Teacher training Books

Book SynopsisThis book assists mentors in developing their mentoring skills, offering guidance needed to support the development of beginning teachers in early years, primary and secondary schools in the Scottish education system, as well as supporting all teachers in their career-long professional learning. Based on research and evidence, Mentoring Teachers in Scotland explores and discusses the knowledge, skills and understanding that underpin mentoring that is responsive to individual mentees'' needs. The book includes reflective activities to enable mentors to consider the application of mentoring processes in their own practice, as well as case studies and other learning activities. This book is a valuable source of support and inspiration for all those involved in mentoring and sustaining teachers' professional development at all stages of their career. Key topics explored include: roles and responsibilities of mentors within the Scottish education system, and tTable of Contents1. The place of mentoring in Scottish education 1. What do we mean by mentoring? The context for mentoring in Scotland 2. The Scottish approach to mentoring in early phase teacher education: an overview and critique 3. From student to employed teacher 2. Mentoring at each stage of a teacher’s career 4. ‘Meet my mentor’ – the student teacher’s view 5. Mentoring new teachers in Scotland 6. Mentoring in the career-long professional learning phase of teacher education 7. Mentoring for leadership 3. Different facets of impactful mentoring 8. Supporting sustained teacher development through reflection 9. Mentoring through dialogue 10. Collaborative professional learning through observing practice 11. Giving feedback that feeds forward 12. Much more than results: towards a fluidity of practice 13. Digital and remote models of mentoring

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Book SynopsisMentoring Music Teachers in the Secondary School helps mentors of trainee and newly qualified music teachers in both developing their own mentoring skills and providing the essential guidance their beginning teachers need as they navigate the roller-coaster of the first years of teaching. Offering tried and tested strategies based on research and evidence, this book covers the knowledge, skills, understanding, and practical tools every mentor needs.This book is a vital source of support and inspiration for mentors involved in developing the next generation of outstanding music education teachers. Key topics explained include: What is meant by mentoring What a mentor does Supporting specific aspects of beginning music teachersâ knowledge, skills and understanding Moving beginning music teachers on in their professional practice Filled with key tools for the mentorâs individual development, this essential text offers an accessible guide to mentoring early career music education teachers with ready-to-use strategies that support and inspire both mentors and beginning teachers alike.

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Book SynopsisCurriculum, or the substance of what is taught, is the core business of schools, and yet little exists in the way of a theory of curriculum for educators. This book sets out the principles of curriculum theory and provides a common framework and practical strategies for the successful implementation and effective management of powerful knowledge-based curriculum for all.Offering powerful insights across the subject divides, the book explores the key elements of curriculum design including progression, sequencing, substantive and disciplinary knowledge, and the relationships of subjects to their sister disciplines. Providing a crucial foundation for school leadership, it covers: curriculum in the contexts of learning, organisational culture and key philosophical and moral ideas an explanation of thirteen specialist subjects, with outline mapping of the knowledge an emphasis on the cultural elements needed for sustained excellence in curriculum worTrade Review‘Ruth Ashbee has produced the guide that senior leaders urgently need. She manages to show both why subject-sensitivity matters and how leaders can transcend subjects to find intellectual and practical coherence. The reader is also guided through subjects’ complex relationships with changing culture, and the attendant responsibilities leaders must exercise. Thus, her respect for the truth quests and traditions of subject communities unlocks bigger educational thinking.’ Christine Counsell, Education Consultant, Trustee of David Ross Education Trust, Editor of Teaching History journal; formerly History PGCE leader, University of Cambridge and Director of Education, Inspiration Trust ‘Has there ever been an aspect of education more misunderstood, more neglected and more important than curriculum? For many years ’the curriculum’ was broadly synonymous with the timetable and the subjects a school offered. For teachers, the job of thinking about what children would study was outsourced to exam boards and DfE documents. But times they are a-changin’. The past few years has seen many school leaders and teachers begin to come to terms with the extent of their ignorance on this most crucial aspect of children’s education and there has been an explosion of interest in curriculum thinking. In the scramble to try to work out what it means to plan, implement and evaluate a curriculum, there a have been a range of very useful books published but none are quite so coherent and useful as Ruth Ashbee’s. If you read one book on curriculum let it be this one. Curriculum offers an essential handbook for thinking about how the school subjects are organised, what makes each unique and marvellous, and how to how to induct students into the wonderful business of making meaning. I have little doubt it will bestride the narrow educational world like a colossus for many years to come.’ David Didau, Education Writer and Speaker ‘The perfect antidote to the tired old generic books that focus on curriculum because of inspection or accountability, and one that will challenge and demand that senior leaders do better. Ruth Ashbee has curated a demanding curriculum for all those - and she makes clear that should be everyone in school leadership - for those who have a direct interest in the substance of what pupils learn in school. For teachers and leaders, this book shows Ashbee to be to curriculum what Lemov is to pedagogy and Willingham is to cognitive science. Brilliant.’ Stuart Lock, CEO, Advantage Schools Trust ‘Ruth Ashbee has produced the guide that senior leaders urgently need. She manages to show both why subject-sensitivity matters and how leaders can transcend subjects to find intellectual and practical coherence. The reader is also guided through subjects’ complex relationships with changing culture, and the attendant responsibilities leaders must exercise. Thus, her respect for the truth quests and traditions of subject communities unlocks bigger educational thinking.’ Christine Counsell, Education Consultant, Trustee of David Ross Education Trust, Editor of Teaching History journal; formerly History PGCE leader, University of Cambridge and Director of Education, Inspiration Trust ‘Has there ever been an aspect of education more misunderstood, more neglected and more important than curriculum? For many years the ‘curriculum’ was broadly synonymous with the timetable and the subjects a school offered. For teachers, the job of thinking about what children would study was outsourced to exam boards and DfE documents. But times they are a-changin’. The past few years has seen many school leaders and teachers begin to come to terms with the extent of their ignorance on this most crucial aspect of children’s education and there has been an explosion of interest in curriculum thinking. In the scramble to try to work out what it means to plan, implement and evaluate a curriculum, there has been a range of very useful books published but none are quite so coherent and useful as Ruth Ashbee’s. If you read one book on curriculum let it be this one. Curriculum offers an essential handbook for thinking about how the school subjects are organised, what makes each unique and marvellous, and how to induct students into the wonderful business of making meaning. I have little doubt it will bestride the narrow educational world like a colossus for many years to come.’ David Didau, Education Writer and Speaker ‘The perfect antidote to the tired old generic books that focus on curriculum because of inspection or accountability, and one that will challenge and demand that senior leaders do better. Ruth Ashbee has curated a demanding curriculum for all those - and she makes clear that should be everyone in school leadership - who have a direct interest in the substance of what pupils learn in school. For teachers and leaders, this book shows Ashbee to be to curriculum what Lemov is to pedagogy and Willingham is to cognitive science. Brilliant.’ Stuart Lock, CEO, Advantage Schools Trust Table of Contents Introduction Curriculum in Context Curriculum Theory The Subjects The Codification of Curriculum Conclusion Acknowledgements Glossary

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Book SynopsisAccessible and engaging, this text provides a comprehensive framework and practical strategies for infusing content-area instruction in math, social studies, and science into literacy instruction for grades K-6.Throughout ten clear thematic chapters, the authors introduce an innovative Content-Driven Integration (CDI) model and a roadmap to apply it in the classroom. Each chapter provides invaluable tools and techniques for pre-service classroom teachers to create a quality integrated thematic unit from start to finish. Features include Chapter Previews, Anticipation Guides, Questions to Ponder, Teacher Spotlights, Now You Try it sections, and more. Using authentic examples to highlight actual challenges and teacher experiences, this text illustrates what integrating high-quality, rich content-infused literacy looks like in the real world. Celebrating student diversity, this book discusses how to meet a wide variety of students' needs, with a focus on English Language LearnerTrade Review"Lupo and colleagues don’t just pay lip service to integrating content and literacy instruction; they provide teachers with a clear framework for meaningful, content-driven integration of mathematics, science, and social studies in the literacy block. Readers of this book will gain the knowledge needed to design interdisciplinary units, select texts, teach reading and writing to learn, and develop vocabulary and oral language for diverse learners, all of which the authors clearly illustrate through the experiences of two classroom teachers. I expect that novice and veteran teachers alike will find something in this book to add to their instructional repertoire."--John Z. Strong, Assistant Professor of Education, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA"Teaching Disciplinary Literacy expertly provides pre- and in-service teachers with crucial content and research-based instructional techniques to meaningfully integrate science, social studies, and math content into the literacy block. The authors include a number of accessible examples from both lower and upper elementary classrooms, alongside flexible templates and invitations to apply the material to teachers’ own elementary classrooms. I look forward to using this textbook in my own content and disciplinary literacy courses!"--Courtney Hattan, Assistant Professor of Elementary Literacy and Educational Psychology, Illinois State University, USATable of Contents1. Bringing Science, Social Studies, and Math into the Literacy Block 2. Zooming Out on the Holistic Goals of Literacy Instruction 3. The Content-Driven Integration Model for Developing Thematic, Interdisciplinary Units 4. Selecting Texts for Integrated Instruction 5. Reading to Learn: Bringing Reading Instruction and Content Learning Together 6. Writing to Learn 7. Analyzing Texts to Support Comprehension 8. Developing Vocabulary 9. Talking to Learn… and Learning to Talk 10. Supporting Students With Process-Based Writing

