Educational psychology Books

Book SynopsisA dynamic new look at the legendary college that was a major incubator of the arts in midcentury AmericaTrade Review"The richly illustrated catalog . . . offers a visual record of the early efforts of such eminences as choreographer Merce Cunningham, composer John Cage, and the painters Cy Twombly and Robert Rauschenbeg."—Wall Street Journal, 2015 'Best Books for Art Lovers'Finalist for the 2015 George Wittenborn Book Award, given by the Art Libraries Society of North AmericaWon an honorable mention for the 2016 Dedalus Foundation Exhibition Catalogue Award"I cannot praise the show’s beautiful and accessible catalog highly enough. It will have a long life, and will ensure that Leap Before You Look will be looked back on for years to come as the landmark event that it is."—Sebastian Smee, Boston Globe"Strikingly desiged and weighty . . . [the authors] have delved deeply into the history of the unconventional North Carolina art school."—Introspective: The 1stdibs Magazine, 2015 Holiday Book Roundup

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Book SynopsisIf you're an educator experiencing burnout, compassion fatigue, or vicarious trauma, this book will help you embrace tangible self-care practices to improve your well-being both in and out of the classroom. Using the framework of the window of capacitythe zone of the nervous system arousal in which a person is able to function most effectivelythe authors illustrate not only the why of self-care, but also the how. Chapters explore how stress at school impacts personal life, the way teacher self-care benefits students, and ways in which schools can implement and support well-being. The book includes a variety of tips and interactive activities to help you identify your own needs and implement helpful practices. You'll leave with a toolbox of information and simple practices to effectively advocate for your well-being in educational spaces and beyond.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Stress at Home and School 3. The Impact of Teacher Self-Care on Students 4. Implementation and Support for Teacher-Wellbeing

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Book SynopsisDiverse international perspectives on the ways in which young childrenâs learning and care may be supported converge in this book. Traversing the field of early childhood education and care from its established philosophical underpinnings to 21st century research, policies, and practices, the contributions to this volume draw together past and present discourses as a basis for shaping future trajectories. In spite of a growing international consensus on the strong influence of early childhood experiences on lifetime outcomes, the nineteen chapters reveal contemporary early childhood pedagogy as a collection of spaces characterised by plurality, complexity, and dissonance. These characteristics signal the importance of recognising early childhood pedagogies: multiple models of practice for the many diverse learning and care contexts that have the capacity to value young children as individuals and enable each to flourish now and throughout their lives. Moreover, such characteristics disrupt notions that a single âoptimalâ early childhood pedagogy is either possible or desirable. This exciting global collection of empirical research reports and discursive papers provides inspiration to spark new reflections, fresh debates, and innovative endeavours among early childhood students, practitioners, researchers, and policymakers around the world. This book was originally published as a special issue of Early Child Development and Care. Table of Contents1. Early childhood pedagogies: spaces for young children to flourish 2. Who cares? Infant educators’ responses to professional discourses of care 3. Maternal thinking and beyond: towards a care-full pedagogy for early childhood 4. Pedagogy with babies: perspectives of eight nursery managers 5. Proximity with under two-year-olds in early childhood education: a silent pedagogical encounter 6. Pedagogical positioning in play – teachers being inside and outside of children’s imaginary play 7. Child-initiated pedagogies in Finland, Estonia and England: exploring young children’s views on decisions 8. Children’s agentive orientations in play-based and academically focused preschools in Hong Kong 9. Estonian preschool teachers’ aspirations for curricular autonomy – the gap between an ideal and professional practice 10. Can we have an international approach to child-centred early childhood practice? 11. Developmentally universal practice: visioning innovative early childhood pedagogy for meeting the needs of diverse learners 12. An international perspective on value learning in the kindergarten – exemplified by the value forgiveness 13. Integrating praxeology: engaging early childhood students in service-learning pedagogy 14. Being a tour guide or travel companion on the children’s knowledge journey 15. Family pedagogy: parent–child interaction in shared book reading 16. Age group, location or pedagogue: factors affecting parental choice of kindergartens in Hungary 17. ‘Pedagogic Strategies’: a conceptual framework for effective parent and practitioner strategies when working with children under five 18. Preschool teachers’ perceptions of children’s rough-and-tumble play (R&T) in indoor and outdoor environments 19. Outdoor play in preschools in England and South Korea: learning from polyvocal methods

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Book SynopsisThis timely and accessible volume explores how our understanding of research in child development can help cultivate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes children need for informed and thoughtful participation in society by viewing the curriculum through a developmental lens. Gordon Biddle and Garcia-Nevarez cover a range of key topics including characteristics of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of children; heritable and environmental influences on children's developing self; language and literacy development; mathematical cognition; growth mindsets; and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. The expert team of contributors offers an advanced exploration of developmental science and how this applies to learning and education in order to create inclusive environments that support children with a range of abilities, including those with the most significant medical, intellectual, and developmental delays. Each chapter contains bTable of ContentsChapter 1: Developmental Learning Theories Chapter 2: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Chapter 3: Engaging Students’ Learning and Thinking Through Reading Ch. 4: Language and Literacy Development Chapter 5: Mathematics Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Learning Ch. 7. Movement, Visual, and Performing Arts Chapter 8: Embracing Diversity to Humanize the Classroom Environment Chapter 9: Developmental Diversity in the Classroom Chapter 10: Assessment and Evaluation Chapter 11: Parent, Families, and Community Engagement Chapter 12: Educational Policy in Context

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Book SynopsisCritical Theories for School Psychology and Counseling introduces school psychologists and counselors to five critical theories that inform more equitable, inclusive work with marginalized and underserved student populations. Offering accessible conceptualizations of each theory and explicit links to application in practice and supervision, the book speaks to common professional functions and issues such as cognitive assessment, school-based counseling, discipline disproportionality, and more. This innovative collection offers graduate students, university faculty, and practicum and internship supervisors an insightful new direction for serving learners across diverse identities, cultures, and abilities.Table of ContentsSection 1: Theoretical Foundations 1. Applying Intersectionality to School Psychology: Implications for Research, Practice, and Advocacy 2. Foundations of Critical Race Theory: Migration from Law to the Social and Applied Sciences 3. DisCrit: Disability Critical Race Theory 4. Queering School Psychology: A Queer Theory for School-Based Practice 5. Towards a Critical Study of Whiteness Section 2: Theory to Practice 6. When They Don’t See Us: Using Intersectionality to Examine Black Girls’ Discipline Experiences 7. Use of Critical Race Theory to Understand Exclusion of Indigenous Students from Gifted Education 8. DisCrit Theory: Emotional & Behavioral Disturbance Assessment & Identification 9. Queer Theory and School-Based Counseling for LGBTQ Students 10. Interrogating Cognitive Assessment Using a Critical Study of Whiteness Lens Section 3: Theory to Supervision 11. Infusing Intersectionality Theory into Multicultural Supervision Practices: A Case Narrative Centering Latinx, LGBT-QIA+, and Undocumented Structural Identities 12. Preparing Supervisees to Support Students Experiencing Microaggressions: Application of Critical Race Theory to Clinical Supervision 13. DisCrit Theory Applied to Clinical Supervision for Minoritized Students with Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Concerns 14. Queer Theory and Intern Supervision: The Harm of Heteronormative Supervision 15. Critical Study of Whiteness to Dismantle School to Incarceration Pathways for Racially Minoritized Students Through Supervision

