40 Techniques to Disrupt Negative Expectations About Students and Schools
Disrupt the cycle of implicit bias and stereotype threat with 40 research-based, teacher-tested techniques; individual, classroom-based, and schoolwide actions; printables; and ready-to-go tools for planning and instruction.
Everything you need to know about Learning Theories in Early Childhood practice. This book explores the key theorists and theories that form the foundation of learning and development in early childhood. Building your own understanding and knowledge of children's learning, it then helps you develop the skills of translating theory into practice. How does this book support you? * The structure of the book mirrors your student learning journey, to compliment your course and seminar reading. * Parts 1 and 2 help you develop your reflective and analytical skills through critical questions, photographs and discussion points. * Part 3 gives real life case studies to help you understand how the theories can be practically applied in settings to improve your own practice.
Getting the right answers in maths is only half the problem. Understanding why what you're doing works is the part that often stumps students and teachers alike. The essential guide for mathematics teachers and those training to teach, Yes, but why? answers all your questions, and sheds light on the hidden connections between everything in mathematics at school. This second edition includes: * A new 'Test yourself' feature in every chapter * More coverage of the four operations * Enhanced discussion of fractions and proportionality * Downloadable figures for use in the classroom
Six principles to support great teaching and learning
In Making Every Primary Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Teaching and Learning, full-time primary teachers Jo Payne and Mel Scott share evidence-informed practice and gimmick-free advice for ensuring that every lesson makes a difference for young learners.
Building Blocks provides a framework for successful and meaningful inclusion of young children in inclusive settings. Like the first three editions, the fourth edition offers pre- and inservice teachers three types of practical, evidence-based inclusion strategies: curriculum modifications, embedded learning opportunities, and child-focused ......
oOpening Doors to Ambitious Primary English provides both big principles and a toolkit of strategies all carefully selected to support the design of a deeper, more creative and more expansive English curriculum.
Too many adolescent learners still struggle with reading. This much-needed guide shows how to support teachers in providing effective literacy instruction in the content areas, which can be intensified as needed within a multi-tiered framework. Adaptive Intervention Model (AIM) Coaching was created for grades 6-8, but is equally applicable in high ......
At a time of renewed focus on the schools curriculum, Roy Blatchford has brought together some of the sharpest thinkers in education in a brilliant mixture of both practical and conceptual essays about what makes for a positive primary curriculum, 4 - 11.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Primary Education offers a wealth of advice, tips and lesson plans for teaching and promoting mental wellbeing to primary age children along with a detailed introduction to how a range of key issues are diagnosed and treated.
