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Like so many other American institutions, public education stands at a crossroad. It can either continue down a destructive path of conformity and standardization, or it can open up to the unique gifts that each student and teacher brings to the educative process. Pockets of Freedom champions the latter and proposes that educators, guided by their hearts' powerful intuition, create "pockets of freedom" within their teaching/learning environments to support the shift toward student-centered learning.

This book is for language teachers who want to help their students become more effective listeners. It focuses on the processes involved in aural comprehension, blending the latest research evidence with over 200 engaging listening activities, as well as lots of useful practical classroom ideas and lesson sequences. Chapters include the principles of "listening as modelling", developing phonological and lexical retrieval skills, grammatical parsing, interpersonal and task-based listening. There are also chapters on how to make the most of songs, cognitive and metacognitive strategies, ...

Do you ever wonder what it’s really like to be a teacher in today’s modern world? Pupils, principals, phones, parents, pressure and Pythagoras all combine to make a recipe for teacher–pupil meltdown. But for some it’s the best job you could ever wish to have. Mr Collins guides you through what it is really like to be a high-school teacher with humorous tales of his time working in three different countries over 20 years. A sneak peek inside the staffroom reveals secrets that the outside world never gets to see. What is it really like to teach teenagers every working day? How do ...

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on a Magical Adventure About Friendship, Diversity, and Celebration! When a mysterious rainbow wind appears and Tommy's compass starts spinning wildly, three best friends discover that something magical is happening. Maya's enchanted snow globe reveals a secret portal to the Great Celebration Garden—but all is not well in this wondrous land. The celebration sprites have lost their way! Without their help, eight special celebrations can't happen properly. Ice cream cake mountains are tilting, tea parties are incomplete, and tropical gardens are missing their joy...

Are you a teacher struggling with lesson plans, feeling as though there’s never enough time to engage each student or manage administrative tasks? Imagine a world where your lesson plans are neatly organized, your students are fully engaged, and your workload is significantly lighter. The AI Chatbot for Teachers can turn this dream into a reality. Take Command of Your Classroom with Proven Solutions Overcome Burnout: Say goodbye to the endless cycle of lesson planning. This book, packed with over 300 ready-to-use ChatGPT prompts, is your secret weapon to reclaiming weekends and ...

At a time when almost a third of US States have restricted or limited the teaching of Black History and African American Studies, this book provides a crucial guide for parents and educators alike. A sustainable curiosity and enthusiasm for lifelong learning can be easily inspired through simple, practical exercises which connect math and science to real-world issues your children confront in their everyday lives. By integrating these lessons with interdisciplinary learning from fictional literature, non-fictional biographies, even movies and games, children are guided toward a deeper ...

For a decade, Jason Wright taught in the same inner-city primary school in a deprived area of Bradford, West Yorkshire. From the outset, Wright battles socially-deprived children, unruly parents, strange headteachers and never-ending piles of paperwork. Life in the School Lane is a true account of what it is really like to be a primary school teacher in the UK. There is no sugar-coating here. From the children who don't want to be at school and their parents who question his methods to the bullying tactics of his headteacher and the ever-present threat of Ofsted, Wright’s life becomes ...

If you want to know how to run an Outstanding School then read this! This book is a memoir of an outspoken maverick Headteacher who did it his way. He was a Rock ‘n’ Roll Head who fought for his philosophy and lead his school to three consecutive Outstanding Ofsted inspections. He had a passion and a vision that permeated the fabric of the school and transformed it into one of the best schools in the country. He was a rebel who did not kow-tow to Ofsted or the Local Authority, who spent the early years of his teaching fighting for his beliefs in a traditional, hidebound school that was ...

What does it take to have fearless schools? It starts with psychological safety-students, teachers, and leaders who know that mistakes are the source of learning, not shame or embarrassment. In order for great learning to take place, we first must build the trust and resilience needed to produce fearless students, teachers, and leaders - and ultimately create fearless schools.