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to teaching and learning business. Covering a broad range of topics and focusing on both pedagogy and content, it develops the key ideas of teaching and learning in business in a structured and accessible way. The chapters draw on theory and the latest research to demonstrate how key pedagogical issues link to classroom practice. Featuring weblinks to useful resources, summaries of key points and a range of tasks enabling you to put learning into practice in the classroom, the chapters offers guidance on: The use of case studies as a signature pedagogy of business Designing a well-sequenced business education curriculum including lesson planning Formative and summative assessment Teaching, administering and assessing vocational courses How to teach core concepts such as business ethics How to teach literacyTable of ContentsIntroduction CHAPTER 1. STARTING OUT AS A BUSINESS TEACHER BY STEPHANIE HIRST CHAPTER 2. DESIGNING AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS CURRICULUM BY LIMARA PASCALL CHAPTER 3. ASSESSMENT BY LIMARA PASCALL AND SIMON WHITEHOUSE CHAPTER 4. DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT BY SHANE LONERGAN CHAPTER 5. TEACHING VOCATIONAL COURSES IN BUSINESS BY SARAH CRAWFORD-SINGH CHAPTER 6. TEACHING ETHICS IN BUSINESS BY IAN MARCOUSÉ CHAPTER 7. TEACHING LITERACY AND NUMERACY IN BUSINESS BY YOUSUF HAMID CHAPTER 8. THE CASE STUDY AS A SIGNATURE PEDAGOGY BY JAMES CHANDLER AND IAN MARCOUSÉ CHAPTER 9. LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM IN BUSINESS BY DR ADAM UNWIN CHAPTER 10. PLANNING FOR AN INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING AND TEACHING IN BUSINESS CHAPTER 11. USING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT LEARNING IN BUSINESS BY ALAN BRIGHT CHAPTER 12. BEYOND YOUR INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION. THE TEACHER AS A RESEARCHER BY DR Appendices

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Book SynopsisA Practical Guide to Teaching English in the Secondary School offers straightforward advice, inspiration and a wide range of tried and tested approaches to help you find success in the secondary English classroom. Covering all aspects of English teaching, it is designed for you to dip in and out of, and enable you to focus on specific areas of teaching, your programme or pupils' learning.Fully updated to reflect what student and early career teachers see and experience when they enter the classroom, the second edition supports trainee and practicing teachers to teach in imaginative and creative ways to promote learning in English. Packed with ideas, resources, practical teaching activities and underpinned by the latest research into how children learn, the book examines the core areas of reading, writing and spoken English including: Plays, poetry, non-fiction, myths and legends, drama and Shakespeare Developing writing Creative grammar TaTable of Contents1. The English curriculum in context: a conversation through time Lorna Smith 2. The English curriculum in context: a conversation through time Ruth Newman 3. Sharing a Class Reader Lorna Smith and Lucy Kelly 4. Talk about texts: discussion of literature in the English classroom John Gordon 5. Reading Comprehension Julia Sutherland and Jo Westbrook 6. Teaching the Process of Writing Debra Myhill 7. Creative Grammar for Creative Teachers Debra Myhill 8. Reading and Writing Poetry Annabel Watson and Rhian Mulligan 9. Teaching Non-Fiction Reading and Writing Sharon Morgan 10. Shakespeare Susan Chapman 11. Teaching Plays Judith Kneen 12. Drama in English Helena Thomas 13. Storytelling, myths and legends Joan Foley 14. Media in English Rachel Roberts 15. Digital and Multimodal Writing Andrew McCallum 16. Post-16 Literature Barbara Bleiman 17. Post-16 Language Angela Goddard 18. English across the curriculum Judith Kneen 19. Writing Wellbeing: using reflective diary-writing to support English teacher wellbeing Lucy Kelly

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Book SynopsisEveryone remembers their favorite teacher, but why? What makes some teachers so memorable? Julie Schmidt Hasson spent a year interviewing people about teachers who've shaped their lives, and the result is this captivating book. She shares stories that are both inspirational, highlighting the ways a teacher's actions can make a lasting impact, and also informational, providing models to help teachers make a more consistent impact on the students they serve.Chapters cover topics such as commitment, vulnerability, power, connection, expectations, community, identity, and equity, while underscoring the importance of making students feel safe, seen, and stretched. In each chapter, the author brings you along as she conducts interviews and hears emotional stories. She also offers practical takeaways and applications for educators of all levels of experience.With this uplifting book, you will be reminded that your seemingly ordinary interactions in the classroom have extraordTrade Review"Julie takes us on a reading journey honoring lessons that extend past the walls of classrooms and over the course of time. A beautiful celebration of teachers, stories, and the power of human connection!"—Dr. Jennifer Williams, Executive Director Take Action Global, Professor, Author, Teacher"Julie Hasson says that this book is 'a token of gratitude to the teachers who shaped my life and as a love letter to the profession that continues to captivate me.' But Safe, Seen, and Stretched in the Classroom is so much more than gratitude and love for educators; it is a boost of inspiration. It is a reminder of our why—why did we want to be teachers? I bet many would say it wasn't about sharing content; it was that we wanted to positively impact the lives of our students. We wanted to make a difference. In a time when education and educators are under a microscope, Julie reminds us of our value, our impact, and the joy of teaching. Thank you, Julie, for this well-crafted research and for your beautiful storytelling to help teachers gain insight and confidence in their WHY."—Laura Grundler, Visual Arts Coordinator and co-creator of #K12ArtChat & K12ArtChat the Podcast, Plano, Texas"There are certain teachers each of us will never forget, but what exactly makes them memorable? Julie Hasson's book, Safe, Seen, and Stretched in the Classroom: The Remarkable Ways Teachers Shape Students’ Lives is an amazing collection of true stories about seemingly ordinary teachers who left a lasting impact on their students. Hasson does a deep-dive, researching the qualities that extraordinary teachers possess, while inspiring and uplifting new and veteran teachers alike! I highly recommend this book for all educators."—Jenn Larson, The Teacher Next Door"Julie Hasson takes you on a powerful journey on the life-changing work of our teachers. Reading Safe, Seen, and Stretched in the Classroom will be the catalyst for much reflection on the impact our teachers make every day. This is a must-read book for educators at all levels to explore the stories Julie Hasson expertly weaves into a resonating tapestry on our noble profession. Hasson's work is what our profession needs to uplift and inspire all educators."—Sean Gaillard, principal, author, podcasterTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1: Lessons on Commitment; 2: Lessons on Vulnerability; 3: Lessons on Power; 4: Lessons on Connection; 5: Lessons on Expectations; 6: Lessons on Memorable Moments; 7: Lessons on Community; 8: Lessons on Identity; 9: Lessons on Overcoming; 10: Lessons on Equity; 11: Lessons on Generativity; 12: Lessons on Impact; Epilogue; References

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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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Book SynopsisDesigned as a one stop shop for classroom teachers, this book covers assessment, planning, and progression of writing, spelling, decoding, vocabulary, and comprehension to expand the teaching toolbox.Dymock and Nicholson explore major focus areas in literacy instruction for teachers based on data-driven research advances. They provide the teacher a handy reference manual to consult when designing lessons to teach young children from diverse backgrounds to help them read and write for success. A general discussion of the research literature is built into the structure of the book to give teachers a knowledge base to teach and explain to children the why and the how of what they are learning. The chapters cover recent concepts of structured literacy, including systematic teaching of decoding skills, vocabulary, comprehension, writing, and spelling. This practical guide uses a scope and sequence approach to teaching that gives children a solid foundation of reading and writing s

