Teaching Research Methods in the Social Sciences
ISBN: 9780754673521 / Angielski / Twarda / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How can excellence in the teaching of research methods be encouraged and ensured? This question has become increasingly important following the adoption of research methodology as a core part of many postgraduate and undergraduate courses. There has, however, been little discussion about the aims and methods of teaching the subject. In this volume; a number of authors from a variety of countries and disciplines employ their knowledge and experience towards the development of a 'pedagogical culture' in research methods. Their aim is to establish the extent of common concerns and challenges and...
How can excellence in the teaching of research methods be encouraged and ensured? This question has become increasingly important following the adopti...
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704,29 zł |
Teaching World History in the Twenty-First Century: A Resource Book: A Resource Book
ISBN: 9780765617149 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This practical handbook is designed to help anyone who is preparing to teach a world history course - or wants to teach it better. It includes contributions by experienced teachers who are reshaping world history education, and features new approaches to the subject as well as classroom-tested practices that have markedly improved world history teaching.
This practical handbook is designed to help anyone who is preparing to teach a world history course - or wants to teach it better. It includes contrib...
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808,63 zł |
Teaching for Recall & Analysis: Advanced Floor Timelines for U.S. History
ISBN: 9780615586755 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Advanced Floor Timelines is part of the Teaching for Recall & Analysis series of books. The goal of this series is to provide educators with simple, yet powerful, tools that will enable more students to experience success in courses such as Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, etc. These courses possess end of the year, mastery-of-content, standardized exams; which are far more complex than most traditional test. Students need to recall and analyze specific content details while demonstrating a broad base of knowledge about material that was studied over the course of an entire...
Advanced Floor Timelines is part of the Teaching for Recall & Analysis series of books. The goal of this series is to provide educators with simple, y...
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99,95 zł |
Assessing L2 Students with Learning and Other Disabilities
ISBN: 9781443851367 / Angielski / Twarda / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited volume discusses the theoretical, ethical and practical considerations involved in the assessment of Second Language Learners (SLLs) with Specific Language Learning Disorders (SpLD), such as dyslexia and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, and with other disabilities like visual and hearing impairments. The volume contains 14 chapters. These explore various theoretical models and research findings that identify and evaluate the language and special needs of SLLs with SpLD and other disabilities and evaluate the effectiveness of the accommodation practices employed so...
This edited volume discusses the theoretical, ethical and practical considerations involved in the assessment of Second Language Learners (SLLs) with ...
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260,80 zł |
Exploring People and Cultures: Authentic Ethnographic Research in the Classroom (Grades 5-8)
ISBN: 9781593639570 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kids are naturally curious about the many cultures and subcultures of the world. "Exploring People and Cultures: Authentic Ethnographic Research in the Classroom" taps into that interest by providing teachers of students in grades 5-8 with tools and activities for helping kids conduct a study of ethnic groups and cultures in the classroom. Through the more than 30 ready-to-use, differentiated lessons, teachers will help students learn how to recognize and understand the elements of culture; think critically, creatively, and confidently; practice and apply real-world research techniques in...
Kids are naturally curious about the many cultures and subcultures of the world. "Exploring People and Cultures: Authentic Ethnographic Research in th...
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99,07 zł |
Differentiating Instruction with Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Social Studies (Grades 6-8)
ISBN: 9781593639662 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Electing the President: An Interactive Simulation on the Electoral Process (Rev. Ed., Grades 4-8)
ISBN: 9781593639938 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Electing the President is a motivating, hands-on simulation that lets students experience the exciting process of electing the President and Vice President of the United States. As the two parties square off, students take on the roles of candidates, convention delegates, and members of the Electoral College. Updated to reflect the most recent Census data, this book includes complete teacher instructions and all necessary student handouts to provide an easy-to-stage simulation that can be used with small or large groups.
Electing the President is a motivating, hands-on simulation that lets students experience the exciting process of electing the President and Vice Pres...
