Chủ Nhật, 30 tháng 4, 2017

Totally Positive Teaching A Five-Stage Approach to Energizing Students and Teachers

Discipline problems, limited resources, crowded classrooms. Teachers face many issues each day that can wear down their love of education. How can they stay focused and energized day in and day out?
 
 
In Totally Positive Teaching, Joseph Ciaccio shares an approach that transformed him from a burned-out veteran teacher struggling joylessly through each day to a professional who has fun with his students, guiding them to success while enjoying the teaching process.
 
 
The conviction that people can adopt a new attitude is at the heart of Ciaccio's Totally Positive Approach. When teachers enter the classroom with an upbeat attitude supported by constructive teaching techniques, they can build trusting partnerships with students. 
 
 
 
 
 
When teachers use the Totally Positive Approach, students gain confidence, take control of their lives, and feel that they belong. Just as important, teachers enjoy enormous professional and personal growth, seeing with new clarity how their own attitudes and actions help shape the next generation. Totally Positive Teaching is an inspirational guide to approaching each school day with new energy, insight, and satisfaction.

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Teachers Leading Change Doing Research for School Improvement

Their book will be of interest to teachers who wish to be proactive rather than reactive. It will be important reading for anyone who wishes to undertake school-based research' - Times Educational Supplement
 
 
`This is a book which places teachers at the heart of inquiry for improvement. The realism, experience and optimism of each of the writers, shines through each page of the text. It is a "can-do" book which combines discussion of principles, practices and contexts with practical examples of exercises - recommended reading for those wishing to reflect upon the challenges and joys of engaging in teacher-led change' Christopher Day, Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Teacher and School Development (CRSTD), The University of Nottingham
 
 
This book shows how to support teachers' leadership of school change. Within a theoretical and policy context, the authors: give practical guidance for integrating inquiry with practice; show how to encourage collaboration and critical dialogue within and between schools; focus strongly on pupil, teacher and organizational learning.
 
 
The book includes tried-and-tested ideas for aspiring and experienced teacher leaders and researchers.


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Study Skills for Psychology Students by Jennifer Latto and Richard Latto

This practical handbook is an essential companion for psychology students. From day one of your degree, it will make all the difference.
 
 
 
Based on the authors' extensive knowledge of psychology, it includes:
 
 
 
 
Key approaches in psychology .
The best ways to study.
How to use IT effectively.
Producing excellent assignments and exams.
Helpful advice on statistical methods.
Tackling projects and dissertations.
An introduction to careers in psychology
. . It contains exercises, tips, advice from students, and a glossary of commonly used terms in psychology.

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Seeing Through Teachers Eyes Professional Ideals and Classroom Practice by Karen Hammerness

What sources of inspiration help sustain teachers' commitments, motivations, and care for their work? How do teachers use their ideals to inform their practice and their learning? The author proposes that many teachers have images of ideal classroom practice which she calls "teachers' vision." 
 
 
In this book, Karen Hammerness uses vision to shed light on the complex relationship between teachers' ideals and the realities of school life. Through the compelling stories of four teachers, she reveals how teacher educators can help new teachers articulate, develop, and sustain their visions and assist them as they navigate the gap between their visions and their daily work.
 
 
 
She shows us how vision can:
Illuminate those emotional and passionate moments in the classroom that enrich and enliven their work as teachers.
 
 
Explain what teachers learn about their students, their teaching, and their schools.
Reveal why some teachers choose to stay in teaching and others leave the profession.
 

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Qualities of Effective Teachers 2nd Edition by Stronge James H

Remember those great teachers who made you excited about learning? Remember how it felt to be in their classes and to experience how they made their classrooms come alive? What made those teachers special? What qualities and skills did they have to ignite student learning? Most important, how did those teachers help their students become successful?
 
 
 
In Qualities of Effective Teachers, 2nd edition, James H. Stronge shows educators how to recreate this same excitement and enthusiasm in their own classrooms by describing the characteristics and skills of effective teachers.
 
 
 
Stronge synthesizes research to identify specific teacher behaviors that contribute to student achievement. Rather than look at outside factors like demographics, district leadership, and state mandates, Stronge focuses specifically on what teachers can control: their own preparation, personality, and practices.


