The 'BrainCanDo' Handbook of Teaching and Learning: Practical Strategies to Bring Psychology and Neuroscience into the Classroom

The 'BrainCanDo' Handbook of Teaching and Learning provides teachers and school leaders with a concise summary of how some of the latest research in educational neuroscience and psychology can improve learning outcomes. It aims to create a mechanism through which our growing understanding of the brain can be applied in the world of education. Subjects covered include memory, social development, mindsets and character. Written by practising teachers working in collaboration with researchers, the chapters provide a toolkit of practical ideas which incorporate evidence from psychology and neuroscience into teaching practice with the aim of improving educational outcomes for all. By increasing both teachers' and pupils' understanding of the developing brain, 'BrainCanDo' aims to improve cognitive performance and attainment, foster a love of learning and enable a healthy and productive approach to personal development. This book will appeal to educators, primarily those working in secondary schools, but also those within higher and primary school education. It will also be of interest to students of education, professionals looking to enhance their teaching, and researchers working in the fields of education, psychology or neuroscience.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

David Fulton Publishers

Healthy, Active and Outside!: Running an Outdoors Programme in the Early Years

'There’s a growing awareness that for the good of their health, children need to be out and about more, with their friends, exploring the outdoor world in their own way.' - Nicola Butler, Director of the Free Play Network  It is widely acknowledged that children today do not get outdoors often enough and there are serious concerns about children's activity levels and rising associated behavioural, mental and health problems. With such structured and technology-driven lives, it is easy for young children to stay indoors, play on computers and not socialise with other children in a healthy and active way.   This book not only supports 'playing out' as an integral part of children’s natural growth and development, but also provides early years workers with a full programme of outdoor physical activities to promote physical, social and behavioural skills.  This book is a guidebook to setting up an outdoor physical activity programme in any early years setting. The book focuses on how getting outdoors and taking part in physical activities will provide children with positive fun experiences to enhance their general learning and development. The programme can be adapted to suit any timescale - from a whole term to one or two days.  Key features include showing practitioners:    how to make the most of their outdoor area for all children   step by step explanations to the outdoor activities   how to engage participants (including parents)   how to set up and plan activities   ideas for group and individual assessment   how to carry out risk assessments    how an outdoors programme can change children's lives for the better.

Politics & Social Sciences

Filer, Janice

Sociology

Containing real-life case studies, strategies for identification, and handy hints and tips throughout, this is the authoritative guide to tackling challenging behaviour and working effectively with children, young people and adults with severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). With a unique approach, the author stresses the need to diagnose not only the correct difficulty but the degree of learning difficulty for a lasting resolution, as well as tackling common behavioural problems such as attention seeking and task avoidance. Chapters are split into three specific areas; SLD, PMLD and ASD/SLD, covering:  the 'Magnificent Seven' fundamental principles of challenging behaviour strategies for correct identification of the main area of learning difficulty improving teaching methods and strategies to resolve challenging behaviour, including handy hints and tips when things don’t go to plan extensive use of real case studies to illustrate strategies for resolution guidance on writing your own Behaviour Management Programme.  With its insistence that real and lasting change is both possible and achievable, this is an essential read for all professionals and parents/carers working with children, young people and adults dealing with the myriad of challenging behaviours.

Turning the Tables on Challenging Behaviour: A Practitioner's Perspective to Transforming Challenging Behaviours in Children, Young People and Adults with SLD, PMLD or ASD

Imray, Peter

1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas: Teaching Inspirational Story-Writing for All Ages

How often do you hear your pupils cry 'what can I write about?' 1001 Brilliant Writing Ideas offers teachers endless ideas and inventive suggestions, opening up new opportunities for creative writing lessons. With over 1000 different ‘story-starters’ across a vast range of genres and narrative styles, this versatile book provides food for thought for pupils of a wide range of ages and abilities.  This highly practical and richly illustrated photocopiable resource   Addresses the ‘blank mind’ dilemma, offering pupils a plethora of story-writing ideas and suggestions   Enables teachers to inspire pupils who struggle with creative writing   Provides prompts to set ideas into motion, whilst leaving plenty of scope for original and creative thought   Challenges pupils, encouraging them to use higher level thinking skills   Offers mix and match stimulus pieces which can be used independently or put together to give pupils more or less support as required  Any teacher whose inventiveness is flagging, and whose pupils are running out of ideas, will find this an essential classroom resource.

