With Forewords by Anthony Cortese and David Orr
Sustainability, as an issue, is dramatically embraced by students at all levels. Students and educators in all disciplines find exciting ways to incorporate sustainability into curriculum and service projects.
 "The stone age didn't end because of a lack of rocks" one educator is fond of stating. While there were certainly an abundance of rocks available, Stone Age people moved on to a new era because it became possible for them to envision and create a different and more useful way of organizing life. Many believe that we are currently at a similar juncture and can begin to imagine and construct new ways to live on our planet. 
Anthony Cortese writes, "Teachers at every level can play an important role in helping us find a sustainable path." 
Exploring ideas about sustainability is applicable to all disciplines, plus community groups, business and industry. The diverse backgrounds of the authors of this volume provide unique situations in which sustainability is integral.

147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability: Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society

William M. Timpson

Brian Dunbar

Gailmarie Kimmel

Brett Bruyere

Peter Newman

Hillary Mizia

Daniel Birmingham

Renee Harmon

Atwood Publishing

"Updated, relevant, and necessary tips for higher education administration and educators in the ever-growing field of sustainability"--

147 Practical Tips for Teaching Diversity

Silvia Sara Canetto

Raymond K. Yang

Evelinn A. Borrayo

Jessica Gonzalez-Voller

Malcolm E. Scott

Author, William Timpson presents his conception of metateaching. Just as metacognition is the idea of thinking about thinking, metateaching is the idea of thinking about teaching. Your mind will be infused with new, innovative -- yet practical -- ways to think about your classroom after reading this book.
You will learn about the Instructional Map, a systematic tool to help you organize your classes and visualize the direction, components, and impact of different aspects of teaching. Ideas from the fields of cartography and orienteering will give you a fresh angle from which to view your teaching practice.

Metateaching and the Instructional Map (Teaching Techniques/Strategies Series, V. 1)

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

To be, or not to be: that is the question.To be a teacher-performer, or not to be?
Authors, Timpson and Burgoyne, assert that teachers are inherently performers and, as such, techniques from the stage enhance and expand their ready repertoire of discipline-based content.
While teachers are trained planners and scholars, very few are trained performers! Using performance theory, the authors show how an educator can transform ordinary classroom experiences into occasions that attract and engage the students.
In this second edition of Teaching and Performing, the authors expand on the possibilities presented by warm-up exercises, role-playing, integrating props and lighting, blocking skills, focusing energy and concentration, and using a variety of other techniques for good teaching (and good theatre!)

Teaching and Performing: Ideas for Energizing Your Classes

Business & Money

Suzanne Burgoyne

Education & Reference

TEACHING AND LEARNING PEACEWhat would the world be like if we each personally experienced peaceful alternatives to violence and conflict? How can we take practical steps to set a foundation of lasting, active peace beneath a society riddled with violence?Such a foundation is the first goal in the ambitious structure Timpson builds to provide models, tools, and techniques for pursuing a new culture of peace through classroom teaching. In Teaching and Learning Peace, Timpson connects the pursuit of peace to the individual, the classroom, the home, the workplace, and the world.
The Introduction describes the burden of the book and the questions it strives to answer: How do we teach about peace? ... How does an educator or anyone in a leadership role who is committed to the ideals of a sustainable peace open a meaningful dialogue about alternatives to violence?
Timpson addresses these questions in two parts. Part I lays the groundwork by pointing out where violent behavior originates and offering alternatives on a level familiar to both teachers and students. The chapters in Part I offer practical approaches to understanding how things like the desire for revenge manifest themselves on both the world stage and in the classroom. Part II connects the values and models of Part I with specific classroom teaching strategies, methods, and approaches.
Timpson asks, How do we judge an optimism that is grounded in possibility, articulating an achievable, though distant, goal and energizing others through difficult times? Teaching and Learning Peace judges such optimism to be a cornerstone for creating a new culture of peace.

Teaching and Learning Peace

Diversity is vitally important to today's classroom, but many college teachers remain uncertain as to how to handle this sensitive subject. Compiled from the real-life experiences of over a dozen professors and experts, 147 Practical Tips for Teaching Diversity tackles this question head on. Taking you from the classroom to the committee meeting to the community at large, this book offers hands-on advice for improving diversity discussions all through the semester. 
Some of what you'll find inside: 
Safe space: How to create a safe and welcoming learning environment 
Prejudice: How both you and your students can work together to unlearn stereotypes 
Challenges: How to address taboo subjects and handle conflicts preemptively 
Curriculum: How to broaden the subject matter and address current events 
Community: How to deepen your institution's commitment to diversity 
Whatever your past experiences with teaching diversity, this book is sure to help both you and your students expand your thinking and understanding, both inside and outside of the classroom.

