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Teaching for Justice & Belonging: A Journey for Educators & Parents provides a practical and powerful blueprint to unrooting racism in the educational setting. The book is an easy-to-understand guide designed to cultivate an educational experience that inspires a culture of true belonging, liberation, and justice for all.

Secrets for Becoming an Exceptional Adult Ed Instructor This updated edition introduces valuable content for adult educators, including more insights on hybrid and online teaching, advanced test-taking strategies, and expanded discussions on key learning theories. Notably, the edition includes a summary and limitations of andragogy, a look into the theory of margin, and a deeper exploration of transformative learning. These theories offer educators more tools to improve student engagement and retention in both traditional and online classrooms. Superficially, this edition presents the ...

Phonics instruction shouldn't end when students can decode short words. From an early age, they also need to be able to decode "big words"—words with multiple syllables (sound units) and morphemes (meaning units)—to read proficiently. The key is to teach them systematically and explicitly, in developmentally appropriate ways. That's where this audiobook comes in. Dr. Heidi Anne Mesmer shares essential background on how language "works," provides a K-5 scope and sequence to guide practice, and offers abundant research-backed strategies that teachers can put into action immediately.

Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. Colin Seale, a teacher-turned-attorney-turned-education-innovator and founder of thinkLaw, uses his unique experience to introduce a wide variety of concrete instructional strategies and examples that teachers can use in all grade levels and subject areas.

A selection of beautiful and practical pieces of advice from the Quran, the Prophet PBUH, and Islam’s great scholars on repentance, guidance, and purification. This book is designed to serve as a source of hope and strength for those going through difficult times, while providing numerous important pieces of knowledge and guidance for all listeners and all times.

A child's mind is hungry for knowledge, stimulation, the excitement of learning which school should provide, yet most American schools fall far short. From kindergarten through high school, our public educational system is among the worst in the developed world.

The Wild Card is your step-by-step guide to experiencing a creative breakthrough in your classroom with your students. Authors Wade and Hope King show you how to draw on your authentic self - your past experiences, personality quirks, interests, hobbies, and strengths - to deliver your content creatively. If you are a high school teacher or a kindergarten teacher, the seven steps in The Wild Card will give you the knowledge and the confidence to bring creative teaching strategies into your classroom.

Teaching by Heart summarizes the author's key insights gained from more than 40 years of teaching and managing. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers. In examining how to lead and teach, renowned Harvard Business School professor Thomas J. DeLong takes the listener inside his own head and heart. He notes that, as teachers, we often focus more on our inadequacies and missteps than on our strengths and unique talents.

Information about “Montessori for Family and Community.” For over 50 years, the author has taught children and young adults—from age two to eighteen years, parents of children of all ages, and other adults, in over thirty countries. Everything she shares in her books is based on firsthand experience with families, school staff, government officials, and others. Only a tiny percentage of families can afford to send their children to a Montessori school, so, along with her other roles, the author works continually to make the most important elements of a Montessori education available ...

When it comes to improving practice, few professional texts can rival the impact felt by Jim Knight’s Instructional Coaching. For hundreds of thousands of educators, Jim bridged the long-standing divide between staff room and classroom. Now, one decade of research and hundreds of in-services later, Jim takes that work a significant step further with The Impact Cycle: an all-new instructional coaching cycle to help teachers and, in turn, their students improve in clear measurable ways.

Dive into the comprehensive Praxis Core Study Guide, meticulously crafted to equip you with the essential skills needed to excel in the Reading, Writing, and Mathematics sections of the exam. Whether you're aiming to refine your critical reading abilities, polish your writing proficiency, or conquer mathematical challenges, this guide is your ultimate companion.

In Teaching with the HEART in Mind, Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez provides a comprehensive road map to understanding the psychology of emotions, relationships, and adversity in learning, while equipping you to teach SEL skills and develop your own social and emotional intelligence.

WHY THIS BOOK? Teaching is evolving fast and AI is at the forefront of this change. Don't get left behind! This book is your essential guide to using the wealth of AI tools now available to education. Discover how the latest tools can enhance your teaching without replacing your invaluable expertise. Boost your classroom effectiveness, save time on admin tasks and create more engaging lessons. Get ready to make your job easier and your teaching more effective. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? Whether you're excited about new technology in your classroom or just wary of AI’s growing presence, this ...

This audiobook will become your go-to guide throughout your border collie's life, as it has helpful hints and reminders that will prove to be practical far into your dog's adulthood.

News stories abound on the youth mental health crisis. Our kids are in trouble, and it's one of the few things we can agree on as a society. But what is causing the crisis? And how do we fix it? Studies show anxiety, ADHD, depression, panic attacks, and other conditions are on the rise across the entire spectrum of young people. Are all these problems coincidentally rising in lockstep? In The Kids Are Not Alright, Philip Wire explores the evidence (it's ugly) and proposes an explanation. Beginning with an accessible summary of how panic, anxiety, and related conditions work in the brain and...

Len Almond and Joy Butler were giants in the field of Physical Education pedagogy and especially in their advocacy for, and leadership of, the Teaching Games for Understanding (TGfU) movement. Sadly, Len and Joy passed away within two years of each other. This book celebrates their work and their combined legacy, containing reprints of some of Len and Joy’s most influential articles and book chapters, in some cases with commentary from colleagues and in other cases standing alone. Other chapters in the book are commentaries provided by noted scholars who are particularly close to Len or ...

Albanian - The 100 most important words Learn Albanian Language Albanian is the national language in Albania and in the Kosovo and is also spoken largely in Macedonia and Montenegro and Southern Serbia . With this collection, I would like to explain the basic concepts so that you will be able to communicate in this beautiful, ancient language. 100 most important words and phrases in English/Albanian. Courses English/Albanian for beginners. Really effective method. Tags: learn albanian language, learn kosovo language, albania, mesoni shqip

In 101 Activites and Resources for Teaching English Online, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own virtual classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better TEFL online classes today

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.

The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop is a call to create healthy, sustainable, and empowering classroom communities. Award-winning educator Felicia Rose Chavez exposes the invisible politics of power and privilege that have silenced writers of color for far too long. It's more urgent than ever that we consciously work against traditions of dominance in the classroom, but what specific actions can we take to achieve authentically inclusive communities? The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop is a clear, compelling guidebook on a necessary step forward.