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In Make Learning Magical, educator Tisha Richmond pulls back the curtain to reveal strategies you can use to transform your classroom. Laughter, fun, and gamified experiences can make school a place where students are inspired, empowered, and immersed in learning-and it doesn't require illusions or smoke and mirrors. The actionable techniques Tisha shares will equip you to put your student's center stage in their learning experiences.
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Organic vocabulary is a term that describes a child's inner source of thoughts. Based on the early work of Sylvia Ashton-Warner in New Zealand with Maori children, organic vocabulary can help promote early literacy among children who have little connection and prior experiences with print. This book connects the early research and methodology to today's classrooms. These connections are applied to Title 1 schools (indicating low socioeconomic status),...
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The Montessori Method (1912) is a work on pedagogy by Maria Montessori. Originally written in her native Italian to describe the work she carried out at the Casa dei Bambini in Rome, the book was translated into English during a period of increasing popularity for Montessori and her educational method in the United States. By 1913, over 100 Montessori schools had been opened in the United States, prompting the educator to travel to the country on...
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'Parents and Children' consists of a collection of 26 articles from the original 'Parent's Review' magazines to encourage and instruct parents. Topics include The Family; Parents as Rulers; Parents as Inspirers; Parents as Schoolmasters; The Culture of Character; Parents as Instructors in Religion; Faith and Duty (a secular writer has useful suggestions for using myths and stories to teach morals; along with the Bible, these can give examples of noble...
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Are you ready to transform your classroom into an experiential world that flourishes on collaboration and creativity? Then set sail with classroom game designer and educator Michael Matera as he reveals the possibilities and power of game-based learning. In eXPlore Like a Pirate, Matera serves as your experienced guide to help you apply the most motivational techniques of gameplay to your classroom. You'll learn gamification strategies that will work...
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A lo largo de este libro se muestran y desarrollan diferentes proyectos de intervención social desde diferentes ámbitos: trabajo social comunitario, tercera edad, juventud, MENAS, desahucios… finalizando, con un análisis sobre las fortalezas y debilidades de una Asociación, con el objetivo de servir de guía u orientación a estudiantes, profesionales o personas interesadas en el mundo social, que deseen o necesiten un modelo o pauta como ejemplo...
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Want to harness the power of curiosity to foster students' love for learning in your classroom or school?
From their youngest years, our children are innately curious. They explore the world around them through play, imagination, and discovery. They build meaning, they create understanding, and they unabashedly share their learning. It's in this process that they find joy in life and relevance in the world around them.
Why, then, do some of our...
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We all need time to play in puddles. It is a true delight to be on a walk and discover a puddle and explore how deep and wide it is, as well as how big a splash it makes. Puddles are one of the most wonderful play materials that nature can provide. It is wonderful to see children meet a puddle for the first time and observe it with such awe and wonder. The question for us as practitioners and educators is: how do we use something as simple as a puddle...
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El Hielo es de gran importancia aun y el trabajo pretende dar una panorámica desde los inicios del uso del hielo, sus antecedentes hasta el momento actual.Se muestran las distintas formas de fabricación de hielo, desde la más tradicional que es por bloques de diferentes capacidades hasta las más variadas formas en función del uso que se va dar.En la forma más tradicional y que aún se utiliza, se dan en detalle todos los componentes que la integran,...
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The Absorbent Mind was Maria Montessori's most in-depth work on her educational theory, based on decades of scientific observation of children. Her view on children and their absorbent minds was a landmark departure from the educational model at the time. This book helped start a revolution in education. Since this book first appeared, there have been both cognitive and neurological studies that have confirmed what Maria Montessori knew decades ago....
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Complete with tons of activities that you can use right now, concrete examples, and a pedagogical toolkit, this book will help you transform classic toys and games-and even everyday objects-into opportunities for play-centered learning. With an eye toward the practical realities and needs of educators everywhere, Adam Peterson offers effective and affordable solutions that engage students in learning through play.
32) Como no Matar a tu Adolescente: Consejos para ayudar a los padres a navegar por la difícil tarea
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Como no Matar a tu AdolescenteConsejos para ayudar a los padres a navegar por la difícil tarea de criar a un adolescente sin matarlos en el proceso.
Introdución: La adolescencia es una etapa de la vida llena de cambios y desafíos, tanto para los adolescentes como para los padres y cuidadores. Durante este tiempo, los adolescentes experimentan cambios físicos, emocionales y sociales significativos mientras luchan por encontrar su lugar en el mundo....
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As the world becomes increasingly more interconnected and globalized, increasingly more families are seeking early (0-6 years) foreign and second language education, prompting educators and teachers to seek out age-appropriate tools which offer an innovative approach to early language learning (ELL).
The Multilingual and Intercultural Puppet tries to answer two questions: How can we introduce children to foreign languages at an early age in a natural...
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Should we stop teaching critical thinking? Meant as a prompt to further discussion, Critical Condition questions the assumption that every student should be turned into a 'critical thinker.' The book starts with the pre-Socratics and the impact that Socrates' death had on his student Plato and traces the increasingly violent use of critical 'attack' on a perceived opponent. From the Roman militarization of debate to the medieval Church's use of defence...
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Inspirational reflections on the art of teaching from the acclaimed essayist and teacher who inspired Dead Poets Society.
Sam Pickering has been teaching for more than forty years. As a young English teacher at Montgomery Bell Academy in Tennessee, his musings on literature and his maverick pedagogy touched a student named Tommy Schulman, who later wrote the screenplay for Dead Poets Society. Pickering went on to teach at Dartmouth and the University...
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Children of Crisis, a profound examination of how listening to stories promotes learning and self-discovery. As a professor emeritus at Harvard University, a renowned child psychiatrist, and the author of more than forty books, including The Moral Intelligence of Children, Robert Coles knows better than anyone the transformative power of learning and literature on young minds. In this 'persuasive' book (The...
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Be Relentless!
Hamish Brewer (aka the Tattooed Skateboarding Principal) grew up in a home disrupted by poverty, addiction, and family dysfunction. He understands the feelings of fear, lostness, and desperation that overwhelm too many children today-because that was his life. That experience is what drives him to work relentlessly to empower people living in the toughest areas to envision and create a better future for themselves.
Disrupt the norm....
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Changing Models of Ministry Education
In a rapidly changing church landscape, how should ministers be prepared to serve in diverse contexts? "Multiple Paths to Ministry" affirms the continued role of seminaries and divinity schools, yet also asserts that American Protestantism can no longer rely on graduate theological schools as the sole educational institutions charged with ministerial preparation.
The essayists in "Multiple Paths to Ministry"...
39) Tech Like a PIRATE: Using Classroom Technology to Create an Experience and Make Learning Memorable
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Tech Like a PIRATE helps provide the tools, ideas, and inspiration for educators to use technology as a treasure map to amazing learning. With a customizable set of principles for ensuring that technology is an asset and not a barrier, Matt Miller's guidance will help all teachers-from the tech-savvy to the tech-terrified-create impactful, transformative learning using low- or no-cost equipment.
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"Old friend and colleague Carl Ackerman is a big man... the shirt size generous, the heart enormous, the mind copious and agile, the enthusiasm enough to power several major cities and all the ships at sea. The cheery voice, the warm regard and respect for all people, the impulse to see good done, the capacity to innovate, the eagerness to follow through; all these are immense as well. If Carl is in the room you know it-and you thank your lucky stars....