Resources for Teaching English: 14-16

Resources for Teaching English: 14-16
Author: David A. Hill
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2010-09-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441172831

This book contains everything an English teacher could need to engage and captivate their pupils in contemporary poetry and prose. The step-by-step lesson plans are easy to adapt to suit individual teachers' needs, and include suggestions for utilising ICT and homework ideas. The reflective style of the photocopiable worksheets encourages pupils to draw on their own experiences when analysing the issues raised. The contents are themed to reflect the current curriculum, and to be entertaining for the teacher and students alike. Extracts include In Mrs Tilscher's Class by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy and To Sir, With Love by E.R.Braithwaite. English teachers and pupils aged 14-16 will relish this set of inclusive and accessible lesson plans and worksheets, although advanced younger pupils or adult learners, especially those on EFL courses, will also find them absorbing. All materials are also available for download from the Continuum website.

Resources for Teaching Mathematics: 11-14

Resources for Teaching Mathematics: 11-14
Author: Colin Foster
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2011-09-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 144112053X

This resource contains 50 ready-to-use mathematics lesson plans suitable for the whole department to use with learners aged 11-14. Each plan consists of a teacher's sheet which breaks down the lesson into time-allocated sections from starter through to homework, together with a photocopiable (or downloadable) student task sheet to give out. There is also a companion website with extra material to support the lesson plans in the book, giving teachers the time and confidence to try new activities in the classroom with minimal preparation. The lesson tasks are open-ended and encourage deep mathematical thinking, allowing learners to explore different topics creatively through solving problems in their own way. This is an essential resource for any busy teacher of mathematics.

101 Activities and Resources for Teaching English Online: Practical Ideas for ESL/EFL Teachers

101 Activities and Resources for Teaching English Online: Practical Ideas for ESL/EFL Teachers
Author: Jackie Bolen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2020-09-28
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781393080060

It's time to find some fresh, new ideas for online English classes! Whether you're a first-time ESL/EFL/TEFL teacher, an experienced but overwhelmed instructor, or an instructor without a textbook, you need more activities for your online English classes for beginners, intermediate or advanced students. If you're tired of wasting time wading through the junk on the Internet, then Jackie is here to help. During her decade of experience as a CELTA/DELTA certified teacher, author Jackie Bolen has developed countless games and activities for her students. She's sharing her low-prep/no-prep ideas for teaching English online with ESL teachers throughout the world. These are the activities and games she uses in her own online TEFL classes. In 101 Activities and Resources for Teaching English Online, you'll get dozens of ideas to use in your own virtual classroom. The highly-detailed descriptions will show you exactly how to use the activities during your lessons. Jackie's clearly and concisely explained activities will help you add instructional variety and put the focus back on your students. The handy teaching tips will help you avoid common pitfalls. Pick up a copy of the book if you want to... Have better online English classes Retain students and have them coming back for more of your lessons See lots of happy, smiling faces in classes Help students improve their English skills Keep things fresh and interesting Supplement teaching materials from popular online teaching platforms If you're extremely busy or you're simply out of new ideas for online English classes, Jackie's book makes it easy to try out new and exciting activities your students will love! It's easier than ever to have better TEFL online classes today. Buy the book to get new lesson plans for ESL online classes ready to go in minutes!

Handbook of Latinos and Education

Handbook of Latinos and Education
Author: Juan Sánchez Muñoz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 701
Release: 2009-12-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135236690

Providing a comprehensive review of rigorous, innovative, and critical scholarship relevant to educational issues which impact Latinos, this Handbook captures the field at this point in time. Its unique purpose and function is to profile the scope and terrain of academic inquiry on Latinos and education. Presenting the most significant and potentially influential work in the field in terms of its contributions to research, to professional practice, and to the emergence of related interdisciplinary studies and theory, the volume is organized around five themes: history, theory, and methodology policies and politics language and culture teaching and learning resources and information. The Handbook of Latinos and Education is a must-have resource for educational researchers, graduate students, teacher educators, and the broad spectrum of individuals, groups, agencies, organizations and institutions sharing a common interest in and commitment to the educational issues that impact Latinos.

The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide

The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide
Author: Larry Ferlazzo
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-08-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1118095677

A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival Guide offers educators practical strategies for setting up an ESL-friendly classroom, motivating and interacting with students, communicating with parents of English learners, and navigating the challenges inherent in teaching ESL students. Provides research-based instructional techniques which have proven effective with English learners at all proficiency levels Offers thematic units complete with reproducible forms and worksheets, sample lesson plans, and sample student assignments The book?s ESL lessons connect to core standards and technology applications This hands-on resource will give all teachers at all levels the information they need to be effective ESL instructors.

Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms

Integrating Multiple Literacies in K-8 Classrooms
Author: Janet C. Richards
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2003-05-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135644659

This book focuses on preservice teachers' experiences in trying to implement a multiple-ways-of knowing curriculum. It aims to integrate multiple literacies in K-8 classrooms by weaving music, dance, visual arts, popular culture media, and computer technology with reading and writing lessons.