Everything You Need To Know About Teaching But Are Too Busy To Ask Essential Briefings for Teachers

by Best, Brin; Thomas, Will

• ISBN13: 9780826483775
• ISBN10: 0826483771
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-15
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The pace of change within education is bewildering and for those at the chalkface it can be hard to keep up with the latest developments - even those that have a direct impact on their work. This indispensable book will help all teachers by providing concise and jargon-free briefings on 50 key topics in education. Aimed primarily at busy teachers, the book will help to demystify a whole host of hot topics, ranging from accelerated learning to personalised learning. Each briefing contains: - An authoritative and independent summary of the topic - Cross-references to other listings - Suggestions for further reading - Questions and action points. Written by award-wining authors Brin Best and Will Thomas, the book will help all those involved in education to stay up to date with the latest developments. A companion volume to the Creative Teaching and Learning Toolkit,this fascinating guide will help every teacher to enhance their professional knowledge for their own and their students' benefit. Everything You Need To Know About Teaching But Are Too Busy To Askwill be a vital addition to every teacher's toolkit.

Author Biography

Brin Best is a former Head of Geography who is highly experienced in creative approaches to education Will Thomas is a former Head of Science with a passion for encouraging young people and adults to use their creativity

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Briefings	p. 5
Accelerated learning	p. 5
Active learning	p. 9
Assessment for learning	p. 13
Brain breaks	p. 17
Coaching	p. 21
Cognitive acceleration programmes	p. 24
Constructivism	p. 27
Continuing professional development	p. 31
Creativity across the curriculum	p. 35
Differentiation	p. 38
Drama across the curriculum	p. 42
Emotional intelligence	p. 46
Enquiry-based learning	p. 50
Every child matters	p. 53
Evidence-based teaching	p. 57
Gender awareness	p. 60
Giving learners a voice	p. 65
Hypnosis in education	p. 69
ICT across the curriculum	p. 73
Inclusion	p. 78
Independent learning	p. 82
Learning preferences	p. 86
Literacy across the curriculum	p. 90
Managing learners' behaviour	p. 95
Managing upwards	p. 99
Managing workload	p. 103
Marking	p. 107
Mentoring	p. 110
Metaphor	p. 113
Mind mapping	p. 117
More able learners	p. 122
Multicultural awareness	p. 126
Multiple intelligences	p. 129
National Strategies for schools	p. 133
Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)	p. 136
Numeracy across the curriculum	p. 139
Oracy across the curriculum	p. 142
Personalization in education	p. 146
Presenting skills	p. 151
Questioning	p. 155
Research in education	p. 159
Self-evaluation	p. 162
Starters and plenaries	p. 165
Streaming, setting, banding or mixed-ability teaching?	p. 168
Target-setting approaches	p. 172
Teaching style	p. 175
Thinking skills	p. 179
Transition	p. 185
Under-achievement	p. 192
Writing frames/scaffolding	p. 195
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