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Book SynopsisThe K-12 Educator's Data Guidebook is a comprehensive field guide for school professionals learning to use data. Non-data people, rejoice! Requiring no prior proficiency in data tools and programming, this book validates the implicit challenges of learning to use data to empower educators and features original real-world examples from in-service educators to illustrate common problem-solving. Each chapter uses stories, humor, and a human approach to set the tone for a safe and fun learning experience. Through this highly practical foundation, everyday educators can better engage school initiatives, professional development, and instructional challenges that require competent data use for improving school systems.Trade Review"When it comes to data in education, The K-12 Educators Data Guidebook addresses the elephant in the room: experts other than classroom teachers use data to make important decisions about what teachers and students do. Ryan Estrellado’s key argument is that data use can be accessible and meaningful teachers. Highly readable and invitingly humorous, this book will become a foundational resource for educators looking power up their use of data. It will also provide researchers, data analysts, and policymakers with a lens to consider what a more humane data literacy in K-12 educational contexts could look like."—Joshua Rosenberg, Assistant Professor of STEM Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA"My parents, career educators, believed that only central office administrators used data. They never imagined that they could use data to improve their teaching, to address disparities, and to empower their students. I wish this book had existed when they were in the classroom. It provides an approachable guide for all educators to understand and harness the power of data for good."—Miriam Greenberg, Director of the Strategic Data Project at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, USA"The K-12 Educator's Data Guidebook provides concrete examples, reflections, and activities to help educators accurately and effectively interpret, describe, and use data. Well-organized and accessible even to new users of data, this excellent resource is filled with valuable insights on how to use data to answer specific questions in schools."—Cara Jackson, Senior Associate in the Social and Economic Policy Division at Abt Associates"Grounded in Ryan Estrellado’s practical experience, this book provides accessible tools for using data to inform decision making in schools."—Amanda Datnow, Professor of Education Studies at University of California San Diego, USA"Some people might pick up this book because they think it is 'good for them' to understand how to use data for advancing the goals of K-12 schools. When they read it, they'll get a deeper, more personal, and, dare I say, more fun experience than they bargained for. Ryan Estrellado helps us recognize that data can transform how we see the world. I am excited for teachers and administrators to read this book because they will be able to unlock their data-driven superpowers to understand our students and systems better. They, too, can become data storytellers, improving the K-12 experience for students, teachers, and communities based on insights from data."—Ji Son, Professor of Psychology at California State University, Los Angeles, USATable of ContentsPart 1: You and Data: A Relationship 1. Discovering Your Data Gifts 2. Why Tests Aren’t Enough 3. Rewriting Your Data Story 4. Time is the Problem Part 2: Your Data Field Guide 5. Charts 6. Tables 7. Student-Level Data 8. Accountability Data Part 3: Process Made Practical 9. Using Data Questions 10. Practical Is Personal 11. Reflect and Revise Part 4: A New Direction 12. When Intuition and Data Meet 13. Go Deep, Go Wide, Go Out

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Book SynopsisWith this bestselling book from educational consultant Carla Tantillo Philibert, you'll gain practical strategies for teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL), mindfulness, and well-being to help improve the human connection between you and your students. You'll find out how to lead students through mindfulness activities, simple yoga poses, and breath-work techniques. Topics include mindful practices, well-being strategies to combat stress and anxiety, giving your students the space to understand their emotions and strengthen peer-to-peer communication, developing the foremost and essential SEL competencies, and engaging in experiential activities to strengthen SEL skills. The new edition reflects the latest CASEL guidelines and includes updated activities, as well as a brand-new directory of terms, and an intentional focus on educators' and students' socio-emotional well-being. Perfect for elementary school educators at any level of experience, the book will help you develop positTable of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsMeet the AuthorDirectory of TermsIntroduction1. An Approach, Not a Program 2. Three Steps for Getting Started 3. SEL-Informed Classroom4. Framing SEL 5. Implementation and Integration6. SELF (Intrapersonal) Practices 7. SOCIAL (Interpersonal) Practices 8. Crafting SEL Stories 9. Recruiting Your AdministratorAppendix

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Book SynopsisWith this bestselling book from educational consultant Carla Tantillo Philibert, youâll gain practical strategies for teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL), mindfulness, and well-being to help improve the human connection between you and your students. Youâll find out how to lead students through mindfulness activities, simple yoga poses, and breath-work techniques. Topics include mindful practices, well-being strategies to combat stress and anxiety, giving your students the space to understand their emotions and strengthen peer-to-peer communication, developing the foremost and essential SEL competencies, and engaging in experiential activities to strengthen SEL skills. The new edition reflects the latest CASEL guidelines and includes updated activities, as well as a brand-new directory of terms, and an intentional focus on educatorsâ and studentsâ socio-emotional well-being. Perfect for middle school educators at any level of experience, the book will help you develop positive Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. An Approach, Not a Program 2. Three Steps for Getting Started 3. SEL-Informed Classroom 4. Framing SEL 5. Implementation and Integration 6. SELF (Intrapersonal) Practices 7. SOCIAL (Interpersonal) Practices 8. Crafting SEL Stories 9. Recruiting Your Administrator

