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Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to help young scientists improve their oral and written communication skills and thus better sell their own results. This book is not a scientific textbook. It addresses the often forgotten question of how to present one's scientific results effectively and convincingly in talks and publications. In addition, this book provides background knowledge on the process of scientific publishing and scientific customs. The recommendations help to develop a good and effective work and communication style that will benefit you throughout your life and bring satisfaction in your work. Furthermore, concrete advice is given on how to write and successfully defend a dissertation and how to take the first steps in career planning. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Scientific presentation.- Publishing scientific articles.- Culture and ethics of scientific publishing.- Writing a dissertation.- Career planning.

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Book SynopsisThis book helps educators provide opportunities for their students to engage in creative and collaborative projects that blur the lines between subjects and promote problem-finding and problem-solving activities. It offers a global perspective on makerspaces through an Indian and Australian lens, illustrating the commonalities between the approach and the pedagogy in order to highlight the universal nature of these essential 21st-century skills. The book is particularly useful for science, technology and mathematics teachers, highlighting the potential of engaging in a more integrated curriculum approach to their specific discipline. It is of great interest to scholars whose research focuses on understanding 21st-century skills and how they can be taught and assessed in a school setting. It is an indispensable resource for teacher educators, school administrators, curriculum designers, policymakers and researchers in the field of science education.Table of ContentsSECTION ONE: About MakerspacesSection One will provide information around the history of and rationale for makerspaces• Chapter 1. The Story of the Makerspace• Chapter 2 Makerspaces and STEM – a synergistic partnership• Chapter 3. The World of MakerspacesSECTION TWO: Makerspaces and pedagogy – learning in a Maker’s SpaceSection Two will explore innovative pedagogical approaches to teaching 21st century skills within a Makerspace context. Each chapter will define a key competence and make links to relevant curriculum documents. • Chapter 4 The Essential 21st Century Skill Set – Transversal Competencies• Chapter 5 Developing Higher Order Thinking in a Makerspace • Chapter 6 Developing Collaboration Skills in a Makerspace • Chapter 7 Developing Communication Skills in a Makerspace• Chapter 8 Developing Resilience in a MakerspaceSECTION THREE: Country ContextSection Three will describe how makerspaces are being developed, implemented and evaluated in three different country contexts including the specific links to the curricula of six different activities in the three countries.• Chapter 9 STEM, TVCs, and Makerspaces in the Indian Curricula • Chapter 10 STEM, TVCs, and Makerspaces in the Australian Curricula • Chapter 11 Future-proofing Makerspaces

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Book SynopsisPHCC Educational Foundation/Moore's PLUMBING 201, 7th Edition, offers practical knowledge and skills grounded in the real-world issues that plumbing professionals face. This proven resource was developed in partnership with the PHCC Educational Foundation, with curriculum and content created by educators and industry professionals. Building on the fundamentals covered in PLUMBING 101, this volume covers piping materials, sources and distribution for potable water, water pipe sizing, cross-connection protection, water heaters, sewage disposal, drainage fixture units, building drains, stacks and more. This edition features up-to-date code references in the three major plumbing codes. A clear, straightforward writing style, realistic examples and a strong, hands-on emphasis of applications make this text an invaluable resource for anyone entering or working in the plumbing industry.

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Book SynopsisExam success awaits with new editions for the new IB Biology syllabus for examination from 2025. This digital teacher's resource has been developed in collaboration with IB teachers on the Cambridge Panel, to help you use this series in the most effective way and bridge the gap between theory and practice. Our author team includes syllabus experts, examiners, teachers, and teacher trainers, helping you take results to the next level. This resource helps you support your learners, plan great lessons and teach to the syllabus. It also contains professional development guidance to help explain key approaches. There is also guidance for teaching English as second language learners and lesson adaptations for differentiation, and assessment for learning.

