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This collectin of personal essays traces the author's transformation from a desultory young student to an engaged learner. Reflecting on her own experiences as a student, learner, teacher and curriculum developer, she explores preconceived notions that create resistance to meaningful learning.
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Let children experience the learning power of play-together! Let's All Play provides all-new adventures that support children's social skill development through thoughtful group play, interaction, and conversation. These play experiences help children engage with each other and the world around them, all of which leads to rich learning. This book also encourages adults to reflect on the value of children's play through deep thinking activities. Let's...
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Teaching English language arts at grades K-5 is both a science and an art. Educators must teach literacy skills and content with best practices, while also keeping focus on each student's individual needs. They are challenged to monitor students working independently while also conducting small group instruction. And they must focus on providing differentiated support with a rather complicated text. With increased attention to rigor, requirements,...
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Let children experience the learning power of play! Let's Play is a handbook full of child-led, open-ended learning adventures. The 39 fresh, fun, and budget-friendly activities (plus more than 225 play variations) are packed with learning that helps children develop important motor, cognitive, language, and social skills. These activity starters were all tested by a slew of early childhood professionals and approved by the children they work with....
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The debate surrounding testing and accountability in early childhood education continues, but one thing is universally agreed upon: effective observation and assessment of young children's learning are critical to supporting their development. Educators balance what they know about child development with observation and assessment approaches that both inform and improve the curriculum. This foundational resource for all educators of children from...
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Fun, basic sensory groups for various age groups in the classroom May be suitable for younger classrooms, cross categorical, inclusive and self contained classrooms Primary focus on motor planning (praxis), proprioception and vestibular input, with integration of other sensory systems Includes discussion on Common Core Standards The books in this collection are designed to meet the needs of educators of both regular education or special education...
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Make math learning both meaningful and fun by building on children's natural curiosity to help them grow into confident problem solvers and investigators of math concepts. Using five math-related questions children wonder about as a framework, this book helps you go deeper into everyday math with children by offering:
• A basic overview of math ideas behind matching and sorting, patterns, number sense, measuring, and spatial relationships.
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Collecting nearly two dozen information-packed transcripts from the 2021 season of the OnlySchoolers Podcast, hosted by Gina Prosch and Christyn Edwards, this exciting vocabulary will expand the way you think and talk about home education.Join Gina and Christyn as they discuss the joy of homeschooling, the goals, the challenges, and the things that tempt homeschool parents to throw in the towel.Whether you're just beginning your homeschool journey...
149) Leading Groups Online: a Down-and-Dirty Guide to Leading Online Courses, Meetings, Trainings, and
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The coronavirus pandemic has created new challenges for facilitators and educators. Across the globe, people are being asked to lead groups online: teachers, trainers, professors, event managers, organizers, activists. Jeanne Rewa and Daniel Hunter swiftly wrote this booklet for this moment. Using their combined two decades of online facilitation, Jeanne and Daniel walk you through the basics of how to lead sessions online.
They give you their top...
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Contains over 60 stories written by an experienced primary school teacher and natural storyteller. The stories are divided into 4 categories: cultural stories from around the world; religious stories from the 6 main religions; moral stories including bullying, birth of a sibling, racism and disability; and historical stories. They can be used at specific times of the year or whenever issues arise. Each story ends with suggested questions.
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The ICETE Programme for Academic Leadership (IPAL) was officially established in 2010 and arose out of the need to provide training to theological institutions in different regions of the world. IPAL provides a three-year cycle of seminars for the professional development of evangelical academic leaders and administrators to help institutions in their pursuit of quality and excellence in theological education. This publication is the second of three...
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Media Literacy in Early Childhood Education will be a first-of-its-kind guide for pre-service and currently practicing teachers and child care professionals looking for pedagogically sound and developmentally appropriate ways to help today's children navigate the world of media.
This book is for every early childhood professional who isn't satisfied with a "just say no" approach to children and technology, but who has concerns about digital media...
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More Brilliant Stories for Assemblies contains over 50 stories for use in primary schools. The stories range from those dealing with specific issues, such as bullying, racism and disability, to historical and religious stories. The stories can be used at specific times of the year, when issues arise or whenever you are suddenly called upon to do an assembly!
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Designed for early intervention aged students or clients, these activities are designed to facilitate sensory experiences at a basic and introductory level. These tasks can be adapted for various age groups if needs depending on skill level Includes discussion on Common Core Standards The books in this collection are designed to meet the needs of educators of both regular education or special education students. Although many of the activities are...
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L'ICETE Programme for Academic Leadership (IPAL) a été officiellement créé en 2010, né de la nécessité de fournir une formation aux institutions théologiques dans différentes régions du monde. L'IPAL propose des outils de développement professionnel pour les responsables académiques évangéliques et les administrateurs afin d'aider les institutions théologiques dans leur recherche de qualité et d'excellence.
Cet ouvrage est le troisième...
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Sensory rich play is the foundation for skill development and academic function. A functional, regulated sensory system creates a strong base for academic performance and function. These activities provide a variety of opportunities for your students to enjoy sensory play in your classroom. The books in this collection are designed to meet the needs of educators of both regular education or special education students. Although many of the activities...
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MORE! Groups for early childhood and elementary classroom (can be adjusted for any age/ability group) to facilitate fine motor, gross motor, language and social skills
Integrates the use of a puppet & classroom materials
Provides specific greeting protocol for group start and end to promote eye contact and engagement
Includes discussion on Common Core Standards
The books in this collection are designed to meet the needs of educators of both...
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This book tells the story of how a team of colleagues at Boston College took an unusual approach (working with a design consultancy) to renewing their core and in the process energized administrators, faculty, and students to view liberal arts education as an ongoing process of innovation. It aims to provide insight into what they did and why they did it and to provide a candid account of what has worked and what has not worked. Although all institutions...
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This book offers a range of approaches to teaching higher education design students to learn to design collaboratively and creatively, through transdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary learning experiences.
It highlights that the premise of traditional disciplinary silos does little to advance the competencies needed for contemporary design and non-linear career paths. It makes the point that higher education...
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PASS FIRST TIME! This textbook provides you with the tools and techniques to ensure your answers align to awarding organisation assessment criteria requirements. While the qualification textbook Award in Education and Training: The Comprehensive Course Companion provides the information needed to ensure you pass the qualification, this textbook seeks to ensure you fully understand how to apply that information effectively to your assessment(s). This...