147 Practical Tips For Teaching Diversity

Politics & Social Sciences

Raymond Yang

Evelinn Borrayo

Sociology

"We are the first generation capable of determining the habitability of the planet for humans and other species," writes Anthony Cortese in the Foreword. Teachers at every level can play an important role in helping us find a sustainable path. One educator is fond of saying that, The stone age didn't end because of a lack of rocks While there was certainly an abundance of rocks available, stone age people moved on to a new era because it became possible for them to envision and create a different and more useful way of organizing life. Many believe that we are currently at a similar juncture and can begin to imagine and construct new ways to live on our planet. All who work with sustainability issues realize that it is a community project. We must decide collectively about the earth and its future. As a community be it a geographic, social, academic, or professional community we need to know where to begin, how to collaboratively work, and where to find resources. Most of us belong to communities that are concerned about sustainability issues, but do not have that as their primary mandate, such as a business, a history class, or a civic group. These groups have a tremendous opportunity to incorporate sustainability awareness into their activities. And this volume will help find those opportunities and make the best use of group resources.

147 Tips for Teaching Sustainability: Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society

Economics

Foreword by Parker PalmerAs the title of this book suggests, instructors in higher education face many choices -- and their decisions and actions should be based on certain concepts. Yet many instructors know very little about these concepts and the educational research and theories behind them. Concepts and Choices for Teaching offers the most thorough and up-to-date collection of ideas in teaching and learning, both theoretical and practical, current and historical.
Concepts and Choices for Teaching contains several real-life vignettes of teachers demonstrating each concept discussed. These personal narratives mesh the practical with the conceptual to create an arrangement that is functionally organized and easily applicable. You'll find a diverse collection of ideas and strategies which have proven useful over time and in a wide variety of settings. Concepts include: ♦ Classroom Climate ♦ Mastery Learning ♦ Inductive Approaches ♦ Conceptual Thinking ♦ Discovery Learning
The authors note in the Foreword, It is our conviction that bringing these concepts and choices to your attention will help you take control of the process of becoming the best teacher possible. …Your teaching will be more effective and efficient once you become aware of the conceptual framework around which your personal teaching style is built.

Concepts and Choices for Teaching: Meeting the Challenges of Higher Education

Sue Doe

Teaching peace and reconciliation is not intellectually or emotionally neutral. Indeed, the authors state that, The teaching of peace and reconciliation is inherently complex, dynamic, and often volatile when debated or discussed. So how does the educator begin? Sensitive to the deep-seated issues surrounding the topic, the authors situate the discussion within a balance of academic theory and real-world practice. They write:
 This book attempts to build bridges between theory and the everyday world of educators in schools, as well as leaders in other social institutions who grapple with the complexities of peace, justice, reconciliation, conflict, diversity, unity, and sustainability. It does so by providing practical tips for teaching peace and reconciliation that are rooted in a variety of theoretical and practical orientations.... Our hope is that different people will use these concise and practical tips as springboards for promoting peace and reconciliation in schools, colleges and universities, other organizations, in communities and other groups, locally and around the world.
Of special interest are the personal narratives from the authors as they share their own experiences with peace and reconciliation.
LEARN HOW TO:
 Understand peace education 
See interconnections 
Understand conflict and restorative practices 
Develop emotional intelligence 
Build a positive climate of trust 
Encourage critical thinking about alternatives to violence

147 Practical Tips for Teaching Peace and Reconciliation

Nathalie Kees

Edward J. Brantmeier

Tom Cavanagh

Claire McGlynn

The latest addition to Atwood Publishing's 147 Tips series, 147 Tips for Using Experiential Learning, explores the many options and strategies available in the exciting world of experiential learning. Editors Timpson, Foley, Kees, and Waite have gathered a myriad of practical and insightful tips and brought them together in a delightful and easy-to-use guide that illuminates a pivotal and rewarding subject.
 Topics for tips include:
 ♦ Exploring alternative approaches
 ♦ Tapping into the creative arts
 ♦ Addressing diversity issues
 ♦ Developing leadership skills
 This volume will provide priceless pointers and examples for both new teachers starting out on the experiential learning journey for the first time, and veteran educators looking to revitalize their practice for the next leg of the road.

147 Practical Tips for Using Experiential Learning

Jeffrey M. Foley

Alina M. Waite

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