Teaching skills and techniques Books
John Catt Educational Ltd A Pedagogy of Purpose: Classical Wisdom for the
Book SynopsisA Pedagogy of Purpose offers a completely fresh take on key problems in the education system. Gary Keogh argues that the education system has lost its way; it has become mechanistic, vapid, driven by an obsession with dubious measurements and led by a very narrow understanding of what it means to succeed. It has lost its sense of purpose. Using many real classroom examples, Keogh provides a new way forward, demonstrating how insights from classical philosophy can have a positive influence on crucial issues in education like student behaviour, assessment, attendance, the quality of teaching and learning, and perhaps most importantly, the mental health of students and teachers.
£999.99
John Catt Educational Ltd From Story to Judgment: The Four Question Method
Book SynopsisThe Four Question Method identifies the questions that drive the thinking that real people do when they take the human world seriously. The authors, Jonathan Bassett and Gary Shiffman, have figured out how to describe and teach what it takes to answer those questions well. This inquiry method gives educators a way to integrate content 'coverage' – through storytelling! – with practice in thinking skills that are central to history and its affiliated academic disciplines, together called social studies. The Four Question Method helps teachers to plan more effectively and students to learn more effectively. It provides guidance for writing research essays. And it transfers: the skills our students practice will work for them when they encounter and make their own history.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd The Digital Ecosystem: How to create a
Book SynopsisThe Digital Ecosystem will take you on a journey to develop your own sustainable digital strategy – one that is right for your school and yours alone, acknowledging that every school is different, just like every child. Covering all elements in order to blend your school's core values and ethos with the reality of today's digital world, this book will take you through building your digital governance, tightening up on your safeguarding in our changing digital world and supporting you to have the confidence to build on and develop your digital pedagogy and systems. With insights from schools globally into all areas of the digital ecosystem, the book intends to inspire and allow you to develop your own digital vision.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd The Research-Informed Teaching Revolution - North
Book SynopsisWe know that educators and education systems at large face countless decisions every day. We also know that grounding educational decisions in research can improve the likelihood of desirable teaching and learning outcomes, as well as reduce the likelihood of unintended consequences. Research is just one among many types of evidence used in educational decision-making, however. So being “evidence informed” is as much about engaging with research evidence as it is engaging with practice-based evidence (e.g., professional judgment) and data-based evidence (e.g., school performance data). How can educators become evidence-informed? In our view, the best approach is to learn from examples from experts of how research can be integrated with these other types of evidence, and so regularly inform our own everyday practice. With that in mind, this practical handbook offers 16 illuminating chapters that provide a wealth of advice and perspectives on the subject written by North American educators who are striving to realize the idea of research-informed practice. Key themes – reflective practitioners, networks and collaboration, trust -emerge to help teachers formalize, prioritize and mobilize the use of research-evidence in schools.
£999.99
John Catt Educational Ltd The Teaching Life: Professional Learning and
Book SynopsisBeing a teacher is far from easy. Being the best teacher you can be is even tougher. There are two really important things that every teacher needs to get right so that they feel fulfilled and challenged in what they do. Firstly, they need to continually develop their craft through effective professional learning. Secondly, they need to map out a career path that has progression as its defining feature. There are very few people who manage to do both things well. Education doesn’t stand still, so being a good teacher means being in a constant state of evolution. How do we achieve this? Covering the latest developments in professional learning, Kate Jones and Robin Macpherson explore the massive changes that the global pandemic has brought, seeing it as a paradigm shift with manifest opportunities. The corollary to this is career progression, which is really about making the right professional choices. Are you a one school person for your whole time in teaching? Do you change location or role? Do you harbour leadership ambitions? And crucially, how do you finish your career on a high? Working out what you want to achieve in your teaching life is a core focus of the book, and is addressed through a range of interviews, case studies, and challenge questions. It is not about telling you what to do but prompting you to reflect on what you do.The Teaching Life is for anyone who wants to make the most of their time in education, for their students and for themselves.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd Melting the ice: Engaging and educational
Book SynopsisThe first five minutes of a classroom experience are critical.The tone set in a session’s opening minutes can significantly impact and influence, in both positive and negative ways, the quality and nature of the subsequent learning experience. How students spend that time can also have a positive impact on their learning in both the short and long term. When the opening minutes of a class are approached as an opportunity to build student connections, collaboration, and community, all learners benefit.As more and more learning experiences occur in synchronous and asynchronous online learning environments, strategies that both welcome students to online sessions and support student learning are increasingly important. Traditional ice breakers, while typically shared with a goal of building community and student engagement, can sometimes have unintended or even negative consequences on students. This text shares a collection of powerful, opening activities that are designed to simultaneously engage students, build safe and connected classroom communities, and support student learning.All strategies are easily adapted and personalized to fit individual course and content needs including face-to-face, synchronous online, and asynchronous online learning contexts. Shared activities are aligned with associated learning-science research and incorporate strategies that have been shown to support student engagement and learning such as retrieval practice, active recall, spaced practice, and interleaving, among other evidence-based instructional strategies.
