find a balance with screen time that works for the entire family.
£17.20
Hachette Books The Essential 55 Workbook
Book SynopsisFrom the Disney Teacher of the Year and New York Times bestselling author comes the ideal updated companion to the revised edition of The Essential 55. Ron Clark''s The Essential 55 took the country by storm, selling over over one million copies. Now he provides a new edition of the companion workbook with fresh exercises for teachers and parents to transform any child into a successful student.The Essential 55 Workbook is full of easy-to-do lessons to help you reinforce The Essential 55 rules that every child should know. With a series of self-tests, exercises, and questionnaires, The Essential 55 Workbook allows you to adapt Ron Clark''s successful tools to your own situation. With determination, discipline, and regular rewards, the children you stick by will be the children you come to admire.
£12.99
Taylor & Francis What Works in School Leadership
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Study Skills for Foundation Degrees
Book SynopsisStudy Skills for Foundation Degrees offers a step-by-step guide to the skills needed to successfully complete a Foundation Degree. Filled with activities and useful tips, it will help students to move from nervous novice to confident expert and provide them with the necessary tools to accomplish this. Table of Contents1. Preparing for Foundation Degree Study 2. Learning as an Adult 3. Effective Reading and Note-taking Strategies 4. Developing your Oral Presentation Skills 5. Data Collection and Presentation 6. Effective Academic Writing Techniques - Essays 7. Effective Academic Writing Techniques – Other Types of Assignments 8. Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism 9. Using Technology to Enhance your Learning 10. How to manage your time, handle stress and cope with exams 11. Reflective Practice and Continuing Professional Development 12. Progressing to an Honours Degree and Producing a Winning CV
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Taylor & Francis Handbook of Urban Education
Book SynopsisThis second edition of the Handbook of Urban Education offers a fresh, fluid, and diverse range of perspectives from which the authors describe, analyze, and offer recommendations for urban education in the US. Each of the seven sections includes an introduction, providing an overview and contextualization of the contents. In addition, there are discussion questions at the conclusion of many of the 31 chapters.The seven sections in this edition of the Handbook include: (1) Multidisciplinary Perspectives (e.g., economics, health sciences, sociology, and human development); (2) Policy and Leadership; (3) Teacher Education and Teaching; (4) Curriculum, Language, and Literacy; (5) STEM; (6) Parents, Families, and Communities; and (7) School Closures, Gentrification, and Youth Voice and Innovations. Chapters are written by leaders in the field of urban education, and there are 27 new authors in this edition of the Handbook.The book covers a wide and deeTrade Review"In 2013, I wrote that the first edition of The Handbook of Urban Education was ‘extraordinary, thoughtful. . . comprehensive and multidimensional,’ representing a profound appreciation of experiences in urban centers. H. Richard Milner IV and Kofi Lomotey have taken this second edition even further, with state-of-the-art evidence, reflections, and recommendations drawing on the best scholarship and practice in central city schools. Both wise and accessible, this volume represents the state-of-the-art in knowledge and insight about urban education."--Linda Darling-Hammond, President, the Learning Policy Institute and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University School of Education"In this revised second edition, Richard Milner, Kofi Lomotey, and their many authors situate urban education squarely within the context of a new call for racial justice. In so doing, they insist that equity, justice, and access be at the very center of a liberatory, excellent, and high-quality education for the students of diverse backgrounds who populate our urban public schools. Thoroughly updated, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary in scope, The Handbook of Urban Education should be in the hands of policymakers, administrators, researchers, teachers, and anyone who cares about the future of public education in the United States."--Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst"In the second edition of the□Handbook, we gain deeper insight into the complexity of the multidisciplinary field of urban education. H. Richard Milner IV and Kofi Lomotey’s co-edited volume provides a nuanced understanding of how and why urban spaces bear the brunt of twin pandemics, racism and COVID-19. Equally important, in this post-truth period, our nation’s leading and emerging scholars provide an evidence-base for advancing and re-imagining research, policy, and practice in urban education."□--Travis J. Bristol, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley "In a time of great panic due to the world’s□twin pandemics of racism and COVID 19 Milner and Lomotey boldly offer humanistic and racially just ways to educationally thrive. Bar none, the second edition Handbook of Urban Education includes a who’s who of academia and deeply examines a range of subtopics pertinent to today’s urban education context. From racially just math education and humanistic approaches to K-12 schools to fights for racial justice in teacher unions and urban teacher education programs this book is a□must read in every urban education course."--Cheryl E. Matias, Professor and Director, University of Kentucky"As the nation faces urgent demands for social justice, this volume offers interdisciplinary insights on the complexities of urban education systems beset with deep inequities. The handbook’s historical grounding illuminates how race has been inscribed into the urban, while it documents multiple racial narratives in heterogeneous urban spaces. The volume has an expansive reach, aspiring to untangle conceptual ambiguities, documenting foundational and technical dimensions, probing liberal and neoliberal developments, and composing a polyphonic discourse with careful attention to key stakeholders (parents, families, communities). The volume dares readers to ask, ÒWhat ifÉ?Ó and maps possible opportunities. The 2nd edition of the Handbook of Urban Education is an essential text for readers interested in grasping the multifaceted character of urban education in the 21st century."--Alfredo J. Artiles, Professor, Stanford University"This powerful collection is an invitation□to educators to skillfully take their necessary place in the movement for Black Lives and the ongoing struggle for racial justice. Readers will find themselves both challenged and empowered to imagine, to demand, and to urgently advance□joy and justice in our urban schools."Carla Shalaby, Coordinator of Social Justice Initiatives & Community Internships, University of MichiganTable of ContentsForeword; Introduction; Introduction to Section I Multidisciplinary Perspectives; 1 Race & Research*; 2 The Role of Education in Reducing Racial Inequality: Possibilities for Change; 3 Economics of Urban Education: Race, Resources, and Control in Schools; 4 Health, Nutrition and Physical Activity*; 5 Human Development Perspectives on Public Urban Education; Introduction to Section II Policy & Leadership; 6 The Continuously Evolving Landscape of School Choice in the United States; 7 School Reform and School Choice*; 8 Charter Schools and Urban Education Reform*; 9 Leading While Black: The Paradox and Prospects of Black Education Leadership in Urban Schools; Introduction to Section III Teacher Education & Teaching; 10 Teachers Unions and Urban Education: Resistance Amidst Research Lacunae; 11 Teacher Education in Urban Contexts*; 12 Culturally Responsive Teaching: Ideas, Actions, and Effects ; 13 Ethnic-Matching in Urban Schools*; 14 On the Harm Inflicted by Urban Teacher Education Programs: Learning from the Historical Trauma Experienced by Teachers of Color; Introduction to Section IV Curriculum, Language & Literacy Studies; 15 The Making of Urban Curriculum: A Case on African Americans in the U.S. ; 16 The Critical Literacy of Race: Toward Racial Literacy in Urban Teacher Education; 17 Interrogating Languaging Through Power, Race, and Space in the Schooling of Translingual Student Populations; 18 Urban Literacy Learning*; Introduction to Section V Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics; 19 Preserving the "S" in STEM: A Review of Research of Urban Science Education; 20 Urban Mathematics Education as a Political and Personal Project; 21 SUM It Up: A Sociological Approach to Urban Mathematics Education; 22 Afrofuturism: Reimagining STEM for Black Learners in Urban Contexts; Introduction to Section VI Parents, Families & Communities; 23 Community and Family Involvement in Urban Schools*; 24 Parent Involvement for Urban Students and Youth of Color*; 25 Urban Context:Geography, African American Families, and the Possibilities for Family Engagement ; 26 In the Arid Zone: Drying Out Educational Resources for English Language Learners Through Policy and Practice; 27 Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning People and Issues in Urban Education*; Introduction to Section VII School Closures, Gentrification, Youth Voice & Innovations; 28 School Closures and Urban Education; 29 Unpacking the Relationship Between Gentrification and Urban Schooling: Laying the Groundwork for Future Research; 30 Urban Schooling and the Transformative Possibilities of Participatory Action Research: The Role of Youth in Struggles for Urban Education Justice; 31 Grow Your Own Teachers for Urban Education*; Afterword