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Book SynopsisJoining the Dialogue offers an exciting new approach for teaching academic research writing to introductory students by drawing on communication ethics. Holding to the current view that academic writing means situating ourselves in a research community and learning how to join the research conversations going on around us, Joining the Dialogue proposes that how we engage in dialogue with other researchers in our community matters. We not only read, acknowledge, and build on the research of others as we compose our work; we also engage openly, attentively, critically, and responsively to their ideas as we articulate our own. With this in mind, Joining the Dialogue is geared to helping students discover the key ethical practices of dialogue-receptivity and responsivity-as they join a research conversation. It also helps students master the dialogic structure of research essays as they write in and for their academic communities. Combining an ethical approach with accessible prose, dialogic structures and templates, practical exercises, and ample illustrations from across the disciplines, Joining the Dialogue not only teaches students how to write research essays, but how to write those essays ethically as a dialogue with other researchers and readers.Table of Contents Preface Part 1: Approaching Academic Dialogue Chapter 1: Genuine Dialogue and the Ethics of Communication Chapter 2: The Conversation Situation: Respecting Genre Part 2: Developing Skills of Reception Chapter 3: The Art of Summary: Representing Others Chapter 4: Ethical Interpretation: Summarizing Difficult Material Chapter 5: Orchestrating Dialogue: Writing as Conversation Chapter 6: Ethical Citation: Acknowledging Others Part 3: Developing Skills of Response Chapter 7: Claims, Reasons, and Reasoning: Making Sense of Research Stances Chapter 8: Critical Engagement: Analyzing Content and Assessing Ideas Chapter 9: Response-able Stances: Developing a Research Position Part 4: Participating in Academic Dialogue Chapter 10: Research Topics and Proposals: Preparing to Write Chapter 11: Introductions: Stepping into a Scholarly Conversation Chapter 12: Body Paragraphs: Giving Structure to the Conversation Chapter 13: Conclusions: Inviting Response and Responsibility Chapter 14: Drafts and Revisions: Conversing Clearly

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Book SynopsisDive into Word Problem Workshop, a daily routine for building confident problem solvers and transforming your classroom into a student-centered environment for mathematical exploration and learning. With a simple yet powerful structure, elementary math teacher and coach Mona Iehl supports educators as they set up and facilitate the five steps of Word Problem Workshop: Step 1: Launch Step 2: Grapple Step 3: Share Step 4: Discuss Step 5: ReflectInside the pages of Word Problem Workshop: 5 Steps to Creating a Classroom of Problem Solvers, you will discover: A step-by-step guide to a daily routine for solving word problems Practical strategies for building an intentional math community of problem solvers Structures to plan effectively and efficiently with a goal in mind Facilitator moves that help teachers embody the âœguide on the sideâ role, letting students' thinking take the lead Reflection practices to make learning stickWith the practices found in this book, you will be able to make word problems (and all of math class!) more productive and more enjoyable for teachers and students alike!

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Book SynopsisNo matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you!The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers.Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won''t fail to inspire and engage all learners._______________ An essential collection of 100 practical, tried-and-tested ideas for teaching computing in secondary schools. This is the perfect resource for computing teachers at all levels, whether specialist or non-specialist, newly qualified or experienced. From rubber duck debugging to teaching algorithm design through magic tricks and even setting up an escape room to raise awareness about cyber security, this is the ultimate toolkit for any teacher looking to diversify their lesson plans or revamp their teaching of computing. The activities are rTrade ReviewAn outstanding book that can simply be picked up off the shelf as a means to inspire any teacher when delivering computing. Simon has shared these super quick ideas that will have impact in every classroom, from rubber duck debugging to pedagogical approaches in the subject. This is an excellent read! -- Matt Warne * Head of Computing and Digital Learning at RGS The Grange, CAS Master Teacher and Computing Champion, @MattWarne *Simon offers fantastic teaching tips, ideas to take the learning further, as well as support in developing a sound pedagogical understanding of some complex areas. -- @digicoled * UKEdChat *

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Book SynopsisJoanne Morgan's fascinating and practical book presents a selection of mathematical methods for twenty topics in the secondary maths curriculum. Some of the methods featured are used widely in schools around the world, others are only used in a small number of countries. Some have been in use for generations and others have fallen out of fashion.Some of the very best maths teachers are those who take the time to research their subject in greater depth. Exploring new methods can help us make sense of things, even if we choose not to teach those methods. Read this book with an open mind and willingness to learn!