£17.00
John Catt Educational Ltd How to Teach Economics
Book SynopsisEconomics teachers often work by themselves or in small departments. This can mean they are forced to plan a lot of lessons from scratch with limited scope for shared planning or collaboration.Even as teaching becomes more research-informed, there is still the problem of having to work out how this best applies when teaching Economics, especially when there has been limited training in this.This can mean teachers are forced to adopt a trial-and-error approach, attempting to implement generic teaching and learning tips into economics lessons.Teachers plan each explanation individually, only learning what common misconceptions are through the painstaking experience of seeing puzzled expressions on multiple pupils' faces over the years. This book aims to change that.By looking at what the latest cognitive science research tells us about how pupils learn and crucially how that can be implemented in economics lessons, this book provides a short-cut to that trial-and-error approach.While the book summarises what the research tells us about pupil learning, this is fundamentally a ‘doing’ book.It is packed with practical examples of how research can be implemented in Economics lessons looking at explanations, misconceptions, assessment, curriculum and much more.
£17.00
John Catt Educational Ltd 'If I Were Education Secretary...': Views from
Book Synopsis"Why do they have to keep on changing things?" It's a characteristic complaint from teachers and leaders in all parts of the UK, but especially in England.Our political system means we are locked into short-term cycles. Politicians come and politicians go. In education departments it means there is a revolving door of ministers, each often eager to implement their own priorities and projects.Civil servants jump, new directions are announced, plans are made ... and then suddenly the minister is promoted, moved to a new department, or dismissed.It's no wonder that lurches in education policy can feel so bewilderingly frequent and uncoordinated. And it's also no wonder that teachers can become demoralised, be left feeling deskilled, and feel cynical about the role of politicians.So how can we change this?This book collects the views of serving school and college leaders, of policy-makers, and of former education secretaries. It asks them what they would do if they were in charge, and it asks those who were once in charge what they would do differently.'If I Were Education Secretary ...' provides a fascinating glimpse into education policy as it is now - but also a template for how it could become more powerfully coherent in the future, moving a good education system to genuinely world class.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd How to be a Transformative Principal
Book SynopsisBeing a principal requires you to serve many different people. The job can feel overwhelming. But it does not need to feel that way. Because many principals have already figured out what works and how to be great.This book is the culmination of over 400 interviews the author conducted on his Transformative Principal Podcast and these interviews hold the key to finding success as a principal – a principal that is not just trying to lead a school but making lasting change that will make their school better for their students. With insight from some of the greatest minds in education and some of the best principals that nobody has ever heard of, Jones distils the secrets to success into small action steps you can take to make your school amazing. Jones relates stories of great success, horrific failures, and everything in between. The book is structured to help you focus on one area in each month for a school year. Truly, you can start anywhere and work on that piece in that month. Further, each chapter has activities to help you make improvements in each area. Whether you are a brand-new principal or working in your 32nd year in a school, this book will help you improve your leadership.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd Futureproof: A comprehensive framework for
Book SynopsisFutureproof shows school leaders and teachers how they can educate for digital citizenship through the adoption of a new, comprehensive and coherent framework. The book addresses a gap as there are currently no well-known frameworks that provide a comprehensive approach to teaching digital citizenship education in UK schools. This is surprising given how digital technologies are part and parcel of most young people’s lives today and will continue to be so in the future. Given that the technologies are constantly changing, it might be said that those responsible for teaching digital citizenship are shooting in the dark whilst trying to hit a moving target. The book brings clarity by explaining the theory and research behind the Futureproof framework, and through its focus on how it can be implemented in primary and secondary schools. The book includes details of the digital citizenship framework, an overview of learning and teaching outcomes and examples from practice throughout.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd Year One: Lighting the path on your first year in
Book SynopsisMichael Chiles and David Goodwin team up to present a comprehensive guide for all new teachers as they begin their journey, summarising a range of essential techniques. This book will be a key resource for all practitioners training to teach across subjects and phases. Michael and David provide clear guidance on key practical pedagogy techniques including establishing routines, building relationships and difficult conversations, as well as supporting teachers in preparing for their first interview. Each technique, supported by research-based evidence, will be explained and illustrated expertly to become a guide that will support practitioners entering the profession to unlock the complexity of the classroom.
