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Seven Myths About Education
by Daisy ChristodoulouIn this controversial book, Daisy Christodoulou offers a thought-provoking critique of educational orthodoxy. Drawing on her recent experience of teaching in challenging schools, she shows through a wide range of examples and case studies just how much classroom practice contradicts basic scientific principles. She examines seven widely-held beliefs which are holding back pupils and teachers: Facts prevent understanding Teacher-led instruction is passive The 21st century fundamentally changes everything You can always just look it up We should teach transferable skills Projects and activities are the best way to learn Teaching knowledge is indoctrination
Learning to Teach English in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (3rd edition) (PDF_
by Jon Davison Jane DowsonThis textbook combines theory and practice to present a broad introduction to the opportunities and challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. Each chapter explains the background to debates about teaching the subject and provides tasks, practical teaching approaches and further reading to explore issues and ideas in relation to school experience. As well as containing critical explorations of the history and definitions of the subject and policies such as the Secondary National Strategy that are appropriate to Professional and Masters Level PGCE study, other chapters present a broad range of effective, innovative approaches to teaching such crucial areas as: reading and writing, speaking and listening, drama, media studies, grammar, poetry and language study.
Transitions and Learning through the Lifecourse (1st edition)
by Ecclestone, Kathryn|Biesta, Gert|Hughes, MartinLike many ideas that inform policy, practice and research, 'transition' has many meanings. Children make a transition to adulthood, pupils move from primary to secondary school, and there is then a movement from school to work, training or further education. Transitions can lead to profound and positive change and be an impetus for new learning for some individuals and be unsettling, difficult and unproductive for others. Transitions have become a key concern for policy makers and the subject of numerous policy changes over the past ten years. They are also of interest to researchers and professionals working with different groups. Transitions and Learning Through the Lifecourse examines transitions across a range of education, life and work settings. It explores the claim that successful transitions are essential for educational inclusion, social achievement, and economic prosperity and that individuals and institutions need to manage them more effectively. Aimed primarily at academic researchers and students at all levels of study across a range of disciplines, including education, careers studies, sociology, feminist and cultural studies, this book is the first systematic attempt to bring together and evaluate insights about educational, life and work transitions from a range of different fields of research. Contributions include: nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; nbsp; The transition between home and school The effects of gender, class and age Transitions to further and higher education Transitions for students with disabilities Transitions into the workplace Learning within the workplace Approaches to managing transitions
Testing Times: the uses and abuses of assessment
by Gordon StobartAssessment dominates our lives but its good intentions often produce negative consequences. An example that is central to this book is how current forms of assessment encourage shallow 'for-the-test' learning. It is true to say that as the volume of assessment increases, confidence in what it represents is diminishing. This book seeks to reclaim assessment as a constructive activity which can encourage deeper learning. To do this the purpose, and fitness-for-purpose, of assessments have to be clear. This book raises controversial questions about current uses of assessment and provides a framework for understanding them. It will be of great interest to teaching professionals involved in further study, and to academics and researchers in the field.nbsp;
Included or Excluded?: The Challenge of the Mainstream for Some SEN Children (PDF)
by Ruth CigmanIn a pamphlet published in 2005 Mary Warnock expressed concerns about some of the concepts that she had helped to introduce in the field of special education almost three decades earlier. She argued that the role of special schools was unclear and the pursuit of inclusion had become too ideological. This highly topical book suggests that distinctions should be made between kinds of special needs and the possibility addressed that some SEN children might be happier and more effective as learners within non-mainstream settings. Her call for a government review to investigate these problems raised its media profile, fuelling the debate. This book pulls together contributions from all sides of the argument. An essential read for anyone involved in special education as well as the philosophy and ethics of education this book truly breaks new ground.