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78,20 zł |
Social Studies for Multiple Intelligences: Reproducible Grades 4-6
ISBN: 9780547625744 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The theory of multiple intelligences identifies eight different ways that children can be smart. Each one is a potential pathway to learning. These reproducible workbooks offer original approaches to learning about social studies that will appeal to a variety of intelligences and learning styles.
The theory of multiple intelligences identifies eight different ways that children can be smart. Each one is a potential pathway to learning. These re...
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65,01 zł |
Teaching Psychology Around the World: Volume 3
ISBN: 9781443834483 / Angielski / Twarda / 505 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book updates the information in the first two volumes of Teaching Psychology around the World, providing a current overview of teaching psychology internationally. Psychology curricula continue to become increasingly internationalised; the book includes relevant information about and research on teaching from secondary, undergraduate (baccalaureate) and post-graduate (MA, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral) psychology programs in Australia, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and the US. It is a must-read for all instructors of psychology and university personnel engaged in building...
This book updates the information in the first two volumes of Teaching Psychology around the World, providing a current overview of teaching psycholog...
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286,88 zł |
Teaching Politics Beyond the Book: Film, Texts, and New Media in the Classroom
ISBN: 9781441105608 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To teach political issues such as political struggle, justice, interstate conflict, etc. educators rely mostly on textbooks and lectures. However, many other forms of narrative exist that can elevate our understanding of such issues. This innovative work seeks new ways to foster learning beyond the textbook and lecture model, by using creative and new media, including graphic novels, animated films, hip-hop music, Twitter, and more. Discussing the opportunities these media offer to teach and engage students about politics, the work presents concrete ways on how to use them, along with... To teach political issues such as political struggle, justice, interstate conflict, etc. educators rely mostly on textbooks and lectures. However, ... |
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Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7â 12
ISBN: 9781610690379 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During a time of standards-based instruction, "Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7-12" will fill the gap in today's middle and high school classrooms to simultaneously engage students in effective literacy skill exercises and teach our nation's history. Authored by three experienced former public school teachers, these ready-made lesson plans for classroom teachers and school librarians make planning easy for implementation in a social studies, history, or English classroom. The book covers topics from Native Americans to the... During a time of standards-based instruction, "Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7-12" wil... |
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186,66 zł |
A Handbook for History Teachers
ISBN: 9780761859901 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. History is not a mere chronicle of facts, but a dialogue between competing interpretations of the past; it should be taught as such. The book includes the rationale for the study of history, the specific thinking skills required by the discipline, and methods for students acquiring, processing, and applying information.
History is not a mere chronicle of facts, but a dialogue between competing interpretations of the past; it should be taught as such. The book includes...
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340,15 zł |
Leaving Latinos Out of History: Teaching Us History in Texas
ISBN: 9780415655415 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite being the state with perhaps the longest history of Latino presence, power and influence, Texas has very much under-represented Latinos in its schools history curriculum. Through an analysis of teaching materials and curriculum goals, Noboa investigates the extent to which this significant minority is effectively excluded from American historical narrative. Despite being the state with perhaps the longest history of Latino presence, power and influence, Texas has very much under-represented Latinos in ... |
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281,66 zł |
Full Classrooms, Empty Selves
ISBN: 9781479158591 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teaching in a modern day high school is never boring. Ten years into his career, Jeremy Adams discovered that there was something "just not right" about his classroom. In a memoir that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, the euphoria of teaching and the bitter disappointments along the way are chronicled with both wit and insight. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes profound, Full Classrooms, Empty Selves is an entertaining account of modern education that culminates in a surprising thesis that is certain to provoke discussion for readers of all stripes. Full Classrooms, Empty Selves was the...
Teaching in a modern day high school is never boring. Ten years into his career, Jeremy Adams discovered that there was something "just not right" abo...