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Attainment and Executive Functioning in the Early
Book SynopsisAttainment and Executive Functioning in the Early Years combines knowledge and understanding from research with operational skills from practice in the early years. It presents the development of a sense of self which occurs between birth and five years, the effect of adverse childhood experiences, and the link to executive functioning in adulthood.The book supports the development of expertise which can be applied to enhance inclusive pedagogy, to nurture attainment and to contribute to life-long learning. It explores practice approaches which support children to gain a sense of self, to recognise the needs of others and to achieve fulfilment by operating with purpose. Research is accessed to gain knowledge and understanding of the complex processes which result in a demonstration of executive functioning in childhood.Attainment and Executive Functioning in the Early Years will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postTrade Review"This experienced and knowledgeable author once again provides a stimulating and insightful read aimed at Early Years practitioners but with relevance to educators in all fields given the focus on lifelong learning. This publication highlights the importance of applying theory and research in everyday practice in order to enhance inclusive pedagogy. The level of knowledge and understanding of theory and research in practice is demonstrated within this publication through examples from the authors’ extensive personal experience.The concepts of executive functioning not only in relation to attainment but importantly to an individual’s lifelong learning journey highlights the unique contribution each child brings to the world. This publication is an important contribution to developing practitioners’ expertise in providing inclusive lifelong learning." Tracey Murray, Community Learning and Development Practitioner and Doctoral Researcher, The University of the West of Scotland.Table of Contents1. The Autobiographical Sense of Self2. Implementation Gap and Professional Development3. Intra-personal and Inter-personal Communication4. Attainment and Executive Functioning5. Intergenerational Impact and Executive Functioning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Homework with Impact
Book SynopsisThis book reveals the types of homework activity that are most beneficial to pupils' attainment and makes sense of the research on homework and how it can be used most effectively. Suggesting ways in which the impact of homework can be improved, this book offers practical ideas, strategies and activities that teachers can implement, trial and adopt in their own classrooms. The guidance in this book is based on over 5 years research and links current evidence from cognitive psychology on retrieval practice, spacing and interleaving to the setting of homework. The book includes the following: suggestions for effective preparation tasks a discussion on metacognition and how this can help pupils revise and complete schoolwork independently an overview of how we can effectively check homework the importance of feedback how schools can support pupils and parents with homework as weTrade Review"This book addresses which types of homework and their content have the most positive impact on learning, outlining practical ideas, strategies and activities that teachers can implement, trial and adopt in their own classrooms. It also explores how organisations can support learners with homework as well as the importance of having a crystalclear homework policy." - Dr Anne Davis, inTuition (Society for Education and Training) Table of ContentsChapter 1. Why homework matters Chapter 2. What does the research say? Chapter 3. Which types of homework task have the most impact? Chapter 4. Knowledge, memory and retrieval practice Chapter 5. Preparation, flipped learning and independent learning Chapter 6. Checking homework, assessment and feedback Chapter 7. Planning, spaced-distribution and interleaving Chapter 8. Supporting pupils and parents Chapter 9. Writing a homework policy Chapter 10. Final thoughts Appendix 1. Understanding the use of effect sizes and educational coefficients in educational research Appendix 2. An analyse of the research into homework types by The Reach Free School and Teacher Tapp Appendix 3. A brief analysis of parent and pupil surveys Bibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Internationalization of the Academic Library
Book SynopsisThe Internationalization of the Academic Library presents a theoretically informed, empirically grounded analysis of the process of academic library internationalization.Drawing on interviews with library personnel from around the world, Lombard analyzes internationalization at the departmental level of an academic library. Demonstrating that college and library personnel have positive intentions when it comes to internationalization, the research presented nevertheless reveals little commitment to an intentional, holistic role in the libraries studied. Drawing on internationalization expertise and models of prominent scholars, the book argues that libraries need to be more deliberate in their internationalization efforts and collaborate with other college personnel and departments outside the library. Lombard asserts that internationalization can facilitate a better understanding of the potential for transformation of a library's mission, vision, and policy.<Table of ContentsAcknowledgements1 Introduction2 Why Internationalize?3 Where Does Internationalization Occur?4 Who Are the Stakeholders?5 How to Accommodate Stakeholders6 ConclusionAppendicesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Developing ChildCentred Practice for Safeguarding
Book SynopsisPlacing children at the centre of safeguarding principles and practices is vital for ensuring the best child protection. This essential resource provides early years practitioners with all that they need to be confident and competent as they fulfil their roles and obligations to safeguard and protect children.Exploring the main factors that impact on the lives of young children in the current safeguarding climate, this book is a starting point for understanding the risks and categories of abuse and neglect. Grounded in best practice, it gives practitioners encouragement and advice to help shape and drive practice forward with child-centred motives, practices and perspectives.The book offers: Insights into the current safeguarding climate backed by practical examples An introduction to managing the different safeguarding challenges faced by early years professionals Methods for contextualising these for children in the early years Guidance on supporting vulnerable children, their families and other agencies working alongside them Reflections, case studies and a wide range of example scenarios Voices and insights from across the sector woven throughout for a holistic understanding of safeguarding With accessible chapters drawing on best practice from across the sector at every level, this is a valuable resource for all those working in the early years, whether just starting out or highly experienced in the field.Trade Review'This comprehensive book explains the complex and critical issues of Early Years Safeguarding sensitively and in-depth. Rachel’s knowledge, insights and first-hand experiences are evident throughout the book, especially in the Reflective sections. The breadth of content makes it an ideal resource for both the designated safeguarding lead and anyone else working directly with children and their families. I would highly recommend it as compulsory reading for everyone in the Early Years sector.' – Kathy Brodie, Founder of Early Years TV and the Early Years Summit'This excellent book provides Early Years professionals with everything they need to know about child protection and safeguarding in the early years. As with Rachel’s training delivery, her writing style, makes the content accessible to all, understandable, informative, and easy to translate to practice. At Thrive Childcare we have been in receipt of Rachel’s Child Protection and Safeguarding training for many years now, across both England and Scotland, and I cannot recommend this book enough.' – Ursula Krystek-Walton, Head of Early Years Thrive Childcare and Education'This book will be hugely welcomed by early years leaders and practitioners alike. It is highly relevant and insightful, whilst being