Mentor Courses

Mentor Courses
Author: Angi Malderez
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1999-03-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 052156204X

This practical resource book provides a collection of materials for use on mentor courses. It presents a range of activities and processes for exploring the roles and duties of mentors and for developing and practising the skills required.

Tasks for Language Teachers

Tasks for Language Teachers
Author: Martin Parrott
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 1993-05-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780521426664

This book contains 40 tasks of two types: discussion tasks and classroom-based tasks.

Classroom Observation Tasks

Classroom Observation Tasks
Author: Ruth Wajnryb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 155
Release: 1992
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521407222

Classroom Observation Tasks shows how to use observation to learn about language teaching. It does this by providing a range of tasks which guide the user through the process of observing, analysing and reflecting, and which develop the skills of observation. The book contains a bank of 35 structured tasks which are grouped into seven areas of focus: the learner, the language, the learning process, the lesson, teaching skills and strategies, classroom management, and materials and resources. Each task looks at one aspect of a particular area; for example, the language a teacher uses to ask questions, or how the teacher monitors learning, or how people interact in a lesson. Each task provides guidance in how to record observations, and questions to help users interpret the data and relate the experience to their own teaching circumstances and practice. [This book]: a- is addressed mainly to teachers, but also caters for trainee teachers, teacher trainers and others involved in school-based teacher support, teacher development and trainer training; b- has a comprehensive introduction to the tasks and a rationale covering the theoretical issues involved; and c- places the responsibility for professional growth in the hands of the teacher. -- Back cover.

The Creative Training Idea Book

The Creative Training Idea Book
Author: Robert W. Lucas
Publisher: Amacom Books
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780814407332

"The Creative Training Idea Book is stuffed with strategies for bringing out energetic, active participation every session. Inside you'll find more than just terrific exercises and games. You'll learn how to maximize props, toys, puzzles, visual aids, and electronic media to put more pizzazz into any session."--BOOK JACKET.

The Welcoming Classroom

The Welcoming Classroom
Author: Johnna Darragh Ernst
Publisher: Gryphon House Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876594827

Engaged families make a difference in the lives of their children! The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources. In The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning, Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community. Learn practical ways to connect with families from varied cultural and language backgrounds and abilities. Gain new strategies for creating a home-school link to support learning. Create a richer learning environment by integrating unique family cultural perspectives. Learn ways to encourage family participation in decision making. Learn strategies to develop families as resources. Communicate the message that all families are valued members of the learning community. From improving children's school readiness to encouraging positive engagement with peers, promoting student academic achievement, increasing graduation rates, and helping reduce the negative impact of poverty, the benefits of engaging families early will impact the young children in your care long after they leave your classroom! Johnna Darragh Ernst, PhD, is a professor of early childhood education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. She specializes in helping early childhood professionals connect with families to create inclusive early childhood classroom communities.

Eft Level 1 Comprehensive Training Resource

Eft Level 1 Comprehensive Training Resource
Author: Ann Adams
Publisher: Elite Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1604150904

"Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a collection of acupressure and mental-emotional focus techniques that address the mind-body connection. By tapping lightly or touching specific points on the body's energy pathways (called meridians) while focusing on an event of emotion, it is possible to clear reactions to past traumatic events, balance our perception of the past, relieve stress, and release negative emotions"--Page 4 of cover

The Creative Teaching & Learning Resource Book

The Creative Teaching & Learning Resource Book
Author: Brin Best
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2008-10-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1441188193

An exciting mixed product of print and downloadalbe resources, this book presents over 200 tips, tools and practical strategies for more effective teaching and learning that can be used in your classroom tomorrow. The emphasis is on exciting, inclusive learning experiences which genuinely engage learners and raise motivation. The book is a follow up to the ground-breaking Creative Teaching and Learning Toolkit which sets out the key principles of effective teaching and learning. Using their pioneering Creative Teaching Framework as a scaffold for the book, award-winning authors Brin Best and Will Thomas guide you through strategies that deal with each component of effective teaching. As well as dealing comprehensively with actual teaching techniques you can use, the authors also tackle the key areas of vision, climate and reflection, showing you how a range of practical approaches can also benefit your learners. A special section deals with things you can do on a personal and professional level to improve your teaching skills too. All the strategies included in the book are highly practical and represent tried and tested approaches from successful classrooms. Each is presented concisely, showing how you can embed the learning activities into your day to day lessons. Special emphasis is placed on creative ways of producing successful learning outcomes for students of all abilities. This resource book presents a rich compendium of teaching and learning strategies that can be used by teachers of all subjects. It will help you to become more creative in your teaching and for learners to be more creative in their approaches. It will widen your repertoire of teaching approaches, to the benefit of all your learners. Whether you are a teacher early in your career looking to gain new skills, or an experienced practitioner wishing to expand your toolkit and freshen up your teaching, then the Creative Teaching and Learning Resource Book has something for you.

Leader Effectiveness Training: L.E.T. (Revised)

Leader Effectiveness Training: L.E.T. (Revised)
Author: Thomas Gordon
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2001-10-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1101100249

L.E.T. has changed countless corporations and private businesses-including many Fortune 500 companies-with its down-to-earth communication and conflict resolution skills. Now, this indispensable source has been newly revised with updated research and timely case studies.

The Diversity Training Activity Book

The Diversity Training Activity Book
Author: Jonamay Lambert
Publisher: Amacom
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780814415368

The Diversity Training Activity Book addresses such fundamental issues as change, communication, gender at work, and conflict resolution. Filled with activities, role playing exercises, sample icebreakers, and case studies, this book will help all employees create a more harmonious, open workplace no matter what their cultural background.