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Reflective Practice for Teachers (PDF)
by Maura SellarsAn essential aspect of teaching is being able to reflect on your own practice and analyse your professional actions, and use this process to develop as a successful teacher. Reflective Practice for Teachers explores a range of key issues that you will need to engage with during your teacher preparation and early career in the classroom in order to deepen your understanding of teaching practice.
Qualitative Research in Education (PDF)
by Susan Wallace Liz AtkinsThis accessible and practical book is a perfect quick guide for postgraduate researchers in education. Looking at the interdependence of teaching and research, the authors show that a critical and analytical exploration of policies and practices is a necessary part of what we mean by being a 'professional' in education. 9781446208076 | 9781446208069 1446208079 | 1446208060
Qualitative Research in Education
by Susan Wallace Liz AtkinsThis accessible and practical book is a perfect quick guide for postgraduate researchers in education. Looking at the interdependence of teaching and research, the authors show that a critical and analytical exploration of policies and practices is a necessary part of what we mean by being a 'professional' in education. 9781446208076 | 9781446208069 1446208079 | 1446208060
The School Leader's Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Leading and Managing (PDF)
by Mary Dawe'This is a practical, down-to-earth toolkit for a wide range of leadership areas, and the authors helpfully include practical examples and reflective exercises. Any new leader will appreciate this book' -Gillian Gee, GL Education 'This engaging and very practical book shows how leadership and management should work to help meet the challenge of raising pupil achievement' -Professor Peter Earley, Institute of Education This accessible and jargon-free book addresses key everyday topics faced by practising leaders. Providing hands-on examples and advice, the book shows you how to handle difficult decisions, resolve conflict, and prepare for Ofsted. Each chapter, written by a specialist in the area, contains: - bulleted chapter objectives - vignettes, thinking points, student quotes - case studies, figures and tables - ideas for best practice - further book and web reading This guide caters for leaders at any level, especially those undertaking further professional development and practice-based assessment. It will also be valuable to entry-level Master's students, and anyone on NPQH, Leadership Pathways and national programmes for headteachers and academy principals. Until recently Mary Dawe was Head of Leadership Development at The London Centre for Leadership in Learning at The Institute of Education, University of London. She is now an independent consultant.
The School Leader's Toolkit: Practical Strategies for Leading and Managing
by Mary Dawe'This is a practical, down-to-earth toolkit for a wide range of leadership areas, and the authors helpfully include practical examples and reflective exercises. Any new leader will appreciate this book' -Gillian Gee, GL Education 'This engaging and very practical book shows how leadership and management should work to help meet the challenge of raising pupil achievement' -Professor Peter Earley, Institute of Education This accessible and jargon-free book addresses key everyday topics faced by practising leaders. Providing hands-on examples and advice, the book shows you how to handle difficult decisions, resolve conflict, and prepare for Ofsted. Each chapter, written by a specialist in the area, contains: - bulleted chapter objectives - vignettes, thinking points, student quotes - case studies, figures and tables - ideas for best practice - further book and web reading This guide caters for leaders at any level, especially those undertaking further professional development and practice-based assessment. It will also be valuable to entry-level Master's students, and anyone on NPQH, Leadership Pathways and national programmes for headteachers and academy principals. Until recently Mary Dawe was Head of Leadership Development at The London Centre for Leadership in Learning at The Institute of Education, University of London. She is now an independent consultant.
Edexcel A2: Unit 4C Governing the USA (PDF)
by Mark RathboneBuilds students' understanding and provides ready-prepared revision solutions to develop confidence and exam skills. This full colour workbook provides stimulus materials on all the topics, followed by sets of questions designed to develop and test skills in the unit. Topics: The US Constitution The US Congress The US presidency The US Supreme Court
Edexcel A2: Economics (PDF)
by Peter SmithThis clear, accessible, focused Edexcel-endorsed textbook has been updated to keep pace with the rapidly changing economic environment, providing insights into the impact of financial crisis and the major challenges facing the global economy. Show you are up to date with the latest economic developments: new and updated examples will help you analyse, evaluate and improve your exam answers Feel confident in your revision: you can practise answering skills-based and exam-style questions throughout the book. Ensure you can explain key economics concepts and issues accurately and effectively: learn the key terms throughout the text and in the new end-of-unit glossaries
AQA AS: Economics (2nd edition) (PDF)
by Ray PowellProviding insights into the impact of the financial crisis and the major challenges facing the global economy, this textbook ensures you understand exactly what is required at AS. - Show you are up to date with the rapidly changing economic world: new and updated case studies will help you analyse, evaluate and improve your exam answers.
