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From the man whom "The New York Times" calls "a genius and a saint" comes a revelatory program for educating today's youth. This work is a brilliant and inspiring road map for parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about the future success of children.

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Eminent educator Greg Prince examines how colleges should set an example of behaviour to students in order to maximise their success. The author investigates both the national and international implications and reveals how these simple measures will revitalise not only the world of education but also wider society.

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Examines the concepts of teacher knowledge, the effectiveness of teaching, and the relationships between these and the context in which teachers work and live. This study demonstrates how both the understanding and effectiveness of teaching and teacher education are shaped by cultural contexts and traditions.

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The current conceptions of teacher training reflect key issues in professional practices with two main prevailing and conflicting viewpoints. This monograph examines the associated issues and provides recommendations for improving the future of teacher training.

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The current conceptions of teacher training reflect key issues in professional practices with two main prevailing and conflicting viewpoints. This monograph examines the associated issues and provides recommendations for improving the future of teacher tr

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The authors argue that the greatest obstacle to good public schools is the indifference of the American public to teacher education. They discuss the past, present, and future of teacher education, arguing that the key to quality public schools is the recruitment and retention of good teachers.

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In addition to materials identified and annotated from a literature search of several education databases, the authors wrote to public school districts with student populations of over 5,000 requesting copies of their teacher evaluation materials.

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This book begins with a careful explanation of the history and theoretical foundation that shape the context for teacher lore. A rich collection follows of stories of teachers nation-wide - kindergarten through college - in a variety of disciplines.

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The need for outstanding university supervisors who balance the needs and interests of the student teacher, the university, and the K-12 school has never been greater.

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Issues concerning the supply of teachers are of perennial concern to both policy-makers and researchers in the world of education. This study provides research findings and an iconoclastic treatment of issues relating to the recruitment, quality, training, and retention of teachers throughout the developed world.

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A critical and thought-provoking examination of the teaching profession, from academic preparation and training to opportunities for professional advancement.

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How to prepare a weather unit that engages students in learning about this subject area. The book provides basic factual material about weather patterns and such weather phenomena as thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, heat and cold waves, floods, and droughts.

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Offers a fresh approach to professional development that focuses on building an individual teaching personality, rather than following a rule book. This book includes case studies and anecdotes, summaries and humorous illustrations to help teachers reflect on what it means to be a teacher, and why it is the most rewarding profession there is.

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He helps us understand that the political relationship between schools and society is neither artificial nor neutral nor necessarily negative.

Choice

Offers educators ways for reflecting critically on their own practices and the relationship between schools and society.

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A research-based text on POA (Peer Observation and Assistance) which isolates behaviours and skills that are consistently shown to raise student achievement levels, and describes the process by which teachers can help their peers improve performance in these important areas.

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Some educators feel that children's cognitive styles should be taken into account when learning activities are planned for them. The term cognitive styles refers to one's personal style, and describes an individual's mode of understanding, thinking, remembering, judging, and solving problems;

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Includes the Standards for the Award of Qualified Teacher Status and the Induction Standards. This book includes information on: having high expectations of pupils, establishing partnerships with parents and colleagues, engaging in whole-school approaches to delivering the curriculum, and how schools and nurseries are managed and inspected.

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Provides - teachers, social workers, school psychologists and other professionals who work with children - guidance to selecting and using children's books to teach about disabilities. This book helps: select appropriate children's literature that includes characters with disabilities; and, use children's books to teach awareness and knowledge.