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Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?
The essential guide to the big issues for every teacher
AvIan Gilbert
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
2 355 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Why do I need a teacher when I’ve got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book.Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as:Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants?What do you do for the ‘sweetcorn kids’ who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in?What’s the real point of school?Exams – So whose bright idea was that?Why ‘EQ’ is fast becoming the new ‘IQ’What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies?Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?With his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+.As wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them – as well as encourage them – as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it.
Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?
The essential guide to the big issues for every teacher
AvIan Gilbert
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
471 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
Why do I need a teacher when I’ve got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book.Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as:Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants?What do you do for the ‘sweetcorn kids’ who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in?What’s the real point of school?Exams – So whose bright idea was that?Why ‘EQ’ is fast becoming the new ‘IQ’What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies?Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?With his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+.As wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them – as well as encourage them – as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it.
Teacher's Companion to Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Resources and activities to inspire and engage your students
AvGeorgia Holleran,Ian Gilbert
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
2 355 kr
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Teachers around the world have found Ian Gilbert’s classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom an inspiring and provocative read. This ground-breaking companion to the book is a definitive one-stop guide for teachers who are looking for inspiration into how his ideas can be put into practice in every-day classrooms. A truly lively and engaging resource, it scrutinises each aspect of Gilbert’s now famous ‘seven keys’ of motivation and provides a wide range of practical ideas, activities and launch-pads for discussion which can be blended seamlessly into your own lessons. Taking as its starting point the right of every child to an inspirational education that develops their values, attitudes and skills, this book provides you with the means to unlock even your most challenging of pupils and will act as a spring board for visionary learning in the classroom and beyond, Key ideas explored include: • Goal setting strategies• Students’ own intrinsic motivation• Preparing effective challenges• Developing multiple approaches to learning • Using physical activities to anchor learning • Helping students to understand themselves better and be better prepared for the world todayFor teachers of pupils at all ages and stages, this book is easy to follow, easy to ‘dip in and out of’, is conversational in tone, and has the potential to be a game-changer for any teacher wishing reinvigorate their pupils, colleagues and classrooms.
Teacher's Companion to Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Resources and activities to inspire and engage your students
AvGeorgia Holleran,Ian Gilbert
Häftad, Engelska, 2015
566 kr
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Teachers around the world have found Ian Gilbert’s classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom an inspiring and provocative read. This ground-breaking companion to the book is a definitive one-stop guide for teachers who are looking for inspiration into how his ideas can be put into practice in every-day classrooms. A truly lively and engaging resource, it scrutinises each aspect of Gilbert’s now famous ‘seven keys’ of motivation and provides a wide range of practical ideas, activities and launch-pads for discussion which can be blended seamlessly into your own lessons. Taking as its starting point the right of every child to an inspirational education that develops their values, attitudes and skills, this book provides you with the means to unlock even your most challenging of pupils and will act as a spring board for visionary learning in the classroom and beyond, Key ideas explored include: • Goal setting strategies• Students’ own intrinsic motivation• Preparing effective challenges• Developing multiple approaches to learning • Using physical activities to anchor learning • Helping students to understand themselves better and be better prepared for the world todayFor teachers of pupils at all ages and stages, this book is easy to follow, easy to ‘dip in and out of’, is conversational in tone, and has the potential to be a game-changer for any teacher wishing reinvigorate their pupils, colleagues and classrooms.
Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Seven Keys for Unlocking Your Students' Learning
AvIan Gilbert
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2025
278 kr
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A great deal has changed in the word of education since Essential Motivation in the Classroom was first published in 2002.Then again, nothing has really changed at all: schools are still under pressure to raise standards, government ministers come and go along with various educational fads, initiatives and silver bullets, young people are still young people, and teachers are still looking for ways to motivate their students to do their very best in the classroom and beyond. Which is why this new, updated third edition of Ian Gilbert's bestselling and classic text is still very much needed. Complete with a new preface and specially written 'Notes from the future' introducing each of the seven 'keys to motivation,' this book remains what it always was - an entertaining and inspiring read, full of useful, practical advice ranging from motivational research by leading theorists to philosophical gems from Homer Simpson.For teachers in all phases and sectors of education around the world, this fascinating and highly engaging book takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of strategies, ideas and insights to help educators think again about classroom practice and school culture and to look with fresh eyes at motivation, relationships and achievement in their classrooms.
Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Seven Keys for Unlocking Your Students' Learning
AvIan Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2025
268 kr
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A great deal has changed in the word of education since Essential Motivation in the Classroom was first published in 2002.Then again, nothing has really changed at all: schools are still under pressure to raise standards, government ministers come and go along with various educational fads, initiatives and silver bullets, young people are still young people, and teachers are still looking for ways to motivate their students to do their very best in the classroom and beyond. Which is why this new, updated third edition of Ian Gilbert's bestselling and classic text is still very much needed. Complete with a new preface and specially written 'Notes from the future' introducing each of the seven 'keys to motivation,' this book remains what it always was - an entertaining and inspiring read, full of useful, practical advice ranging from motivational research by leading theorists to philosophical gems from Homer Simpson.For teachers in all phases and sectors of education around the world, this fascinating and highly engaging book takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of strategies, ideas and insights to help educators think again about classroom practice and school culture and to look with fresh eyes at motivation, relationships and achievement in their classrooms.
Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Seven Keys for Unlocking Your Students' Learning
AvIan Gilbert
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
307 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
A great deal has changed in the word of education since Essential Motivation in the Classroom was first published in 2002.Then again, nothing has really changed at all: schools are still under pressure to raise standards, government ministers come and go along with various educational fads, initiatives and silver bullets, young people are still young people, and teachers are still looking for ways to motivate their students to do their very best in the classroom and beyond. Which is why this new, updated third edition of Ian Gilbert’s bestselling and classic text is still very much needed. Complete with a new preface and specially written ‘Notes from the future’ introducing each of the seven ‘keys to motivation,’ this book remains what it always was – an entertaining and inspiring read, full of useful, practical advice ranging from motivational research by leading theorists to philosophical gems from Homer Simpson.For teachers in all phases and sectors of education around the world, this fascinating and highly engaging book takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of strategies, ideas and insights to help educators think again about classroom practice and school culture and to look with fresh eyes at motivation, relationships and achievement in their classrooms.
Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Seven Keys for Unlocking Your Students' Learning
AvIan Gilbert
Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
2 355 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
A great deal has changed in the word of education since Essential Motivation in the Classroom was first published in 2002.Then again, nothing has really changed at all: schools are still under pressure to raise standards, government ministers come and go along with various educational fads, initiatives and silver bullets, young people are still young people, and teachers are still looking for ways to motivate their students to do their very best in the classroom and beyond. Which is why this new, updated third edition of Ian Gilbert’s bestselling and classic text is still very much needed. Complete with a new preface and specially written ‘Notes from the future’ introducing each of the seven ‘keys to motivation,’ this book remains what it always was – an entertaining and inspiring read, full of useful, practical advice ranging from motivational research by leading theorists to philosophical gems from Homer Simpson.For teachers in all phases and sectors of education around the world, this fascinating and highly engaging book takes the reader on a roller-coaster ride of strategies, ideas and insights to help educators think again about classroom practice and school culture and to look with fresh eyes at motivation, relationships and achievement in their classrooms.
Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?
The essential guide to the big issues for every teacher
AvIan Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
556 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Why do I need a teacher when I’ve got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book.Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as:Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants?What do you do for the ‘sweetcorn kids’ who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in?What’s the real point of school?Exams – So whose bright idea was that?Why ‘EQ’ is fast becoming the new ‘IQ’What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies?Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?With his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+.As wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them – as well as encourage them – as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it.
Why Do I Need a Teacher When I've got Google?
