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An Educational Psychology of Science Methods in the K-6 Classroom: Hands-On/Mind-Focused Strategies for All Learners
ISBN: 9781433120237 / Angielski / Twarda / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book was conceived to better prepare prospective and current teachers to teach inquiry elementary science with enthusiasm, joy, entertainment, intrigue, curiosity, and thought-provoking engagement. The hands-on and minds-on inquiry strategies herein equip teachers with enriched teaching principles, applications, tools, methodologies, and pedagogical skills so they can develop deliberate science lesson plans that engage all learners in the learning process.
The book also gives comprehensive approaches to teacher preparation and discusses the nature of teaching inquiry elementary... This book was conceived to better prepare prospective and current teachers to teach inquiry elementary science with enthusiasm, joy, entertainment, in...
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789,77 |
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Our Children Live in a War Zone: Use The Power of Resilience to Improve Their Lives, Applied Positive Psychology 2.1
ISBN: 9780692491416 / Angielski / Miękka / 516 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The evidence is clear that teaching children, especially our most vulnerable children, skills that increase social and emotional competence, resilience, emotional intelligence, happiness, cognitive abilities, and psychological flexibility significantly improves the outcomes of their lives resulting in: * Higher high school graduation rates * Prevention of mental health problems * Higher college admission rates * Stronger families * Higher college graduation rates * Less likely to be involved in crime and violence * Less likely to have drug and alcohol problems * Better long-term physical...
The evidence is clear that teaching children, especially our most vulnerable children, skills that increase social and emotional competence, resilienc...
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Rethinking Outdoor, Experiential and Informal Education: Beyond the Confines
ISBN: 9780415703116 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book seeks to bring together the two disciplines of informal and outdoor education, and challenges readers to think differently about outdoor and adventure education. It develops core ideas and thinking about informal education within outdoor settings, and explores how its principles and practice can enhance outdoor education. A wide range of contributors look in detail at the concept of change in the outdoors, whilst also considering the ways in which this expanding field might exploit opportunities offered to young people and adults to engage in reflective informal... This book seeks to bring together the two disciplines of informal and outdoor education, and challenges readers to think differently about outdoor ... |
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Struggling for Autonomy in Language Education: Reflecting, Acting, and Being
ISBN: 9783631580394 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pedagogy for autonomy is a continuous struggle for transformative and empowering education. That struggle entails reflecting on what fosters or hinders teacher and learner development, acting towards challenging and reshaping oppressive forces and circumstances, and being willing to deal with complexity, uncertainty and risk-taking, without losing one s hopes and ideals. Our main purpose is to present and discuss ways in which critical reflecting, acting, and being emerge in contexts of teaching and/or teacher education, not as realisations of a grand theory of pedagogy for autonomy, but...
Pedagogy for autonomy is a continuous struggle for transformative and empowering education. That struggle entails reflecting on what fosters or hinder...
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Engaging Science Policy: From the Side of the Messy
ISBN: 9781433103285 / Angielski / Twarda / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Situated in education policy analysis, this book is at the cutting edge of major debates across the social sciences regarding the nature of science, qualitative/quantitative tensions, post-foundational possibilities, and the research/policy nexus. Located between -the aftermath of poststructuralism- and the -new scientism- afoot in neoliberal audit culture, the book posits an engaged social science that is accountable to complexity and the political value of not being so sure. Its insistence is to put deconstruction to work in the midst of messiness, contingency, and ambiguity. The book will...
Situated in education policy analysis, this book is at the cutting edge of major debates across the social sciences regarding the nature of science, q...
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Engaging Science Policy: From the Side of the Messy
ISBN: 9781433103292 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Situated in education policy analysis, this book is at the cutting edge of major debates across the social sciences regarding the nature of science, qualitative/quantitative tensions, post-foundational possibilities, and the research/policy nexus. Located between -the aftermath of poststructuralism- and the -new scientism- afoot in neoliberal audit culture, the book posits an engaged social science that is accountable to complexity and the political value of not being so sure. Its insistence is to put deconstruction to work in the midst of messiness, contingency, and ambiguity. The book will...
Situated in education policy analysis, this book is at the cutting edge of major debates across the social sciences regarding the nature of science, q...