A Century of Education (PDF)
by Richard AldrichEducation is a country's biggest business and the most important shared experience of those who live in it. A Century of Education provides an accessible, authoritative and fascinating overview of the role and nature of education in the twentieth century. Eminent historian of education, Professor Richard Aldrich has assembled a team of contributors, all noted experts in their respective fields, to review the successes and failures of education in the last century and to look forward to the next. A succinct overview of twentieth century social, economic, political and intellectual developments in the first chapter is followed by chapters on ten key topics. Each chapter has four sections: a review of the educational situation in 2000; a similar assessment in 1900; changes and continuities throughout the century; and a conclusion reviewing the lessons for today and tomorrow. This is a work of information, interpretation and reference, which demonstrates the strengths and weaknesses of education during the twentieth century and identifies educational priorities for the twenty first.;For anyone interested in what has become the most important Issue of our time, this unique book is set to become a classic text.
Issues in Modern Foreign Languages Teaching (PDF)
by Kit FieldIssues in Modern Foreign Languages Teaching draws together a range of issues in the teaching of modern foreign languages into one volume that will encourage students and newly qualified teachers to consider and reflect on the issues so that they can make a reasoned and informed judgement about their teaching of MFL. It will be relevant for students and newly qualified teachers at both primary and secondary level and will fill a gap in their knowledge due to time constraints - and an emphasis on standards - on ITT and PGCE courses.
An Introduction to Classroom Observation (2nd edition) (PDF)
by E. C. WraggThis completely revised and updated second edition takes into account the latest changes in educational practice, and includes coverage of recent developments in teacher appraisal and school inspection procedures. Using a combination of case studies, photographs and illustrations, it shows how various people study lessons for different purposes and in different contexts.nbsp;
Children With Visual Impairments: Social Interaction, Language and Learning (PDF)
by Alec Webster João RoeDrawing on recent research, this book presents insights into the needs of children with visual impairments. It sets out the basis for addressing the individual needs of children with such impairments, within the Code of Practice. It includes information about: opthalmics; the identification and assessment of aspects of vision; the roles of different agencies likely to be involved; and a range of practical strategies. Advice is also offered on the use of low vision aids, appropriate decor and physical layouts, lighting conditions and relevant IT.
Active Learning Through Formative Assessment (PDF)
by Shirley ClarkeActive Learning Through Formative Assessment gives you the essential 'how to' information you need, with clear principles and theory to underpin the wealth of practical advice and examples.
Project X, Book Band 11, Lime, Alien Adventures: Return to Exis (PDF)
by Tony BradmanProject X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6 to 11. Each book contains two texts: Text 1 is 100% decodable to build reading confidence, and Text 2 is at least 80% decodable including the same target phonemes and Tricky words but with more varied vocabulary to develop comprehension and motivate struggling readers. The micro-friends return to Planet Exis with the four fragments. Will they be able to re-form the Core, or will Badlaw get in the way? Find out in Return to Exis.
Project X, Book Band 11, Lime, Alien Adventures: Space Hunt (PDF)
by James NobleProject X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6 to 11. Each book contains two texts: Text 1 is 100% decodable to build reading confidence, and Text 2 is at least 80% decodable including the same target phonemes and Tricky words but with more varied vocabulary to develop comprehension and motivate struggling readers. The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach Planet Moxor in Space Hunt.
Project X, Book Band 10, White, Alien Adventures: Save The World! (PDF)
by Steve ColeProject X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6 to 11. Each book contains two texts: Text 1 is 100% decodable to build reading confidence, and Text 2 is at least 80% decodable including the same target phonemes and Tricky words but with more varied vocabulary to develop comprehension and motivate struggling readers. Kree-Ator needs the micro-friends' help to save Planet Kree-Marr, but will they be able to defeat the Krools and the Mega-Meeb? Find out in Save the World!
Project X, Book Band 10, White, Alien Adventures: Spaceship Graveyard (PDF)
by Steve ColeProject X CODE is a book-by-book series built for SEN and struggling readers aged 6 to 11. Each book contains two texts: Text 1 is 100% decodable to build reading confidence, and Text 2 is at least 80% decodable including the same target phonemes and Tricky words but with more varied vocabulary to develop comprehension and motivate struggling readers. In Spaceship Graveyard Ant, Tiger and Seven try to find the jammer that caused their ship to crash, but what else will they find among the tangled wrecks?