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Book SynopsisEmpathy and Mental Health shows mental health professionals how to employ a deeper understanding of subjective, objective, and interpersonal modalities of empathy in their practice. Chapters are full of case studies and examples that demonstrate empathy's role in challenging and complex encounters, and as each concept and process is introduced, Dr. Clark discusses strategies for responding empathically. The book has a sound theoretical grounding that is informed by extensive material on empathy and empathic understanding from the counseling and psychotherapy literature and related fields of inquiry. Drawing from psychodynamic, existential-humanistic, cognitive behavioral, and other contemporary orientations, this text makes empathy immediately useful and understandable to students and practitioners. Trade Review"Empathy and Mental Health helps us examine the various ways we can use empathy in practice, inviting counselors and therapists to expand the scope of understanding empathy for building relational depth and influencing therapeutic processes. Through this critical and essential text, Arthur Clark continues to be a leading force in modern conceptualizations and applications of empathy in mental health."Hannah B. Bayne, PhD, assistant professor, University of Florida"Arthur J. Clark—the leading authority on empathy—does it again! This book supplies readers with a foundational, how-to guide for deepening the therapeutic relationship and enhancing an empathic understanding of a client by teasing apart dynamic modalities of empathy. With timely and relevant case examples, Empathy and Mental Health is an indispensable, must-have resource for students and practitioners alike."Zachary D. Bloom, PhD, assistant professor, Northeastern Illinois University"When it comes to writing a great book, Art Clark has checked all the boxes. If you want to read a text that will help you become a more effective mental health professional, read this one. Professor Clark takes readers through complex material in ways that will rivet their attention and ignite a passion for developing an empathic way of being. Carl Rogers would be proud."John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, professor, University of Montana"Empathy and Mental Health helps us examine the various ways we can use empathy in practice, inviting counselors and therapists to expand the scope of understanding empathy for building relational depth and influencing therapeutic processes. Through this critical and essential text, Arthur Clark continues to be a leading force in modern conceptualizations and applications of empathy in mental health."Hannah B. Bayne, PhD, assistant professor, University of Florida"Arthur J. Clark—the leading authority on empathy—does it again! This book supplies readers with a foundational, how-to guide for deepening the therapeutic relationship and enhancing an empathic understanding of a client by teasing apart dynamic modalities of empathy. With timely and relevant case examples, Empathy and Mental Health is an indispensable, must-have resource for students and practitioners alike."Zachary D. Bloom, PhD, assistant professor, Northeastern Illinois University"When it comes to writing a great book, Art Clark has checked all the boxes. If you want to read a text that will help you become a more effective mental health professional, read this one. Professor Clark takes readers through complex material in ways that will rivet their attention and ignite a passion for developing an empathic way of being. Carl Rogers would be proud."John Sommers-Flanagan, PhD, professor, University of MontanaTable of Contents1. The Promise, Challenges, and Potential of Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy 2. Subjective Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy 3. Objective Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy 4. Interpersonal Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy 5. Integral Model of Empathy in Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Case Study 6. Empathy: Integral Model in Research, Training, and Practice

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Book SynopsisThe Freelance Educator is the definitive resource for K-12 teachers who are ready to utilize their skills outside of the classroom and embark on a fast-paced, highly rewarding entrepreneurial journey. Author Tinashe Blanchet, who has launched and managed two educational businesses, provides all the details you need to get started as an independent educational consultant. She uses a blend of her own experience, thorough research, and interviews with over 40 freelance educators to provide you with step-by-step advice. Topics covered include making the transition, finding your vision, establishing a legitimate business, branding and marketing, communicating with clients, making and managing your money, and growing your business. Each chapter is filled with interactive features to help you pause, reflect, and apply what you are learning. With the helpful suggestions in this book, you'll be able to launch your new career, helping schools improve student outcomes, traveling Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsMeet the AuthorChapter 1: Beginning with your WHYChapter 2: Writing a Business PlanChapter 3: Launching Your Educational Consulting BusinessChapter 4: Establishing Your Business (Paperwork + Incorporation)Chapter 5: Making + Managing Your MoneyChapter 6: Branding + MarketingChapter 7: Communication + Project ManagementChapter 8: Why + How to Grow Your BusinessEpilogue: A Word from the Author

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Book SynopsisRadical in its implications, this original and important work may change forever the views we hold about the nature of learning. In The Power of Mindful Learning, Ellen Langer uses her innovative theory of mindulness, introduced in her influential earlier book, to dramatically enhance the way we learn. In business, sports, laboratories, or at home, our learning is hobbled by certain antiquated and pervasive misconceptions. In this pithy, liberating, and delightful book she gives us a fresh, new view of learning in the broadest sense. Such familiar notions as delayed gratification, ”the basics”, or even ”right answers”, are all incapacitating myths which Langer explodes one by one. She replaces them with her concept of mindful or conditional learning which she demonstrates, with fascinating examples from her research, to be extraordinarily effective. Mindful learning takes place with an awareness of context and of the ever-changing nature of information. Learning without this awareness, as Langer shows convincingly, has severely limited uses and often sets on up for failure.With stunning applications to skills as diverse as paying attention, CPR, investment analysis, psychotherapy, or playing a musical instrument, The Power of Mindful Learning is for all who are curious and intellectually adventurous.

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Book Synopsis`As someone with an interest in emotional literacy and in developing emotional literacy work in schools, I found this book an impressive resource. I would recommend it for those interested in this area, those working within schools on emotional literacy, and for school staff interested in developing their schools as emotionally literature organizations' - Debate `This is an authoritative and scholarly book that does not attempt to offer a simple fix-it solution but one that should lead to an informed and workable approach that will address the needs and circumstances of individual schools as such . I would recommend it as an essential read for anyone contemplating the research or promotion of emotional literacy in school' - Special Children`There is much to encourage exploration by schools, educators and managers in an informed way. Helpful appendices list experienced agencies schools may approach in their work on emotional well-being'- Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties`The book provides a useful guide to ways in which school policies for promoting emotional wellbeing can be developed' - Times Educational Supplement, Teacher`This book is written in a refreshingly well-balanced style and it deserves a similarly even-handed review. Katherine Weare never exaggerates a point or pretends to have found the Holy Grail. Instead; each argument is carefully counter pointed by a caveat' - Nurturing Potential`This is a handbook for teachers and LEAs with clearly headed sections, useful tables and list of resources and contacts. There are helpful suggestions for auditing emotional literacy in schools, deciding whether to use off-the-shelf programmes, tailoring programmes to the school's own needs, and working with the wider community' - The Psychology of Education Review'Visionary and easy to read. This vision resides in the authors' convictions about the vital role schools can play in developing and widening the literacy of emotions... worth reading... opens up a picture of what can achieved in schools in the best interests of the children' - Young Minds Magazine`Katherine Weare brings a good track record to this useful handbook. The full list of contacts, sources of support and resources and the useful bibliography are clearly a product of her comprehensive knowledge of the field in UK and beyond. They provide a solid platform for future researches' - Journal of In-Service EducationEmotional literacy refers to our ability to understand and use information about our own and others' emotional states, with skill and competence. It is increasingly accepted in schools, and this book shows how it is central to mainstream education. The author defines concepts and terms in ways that make sense to practitioners, outlines the scientific evidence behind the concept, explores ways in which schools can become more emotionally literate, and demonstrates the educational benefits. The book is a practical and up-to-date account of ways in which schools can use emotional literacy to realize their goals of school improvement and effectiveness, increased learning, more efficient management of teaching and learning and improved relationships. Katherine Weare shows how emotional literacy can help address persistent educational problems, such as emotional and behavioural disturbance, school exclusion, and teacher stress and disaffection. Emotional literacy is relevant to mainstream education, is most effective when it permeates the whole school culture, ethos, relationships and management. It is as relevant for secondary as it is for primary students, and applies to teachers and parents as well as to students.Trade Review`As someone with an interest in emotional literacy and in developing emotional literacy work in schools, I found this book an impressive resource. I would recommend it for those interested in this area, those working within schools on emotional literacy, and for school staff interested in developing their schools as emotionally literature organizations′ - Debate ′Visionary and easy to read.′ - Young Minds MagazineTable of ContentsWhat is Emotional Literacy and Why is it Important to Schools? What Are We Aiming At? What Competences Are We Trying to Develop? In What Key Ways Can Schools Help Develop These Competences? Some Key Principles for Developing Emotional Literacy in Schools Emotional Literacy and Learning What Kind of Schools Promote Emotional Literacy? Profiling, Assessing and Evaluating Emotional Literacy Wider Support for the Emotionally Literate School The Role of Local Education Authorities and Healthy School Approaches Overview Key Steps in Becoming a More Emotionally Literate School Contacts for Developing Emotional Literacy and Emotional Well-Being in Schools