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd On the Subject of Values ... and the Value of
Book SynopsisEducation is a values-based experience. Consciously or not, we are highly attuned to one another's values. We see, time and again, that the 'best' schools are compelled and propelled by strong values which inspire and guide the creation of a meaningful context for learning and an aspirational ethos.However, values can often be submerged, overlooked, or ignored. By infusing our teaching with values, both explicit and implicit, learning can serve a greater purpose, nourishing us as humans and deepening our experience.Drawing on the views and inspired teaching practice of a range of contributors, this book offers both the theoretical underpinning and practical examples to bring values to life in the classroom. It shows how each subject has a unique and valuable role, and how a values-based culture generates a powerful climate for successful learning in every subject discipline.It is a 'bedside book' that will bring joy and practical support to the many professionals who work from the heart and wish to touch the future. It offers validation to those teachers who deeply care about the subject disciplines they teach, ultimately making a difference to children, their lives, and their world.In our current educational context, this work is unashamedly people-orientated, futures-thinking, and forward-facing.Trade ReviewThis book is thought-provoking and practical. It makes a strong case for a values- based approach to subject teaching and the whole curriculum, in order to help children develop into caring and responsible young people and the global citizens of tomorrow. -- Patrice Baldwin, Chair, Council for Subject AssociationsThis book is a timely and welcome read in a world where strong, ethically sound, transparent values are in short supply. Every page contains a gem of information that will help teachers and school leaders transform their school and the young people in their care. -- Armando Di-Finizio, Educational ConsultantValues, depth and soul make education last a lifetime. Without them it is mere transitory instruction. -- Sir Anthony Seldon, historian and authorAs this book shows so powerfully - education is about values and most people chose to work in education because they are led by this. However, in the business of the job and all its competing priorities and accountabilities it is easy to lapse into a lip service way of doing this. The authors show that it is possible to live and breathe values authentically and meaningfully. At a time when education feels more than ever like a political football this matters. -- Prof. Samantha Twiselton, Director of Sheffield Institute of EducationI highly recommend this book which offers practitioners in schools and settings the opportunity to explore ways in which they can provide learners with a curriculum for life which is built on the sharing of strong values that inspire and guide each child to be the best they can be. It highlights the importance of tuning in to children's needs and the needs of the whole school/ setting community within our ever changing society. Practitioners can look forward to observing how a values-based system can have a remarkable impact on ensuring harmonious relationships, happy, purposeful learning environments in which children make connections across the curriculum and develop mastery of their personal, social and emotional development. -- Teresa Broad, Early Years ConsultantHonestly, this is such a great book! The right mix of reflective thinking and clear examples that can be easily implemented. I'm looking forward to sharing it with subject leads.A clear and detailed overview of how to deeply embed values into the school curriculum, enabling children to become reflective, critical thinkers. -- Rebecca Williams, Head of School Wigmore Primary SchoolThe values of a school should be the foundation upon which the education pupils experience at that school is based. Truly great schools are values driven; the results are a by-product of the school's culture and that is established, fundamentally, by the values which are lived rather than laminated. The Value of Subjects and the Subject of values articulates what a values-driven school, which focuses upon the veracity of the individual academic subjects, looks like. It is an essential read for everyone interested in providing an authentic education for our young people rather than training them to jump through assessment hoops. -- John Tomsett, school leader and author
£16.00
John Catt Educational Ltd See One. Do One. Teach One: 12 lessons to support
Book SynopsisSee One. Do One. Teach One provides a series of 12 engaging lessons for GCSE English pupils, with a particular focus on CCEA specification. The lessons have been created for pupils of all abilities and are based on tried and tested methods within a classroom setting. Pupils learn through direct observation of each task. Each lesson will act as a springboard for NQTs or can provide an opportunity to review and refresh teaching approaches for GCSE English Language. Using Rosenshine's Principles for Instruction, the book primarily focuses on direct instruction and scaffolding, live modelling and annotation, and further opportunities to act on feedback using extension tasks. Pupils 'see' an example in action delivered by an expert; 'do' by completing a related task under the supervision of their teacher; and finally they 'teach' one another by using carefully constructed questions for micro teaching. Teaching the skill or task helps reinforce the knowledge learned and helps the student develop even further toward mastery. The 'Teach One' section includes structured questions to develop vital GCSE recall and oracy skills. Pupils work together to complete independent reading and writing tasks.
