This book is the first volume of a trilogy describing the S.M.A.R.T. Circle, which was founded in Edmonton, Canada, in 1981. Mathematical Circles are organizations that discover and nurture young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. (The acronym S.M.A.R.T. stands for Saturday Mathematical Activities, Recreations & Tutorials.) This Volume I provides an overview how to run a Circle, and it is a sampling of many things, including projects and mini-courses. Volume II, which consists of student-projects, outlines why the Circle is run, and Volume III, consisting of...

This textbook focuses on research in movement integration and the benefits of physical activity to the child's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development. Though the textbook is specifically aimed at elementary-level teachers, secondary teachers and pre-service teachers can modify the activities to fit their lessons as well.

This short book provides an introduction to the study of education, outlining the dual purpose of education - to help people live well and to help develop a world worth living in.

This book describes mini-courses in a Mathematical "Circle," i.e., an organization that discovers and nurtures young mathematical talents through meaningful extra-curricular activities. Volume I describes how to run a Circle, and Volume II, consisting of student projects, addresses the purpose of the Circle.

This book provides readers with insights into how Singapore school leaders are actively engaged in the transformation of the Singapore education system. They then narrate the case that shows how school leaders interpret and implement policy initiatives in their respective schools or lead change in that area.

It covers all steps of a doctoral journey in STEM: getting started in a program, planning the work, the literature review, the research question, experimental work, writing, presenting, online tools, presenting at one's first conference, writing the first journal paper, writing and defending the thesis, and the career after the PhD.

This book discusses and demonstrates the types of English discourse used at academic conferences and offers guidance to prospective conference participants from multiple perspectives.

In this way, you can learn to teach applicable mathematics to your students using your own experience as learners of applicable mathematics, motivated and supported by the book.Here applicable mathematics education is the phrase we use to describe reality-based mathematics education.

This book applies Rasch measurement theory to the fields of education, psychology, sociology, marketing and health outcomes in order to measure various social constructs.