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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 SynopsisThis book is a celebration and an acknowledgement of the various forms of intellectual, physical, emotional and passionate endeavours in which teachers at their best engage.Christopher Day demonstrates that teachers with a passion for teaching are those who are committed, enthusiastic and intellectually and emotionally energetic in their work with children, young people and adults alike. Having this passion for helping pupils to learn has recently been identified as one of the four leadership characteristics mentioned in the HayMcBer Report on effective teachers. Day recognises that passionate teachers are aware of the challenge of the broader social contexts in which they teach, have a clear sense of identity and believe they can make a difference to the learning and achievement of all their pupils. Offering a refreshing and positive view, A Passion for Teaching is a contribution to understanding and improving the teaching profession and brings new insTrade Review'I found the book engaging, a good blend of theoretical considerations and practical examples. Certainly, at a time when many teachers are over 40 and feel the strains of a demanding job, it is good to be reminded of the fundamental reasons why most entered the profession. Those who are wilting, and indeed those who are not, will enjoy reading it. ' - Ted Wragg, Times Educational Supplement'I would like to thank Chris Day for so clearly pointing out to the readers that the core of teaching is passion, and it must be protected, nurtured, developed and sustained.' - Teachers and Teaching: Theory and PracticeTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Need for Passion 1. Why Passion is Essential 2. Moral Purposes: Care, Courage and Pupil's Voices 3. Emotions and Identities 4. The Passion of Commitment: Job Satisfaction, Motivation and Efficacy 5. Building Knowledge About Practice 6. A Passion for Learning and Development 7. Passionate Learning Communities 8. Sustaining the Passion

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Book SynopsisThe articles which make up this reader provide both overview and analysis of the central issues in secondary education. Focused closely upon what it means to teach and learn in the modern secondary classroom, this book provides invaluable insight into the development of secondary education today. It is an ideal introduction to the task of teachers in secondary schools. Issues covered in the book include:the new agenda around teaching and learningeffective pedagogythe teacher-student relationshipteaching, learning and the digital agegrouping by abilitymanaging the curriculum changeassessmentequal opportunities and educational changeThis is the lead book in a series which bring together collections of articles by highly experienced educators which introduce, explore and illuminate the issues surrounding teaching in secondary schools. They are invaluable resources for those training to become teachers, newly qualified teachers and more experienced practioners, particularly those mentoring NQTs.Trade Review'I enjoyed reading the contributions in this book. Some of the articles, and most of the ideas were familiar, but I still felt there was a wealth of useful material covered. I would certainly recommend this book to trainee and new teachers, to education tutors, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of schooling.' - Dr Keith Taber, EscalateTable of ContentsSection 1: Learners and Learning 1. Learning Perspectives on the Teachers Task 2. Tenets to Understand a Cultural Perspective on Learning 3. Ability, Intelligence and Attainment in Secondary Schools 4. How Children Learn: Implications for Practice 5. What do New Views of Knowledge and Thinking Have to Say About Research on Teacher Learning? Section 2: Teachers and Teaching 6. Teacher Effectiveness 7. What Do We Know About Effective Pedagogy? 8. New Understanding's of Teacher's Pedagogic Knowledge 9. 'He's such a nice man, but he's so boring, you have to really make a conscious effort to learn' 10. The Teacher-student Relationship in Secondary School: Insights from Excluded Students 11. The Many Roles of the Comprehensive Teacher Section 3: Classrooms 12. Life in Classrooms 13. Has Classroom Teaching Served its Day? 14. Teaching Learning and the Digital Age 15. Grouping By Ability - What Research Has To Tell Us? 16. How is Language used as a Medium for Classroom Education? Section 4: Curriculum 17. Understanding the Context of Curriculum 18. The Origins of the National Curriculum 19. Planning and Implementing Change 20. Assessment: A Changing Practice 21. Assessment and Gender Section 5: Schools 22. The Positive Effects of Schooling 23. Transitions between Primary and Secondary Schools 24. The Intelligent School 25. Equal Opportunities and Educational Performance: Gender, Race and Class 26. Home-School links 17. Policy Alternatives to Exclusion from School

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Book SynopsisSince its first publication, Action Research: Principles and Practice has become a key text in its field. This new updated edition clearly describes and explains the practices of action research and its underlying values, and introduces important new ideas, including: all professionals should be reflective practitioners; they should produce their personal theories of practice to show how they are holding themselves accountable for their educational influences in learning; the stories they produce become a new people's history of action research, with potential for influencing new futures. This new edition has expanded in scope, to contribute to diverse fields including professional development across the sectors and the disciplines. It considers the current field, including its problems as well as its considerable hopes and prospects for new thinking and practices. Now fully updated, this book contains:<Trade Review"Action Research: Principles and Practice clearly, and passionately, addresses the questions ‘how?’ and ‘why?’ adopt an action research approach to ones practice. McNiff demonstrates throughout the book that she lives the values that she is espousing. The way she brings together her passion for creating positive change through action research with the need for rigour in the way the research is carried out reminds us that she is, at the same time, advocate, campaigner, educator and academic."- Mark Robson, York St John UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. What do we know? The principles of action research Chapter 1. What do we know? The principles of action research Chapter 2. How do we come to know it? Linking theory and practice Chapter 3. Who has influenced our thinking? Key theorists, old and new Chapter 4. What do we need to know? How can we develop the work? Part II. What do we do? The practices of action research Chapter 5. How to do action research Chapter 6. Practical issues Chapter 7. Making sense of the data and generating evidence Chapter 8. Validating and legitimating claims to knowledge Part III. How do we share our knowledge? Stories from the field Chapter 9. Action research across the disciplines and professions Chapter 10. Action research for social change Chapter 11. Action research and communities and cultures of enquiry Chapter 12. Action research for global sustainability Part IV. What is the significance of our knowledge? How do we communicate it? Chapter 13. Producing and presenting action research reports Chapter 14. Demonstrating impact: Explaining the significance of our action research Part V. Whither action research? Chapter 15. New directions in action research Chapter 16. So …what do we know now? What do we need to know?

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Book SynopsisAccessibly written with the needs of trainee teachers and Higher Level Teaching Assistants in mind, this new edition of Wendy Spooner's popular SEN Handbook provides an up-to-the-minute introduction to key issues. Student teachers and teaching assistants will find the case studies and vignettes invaluable as they bring these issues to life, and present important opportunities for reflection on how these issues relate to practice. Core standards for teachers, QTS and HLTA qualifications are highlighted enabling the reader to understand exactly what is expected of them and how to achieve it. Coverage includes: self-assessment of your own attitudes towards SEN issues legal definitions and current legislation and guidance identification, assessment and support for children with SENs across the Key Stages issues of inclusion and exclusion a range of teaching approaches and strategies school-based training andTrade Review'The SEN Handbook for Trainee Teachers, NQTs and Teaching Assistants by Wendy Spooner is a comprehensive guide to working with children with special educational needs. Linked to National Standards, and created in collaboration with nasen, it is packed with relevant, up-to-date information.' - Junior Education Plus Table of ContentsForeword by Richard Rose, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Part 1: Legislation, Frameworks and Issues, Part 2: Developing your Practice, Appendix A: Standards information, Appendix B: Individual Education Plans, Appendix C: Acronyms, Resources and further reading, References, Index

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Book SynopsisEducation policymakers often demonstrate surprisingly little awareness of how popular reforms impact teaching and teacher education. In this book, scholars help readers develop a more robust understanding of the nature of teacher preparation, as well as an in-depth grasp of how popular policies, practices, and ideologies have taken root.Table of Contents Contents Foreword: Teachers on the Move Janelle Scott  vii Introduction: Teaching as a Profession in an Age of Privatization: Issues, Advocacy, and Approaches  1 T. Jameson Brewer and Christopher A. Lubienski Part I: Dispositions, Ideology, and Philosophy Driving Educational Reforms 1. Countering the Continued Corporate Assault on Schools: Endorsing Public Education, Ethical Altruism, and Critical Policy Studies 17 Deron Boyles 2.Common Core Creativity: What Are Preservice Teachers Learning? 43 Christopher H. Tienken and Dario Sforza 3. Toward the End of Teacher Education? edTPA as the Next Guardian Sentinel of Teacher Certification 67 Westry Whitaker and Jim Burns Part II: Impacts on Teacher Preparation and the Teaching Profession 4. Impacting Education Through Privatized Graduate Schools: Strategic Fields, Charter Networks, and the Relay Graduate School of Education 91Jamie C. Atkinson and Brian W. Dotts 5. Canaries in the Classroom: The Teaching Profession in Trouble 113 Anthony Cody 6. Teacher Preparation in Singapore: Lessons on Neoliberalism 127 Priya Goel La Londe and Warren Mark Liew 7. Teaching Toward Which Ends? Residency Candidates Navigating Competing Programmatic Aims 149 Hilary Conklin, Lauren Gatti, and Kavita Kapadia Matsko 8. The Inequitable Impact of Privatization and Marketization of Initial Teacher Preparation in Chile 171 Carmen Montecinos and M. Beatriz Fernández 9. Teach For America, the Education Entrepreneur Network, and the Reshaping of Teacher Preparation 189 Kerry Kretchmar, Beth Sondel, and Joseph Ferrare 10. Academic Achievement of Students Taught by Teachers from Differing Preparation Programs 213 Denise K. Whitford, Dake Zhang, and Antonis Katsiyannis< About the Editors and Contributors 229 Index 231

