In Teaching Powerful Problem-Solving in Math, readers will visit urban elementary and K-8 schools where teachers have dramatically transformed learning for teachers and for students. Students learn mathematics by confronting a novel problem and building the new mathematics needed to solve it, just as mathematicians would. Learning in this way, ......
This book delves into the dynamic landscape of small educational institutions. Through insightful and compelling conversations from a wide range of teachers, leaders and other stakeholders associated with small schools, this book explores the unique advantages and obstacles faced by small schools in today's educational landscape.
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This trusted text and teacher resource is now in a revised and updated fifth edition, reflecting key advances in the science of reading. It covers the "whys," "whats," and "how-tos" of systematic reading assessment in grades K-8. The authors provide a roadmap and practical tools for evaluating students' strengths and needs in each component of ......
Unlock the magic of teaching phonics with this supportive guide for educators!
In this practical guide, teacher and educator Katie Whitehead takes you through the teaching of phonics from the first steps of building phonological awareness to the fostering of confident readers.
Initial teacher education is the first stage in teachers' career-long professional development. This report analyzes how primary school teachers are prepared across the world and identifies lessons and guiding principles that can help improve the quality of teacher preparation mechanisms.
How to Design Engaging Lessons for the Elementary Classroom
Making math accessible to young learners is especially challenging. This hands-on book provides a method for teaching math with fun stories that allow students to experience math concepts in real-world contexts. Teachers can choose from a selection of suggested stories, or they can create their own to reflect the interests and identities of their ......
How to Design Engaging Lessons for the Elementary Classroom
Making math accessible to young learners is especially challenging. This hands-on book provides a method for teaching math with fun stories that allow students to experience math concepts in real-world contexts. Teachers can choose from a selection of suggested stories, or they can create their own to reflect the interests and identities of their ......
The A - Z of Primary English is a practical, authoritative and fun guide to all aspects of teaching the subject in primary schools, organised around the 26 letters of the English alphabet.
How do I plan for Adaptive Teaching in the primary National Curriculum? Do different subjects need a different Adaptive Teaching approach? How do I anticipate the needs of the children in my class and plan for them in all curriculum subjects? Planning for Adaptive Teaching in the Primary Curriculum helps you to answer these questions. It ......