The essential guide to the big issues for every teacher
AvIan Gilbert
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2014
554 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Why do I need a teacher when I’ve got Google? is just one of the challenging, controversial and thought-provoking questions Ian Gilbert poses in this urgent and invigorating book.Questioning the unquestionable, this fully updated new edition will make you re-consider everything you thought you knew about teaching and learning, such as:Are you simply preparing the next generation of unemployed accountants?What do you do for the ‘sweetcorn kids’ who come out of the education system in pretty much the same state as when they went in?What’s the real point of school?Exams – So whose bright idea was that?Why ‘EQ’ is fast becoming the new ‘IQ’What will your school policy be on brain-enhancing technologies?Which is the odd one out between a hamster and a caravan?With his customary combination of hard-hitting truths, practical classroom ideas and irreverent sense of humour, Ian Gilbert takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride through burning issues of the twenty-first century, considering everything from the threats facing the world and the challenge of the BRIC economies to the link between eugenics and the 11+.As wide-ranging and exhaustively-researched as it is entertaining and accessible, this book is designed to challenge teachers and inform them – as well as encourage them – as they strive to design a twenty-first century learning experience that really does bring the best out of all young people. After all, the future of the world may just depend on it.
Teacher's Companion to Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Resources and activities to inspire and engage your students
AvIan Gilbert,Georgia Holleran
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
668 kr
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Teachers around the world have found Ian Gilbert’s classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom an inspiring and provocative read. This ground-breaking companion to the book is a definitive one-stop guide for teachers who are looking for inspiration into how his ideas can be put into practice in every-day classrooms. A truly lively and engaging resource, it scrutinises each aspect of Gilbert’s now famous ‘seven keys’ of motivation and provides a wide range of practical ideas, activities and launch-pads for discussion which can be blended seamlessly into your own lessons. Taking as its starting point the right of every child to an inspirational education that develops their values, attitudes and skills, this book provides you with the means to unlock even your most challenging of pupils and will act as a spring board for visionary learning in the classroom and beyond,
Key ideas explored include: • Goal setting strategies• Students’ own intrinsic motivation• Preparing effective challenges• Developing multiple approaches to learning • Using physical activities to anchor learning • Helping students to understand themselves better and be better prepared for the world todayFor teachers of pupils at all ages and stages, this book is easy to follow, easy to ‘dip in and out of’, is conversational in tone, and has the potential to be a game-changer for any teacher wishing reinvigorate their pupils, colleagues and classrooms.
Teacher's Companion to Essential Motivation in the Classroom
Resources and activities to inspire and engage your students
AvIan Gilbert,Georgia Holleran
E-bok
PDF, Engelska, 2015
668 kr
Läs direkt efter köp
Teachers around the world have found Ian Gilbert’s classic text Essential Motivation in the Classroom an inspiring and provocative read. This ground-breaking companion to the book is a definitive one-stop guide for teachers who are looking for inspiration into how his ideas can be put into practice in every-day classrooms. A truly lively and engaging resource, it scrutinises each aspect of Gilbert’s now famous ‘seven keys’ of motivation and provides a wide range of practical ideas, activities and launch-pads for discussion which can be blended seamlessly into your own lessons. Taking as its starting point the right of every child to an inspirational education that develops their values, attitudes and skills, this book provides you with the means to unlock even your most challenging of pupils and will act as a spring board for visionary learning in the classroom and beyond,
Key ideas explored include: • Goal setting strategies• Students’ own intrinsic motivation• Preparing effective challenges• Developing multiple approaches to learning • Using physical activities to anchor learning • Helping students to understand themselves better and be better prepared for the world todayFor teachers of pupils at all ages and stages, this book is easy to follow, easy to ‘dip in and out of’, is conversational in tone, and has the potential to be a game-changer for any teacher wishing reinvigorate their pupils, colleagues and classrooms.
Little Book of Dyslexia
Both Sides of the Classroom
AvJoe Beech,Ian Gilbert
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
194 kr
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The Little Book of Dyslexia references both personal experience and current applied research and findings in order to highlight issues faced by people with dyslexia. It looks at a number of strategies and lesson ideas which can be used both inside and outside the classroom to help students with dyslexia and specific learning difficulties. It also lists various resources which can be used alongside these strategies to create a successful learning environment for those with dyslexia. The book progresses through the various challenges that are faced at different age ranges, and support needed, starting with the youngest in early years, including some of the early signs you may see with dyslexia, moving up through primary and secondary school and finally onto higher education and university and being a student teacher. An outstanding guide for students, teachers, Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCO's) and parents.