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the HighScope Approach is a much-needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of this innovative education programme. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of the HighScope approach to early childhood and its relationship to high-quality early years practice.This second edition contains all the original content, which covers all areas of the curriculum including learning environment, plan-do-review, adult-child interaction and assessment, but has been updated to be fully in line with the latest changes to research, policy and practice. New topics and features include:â outdoor play and learningâ using the HighScope approach with children with special needs and who speak English as an additional languageâ managing the approach with bigger class sizesââthe implementation of technology with children in HighScope settingsâ a selection of new photographsWritten to support the work of all those in the field of early years education and childcare, this is a vital text for students, early years and childcare practitioners, teachers, early years professionals, childrenâs centre professionals, lecturers, advisory teachers, head teachers and setting managers.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. History and research 2. An overview of HighScope 3. Active Learning 4. The learning environment 5. The daily routine 6. Adult-child interaction 7. Assessment and teamwork 8. The future Index

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Book SynopsisThis basic primer covers the nuts and bolts of developing all types of real estate, including multifamily, office, retail, and industrial projects. Thoroughly updated, this new edition includes numerous case studies of actual projects as well as small-scale examples that are ideal for anyone new to real estate development.

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Book SynopsisHe helps us understand that the political relationship between schools and society is neither artificial nor neutral nor necessarily negative. Choice Offers educators ways for reflecting critically on their own practices and the relationship between schools and society.Table of ContentsForeword by Peter McLaren Editor's Introduction Introduction Rethinking the Language of Schooling Rethinking the Language of Schooling Toward a New Sociology of Curriculum Social Education in the Classroom: The Dynamics of the Hidden Curriculum Overcoming Behavioral and Humanistic Objectives Literacy, Writing, and the Politics of Voice Writing and Critical Thinking in the Social Studies Mass Culture and the Rise of the New Illiteracy: Implications for Reading Critical Pedagogy, Cultural Politics, and the Discourse of Experience Culture, Power, and Transformation in the Work of Paulo Freire: Toward a Politics of Education Teaching, Intellectual Work, and Education as Cultural Politics Teachers as Transformative Intellectuals Curriculum Study and Cultural Politics The Need for Cultural Studies Teacher Education and the Politics of Democratic Reform Toward a Language of Critique and Possibility Crisis and Possibilities in Education Reproducing Reproduction: The Politics of Tracking Antonio Gramsci Solidarity, Ethics, and Possibility in Critical Education Index

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Book SynopsisBased on the idea that children are experts of their lives, this pioneering book suggests that children's active participation in applied linguistics research can open up exciting new possibilities. It is essential reading for researchers in second language education, as well as anyone who wants to conduct research involving children.Table of Contents1. Setting the scene; 2. From traditional to contemporary conceptions of childhood; 3. Voice, agency and participation; 4. Child-centredness and democratic school structures; 5. Children's roles and status in applied linguistics research; 6. Filling the gap: what kind of research is needed?; 7. Ethical issues and dilemmas; 8. Towards children's active engagement in applied linguistics research.

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Book SynopsisThrough an accessible, research-based program of professional learning, this critical resource empowers gifted educators to become change agents for equity in their classroom, school, or district.Designed for practitioners seeking to increase the rate of identification and retention of underserved gifted populations, this book guides readers through the Four Zones of Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model, a practical set of tools specific to the field of gifted education. Readers will develop an all-inclusive professional learning plan specific to their teachers' understanding of cultural norms, guiding participants to gain insight into the characteristics of gifted marginalized students, coaching faculty in ways to increase classroom support, and equipping educators with the tools necessary to build effective partnerships with parents and communities.Ideal for gifted educators, coordinators, and administrators, this playbook is packed with practical ideas, strategTrade Review"The authors' approach toward equity-driven professional learning takes a comprehensive view toward creating systemic change in serving diverse gifted learners. Unlike "piece-meal" approaches, this authentic resource takes a broad, overarching examination of the abundant obstacles that have prevented progress toward equity in gifted education. They then demonstrate, through numerous cases, scenarios, lessons, and activities, specific and practical actions school leaders and teachers can implement to overcome biases and obstacles inherent in our schools. Every teacher in the U.S. should have this book; I will be buying it for my teachers!"Dina Brulles, Director of Gifted Education for Paradise Valley USD in Phoenix, Arizona; USA"The Four Zones Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model (4ZEPL) has the power to restructure access to gifted and talented services in the classroom, at the school site, and district level. This guide offers a practical model that integrates culturally responsive professional development in response to the student's funds of knowledge. This book is a necessary addition to every district administrator, coordinator, or teacher's bookshelf who advocates for equitable access to gifted and talented services."Julia Nyberg, Executive Director of California Association for the Gifted, USA"The authors take a needed step in moving the equity in gifted education conversation to include the root causes and families and communities in the iterative process. Through the 4ZEPL framework and process, educators will address underrepresentation in their gifted services and mitigate attrition because of mismatched services or the absence of appropriate "bridge" supports. This text will be instrumental in empowering and equipping gifted educators to exact positive changes in their schools and districts."Monica Simonds, Director of Advanced Learning Programs and Services for Richardson ISD, Texas; USA"Written with administrators and teacher educators in mind, Empowering Gifted Educators as Change Agents provides a fresh look at what equity-driven, research-based professional learning looks like. For those hoping to close the gap between best practices, identification and retention of under-served gifted learners, there can be no better playbook for change than the Four Zones Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model. The authors of this book have produced a game plan to achieve transformative change that empowers teachers to be the change while becoming advocates for antiracism not just in thoughts but also in practice."Wendy A. Behrens, President-Elect of CEC-TAG, USA"The need for greater inclusivity and culturally responsive practices in gifted education cannot be ignored. Dr. Lewis and Dr. Novak have presented a systematic approach to equity driven professional learning that will guide school faculty as they progress on their individual journeys toward diversity, equity, and inclusion in gifted services."C. Matthew Fugate, University of Houston-Downtown, USA"Finally, a book about engaging teachers of gifted in ongoing professional learning using data to determine needs! A bonus is the conversational tone emitted throughout. Reading it feels like I'm chatting with Angela and Katie over coffee. Powerful."Jolene Teske, Advanced Learning Supervisor for Des Moines, USA"Chocked full of creative ideas for quality professional learning activities, this playbook provides facilitators with fresh learning experiences to build awareness about equity in delivering gifted education services. By exploring their Four Zone Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model, the authors lead readers through understanding applicable research and theories relevant to delivering culturally responsive professional learning."Bronwyn MacFarlane, Editor for STEM Education for High Ability Learners and Specialized Schools for High Ability Learners: Designing and Implementing Programming, USATable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Need for Equity-Driven Professional Learning 2. Introduction to the Four Zone Equity-Driven Professional Learning Model 3. Seven Guidelines for Equity-Driven Professional Learning for Gifted Educators 4. Zone 1: Increasing Educators' Understanding of Cultural Norms and Equity 5. Zone 2: Increasing Educators' Understanding of Characteristics of Gifted Marginalized Students 6. Zone 3: Increasing Classroom Support for Educators and Gifted Marginalized Students 7. Zone 4: Increasing and Developing Partnerships with Parents and the Community 8. Professional Learning is an Iterative Process

