Packed with diagrams and activity ideas, this vital resource equips students with the knowledge and strategies they need to understand maths in early years setting. This is a clear and comprehensive guide on how best to approach topic areas such as, early number-sense, addition and subtraction, measurement, spatial awareness and geometric ......
This practical textbook offers a hands-on introduction to big data analytics, helping you to develop the skills required to hit the ground running as a data professional. It complements theoretical foundations with an emphasis on the application of big data analytics, illustrated by real-life examples and datasets. Containing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics in this area, this book uses open-source technologies and examples in Python and Apache Spark. Learning features include: - Ethics by Design encourages you to consider data ethics at every stage. - Industry Insights facilitate a deeper understanding of the link between what you are studying and how it is applied in industry. - Datasets, questions, and exercises giveyou the opportunity to apply your learning. Dr Funmi Obembe is the Head of Technology at the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton. Dr Ofer Engel is a Data Scientist at the University of Groningen.
This practical textbook offers a hands-on introduction to big data analytics, helping you to develop the skills required to hit the ground running as a data professional. It complements theoretical foundations with an emphasis on the application of big data analytics, illustrated by real-life examples and datasets. Containing comprehensive coverage of all the key topics in this area, this book uses open-source technologies and examples in Python and Apache Spark. Learning features include: - Ethics by Design encourages you to consider data ethics at every stage. - Industry Insights facilitate a deeper understanding of the link between what you are studying and how it is applied in industry. - Datasets, questions, and exercises giveyou the opportunity to apply your learning. Dr Funmi Obembe is the Head of Technology at the Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton. Dr Ofer Engel is a Data Scientist at the University of Groningen.
This hands-on guide takes students from start-to-finish through the research process while showcasing the complexities and interrelationships of different methods, schools of thought, and associated analytical strategies. Encouraging students to think of qualitative research as a flexible, cyclical process rather than a linear one, this book offers a panoramic strategy and dynamic approach to qualitative research that accommodates the fluid nature of research and accounts for lessons learned through lived experience. With an emphasis on the analysis stage-within case, across case, and the dialogue between these insights and existing literature-it uses concrete applications to show how your methodological decisions translate into practice. It covers: Forming, defending, and evaluating research questions Choosing a research approach Ensuring ethically sound research Collecting quality data Analyzing data in layers Reporting research results Through a conversational tone that unpacks key vocabulary and acts as a companion supervisor, this book equips you to traverse every step of the qualitative research journey.
This hands-on guide takes students from start-to-finish through the research process while showcasing the complexities and interrelationships of different methods, schools of thought, and associated analytical strategies. Encouraging students to think of qualitative research as a flexible, cyclical process rather than a linear one, this book offers a panoramic strategy and dynamic approach to qualitative research that accommodates the fluid nature of research and accounts for lessons learned through lived experience. With an emphasis on the analysis stage-within case, across case, and the dialogue between these insights and existing literature-it uses concrete applications to show how your methodological decisions translate into practice. It covers: Forming, defending, and evaluating research questions Choosing a research approach Ensuring ethically sound research Collecting quality data Analyzing data in layers Reporting research results Through a conversational tone that unpacks key vocabulary and acts as a companion supervisor, this book equips you to traverse every step of the qualitative research journey.
Empowering teachers to live their healthiest, happiest lives and to thrive both in and out of the classroom. A practical, realistic guide for teachers supporting them to develop and maintain the behaviours, beliefs and boundaries they need for a positive teacher life. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the ......
Relationship building is often described as being key to a teacher's success in and outside the classroom but rarely is its nuanced nature analysed or practical advice ever given on how to get the best from working relationships. This book covers everything you need to know about relationship building with students, support staff, stakeholders and parents. 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 * Fun engaging illustrations throughout * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
A Little Guide for Teachers: Differentiation and Adaptive Teaching seeks to support readers with one of the most challenging parts of teaching. Drawing upon the authors' extensive teaching and training experience, this book references key research and offers an in-depth discussion on how teachers can meet the needs of each pupil. Offering hints and tips and ideas for the classroom, this book offers effective teaching techniques that can be drawn upon in the classroom. 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 * Fun engaging illustrations throughout * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
A Little Guide for Teachers: Diversity in Schools aims to provide starting points for teachers and leaders in creating a curriculum, either across disciplines or within subjects, that is as deep and diverse as their students. 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 * Fun engaging illustrations throughout * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it!