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Book SynopsisProbing the shortcomings of contemporary early years provision, whilst offering practical and informed solutions, Early Childhood Education Redefined at once celebrates the progress made in this field since the publication of the âStart Right Reportâ (1994), whilst also calling for further changes to ensure that all children are able to âstart rightâ, to become effective, independent learners.Developing and emphasising the importance of concepts which have become overlooked within modern educational policy and practice, yet which remain key to our childrenâs development, this book considers how elements such as attachment and love; movement and exercise; and language and talk may be better integrated into early years practice via the three main vectors of parenting, the curriculum, and pedagogy. From a revised curriculum from birth to seven renamed Key Stage 1, to a greater emphasis on formative assessment, and the promotion of pedagogies including purposeful play, planning in the moment and attachment theory, chapters build on the principles set out in the âStart Right Reportâ and take into consideration the research and reflection developed over the last quarter of a decade.Reopening a vital debate and challenging governments, education providers, parents and professionals to re-define what young children need to grow, develop and learn in our contemporary society, this timely response to the âStart Right Reportâ is essential reading for all those involved in early years research, education and care.Table of ContentsAbout the Authors and Editors Introduction Chapter One: Start Right Revisited Chapter Two: Roots to Grow: Wings to Fly: Re-defining Early Childhood Education Chapter Three: Movement: A Child’s First A, B, C Chapter Four: Movement for Learning Chapter Five: Do Parents Need to be Qualified? Chapter Six: Parents as Play Partners Project: Giving Children a Head Start Through Play Chapter Seven: Executive Functions: Skills that Underpin Success Chapter Eight: Creating Successful Learning Environments in the Early Years: A Case Study Chapter Nine: Creativity in the Early Years Chapter Ten: An International Dimension: Making a world of difference Chapter Eleven: Conclusion – so what?

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Book SynopsisFor two weeks, prior to the opening of the first Waldorf school in Stuttgart, Rudolf Steiner intensively prepared the individuals he had chosen to become the first Waldorf teachers. At 9:00 a.m. he gave the course now translated as Foundations of Human Experience; at 11:00 a.m., Practical Advice to Teachers; and then, after lunch, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., he held the informal discussions published in this book. The tone is spontaneous and relaxed. Steiner does not prescribe specific methods but introduces topics and situations, giving guidelines and allocating practical assignments that are taken up and discussed in the next session. In this way, the discussions are filled with insights and indications in many different areas of teaching - history, geography, botany, zoology, form drawing, mathematics. Speech exercises are included. This edition also includes, for the first time in English, three very important lectures on the curriculum given on the day before the school opened. T

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Book SynopsisA multitude of resources and insights to help parents and teachers of six and seven-year-old children.

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Book SynopsisThe trials, tribulations and occasional successes of a newly qualified teacher in the early 1970s at an urban school in West Yorkshire, the characters she comes across in the classroom and staffroom accompanied by a series of letters to and from parentsTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One - Yorkshire Roots Chapter Two - Yorkshire Terriers Chapter Three - Yorkshire Dialect Chapter Four - Yorkshire Grit Chapter Five - Yorkshire Regiment Chapter Six - Yorkshire Ridings...and Beyond Chapter Seven - A Yorkshire Rose Chapter Eight - Yorkshire Lads and Lasses Chapter Nine - Yorkshire Life Chapter Ten - Yorkshire Relish Chapter Eleven - Yorkshire Puddings Chapter Twelve - Yorkshire Folk Chapter Thirteen - A Right Yorkshire Mixture Chapter Fourteen - Yorkshire Tykes Chapter Fifteen - Yorkshire Days Chapter Sixteen - Yorkshire Post

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Book SynopsisBased on cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT), this book provides a new theoretical framework for understanding the collective formation of concepts that can guide the course of development in different activities and organizations. It is essential reading for researchers, advanced students and practitioners across human and social sciences.

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Book SynopsisCombining literacy lessons with wellbeing, this accessible guide, full of practical lesson plans and photocopiable activities is the ideal resource for the busy primary school teacher. Using popular children's books to explore themes such as relationships, friendship, listening, anxiety, sadness, resilience and confidence, each book focuses on the key areas shown to impact mental health and wellbeing to enable children to explore and think about difficult things. Divided into five chapters, each chapter focuses on an area that creates positive foundations for mental health and wellbeing: relationships, emotional literacy, sense of self, skills for learning and understanding how our brain influences our learning and behaviour. Developed into a series of lesson plans for teachers and links to the literacy curriculum, each story contains a range of teaching techniques that develop the key areas impacting mental health and wellbeing. This invaluable resource will enable KSTable of ContentsChapter 1: Relationships KS1; Scardy Squirel Makes a Friend by Melanie Watt; Something Else by Kathryn Cave; Two by Kathryn Otoshi; Assembly; Phileas’s Fortune by Agnes de Lestrade and Valeria Docampo; Chapter 2: Emotional Literacy KS1; Visiting Feelings by Lauren Rubenstein; Too Many Pants by Ruth Drury; The Brain Storm by Linda Ragsdale; Assembly; The Invisible by Tom Percival; Chapter 3: Understanding Self KS1; The Problem with Problems by Rachel Rooney and Zehra Hicks; My Body Sends a Signal by Natalie Maguire; Be You by Peter Reynolds; Assembly; Your Thoughts Matter by Esther Pia Cordova; Chapter 4: The Brain Learning and Behaviour KS1; Puppy Mind by Andrew JoranNance; Catching Thoughts by Bonnie Clark; Good News Bad News by Colin McNaughton; Assembly; A Little Spot of Anxiety by Diane Alber; Chapter 5: Skills for Learning KS1; Sarabellas Thinking Cap by Judy Schachner; Ricky the Rock That Couldn’t Roll by Jay Miletsky; The Thing Lou Couldn’t Do by Ashley Spires; Assembly; What to do with a Chance by Kobi Yamada