Little Book of Dyslexia
Both Sides of the Classroom
AvJoe Beech,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
187 kr
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A book for teachers that shares Joe Beech''s story but, more importantly, is full of practical ideas that can be used by students with dyslexia and by teachers teaching children with dyslexia.The Little Book of Dyslexia references both personal experience and current research and findings in order to highlight issues faced by people with dyslexia. It looks at a number of strategies which can be used both inside and outside the classroom to help students with dyslexia. It also lists various resources which can be used alongside these strategies to create a successful learning environment for those with dyslexia.The book progresses through the various challenges that are faced at different age ranges, starting with the youngest, including some of the early signs you may see with dyslexia, moving up through primary and secondary school and finally onto university and being a student teacher.An outstanding guide for students, teachers and parents.
Whole School Progress the LAZY Way
Follow me, I''m Right Behind You
AvJim Smith,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
273 kr
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Following on from the acclaimed The Lazy Teacher''s Handbook, Jim Smith applies his lazy philosophy to flip the task of ''leading learning'' to ''letting learning lead''. Covering all aspects of learning, including the planning of outstanding lessons, lesson observation, passing performance management targets and creating inspiring learning environments the book poses the question ''what would happen if you let learning lead?''. You might just find you enjoy your job more than ever as well as see a big improvement in the quality of learning and progress for your pupils.Based on Jim Smith''s leadership work to improve learning (in a lazy way of course) this book is packed with highly practical solutions and suggestions that are proven to help you improve the quality of learning and progress but in a lazy way both in your classroom and across the school.
Perfect (Ofsted) Inspection
AvJackie Beere,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
188 kr
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Jackie Beere, Head teacher at Campion School, Northants until 2006, is now a consultant, trainer and School Improvement Partner. She spent three years as an Advanced Skills Teacher leading and implementing innovative Teaching and Learning initiatives including KS3 and 4 Learning to Learn and Thinking Skills programmes. She was awarded the OBE in November 2002 for services to education, having trained many teachers and school leaders in the latest theory and practice of learning to learn and emotional intelligence. She introduced Learning to Learn through Opening Minds, a competency-based curriculum at her school in 2006, after a two year pilot project proved very successful. Founder and Managing Director of aptly named Independent Thinking Ltd, Ian Gilbert is the author of the bestselling Essential Motivation in the Classroom. He set up Independent Thinking Ltd to "enrich the lives of young people by changing the way they think". He has worked with thousands of young people, teachers, parents and governors both in the UK and abroad.
Sorting Out Behaviour
A Head Teacher''s Guide
AvJeremy Rowe,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
158 kr
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Rob Plevin was an outdoor instructor, corporate trainer and youth worker for young people in crisis before finally following his dream and becoming a teacher. He runs the website www.behaviourneeds.com and provides training courses and resources to help teachers, lecturers, care workers and parents successfully deal with challenging young people. Founder and Managing Director of aptly named Independent Thinking Ltd, Ian Gilbert is the author of the bestselling Essential Motivation in the Classroom. He set up Independent Thinking Ltd to "enrich the lives of young people by changing the way they think". He has worked with thousands of young people, teachers, parents and governors both in the UK and abroad.
Discipline Coach
If you''re thinking discipline is keeping them in check, sorting them out, showing them what''s good for them, because it''s for their own good, because it''s what the youth of today are so sorely lacking... you''ve got the wrong book
AvJim Roberson,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
245 kr
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Jim Roberson believes that school should be the place where you learn all you need to learn to succeed in life, whatever form that success may take. Most importantly, in his view, you have to learn discipline. For Jim, behaviour is the ''B-word'' and he forbids mention of it. Discipline, on the other hand, is neatly described not as something others do to you to get you to behave nor even as something you do to yourself, but rather as ''what you do for yourself''. What Jim advocates is a partnership between children and schools, whereby schools open up to teaching children everything they will need to prosper at and beyond school, no matter what career or life choices they make. In return, children will start to acquire and then implement the strategies and benefits that come with self-discipline on an ongoing basis. Jim has worked with some of the most challenging young people in the UK and, whether he''s working with experienced classroom practitioners, struggling supply teachers, students themselves or even the police, he delivers powerful, practical, common sense strategies that bring the best out of some of the most demanding and hard-to-reach young people.