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Book SynopsisTeaching is complex. But there are simple ideas we can enact to help our teaching be more effective. This book contains over 400 such ideas.The ideas come from two sources. First, from the wonderful guests on my Tips for Teachers podcast - education heavyweights such as Dylan Wiliam, Daisy Christodoulou and Tom Sherrington, as well as talented teachers who are not household names but have so much wisdom to share. Then there's what I have learned from working with amazing teachers and students in hundreds of schools around the world.Inside you will find 22 ideas to enhance mini-whiteboard use, 15 ideas to improve the start of your lesson, 14 ideas to help make Silent Teacher effective, seven ways to respond if a student says they don't know, and lots, lots more.Each idea can be implemented the very next time you step into a classroom. So, whatever your level of experience, subject or phase, there are plenty of ideas in this book to help take your teaching to the next level.Book contentsChapter 1: How to use this bookTip 1. How to use this book to improve your teachingTip 2. How to give yourself the best chance of making a lasting changeChapter 2: Habits and routines Why are habits and routines important? Tip 3. Eight ideas to help introduce a routineTip 4. Beware of the Valley of Latent PotentialTip 5. Two ideas to help a routine stickTip 6. Develop a set of high-value activity structuresTip 7. Six ideas to help establish positive norms in your classroomTip 8. Four types of words to consider removing from your teaching vocabularyChapter 3: The means of participationA challengeTip 9. Front-load the means of participationTip 10. Ten ideas to improve Cold CallTip 11. Eight reasons to strive for mass participation more frequentlyTip 12. Twenty-two ideas to improve the use of mini-whiteboardsTip 13. Five ideas to improve the use of voting systems Tip 14. Nine ideas to improve Call and ResponseTip 15. Fifteen ideas to improve Partner TalkTip 16. Six ideas to improve group workTip 17. Use the means of participation holy trinityTip 18. Never rely on a mental noteTip 19. The best tool for the long term might not be the best tool for nowChapter 4: Checking for understandingTip 20. Think of questions as a check for misunderstandingTip 21. Use the temptation to ask for self-report as a cue to ask a better questionTip 22. Lengthen wait times after asking a questionTip 23. Lengthen wait times after an answerTip 24. Ten types of questions to ask when checking for understandingTip 25. Try these three frameworks for learner-generated examplesTip 26. Three ways to use diagnostic questions to check for understandingTip 27. Provide scaffolds for verbal responsesTip 28. Six key times to check for understandingTip 29. Ten ideas to improve Exit TicketsTip 30. Pick the student least likely to knowTip 31. Start with whoever got 8 out of 10Tip 32. Ten ideas to help create a culture of errorTip 33. Three ideas to encourage students to ask questionsChapter 5: Responsive teachingTip 34. Trick your students to test if they really understandTip 35. Never round-upTip 36. Six ideas if a student says 'I don't know'Tip 37. What to do when some students understand and some don'tTip 38. What to do when some students still don't understandTip 39. How students can own and record classroom discussionsTip 40. Share students' work with the rest of the classChapter 6: PlanningTip 41. Seven ideas to improve a scheme of workTip 42. Six ideas to help start the planning processTip 43. Plan to do less, but betterTip 44. Ask yourself: 'What are my students likely to be thinking about?'Tip 45. Write out ideal student responsesTip 46. Four ideas to help you plan for and respond to errorsTip 47. Two ideas to help teachers engage in Deep Work Tip 48. Aim to close the loop when sending an emailChapter 7: Prior knowledgeTip 49. Plan relevant prior knowledgeTip 50. Prioritise relevant prior knowledgeTip 51. Assess relevant prior knowledgeTip 52. Respond to prior knowledge assessmentTip 53. Assess relevant prior knowledge for each idea, not for the whole sequenceChapter 8: Explanations, modelling and worked examplesTip 54. Five ideas to show students why what we are learning today mattersTip 55. Use related examples and non-examples to explain technical languageTip 56. Fourteen ideas to improve the explanation of a conceptTip 57. Teach decision making separatelyTip 58. Five ideas to improve our choice of examplesTip 59. Model techniques liveTip 60. Use a teacher worked-examples bookTip 61. Use student worked-examples booksTip 62. Make use of the power of Example-Problem PairsTip 63. Fourteen ideas to improve Silent TeacherTip 64. Use self-explanation prompts to help develop your students' understanding Tip 65. Six ideas to improve 'copy down the worked example'Tip 66. Vary the means of participation for the We DoTip 67. Three errors to avoid with the Your Turn questionsTip 68. Reflect after a worked exampleTip 69. Beware of seductive detailsChapter 9: Student practiceTip 70. Eight ideas to improve student practice timeTip 71. How to harness the hidden power of interleavingTip 72. Consider using Intelligent PracticeTip 73. Consider using 'no-number' questionsTip 74. Nine ideas to help you observe student work with a purposeTip 75. Occasionally let students do work in someone else's bookChapter 10: Memory and retrievalRetrieval opportunitiesTip 76. Show your students the Forgetting CurveTip 77. Show your students the path to high storage and retrieval strengthTip 78. Show your students the limits of working memoryTip 79. Show your students how long-term memory helps thinkingTip 80. Show your students that being familiar with something is not the same as knowing itTip 81. Ensure you provide retrieval opportunities for all contentTip 82. When designing retrieval opportunities, aim for 80%Tip 83. Vary the types of retrieval questions you askTip 84. Consider providing prompts and cues during retrieval opportunitiesTip 85. Get your students to assign confidence scores to their answersTip 86. Make corrections quizzableTip 87. Twenty-one ideas to improve your Low-Stakes QuizzesTip 88. Fifteen ideas to improve the Do NowTip 89. Consider using Trello to help organise the disorganisedChapter 11: Homework, marking and feedbackTip 90. Make homework feed into lessonsTip 91. Eight ideas to improve homeworkTip 92. Two things to check if homework or test scores are a surprise Tip 93. Be careful how you respond to 'silly' mistakesTip 94. Turn feedback into detective workTip 95. Consider recording verbal feedbackTip 96. Twelve ideas to improve whole-class feedbackChapter 12: Improving as a teacherTip 97. Find the expertise within your teamTip 98. Five different people to learn fromTip 99. Revisit education books and podcast episodesTip 100. Four things to consider when trying something newTip 101. Five ideas to help tackle the negativity radioTip 102. Consider slowing down your careerTip 103. Sixteen ideas to improve the delivery of CPD Tip 104. Micro tipsTip 105. If you want more tips...