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Book SynopsisDeveloping Your School's Student Support Teams is a practical manual for schools seeking to establish and sustain coordinated teams in support of students' social, emotional and behavioral health. Every day, students struggle with a range of issues, including traumas, that complicate their learning, engagement, and overall well-being. School psychologists, counselors, social workers and nurses are employed in many school districts, but their schedules often make it difficult to collaborate effectively in developing and implementing comprehensive intervention plans. This book promotes teamwork throughout schools by exploring how interdependent practitioners can come together at the appropriate levels and times to help coordinate school and community resources. This filtering process will guide K-12 leaders and service professionals toward systems and decision-making that enable long-term student supports, accurate identification of systemic learning barriers, improved sTrade Review“In Developing Your School's Student Support Teams, seasoned educators Berta, Blonsky, and Wogan provide timely and thoughtful guidance to educational counselors and colleagues instrumental for fostering a culture of social and emotional support for student success. The text is ideal for both new and advanced professional educators interested in collaboratively organizing and deploying essential policies, programs, and services synergistically to ensure students’ retention, academic success, and personal development. The wisdom embedded within this accessible text is keenly needed in these turbulent times to animate school communities in service of students’ learning and flourishing.”—Jason A. Laker, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Counselor Education, San Jose State University, USA“This excellent guide provides a clear blueprint to develop effective support services for students. During my seventeen years of working with teams using the models illustrated in this book , we witnessed many improvements, sometimes even profound changes, in students’ academics, behavior, and even in their social lives. Not only did the teams build interventions based on students’ strengths, but in the process of problem-solving and brainstorming together, they produced more potent action plans, better than any of them could have alone. It does take some effort to set up these models and implement the strategies outlined in the book, but I believe this should be a required part of training for all teachers, administrators, school administrators, school social workers, counselors, and psychologists.”—Candice Gregory, MSW, LCSW, School Social Worker and District Coordinator of Dropout Prevention Programs (ret), Alisal Unified School District“Developing Your School's Student Support Teams is a practical guide that brings together essential elements of a holistic approach to children’s education. This marvelous publication lays out the power of organizing support from the home, the community, and the school to help support students’ success. ‘It takes a village to raise a child’ has never been truer. Having sample downloadable forms available online, as listed in the Appendix, is an added bonus.”—Marco Orlando, Consultant (ret), California State Department of Educatio“I used Developing Your School's Student Support Teams for a full-day training attended by school-site student support team coordinators and district administrators. We found the book to be a great reference guide to establishing systems that enable staff to work together toward student success. Having served as a school site principal and as a district administrator in charge of the dropout prevention program, I see the value of such a resource for student support teams helping to meet the diverse needs of students. This is a great book that I wish had been available when I was a principal.”—Lydia Carswell, Former Principal and Administrator, Duarte Unified School District, and Field Colleague with the California Department of EducationTable of Contents1. School Based Student Support Teams and the Multi-level Identification and the Intervention Process 2. The School Coordinated Care Team (SCCT) 3. The Student Success Team (SST) Philosophy and Implementation 4. The School Attendance Review Team (SART) 5. Meeting Facilitation 6. The Benefits of Effective Teaming 7. Supporting and Serving Special Populations 8. The Importance of School Climate and Culture 9. Case Management: A Creative Philosophy and Form of Practice 10. Making the Home-School Connection a Positive One 11. Positive Behavior Support vs. the Punishment Paradigm Appendices

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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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Book SynopsisBurnout runs rampant in education, particularly in the field of special education, and has only increased with the rise of virtual and remote learning. This book compiles 50 evidence-based strategies and practices to help special educators enjoy their work for the long haul. You'll discover new ways to work with families, manage your classroom, teach in culturally responsive ways, and prioritize self-care. Each chapter includes an opening vignette, key themes supported by research, and five reproducible tools to put into immediate practice. With strategies and tools to ensure classroom fun and satisfaction, this book reminds special education teachers of the life-changing work they do every day and is essential for teachers of any level.Trade Review'This book covers an extremely important topic in today's world, the burnout of teachers. As a special education teacher myself I know all too well how burnout happens and what it looks like. But just like Rachel, I love my job! I am glad someone has taken the time to write about the good side of teaching special education. This is a resource that I will be returning to many times in the future.'Laura Ahrendt, M.Ed, Special Education Teacher'I appreciate the practical application activities that help me process the important suggestions in this book and use them in my personal situation as a special education teacher. Reading this book has actually made me reconsider my retirement plans because it has reminded me how much I love my work with students.'Lori Axvig, M.Ed, Special Education Teacher 'What a wonderful book! Loving Your Job in Special Education should be essential reading in all college programs that prepare teachers in Special Education. As a ten-year veteran of Special Education, reading this book and implementing the techniques has rekindled my passion for my career.'Pat Budnick, M.Ed, Special Education Teacher'This book was extremely helpful for me and I am recommending it to my colleagues! I particularly appreciated the strategies to balance loving our students and loving ourselves. This book is full of useful information and tips which will improve the way I work with students.'Melanie Sillanpa, M.Ed, School Psychologist'Rachel's deep passion for special education and her practical approach are the perfect ingredients for this important topic. Long-time special educators or those who are newer to the field will benefit from her beautiful encouragement and user-friendly strategies. As I think about educators who have left the field, I can only wish they would have had access to such a book.'Dr. Katie Bonawitz, Special Education Program DirectorTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Lasting Rewards 2. Let Go of Perfection Chapter 3. Special-Educator Self-Care 4. Effective Decision-Making 5. Solace in Collaboration 6. Wise Advocacy 7. Culturally Responsive Special Education 8. ConnectingWith Families 9. The Classroom Management Adventure 10. Gratitude, Acceptance, and Purpose