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The Pedagogy of Protest; The Educational Thought and Work of Patrick H. Pearse
ISBN: 9783039109418 / Angielski / Miękka / 373 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides the first complete account of Patrick Pearse s educational work at St. Enda s and St. Ita s schools (Dublin). Extensive use of first-hand accounts reveals Pearse as a humane, energetic teacher and a forward-looking and innovative educational thinker. Between 1903 and 1916 Pearse developed a new concept of schooling as an agency of radical pedagogical and social reform, later echoed by school founders such as Bertrand Russell. This placed him firmly within the tradition of radical educational thought as articulated by Paulo Freire and Henry Giroux. The book examines the...
This book provides the first complete account of Patrick Pearse s educational work at St. Enda s and St. Ita s schools (Dublin). Extensive use of firs...
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New Insights into Foreign Language Learning and Teaching
ISBN: 9783631526392 / Angielski / Miękka / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Writing on the Bus: Using Athletic Team Notebooks and Journals to Advance Learning and Performance in Sports- Published in Cooperation wit
ISBN: 9781433116841 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Writing on the Bus showcases the what, how, and why of using athletic team notebooks and journals. The book guides coaches and athletes, from elementary school through college, in analyzing games while thinking deeply about motivation, goal setting, and communication in order to optimize performance. Filled with lesson plans, writing activities, and step-by-step guidance, Writing on the Bus includes stories and examples from teams and athletes at all levels of sport. This book will work well as a supplemental text for college courses in the fields of coaching, kinesiology, and...
Writing on the Bus showcases the what, how, and why of using athletic team notebooks and journals. The book guides coaches and athletes, from e...
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Writing on the Bus: Using Athletic Team Notebooks and Journals to Advance Learning and Performance in Sports- Published in cooperation with the National Writing Project
ISBN: 9781433116513 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Writing on the Bus showcases the what, how, and why of using athletic team notebooks and journals. The book guides coaches and athletes, from elementary school through college, in analyzing games while thinking deeply about motivation, goal setting, and communication in order to optimize performance. Filled with lesson plans, writing activities, and step-by-step guidance, Writing on the Bus includes stories and examples from teams and athletes at all levels of sport. This book will work well as a supplemental text for college courses in the fields of coaching, kinesiology, and...
Writing on the Bus showcases the what, how, and why of using athletic team notebooks and journals. The book guides coaches and athletes, from e...
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Toil and Trouble: Good Work, Smart Workers, and the Integration of Academic and Vocational Education
ISBN: 9780820417875 / Angielski / Miękka / 359 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do we reform schools in a way that will foster good work and produce smart workers? How does the post-Fordist economy change the purposes of schools? Joe Kincheloe answers these questions and more as he explores the political dynamics that connect schools and the economic system. In a unique take on the future of work and schooling, Toil and Trouble offers a provocative interpretation of the Perkins Act s mandate to integrate academic and vocational education and provides a description of what a democratic school might look like. A must read for educators, labor leaders, business...
How do we reform schools in a way that will foster good work and produce smart workers? How does the post-Fordist economy change the purposes of schoo...
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The Politics and Machinations of Education Research: International Case Studies
ISBN: 9780820444345 / Angielski / Twarda / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Politics and Machinations of Education Research: International Case Studies brings together twelve education researchers from four countries the United States, England, Australia, and Malaysia to reflect on their experience of doing research. From large-scale national projects, to micro research within classrooms and communities, the political conduct and consequences subtly and not so subtly redefine the outcomes of the research. Each of the researchers shares the highs and lows of the experience and gives hints for the beginning researcher. This book is organized around three...
The Politics and Machinations of Education Research: International Case Studies brings together twelve education researchers from four countrie...
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Inhabited Silence in Qualitative Research; Putting Poststructural Theory to Work
ISBN: 9780820488769 / Angielski / Miękka / 141 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inhabited Silence in Qualitative Research demonstrates, or -puts to work, - poststructural theory in the doing of qualitative research. Using this theoretical approach, the book proposes a data set lacking in the methodological literature, namely silence. It highlights the need for qualitative researchers not to dismiss silence as an omission or an absence of empirical materials, but rather to engage silence as meaningful and purposeful. This is an important book that should be read by researchers, teachers, and students."