£17.00
John Catt Educational Ltd Reimagining the Diary: Reflective practice as a
Book SynopsisIf you're in education, then you know that while there are many positives to the profession, it is also facing many challenges. This easy-to-use, accessible, and entertaining book shows us how diary-keeping can help us gain insight into our wellbeing needs and move forward in our lives, personally and professionally. This book is the perfect starting point to explore what reflective practice means to you. From an overview of diary-keeping and why it's important for educator wellbeing, to plenty of practical tips, strategies, and activities for you to try out yourself, it is filled with simple pragmatic guidance to help make diary-keeping a sustainable part of your practice.Reimagining the diary - to include writing, drawing, audio recordings, photographs, scrapbooking, and other approaches - is not only fun and creative, but essential when it comes to understanding yourself and your own complex needs. By adopting small changes in a way that suits you, you can start to address your individual wellbeing needs and rebalance your work and, more importantly, your life.Trade ReviewI loved this book. I am a committed diary keeper, but very much hope that Lucy's powerful message reaches all those whose preconceptions about what diary keeping involves might deter them from considering the practice. In her impressively referenced, research-informed, balanced and realistic consideration of how the diary can be 're-imagined', Lucy explores a wide range of strategies for using a dairy/journal/record which is bespoke and personal, aligned with our own choices and context. She offers a wealth of practical suggestions, tips and actionable guidance as to how the reader can make a diary work for them, and why it is a worthwhile use of our time and energy. Lucy explains in an entertaining, accessible and compelling way how such a record can support our reflection, help us to process our experiences and our response to them, and serve as an invaluable 'safety-valve' and source of relaxation and ease. Lucy exhorts us to prioritise ourselves and create the space for intentional reflective practice, which she believes is key to helping educational professionals find a manageable and sustainable balance in their lives. She asserts, "I want this book to help you fall in love with diary-keeping - whether that's for the first time, a second time, or a third time." It certainly worked for me, and I am confident it will work for others. -- Jill Berry, Leadership development consultant, educational commentator and writerKelly draws on an extensive body of knowledge about humanity and our connection to the written form to create a unique guide to understanding the process of teaching. Teaching is not a role that we can ever truly perfect, as our variable (children) is such an unpredictable one. Instead, Kelly focuses our attention on developing an awareness of the process of reflection, enabling teachers to look back retrospectively and see their sustained development over time, thus leading to a sense of healthy well-being. A special read for teachers and leaders. -- Kat Howard, Director, DRET Teaching School Hub
£17.00
John Catt Educational Ltd Traditional Math: An effective strategy that
Book Synopsis"Despite experiencing our teaching in different times, we are both oriented to traditional math teaching. It wasn't because we were both taught that way, as some may believe, but because that method worked for us and we have seen it work for our students. It is efficient, effective, non-confusing and helped our students develop mathematical reasoning, understanding, and confidence. Most importantly it helped them to be successful." So begins the book on traditional math, which provides a glimpse of what explicit instruction looks like in the classroom for grades K through 8. Barry Garelick and J.R. Wilson are retired math teachers who describe the methods of traditionally taught math that they used in their teaching. Their descriptions serve two purposes: 1) It provides assurance to teachers who may already practice these methods that they are not alone, and 2) For others, it may provide some new ideas.
£19.00
Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America Education -- Health for Life: Education and
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive and in-depth collection of twenty articles from the 2006 Kolisko conferences.Named for Waldorf educator and anthroposophic physician Eugen Kolisko, the Kolisko conferences bring together pedagogical and therapeutic tools found in Waldorf education. In 2006, there were nine such Kolisko conferences held worldwide, and this book brings together the key lectures into a single volume, newly revised. Topics include healthy timetabling, development of physiology, professional ethics, meditations for teachers, medical diagnostics and therapies, spirituality in science, art and religion, children and drugs, children and computer games, parent collaboration, the college of teachers and many more.