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Book SynopsisRather than reserving the teaching of Black history to Black history month, Black narratives deserve to be seen and integrated into every aspect of the school curriculum. A unique yet practical resource, Global Black Narratives addresses this issue by providing primary teachers with a global outline of Black history, culture and life within the framework of the UKâs National Curriculum.Each topic explored in this essential book provides teachers and teaching assistants with historical, geographic and cultural context to build confidence when planning and teaching. Full lesson plans and printable worksheets are incorporated into each topic, alongside tips to build future lessons in line with the themes explored.Part 1 examines Black Britain, a term used to refer to African and Caribbean immigrants to the United Kingdom and their descendants. Teachers will gain essential contextual knowledge and the practical skills to deliver lessons exploring many examples of Black Britain, dating as far back as the Tudor period. Detailed lesson plans are provided on numerous activist groups and figures who make up the Black British civil rights movement including Claudia Jones, Harold Moody, Stuart Hall, Amy Ashwood The West African Students Union, the Bristol bus boycott and resistance groups from the 1960s to 1980s. Many of the lesson plans also concern music and wider arts and culture.Part 2 explores Black Presence in Europe, providing focused examples of Black narratives. Topics explored include Negritude, Josephine Baker, Afro-Spaniards and the Moorish occupation of Spain, Afro-Surinamese people in the Netherlands and Black presence in France.Created by BLAM UK, this highly informative yet practical resource is an essential read for any teacher, teaching assistant or senior leader who wishes to diversify their curriculum and address issues of Black representation within their school. It is published in two practical and comprehensive volumes. Volume 1 covers Britain and Europe, whilst Volume 2 includes Africa, the Americas and the Caribbean. Each volume can be used individually for teaching but when used together they provide a truly global perspective on black history and culture.Trade Review"A fantastic, informative and eclectic collection of Global Black Narratives which will enrich the minds and cultural experiences of students and teachers alike. Extremely well researched with engaging resources from teaching, historical and lived experience experts. A must have for schools who are serious about teaching and affirming the heritage and history of all their students and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion."Patricia Lamour MBE, Aspire Education Group"An exceptional wealth of relevant historical knowledge that all children should have access to. This book is an excellent resource and provides a great building block for educators to use as part of developing an inclusive and relevant curriculum."Nadine Bernard, Youngest Black Headteacher in the UK, Van Gogh Primary School Headteacher and Founder of Aspiring Heads"This is a groundbreaking approach to a history that has been ignored and misrepresented. It is original in its approach and comprehensive in its scope. Both Teacher and student will be enlightened and enriched by its content. Outstanding and Essential."Leila Hassan Howe, Founding Member of the Race Today Collective, Darcus Howe Legacy, Black-British ActivistTable of ContentsPart One - Black Britain; 1. The History of Jungle Music; 2. The Black Tudors; 3. Black British Jazz; 4. Local Histories - Claudia Jones; 5. Local Histories - Harold Moody; 6. Local Histories - Stuart Hall; 7. Local Histories - Amy Ashwood Garvey; 8. Black British Publishing Companies; 9. Yoruba naming ceremonies in the UK; 10. Local Histories - Raphael Albert; 11. The Bristol Bus Boycott; 12. Black British Resistance Groups; 13. From One Small Island to another: Windrush; 14. Dub: The Skeleton of Reggae Music; 15. We Built This: Reparations; 16. Black British English; 17. Imagery and Imperialism: The Royal Family, Empire and Colonialism; 18. The West African Students Union; Part Two - Black Presence in Europe; 19. The Negritude Movement; 20. Josephine Baker; 21. Afro-Spaniards; 22. Afro-Surinamese People in the Netherlands; 23. Black Presence in France

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Book SynopsisThe Soul of Learning is a groundbreaking book that bridges together cultural work, contemplative practices, and ancient scriptures. Inside each chapter, readers are challenged and inspired to come face-to-face with themselves as they encounter teachers in all formsfrom spiritual sages to critical theorists, from prophets to poets, from hip-hop rappers to reggae artists. This book is multifaceted and multidisciplinary. It models the essence of education by offering multiple entry points into holistic learning: somatic, aesthetic, emotional, intellectual, ethical, relational, and spiritual. The Soul of Learning embodies a pedagogical disruption in pursuit of personal sovereignty. What process must we go through to reimagine ourselves in relation to each other and the world around us? This book offers a semblance of an answer. As a way to bring the sacred into schooling, Keator and Watson courageously connect spirituality, activism, and education thTrade ReviewThe Soul of Learning is a beautifully conceived project that rightfully urges educators to consider matters beyond that of the mind and intellect to ways of being and knowing that give meaning and importance to students' spirits and the wisdom of their ancestors' spiritual communities. While putting their work in conversation with relevant educational research, Keator and Watson masterfully integrate the words and sentiments from a truly diverse set of spiritual intellectuals and leaders into their analysis ranging from Rumi to June Jordan to Kahlil Gibran to Tupac. The book is made even more impactful by the practical activities that Keator and Watson integrate into each chapter to bring key concepts like silence, healing, and sovereignty to life. This book is essential for educators looking to meaningfully cultivate the spiritual lives and capabilities of their students.Dr. Daren Graves, Associate Professor of Education and Social Work, Simmons UniversityCo-author of Schooling for Critical Consciousness (Harvard Ed Press), www.darengraves.com We are often telling educators to find time to care for themselves; however, we seldom offer them tools. Soul of Learning captures what our teacher, Dr. Chelsea Jackson Roberts, always reminds us to do: Drink as we pour. This meditation invites us into the other side of justice and equity work—self-love and unapologetic self-care that is essential when doing the heavy lifting of this work. Educators, please keep this book close to you at all times." Maisha & Lawrence Winn, Co-Founders and Co-Directors, Transformative Justice in Education (TJE) Center, School of Education, University of California, DavisOur hunt for perfection consists of a deep instinct to discover eternal truth, the desire to manifest the fullness of our hidden potentialities and a longing for unending freedom. These are examples of humanity’s inevitable search for meaning. Without a higher consciousness, life will forever remain imperfect and incomplete. Without knowing who I really am and what my aim in this vast existence is, everything that I yearn, learn or earn will be unfulfilling and futile. The Soul of Learning takes us into the heart of this learning. People tend to evaluate personalities based on outward accomplishments, but those shallow triumphs could never add glow to one’s disposition. What we radiate comes from within and from knowing what we truly are – the path that this book is talking about! Dr. Keator and Dr. Watson offers us a way to hone in on our individual light as a way to shine brighter together.Dr. Chinmay Pandya, BSc, MBBS, PGDipl, MRCPsych Pro Vice Chancellor, Dev Sanskriti University, Haridwar Uttarakhand, India The Soul of Learning is a courageous work. Courage is a virtue indigenous to all spiritual-philosophical teachings in world wisdom traditions. The Soul of Learning inspires and encourages us to move from being scarred and scared to sacred, inviting us to live out our days as a sacred act of sacrifice—that is, to sanctify self and world, to become holy by becoming whole. This book is a serious corrective to contemporary mainstream education that still bears the signature of soul-extinguishing and world-destroying delusional views and interpretation of who we are as human beings. The Soul of Learning is an activist manifesto for those who believe in soul-making as an educational direction. Heesoon Bai, PhD, RCC Professor, Philosophy of Education, Simon Fraser University | Burnaby Campus, Burnaby, B.C. Table of ContentsForeword by Charles Scott; Preface: Collective Belonging; 1: Meditation on Education; 2: Silence; 3: Just Breathe; 4: Mental Emancipation; 5: Expanding Perspectives; 6: The Journey into Truth; 7: Into the Heart of Healing; 8: Teaching towards Sovereignty; 9: Beloved Community; 10: Ancient Futures; Afterword by Hodari B. Davis

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Book SynopsisHow can you incorporate antiracist practices into specific subject areas? This essential book finally answers that question and offers a clear roadmap for introducing antiracism into the world language classroom.Drawing on foundational and cutting-edge knowledge of antiracism, authors Hines-Gaither and Accilien address the following questions: what does antiracism look like in the world language classroom; why is it vital to implement antiracist practices relevant to your classroom or school; and how can you enact antiracist pedagogies and practices that enrich and benefit your classroom or school?Aligned with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages standards, the book is filled with hands-on antiracist activities, strategies, and lesson plans. The book covers all necessary topics, including designing antiracist units of study, teaching across proficiency levels, advocacy and collaboration in the community, and how to facilitate sTable of ContentsForeword by Cassandra GlynnPreface IntroductionChapter 1: Defining the Antiracist World Language Classroom Chapter 2: Naming White Supremacy, Anti-BIPOC and Anti-BlacknessChapter 3: Setting the Stage for the Antiracist ClassroomChapter 4: Designing Antiracist Units of StudyChapter 5: Planning Daily Lessons on AntiracismChapter 6: Addressing Conflicts in the Antiracist ClassroomChapter 7: Teaching Antiracism across Proficiency LevelsChapter 8: Advocacy and Collaboration for the Antiracist World Language Classroom