really accessible and straightforward, fulfilling a real need in the sector. Its content is validating for those carrying out the really tough job of safeguarding children in early years settings. Rachel has drawn on her extensive personal experience to create a reference book as well as a guidebook for DSLs and practitioners, providing regular reflection points for readers.The book covers critical concepts such as professional curiosity, and wariness of inappropriate optimism to name just a couple. She reminds us about self-care and the importance of taking action and critically that safeguarding knowledge is about keeping children safe, not keeping Ofsted happy!' – Jo Kinloch, Managing Director, Mulberry Bush Nursery Group'I’ve had the privilege to have known Rachel for over 20 years. She has provided training and support to our local childminder networks and to many childminders personally, me included. Rachel has always been such a wonderful advocate for childminders, and this continues to be a strong feature in this brilliant book which highlights the challenges and experiences of many of us working to safeguard and protect children. The book recognises the real issues which are often difficult and hard to work around but Rachel acknowledges this and offers useful and helpful strategies for childminders to engage with and apply in practice. This book will be a real game changer. It simplifies a difficult subject; it reminds us of how vital our roles as childminders are when working with children and families and it challenges us to build upon what we already know and do. I can’t wait to use it for training in my own team.' – Charlotte Cassidy, Childminder, Bury"This book is second to none in terms of its breadth and depth of what remains a deeply complex and ever-evolving subject. Rachel Buckler’s expertise shines through in each of the seven chapters, providing information that is accessible and pertinent – and directly applicable to child care practitioners. She prioritises the empowerment of practitioners through equipping them with the diverse strategies provided throughout the book, as well as through broaching subjects that some might find it difficult to think about – let alone talk about and most importantly - act on when it comes to safeguarding and protecting children." – Dr Mine Conkbayir, Early Years author, trainer and researcherTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgements ForwardA letter for every early years practitionerChapter one: Safeguarding and child protection in the early yearsChapter two: Recognising and responding to abuse in early childhoodChapter three: The role of the designated safeguarding leadChapter four: Identifying risk factors in the lives of young childrenChapter five: Taking action to safeguard and protect childrenChapter six: Working with others to achieve the right outcomes for children. Working with parents - Multi agency practiceChapter seven: Creating a safe child centred culture in the early yearsFinal thoughts
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Guide to Mental Health for Early Years
Book SynopsisThis practical and accessible guide tackles the challenges that busy childcare educators face with their mental health in what is a wonderful, rewarding, but often exhausting role.Drawing from day-in-the-life experiences and case studies, this book sets out high-quality staff wellbeing practices that can revolutionise the way childcare practitioners approach their job and their own health. Chapters guide the reader through a process of reflection and development, encouraging and empowering them to create a workplace culture that positively contributes to their personal wellbeing.This book: Focuses on the realities of Early Years education, combining the author''s lived experience with examples of real-life practice. Encourages educators to think and feel positively about themselves; to identify the individual skills, strengths and talents they bring to their work. Can be used individually or collaboratively by team members, with guidance on creatinTrade ReviewAs caring professionals, we strive to make children feel confident and good about themselves, we care for them and ensure their well-being is thought about and nurtured. Why is it then that many people working with young children do not afford themselves the same consideration and care, or indeed have even thought about doing this?This much needed book not only informs the reader about mental health and well-being in an easily understandable and accessible way, but also offers the opportunity to reflect on these issues and re-think your own personal perspectives and understanding in order to nurture and protect your own mental health, which is a vital component of effective practice with young children. The book is underpinned by an ethos of inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice which, together with case studies of lived experiences, gives further opportunities for reflection and reframing thinking and practice in order to embed wellbeing into the heart of your Early Years practice and your life in general. Anne Gladstone, AuthorWorking with young children is an incredible experience, a true privilege to spend time in their company, showing them their potential and the joy in the world around them. All too often however, looking after the richness of childhood can come at the price of looking after ourselves. Kate's brilliant book is the perfect guide to do just that - personal, informative and well-researched, each page is a reminder that for us to be at our best with children, we need to nurture the one treasure that children look to us to find: our own "play-full" selves. If you've been looking for the map to put well-being at the heart of your pedagogy and practice then look no further, you hold it in your hands...Greg Bottrill, Educational Thinker and Author I feel honoured that I have been asked to review Kate Moxley’s new book A Guide to Mental Health for Early Years Educators. For far too long we have seen mental health as a taboo subject and those who suffer with their mental health have felt embarrassed and shamed when discussing and sharing their feelings and experiences. Kate sensitively and intellectually navigates mental health and wellbeing and outlines what we can all do both personally and professionally, and how we can support our colleagues. This book is very timely and a must for every educator/teacher to read, reflect and put into practice. Laura Henry-Allain MBE, International award-winning writer, speaker and consultant Thank you, Kate, for shedding light on such a complex struggle that many EY educators (often times silently) face, in such a genuine, honest and compassionate manner. To say I feel seen and heard is an understatement. And I am confident this sentiment will resonate with others too, who hold Early Years in their hearts also.Tanzimah Chowdry, Early Years Educator Kate's passion, enthusiasm, insight, openness, honesty and knowledge shines through on every page. I wish I had read this book earlier in my career. It has got me through a tricky transition into middle leadership during the pandemic and a difficult time in my own personal life. Making me not only a better practitioner but also a more compassionate leader who has remembered how to love my job.Helen Harris, Early Years EducatorAs someone who has struggled with their mental health over a number of years, I can only wish I had access to a resource like this at the beginning of my journey. An insightful book with real stories from real people, proof that no one is alone in their struggles. Everyone in the early years sector could benefit from reading this book!Samantha Gardner, Early Years Educator Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsForeword Part 1 Laying the foundations of our philosophy Introduction 1 Wellbeing at the heart 2 Mental health 3 The early years educator I am today Part 2 A philosophy for wellbeing Introduction 4 A vision of team togetherness 5 Connection and belonging 6 Health and harmony 7 A culture of kindness and accountability 8 A vision for the future: a mentally healthy early years workforce Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Big Gay Adventures in Education Supporting LGBT
