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Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Thomas, Carol; Boynton, Sylvia – Corwin, 2011
Now that federal and state initiatives require school districts to provide job-embedded professional development, the next step is making it happen. This book helps districts define, develop, and implement a systematic inquiry-based process with a laser-like focus on both adult and student learning. This book's inquiry model challenges educators…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Inquiry
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2010
This guide is intended to stimulate professional reflection, dialogue and debate about mathematics and how to improve it. It draws together themes, features and characteristics of effective improvement in mathematics and descriptions of good practice. It offers a reference point for staff and teachers who are working together to improve…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Numeracy, Reflection, Mathematics Education
2000
The numerous transitions occurring during a typical day in an early childhood setting create challenges for even the most adaptable children. As Part 2 of a 3-part video series designed to help adults working with 3- to 8-year-olds use a proactive approach to prevent discipline problems, this video training package is comprised of a Facilitators'…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Discipline
2000
As children learn to practice responsible behaviors, discipline problems in the early childhood classroom can be reduced. As Part 3 of a 3-part video series designed to help adults working with 3- to 8-year-olds use a proactive approach to prevent discipline problems, this video training package is comprised of a Facilitators' Guide, a Viewers'…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Child Relationship, Classroom Techniques
1999
In early childhood settings, an emphasis on preventing discipline problems rather than only dealing with crises as they occur will result in a calmer classroom atmosphere and more teachable time. As Part 1 of a 3-part video series designed to help adults working with 3- to 8-year-olds use a proactive approach to prevent discipline problems, this…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Child Relationship
Snow, Marguerite Ann, Ed. – 2000
Written by English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers and teacher educators who played key roles in the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages' (TESOL) Standards and Assessment Project, this book is designed for preservice teachers in credential/licensure programs and master's programs at American universities and for practicing ESL…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Brooks, Valerie, Ed.; Abbott, Ian, Ed.; Bills, Liz, Ed. – Open University Press, 2004
This book is key reading for all trainee secondary school teachers. It covers the range of core professional skills that student teachers need to acquire irrespective of their subject specialism or their training route. It also considers recent developments in teaching, exploring the opportunities and challenges they present for those about to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Student Teachers, Secondary Schools, Teacher Attitudes
Klapper, John – CILT, the National Centre for Languages, 2006
This new book supports the professional development and training of Modern Languages teachers in higher education. It links insights from pedagogical and applied linguistic research to the practicalities of the undergraduate language syllabus. The aim is to interpret research for the classroom practitioner so that teaching can be based on sound…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Higher Education, Applied Linguistics, Language Tests
Kitao, S. Kathleen; Kitao, Kenji – 1999
English is not the most widely spoken language in the world, but it is the most widely used by non-native speakers, making the teaching of English as a Second Language a very important endeavor. This book provides an overview of English language teaching, giving the reader a general background on the issues related to language…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Resources, Educational Technology