Are you a singer who would like to be able to help others? Would you like to increase your contemporary voice teaching skills? Do you want a method to successfully identify and correct vocal issues with confidence? You love singing and want to share your gift with others, yet navigating the world of teaching voice and vocal coaching can be confusing and intimidating. There is a world of information out there, from methodology to voice science, but applying it in the teaching room can be a bewildering experience. Why does the voice sound like this? How can I fix this issue?

Parents of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have spent over two decades lobbying for the federal Government of Canada to get involved in the autism file. The federal Government routinely ignored the pleas for help. However, on May 10, 2022, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences provided the federal Government with a report on autism that is expected to be used as a reference upon which the Government will develop a first-ever National Autism Strategy. Will the Government develop and implement a National Autism Strategy that will be a meaningful one and have a ...

Dave R. Stuart Jr.’s work is centered on a simple belief: all students and teachers can flourish. Yet that seemingly simple goal can feel unattainable when teachers are expected to teach core content within the disciplines and improve literacy in their classrooms. How can teachers and students flourish under so much pressure? Stuart’s advice: Take a deep breath and refocus on six known best practices—establish and strengthen key beliefs, then build knowledge and increase reading, writing, speaking and listening, and argumentation in every content area, every day.

In this summary of Parenting with Love and Logic, you can learn how to raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world. Being a parent is an extraordinarily happy experience but also very tiring. Do you ever feel like you are frustrated with your children to the point where you cannot control it anymore? Do you find that you are angry at your kids nearly all of the time? Find out more....

Are you considering a career in PE teaching? Are you about to begin your initial PE teacher training? Have you just secured your role as a PE teacher in a school? Are you a PE teacher in need of an alternative perspective and food for thought? Wanna Teach PE is an A-Z guide to PE teaching. From the sports hall to the field, from extra-curricular to examinations, PE teaching is one of the broadest, most challenging, yet most rewarding roles within education, and Wanna Teach PE provides insight into the realisms behind being a PE teacher. Drawing on experiences from years of working on the ...

Ron Ritchhart's new book, Cultures of Thinking in Action, takes the next step in helping listeners not only understand how a culture of thinking looks and feels, but also how to create it for themselves and their learners. Arguing that no set of practices or techniques alone is sufficient to create a culture of thinking in and of itself, Ritchhart explores the underlying beliefs that motivate the creation of cultures of thinking, presenting key mindsets every educator and leader needs to embrace.

Music Educators are burning out of the career faster than ever before. From frustrations with school administration, to a lack of general health and wellness, to financial and emotional needs we just can’t seem to manage…we all know the demands of being a school music teacher can leave us feeling stripped of vitality and looking for change. This book proposes a different scenario: one that music educators can create for themselves with the right tools in their toolbox. You’ll be taught how to craft a life filled with financial, social, emotional, and vocational wellness using ...

This book presents two lessons for use in college or high school, to educate students on the mission and work of UNESCO as it relates to the advancement of Human Rights. The book contains also a number of essays on Human Rights.

THIS is a book for the top shelf, out of the boy’s reach. Not that its counsels are bad; though it frankly takes the risk of going behind rules and commands to principles and freedom. The reason why no boy should read it is that it describes stages through which the normal boy should pass in entire unconsciousness that such stages exist That was not a wholesome attitude revealed by a Seattle boy, who, in reply to his teacher’s question, “What is the matter with you, James?" replied, “Oh, I'm passing through adolescence." Parents, teachers and leaders, however, ought to know these ...

Is #Adult #Education Broken? #DianeShaweAuthor explores the main failings in education for an economy—powered by #technology, fueled by #information, driven by #knowledge and becoming #automated affecting the poor. As Isaac Asimov—a master of science fiction literature—once said: "No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is but the world as it will be." What has happened? Why have these large institutions priced education out of some fundamental principles? How can we make the new economic age enhance, rather than diminish, our ...

The past two decades have brought giant leaps in our understanding of how the brain works. But these discoveries—and all their exciting implications—have yet to make their way into most classrooms. With the concise and easily digestible Brain Words: How the Science of Reading Informs Teaching you will learn how children’s brains develop as they become readers and discover ways you can take concrete steps to promote this critical developmental passage.