Being new to the teaching profession can be overwhelming. Taking charge of a classroom for the first time, building new relationships and planning for lessons are some of the challenges you'll encounter. But never fear! This new LGT will support you as you take the first steps in your career. This book will give teachers useful strategies and ideas that they can use, not just survive in their first few years as a teacher, but THRIVE. The Little Guide for Teachers series is little in size but BIG on all the support and inspiration you need to navigate your day-to-day life as a teacher. * Authored by experts in the field * Easy to dip in-and-out of * Interactive activities encourage you to write into the book and make it your own * Read in an afternoon or take as long as you like with it! Find out more at www.sagepub.co.uk/littleguides
Four Necessary Components for High-Impact Student Learning
How to Activate and Accelerate Student Learning Have you ever given instructions to your students, only to receive blank stares or confusion? Clarity is an essential part of teaching and learning, and every interaction we have with students is the foundation for moving learning forward-we must make every interaction count. Backed by the latest ......
How can you support both colleagues and families as they enhance their knowledge, develop new skills, and promote health development of young children? Coaching is the key - and the new edition of this bestselling guide is packed with even more practical tools to help early childhood professionals conduct skillful coaching.
When we implement a grading system that prioritizes completion and compliance and penalizes students who take risks, we disrupt the learning journey-not further it. Its time to align how we grade with what we know from research works best and help move learning forward for all students.
Pulled from the pages of the bestselling book The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning, this colorful and practical 5-pack of posters is ready to brighten your classroom walls and highlight five important signature practices of Visible Learning: classroom and school climate, teacher clarity, teaching students to drive their learning, practice and ......
Written by two leading scholars in the field, this book is an essential guide to the theory and practice of coaching and mentoring. The 4th Edition features: * New content on the definitional issues and the hybridization of coaching and mentoring * Revised analysis on the research terrain of coaching and mentoring * Careful consideration of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on coaching and mentoring * New and updated case studies and examples from a wide range of countries, including the USA, Africa, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Russia, Australia, South America, the Czech Republic and Sri Lanka * Updated activities, reflective questions and annotated further reading at the end of each chapter This book also comes with an Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slides for lecturers to use in their teaching. Suitable reading for students on coaching and mentoring modules. Bob Garvey is Managing Partner of the Lio Partnership, a coaching and mentoring consultancy. Paul Stokes is a Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University and leads its MSc Coaching and Mentoring programme.
This practical resource draws on the best of neuroscience to inform decision-making about digital learning. We live in unprecedented times that have pushed schools to make many decisions that have been postponed for years. For the first time since the inception of public education, teachers have been invited to redesign the learning landscape by ......
Putting theory into practice for the qualification or apprenticeship
Achieving your Diploma in Teaching (FE & Skills) Putting theory into practice for the qualification or apprenticeship If you are training to be a professional teacher in the further education and skills sector, this book is your starting point. The content is applicable to anyone training to teach, or refreshing their skills and knowledge. The book takes you through everything you need to know to become a successful teacher. Interactive activities are included throughout, along with real examples of teaching in practice. Helpful hints will guide you towards achievement of your qualification/apprenticeship programme, as well as support your teaching role. *For anyone working towards the Diploma in Teaching qualification, the Learning and Skills Teacher Apprenticeship, or the CertEd/PGCE(PCET) *Written in an accessible language, easy to read, up to date and relevant *Includes guidance on how to put theory into practice *Cross-referenced to the Occupational Standards for the FE sector *Follows the bestselling style and layout of books by Ann Gravells. A comprehensive text covering: *Teaching *Learning *Assessing *Using technology *Professional practice
This book supports all trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector working towards QTLS in their understanding of the key learning theories and how these can be applied to their teaching. Existing teachers within the sector will also find this book a valuable resource for refreshing their knowledge and continuing their professional development. Each learning theory is explored in clear and accessible language, considering the implications for planning, teaching, assessment and classroom management. Readers are encouraged to think critically about learning theories and the implications for classroom practice. Points for reflection, teaching and learning activities, and useful summaries are included throughout. This new edition has been fully revised to include a wider range of learning theories as well as annotated further reading and a glossary of useful terms.
