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Growing out of recent pedagogical developments in creative writing studies and perceived barriers to teaching the subject in secondary education schools, this book creates conversations between secondary and post-secondary teachers aimed at introducing and improving creative writing instruction in teaching curricula for young people. Challenging assumptions and lore regarding the teaching of creative writing, this book examines new and engaging techniques for infusing creative writing into all types of language arts instruction, offering inclusive and pedagogically sound alternatives that consider the needs of a diverse range of students. With careful attention given to creative writing within current standards-based educational systems, Imaginative Teaching through Creative Writing confronts and offers solutions to the perceived difficulty of teaching the subject in such environments. Divided into two sections, section one sees post-secondary instructors address pedagogical techniques and concerns such as workshop, revision, and assessment before section two explores hands-on activities and practical approaches to instruction.Focusing on an invaluable and underrepresented area of creative writing studies, this book begins a much-needed conversation about the future of creative writing instruction at all levels and the benefits of collaboration across the secondary/post-secondary divide.

Growing out of recent pedagogical developments in creative writing studies and perceived barriers to teaching the subject in secondary education schools, this book creates conversations between secondary and post-secondary teachers aimed at introducing and improving creative writing instruction in teaching curricula for young people. Challenging assumptions and lore regarding the teaching of creative writing, this book examines new and engaging techniques for infusing creative writing into all types of language arts instruction, offering inclusive and pedagogically sound alternatives that consider the needs of a diverse range of students. With careful attention given to creative writing within current standards-based educational systems, Imaginative Teaching through Creative Writing confronts and offers solutions to the perceived difficulty of teaching the subject in such environments. Divided into two sections, section one sees post-secondary instructors address pedagogical techniques and concerns such as workshop, revision, and assessment before section two explores hands-on activities and practical approaches to instruction.Focusing on an invaluable and underrepresented area of creative writing studies, this book begins a much-needed conversation about the future of creative writing instruction at all levels and the benefits of collaboration across the secondary/post-secondary divide.

If you want to start a business, you have to understand finance. This new, second edition of Entrepreneurial Finance is the go-to guide for students determined to become successful entrepreneurs, and, ultimately, to leave their mark on the business world.Including an abundance of case studies and practical examples throughout, the second edition of Entrepreneurial Finance is a refreshingly easy-to-grasp introduction to financing a new business, guiding the reader step-by-step through the three key financial statements: profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow. It explains the various considerations for raising capital, covers term sheets and their pitfalls, and explains how best to use accounting data to create a financially-intelligent business. With increased coverage of funding, company valuations, pitch decks and business plans, this highly-anticipated second edition is the ultimate resource for students determined to succeed both academically and in the business environment.With the authors’ commercial know-how (garnered through their backgrounds as seasoned entrepreneurs and business angels), as well as their understanding of the academic landscape, this book is the perfect balance of the theory and practice behind entrepreneurial finance. In particular, Simon Hulme’s extensive teaching experience ensures the text is specifically tailored to finance novices and entrepreneurial finance students.Visually appealing and engagingly written, this book, together with its range of bespoke digital resources, breaks down complex concepts and communicates them with clarity. The ideal resource for university students taking entrepreneurship and business courses, it will also be valuable for entrepreneurs who wish to scale their business, as well as managers seeking to consolidate their understanding of entrepreneurial finance.

If you want to start a business, you have to understand finance. This new, second edition of Entrepreneurial Finance is the go-to guide for students determined to become successful entrepreneurs, and, ultimately, to leave their mark on the business world.Including an abundance of case studies and practical examples throughout, the second edition of Entrepreneurial Finance is a refreshingly easy-to-grasp introduction to financing a new business, guiding the reader step-by-step through the three key financial statements: profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow. It explains the various considerations for raising capital, covers term sheets and their pitfalls, and explains how best to use accounting data to create a financially-intelligent business. With increased coverage of funding, company valuations, pitch decks and business plans, this highly-anticipated second edition is the ultimate resource for students determined to succeed both academically and in the business environment.With the authors’ commercial know-how (garnered through their backgrounds as seasoned entrepreneurs and business angels), as well as their understanding of the academic landscape, this book is the perfect balance of the theory and practice behind entrepreneurial finance. In particular, Simon Hulme’s extensive teaching experience ensures the text is specifically tailored to finance novices and entrepreneurial finance students.Visually appealing and engagingly written, this book, together with its range of bespoke digital resources, breaks down complex concepts and communicates them with clarity. The ideal resource for university students taking entrepreneurship and business courses, it will also be valuable for entrepreneurs who wish to scale their business, as well as managers seeking to consolidate their understanding of entrepreneurial finance.

With emphasis on practical classroom application, this up-to-date and refreshingly honest collection of essays is a wonderful resource for teaching creative writing. "Dispatches from the Classroom" is a collection of pedagogical essays written by graduate students, with an emphasis on practical classroom application. Divided into four sections - "Laying the Ground Rules", "What is 'Appropriate' for the Workshop?", "Teaching 'Technique'", and "The Hybrid TA", it explores issues of daily concern to creative writing instructors from many viewpoints. Although these essays draw on recent theoretical scholarship, the emphasis remains on ways in which theory can be applied to course structure, student interaction, and other practical concerns. Also examined is the unusual blend of teaching assignments that Teaching Assistants face, addressing ways that the creative writer can apply her skills to composition instruction and even writing center tutoring. These essays have been selected from the work of current graduate students in creative writing, all of whom have very recent experience of dealing with these specific issues in the classroom.This anthology will not only provide Teaching Assistants with an introduction to current issues in creative writing pedagogy, but also with a much-needed teaching resource for their introductory courses.