Primary/Elementary Education

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_x000D_ Creative Learning to Meet Special Needs shows teachers how to use creativity in the curriculum to support the learning of pupils with special educational needs...

Creative Learning in the Primary School uses ethnographic research to consider the main features of creative teaching and learning within the context of contemporary policy reforms. In particular, the authors are interested in the clash between two oppositional discourses - creativity and performati..

Creative Learning in the Primary School uses ethnographic research to consider the main features of creative teaching and learning within the context of contemporary policy reforms. In particular, the authors are interested in the clash between two oppositional discourses - creativity and performati..

This book provides ideas and suggestions on how to interpret and develop the primary science curriculum in an interesting and challenging way...

This book focuses upon creativity and creative pedagogical practice across the world. It offers practice-led examples, analysis of artist and teacher collaborations and focused theorisations of assessing young people’s creative potential as well as cultural differences in the way in which we concept..

_x005F_x000D_ Cross-Curricular Teaching in the Primary School helps teachers plan a more imaginative, integrated curriculum by presenting in accessible language a rationale and framework for teaching across the subjects. This second edition has been fully updated in light of the new curriculum, and ..

Many controversies attend the topic of culture and teaching, including: is there such a thing as a common culture? What culture does the student bring, and what is the role of the teacher? This work seeks to facilitate an examination of the reader's beliefs and acquaint them with those of others...

Examines controversies about, and affecting, school practices. Focusing on two questions--what is important to today's school leaders? and what is interfering with schooling processes?--it includes chapters by a broad range of authors...

In this text Jardine, Clifford, and Friesen set forth their concept of curriculum as abundance and illustrate its pedagogical applications through specific examples of classroom practices; the work of specific children; and specific dilemmas, imag..

From the author of the hugely respected Foundations of Primary Teaching, this advanced textbook explores the essential elements of teaching and learning and the process of becoming a caring and competent teacher...

Enabling young children to conduct their own social research can have both social and educational benefits, helping them to influence local and national policies and practices on issues that affect or matter to them. This practical guide gives teachers –and others who work with children– a set of st..

Dialogue has long been used in primary classrooms to stimulate thinking but it is not always easy to unite the creative thinking of good dialogue with the need for children to understand the core concepts behind knowledge rich subjects. Dialogic Education builds upon decades of practical classroom r..

This book documents the rapid development of the importance of early years education from the late 90s into this millennium, providing a unique contribution to the importance of pre-school...

This text advocates the use of case methods to promote democratic teaching and learning. Part one suggests how and why teacher educators can use case methods at preservice and inservice levels. Part two offers six case studies designed to stimulate consideration of democratic teaching and learning...

There is a growing interest internationally in research that helps us to understand the best ways to help young children engage with the curriculum in order that they may have the best possible life chances. This text helps to address these issues and consists of seminal articles derived from the fo..

Peer learning allows a positive use of differences between pupils, turning them into learning opportunities. Yet education professionals often remain unfamiliar with the principles to guarantee its effectiveness. An Introduction to Peer Learning offers a guide, underpinned by the latest theory and r..

In this inspiring, humorous, and practical book James Nottingham shows what you can do to help children of all ages develop into confident, thoughtful and independent learners. Based around the acronym ASK, this book explores attitudes, skills and knowledge to learning – what is required and how to ..

In this inspiring, humorous, and practical book James Nottingham shows what you can do to help children of all ages develop into confident, thoughtful and independent learners. Based around the acronym ASK, this book explores attitudes, skills and knowledge to learning – what is required and how to ..

This practical resource provides strategies and ideas that will contribute to the effective engagement of families and the involvement of parents in their child’s education. Parental engagement with class teachers has a significant and very positive impact on children’s learning, and strategies here..

English 5-11 provides up to date and creative guidance on teaching English in the primary school. Written by highly experienced authors and former government advisors with frontline teaching, school management and teacher training experience, each manageable chapter provides the busy teacher with in..

English 5-11 provides up to date and creative guidance on teaching English in the primary school. Written by highly experienced authors and former government advisors with frontline teaching, school management and teacher training experience, each manageable chapter provides the busy teacher with in..

English Homework for Key Stage 2 is a suite of activities, aligned to the national curriculum subject and topic areas, that children can do – and discuss – at home...

This ground-breaking text spans a range of issues central to school English. It extends not only to the spoken and written language of classrooms, but also to other important modes of representation and communication...