Philip Allan Literature Guide: "Of Mice and Men" Study (PDF)
by Steve EddyFor study or revision, these guides are the perfect accompaniment to the set text, providing invaluable background and exam advice. Philip Allan Literature Guides (for GCSE) offer succinct and accessible coverage of all key aspects of the set text and are designed to challenge and develop your knowledge, encouraging you to reach your full potential. Each full colour guide: - Gives you the confidence that you know your set text inside out, with insightful coverage for you to develop your understanding of context, characters, quotations, themes and style - Ensures you are fully prepared for your exams: each guide shows you how your set text will be measured against assessment objectives of the main specification - Develops the skills you need to do well in your exams, with tasks and practice questions in the guide, and lots more completely free online, including podcasts, glossaries, sample essays and revision advice at www.philipallan.co.uk/literatureguidesonline
Qualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide (PDF)
by Marilyn LichtmanQualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide is a core textbook for graduate courses in educational research. As with previous edition, the book will provide readers with a blend of practical and theoretical information. The use of real-world examples and illustrations will help users grasp abstract ideas and apply them to their research.
Qualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide
by Marilyn LichtmanQualitative Research in Education: A User's Guide is a core textbook for graduate courses in educational research. As with previous edition, the book will provide readers with a blend of practical and theoretical information. The use of real-world examples and illustrations will help users grasp abstract ideas and apply them to their research.
Read, Research, Write: Academic English Language and Research Skills for EAL Students (PDF)
by Caroline BrandtThis book is for students who have learnt English as a second (or third, or fourth) language, and are studying at an institution where English is the medium of instruction. Each of its 10 chapters focuses on a reproduced academic article on an aspect of English for academic purposes - students can therefore learn about language skills from the articles themselves as well as developing those skills in the activities and tasks which follow.
The Power of Pedagogy (PDF)
by Jenny LeachEvery now and again you come across a really important book that shifts and clarifies your thinking. The Power of Pedagogy is one of those books. Here you'll find a fascinating analysis of the myriad of issues and ideas surrounding teaching and learning today. Drawing on history, theory and vignettes form today's classrooms, these two experienced and active thinkers and practitioners have managed to provide new perspectives on the pedagogic mission. A remarkable piece of scholarship, it's a 'must' for all those setting out to teach and for those already teaching with the sort of intellectual curiosity that is the hallmark of the outstanding teacher' - Tim Brighouse, formerly Adviser for London Schools, is Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education. 'This important book manages to combine an illuminating breadth of global reference with real insight into the practice of teaching and learning. Its highly readable investigative narrative integrates theory and practice with a quality of analysis that is both rare and entirely convincing' - Sir David Winkley, former Headteacher Grove School, Handsworth and government education advisor.
Phonics Bug, Phase 5: The Snow Monster (PDF) (Bug Club Phonics)
by Paul ShiptonThis title is part of Phonics Bug - the first Phonics programme to bring together research-based teaching methods with 100 per cent decodable books, CBeebies video, and an online reading world to give today s children a firm, fun foundation in Phonics.
The PhD experience: An Insider's Guide (PDF)
by Evelyn BarronWritten by a PhD student with insights from fellow students, this book covers every aspect of the realities of the PhD experience for prospective and current PhD students. It gives an honest inside view on the day to day experience, whilst providing practical strategies, useful tips and solid advice to support and motivate fellow students.