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OXFORD Guide to Patterns and Usage in English (Second Edition)

This book, for foreign students, is a guide to the composition of idiomatic English. Idiom is as much a matter of correct word order as of wide vocabulary or knowledge of syntax: and in this book Mr Hornby describes and tabulates the chief English sentence and phrase patterns, and sets down the numerous idiomatic ways of expressing time - relations and other common concepts.
 
 
 
Contents
Introduction: the Spoken Language
Part 1: Verbs and Verb Patterns
Part 2: Time and Tense
Part 3: Nouns, Determiners and Adjectives
Part 4: Adverbials
Part 5: Various Concepts and Ways in which they are Expressed
Index

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Outline of American Literature Revised Edition

The concise guide to the American Literature. 
 
Contents:
EARLY AMERICAN AND COLONIAL PERIOD TO 1776
DEMOCRATIC ORIGINS AND REVOLUTIONARY WRITERS, 1776-1820
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD, 1820-1860: ESSAYISTS AND POETS
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD, 1820-1860: FICTION
THE RISE OF REALISM: 1860-1914
MODERNISM AND EXPERIMENTATION: 1914-1945
AMERICAN POETRY, 1945–1990: THE ANTI-TRADITION
AMERICAN PROSE, 1945–1990: REALISM AND EXPERIMENTATION
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POETRY
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN LITERATURE

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Nonfiction Classics for Students- 5 Volumes Set

Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format.
 
 
 
Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects.
 
 
Entry sections include:
Author biography -- a brief biographical introduction to the author
Key figures -- an annotated list of principal characters
 
 
Compare and contrast -- a comparison between society at the time the work was created and contemporary society
 
 
Style -- a general discussion of the organization and construction of the work
Historical and cultural context -- a general overview of the social, political and cultural climate at the time the work was created
 
 
Introduction -- a general overview of the work
Principal themes -- an examination of the works principal themes
 
 
 
Summary -- a general summary of the work incorporating explication
 
 
Entries also include original critical essays written by academics in the field, supplemented by full or excerpted previously published essays. Each volume also provides approximately 50 illustrations, including historical maps where appropriate, a chronology of important literary and world events and a glossary of key terms. The 5 volume set also includes a comprehensive general index as well as author, theme and nationality/ethnicity indexes.

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MACMILLAN Smile Please 2 Workbook

A complete six-level course for children of all ages. Fabulous photographs will fascinate children and motivate them to learn English.
- Easy to teach and fun to use, this is the course to make everyone smile
- The gently graded syllabus gives all children a sense of real achievement
- Dizzy's Alphabet Book is a perfect introduction to letters and sounds
- Imaginative stories and songs encourage children's active learning
- Phonics activities help with difficult sounds in English
- Over 30 stickers make learning vocabulary exciting


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LONGMAN Exploring Maths 1 Teachers Book

The Exploring Maths Teacher's book is an exceptional support:
    * Over 100 hours of lessons ensure there is plenty of material to use.
    * Detailed lesson notes are great for planning and provide in-depth support for non-specialist teachers.
    * Over 20 Check Up and Mental Tests with levelled questions, providing rigorous assessment support.
    * Lots of practical ideas for teaching maths effectively.
    * Functional Skills objectives are easy to find.

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LONGMAN Exploring Maths 1 Home Book

The Exploring Maths Class Book is organised into units to accompany the Teacher’s Book and are designed to help strengthen pupils’ understanding.
 
 
    * Includes activities, games and investigations that put maths in a real world context.
    * Worked examples at the beginning of each lesson help pupils work independently.
    * 3 levels of differentiation in each exercise help you pitch work at the right level. 
    * Specific Functional Skills tasks focus on the important process skills.
    * “How well are you doing?” levelled self-assessment tests help pupils see what they need to do to improve.
    * Interesting facts inform pupils about the cultural and social roots of maths.
 
 
The Exploring Maths Home Book supports and consolidates the work carried out in class.
    * Each lesson has a homework task reinforcing what’s been taught in class.
    * Each homework task reminds pupils what they have learned in the lesson, so that they can apply it to the questions.
    * Accessible language ensures that pupils can work without adult support.
 