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Book SynopsisWould you want to be a student in your own classroom? In this bestselling book, Pernille Ripp invites both novice and seasoned teachers to co-create a positive, interactive learning environment with students.Based on honest reflections on her own teaching experience, Pernille offers a wide variety of ideas for sharing control, developing your intuition, learning how to fail, giving yourself grace, building community and trust, creating more choice, allowing time for student expertise, and letting go of the punish, behave, and reward cycle so that intrinsic motivation can thrive. This fully enhanced new edition is chock full of additional strategies and tools on topics such as centering students' identities, overcoming barriers when creating student-centered lessons to emphasize ownership of the learning cycle, shoring up your boundaries to manage your time and stop the intense prep work, changing your homework habits to reduce your load and give students more time, deemphasizTrade ReviewHear from Pernille's students what it means to co-create empowering learning environments "Being a student in Mrs. Ripp’s class was different from being in other classrooms because of the way we were invited to have a say in what we were learning. Because I was invested in what I was learning, I was motivated to engage in learning."—Meghan "The classroom experience felt amazing for me. Other teachers should teach this way because it has a good, huge impact on the student and makes them mentally, emotionally, and physically feel more safe and comfortable in the classroom."—Madi "Mrs. Ripp … showed me that teachers don’t have to teach to see good grades and right answers. They can teach to inspire, to allow creativity, to foster individual ability and achievement within that, to allow choice with learning, and to foster a love for learning within every student." —Alyssa "I was always given space to improve and grow in the classroom."—Adam "Mrs. Ripp’s classroom always felt like a safe space for everyone. She was strict on our work but understood our personal stories as well. Mrs. Ripp set a great example for a balance of strictness in schoolwork, and understanding how we act as middle schoolers and our abilities."—MorganTable of Contents Foreword About the Author Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Rediscovering the Teacher You Set Out to Be: Taking the Steps to Change 2. Would You Like Being a Student in Your Own Classroom? Creating Conditions for Shared Power 3. Shoring Up Boundaries: Protecting Your Time and Yourself 4. It’s Not How Your Classroom Looks: Creating Classroom Spaces Where All Children Can Thrive 5. Cultivating a Passionate Learning Environment: Ways to Build Community and Trust 6. Giving the Classroom Back: Getting Started with Student-Centered Learning and Overcoming Barriers 7. Letting Go of the Punish, Behave, Reward Cycle: Building Conditions for Better Intrinsic Motivation 8. Centering Standards and Identities: Planning Units and Lessons that Center Children 9. Free to Have a Life: Changing Your Homework and Worksheet Routine 10. Grading Destroys Curiosity: Moving to Authentic Assessments 11. Final Thoughts: Making the Changes that Matter

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Book SynopsisThis exciting new book from the bestselling authors of The Science of Learning takes complex ideas around teaching and learning and makes them easy to understand and apply through beautifully illustrated graphics. Each concept is covered over a double-page spread, with a full-page graphic on one page and supportive text on the other. This unique combination of accessible images and clear explanations helps teachers navigate the key principles and understand how to best implement them in the classroom.Distilling key findings and ideas for great evidence-based teaching from a broad range of contemporary studies, the book covers the research findings, ideas and applications from the most important and fundamental areas of teaching and learning including: Retrieval Practice Spacing Interleaving Cognitive Load Theory Rosenshineâs Principles Feedback <Trade Review“Best synthesis of cognitive science ever” Mary Myatt, Education writer, speaker, founder Myatt & Co “Visual learning at its best” John Hattie, Melbourne Laureate Professor Emeritus, Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Author of bestselling Visible Learning series “Absolutely illuminating” Jenny Griffiths, Research and Knowledge Manager, Teach First “Game changing” Jade Pearce, Director of Programmes and author of 'What Every Teacher Needs to Know' “Seminal” Henry Sauntson, Director Teach East SCITT “Heavy concepts made incredibly accessible” Lekha Sharma, author of Curriculum to Classroom “Enlightening” Dr Claire Badger, Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning, The Godolphin and Latymer School “Complex research beautifully rendered” Dr. Carl Hendrick, author of 'How Learning Happens' “Expertly clarifies complex concepts” Sarah Cottingham, MA Educational Neuroscience, Associate Dean at Ambition Institute. “A warm bath for your brain” Peps McCrea, Dean at Ambition Institute, Director at Steplab, Author of the High Impact Teaching series “Infographabulous” Paul Kirschner, Professor Emeritus Open University of the Netherlands, Guest Professor Thomas More University of Applied Sciences (Antwerp, Belgium), Owner kirschner-ED “Pure gold for every teacher” Darren Leslie, PT Teaching & Learning and host of the Becoming Educated podcast “Exceptional!” Rhiannon Rainbow, School Improvement Leader and Co-founder #GLTBookClub “Visually stunning, intellectually stimulating” Mark Roberts, Director of Research and English teacher, Carrickfergus Grammar School. Table of ContentsHow to read this book What you’ll get from reading Teaching & Learning Illuminated Memory and Learning Retrieval Practice Spacing and Interleaving Cognitive Load Theory What’s next for Cognitive Science? Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction Getting answers to your questions Feedback Motivation and Resilience Preparing to learn What all teachers (but especially Senior Leaders) need to know What all teachers (but especially Primary teachers) need to know Thinking biases In case you got this far Should you recommend this book to a colleague? Where to find out more Studies, books and articles that inspired and influenced us

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Psycholinguistics provides a comprehensive survey of the latest research at the intersection of linguistics, cognitive psychology, and applied linguistics, for those seeking to understand the mental architecture and processes that shape the acquisition of additional languages. The handbook represents the full complexity of second language acquisition across the lifespan, spanning childhood bilinguals and adult L2 learners, and is inclusive of heritage languages, early bilingualism and multilingualism, and language attrition. An authoritative selection of diverse, global, leading psycholinguists synthesize the latest research to provide a thorough overview in a single volume and set the agenda for the future. The volume is organized into five key parts for ease of use: psycholinguistics across the lifespan; methods; theoretical perspectives; the psycholinguistics of learning; and transdisciplinary perspectives.This handbook will be an indispensable resource for scholars and students of psycholinguistics, second language acquisition, applied linguistics, bilingualism, cognitive science, psychology, and research methodology.

