Successful University Teaching in Times of Diversity (Rolls Nicola)(Paperback)

Successful University Teaching in Times of Diversity (Rolls Nicola)(Paperback)

This book offers a lively, engaging and potentially transformative introduction to the ideas, insights and practical know-how that a modern university teacher requires. Bringing together contributors with extensive practical teaching experience as well as pedagogical expertise, it uses accessible

University Teaching in Focus: A Learning-centred Approach (Hunt Lynne)(Paperback)

The second edition of University Teaching in Focus distils the knowledge and insights of internationally acclaimed experts in university teaching. It empowers university teachers and contributes to their career success by developing their teaching skills, strategies and knowledge. Written in a

Lots - The Diversity of Life on Earth (Davies Nicola)(Paperback / softback)

Verbal Advantage: Ten Easy Steps to a Powerful Vocabulary (Elster Charles Harrington)(Paperback)

First time in book form A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series. 'People judge you by the words you use.' Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the

The Gift of Cockleberry Bay (May Nicola)(Paperback)

The Gift of Cockleberry Bay is the third book in this phenomenally successful series in typically brisk and bolshy style and will delight Rosa's many thousands of

Effective Teaching in Schools: Theory and Practice (Kyriacou Chris)(Paperback)

Written by the author of the highly-successful 'Essential Teaching Skills' this is the ideal introduction to what defines good teaching. Bridging the gap between theory and practice this handbook enables students to build on theoretical work where it matters in the

Explaining Primary Science (Chambers Paul)(Paperback)

Successful science teaching in primary schools requires a careful understanding of key scientific knowledge. This book covers all the major areas of science relevant for beginning primary school teachers, explaining key concepts from the ground up, helping trainees develop into confident science

Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector (Gravells Ann)(Paperback)

Written for students of the Certificate and Diploma in Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector (CTLLS and DTLLS), this title is a comprehensive course book for the popular optional unit Equality and Diversity in the Lifelong Learning Sector. It is relevant for all students, whatever their awarding

Cultural Diversity and Education: Foundations, Curriculum, and Teaching (Banks James A.)(Paperback)

Now available in paperback, the sixth edition of this definitive text provides students a strong background in the conceptual, theoretical, and philosophical issues in multicultural education from a leading authority and scholarly leader of the field---James A. Banks. In the opening chapter

Launching a Successful Research Program at a Teaching University (Ryan Robert S.)(Paperback)

This practical guide addresses the challenges for building and maintaining a college research program in an environment that does not focus on supporting research activity and for those with a heavy teaching load. The challenges faced by teacher-researchers and solutions to issues are reviewed. The

Introduction to University Teaching (Bale Richard)(Paperback)

The essential guide to teaching and learning in higher education, for anyone in support roles at university, including early career academics and graduate teaching assistants. If you are new to teaching in higher education this is the book for you. This accessible text offers practical guidance

Creativity in Research (Ulibarri Nicola)(Paperback)

Creativity is at the heart of successful research, yet researchers are rarely taught how to manage their creative process, and modern academic life is not structured to optimize creativity. Creativity in Research provides concrete guidance on developing creativity for anyone doing or mentoring

Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition (Koller Tim)(Paperback)

McKinsey & Company's bestselling guide to teaching corporate valuation - the fully updated seventh edition Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, University Edition is filled with the expert guidance from McKinsey & Company that students and professors have come to rely on for

Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional (Light Greg)(Paperback)

Around the world, higher education services are challenged by increased numbers and diversity of students, tougher demands for professional accountability, increasing calls for educational relevance and thinning resources. Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: The Reflective Professional

The Hidden History of Coined Words (Keyes Ralph)(Pevná vazba)

Successful word-coinages - those that stay in currency for a good long time - tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes's The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the

Teaching Teenagers: A Toolbox for Engaging and Motivating Learners (Kidd Warren)(Paperback)

For successful classroom teaching, your students need to be engaged and active learners. In Teaching Teenagers, there is practical advice that is grounded in the realities of teaching in today′s classrooms on how to be an inspirational teacher and produce highly motivated students. This book

Pushing our Understanding of Diversity in Organizations (King Eden)(Paperback)

Few time periods in the past five decades match the intensity of intergroup conflict that people around the world are currently experiencing. Polarized attitudes around various sociopolitical issues, such as gender equality and immigration, have dominated the media and our lives. Furthermore, these

Response to Intervention and Precision Teaching: Creating Synergy in the Classroom (Johnson Kent)(Paperback)

Successful implementation of response to intervention (RTI) for academic skills problems requires rigorous progress monitoring. This book shows how the proven instructional technology known as precision teaching (PT) can facilitate progress monitoring while building K-12 students' fluency in

Writing Diverse Characters for Fiction, TV or Film (Hay Lucy V.)(Paperback)

We're living in a time of unprecedented diversity in produced media content, with more LGBT characters, more characters of color, more disabled characters, and more characters from various religions or classes. These characters also appear in genre pieces, accessible to the mainstream, instead of

Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People (Roughgarden Joan)(Paperback)

In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social

Teaching Business, Economics and Enterprise 14-19 (Knapton Helena)(Paperback)

This book provides core knowledge and guidance for successful teaching in Business, Economics and Enterprise Education, and is based on the most up-to-date requirements. Written by experts with expertise in delivering business education in teacher training, further education, and secondary schools,

Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience - A Beginner's Guide (Gage Nicole M. (Associate Researcher Department of Cognitive Sciences University of California Irvine USA))(Paperback / softback)

Open Knowledge Institutions: Reinventing Universities (Montgomery Lucy)(Paperback)

The future of the university as an open knowledge institution that institutionalizes diversity and contributes to a common resource of knowledge: a manifesto. In this book, a diverse group of authors--including open access pioneers, science communicators, scholars, researchers, and university

Teaching for Quality Learning at University: What the Student Does (Biggs John)(Paperback)

This best-selling book explains the concept of constructive alignment in education and aids implementation of this in teaching