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Book SynopsisThis top-selling text, now in its seventh edition, is the go-to text to prepare students to teach people with disabilities. Adapted Physical Education and Sport provides comprehensive and clear guidance for professionals working with people with unique physical education needs, differences, and abilities.New to This EditionNo other adapted physical education text has sold more copies than this book—but the contributors are not resting on their laurels. The text is loaded with new and updated material: Enhanced coverage of universal design for learning, with strategies and applications presented throughout the text A new chapter devoted entirely to adventure sports and activities A chapter on adapted sport that has been further developed to reflect the progress in the field Enhanced coverage of sport-specific injuries and prevention Also new to this edition are related online learning aids delivered through HTable of ContentsPart I. Foundational Topics in Adapted Physical Education and SportChapter 1. Introduction to Adapted Physical Education and SportJoseph P. Winnick and David L. PorrettaChapter 2. Program Organization and ManagementJoseph P. Winnick and David L. PorrettaChapter 3. Adapted SportRonald W. DavisChapter 4. Measurement, Assessment, and Program EvaluationBrock McMullen and Manny FelixChapter 5. Individualized Education ProgramsBrock McMullen and Manny FelixChapter 6. Behavior ManagementE. Michael LoovisChapter 7. Instructional StrategiesDouglas H. CollierPart II. Individuals With Unique NeedsChapter 8. Intellectual DisabilitiesLauren K. Cavanaugh and Linda HilgenbrinckChapter 9. Behavioral DisabilitiesE. Michael LoovisChapter 10. Autism Spectrum and Social Communication DisordersCathy Houston-WilsonChapter 11. Specific Learning DisabilitiesBarry W. Lavay and Melissa D. BittnerChapter 12. Visual ImpairmentsLauren J. Lieberman and Lindsay BallChapter 13. Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or DeafblindLauren J. LiebermanChapter 14. Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury, and StrokeDavid L. Porretta and Justin A. HaegeleChapter 15. Amputations, Dwarfism, and Les AutresJustin A. Haegele and David L. PorrettaChapter 16. Spinal Cord Disabilities and Other Spinal ConditionsWesley J. Wilson and Luke E. KellyChapter 17. Other Health Impairment ConditionsFrancis M. KozubChapter 18. Activity and Sports Injuries, Longer-Term Disabilities, and ObesityG. Monique MokhaPart III. Developmental ConsiderationsChapter 19. Motor DevelopmentJohn C. Ozmun, Byungmo Ku, and David L. GallahueChapter 20. Perceptual–Motor DevelopmentBarry W. Lavay and Melissa D. BittnerChapter 21. Infants and ToddlersCathy Houston-WilsonChapter 22. Early Childhood Adapted Physical EducationSo-Yeun Kim and Lauriece L. ZittelPart IV. Activities for Individuals With Unique NeedsChapter 23. Health-Related Physical Fitness and Physical ActivityStamatis AgiovlasitisChapter 24. AquaticsDavid G. LorenziChapter 25. Team SportsAmaury Samalot-RiveraChapter 26. Individual and Dual Sports and ActivitiesE. Michael LoovisChapter 27. Adventure Sports and ActivitiesSue SutherlandChapter 28. Winter Sports and ActivitiesWesley J. Wilson and Luke E. KellyChapter 29. Enhancing Wheelchair Sport PerformanceVictoria L. Goosey-Tolfrey and Barry S. Mason Appendix A. Definitions Associated With the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Appendix B. Adapted Physical Education and Sport Contact Information Appendix C. Brockport Physical Fitness Test Appendix D. School District Rating Scale for Adapted Physical Education