Oops!
Helping Children Learn Accidentally
AvHywel Roberts,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
273 kr
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The book also shines a spotlight on the role of the teacher and how he or she can do the right things to get the absolute best from students.Some of the best learning takes place when, rather than imposing on young people a pre-determined curriculum, you find the stimulus that is relevant and engaging for them and build from there. Then the curriculum starts to emerge in a way that simply hooks students into learning almost despite themselves. There is nothing for them to push against (''What''s the point?!'', ''This is boring..!'') as they have helped shape the direction of the lesson in a way that makes it real and useful to them. All this without them even realising what is going on!They have been ''lured into learning'' and the process is shared with teachers in this book, with examples as to how it can be done and how the author has done it. Reading this book will support teachers in developing ideas that motivate everybody in the classroom, from infants to secondary and beyond.Whether you''re new to teaching or have vast experience you will find in this book inspiration to raise achievement, improve behaviour and enhance creativity in the classroom; and you will change the way you approach lesson planning forever.Shortlisted for the Education Resources Awards 2013, Secondary Resource - non ICT categoryOops Book Launch, Waterstones, Sheffield, May 2012:Photography by Jane Hewitt www.janehewittphotography.co.uk
Brave Heads
How to lead a school without selling your soul
AvDave Harris,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
273 kr
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All too often now schools are under immense pressure to demonstrate outstanding practice that can be documented on paper, which can often lead to schools that are genuinely improving their teaching standards long term and investing in pupils to fall short of the government''s criteria for ''success''.As the Principal of a brand new high profile academy, Dave Harris knows first-hand the frustrations of providing genuine education for children while maintaining high standards according to the guidelines set out by authorities. Dave has stuck by his principles, stating that ''it is a marathon - not a sprint'' and while acknowledging the necessity for great results, has maintained a focus of providing young people with the education they deserve. The key to this, he believes, is bravery!
Independent Thinking
AvIan Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
245 kr
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Think for yourself before someone does it for you. The first in a new series by and for people who know how important it is to think for yourself. Written by Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert, this book is an invaluable collection of reflections, ideas and insights on the nature of learning, thinking, creativity and, drawing on Ian s experience in three continents, the role education has in changing not only people s lives but also entire societies. Combining articles published in the UK, Middle East and South America plus examples of his controversial online postings and Tweets with new observations and insights and at least 100 Twittered Thunks or Twunks this book is the informed ramblings of a passionate educationalist who has made a significant difference to classrooms for over 20 years and has earned the right to speak his mind.
Little Book of The Autism Spectrum
AvDr Samantha Todd,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
187 kr
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This book will allow anyone who lives or works with children with Autism to see the world as they do, and develop strategies for managing and understanding it effectively. It peers through the "Autism lens", allowing us to effect change in terms of the way we deal with autism as a society and in education. It delivers evidence-based support and strategies that enable us to develop young people''s abilities to interact with the social world, removing much of the anxiety that often accompanies it.
Dirty Teaching
A Beginner's Guide to Learning Outdoors
AvJuliet Robertson,Ian Gilbert
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
295 kr
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One of the keys to a happy and creative classroom is getting out of it and this book will give you the confidence to do just that. Drawing on academic research, Juliet explains why learning outdoors is so beneficial and provides plenty of tips and activities to help you to integrate outdoor learning into your teaching practice, providing a broad range of engaging outdoor experiences for your students.There is no need for expensive tools or complicated technologies: all you need is your coat and a passion for learning - oh, and you'd better bring the kids too!Topics covered include: forest schools, learning outside the classroom, outdoor education, nature activities, caring for the environment, play in schools, investigative play, urban outdoor activities, problem solving, creative thinking and strategies for supporting curriculum objectives. For all primary practitioners who want to shake up their usual classroom routine and discover the benefits of teaching outdoors. Dirty Teaching was a finalist in the Non-Fiction People's Book Prize Winter 2014 collection.
