We are all at our most effective when we can be ourselves at work, but more than half of LGBT teachers hide their sexual identity within their school workplace. For LGBT teachers, vigilance, concealment and assimilation, take a great deal of energy, on top of what is already a very demanding job. This book is essential reading for any LGBT teacher ......
The Collective Power of Relationships, Memory and Mindset
We are spoiled for choice. Educational research and countless teaching tips and trends are available at our fingertips. Where do you start? Connect the Dots brilliantly dissects three of the most important areas of teaching and learning, laying out the research worth knowing and applying to ready-to-use teaching tools for real classrooms.
The 1991 paper 'Cognitive Apprenticeship: Making Thinking Visible' greatly influenced the teaching of John Tomsett, headteacher at Huntington School in York. In this book, a number of teachers at Huntington School discuss what they consider to be the expert thought processes specific to their individual subject domains.
Coaching with purpose: a guide for every educator is the book we wish we had available to us when our own professional and academic interests in coaching emerged. It provides insights into how and why coaching can impact positively on teachers and leaders in any educational setting and how it creates environments in which students and pupils can ......
Following the break-out success of Teaching WalkThrus Volumes 1-3, Matt Stone, Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli present 50+ coaching techniques, concisely explained and beautifully illustrated in five short steps, to support teacher development through meaningful coaching.
Classics is one of the most varied and interdisciplinary of all subjects; it includes literature, history, philosophy, art and archaeology. There is growing interest among teachers in the subject, and recent studies have shown that learning Latin and/or Greek can have a positive impact on student outcomes in English and literacy. Jessica Dixon and ......
Written by teachers for teachers, Capstone contains ready-to-implement materials derived from decades of experience in the classroom. The authors share authentic narratives of failure and success to encourage teachers who are engaged in the risks and rewards of deep learning.
Curiosity is a superpower: the more curious you are, the more questions you ask, the more answers you get, the more you know, and the more that further stimulates curiosity. The pay-off is both the knowledge that is acquired(and knowledge, of course, is power) - and that virtuous circle. Unfortunately, schools, qualifications and curricula are ......
