Teaching skills and techniques Books

Written by two experts with decades of experience in working with young children, this book follows in the same vein as NAEYC's bestselling Making and Tinkering with STEM book, using children's books to engage children ages three to eight in mathematical...

The Intentional Teacher guides teachers to balance both child-guided and adult-guided learning experiences that build on children's interests and focus on what they need to learn to be successful in school and in life. This revised edition offers...

"One of the best critiques of current mathematics education I have ever seen."-Keith Devlin, math columnist on NPR's Morning EditionA brilliant research mathematician who has devoted his career to teaching kids reveals math to be creative and beautiful...

So Much More than the ABC's will help teachers support infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in acquiring the foundational understandings, knowledge, and skills needed in learning to read and write.

The past few decades have seen a rapid growth in Chinese language teaching materials, but very little for advanced learning. This textbook is designed specifically for advanced Chinese learners in Western universities. Postgraduate students in Chinese...

A book that can be used by Early Childhood Educators during circle time to start the day in a positive manner.

Teaching by Heart summarises the author's key insights gained over 40 years of teaching. It illustrates how teachers can both lift people up and let them down. It proposes that the best teachers are also leaders, and the best leaders are also teachers.In...

From the acclaimed coauthor of A Manual for Direct Action comes Facilitating Group Learning, an essential resource designed to help educators, trainers, workshop leaders, and anyone who assists groups to learn. George Lakey presents the core principles...

A radical educator's paradigm-shifting inquiry into the accepted, normal demands of school, as illuminated by moving portraits of four young "problem children"  In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores...

A wide variety of ready-to-use number talks that help kindergarten through second-grade students learn math concepts in fun and easy waysBringing the exciting teaching method of number talks into your classroom has never been easier. Simply choose from...

Infuse the powerful vocabulary of growth mindset into your lesson plans, feedback and student guidanceChoosing the Right WordsFrom the authors of the bestselling The Growth Mindset Coach, this handy companion is a must-have if you want to...

An easy-to-implement collection of creative ideas and new strategies that inspire students with the power of growth mindsetStudents who harness the power of growth mindset can succeed beyond their wildest imagination. The key is having a growth-mindset...

A complete and easy-to-follow guide for inspiring every student with the power of growth mindset.Created by teachers for teachers, this is the ultimate guide for unleashing students' potential through creative lessons, empowering messages and innovative...

A handy supplement to studying characters in class or independently that teaches useful tricks for remembering words and tones.From one of the authors of Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar comes Speak and Read Chinese, a simple,...

Falsehood and Fallacy shows students how to evaluate what they read in a digital age now that old institutional gatekeepers, such as the media or institutions of higher education, no longer hold a monopoly on disseminating knowledge. Short chapters cover...

Generations of teachers have built their classes around the course syllabus, a semester-long contract that spells out what each class meeting will focus on (readings, problem sets, case studies, experiments), and what the student has to turn in by a...

The essential how-to guide to successful college teaching and learningThe college classroom is a place where students have the opportunity to be transformed and inspired through learning-but teachers need to understand how students actually learn. Robert...

From the bestselling author of What the Best College Teachers Do, the story of a new breed of amazingly innovative courses that inspire students and improve learning Decades of research have produced profound insights into how student learning and...

Guesstimation 2.0 reveals the simple and effective techniques needed to estimate virtually anything--quickly--and illustrates them using an eclectic array of problems. A stimulating follow-up to Guesstimation, this is the must-have book for anyone...

What is it about Australian history? Students dismiss the subject for being boring while politicians and concerned parents fret over their lack of historical knowledge. The classroom has become the battleground of the 'history wars', yet no-one ever asks...

World famous competitive skydiver and coach Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld presents proven tools and techniques for success and explains how they can be used in everyday life. Dan survived a plane crash from which sixteen of the twenty-two people on board were...

Known for their prominent tusks and distinctive whiskers, the walrus has often cropped up in contemporary culture: from its role as the majestic protagonist walking along the briny beach in Lewis Carroll's poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter," to the...