Book SynopsisBig Gay Adventures in Education is a collection of true stories by 'out' teachers, and students of 'out' teachers, all about their experiences in schools. The book aims to empower LGBT+ teachers to be the role models they needed when they were in school and help all teachers and school leaders to promote LGBT+ visibility and inclusion. The contributors range from trainee teachers to experienced school leaders and leading figures from the community across the LGBT+ spectrum, as well as LGBT+ students whose lives were improved by having an openly LGBT+ teacher. Each story is accompanied by an editorâs note reflecting on the contributorâs experience and the practical implications for schools and teachers in supporting LGBT+ young people and ensuring they feel safe and included in their school communities.Compiled by the co-founder and director of LGBTed, the inspiring stories in this book are essential reading for LGBT+ teachers and allies. Letâs be the role models we needed when we were at school and show our students that they can be successful and happy as an LGBT+ person. Trade Review"Big Gay Adventures in Education is a must-read for LGBT+ educators, allies, and those seeking to learn more about LGBT+ educator experiences given the opportunity to learn directly from LGBT+ educators. The authors’ recount of their experience presents an anthem of motivation in calling us to be present and out for our LGBT+ students. Thanks to the shared stories, advice, and calls to action in Big Gay Adventures in Education, readers are left feeling invigorated and motivated to take active steps in supporting their LGBT+ students." - Sarah Kiperman, Teachers College RecordTable of ContentsForeword Andrew Moffatt MBE1 Why this book existsDaniel Tomlinson-Gray2 To be out or not to be outSue Sanders3 It’s OK: A school assemblyDavid Lowbridge-Ellis4 Miss, are you a lesbian? Becoming bisexualAdele Bates5 Out from the outsetKip Webb-Heller6 Permission Chris Mattley7 A story in two halves Catherine Halliwell and Cerian Craske8 Intersections of Identity: Being an ‘out’ Jewish bisexual teacherAllison Zionts9 You can’t win on culture alone, but you sure can lose on it James Bennett10 Bi bi biMolly Luscombe11 That assemblyBecca Adson12 Simple acts of kindness and loveCallum Richardson13 Add a little bit of glitterFaye Cutting14 'Miss, I’m part of LGBT too'Amy Ridler15 The cupboard without a rainbow flagHadley Stewart16 I want the world to know Alison Riley17 The best you can be is yourselfZoe Defoe18 You’ve gotta give ’em hope Michael Williams19 The invisible girlJennifer Heaton20 The moderately successful lesbian Nicola Sharp21 The rainbow armadilloDarrell Chart-Boyles22 Being the role model I wish I hadPam Stallard23 Changing the narrative: Why being ‘out’ at school is so importantWill Goldsmith24 Being your authentic self at work Hannah Jepson
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Learning Through Supervised Practice in Student
Book SynopsisFor future student affairs professionals and higher education administrators, the supervised practice experience is where theory learned in the classroom is put into practice. Learning through Supervised Practice in Student Affairs assists students in applying leadership, advising, conflict management, and planning skills to their practice. This important book explores the theories that foster learning and understanding of higher education organizations while exercises, reflection activities, and case studies illuminate the skill areas that students must develop to become successful practitioners. This Revised Edition Includes: Reflection activities to engage students and foster critical thinking Expanded attention to diverse populations and cultural differences Updated legal references and case law related to daily practice Broadened discussion of professional standards and alignment withTrade Review"This second edition is a valuable update for graduate faculty, field supervisors, and professionals-in-training in higher education. The authors address the importance of out-of-class learning and how each stakeholder can support the development of new professionals. Their tools for designing experiences and evaluating both sites and students are particularly useful." --Debora L. Liddell, Chairperson, Educational Policy & Leadership Studies, The University of Iowa "Building on the superb foundation of the first edition, this edition updates and extends professional knowledge and practice in important ways. Inclusion of the 2010 ACPA/NASPA Joint Statement on Professional Competencies is a particular strength, and creates a clear connection to the preparation of professionals in graduate programs and through ongoing professional development in supervised practice. Questions and exercises for readers deepen learning and open conversations in the classroom and on supervised sites. The new edition is an invaluable resource for professional preparation." --Kristen A. Renn, Professor of Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education, Michigan State University Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Foundations and Philosophy of Supervised Practice Chapter 2: Structure and Design of the Internship Chapter 3: Supervision and Other Relationships that Support Learning Chapter 4: The Evaluation Process Chapter 5: Legal and Ethical Issues Chapter 6: Understanding Organizational Contexts Appendices Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Imagining the University
Book SynopsisAround the world, what it is to be a university is a matter of much debate. The range of ideas of the university in public circulation is, however, exceedingly narrow and is dominated by the idea of the entrepreneurial university. As a consequence, the debate is hopelessly impoverished. Lurking in the literature, there is a broad and even imaginative array of ideas of the university, but those ideas are seldom heard. We need, consequently, not just more ideas of the university but better ideas. Imagining the University forensically examines this situation, critically interrogating many of the current ideas of the university. Imagining the University argues for imaginative ideas that are critical, sensitive to the deep structures underlying universities and are yet optimistic, in short feasible utopias of the university. The case is pressed for one such idea, that of the ecological university. The book concludes by offering a vision oTrade Review"Ronald Barnett, one of the world’s leading defenders of the university, calls upon us to free our imaginations in order to engage in the contemporary debate about university futures: what could and should it become? In Imagining the University he masterfully examines the form and structure of imagination in order to re-examine the concept of the public university to expand, contemplate and evaluate possibilities, and to assert and theorize the ecological university. This work is bound to become a classic within the genre." Professor Michael Peters, University of Waikato, New Zealand and Emeritus, University of Illinois"Universities, as Ronald Barnett has reminded us in a series of influential books, have always existed in the mind as well as on the ground. This is one explanation of their resilience, their ability to re-invent themselves, and their wide cultural appeal. Progress is enabled by acts of collective imagination. In this latest book, Barnett delicately probes how such acts originate, are evaluated and can succeed." David Watson, Professor of Higher Education and Principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford"The University has always been a place for imagination. This book offers a most timely critical account of the current state of imagining the modern University itself and opens up horizons for the public debate about the ‘good university’. It covers a wide expanse of concepts and ideas for the modern university and develops and applies tools for their assessment. It is academically stimulating and practically relevant, and I am sure it will become a key text about our universities and their future development."Prof Jürgen Enders, Center for Higher education Policy Studies, University of Twente, NL"In these uncertain times for higher education, Ron Barnett’s latest book invites us to ‘imagine’ a variety of possible futures for universities. In doing so, he presents us with his thoughts on the diversity of what is and has been ‘the university’ alongside his thoughts about the diversity of what could be ‘the university’, or in the author’s words, “the possibility of possibilities”. The reader is presented with many ‘imaginations’ from which to choose though the author’s sympathies for the ‘utopian’ form are pretty clear. This book is a good read, an important read, and a read that will change things. I strongly recommend it."John Brennan, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education Research at the Open University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Bath and London Metropolitan University."The function of the future of universities is being discussed now much more than at any point over the past half-century. In imagining the university, Ron Barnett challenges us to move beyond the established models of a university and to dare, intellectually and socially, to think better about what a university can and should be. This book should be compulsory reading for everyone interested in universities."Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost, University College London.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Imagining the university 1. Losing, and regaining, the imagination 2. Perchance to dream 3. Valuing the imagination Part II: Structuring the imagination 4. Axes of the imagination 5. Sightings of the imagination Part III: Forms of the imagination 6. The ideological imagination 7. The dystopian imagination 8. The persuasive imagination 9. The utopian imagination Part IV: Being imaginative 10. Criteria of adequacy 11. Imagining the ecological university 12. The imaginative university Coda: A forgetting of air?
