Kategoria BISAC: Education >> Educational Psychology

Ensure that all school decisions are made in the best interest of children and their success with this first-ever published field guide promoting child development and learning.

This unique resource provides a wealth of theories and strategies for teachers to help spark students' motivations to learn and succeed beyond their formal schooling years.

This comprehensive guide to emotional intelligence presents best practices from more than 25 experts, creating a new gold standard for bringing social-emotional learning into every classroom.

This practical, innovative resource for teachers of 9-12 year olds who exhibit difficult behavior helps children safely address typical difficulties through activities and group discussion.

Clear explanations of the terminology and theory behind self-esteem are offered, as well as many practical examples and useful activities to use with children.

Clear explanations of the terminology and theory behind self-esteem are offered, as well as many practical examples and useful activities to use with children.

A practical instructional guide for teaching personal, social and health education curriculum, this resource explains the difference between counseling and counseling skills and reviews how mental health issues affect children??'s behavior, self-esteem, motivation and achievement.
Teachers will find information about:

• Employing a counselor in schools
• Information on counseling, psychotherapy and talking therapies
• Multi-agency working and referral
• Peer support

A powerful staff development tool for applying brain research in the classroom--can be used for half-day, one-day, and two-day workshops.

-Gilles focuses the majority of the book on the relationship in the classroom between the individual teacher and the students. She gives teachers ammunition to overcome resistance to cooperative learning by presenting well-substantiated research on virtually every page of her book showing the benefits of having students study together.-

--Ted Wohlfarth, PSYCCRITIQUES

-This text's greatest strengths are bringing together a range of powerful teaching strategies connected to students taking responsibility for their own learning and the learning of others. The...

-Gilles focuses the majority of the book on the relationship in the classroom between the individual teacher and the students. She gives teachers ammunition to overcome resistance to cooperative learning by presenting well-substantiated research on virtually every page of her book showing the benefits of having students study together.-

--Ted Wohlfarth, PSYCCRITIQUES

-This text's greatest strengths are bringing together a range of powerful teaching strategies connected to students taking responsibility for their own learning and the learning of others. The...

"The book's strengths are its practical information and the specific ways of looking at expectations and developing a common language. The forms included will be of great benefit to school teams."
-Susan Safarik, Supervisor, Department of S