Reflective Learning And Teaching In Primary Schools (PDF)
by Alice HansenTrainee teachers are expected to demonstrate reflective practice in many ways throughout their course. Unlike other texts, this book takes a focused look at what primary trainees need to know and offers specific and detailed guidance on how to be meaningfully reflective in learning and teaching.
The Motivated School (PDF)
by Alan Mclean`The book is a pleasure to read and whether the model is adopted in whole or in part, as a lens through which to examine and understand what is going on in a learning community it has much to offer' - Improving Schools.
Bug Club, BC Blue A/4B: The Mystery of the Missing Finger (PDF)
by Josh LaceyA stately home, a stolen painting, a thief dressed in black with a missing finger: these are the elements in a mystery that Inspector Stamp thinks is an open-and-shut case. The butler did it! Matt and his French exchange partner, Veronique, are far from convinced. The hunt is on to find the real thief!
Bug Club, Grey B: Rat Island (PDF)
by Julia GoldingSchools across the UK are catching the Bug, and now so can kids at home! Bug Club is one of the best-loved reading programmes in primary schools and kids just love reaching for the bookshelves to find their favourite Bug Club book.
Rapid Plus Assessmet Text Stage 8 (Rapid Plus)
by David GrantEach Reading Book in the Rapid Plus series is finely levelled and trialled with KS3 students, and includes: all-new content, rigorously levelled and trialled with Key Stage 3 students pre-reading pages which introduce the main characters, plots and key concepts, helping to build understanding and confidence a quiz page after each text providing opportunities for discussion and to check comprehension word and spelling activities to extend language knowledge a non-fiction section that helps to build vocabulary and offers a different reading experience.
The Routledge Companion to Education (PDF)
by James Arthur Andrew PetersonWho are the key thinkers in education? What are the hot topics in education? Where will education go from here? The Routledge Companion to Education presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide available to the key theories, themes and topics in education. Forty specially commissioned chapters, covering all aspects of education, introduce you to the ideas, research and issues that have shaped this most diverse, dynamic and fluid field. Part one provides an introduction to the key theories, thinkers and disciplines within education Part two covers ideas and issues about how, what and why learning takes place Part three includes analysis on particular approaches to education and explores the issues that attract much contemporary interest. Written by an international team of expert contributors, the chapters all include a descriptive introduction, an analysis of the key ideas and debates, an overview of the latest research, key questions for research and carefully selected further reading. The Routledge Companion to Education is a succinct, detailed, authoritative overview of the topics which are at the forefront of educational research and discourse today. This classic collection is a bookshelf essential for every student and scholar serious about the study of education.nbsp;
The School I'd Like: Children and Young People's Reflections on an Education for the 21st Century (PDF)
by Catherine BurkeIn 2001, The Guardian launched a competition called The School I'd Like, in which young people were asked to imagine their ideal school. This vibrant, groundbreaking book presents material drawn from that competition, offering a unique snapshot of perceptions of today's schools by those who matter most - the pupils. 9780415301152 9786610073207 9780203439074
The Postgraduate Research Handbook: Succeed With Your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD (PDF)
by Wisker GinaAdvice, support and both active and reflective tasks take the reader through the main stages of research. These include choosing a university and a topic, writing proposals, developing appropriate methodology, carrying out research, and writing it up.
Read Write Inc. Literacy and Language: Year 5 Anthology (PDF)
by Janey Pursgrove Charlotte Raby Ruth MiskinThe Literacy and Language Anthologies offer a variety of engaging stories, poems, playscripts and non-fiction texts that have been carefully selected to meet the needs of your litearcy teaching.
Read Write Inc. Literacy and Language: Year 5 Pupils' Book (PDF)
by Janey Pursgrove Charlotte Raby Ruth MiskinRead Write Inc. Literacy and Language inspires a love of literature through the study of complete texts. It is based on a rigorous, proven pedagogy of teaching literacy skills in context to ensure children become engaged readers and accomplished writers. The programme gives you all the support you need to teach outstanding, consistent literacy lessons every day, and enables you to deliver the new National Curriculum confidently.