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Book SynopsisThe early elementary years are a critical time for children to acquire physical skills. While many books detail the motor skills children need to learn, few focus on how to teach those skills.That’s where Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition, comes in.This practical text, formerly titled Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of Physical Education, does just that, because motor skills are the nuts and bolts of physical education.“We believe that instruction can be motivating and enjoyable,” says lead author Vonnie Colvin. “Although fun is not the goal of education, it can be a very motivating by-product. When children are motivated and they receive sound instruction, they focus more on learning.”Through Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, elementary physical educators will guide their students in mastering the critical elements of 8 locomotor and 17 manipulative skills. “The approach offers a perfect balance between sound pedagogy and fun activities that will engage your students and keep them learning,” Colvin says.Value-Packed ResourceThe text offers teachers a multitude of tools and ideas to foster student learning: Sequenced illustrations of four to six critical elements necessary for the skill to be correctly performed Cue words to help students remember each critical element Partner skill check assessments that help partners evaluate each other’s progress Success builders to reinforce correct performance Activities for practicing the entire skill Troubleshooting charts to address problem areas and help students learn and improve Scripted lesson plans that guide teachers through the instruction sequence New ContentThis latest edition also includes new content and teaching aids: Video clips of each skill, performed at regular speed and in slow motion to show correct execution and to further enhance understanding Video clips showing one or more incorrect critical elements so PETE students and teachers can learn to detect errors and provide cues and corrections Sidebars on promoting social and emotional health within the skill lessons to foster student well-being Sidebars on how to adapt lessons to meet the needs of children with different abilities (These don’t take the place of an adapted physical education book, individualized education program, or 504 plan, but they do help ensure all children can be included in the lesson.) Sidebars for at-home modifications to help remote learners and homeschoolers, with lists of typical home items that can be used in place of typical physical education equipment. For example, a balled-up pair of socks can become a ball, and many plastic bags can combine to become a soccer ball. AncillariesOn HK’s delivery and learning platform, HKPropel, teachers can access the aforementioned video clips as well as reproducible forms, troubleshooting charts, illustrations of critical elements, and animations of critical elements for the 17 manipulative and 8 locomotor skills.Teaching Foundational SkillsThis new edition of Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, written by authors with a combined 140 years of teaching experience, will help children learn fundamental motor skills that provide the foundation for acquiring future sports skills.“The skills covered in this book represent the fundamentals of building a successful physical education curriculum for children,” says Colvin. “This book is a collection of teaching strategies and ideas that are kid tested, and they have been very successful in our elementary schools.”Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is included with this ebook.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Building Skills for SuccessChapter 2. Locomotor SkillsHoppingGallopingSlidingRunningSkippingJumpingJumping in the Vertical PlaneJumping in the Horizontal PlaneLeapingChapter 3. Underhand RollingChapter 4. ThrowingUnderhand ThrowingOverhand ThrowingTwo-Hand Overhead ThrowingChapter 5. CatchingCatching Above the WaistCatching Below the WaistChapter 6. PassingBounce PassingChest PassingChapter 7. StrikingUnderhand StrikingSidearm StrikingTwo-Hand Sidearm StrikingChapter 8. VolleyingForearm PassingOverhead VolleyingChapter 9. Kicking and PuntingKickingPuntingChapter 10. DribblingDribbling With HandsDribbling With Feet

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Safety. 2. Hoisting and Rigging. 3. Introduction to Hydraulics. 4. Hydraulic System Components. 5. Hydraulic Symbols and Schematics. 6. Hydraulic System Maintenance and Diagnostics. 7. Hydraulic Brakes. 8. Spring-Applied, Hydraulic-Released Brakes. 9. Air and Air Over Hydraulic Brake Systems. 10. Introduction to Powertrains. 11. Powershift Transmissions. 12. Hydrostatic Drive Systems and Retarders. 13.Driveline Systems. 14. Heavy Duty Drive Axles. 15. Final Drives. 16. Steering Systems. 17. Tires and Rim Systems, Track Systems, and Ground Engaging Equipment. 18. Suspension and Ride Control Systems. 19. Machine and Equipment Electronics. 20. AC Hybrid Electric / Battery Powered Drive Systems.