Teaching
Notes from the front line. We are, at the time I write this, in need of a revolution in education. This is a strong statement and I don't use it lightly
AvDr Debra Kidd,Ian Gilbert
Häftad, Engelska, 2014
189 kr
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Our current education system is overloaded with amendments, additions and adjustments which have been designed to keep an outdated model in the air. But it is crashing. And as it comes down, we see the battle of blame begin. It is time to take our vocation back, to learn to trust ourselves and each other and, crucially, to take control of the direction of education and policy.We have allowed powerful institutions to manipulate the fear of parents and teachers to the extent that neither can see how to proceed without being told what to think. Covering education policy, PISA testing, Ofsted, exams, pedagogy and much more, this book explores how the so-called accountability and quality systems in our country have been used to straight-jacket teachers into compliance, even when flying in the face of emerging knowledge and understanding about learning.This is a narrative of hope, of how the system could be different. It offers tales from within the classroom of learning, of hope, of laughter, of gentle subversion. This is a call to arms for a pedagogical revolution. Will you answer it?
Dirty Teaching
A Beginner''s Guide to Learning Outdoors
AvJuliet Robertson,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
288 kr
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One of the keys to a happy and creative classroom is getting out of it and this book will give you the confidence to do just that. Drawing on academic research, Juliet explains why learning outdoors is so beneficial and provides plenty of tips and activities to help you to integrate outdoor learning into your teaching practice, providing a broad range of engaging outdoor experiences for your students.There is no need for expensive tools or complicated technologies: all you need is your coat and a passion for learning - oh, and you''d better bring the kids too!Topics covered include: forest schools, learning outside the classroom, outdoor education, nature activities, caring for the environment, play in schools, investigative play, urban outdoor activities, problem solving, creative thinking and strategies for supporting curriculum objectives.For all primary practitioners who want to shake up their usual classroom routine and discover the benefits of teaching outdoors.Dirty Teaching was a finalist in the Non-Fiction People''s Book Prize Winter 2014 collection.
Never Mind the Inspectors
Here''s Punk Learning
AvTait Coles,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
188 kr
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So what is Punk Learning? It details the importance of why all students should be allowed complete control of their learning. In Never Mind the Inspectors Tait justifies why we need Punk Learning, explains the philosophy behind the box ticking lessons that teachers are advised to deliver to appease Ofsted and how we should not be doing anything because the ''inspectors will like it'', but because it''s the right thing to do in a 21st century classroom to get the best out of all our students. Tait helps you discover how to create Punk Learning, offers ideas on how teachers can creatively inspire students to become self-regulating Punk Learners that take complete control of their learning, making it relative and memorable, so that it matters to them. For anybody with an interest in learning, teaching and doing things differently!
Teaching
Notes from the front line. We are, at the time I write this, in need of a revolution in education. This is a strong statement and I don''t use it lightly
AvDebra Kidd,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
187 kr
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Our current education system is overloaded with amendments, additions and adjustments which have been designed to keep an outdated model in the air. But it is crashing. And as it comes down, we see the battle of blame begin. It is time to take our vocation back, to learn to trust ourselves and each other and, crucially, to take control of the direction of education and policy. We have allowed powerful institutions to manipulate the fear of parents and teachers to the extent that neither can see how to proceed without being told what to think. Covering education policy, PISA testing, Ofsted, exams, pedagogy and much more, this book explores how the so-called accountability and quality systems in our country have been used to straightjacket teachers into compliance, even when flying in the face of emerging knowledge and understanding about learning. This is a narrative of hope. Of how the system could be different. It offers tales from within the classroom of learning in spite, but without spite. Of hope, of laughter, of gentle subversion. This is a call to arms in a pedagogical revolution. Will you answer it?
Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons
A Compendium of careful advice for teachers
AvNina Jackson,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
245 kr
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Education is like a sherbet lemon: we need the structures and systems - the hard exterior - but we can easily lose sight of the magic that is at the heart of this; the teaching and learning - the fizz in the centre. Nina Jackson''s mission in Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons is to put the fizz back into classrooms by solving some of the toughest dilemmas facing teachers. You know the child in the class who never asks that burning question because they worry it might make them look silly, even if everyone else is thinking the same thing? Sometimes teachers can be like that child. And they don''t know where to turn to get the answers. That is where Nina comes in. The teachers'' questions in Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons have been anonymised, but Nina''s answers will resonate with teachers everywhere, offering support and practical advice. Nina doesn''t have a magic wand but what she does have is years of experience, honesty and a commitment to help everyone be the best they can be. After all, second best just won''t do! Whether you are wondering about difficulties and disagreements with colleagues, pushy parents, promotion and ambition or losing the love for teaching, Nina has plenty of tips and advice. There is wise guidance on what to do when learners keep shouting out, or chit-chatting, or won''t say anything. Nina also shares her valuable insights into inclusion and learning differences including dyslexia, dyspraxia, dysgraphia, ADD and ADHD, stutters and stammers, as well as addressing the sensitive issues of bereavement and self-harm. Topi covered also include: learner engagement and motivation, group work, learning styles, spoon feeding, feedback, unveiling learners'' skills and talents, music in the classroom, transition from primary to secondary school, digital leaders, action research, school councils and INSET days. Suitable for all teachers - from NQTs to experienced teachers - across all subject-specialisms and phases; from primary to higher education.
Becoming Mobius
The complex matter of education
AvDr Debra Kidd,Ian Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
361 kr
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Becoming Mobius is about living with uncertainty. Uncertainty is a state of being that many people struggle with both in day-to-day life and in education; being uncertain has almost become a sin. If we are truly to have an education system that ''works'', we need to accept that learning and life are not simple, and we need to engage with difficult and complex ideas. Focusing on the process of learning and teaching, Dr Debra Kidd posits the possibility that wondering and wandering teachers might impact greatly on a child''s ability to live with and thrive among uncertainties. She asks of us, not only as teachers or researchers, but simply as human beings, what are the things that affect us, and how can we remain attuned to all their possibilities while still functioning? Taking cues from neuroscience, physi, anthropology and philosophy, particularly that of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, but also Hannah Arendt, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault and others, Dr Kidd explores the nature and purpose of education through a series of different lenses. Details, moments, interactions and relationships are put under the microscope and their effects on teaching and learning examined. Becoming Mobius started life as Debra Kidd''s doctoral thesis and draws on her extensive classroom experience, her own observations and research, and a broad base of educational thought; including the work of Gert Biesta, Masny''s Multiple Literacies and more. In Becoming Mobius each chapter is presented as a plateau and maps the complexities of teaching and learning. This is a journey through a landscape of education. It is not a straight route. It is not a cop-out. It is a means of living in, with and through complexity and multiplicity. It is an attempt to bring forward a fresh vision of education. This is an honest, challenging and incredibly profound book that makes you stop and think - deeply - about what you do, why you do it and the effect it has. You will never look at teaching in the same light again. For anyone interested in thinking deeply about education.
There is Another Way
The second big book of Independent Thinking
AvIan Gilbert
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
245 kr
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Edited by Ian Gilbert with chapters by Mark Anderson, Lisa Jane Ashes, Phil Beadle, Jackie Beere, David Cameron (The Real David Cameron), Paul Clarke, Tait Coles, Mark Creasy, Mark Finnis, Dave Harris, Crista Hazell, Martin Illingworth, Nina Jackson, Rachel Jones, Gill Kelly, Debra Kidd, Jonathan Lear, Trisha Lee, Roy Leighton, Matthew McFall, Sarah Pavey, Simon Pridham, Jim Roberson, Hywel Roberts, Martin Robinson, Bethan Stracy-Burbridge, Dave Whitaker, Phil Wood.We are living at a time when loud voices from inside and outside the profession are telling teachers and school leaders ''this'' is the way education should be done. This is how you should lead a school. This is how you should manage a class. This is how children should learn. This is what you should do to make children behave. These messages are given as if there is only one way to achieve these things their way.However, with decades of experience working in all types of school around the globe, the many associates of Independent Thinking know there is always another way.This book is for educators everywhere who are hearing these loud voices yet who know that children deserve something better. Full of inspiration and ideas for how to achieve just that, There is Another Way is a call to action to swim against the tide and reclaim the heart of education.All of the royalties from sales of this book will go to the Big i Foundation.

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