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Taylor & Francis How Schools Do Policy
Book SynopsisOver the last 20 years, international attempts to raise educational standards and improve opportunities for all children have accelerated and proliferated. This has generated a state of constant change and an unrelenting flood of initiatives, changes and reforms that need to be âimplementedâ by schools. In response to this, a great deal of attention has been given to evaluating âhow wellâ policies are realised in practice â implemented! Less attention has been paid to understanding how schools actually deal with these multiple, and sometimes contradictory, policy demands; creatively working to interpret policy texts and translate these into practices, in real material conditions and varying resources â how they are enacted! Based on a long-term qualitative study of four âordinaryâ secondary schools, and working on the interface of theory with data, this book explores how schools enact, rather than implement, policy. It focuses on: contexts of âpolicy workâ Table of ContentsForeword or Introduction 1. Beyond implementation –Towards a Theory of Policy Enactment 2. Taking Context Seriously 3. Doing Enactment: People, Culture and Policy Work 4. Policy into Practice 5. Whatever happened to... 6. Policy Enactments – In Theory and Practice
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Taylor & Francis Foundations of Educational Leadership
Book SynopsisFoundations of Educational Leadership provides a fresh and research-based perspective on educational leadership, exploring 10 specific aspects of âglocalizationâ in which educational leaders must be literate in order to establish and sustain relevant and useful educational experiences for students in their schools. In addition to covering traditional concepts such as culture, instructional leadership, professional ethics, and politics, well-known authors Brooks and Normore also introduce several conventionally neglected, cutting edge concepts like spirituality, holistic health, and information leadership. This important book emphasizes how a framework of learning, literacy, leadership, and reflection is critical to the preparation and practice of educational leaders. Foundations of Educational Leadership ensures aspiring and practicing leaders will be prepared to influence processes and outcomes for creating a more just and equitable environment for all students. <Trade Review"Foundations of Educational Leadership covers much more than just the traditional foundations of educational leadership. Instead, it takes leaders on a future-oriented trip through the meanings, shape, and applicability of successful leadership. This book is a must-read for all students of school leadership."—Allan Walker, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership, The Education University of Hong KongTable of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION: Educational Leadership: From Classic to Cutting EdgeCHAPTER TWOPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER THREEECONOMIC LEADERSHIPCHAPTER FOURCULTURAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER FIVEMORAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER SIXPEDAGOGICAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER SEVENINFORMATION LEADERSHIPCHAPTER EIGHTORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER NINESPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIPCHAPTER TENTEMPORAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER ELEVENHEALTH AND HOLISTIC LEADERSHIPCHAPTER TWELVEBRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER: DYNAMIC AND SYNERGISTIC LEADERSHIPINDEX
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John Wiley & Sons Inc StudentCentered Leadership
Book SynopsisBusy school leaders need practical research-based guidance about effective educational leadership: the particular types of leadership practice that have the most pay-off in terms of improved academic and social learning of their students.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables vii The Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1 The “What” and the “How” of Student-Centered Leadership 1 2 Three Capabilities for Student-Centered Leadership 21 3 Dimension One: Establishing Goals and Expectations 45 4 Dimension Two: Resourcing Strategically 61 5 Dimension Three: Ensuring Quality Teaching 81 6 Dimension Four: Leading Teacher Learning and Development 103 7 Dimension Five: Ensuring an Orderly and Safe Environment 125 8 Putting Education Back into Educational Leadership 143 References 157 Index 167
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Teaching and Learning in Changing Times
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£35.10
Teachers' College Press InfantToddler Environment Rating Scale ITERS3
Book SynopsisFocuses on the full range of needs of infants and toddlers up to 36 months of age and provides a framework for improving program quality. ITERS-3 assesses both environmental provisions and teacher-child interactions that affect the broad developmental milestones of infants and toddlers.
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Taylor & Francis Inc Odd One Out ColorCards
Book SynopsisComprising 48 large-format photo cards, Odd One Out, 2nd Edition depicts groups of everyday objects. All are linked by a common category or theme except the odd one out. This update of the enduring best-seller comprises fully refreshed, colourful, modern, engaging images, and splits the cards into three levels showing four, five and six objects per card, increasing the level of complexity. Odd One Out is a trusted and valuable intervention to support SLTs, SENCOs and teachers develop pupils' observation, attention and perception skills. It can be used effectively with individuals and in group settings, and includes an instruction booklet with a range of suggested activities for administration, available in nine languages - English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.Table of Contents48 A5 colour flashcards depicting a number of everyday objects, with one not matching each card’s overiding theme. Instruction booklet providing guidance on administration. Includes instructions in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
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Floris Books Steiner Education in Theory and Practice
Book SynopsisA detailed account of Rudolf Steiner's view of children, and the role education must play in their successful development.
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University of Regina Press Tricky Grounds
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Get Organized Digitally
Book SynopsisIn today's world, we're often overwhelmed by our digital devices and the volume of available digital information. Get Organized Digitally! outlines a complete digital organizational system for the busy educator and helps you harness the power of technology to save time. This book is your go-to source, presenting the nuts and bolts of exactly how to make technology work for you in both your personal and professional life. Special features of Get Organized Digitally!: Details of how to get started with the best digital organizational tools available today. Principles of digital organization that make all the components of your system work together. Stories that inspire and show how technology can make our lives easier. Time is the most precious resource we have; managing it well leads to greater productivity and less stress. Get Organized Digitally! shows educators how to harness the powTrade Review "If you base your assumption about this book on the title alone, you’ll assume Frank Buck’s book Get Organized Digitally! provides information on calendars, email, notes, and files. You are correct, but Frank goes further than most books on the market. Throughout, he provides customized examples that you’ll connect with immediately. He also focuses on the overall goal of digital organization; the content is applicable to any platform. If you are looking for a guide to start organizing digitally or take your organizational skills to a new level, this book should be your choice."—Barbara R. Blackburn, Ph.D., author of 30 books including 'Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word'"If you’re leading in education, or teaching, Get Organized Digitally! encompasses time management and organizing principles paired with the current technologies that will take you from disorder to order. Frank Buck has detailed how to handle the most common travails of getting (and staying) productive throughout the school year."—Ray Sidney-Smith, Google Small Business Advisor for Productivity, Evernote Certified Consultant and Evernote Regional Leader (North America) "You didn’t know better, but don’t let that be your excuse anymore. This book will show you how to control your time and take back your life! Dr. Buck, once again you're helping us overcome our time-management struggles. Too many interruptions? Chapter 3. Want to be more organized? Chapters 4 and 5. Email out of control? Chapter 8. You can go on wishing things were different, or you can forgive yourself and read this book. Your time is now."—Jason W. Womack, author of 'Your Best Just Got Better' and 'Get Momentum'"The main lesson in the book is that anyone can write a to-do list, or have a sticky note system on their desk, but ultimately you need everything in one place. With technology at our fingertips, this has never been easier.Each chapter offers a different resource, and then the last chapter not only summarizes key points but also offers a dozen other quick tips and ways to integrate many of the tools so they can work together"—Stephanie Choate, MiddleWebTable of ContentsPart I: The Digital Task List 1. Your Digital Task List: All the Eggs in One Basket 2. The "Seven Essentials": What to Look for and How to Use Each One 3. Trap, Organize, Do: Do One Thing at a Time Part II: Digital Notes and Digital Documents 4. Digital Notes: Information When You Need It 5. Mastering Evernote: Features and Use Cases 6. Digital Documents: Retrieval Shouldn’t Be a Safari Part III: Rounding Out Your Digital Treasure Chest 7. The Digital Calendar: Building and Sharing Your Day 8. Email Mastery: The Hub of Your Communication 9. Digital Automation: Letting Tech Shoulder the Load Part IV: Conclusion and Challenge 10. School is Not a Place