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History by Hollywood, Volume I The United States Through the Progressive Era: The Questions, Answers, and Test Needed to Teach United States History T
ISBN: 9781479308217 / Angielski / Miękka / 134 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Home school, middle school, high school, and even college educators will find History By Hollywood an innovative and interesting method of teaching social studies using film as the text. This volume of History By Hollywood uses the films "Last of the Mohicans," "Davy Crockett-King of the Wild Frontier," "Glory," "I Will Fight No More Forever," and "The Wizard of Oz" to teach United States History through the Progressive Era using these films as the "text.." The premise of History by Hollywood is that most students learn, understand, and experience the passion of history best through film....
Home school, middle school, high school, and even college educators will find History By Hollywood an innovative and interesting method of teaching so...
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45,31 zł |
Action Research for Kids: Units That Help Kids Create Change in Their Community (Grades 5-8)
ISBN: 9781618210487 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Action Research for Kids" provides teachers with comprehensive, creative, and hands-on units to engage students in action research. Students will benefit from learning about quantitative and qualitative research practices that can make a real difference in their lives and those within their communities. Within this text, teachers can select a lesson or use whole units as they explore research methods such as survey research, experimental research, life history, and photovoice. Each lesson comes with detailed instructions and ideas for differentiation.
"Action Research for Kids" provides teachers with comprehensive, creative, and hands-on units to engage students in action research. Students will ben...
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119,94 zł |
Gender and Diversity in a Problem and Project Based Learning Environment
ISBN: 9788792329844 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Problem and Project Based Learning (PBL) has been used as an educational philosophy and methodology in the construction of a student centered and contextualized learning environment. PBL is also regarded as an effective method in producing engineering graduates who can not only meet the needs of professional competences but are also prepared for new challenges in the globalized and technological context. However, can PBL be a solution to the challenge of a general lack of university students studying engineering and technology in many countries?
Gender and Diversity in a... Problem and Project Based Learning (PBL) has been used as an educational philosophy and methodology in the construction of a student centered and cont...
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427,74 zł |
Social Studies as New Literacies in a Global Society : Relational Cosmopolitanism in the Classroom
ISBN: 9780415811446 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book reconceptualizes social studies teaching and learning in ways that will help prepare students to live in "new times" - prepared for new forms of labor in the post-industrial economy, equipped to handle new and emerging technologies and function in the new media age, and prepared to understand different perspectives to participate in an increasingly diverse, multicultural global society. Mark Baildon and James Damico offer an integrated theoretical framework and corresponding set of web-based technology tools to guide a reconceptualized social studies education and provide concrete...
This book reconceptualizes social studies teaching and learning in ways that will help prepare students to live in "new times" - prepared for new form...
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234,71 zł |
Innovating Teaching and Learning: Reports from University Lecturers
ISBN: 9783863880347 / Angielski / Miękka / 127 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book brings together the unique university teaching experiences of young researchers who are bringing innovations to their teaching and student learning, as well as enhancing student engagement. These teaching innovations will serve as a valuable source of inspiration for other teachers who face similar pedagogic problems. Divided into three sections, the contents include: a) "In-Class Activities Innovations" problem solving groups as a tool for effective large group teaching * enhancing students' active learning by in-class games * mnemonics and creativity as tools for enhancing...
This book brings together the unique university teaching experiences of young researchers who are bringing innovations to their teaching and student l...
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54,64 zł |
Confronting Racism in Higher Education: Problems and Possibilities for Fighting Ignorance, Bigotry and Isolation
ISBN: 9781623961565 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Racism and ignorance churn on college campuses as surely as they do in society at large. Over the past fifteen years there have been many discussions regarding racism and higher education. Some of these focus on formal policies and dynamics such as Affirmative Action or The Dream Act, while many more discussions are happening in classrooms, dorm rooms and in campus communities. Of course, corollary to these conversations, some of which are generative and some of which are degenerative, is a deafening silence around how individuals and institutions can actually understand, engage and change...
Racism and ignorance churn on college campuses as surely as they do in society at large. Over the past fifteen years there have been many discussions ...
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320,90 zł |