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Book SynopsisPoison dart umbrellas and cyanide guns were all a part of the arsenal of tools used by spies of the Soviet KGB, American CIA, and British MI6, but you won''t learn that in your history books! Learn the true stories of the Cold War and how spies used listening devices planted in live cats and wristwatch cameras. Discover how East Germans tried to ride zip lines to freedom, while the Cambridge Four infiltrated Britain and rockets raced to the moon. Then make your own submarines and practice writing secret codes. It''s all part of the true stories from the Top Secret Files: The Cold War. Take a look if you dare, but be careful! Some secrets are meant to stay hidden . . .Ages 9-12

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Book SynopsisThis highly interactive, write-in workbook is part of the Skills2Learn series of construction workbooks available in the following disciplines of construction:BricklayingCarpentry & JoineryPlasteringPainting & DecoratingWall & Floor TilingPublished by Cengage Learning in association with Skills2Learn, the series of workbooks are aligned to the National Occupational Standards at Levels 1 and 2 are designed to consolidate learners' theoretical knowledge prior to undertaking practical workshop exercises. This workbook series can be used alongside the Skills2Learn series of virtual reality eLearning programs making this a first-of-its-kind, fully integrated blended learning solution.Trade ReviewChapter 1: Getting Started Chapter 2: Materials Chapter 3: Setting Out Chapter 4: Applying Tiles Chapter 5: End TestTable of ContentsChapter 1: Getting Started Chapter 2: Materials Chapter 3: Setting Out Chapter 4: Applying Tiles Chapter 5: End Test

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Book SynopsisWhy are we all taught maths for years of our lives? Does it really empower everyone? Or fail most and disenfranchise many? Is it crucial for the AI age or an obsolete rite of passage?

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Book SynopsisIntroduce your child to reading and writing with our Verbal Skills Workbooks. Through fun activities such as tracing and color-by-letter, our workbooks gradually introduce new concepts. The eye-catching illustrations and captivating content reinforce lessons and help children stay motivated, encouraging them to be lifelong readers and writers.In this third book in the alphabet sequence, children learn to link uppercase and lowercase letters while working on strengthening their sense of alphabetical order. All of this is done with fun and familiar activities, like tracing, connect-the-dots, and color-by-letter.

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Book SynopsisTimely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports pre-service and in-service teachers in developing curriculum and instruction that both addresses and exceeds the requirements of English language arts standards. It demonstrates how the Common Core State Standards as well as other local and national standards' highest and best intentions for student success can be implemented from a critical, culturally relevant perspective firmly grounded in current literacy learning theory and research. The third edition frames ELA instruction around adopting a justice, inquiry, and action approach that supports students in their schools and community contexts. Offering new ways to respond to current issues and events, the text provides specific examples of teachers employing the justice, inquiry, and action curriculum framework to promote critical engagement and learning. Chapters cover common problems and challenges, alternative models, and theories of language arts teachiTrade Review"Teaching to Exceed—the book and wiki website—explores everything a new ELA teacher needs to know about lesson and unit planning focused on reading, writing, drama, language, multimedia, and poetry. It does so in ways that are of consequence by engaging with larger contextual and political factors like the Black Lives Matter movement, a global pandemic, and climate change. Ultimately it is its comprehensiveness combined with its commitment to racial, linguistic, and class diversity, as it takes shape in its justice, inquiry, and action framework, that makes this book stand out among resources for preservice ELA teachers." —Mollie Blackburn, The Ohio State University, USA"This timely and thoughtful new edition provides a strong foundation for excellence in today’s ELA classrooms for pre-service and in-service teachers. It combines the best of what we have learned in the field about implementing standards-driven pedagogy with innovative new directions, including the use of digital tools, promoting a justice and inquiry framework, adding supports for multilingual learners and much more. It is a must-have resource for English educators"—Ernest Morrell, University of Notre Dame, USA"Teaching to Exceed—the book and wiki website—explores everything a new ELA teacher needs to know about lesson and unit planning focused on reading, writing, drama, language, multimedia, and poetry. It does so in ways that are of consequence by engaging with larger contextual and political factors like the Black Lives Matter movement, a global pandemic, and climate change. Ultimately it is its comprehensiveness combined with its commitment to racial, linguistic, and class diversity, as it takes shape in its justice, inquiry, and action framework, that makes this book stand out among resources for preservice ELA teachers." —Mollie Blackburn, The Ohio State University, USA"This timely and thoughtful new edition provides a strong foundation for excellence in today’s ELA classrooms for pre-service and in-service teachers. It combines the best of what we have learned in the field about implementing standards-driven pedagogy with innovative new directions, including the use of digital tools, promoting a justice and inquiry framework, adding supports for multilingual learners and much more. It is a must-have resource for English educators"—Ernest Morrell, University of Notre Dame, USATable of ContentsSection I. Theoretical Frameworks/foundations of English Language Arts Instruction1. Justice, Inquiry, Action2. Planning English Language Arts Instruction3. Contexts, Standards, and Teacher FreedomSection II. Implementing and Exceeding the ELA State Standards 4. Teaching Literature5. Teaching Nonfiction6. Teaching Writing 7. Writing and Enacting Narratives, Drama, and Poetry8. Implementing Digital/Media Literacy Standards9. Implementing Speaking and Listening Standards10. Implementing Language StandardsSection III: Evaluation, Assessment, and Reflection12. Assessing Students’ Work13. Fostering Teacher Reflection and Professional Development