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Centering Youth Family and Community in School
Book SynopsisThis timely book advances a new vision for educational justice centered on the leadership activities, organizing efforts, and counternarratives of youth, parents, families, and communities of color and other groups who are seeking to transform local schools and communities across the United States. Bringing together scholars, activists, and leaders, this contributed volume presents cases and first-person narratives for readers to analyze in order to interrogate inequities facing communities and schools. By creating spaces for youth, family, and community leadership within schools and opening decision-making to include their input, leaders can support transformative, justice-oriented school change. This book is a critical teaching tool asking educators and administrators to reflect, learn, and re-imagine their practice and collaborate with other leaders in their communities.Table of Contents1. Introduction Part 1: Situating Youth, Family, and Community Leadership 2. Racism, Colonialism, and Neoliberalism in Education 3. Models of Youth-Family-Community-School Connections Part 2: Cases of Youth Leadership and Organizing 4. The Story of Lent Leopard Leaders: An Elementary Youth Leader Narrative 5. Growing with BSS: A Manual for Emmanuel 6. Leading for Change: Engaging Elementary Youth Voice in An In-School Makerspace 7. Youth Lighting the Path to Emancipatory Education 8. The Power of Alliances: A Case for Integrating Intersectionality into Social Justice Leadership Part 3: Cases of Parent and Family Leadership and Organizing 9. Becoming an Accidental Advocate for Transgender Students: A Parent Leadership Narrative 10. "Siempre Hay un Apoyo": Creating Humanizing Spaces amid an Anti-Immigrant Climate through Muxerista Organizing 11. Indigenous Youth and Families: From Schooling Contexts to Spaces of Stewardship and Resistance 12. Schools, Black Mothers, Black Children and the Tenets of Disillusionment Part 4: Cases of Community Organizing and Leadership 13. Small Town, Big Talk: A Community Leadership Narrative 14. "Hijacking a Public Process:" The School District and Community Activists in the Battle for Trustee Area Representation 15. A Critical Piece of the Puzzle: Leveraging Community-Based Leadership to Address Educational Inequities 16. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd AI for School Teachers
Book SynopsisWhat is artificial intelligence? Can I realistically use it in my school? Whatâs best done by human intelligence vs. artificial intelligence, and how do I bring these strengths together? What would it look like for me, and my school, to be AI Ready?AI for School Teachers will help teachers and headteachers understand enough about AI to build a strategy for how it can be used in their school. Examining the needs of schools to ensure they are ready to leverage the power of AI and drawing examples from early years to high school students, this book outlines the educational implications and benefits that AI brings to school education in practical ways. It develops an understanding of what AI is and isn't and how we define and measure what we value and provides a framework which supports a step-by-step approach to developing an AI mindset, focusing on ways to improve educational opportunities for students with evidence-informed interventions.Trade Review"This book is designed to engage members of the teaching profession directly and in an accessible way. It is starting with teachers not technology. It then places the importance of AI to teachers in their practice and follows by guiding them through how to make AI work for them. I am excited by the potential of this book to empower the teaching profession. Too many feel hard pressed by accountability systems and the pressures of the pandemic. New AI technology offers the possibility of relieving the pressure and liberating teachers to re-connect with their vocation and realise the potential of their pupils." -- Lord Jim Knight, Chair of E-ACT multi academy trust and CAST "Importantly, Rose and Karine assure us we don’t need to be experts or data scientists to be substantively engaged with AI. And with this book, they have provided teachers an all-access pass to one of the most important public conversations of our era. Jump right in, enjoy the ride and then take everyone on it with you!" --Tabitha Goldstaub, Co-Founder of Cognition X, Chair of the UK Government's AI Council, from the Foreword"The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance of digital systems and data in education, but while there are many questions, credible answers are still few and far between. This book will help educationalists understand what AI is, what questions and dilemmas it raises, and how to respond." --Timo Hannay, Founder, SchoolDash LimitedTable of ContentsForeword. Introduction: Understanding the ingredients. 1 What is AI and why might AI be useful in education? 2 Educational challenges and AI. 3 Data, data everywhere. 4 Looking at data differently. 5 Applying AI to understand data. 6 Learning from AI. 7 Ethical questions and what is next? Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd School Staff Culture
Book SynopsisA powerful school culture can unite staff in a common vision, shape positive behaviours and attitudes, and create the conditions for the staff body to work as one. As the recruitment and retention crisis deepens, staff culture is more important than ever. This book explores how schools can develop a culture where individuals take pride in their work and actively seek and embrace development and challenge, seeing the big picture of the school and cherishing their role in it.Drawing on key ideas from systems theory, psychology, anthropology, business and philosophy, this book explores the key ideas we need in order to understand culture and the concrete steps we can take in order to intentionally develop our staff culture in a positive direction. Each chapter features powerful input to strengthen our understanding alongside probing reflections to guide our own development.Written by a leading practitioner and designed to support reflections and planning for concrete actiTrade Review"Ruth skilfully embraces the complexity of school culture, steadfastly refusing to impose an artificial simplicity. By unpicking the components of culture, she provides school leaders with a way to think more meaningfully about the culture within their schools and how they might influence it." Matt Burnage, Assistant Principal, Ark Soane Academy"At a time when the teaching profession is facing great uncertainties in recruitment and retention, this book comes as an incredibly powerful guide to developing an effective culture in schools. Filled with valuable insights from the author’s own experience in leadership and heavily informed by evidence, School Staff Culture is a must-read for leaders committed to securing an ethos in schools where everyone can flourish."Andrew Percival, Deputy Headteacher, Stanley Road School, Oldham "Schools, as with other institutions, seem to exist in two tracks. The first track is physically what happens day to day - the lessons that have been taught, the homeworks that have been set, the conversations in the playground and the like. These items are observable and easily understood. We can watch our colleagues doing them, give feedback and learn how to do them better ourselves. The second track is harder to spot: it's a track that underpins all of these activities and interactions, it determines why, beyond its observable features, the same activity might work in one scenario but not in another. This track is often called "culture", and its quality can dictate a school's path to success or ruin. Despite culture's importance, observing, defining and improving it is an extremely tricky task. As with her earlier works on curriculum, in this book Ashbee continues to demystify and deconstruct weighty and challenging ideas, this time focusing on the elusive "culture." School Staff Culture is insightful, rigorous and fascinating, but perhaps more importantly it's useful, and a must-read for any teacher or leader interested in improving their school's culture." Adam BoxerTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: What you need to know 1. The way it feels to work here and the way we do things here 2. How culture arises and how we can influence it 3. Why developing good staff culture is hard Part 2: So what should we do? 4. Knowledge-building 5. The nature of work 6. Shared understanding 7. Interactions 8. Example timeline