£14.24
Waldorf Early Childhood Association North America Transitions in Childhood from Birth to 14 Years:
Book SynopsisThis book collects lectures given in 2015 at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland. 550 people from 46 countries, including Waldorf educators, scholars, and professionals in a wide range of fields, came together to work on current educational questions with the goal of deepening our understanding of child and human development.Claus-Peter Röh of the Pedagogical Section at the Goetheanum summarised the mood at the end of the conference: 'We have tried, with great intensity and candour, to create a community of awareness around various areas of education. The desire to always keep the idea of a whole in mind while discerning the individual was clearly apparent . . . Now we stand before the challenge of further developing our collective work and newly gained insights into the future.'Contributors include Florian Osswald, Ursula Flatters, Susan Weber, Elizabeth Hall, Clara Aerts, Reinoud Engelsman and Claus-Peter Röh.These texts will serve as a basis for further study activity and can contribute to a greater collaborative activity in the Waldorf kindergarten and school movement.Table of ContentsTransitions: The In-Between Room for Play Autonomy -- Florian OsswaldTransitions in Childhood: A Medical View of Crises and their Consequences in Later Life -- Ursula FlattersMetamorphoses in the Development of the 'I' from Birth to Age Fourteen -- Susan WeberMetamorphoses in the Development of the 'I' from Birth to Age Fourteen -- Elizabeth HallTogether in the Stream of Life Metamorphoses in the Adult's Inner Attitude in Relation to the Child -- Clara AertsTogether in the Stream of Life Metamorphoses in the Adult's Inner Attitude in Relation to the Child -- Reinoud EngelsmanConfiguring Spaces Shaping Time in Childhood Building Developmental Bridges for the Future -- Claus-Peter Röh
£14.24
Waldorf Publications Working Together: Mentoring for Eurythmy Teachers
Book SynopsisEurythmy is an essential part of the curriculum in Waldorf schools, and it's essential that schools and teachers support eurythmists as they develop as teachers.This concise booklet addresses the best techniques for mentoring eurythmy teachers in a straightforward, succinct and genuinely helpful way.
£9.49
Waldorf Publications Kicking Away the Ladder: The Philosophical Roots
Book SynopsisAs Waldorf education approaches its 100th anniversary, this book provides a wonderful opportunity to understand the ideals and philosophy behind this extraordinary educational approach.This thoughtful book will lift the reader's own thinking as it traces from the philosophers of the Age of Enlightenment into the twentieth century, showing what led to the revolution in modern thinking that opened the way for the ideas of Rudolf Steiner.It will be significant for anyone interested in understanding the roots and context of Waldorf education.
£16.19
Didier Guide de communication en Francais - Livre + MP3
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£999.99
Editions L'Harmattan De la communauté éducative inclusive
£22.50
De Gruyter Literaturdidaktik
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£18.00
Kohlhammer Die Wiederkehr Des Ubens: Praxis Und Theorie
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£28.90
Kohlhammer Effektives Lehren an Der Hochschule: Ein Handbuch
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£37.40
Kohlhammer Diagnostik in Schulischen Handlungsfeldern:
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£33.15
Kohlhammer Die Formen Des Padagogischen Handelns
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£22.49
Kohlhammer Allgemeine Erziehungswissenschaft: Eine
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£25.20
Kohlhammer Kommunikation Fur Lehrkrafte: Beratung -
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£33.15
Kohlhammer Lehrereignung: Voraussetzungen Erkennen -
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£27.00
Kohlhammer Sexuelle Bildung in Der Schule: Themenorientierte
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£25.20
Kohlhammer Feinfuhlig Unterrichten: Lehrerpersonlichkeit -
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£23.40
Kohlhammer Jahrgangsubergreifender Unterricht: Didaktische
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£27.00
Kohlhammer Mathe Lernen in Kita Und Grundschule: Spielerisch
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£35.10
Kohlhammer Einfuhrung in Die Grundschulpadagogik
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£34.20
Kohlhammer Gesundheit Und Gesundheitsforderung Im Lehrberuf
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£27.00
Kohlhammer Emotionen Im Unterricht: Psychologische,
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£29.75
Kohlhammer W. Bildungspolitik
£32.40
Kohlhammer Klassen Erfolgreich Fuhren: Guter Unterricht
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£28.80
Kohlhammer Psychologie: Wissenschaftstheorie, Philosophische
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£37.80
Kohlhammer Padagogische Beziehungen Fur Nachhaltiges Lernen:
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£28.80
Kohlhammer Supervision in Der Schule: Ein Werkstattbuch Fur
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£26.10
Kohlhammer Leistungsheterogenitat in Der Grundschule: Umgang
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£30.60
Kohlhammer Sportpadagogik: Eine Grundlegung
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£28.90
Kohlhammer Didaktik Des Kunstunterrichts: Ein Lehrbuch Fur
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£33.15
Kohlhammer Beziehungen in Der Schule Gestalten: Fur Ein
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£26.10
Kohlhammer Deutsch ALS Zweitsprache in Der Schule:
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£22.50
Kohlhammer Medienerziehung Und Medienbildung in Der
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£30.60
Kohlhammer W. Informatische Bildung in Der Grundschule
£28.80