 
The Exploring Maths Teacher's book is an exceptional support:
    * Over 100 hours of lessons ensure there is plenty of material to use.
    * Detailed lesson notes are great for planning and provide in-depth support for non-specialist teachers.
    * Over 20 Check Up and Mental Tests with levelled questions, providing rigorous assessment support.
    * Lots of practical ideas for teaching maths effectively.
    * Functional Skills objectives are easy to find.

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LONGMAN Exploring Maths 1 Class Book

The Exploring Maths Class Book is organised into units to accompany the Teacher’s Book and are designed to help strengthen pupils’ understanding.
 
 
    * Includes activities, games and investigations that put maths in a real world context.
    * Worked examples at the beginning of each lesson help pupils work independently.
    * 3 levels of differentiation in each exercise help you pitch work at the right level. 
    * Specific Functional Skills tasks focus on the important process skills.
    * “How well are you doing?” levelled self-assessment tests help pupils see what they need to do to improve.
    * Interesting facts inform pupils about the cultural and social roots of maths.
 
 
The Exploring Maths Home Book supports and consolidates the work carried out in class.
    * Each lesson has a homework task reinforcing what’s been taught in class.
    * Each homework task reminds pupils what they have learned in the lesson, so that they can apply it to the questions.
    * Accessible language ensures that pupils can work without adult support.
 
 
The Exploring Maths Teacher's book is an exceptional support:
    * Over 100 hours of lessons ensure there is plenty of material to use.
    * Detailed lesson notes are great for planning and provide in-depth support for non-specialist teachers.
    * Over 20 Check Up and Mental Tests with levelled questions, providing rigorous assessment support.
    * Lots of practical ideas for teaching maths effectively.
    * Functional Skills objectives are easy to find.

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LONGMAN Advanced Grammar (LG Alexander)

This text-based reference and practice book is ideal for learners working towards the CAE and Proficiency examinations.
 
 
Gives learners access to real language through a rich mixture of highly readable authentic texts selected from recently published sources, both British and American.
 
 
Reflects the stylistic variety that advanced learners have to be able to deal with.
 
 
Gives practice in specific points of grammar to consolidate and extend learners’ existing knowledge.
Analysis of syntax helps learners to develop their reading and comprehension skills.
 
 
Grammar notes give explanations of points of grammar and syntax and include answers.
Reference section includes a glossary of grammar terms and concepts, background information on the texts, and a detailed structural index for quick and easy reference.
 
 
Includes a rich mixture of highly readable, authentic texts to introduce learners to real language
Gives practice in specific points to consolidate learners' existing knowledge

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Life in the United Kingdom Test 2007

Valid for all British citizenship and settlement tests taken from 2 April 2007. Updated to reflect changes in study materials provided by the Home Office.


Life in the UK Test: Study Guide is the only book you need to study for the Life in the UK Test. This comprehensive study guide contains everything needed to study for and pass the Life in the UK Test

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Inside the National Writing Project Connecting Network Learning and Classroom Teaching

The National Writing Project has become one of the most influential and longest lasting professional development programs in the history of the United States. With 175 school/university sites in 49 states, it has the reputation or being a career-altering professional development experience.
 
 
 
This volume looks at the National Writing Project, analyzes what makes it so successful, and shows how other professional development efforts can learn from it.


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How to Help Beginning Teachers Succeed 2nd Edition by Stephen P Gordon and Susan Maxey

Nearly half of the beginning teachers in the United States drop out of teaching within the first seven years. Understanding why those teachers leave and identifying the needs of new teachers are key to addressing the attrition rates of a school=s staff and those of educators across the country.
 
 
Gordon and Maxey explore the reasons beginning teachers struggle and provide research-based plans for helping these newcomers make the most of their initial teaching years. They propose Beginning Teacher Assistance Programs (BTAPs) as a practical strategy for success. BTAPs have a proven track record for improving beginning teachers= skills, attitudes, and chances of fulfilling their potential as educators.
 
 
A BTAP draws on the knowledge and expertise of teachers, principals, central office administrators, and school-based staff. Using any variation of a BTAP, your school can pair beginning teachers with mentors and a support team that may include school and district personnel, as well as community representatives and members of higher education.
 
 
The authors guide you through several options and ideas that you can use to support beginning teachers, allowing you to tailor a BTAP to fit new teachers= needs in your school community.