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Taylor & Francis Ltd What if All the Trees Blow Away Exploring Anxiety
Book SynopsisTo get the full Being With Our Feelings experience, this book can be purchased alongside the guidebook. All books can be purchased together as a set, Being With Our Feelings: Guidebook and Four Storybooks Set, 978-0-367-77231-4.This captivating, storybook helps young people identify and explore feelings of anxiety, fear and uncertainty. As the narrator anxiously pours out a plethora of What if?' thoughts ranging from realistic to fantastical, these seemingly never-ending worries eventually build into what some readers may recognise as a panic attack. They discover that beneath the head full of worries lies the feeling of fear, and rather than resolving all the anxious questions, they can acknowledge and be with the fear itself.Sensitively written and highly relatable to anyone who has experienced anxious thinking, What if All the Trees Blow Away?: has a gender neutral central character Trade Review‘Immensely appealing…’ Adrian Bethune, Author of Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom, Education Policy Co-Lead at The Mindfulness Initiative, Teacher and founder of Teachappy. ‘Vivid illustrations and wonderful poetry’ Adrian Bethune, Author of Wellbeing In The Primary Classroom, Education Policy Co-Lead at The Mindfulness Initiative, Teacher and founder of Teachappy. ‘I love these books! The stories and illustrations are just beautiful.’ Penny Whelan, SENCO, Luton. ‘Beautifully illustrated.’ Andrew Cowley, Wellbeing Speaker and Writer, author of ‘The Wellbeing Toolkit’ and ‘The Wellbeing Curriculum’. ‘The Red String…will resonate with any young person who has felt a build up of emotion.’ Andrew Cowley, Wellbeing Speaker and Writer, author of ‘The Wellbeing Toolkit’ and ‘The Wellbeing Curriculum’. ‘Written with a strong youth voice element running through.’ Sharon Mee, Creativity and Wellbeing in Education Developer, CEO and Founder of Artpod and Melting Pot - Arts and Wellbeing in Education, Sussex and South East. ‘Unique and very honest.’ Sharon Mee, Creativity and Wellbeing in Education Developer, CEO and Founder of Artpod and Melting Pot - Arts and Wellbeing in Education, Sussex and South East. ‘Love the gender neutral characters…Fabulous!’ Gaynor Price, SEMH Advisory Teacher, City of Birmingham School. Table of ContentsWhat if All the Trees Blow Away?: Exploring Anxiety, Fear and Uncertainty
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Taylor & Francis An EvidenceBased Systems Approach to School
Book SynopsisThis book presents strategies for using systemic theory and evidence-based practice in schools to support students, the adults in their lives, and their wider communities.Beginning by introducing and explaining the Advocating Student-within-Environment (ASE) theory, each chapter then addresses a specific school-based issue, such as academic achievement, crisis, trauma, and resiliency, from a systemic and environmental lens. Practical and accessible, the chapters are filled with case examples, evidence-based interventions, and helpful tools to show how counselors can incorporate the approach into their practice. Extending beyond school and student problems, this text also explores greater system functioning, such as community outreach and state level intervention, discussing advocacy and political issues.This book is essential for school-based professionals who are looking for new ways to work with students, families, and their communities. It will also be of interest tTrade Review“With an expert blend of theory and practice, this exciting and timely text clearly explains a deeply systemic model for conducting school counseling. Approaching the work with keen awareness that students are active learners in complex intersectional contexts, the authors provide invaluable ideas for empowering school communities to develop collaborative skills for addressing today's educational and mental health needs.”Carey Dimmitt, Ph.D., Professor, UMass Amherst and Director of the Ronald H. Fredrickson Center for School Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation, USA“An important and necessary text - Drs. Lemberger-Truelove and Bowers Parker are complex thinkers who communicate their ideas clearly. To make real change in students’ lives, school counselors must be able to think and act on both an individual and ecological level simultaneously. This text provides practical strategies for school counselors wanting to address the complex challenges today’s students encounter.”George McMahon, Ph.D., Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Department Head at the University of Georgia, USA“Finally, a textbook for school counseling that considers the social determinants of mental health, academic achievement, and the need to modify school environmental conditions inextricably linked to student outcomes! ASE theory can potentially transform how school counselors provide therapeutic interventions in schools, including targeting multiple levels of influence.”Joseph M. Williams, Ph.D., Professor of Counseling at The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, USATable of Contents1. ASE Theory: Introduction and History 2. Advocating Student-within-Environment as a Systems Theory to School Counseling 3. Utilizing ASE to Work within the School System 4. The Practice of Advocating Student-within-Environment 5. Developing Student Learners in School Systems 6. Advocating for the Neurodiverse Student 7. An ASE Approach to School-Based Mental Health 8. ASE Approach to Crisis: Prevention, Response, and Recovery 9. ASE and the Data-Minded School Counselor 10. Example ASE School Counseling Behaviors
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Student Wellbeing Toolkit
Book SynopsisThe Student Wellbeing Toolkit puts wellbeing at the centre of your journey into university and beyond. By encouraging self-efficacy and a focus on the things you can control, it provides clear guidance to enhance wellbeing and opportunities for self-reflection that help develop self-awareness and prosocial skills for life.Offering an accessible toolkit of strategies, activities and tips this fantastic, accessible resource considerers wellbeing within six main areas: Physical wellbeing Socio-emotional wellbeing Intellectual wellbeing Environmental wellbeing Occupational wellbeing Financial wellbeing Drawing on research-evidenced theories around positive psychology, theories of learning, motivation and self-development, the book explores what, how and why these areas are key to our wellbeing and the rationale for taking them into account to enable you to flourish and thrive at university. Trade Review"Dr Devis-Rozental offers practical tools to enhance well-being. The Student Wellbeing Toolkit is a much-needed book uniting evidence-based research with clear, actionable guidance. It’ll prove useful to students and professionals who can learn about their needs and boundaries, and how to develop self-awareness."Claudia Röhlen, MSc Positive Psychology and Programme manager at the Drive Forward Foundation"As a dyslexic educator, I’ve struggled with academic texts. The Student Wellbeing Toolkit is relatable and easily digestible. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, lost or clueless about starting university, I’d recommend you read this book. It’s a MUST read for students and educators in higher education."Nathaniel Hawley, Head of Community, Exceptional Individuals"Dr Devis-Rozental has prepared a brilliant quest to help you reach self-actualisation, she will armour you with the knowledge of wellbeing – whether that may be socially, physically, financially or emotionally. Make sure you get your hands on this book!"Fiifi Asafu-Adjaye, SUBU Vice President Student Opportunities Table of Contents1. Introduction: preparing for your learning journey 2. The foundations of wellbeing 3. Physical wellbeing: taking care of our bodies 4. Socio-emotional wellbeing: happy me, happy you 5. Intellectual wellbeing: exercising our mind 6. Environmental wellbeing: interacting with your surroundings 7. Occupational wellbeing: finding your purpose 8. Financial wellbeing: managing your money 9. Conclusion and looking to the future