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Book SynopsisThis timely book takes stock of the wide range of developments in society, education and assessment and offers conclusions and strategies that are necessary for the future of educational assessment.Drawing on examples from the UK, Europe and USA, the book will dissect cultural, political, psychological and ideological ideas on society, education and assessment and foreground pressing issues relating to artificial intelligence, social justice and climate change. Acknowledging its predominantly Western perspective and providing context on the evolution of educational assessment, the book will bridge the gap between theory and practice to progress debate and discourse on creating a culture of assessment fit for the future and rethinking strategies for the path ahead.Ultimately, the book will provide insights and key takeaways for the field of educational assessment along with an evidence-based agenda that will be relevant for education professionals, the assessment industry and policymakers interested in higher education, international and comparative education and testing.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines disability, diversity, and schooling exclusion in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Defending a social and anthropological conception of disability as a consequence of any situation that makes a subject uncomfortable and unable to live or act properly, the book explores the difficulties that disabled children face within the school system and considers how social exclusion provokes and exacerbates educational exclusion. With contributions from linguists, educational sociologists, educational psychologists, educators, and historians, the chapters focus on a range of phenomena such as the balance of languages used for teaching, gender equity, associated disorders, and the experiences of left-handed and deaf students. Ultimately, the authors demonstrate how the educational relationships built and practiced in school influence the perceptions of people with disabilities, with respect to both singular contexts and pedagogical practices. As such, it represents an

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Book SynopsisThis book illuminates the complexities of social and emotional learning (SEL) during early childhood and provides readers with supportive tools to enhance and advance social and emotional skills among young children within their homes and classrooms.Affective development is critical to childhood development this guide gives parents and educators concrete strategies to support students' social skills, relationship development, and positive mental health. Expertly blending theory with practice, Social and Emotional Learning for Advanced Children in Early Childhood: Birth to 8 presents vital background information, real-life examples, diverse case studies, discussion questions, and action steps for implementing SEL into any early childhood environment.By including both what is understood about social and emotional development in early childhood as well as the proven methods and approaches for working with young children, this comprehensive guide is a must read forTable of Contents1. Understanding Social and Emotional Learning in Early Childhood: Introductions and Definitions 2. Overview of Social Emotional Learning in Early Childhood 3. Characteristics and Case Studies of Very Young Children, Birth to Two Years 4. Characteristics and Case Studies of Preschool Children, Ages Three to Five Years 5. Characteristics and Case Studies of School-Age Children, Ages Six to Eight Years 6. Conclusion Appendix A Book and Article Resources Appendix B Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum Resources Appendix C Organizational Resources Appendix D Definitions of Relevant Terminology

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Book SynopsisTeachers, this book is a guide for taking care of education's most valuable resource: you. Author Jay Schroder, founder of the popular Teach from Your Best Self Institute, demonstrates why the version of ourselves that we bring to teaching matters and describes how we can rejuvenate ourselves while maximizing student learning. Part I explains why the self that a teacher brings to the classroom is important. Part II explores skills that will help us sustain a best-self state in all manner of situations. Part III delves into those moments when we're provoked beyond our limits and our hurtspots come sharply into view. It offers ways to avert a reactive state or recover from it. Lastly, Part IV provides simple approaches for building a more durable, best self for the long terma best self with deepened capacity to respond rather than react in the pressurized conditions of teaching. With fresh ideas presented throughout, you'll learn how to prioritize your own well-bTrade Review"Jay Schroder has produced a book that every educator should read regardless of where they are in their teaching career. Rather than being merely a platitude, he clearly articulates what it means to “teach from your bet self” and provides a series of strategies and reflective questions while also sharing great reminders about the importance of being a teacher in these very challenging times. As Schroder concludes, “We can meet difficulty and transform it into triumph.”Tom Hierck, Consultant and AuthorTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The Challenge of Teaching 1. Attempting to Do an Impossible Job 2. Learning to Teach from My Best Self 3. Mapping the Brain: Teaching and the Stress Response System 4. The Role of ACEs and the Hurtspots They Leave Us With 5. Stress, Pressure, and Hurtspots in Students 6. Reckoning with the Impact of Culture Part 2: Skills and Principles that Matter 7. Return on Investment 8. The Best Self Model for Teaching and Learning 9. An Antidote to Decision Fatigue: Reaching Clarity through Reflective Writing 10. Spheres of Control and Influence 11. Applying Radical Acceptance to Teaching 12. Choose Yes 13. Saying "No" from Yes 14. Classroom Management: Know Your Prime Directive 15. Developing Field-Based Attention as an Antidote to Mental Fatigue 16. The Curiously Nourishing Power of Attention 17. The Vital Role of Positive Messages 18. The Importance of Positive Messages for Teachers Part 3: Tools for Emotionally Challenging Moments 19. Intervening in the Steps from Dr. Jekyll to Mr. Hyde 20. The Cool Pause 21. The Importance of Giving Triggered Students Space 22. Speaking the Language of the Limbic System 23. Using Counter-Stories to Recover from Hurtspot Reactions Part 4: Creating a Resilient Best Self 24. Having a Hand in the Stories that Make Us 25. Using Expressive Writing to Revise Hurtspot Stories 26. The Liberating Power of Radical Acceptance Conclusion: A New Direction Forward Acknowledgments References

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces a group counseling curriculum that provides both a foundation to confidently lead a counseling group for adolescents and inspiration for how a group leader can adapt and modify the text in a range of settings. The curriculum is three-fold, corresponding with the three major sections of the text. In Part One of the text, the authors provide a conceptual and practical way of understanding two matters: first, the critical leadership challenges faced by group counselors as well as the skills they need to navigate those challenges successfully, and second, the critical developmental challenges faced by adolescents and the skills they need to navigate those challenges successfully. Part Two introduces a nine-week social skills curriculum Belong and Be You designed and modified over ten years of use to help adolescents be better socially connected as well as confidently independent. Part Three provides an additional resource which is meant to be used Trade Review'Flush with creative ideas and expert guidance, this book is an excellent resource for any helping professional working with adolescents in a group context. The dialectical view is innovative and specifically adaptive to engaging, therapeutic, and fun work with adolescents. I would want to both lead a group using this approach or be a group member.' Professor Matt Englar-Carlson, Department of Counseling, California State University, Fullerton, co-author of Learning Group Leadership: An Experiential Approach (2014, Sage Publications)'Mortola & Gans draw on their vast experience of group leadership to guide clinicians through the delicate art of creating developmentally and relationally attuned group spaces. Groupwork is so powerful for young people and this compelling and practical guide demonstrates why. A must-read for group leaders with this age group.' Bronagh Starrs, Programme Director of Adolescent Psychotherapy, Dublin Counselling and Therapy Centre, Dublin, Ireland'This is a unique counseling group curriculum which provides a dialectical framework and guided sessions based on the authors’ shared experience leading hundreds of counseling groups with adolescents. I wholeheartedly recommend it to teach social and emotional skills in schools and professional settings, deepening a teen’s sense of belonging and sense of self.' Laura Barbour, PhD, LPSC, Lewis and Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling; Past President of the Oregon School Counselor AssociationTable of ContentsPart One: Conceptual & Practical Preparation 1. Navigating Four Important Dialectics in Group Leadership 2. Navigating Three Important Dialectics in Adolescent Developmental Part Two: Belong & Be You Group Sessions 3. Session 1 - Opening the Group 4. Session 2 - Joining as a Group 5. Session 3 - Being Similar and Different 6. Session 4 - Managing Feelings 7. Session 5 - Addressing Bullying 8. Session 6 - Exploring Belonging 9. Session 7 – Being Unique 10. Session 8 - Giving and Receiving Appreciations 11. Session 9 - Closing the Group Part Three: Strategic Story Examples 12. Managing Emotions: Strategic Story Examples 13. Addressing Bullying: Strategic Story Examples 14. Finding Belonging: Strategic Story Examples 15. Being Unique: Strategic Story Examples