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Even You Can Learn Statistics A Guide for Everyone Who Has Ever Been Afraid of Statistics

Now, there's an easy-to-use guide that will help you use statistics in your everyday work or study. Experienced educators David Levine and David Stephan help you learn statistics using plain English and with a minimum of mathematics, but with many examples and worked-out problems.
 
 
 
You'll benefit from reading a plain language definition for each statistical concept that is followed by an interpretation section that explains the importance of the concept and how you can apply the concept to solve problems. You'll learn about the common misconceptions about statistics that people make, allowing you to better use statistics in your own work.
 
 
 
Reinforcing your learning, you'll review lists of real-life examples or applications of a concept or, for more advanced concepts, read complete solutions to statistical problems that include actual calculator and spreadsheet results and illustrate how you can apply the concept to your own problems.You'll also be able to 'test yourself' at the end of a chapter to review the concepts and methods that you learned in the chapter.


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Building School-based Teacher Learning Communities Professional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement

Building on extensive evidence that school-based teacher learning communities improve student outcomes, this book lays out an agenda to develop and sustain collaborative professional cultures.
 
 
 
McLaughlin and Talbert—foremost scholars of school change and teaching contexts—provide an inside look at the processes, resources, and system strategies that are necessary to build vibrant school-based teacher learning communities.
 
 
 
Offering a compelling, straightforward blueprint for action, this book: 
* Takes a comprehensive look at the problem of improving the quality of teaching across the United States, based on evidence and examples from the authors' nearly two decades of research. 
* Demonstrates how and why school-based teacher learning communities are bottom-line requirements for improved instruction. 
* Outlines the resources and supports needed to build and sustain a long-term school-based teacher professional community. 
* Discusses the nature of high-quality professional development to support learning and changes in teaching. 
* Details the roles and responsibilities of policymakers at all levels of the school system.


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Americas Failing Schools How Parents and Teachers Can Cope With No Child Left Behind

In June 2004, millions of parents and teachers across the United States will receive report cards in the mail alerting them that their local schools have "failed".
 
 
 
For many Americans, this will be the first introduction to President Bush's controversial No Child Left Behind legislation, which calls for expanded student testing, more stringent accountability requirements, and annual school-focused report cards at the state, district, and school levels. The legislation ties substantial federal funds for disadvantaged students--which many schools have already been receiving for almost four decades--to performance requirements dictated by the new legislation.
 
 
 
But will these report cards be accurate? In America's "Failing" Schools, W. James Popham provides parents and teachers explanations of No Child Left Behind as a whole, walking them through the implications for standardized testing in particular, in language that is uncomplicated and straightforward. Popham offers definitions of the law andits key terms, explanations of what it really means when a school is labeled "failing," and concrete suggestions for what can be done in response.
 
 
 
Because parents with children in failing schools will have the heretofore rare option of transferring their children to other, non-failing schools, they will need to understand why a "failing" school may actually still be a good school. Similarly, the teachers and administrators at both failing and passing schools need to know whether their school's label was truly deserved, and how to bring about the changes required by the new legislation.
Whether parent, teacher, administrator, or involved citizen, anyone concerned with the state of education in the U.S. will want to read America's "Failing" Schools.

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A Year In the Life of an ESL (English Second Language) Student Idioms and Vocabulary You Cant Live Without

A Year in the Life of an ESL Student is an essential addition to the advanced level ESL classroom. By studying the varied and interesting dialogues and completeing the challenging exercises, students will dramatically improve their comprehension and usage of everyday idioms and advanced vocabulary. 
 
 
The book follows Andre, a student from Switzerland, as he spends a year completing his English studies at a private language school in North America: from his arrival at the airport, to getting around the city, to attending school, to hanging out with his classmates. All of the situations and corresponding language are real and directly relevant to adult ESL students. 
 
 
So join Andre on his one-year adventure. It's about to begin just outside the airport terminal.


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McDougal Littell World Literature Student Textbook

Beginning with the striking covers, McDougal Littell Literature invites students to explore the world of art, literature, and life’s big questions. The unique organization around clusters of standards allows for the teaching of major literary concepts across genre.
 
 
A full-page of fine art or photography at the beginning of every selection builds background, sets cultural context, and supports literary study – without giving away the ending. 
 