Inhabited Silence in Qualitative Research demonstrates, or -puts to work, - poststructural theory in the doing of qualitative research. Using t...
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Learning and Development for Innovation, Networking and Cohesion
ISBN: 9783631534267 / Angielski / Miękka / 518 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The book consists of three parts. The first part -Innovation of and for learning and development- comprises twelve articles. The second part of the book is devoted to examining the issues of -Networking and cohesion- and comprises six articles. The third part of the book is called -University for development of new learning and mobility- and comprises fifteen articles. Though dealing with the problems of the countries in-transition, these articles touch upon more general points of higher education. The articles should catch the eye of those readers and researchers who are interested in the...
The book consists of three parts. The first part -Innovation of and for learning and development- comprises twelve articles. The second part of the bo...
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Change Matters; Critical Essays on Moving Social Justice Research from Theory to Policy
ISBN: 9781433106828 / Angielski / Miękka / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Change Matters, written by leading scholars committed to social justice in English education, provides researchers, university instructors, and preservice and inservice teachers with a framework that pivots social justice toward policy. The chapters in this volume detail rationales about generating social justice theory in what Freire calls the revolutionary process through essays that support research about teaching about the intersections between teaching for social change and teaching about social injustices, and directs us toward the significance of enacting social justice...
Change Matters, written by leading scholars committed to social justice in English education, provides researchers, university instructors, and...
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Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds
ISBN: 9781466640184 / Angielski / Twarda / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Games and simulations have emerged as new and effective tools for educational learning by providing interactivity and integration with online resources that are typically unavailable with traditional educational resources. Design, Utilization, and Analysis of Simulations and Game-Based Educational Worlds presents developments and evaluations of games and computer-mediated simulations in order to showcase a better understanding of the role of electronic games in multiple studies. This book is useful for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to gain a deeper comprehension of the...
Games and simulations have emerged as new and effective tools for educational learning by providing interactivity and integration with online resource...
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The Teacher's Journal: A Workbook for Self -Discovery
ISBN: 9781475802283 / Angielski / Miękka / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Teachers begin the professional journey with a treasure chest full of experiences, hopes, and expectations gathered from early childhood. Yet the everyday stresses and challenges of 21st century classrooms often leave teachers with neither time nor energy to recall their initiating dreams and desires. In this innovative workbook you'll be expertly guided through a journey of self-discovery, back to the roots of your story, your evolution as a teacher, and the rituals and routines that help or hurt. You'll take time out to remember the ways that teaching blesses you. You'll learn to confront...
Teachers begin the professional journey with a treasure chest full of experiences, hopes, and expectations gathered from early childhood. Yet the ever...
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Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook
ISBN: 9781463744274 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare's finesse to Oscar Wilde's wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim's Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.
This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have ...
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Rewired: Understanding the IGeneration and the Way They Learn
ISBN: 9780230614789 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Look around at today's youth and you can see how technology has changed their lives. They lie on their beds and study while listening to mp3 players, texting and chatting online with friends, and reading and posting Facebook messages. How does the new, charged-up, multitasking generation respond to traditional textbooks and lectures? Are we effectively reaching today's technologically advanced youth? Rewired is the first book to help educators and parents teach to this new generation's radically different learning styles and needs. This book will also help parents learn what to... Look around at today's youth and you can see how technology has changed their lives. They lie on their beds and study while listening to mp3 player... |
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Meeting the Child in Steiner Kindergartens: An Exploration of Beliefs, Values and Practices
ISBN: 9780415603928 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What can early years practitioners learn from Steiner kindergartens? What is distinctive about Steiner kindergarten teachers' ways of getting to know children? As demands for accountability in Early Years settings continue to grow, external pressure to assess children and to measure their progress can disrupt the development of informal and intimate relationships between teachers and children. The contributors to this book, who include both experienced Steiner educators and early childhood experts from other backgrounds, have worked together to explore and understand... What can early years practitioners learn from Steiner kindergartens? What is distinctive about Steiner kindergarten teachers' ways of gettin... |
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