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Book SynopsisDevelopmental Science: An Advanced Textbook is the most complete and up-to-date advanced introduction to the field available today. Since its initial publication, the key purpose of this advanced textbook has been to furnish inclusive developmental perspectives on all theoretical, methodological, and substantive areas in developmental science. This eighth edition is no exception, as it continues to underscore the dynamic and exciting status of contemporary developmental science.In this eighth edition, Marc H. Bornstein and Michael E. Lamb have invited international experts to prepare original, comprehensive, and topical treatments of all major areas of developmental science; they are masterfully woven into a single coherent volume. The substantive chapters cover essentials of their main topics, with close attention paid to cultural, lifespan, and applied perspectives. Many chapters in this eighth edition are new, and those carried forward from the seventh edition have

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Book SynopsisThis concise guide helps educators understand the diverse religious practices that shape studentsâ school and home lives. Using an encyclopedia-like structure, the authors provide short histories and other essential information on a wide variety of religions as well as atheist practices.Each chapter covers origins, beliefs, practices, and common misunderstandings and stereotypes, as well as key holidays, religious dress, and dietary restrictions that can be accommodated in school. The book will help educators avoid stumbling over stereotypes so they can better engage students and their families and foster culturally responsive classrooms. Teachers of all grade levels will come away feeling more confident about identifying areas of cultural and religious practice where support for your students may be needed.You will also have the tools to recognize the diversity of religious and cultural practices that students bring to the classroom, and to see that unfamiliar religio

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Book SynopsisThe Vygotsky Anthology brings together, for the first time, a selection of extracts from the best translations available of Vygotsky's writings, spanning the entire arc of his career.Vygotsky was arguably one of the greatest educational psychologists of the 20th century. Grounded in his experience as a teacher, an expert in special education, a research psychologist and an outstanding theorist, the editors of this unique anthology chart his enormous influence on professionals working in education and child development around the world. The extracts are introduced by the editors' commentaries, helpfully setting them in the context of Vygotsky's life and work, providing a collection of work that adequately represents his writing, and conveying some of the great pleasures of reading him. In the passages selected here, his voice is clearly heard, the intellectual brilliance of his insights is reflected, his line of argument is clear, and his humour and humanity are evident

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Book SynopsisThe Colors of Life engages the strategies of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) to explore life experience through emotion and color. For high-potential readers at the middle school level, the book's humanistic and emotional themes provide valuable complements to the education of STEM-oriented learners.The book presents color as a vehicle of knowledge and empowerment to foster mindfulness, wisdom, and creative expression in young people. Featuring more than 50 original illustrations, the book's core concepts are reinforced through complementary expressions of language and imagery.With an accompanying Guide for Teachers and Parents, the book can be accessed individually by independent readers, or it can be used as a teacher-led initiative with creative exercises to be implemented in the classroom.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook offers comprehensive information for middle level educators on understanding and addressing the unique challenges and opportunities in teaching students in Grades 59. It illuminates the unique developmental processes of this populationphysical, social, emotional, cognitive, and identity searchesand presents strategies for fostering their healthy overall growth.Drawing from neuroscience and psychological research, early chapters provide descriptions of middle schoolers' developmental characteristics, while the remaining chapters delve into instructional, curricular, and assessment processes that match young adolescents' needs. Together they create an extensive and distinct roadmap for designing effective schools for young adolescents. The personal thoughts of students including those of the Global Majority, those who are LGBTQIA+, and students who are immigrants are provided, with suggestions for how teachers should respond to their experiences and needs. An emph

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Book SynopsisFind Your Blindspot in the Classroom offers both an alternative and a complement to standard professional development, instructional coaching, and teacher evaluation. Author Anne Bonnycastle reveals 10 common blindspots that can be challenging for teachers, whether you are in year one or 20. She provides practical strategies to help you find your own blindspot and then shows how you can improve that area by incorporating a professional practice focus.The bookâs unique, no-frills, personalized approach will help you improve your classroom instruction, focusing on the effect that your teaching has on students. The research-supported strategies will help you increase your effectiveness, regardless of the supports available within your school.Whether you have a mentor or coach guiding you or are using the book on your own, this book will be your trusty guide as you grow on your journey as an educator.

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Book SynopsisThis resource offers teachers a simple framework to seamlessly add reflective practice to their day and encourages educators to critically reflect on instructional planning and practice. Commonly used in other busy professions, the SOAP Notes structure makes it easy to reflect on student progress through any lesson or learning activity, regardless of grade band or content area. Each categoryâSubjective, Observation, Assessment, and Planningâallows for documentation of obstacles, difficulties, or challenges within a lesson so educators can address these concerns in subsequent lessons. Each chapter features an in-service teacher who used SOAP Notes reflections in their classrooms to improve their instruction and student learning. Contributors are from diverse teaching backgrounds, schools, and student populations. The authors include instructions for using the template in a variety of scenarios, blank worksheets, completed SOAP examples, and important take-aways. Whe

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Book SynopsisFrom lesson planning to classroom management these reader friendly and inspiring books, focussed on teacher development, will provide practical guidance from education professionals with decades of classroom experience. What Great Teachers Do Differently (9780367344641) asks what are the beliefs and behaviors that set great teachers apart? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals 19 keys to becoming more effective in the classroom. Your First Year: How to Survive and Thrive as a New Teacher (9781032281247) offers step-by-step guidance to help you thrive in your new role, develop classroom management skills, and overcome the challenges that many new teachers face.Classroom Management from the Ground Up (9781138552319) Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, this book will empower you to identify what is going well, adjust what needs to be changed, and feel more prepared for the unexpected. What Great Teachers Do Differently â Study Guide (9780367550004) The guide features a variety of strategies and activities that will help teachers apply the bookâs concepts to their own classroom situation.With their useful and inspiring content, these books will provide the essential resources you need when starting or progressing your professional teaching career.

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