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Book SynopsisThis uniquely effective guide will help you master the 2023 National Electrical Code. The author uses highly detailed, technically accurate illustrations to make even the most complex aspects of the code easier to understand and apply, translating the often complicated language of the 2023 NEC into clear, simple instructions and helpful visuals. Organized logically to make learning easier, the text introduces you to fundamental concepts before progressing to requirements for various dwellings, including one-family homes, multi-family housing, commercial locations and special occupancies. In addition, a convenient, modular format makes it easy to reference relevant information whenever you need it. The Ninth Edition of this trusted resource provides detailed information on key updates and additions to the 2023 NEC, so you can confidently master the industry standards and best practices you'll need to know for career success. With comprehensive coverage, an innovative learning approach and accurate, up-to-date information, this indispensable guide is an ideal resource for students and professionals alike.Table of ContentsPart I: FOUNDATIONAL PROVISIONS. 1. Introduction to the National Electrical Code��. 2. Definitions. 3. Boxes and Enclosures. 4. Cables. 5. Raceways and Conductors. Part II: ONE-FAMILY DWELLINGS. 6. General Provisions. 7. Specific Provisions. 8. Load Calculations. 9. Services and Electrical Equipment. Part III: MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS. 10. Comprehensive Provisions. 11. Load Calculations. Part IV: COMMERCIAL LOCATIONS. 12. General Provisions. 13. Non-dwelling Load Calculations. 14. Services, Feeders and Equipment. Part V: SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES, AREAS AND EQUIPMENT. 15. Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 16. Health Care. 17. Industrial Locations. 18. Special Occupancies. 19. Specific Equipment.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Low-Floor, High-Ceiling Tasks 2 Youcubed Summer Camp 3 Memorization versus Conceptual Engagement 4 Mathematical Thinking, Reasoning, and Convincing 5 Big Ideas 9 Structure of the Book 9 Note on Materials 17 Manipulatives and Materials Used in This Book 18 Activities for Building Norms 21 Encouraging Good Group Work 21 How Many Do You See? Learning to Reason, Convince, and Pose Questions 23 Big Idea 1: Building with and Talking about Shapes 31 Visualize: Build(ings) 33 Play: Tangram Puzzles 40 Investigate: Tangram Squares 52 Big Idea 2: Tens and Ones Are Useful Ways to Organize 59 Visualize: Organizing and Counting a Collection 61 Play: How Many Dots? 68 Investigate: Boxes of Pencils 74 Big Idea 3: Representing and Modeling Joining and Separating Situations 81 Visualize: Showing the Story 83 Play: Playing with Problem Types 89 Investigate: Library Wonders 99 Big Idea 4: Using Data to Describe and Wonder about Our World 107 Visualize: Organizing the Natural World 109 Play: Displaying Data 115 Investigate: Our Trash, Ourselves 124 Big Idea 5: Equal Means the Same 133 Visualize: Hungry, Hungry Monsters! 136 Play: True or False? 155 Investigate: Exploring Relations 165 Big Idea 6: Building with Numbers within 20 175 Visualize: Seeing Spots 177 Play: Rolling Ten 186 Investigate: Addition Table Patterns 195 Big Idea 7: Finding Patterns in Numbers 203 Visualize: Patterns in the Hundred Chart 205 Play: Skipping across the Hundred Chart 213 Investigate: Weaving Patterns 220 Big Idea 8: Using Place Value to Add and Subtract 231 Visualize: Recess! 233 Play: Playing with Place Value across Problem Types 243 Investigate: Making a Dollar 251 Big Idea 9: Using Units to Measure Our World 259 Visualize: Which One is Longer? 261 Play: Measuring Our World in Cubes 267 Investigate: Measuring with Cuisenaire Rods 275 Big Idea 10: Partitioning Shapes into Equal Parts 281 Visualize: Half and Half-of-a-Half 283 Play: Analyzing Tangrams 293 Investigate: What’s in a Flag? 299 Appendix 313 1" Grid Paper 314 Hundred Chart 315 Grid Paper 316 About the Authors 317 Acknowledgments 319 Index 321