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Book SynopsisKey components of practitioner inquiry provide an effective approach to lasting educational change. By including narratives of practice from across diverse early childhood settings, this book investigates issues that arise during implementation of inquiry-focussed professional learning cycles. It presents practitioner inquiry as a vehicle for empowering educators and educational systems.Research-based, this book brings together theory and practice from authors and internationally recognised commentators to inform and inspire early childhood educators. Chapters are thematically grouped in three focus areas. The first centres on background contextual information to set the scene, the second offers real-life stories based on authorsâ experiences and the third provides insight into broader issues of leadership and professional learning. Voices of educators, teachers and leaders are included to provide multiple points of entry for readers with different interests, backgrounds, andTrade Review‘The key to educational improvement in early childhood lies in inquiring and puzzling, hypothesising and evaluating. These experienced authors have delivered a book enhancing the inner strengths and wisdom of practitioners to inspire and lead change in their unique contexts.’ Dr Sandra Cheeseman, CEO, Créche & Kindergarten Association, Queensland, Australia.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Inviting engagement Section 1: Setting the Scene 1. Practitioner inquiry: Processes, potentials and purposes 2. What is a useful question? 3. Evidence for change: Finding and analysing data 4. Practitioner inquiry as a tool for meeting and moving beyond regulatory requirements for teachers Section 2: Sharing Stories of Experience 5. Unpacking complexity in complex environments 6. Stories from the classroom: School-based change through an inquiry-based approach 7. ‘Forming’ ourselves as teacher~researchers 8. What matters: Participant voices in a year of sustained professional learning Section 3: Exploring big ideas 9. Unexpected opportunities: Inquiry as professional learning 10. Intersections of pedagogical documentation and practitioner inquiry 11. Effecting positive change: The role of educational leaders 12. Practitioner research as sustainable professional practice 13. Conclusion: Thinking together

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Book SynopsisBecoming an Outstanding Languages Teacher explores the skills that it takes to deliver exceptional language teaching and produce outstanding results. Written by a highly experienced teacher and teacher educator, this book provides a wide range of approaches to teaching, along with an abundance of practical classroom ideas.This new edition keeps the focus on the nuts and bolts of planning lessons which will keep students engaged and stimulated when learning a language and features a new chapter on intercultural understanding, as well as updated information on the latest digital technology tools. Reference is made to tried and tested methodologies and classroom procedures, along with exciting new approaches which teachers have found productive. The book covers: how to run a room; dissecting lessons: written texts, aural texts and visuals; teacher-student interactions, communicative tasks and sentence-building; developing phonologicaTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Running a languages classroom, 2. Dissecting lessons: visuals, 3. Dissecting lessons: using written texts, 4. Dissecting lessons: task-based lessons, 5. Enjoying sounds, 6. Purposeful games, 7. Getting grammatical, 8. Words and chunks, 9. Dissecting lessons: speaking, 10. Dissecting lessons: writing, 11. Teaching all abilities, 12. Teaching in the target language, 13. Moving them forwards, 14. Intercultural understanding, 15. Building your outstanding repertoire, Conclusion

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Book SynopsisTeaching children how to manage their intense emotions is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting or educating gifted children. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students is an indispensable resource for parents and educators seeking to understand why gifted children can be so extreme in their behavior and how to manage the highs and lows that accompany emotional intensity.Presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style, this revised and updated third edition pulls from contemporary research to depict changes in how we understand and support gifted children as well as an increased understanding of trauma, social-emotional learning, and empathy development. Chapters feature role-plays and strategies designed to show parents and teachers how to interact and guide gifted children in a way that teaches them how to recognize, monitor, and adjust their behavior.Also featuring updated resources, worksheets, and checklists, this practical new edition is a must-reaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: What It Means to Be Gifted 1. Assumptions About Giftedness 2. Talents and Troubles 3. Intensities as Strengths 4. The Many Faces of Giftedness 5. Understanding Twice-Exceptionality Part II: Great Information, Now What? 6. Building a Solid Foundation 7. Intense Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors 8. Working With Unique Issues 9. Enlisting Help Part III: Tools and Strategies 10. Emotional Coaching Foundations 11. Relationship Issues 12. Performance Issues 13. Behavioural Issues Final Thoughts

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Book SynopsisHow can schools shoulder some responsibility for depolarizing our fractured American society? In this provocative new book, Kent Lenci describes how educators can tackle the challenge of preparing students to communicate and collaborate across lines of deep disagreementâto face the political and ideological otherâdespite the conventional wisdom that schools should be apolitical.Topics covered include the causes and consequences of political polarization in our society, why schools must address the challenge head-on, bridge-building in the classroom, media literacy and social emotional learning as tools for depolarization, and partnering with parents across the divide.Each chapter offers current research as well as practical strategies and classroom anecdotes. Appropriate for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas, the book will help you reconsider your classroom and schoolâs role in forging a more depolarized future.Trade Review"Learning to Depolarize is thoughtful, constructive, and beautifully written—a terrific book. It makes a strong case for taking up these difficult issues in schools, and it will be very helpful to lots of folks."—Dr. Richard Weissbourd, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Kennedy School of Government"In Learning to Depolarize, Lenci offers all of us—educators and parents/guardians—a research-based approach to engaging the "other," those whose beliefs differ from our own. The education landscape has become the epicenter for the polarizing culture wars, and Lenci offers practical suggestions that stem from his own experiences in the classroom. This book is insightful, well-researched, straightforward, courageous, and inspirational. In short, this book is a must read!" —Bonnie J. Ricci, Executive Director, International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA)Table of Contents1. Introduction: We Have Always Been Those Students 2. Polarization Awaits Our Children 3. Depolarization Is a Job for Schools 4. Cross-Cutting Dialogue Through Cross-Country Connections 5. Teaching Students to Build Bridges Within the Classroom 6. Depolarization Requires Managing Media and Emotions 7. Positioning Faculty to Encourage Depolarization 8. Partnering with Parents Across the Political Divide 9. Conclusion: Finding the Courage to Depolarize 10. Appendix: Consolidated List of Resources

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Book SynopsisWritten by experienced leaders in gifted education, this book is a foundational guide for supervisors, administrators, and districts seeking to create culturally responsive and equity-focused gifted policies and programs.Engaging chapters supported by real-world vignettes and interactive contemplation corners outline key elements of culturally responsive leadership and the administrative actions necessary for disrupting systems of oppression within gifted programs. Topics covered include culturally responsive gifted education, multitiered systems of support, authentic family engagement, the use of data to inform systemic change, and more.Featuring authentic applications of culturally responsive gifted leadership practices and an innovative tool to evaluate gifted program inclusivity, this book is essential reading for all current and future leaders in gifted education.Table of ContentsList of Figures Foreword 1. Overview and Introduction: Urgency and Need 2. Creating Culturally Inclusive Learning Environments 3. Culturally Responsive Leadership 4. Creating Sustainable Culturally Responsive Gifted Education Systems 5. Data Driven Approach 6. Systems of Support 7. Commitment to Families 8. Engaging in Equity Challenges and Charting a Course for the Future Appendix A: Checklist for Culturally Responsive Gifted Best Practices: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners Appendix B: Gifted-Program Inclusivity Evaluation (G-PIE)

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Book SynopsisThe Teacher's Reflective Practice Handbook is based on a multi-dimensional framework of reflective practice designed by the author to guide and support student, early career and experienced teachers to develop high-quality teaching and maximise pupil learning. This second edition combines the intent to preserve the integrity of seminal contributions advanced by eminent scholars and practitioners over the years, with that of broadening its reach to reflect key changes in policy discourse, teacher education, school and curriculum reform underpinned by evidence-informed research on what constitutes effective teaching and learning, across the national and international landscape.Chapters invite you to engage in descriptive, comparative and critical reflective conversations across nine dimensions of reflective practice which enables you to:Question personal theories, beliefs and assumptions about teaching and consider alternative perspectives and possibilitiesTable of ContentsPreface. PART 1 Reflective practice for professional development: framing the construct. 1 Reflective practice: captured, framed and defined. 2 Qualitative distinctions in reflective practice. PART II Dimensions of reflective practice: key features and processes. 3 Dimension 1: study your own teaching for personal improvement. 4 Dimension 2: systematically evaluate your own teaching through classroom research procedures. 5 Dimension 3: link theory with your own practice. 6 Dimension 4: question your personal theories and beliefs. 7 Dimension 5: consider alternative perspectives and possibilities. 8 Dimension 6: try out new strategies and ideas. 9 Dimension 7: maximise the learning potential of all your pupils.10 Dimension 8: enhance the quality of your own teaching. 11 Dimension 9: continue to improve your own teaching. Endnote. Appendices