CONTENTS
 
UNIT ONE Literature of the Ancient World (3000 B.C.–A.D. 500)
Part 1: Mesopotamian, Egyptian & Hebrew Literature
Part 2: Literature of India
Writing Workshop: Autobiographical Incident
 
UNIT TWO The Classical Age of Greece and Rome (800 B.C.–A.D. 200)
Part 1: Literature of Ancient Greece
Part 2: Literature of Ancient Rome
Communication Workshop: Writing and Staging a Scene
 
UNIT THREE Traditions in Chinese and Japanese Literature (1500 B.C.–A.D.1800)
Part 1: Literature of Ancient China
Part 2: Literature of Japan
Writing Workshop: Lyric Poetry, Problem-Solution Essay
 
UNIT FOUR Literature of the Middle East and Africa (A.D. 300–1900)
Part 1: Persian and Arabic Literature
Part 2: West African Oral Literature
Writing Workshop: Personality Profile
 
UNIT FIVE Europe in Transition (400–1789)
Part 1: Literature of the Middle Ages
Part 2: Literature of the Renaissance & Enlightenment
Writing Workshop: Subject Analysis
Communication Workshop: Persuasive Speech
 
UNIT SIX 19th-Century European Literature (1789–1899)
Part 1: The Age of Romanticism
Part 2: The Emergence of Realism
Writing Workshop: Cause-and-Effect Essay
 
UNIT SEVEN Modern and Contemporary Literature (1900–Present)
Part 1: Expressions of Modernism
Part 2: Responses to War and Conflict
Part 3: Contemporary Nobel Prize Winners
Writing Workshops: Literary Interpretation, Research Report
 
Student Resource Bank
- Reading Handbook
- Writing Handbook
- Communication Handbook
- Grammar Handbook
- Academic Reading Handbook
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Glossary of Words to Know in English and Spanish

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McDougal Littell Literature Grade 12 Student Textbook

McDougal Littell Literature invites students to explore the world of art, literature, and life’s big questions. The unique organization around clusters of standards allows for the teaching of major literary concepts across genre. Standards that belong together are taught together.
 
 
 
Students analyze fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and media across clusters of standards. Special features support visual and media literacy, along with research strategies. 
 
 
 
Art in the program supports learning. A full-page of fine art or photography at the beginning of every selection builds background, sets cultural context, and supports literary study—without giving away the ending. Every level includes an entire unit devoted to research.
 
CONTENTS
 
Exploring British Literature
Introductory Unit 1
- Literary Essentials Workshop
- Writing Essentials Workshop
 
Unit 1: The Anglo-Saxon And Medieval Periods 449–1485
- The Anglo-Saxon Epic
- Reflections of Common Life
- The Age of Chaucer
- Medieval Romance
 
Unit 2: The English Renaissance 1485–1660
- Pastoral Poems and Sonnets
- Shakespearean Drama
- The Rise of Humanism
- Spiritual and Devotional Writings
- The Metaphysical and Cavalier Poets
 
Unit 3: The Restoration And The 18th Century 1660–1798
- Social Observers
- Satirical Voices
- The Age of Johnson
- The Rise of Women Writers
 
Unit 4: The Flowering Of Romanticism 1798–1832
- Revolt Against Neoclassicism
- The Lake Poets
- The Late Romantics
 
Unit 5: The Victorians 1832–1901
- The Influence of Romanticism
- Realism in Fiction
- Victorian Viewpoints
 
Unit 6: Modern And Contemporary Literature 1901–Present
- The Challenge of Modernism
- The Irish Literary Renaissance
- Responses to War and Colonialism
- Postwar Writers
- Legacy of Empire
 
Unit 7: The Power Of Research
 
Student Resource Bank
- Reading Handbook
- Writing Handbook
- Research Handbook
- Grammar Handbook
- Vocabulary and Spelling Handbook
- Speaking and Listening Handbook
- Media Handbook
- Test-Taking Handbook
 
Glossary of Literary Terms
Glossary of Reading and Informational Terms
Glossary of Vocabulary in English and Spanish
Pronunciation Key
Index of Fine Art
Index of Skills
Index of Titles and Authors
Acknowledgments
Art Credits

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