Reference

Shaw, Ron

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

Professional Attributes and Practice: Meeting the QTS Standards

Drawing on the success of the first, second and third editions of Professional Values and Practice for Teachers and Student Teachers, this fully updated, comprehensive and accessible fourth edition provides practical advice to help student teachers and teachers prepare for their professional life.   This new edition contains completely new chapters in response to the changing Standards and an updated chapter by the editor, Mike Cole, entitled Education and Equality: some conceptual and practical issues, which takes into account the major changes in equalities legislation. This will enable readers to situate the topics discussed in the rest of the book, which deal with the DfES Professional Attributes Standards needed to meet the 2007 Standards for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

Education & Teaching

Cole, Mike

Schools & Teaching

Every Parent Matters: A guide to great parent-teacher relationships

Baker, Linda

Unlocking Assessment: Understanding for Reflection and Application (Unlocking Series)

Assessment is inextricably linked with learning and teaching, and its profile in British schools has never been higher. Recently the value and importance of formative assessment in supporting learning and teaching has also become widely recognised. Although assessment is a prime concern of anyone involved in education it remains a highly complex field where much controversy and misunderstanding abounds.  This book explores the values, principles, research and theories that underpin our understanding and practice of assessment. It also provides practical suggestions and examples, and addresses some key points about the future development of assessment. The book makes accessible complex but crucial ideas and issues, so that teachers can be more confident and proactive in shaping assessment in their classrooms, in ways that support learning and avoid unintentional harmful consequences.

Creating a Learner-centred Primary Classroom is an essential resource to improve teaching practice, examining the key elements that contribute to a learner-centred classroom and offering strategies to encourage children to take a shared role in their learning. Including case studies describing teachers’ methods for linking theory to practice, this user-friendly, photocopiable resource demonstrates how to: <ul>
<li>construct a learning community</li> <li>encourage collaborative learning</li> <li>share strategies for engaging individual learners</li> <li>provide a scaffold for strategic thinking in the classroom</li> <li>link assessment procedures to learning</li> <li>showcase the practice and outcomes of purposeful curriculum planning.</li> </ul> Any teacher who wants to practically tailor their teaching practice to meet the needs of individual learners will find this an invaluable resource.

Creating A Learner-centred Primary Classroom: Learner-centred Strategic Teaching (David Fulton Book)

Wilson, Jeni

Murdoch, Kath

The fifth edition of this bestselling textbook provides an up-to-date discussion of the many aspects of teaching primary science, maintaining its strong focus on constructivist learning and the role of social interaction in learning. With emphasis on the child-centred approach, the book also promotes the importance of fostering motivation for learning through enjoyment and giving children some control of their activities. The fifth edition has been updated to reflect: <ul>
<li>the move towards a cross-curricular approach in primary schools </li> <li>recent developments in the use of ICT by teachers and pupils</li> <li>how assessment and records can be used to help learning </li> <li>what recent studies of the brain can tell us about learning</li> <li>the widespread emphasis on teaching and learning through inquiry</li> <li>the recognition of the importance of discussion, dialogue and argumentation </li> <li>changes in curriculum management and planning.</li> </ul>
The book opens with multiple case studies, four of which are new to this edition, offering cross-curricular examples of primary science in action. Each chapter is framed by an introduction and summary points. Suggestions for further reading are provided and there are numerous references to useful websites. Combining theory and practice, The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools helps the reader to understand the rationale behind the practice. It continues to be essential reading for all trainee and practising primary school teachers, including students on PGCE Primary, BEd, BA Primary, Education Studies courses and those studying for further qualifications in education.

The Teaching of Science in Primary Schools

Qualter, Anne

Harlen OBE, Wynne

Science & Math

Teaching children about peace and peaceful strategies, learning to handle conflict creatively, tackling injustice and racial prejudice, is imperative and relevant for today's children. Packed with topical ideas for the primary school teacher, this book offers material for 40+ primary assemblies, easy to use in an assembly or for preparation. A great resource to dip into for one-off assemblies or follow as a programme of themed assemblies for a term, it is helpfully split into topic areas on peace which include: <ul>
<li>Cooperation</li> <li>Children’s writing</li> <li>Places and challenges</li> <li>Assembly plays</li> <li>Environment</li> <li>Stories.</li> </ul> Each assembly starts with a drama, story or interactive activity, followed by a prayer and ‘reflection’ and a hymn or a song. There are suggestions for questions and ideas for developing the theme which include using masks and puppets, as well as stories from six major world religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. The book will be invaluable to headteachers, deputy headteachers, primary schools teacher or any trainee teacher who is looking for a collection of assembly ideas that promote peace, tolerance and understanding in the widest possible context and in a variety of different ways.

Activity Assemblies to Promote Peace: 40+ Ideas for Multi-Faith Assemblies for 5-11 Years

Peirce, Elizabeth

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