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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 SynopsisThe preschool and reception years can be viewed as a stage of preparation for formal schooling. But we must not lose sight of the profound impact this time of play and exploration has as children continue developing the core processes they will later rely on. Nurturing Children through Preschool and Reception explores how a childâs mind and body develops during this critical and sensitive period and how the choices practitioners and parents make every day have a deep impact on these processes. Underpinned by the latest research in the fields of child development, psychology, health and well-being, it explores the practices that can be embedded straight away to support childrenâs ongoing development and give them the best opportunities for future success.The book follows a holistic approach through the Nurturing Childhoods Pedagogical Framework and the ABCs of Developing Engagement, alongside methods to consider the impact of learning experiences, decoding children's ev

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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 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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Book SynopsisEarly years pedagogy is a deeply human, emotional activity as well as an intellectual and physical one. Drawing on key research, this book explores how Work Discussion' can offer a safe space for practitioners to reflect on their daily experience including the feelings that accompany the work. In facilitating honest and open conversations, it shows how sharing troubling dilemmas and experiences in a supportive environment can improve both the wellbeing of practitioners and the outcomes for children and their families. This book explains the origins of Work Discussion, the results of a year-long evaluation of its impact in a large early years setting, and the accounts of five nursery leaders who have experienced using Work Discussion. Concluding with practical advice on preparing to go forward for training in facilitating Work Discussion groups in early years settings, chapters cover: How to set up Work Discussion as a model of professional reflection Table of Contents Part One: Relationships Matter Chapter 1. Let’s get serious about feelings in early years practice (Peter Elfer); Chapter 2. Introducing Work Discussion as an holistic model of professional reflection (Dilys Wilson) Part Two: Does Work Discussion work? A research evaluation from the perspectives of practitioners, children, and parents Chapter 3. Introducing the Research Evaluation (Peter Elfer) Chapter 4. The practitioners’ perspectives (Antonia Zachariou) Chapter 5. Does ‘Work Discussion’ work? How can we know if Work Discussion makes a difference for children (Sue Robson) Chapter 6. The parents’ perspective. What was learnt in the evaluation about working with parents and what matters to parents? (Sue Greenfield) Part Three: Five Nursery Managers talk about their experience of Work Discussion Chapter 7: Research into Practice. Inviting Nursery Leaders to try out Work Discussion: What did they make of it? Chapter 8. Christina’s story Chapter 9. Emily’s story Chapter 10. Lisa’s story Chapter 11. Sam’s story Chapter 12. Tricia’s story Part Four: What is involved in leading a Work Discussion group? 13. Building space to talk and think: Five Key Tasks for Work Discussion Facilitators (Ruth and Peter)

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Book SynopsisCheck out Regie's video welcome and companion websiteHow do we find hope and possibility in challenging times? How do we bring our truest selves into our teaching and personal lives? In this unique, inspiring book, beloved author Regie Routman artfully blends stories and strategies to show how we can introduce more joy and gratitude in our classrooms and in our lives.Regie invites us to focus on what matters most in our work and in our relationships with those we hold dear. She shares ideas and practical takeaways for teaching, learning, and living: Seeing and celebrating each learner's gifts and strengths Creating a storytelling culture Ensuring equitable opportunities for all Co-creating welcoming spaces Trade Review“I love this book! Regie’s stories connect us, teach us, cause us to reflect and think. They show us that much of what we are experiencing now we have lived before, and remind us of the best practices that must shine through. I take away hope, inspiration, and renewed energy for life and for the field of education. An inspiring book for all!” —GAIL BOUSHEY, Teacher and Author “Teacher professional development books are a dime a dozen, but Regie Routman has written a unique guide for educator personal development in the context of teaching and their lives outside of the classroom. It’s a must-read for anyone who wants to stay in the field of education for the long haul.” —LARRY FERLAZZO, Educator, Author, and Education Week Teacher Advice Columnist “Regie Routman shares her unique and vulnerable perspective on teaching and life. As a reader, I felt like Regie was speaking directly to me, whispering in my ear, encouraging, connecting with me, and inspiring me. I believe this book will continue to inspire and uplift teachers of all levels for years to come. Simply put, The Heart-Centered Teacher is a delightful reading experience.” —VALENTINA GONZALEZ, Author and Educational Consultant “Regie Routman has crafted a personal love letter in the perfect book with the perfect words at the perfect time. From the first page to the last, Regie invites us to pull up a metaphorical chair and linger as she bathes us in life lessons and sage advice that we need most in challenging times. Across every page, we soak in her wisdom, leaning into her stories of hope, love, and possibility that loom large in our view. —MARY HOWARD, Literacy Consultant and Author “I savored every sentence of The Heart-Centered Teacher. It is balm for the educator’s soul, a necessary resource to help us navigate these complex and challenging times. Regie’s book is essential reading for all teachers and school leaders, both professionally and personally.” —MATT RENWICK, Educator, Coach, and Author “As always, Regie has written the book that teachers need for this specific time in our world. Weaving together all that is happening in literacy education, Regie’s words keep us grounded in making sure our work with children is authentic, joyful and research-based. Her book lifts teachers up, and gives us both wisdom and hope as we navigate our work with children and colleagues.” —FRANKI SIBBERSON, Past President of NCTE, Educational Consultant, and Author “When the world seems to be crashing down upon educators, Regie Routman comes through with a book full of hope, inspiration, and ways to do ‘the work.’ With compassion at the forefront, she shares stories, strategies, and wisdom to help readers navigate the turbulent waters of our time. If you read one professional book this year, The Heart-Centered Teacher should be it. It’s just what educators need.” —CRIS TOVANI, Teacher, Instructional Coach, and Author Table of ContentsGratitudes A Letter to Readers 1. Loving Our Students 2. Telling Our Stories 3. Promoting Equitable Opportunities 4. Co-creating a Joyful, Inclusive Culture 5. Developing Professional Knowledge 6. Championing the Reading/Writing Connection 7. Learning to Live with Loss 8. Revitalizing Our Lives Through Friendships 9. Becoming Our Truest Selves 10. Becoming a Significant Influencer Afterwords References, Resources, and Notes

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Book SynopsisTeach students to write about math so they can improve their conceptual understanding in authentic ways. This resource offers hands-on strategies you can use to help students in grades 35 discuss and articulate mathematical ideas, use correct vocabulary, and compose mathematical arguments.Part One discusses the importance of emphasizing language to make students' thinking visible and to sharpen communication skills, while attending to precision. Part Two provides a plethora of writing prompts and activities: Visual Prompts; Compare and Contrast; The Answer Is; Topical Questions; Writing About; Journal Prompts; Poetry/Prose; Cubing and Think Dots; RAFT; Question Quilts; and Always, Sometimes, Never. Each activity is accompanied by a clear overview plus a variety of examples. Part Three offers a crosswalk of writing strategies and math topics to help you plan, as well as a sample anchor task and lesson plan to demonstrate how the strategies can be integrated.Through

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Book SynopsisSparking Change to Promote Equity illuminates the skills and practices that campus and district-level leaders of gifted and advanced programs need to encourage and support minoritized and marginalized student success in today's classrooms. Designed to empower leaders and other educational stakeholders to build a more equitably represented student population within gifted and advanced programs, Sparking Change chapters offer a discourse on the benefit of incorporating culturally responsive gifted leadership practices to open the gateway toward recognizing, accepting and nurturing each gifted student according to their true needs, interests, challenges and abilities.By dismantling inequitable and oppressive systems that impede student potential, leaders can leverage CRGL behaviors to foster a more inclusive environment within advanced programs, allowing each student to flourish. In the context of the complexities of today's schools and advanced programs, this bo

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Book SynopsisA Practical Guide to Teaching Art and Design in the Secondary School bridges the gap between key themes in Art and Design education theory, professional practice and the classroom. This practical and accessible book introduces methods for the delivery of engaging Art and Design lessons that safely and meaningfully address the current key issues in the subject.Each chapter includes tasks to support trainee and early career teachers in implementing, reviewing and adapting their teaching. Chapters cover a range of core approaches to the curriculum such as powerful knowledge for the Art and Design teacher, the place of Art History in the curriculum and critical thinking in Art and Design learning. In addition, emerging cultural and political issues (such as decolonising the Art and Design curriculum, gender and sexuality, anti-ablism, sustainability and well-being) are explored in ways designed to guide teachers towards applying their own unique teaching style.Linki

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Book SynopsisA Sentence a Day is not your average grammar workbook. Focusing on short, playful, interesting sentences with a sense of humor, these proofreading exercises help students learn without feeling overwhelmed.This new edition features 50 new exercises and interactive elements in its ebook+ version! Each exercise should take only a few minutes of class time, allowing for frequent, consistent reinforcement and practice of serious writing skills. Each exercise shows an incorrect sentence, a sample correction, and explanatory notes for the teacher.With a wide range of difficulty throughout the lessons, this book is a great resource for middle school students, high school students, or anyone looking to improve their writing and grammar skills.

