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Easy-to-apply, scientifically-based approaches for engagingstudents in the classroom Cognitive scientist Dan Willingham focuses his acclaimedresearch on the biological and cognitive basis of learning. Hisbook will help teachers improve their practice by explaining...
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Wiley
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2009-06-10
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An easy-to-follow guide to practical, real-world applications of linear algebra Linear algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses matrices to solve systems of linear equations; it has applications in many disciplines, from sociology and game theory to computer...
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For Dummies
Parution :
2009-06-05
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The teacher training framework, introduced in September 2007, requires all teachers in the post-16 sector to possess knowledge, understanding and personal skills to at least level 2 in the minimum core for numeracy. Coverage and assessment of the core have to be...
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Learning Matters
Parution :
2009-06-02
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This book supports trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector in the assessment of their literacy knowledge. A self-audit section is included to help trainees understand their level of competence and confidence in literacy and will help them identify any gaps in...
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Learning Matters
Parution :
2009-06-02
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How can KS1/2 teachers improve their mathematics teaching? This book helps readers to become better, more confident teachers of mathematics by enabling them to focus critically on what they know and what they do in the classroom. Building on their close observation of...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-03-09
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A portable guide to help you quickly learn common phrases in Modern Standard Arabic Today, Arabic is spoken throughout the Middle East, from Morocco to Iraq. The language of the Koran and Islam, Arabic is also studied by more than one billion people for religious...
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For Dummies
Parution :
2009-02-17
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An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. Challenges the reader’s sense of what is possible in a poem. Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Focuses on the fundamental...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-09
Collection :
How to Study Literature
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An innovative introduction to writing poetry designed for students of creative writing and budding poets alike. Challenges the reader’s sense of what is possible in a poem. Traces the history and highlights the potential of poetry. Focuses on the fundamental...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-02-09
Collection :
How to Study Literature
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This contemplative anthology offers personal essays by noted scholars on a range of topics related to the teaching of Shakespeare. Ideal for the graduate student, it addresses many of the primary concerns and rewards of the discipline, drawing on the variety of special...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2009-01-30
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'I would thoroughly recommend this as a book which enables and empowers at many levels of experience. Every staff room should have a copy' - English Four to Eleven
The Third Edition of Developing Language and Literacy 3 - 8 is an insightful introduction to teaching...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2009-01-19
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'Excellent -- a wonderful, readable summary of what the educational world really needs to know about neuroscience' - Sue Palmer, Literacy consultant and author of Toxic Childhood
'During the past few decades we've seen an explosion of information about the human brain....
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-12-18
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What are the ways in which young children learn to communicate? Collating their extensive experience of language and literacy in the early years, the contributors explore key aspects of this topic, linking practical ideas for early years settings and classrooms to...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-11-03
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'The structure [of this book] encourages active participation via reflective activity boxes which further allows for the engagement and consolidation of ideas...Evidence based research is cited resulting in the author suggesting a number of practical activities to...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-10-09
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'This Primary Drama Handbook offers much more than just a few useful tips on how to use drama in the primary school. It moves way beyond the more well-known basic drama strategies to present comprehensive, up-to-date picture of the role drama can play within the primary...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-10-07
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'The text is clear and accessible and gives a fascinating overview of how drawing can help children to learn and understand the thinking of others…It is highly recommended for all students and practitioners interested in understanding more about how children express...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-09-12
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Applying social science subjects such as psychology, sociology, social policy and research methods to Early Years can help to raise standards and ensure good practice. These subjects inform much of the academic curriculum within many Early Years programmes and are...
Editeur :
Learning Matters
Parution :
2008-07-25
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Winner of the UKLA Author Award 2009 'Lockwood has written a useful, supportive book which will help teachers and librarians…He describes the background and summarises the research and then proposes thoroughly practical programmes' - Carousel 'Michael Lockwood has...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-06-24
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Children's books play a vital role in education, and this book helps you to choose books that have the most to offer young children. Each chapter reflects on a different theme or genre and their role in educational settings, and recommends ten 'must reads' within each...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-06-24
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'[This book] is a helpful edition to a field where there is a limited amount of good literature to support teachers dealing with second language acquisition in the classroom' - ESCalate
`Gregory's book is an important and timely contribution to the literature on...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-03-03
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'This is a fascinating and very useful book....I cannot recommend it highly enough. It will inspire you' - School Science Review
By focusing on active ways to help 5 to 14 year olds improve their thinking and learning skills in science, this book provides teachers with...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2007-10-22
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