Being new to the teaching profession can be overwhelming. Taking charge of a classroom for the first time, building new relationships and planning for lessons are some of the challenges you'll encounter. But never fear! This new LGT will support you as you take the first steps in your career. This book will give teachers useful strategies and ideas that they can use, not just survive in their first few years as a teacher, but THRIVE. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. * Authored by experts in the field * Easy to dip in-and-out of * Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it! Find out more at www.sagepub.co.uk/littleguides
Teachers are expected to use data to inform their decisions in the classroom. This guide offers practical advice for teachers to help them gather useful student data, interpret the data schools generate and act on their findings. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. Authored by experts in the field Easy to dip in-and-out of Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
The Early Childhood Sector faces many challenges today. Sector-wide pressures and policy changes mean settings are struggling with many issues including funding, retention and recruitment of staff. As change looms, this new book takes the opportunity to explore what could be possible. It draws together expertise and experience from across many ......
The Early Childhood Sector faces many challenges today. Sector-wide pressures and policy changes mean settings are struggling with many issues including funding, retention and recruitment of staff. As change looms, this new book takes the opportunity to explore what could be possible. It draws together expertise and experience from across many ......
A Mathematical Primer for Social Statistics, Second Edition presents mathematics central to learning and understanding statistical methods beyond the introductory level: the basic "language" of matrices and linear algebra and its visual representation, vector geometry; differential and integral calculus; probability theory; common probability distributions; statistical estimation and inference, including likelihood-based and Bayesian methods. The volume concludes by applying mathematical concepts and operations to a familiar case, linear least-squares regression.
The trusted series of workbooks by Philip H. Pollock III and Barry C. Edwards continues with A Microsoft Excel (R)Companion to Political Analysis. In this new guide, students dive headfirst into actual political data working with the ubiquitous Excel software. Students learn by doing with new guided examples, annotated screenshots, step-by-step instructions, and exercises that reflect current scholarly debates in varied subfields of political science, including American politics, comparative politics, law and courts, and international relations. Chapters cover all major topics in political data analysis, from descriptive statistics through logistic regression, all with worked examples and exercises in Excel. No matter their professional goals, students can gain a leg up for their future careers by developing a working knowledge of statistics using Excel. By encouraging students to build on their existing familiarity with the Excel program, instructors can flatten the statistics learning curve and take some of the intimidation out of the learning process. Gain lost time usually spent troubleshooting software to provide students with a smooth transition into political analysis.
A Practical Legal Guide for Parents and Professionals
Myers demonstrates the devastating consequen ces for women of facing a legal system which frequently does not support them, often attacks them, and sometimes gives t heir children away to the alleged perpetrators. '
A Practical Legal Guide for Parents and Professionals
Myers demonstrates the devastating consequen ces for women of facing a legal system which frequently does not support them, often attacks them, and sometimes gives t heir children away to the alleged perpetrators. '
With a focus on organization studies, this volume takes readers through the narrative approach to qualitative research, from setting up the fieldwork to writing up the research.