Project X, Pre-Book Bands, Lilac, Phonics: Exploring Sounds, Out and About
by James EdwardThese books are designed for an adult and child to share and can be used with children before they start formally to learn to read, or with beginning readers to broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words. This book contains pictures, songs, stories, games and rhymes that will encourage speaking and listening and help to develop children's oral language skills. Featuring the familiar Project X characters, the books are colourful and engaging, full of pictures, rhymes, songs and short stories for adults to read to children as well as fun activities and ideas for talk to make learning fun!
Project X, Pre-Book Bands, Lilac, Phonics: Exploring Sounds, Animals (PDF)
by James EdwardThese books are designed for an adult and child to share and can be used with children before they start formally to learn to read, or with beginning readers to broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words. This book contains pictures, songs, stories, games and rhymes that will encourage speaking and listening and help to develop children's oral language skills. Featuring the familiar Project X characters, the books are colourful and engaging, full of pictures, rhymes, songs and short stories for adults to read to children as well as fun activities and ideas for talk to make learning fun!
Project X, Pre-Book Bands, Lilac, Phonics: Exploring Sounds, Home and School
by James EdwardThese books are designed for an adult and child to share and can be used with children before they start formally to learn to read, or with beginning readers to broaden their vocabulary and give them confidence with sounds and words. This book contains pictures, songs, stories, games and rhymes that will encourage speaking and listening and help to develop children's oral language skills. Featuring the familiar Project X characters, the books are colourful and engaging, full of pictures, rhymes, songs and short stories for adults to read to children as well as fun activities and ideas for talk to make learning fun!
Project X, Book Band 13, Grey, Behind the Scenes: How Do They Do That?
by Charlotte Coleman-SmithProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Have you ever thought about what it takes to save someone's life, to be able to travel safely on a plane or how chocolate is made? Find out what happens behind the secnes.
Project X, Book Band 13, Grey, Behind the Scenes: Journey to Mars
by Tony BradmanProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger have a surprise preview of the new exhibit at the Greenville museum. But the exhibit isn't working and when the children shrink to help they have a lot more surprises than they bargained for ...
Project X, Book Band 13, Grey, Behind the Scenes: Battle of the Monster X-bot
by Chris PriestleyProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Cat has been grabbed by a giant X-bot. Can Max, Ant and Tiger save her before the X-bot reaches NASTI and Dr X?
Project X, Book Band 11, Lime, Trapped: Imprisoned (PDF)
by Haydn MiddletonProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Find out how people have been kept as prisoners through time.
Project X, Book Band 11, Lime, Trapped: Escape Artists
by Jane PenroseProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Find out about the stunts and secrets of the great escapologists.
Project X, Book Band 11, Lime, Trapped: The Ballerina of Doom
by Anthony McgowanProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Tiger is trapped in a toyshop. An X-bot is after his special watch. Will Max, Cat and Ant get there in time to save him? Or will they all get crushed by the Ballerina of Doom?
Project X, Book Band 8, Purple, Habitat: Attack of the Centipede (PDF)
by Burchett Jan Vogler SaraProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Tiger shrinks to micro-size to explore a wormery. But a giant centipede is on the loose. Will Tiger escape?
Project X, Book Band 8, Purple, Habitat: Attack of the Centipede
by Burchett, Jan|Vogler, SaraProject X includes fiction and non-fiction, exciting adventure stories, lots of gadgets, and 21st-century illustrations. Developed based on research into what will really hook boys into reading and make them love books. Each book comes with notes for parent/teaching assistants that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities.Tiger shrinks to micro-size to explore a wormery. But a giant centipede is on the loose. Will Tiger escape?