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

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Book SynopsisThe Collins International Primary Wellbeing series is a flexible and easy-to implement wellbeing programme that supports teachers to equip learners with the tools they need to build their confidence, support their mental health and develop their emotional resilience. It supports the Cambridge Primary Wellbeing curriculum framework (0034) from 2024.We are working with Cambridge Assessment International Education towards endorsement of this series to support the Cambridge Primary Wellbeing curriculum framework (0034) from 2024. An easy-to-implement, structured wellbeing programme, designed to support schools to build student understanding in age-appropriate steps. Develop learners' awareness of their wellbeing needs and equip them with tools, strategies and key vocabulary they will need to discuss their wellbeing. A selection of relevant and internationally sound text extracts has been specifically curated to support wellbeing. Support teachers to confidently build learners' understandin

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Book SynopsisJere Gallagher is an associate professor and serves as Associate Dean in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh.  Dr. Gallagher graduated from Louisiana State University with a doctorate in motor development and motor learning with minors in developmental psychology and experimental statistics.  She has extensive experience in the physical activity of children. For over 25 years she developed and directed the Kinder Kinetics Program, a program for children with and without disabilities between the ages of 3- to 12-years of age.  The program received the 2008 United Cerebral Palsy's 2008 Humanitarian Award.  Jere has also been the Chair of the Council on Physical Education for Children, the Motor Development Academy and the Youth Sport Coalition.  More recently she was a consultant for Head Start Body Start. All these organization are part of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.Table of Contents Chapter 1: Movement and Music Working Together to Create a Healthy Child Chapter 2: Developing Curriculum and Environments for Music and Movement Chapter 3: Music Provides the Rhythm for Movement and Healthy Lifestyle Chapter 4: Matching the Individual, Task and Environment to Enhance Learning Chapter 5: Movement Content During the Early Childhood Years Chapter 6: Dance and Music Healthy Lifestyle Partnership Chapter 7: Development of Gross Motor Skills for a Lifetime of Movement Chapter 8: Fitness and Nutrition Create a Healthy Lifestyle Chapter 9: Movement and Music Broadens Learning Chapter 10: Assessment, Evaluation and Engagement

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Book SynopsisMarcy Stein is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Washington Tacoma where she is one of the founding faculty members of that program. She has published extensively in the areas of both special education and general education on reading and mathematics instruction, curriculum analysis, and textbook adoption. In 2006, she received the Distinguished Scholarship Award. In 2015, she and her colleagues received the UWT Community Engagement Award for her work with high-need partner schools. Dr. Stein also has a wealth of experience working in Follow Through, teacher education and consulting with teachers and administrators throughout the country. Diane Kinder is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Washington Tacoma. She has extensive experience teaching general and special education in public, private, and Department of Defense schools. She has received awards for K-12 and university teaching, and hasTable of ContentsPart I: PERSPECTIVE 1. Direct Instruction 2. Relevant Research on Mathematics Instruction 3. Curriculum Evaluation and Modification Part II: BASIC CONCEPTS AND SKILLS 4. Counting 5. Symbol Identification and Place Value 6. Basic Facts 7. Addition 8. Subtraction 9. Multiplication 10. Division 11. Problem Solving 12. Measurement, Time, and Money Part III: EXTENDED CONCEPTS AND SKILLS 13. Fractions 14. Decimals 15. Percent, Ratio, and Probability 16. Data Analysis 17. Geometry 18. Pre-Algebra Appendix A: Direct Instruction and CCSS

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