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Taylor & Francis Providing HyperLocalized Early Childhood
Book SynopsisThis important and engaging resource offers a step-by-step framework for developing early childhood community programming that centers the learning needs of children, supersedes socioeconomic barriers, and activates the power of community.The book centers on an in-depth exploration of the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC), a place-based, early learning collaborative that provides funding, innovative shared support services, and advocacy to partner organizations rooted in vulnerable communities, with the primary goal of readying children for the first day of kindergarten. The author details the concept and practice of a place-based intentional preschool system, including the lessons that were learned through the creation of ELNC and how it successfully prepares children of color for success in school and beyond. The program uses a two-generation approach in which families are coached to address barriers that keep them from being their child's first teachers and Trade Review"Early childhood programs help stabilize families and communities," says a parent. Accordingly, Providing Hyper-Localized Early Childhood Programming: A Framework from the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) is a must read for those interested in early learning based on core infant mental health principles needed for babies and young children to develop: safe, nurturing, predictable environments, parent and family engagement, and ongoing professional development for teachers. ELNC has become a safe haven and model program for families, very young children, and communities so much so that ELNCs are being replicated in cities throughout West Michigan. Kimberly P. Diamond-Berry, PhD, IECMH-E® MentorExecutive DirectorMichigan Association for Infant Mental HealthEndorsementProviding Hyper-Localized Early Childhood Programming: A Framework from the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) shows that communities can solve long standing issues such as working with perhaps competing, multiple constituencies to develop quality early childhood education. Dr. Ezeh's leadership is a collaborative, breakthrough model for those looking to be inspired to create a positive path forward. Dana Boals, Founding Board ChairTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The ELNC Model Chapter 2: Leadership Chapter 3: Collaboration: Partnering with Parents, Partnering with Place-based OrganizationsChapter 4: Values Chapter 5: What is Child Development? Chapter 6: Guiding Principles: What ELNC Believes about Children Chapter 7: Looking Forward Appendix A: About the community experts quoted in this book Appendix B: ELNC report card 2010–2015
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Movement Environment Rating Scale MOVERS
Book SynopsisThis revised new edition of The Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) offers a brand-new method of measuring the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active.As physical development is a key component of an educational curriculum, MOVERS offers practitioners the opportunity to accurately assess the quality of a child's physical experiences, and the environmental and pedagogical quality of these experiences. The MOVERS is placed firmly in the family of CLIQRS Curriculum, Leadership and Interaction Quality Rating Scales, which includes the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC), the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being Scale (SSTEW) and the Pedagogical Leadership in the Early Years (PLEY) scale, all of which have a similar format to previously mentioned scales, making it easy for educators already familiar with these well-established scales tTrade Review"MOVERS is a great leap forward in consolidating and organising some of the cutting-edge techniques and insights that are…important in helping children grow to their potential. This scale, based on the work of Carol Archer and Iram Siraj over many years of solid research, study and observation, will be deeply useful and critical for educators, and all who care for young children."Bette Lamont, Director at Developmental Movement Consultants, Seattle, Washington, United States."An excellent tool for assessing quality in the support of young children’s physical well-being. It is scholarly, practical and helpful; I recommend it highly."Dr Sandra Mathers, Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK."I have been searching for several years, an instrument to measure the quality of the environment in these areas in early childhood education and care settings… I believe such an instrument now exists."Professor Anthony Okely, Director of Research, Early Start, University of Wollongong, Australia Table of Contents1. Introduction to the Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) 2. Sub-scale 1: Curriculum, environment, and resources for physical development 3. Sub-scale 2: Pedagogy for physical development 4. Sub-scale 3: Supporting physical activity and critical thinking 5. Sub-scale 4: Parents/carers and staff 6. The MOVERS score sheet 7. Joint observation/inter-rater reliability for the MOVERS 8. The MOVERS profile
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Artificial Intelligence Applications in K12
Book SynopsisArtificial Intelligence Applications in K- 12 offers authentic instances of how AI systems can be integrated into K- 12 education today. As AI technologies rapidly evolve and become more accessible to primary, middle, and high schools worldwide, there is a pressing need for new demonstrations that highlight the challenges, opportunities, and ethical considerations associated with these powerful tools. This book explores the various roles of AI within pedagogy and assessment, school administration, student data management, and beyond. Its collected case studies present practical ideas for enhancing educational institutions and offer replicable approaches across a range of learning priorities, from fostering motivation and engagement to improving feedback and achieving educational goals. Researchers, faculty members of teacher and leadership preparation programs, curriculum and instruction specialists, school- based instructional designers, technology coaches, and other readers
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Strategic Human Resources Management in Schools
Book SynopsisStrategic Human Resources Management in Schools provides a new approach to human resources management, grounded in the perspectives of cutting-edge practice, research, and theory. Traditional human resource (HR) practices in education have operated in an isolated and reactionary manner; this book explores an updated version of personnel administration that links strategic human resources to organizational goals, educational mission, educator well-being, and student success. Coverage includes exemplar strategic HR practices from progressive organizations and leading companies, discussion of tricky issues like discrimination and implicit bias, and developmental and humanistic support of teachers as well as support staff, including paraprofessionals, food service workers, and bus drivers. The Talent-Centered Education Leadership (TCEL) model presented in this book explores how educational leaders can create a nurturing and inclusive workplace for all educational staff, which is Table of ContentsSeries Introduction - Rose M. Ylimaki and Michelle D. YoungAcknowledgementsPrefacePart 1. Setting the Stage for a Great Workplace1. Introduction to Talent-Centered Education Leadership2. Optimizing Working Conditions for School Staff Excellence3. Talent MotivationPart 2. Getting the Right People4. Planning for Talent Needs: Recruitment and Retention5. Selection with David G. BuckmanPart 3. Building Human Capacity6. Induction7. Professional Development and Coaching8. Communities of Practice9. Performance Appraisal10. Teacher Leadership Development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Secret Life of SENCOs
Book SynopsisOnly two roles are statutorily required in maintained schools, the Headteacher and the SENCO, and of these, only the SENCO is required to be a qualified teacher, demonstrating just how vital SENCOs are. But being the SENCO can be a lonely role as there is typically only one per school, so it is not always easy to know how SENCOs in other schools are undertaking the role, and there is plenty of what SENCOs do that does not get seen.This book shares the wisdom and experience of individual SENCOs with the entire SENCO community. It provides practical insights on inclusion and specialist provision, and reveals the professional inner secrets of SENCOs, from the things SENCOs wish they had known at the outset of their career to the best and worst decisions they have made. The chapters explore alternatives to school exclusion, examine ways of using data to improve inclusion and share the inspirational stories of individual learners with SEND.The Secret Life of SENCOs w
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