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Book SynopsisHigher Education has had a long and growing association with professional practice. Yet the need to unpack and demystify the day-to-day workings has never been greater, especially for new pracademics â academics entering from professional practice. Mapped to the Advance HE Professional Standards Framework (PSF 2023) and the Academic Professional Apprenticeship Standard Teaching and Supporting Learning (IfATE), this invaluable guide will help you navigate your new academic career, covering all key aspects to support a successful transition. Key features include the following: Hints, tips, narratives, and examples from experienced pracademics from a diverse and broad range of professions and higher education institutions Support and guidance on the academic role, teaching, learning and assessment, supporting students, researching and supervision, academic well-being, and continuing professional development. A âgo toâ Learning Activity Compilation

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Book SynopsisDrawing on academic research and practitioner expertise, this essential volume provides a multidisciplinary and cross-institutional perspective on postgraduate researcher mental health and wellbeing in order to support academic and professional staff in the higher education sector.Contributing authors unpack the key debates, issues and initiatives within higher education policy and practice, while also considering wider contextual factors that may impact upon the mental health of researchers. Readers are encouraged to recognise the importance of belonging throughout and to understand how we may promote healthy research cultures by fostering connections and community.A crucial read for anyone working with doctoral students or involved higher education policy, this edited collection provides a new contribution to research within the field, bettering our understanding of the mental health of postgraduate researchers by drawing from a range of perspectives.

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Book SynopsisFrom its origins in the University of Birmingham's then Institute of Education in 1948, Educational Review has emerged as a leading international journal for generic educational research. Seventy-five years on, Mapping the Field presents a detailed account of education theory and research, policy, and practice through the lens of key articles published in the journal over this timespan.Volume II opens with Part I, a collection of articles examining teachers' job (dis/) satisfaction and stress, and the gendered composition of the teaching workforce. Articles in Part II trace a shift in academic focus from schools seen as families/communities, to the parent-school relationship. The concepts of inclusion and equalityand strategies for their fulfilment in educationare interrogated in Part III. The volume concludes with Part IV, in which diverse identities in the education field are represented.Curated and introduced by the editors, the articles included in boTable of ContentsPart 1: Teachers and their work 1. Men teachers and the “feminised” primary school: a review of the literature 2. The Place of Women in Teacher Education: discourses of power 3. Teacher Stress: directions for future research 4. Teachers as ‘managed professionals’ in the global education industry: the New Zealand experience 5. Teacher job satisfaction: the importance of school working conditions and teacher characteristics Part 2: Family and community 6. The family group 7. Secondary schools as communities 8. Challenging the status quo: the enabling role of gender sensitive fathers, inspirational mothers and surrogate parents in Uganda 9. Barriers to parental involvement in education: an explanatory model 10. Effects of parental involvement on academic achievement: a meta-synthesis 11. Parental involvement to parental engagement: a continuum Part 3: Exclusion and inequality in education 12. “Inclusion in Practice”: does practice make perfect? 13. Why poor children are more likely to become poor readers: the early years 14. Coincidence or conspiracy? Whiteness, policy and the persistence of the Black/White achievement gap 15. Whose justice is this! Capitalism, class and education justice and inclusion in the Nordic countries: race, space and class history 16. Supporting transgender students in schools: beyond an individualist approach to trans inclusion in the education system Part 4: Identity and diversity 17. Evaluative reactions to accents 18. Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education: a mainstream issue? 19. Gendered perceptions of schooling: classroom dynamics and inequalities within four Caribbean secondary schools 20. Beyond responsiveness to identity badges: future research on culture in disability and implications for Response to Intervention 21. Autism, intense interests and support in school: from wasted efforts to shared understandings 22. Who’s checkin’ for Black girls and women in the “pandemic within a pandemic”? COVID-19, Black Lives Matter and educational implications

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a framework for creatively and effectively teaching social and emotional learning across content areas in grades 3â5 using illustrated texts such as graphic novels, manga, and picture books.Thoughtful book choices that reflect the range of diversities found in classrooms and communities help support students as they develop their academic skills, and provide opportunities to address their unique socio-emotional needs. Covering theoretical context, the benefits of using graphic texts to activate important cognitive structures, as well as specific techniques and advice for implementation, this book makes pairing effective, diverse books with thoughtfully designed, standards-aligned lessons encouragingly simple.Packed with adaptable lesson plans, book lists, differentiated activities and more, this book is a must read for educators seeking truly integrated learning experiences that meet all learnersâ academic and social and emotional learning (SEL) need

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Book SynopsisProviding in-depth insight into different types of knowledge and skills partnerships in youth justice, this book illustrates the importance of collaborative working between academics and professionals, drawing on empirical research and practice examples to present expert analysis of knowledge/evidence production and utilisation in youth justice.Original and cutting edge, the focus of this edited collection is on different forms of knowledge exchange (transfer) between professionals and academics in the youth justice context. Authored by experts in the field, each chapter presents a series of case studies showcasing the application of theory/evidence to practice, and shedding light on the challenges professionals experience when seeking to understand complex theory and make sense' of the vast array of empirical data.Knowledge and Skills Partnerships in Youth Justice will appeal to students researching youth justice and criminal justice systems. The book wi

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Book SynopsisApproaching Multiliteracies: Digitally Mediated Second and Foreign Language Teacher Education provides practical insights into developing the multiliteracies pedagogy competencies for pre-service teachers. It highlights how multiliteracies pedagogy can be not just a goal of teacher education, but also a means to prepare future language teachers for this task.Capitalizing on parallels between multiliteracies pedagogy and current models of second and foreign language teacher education (SFLTE), the chapters within the book illustrate how teacher educators in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. connect new forms of digitally mediated communication with principles of initial professionalization. Integrating examples from their own practice with empirical analysis, a team of international contributors provide models of instruction that can be adapted for a variety of settings. This edited collection examines a range of methodological approaches, from engaging in identity work to the use of corpora, that cultivate future language teachersâ dispositions and skills in integrating multiliteracies in foreign language classrooms in ways that are contextually situated, critical, and digitally mediated.Primarily designed for individuals involved in language teacher education, the book will also be a key resource for in-service professional development opportunities focusing on contemporary language learning and use as well as researchers interested in efficacious models of SFLTE.

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Book SynopsisConsider this book your invitation to the most exciting party of the century. We have invited you and some of the greatest minds of our species to dance, share cake, and ponder the age-old question: how can we make our world better? Seeking the Perfect World guides readers through thoughtful discussions of twenty-first-century challenges while providing everything needed to critically engage with current events and personal dilemmas.This book explores topics humans have discussed for centuries â and more recent developments. We discuss what is human nature, why humans go to war, international relations, education, animal rights, transhumanism, artificial intelligence, and more! Chapters introduce readers to different philosophies (and philosophers) and prompt nuanced reasoning via Socratic questions and thought experiments. Not only will this book enable readers to understand the complexities of some of the most pressing global challenges, but it will also provide a gr

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Book SynopsisThis book collates the practitioner stories of university-school partnerships for the renewal of educator preparation (US PREP) teacher preparation programs across the nation, documenting the programs' efforts to enact scaled transformative practices within their institutions. Examples include the way in which educators engage multiple stakeholders in program improvement, transform the clinical preparation of teacher candidates, develop measures of program success, and create the conditions for transformative change.Each chapter highlights the efforts of one or more of US PREP's 32 university-based teacher preparation coalition programs. Together, the chapters offer insight into how a national coalition can effectively support transformation at the local level while creating opportunities for multilayered collaboration within and across institutions. Contributors include teacher educators and educational leaders, and topics of chapters include using data for program decision-

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