Keith Turvey, John Potter, Jeremy Burton.
This updated edition of Inventions of Teaching: A Genealogy presents an examination of the many and varied metaphors of teaching in English. These metaphors serve as sites to excavate conflicting historical, con-ceptual, and philosophical influences that have contributed to modern teaching practices. Though the Eurocentric perspectives of the first edition remain a focus, they are placed i…
Driving a shift in the way we think about entrepreneurial and teacher education, this book invites teachers to think and act as entrepreneurial innovators and lead meaningful change in everyday school contexts. How to Become an Entrepreneurial Teacher takes teachers through theory, entrepreneurial techniques, reflective practice, and learning experiences, which can be applied to schools from…
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.;
Previous ed.: 1999
1. Negotiating the syllabus : a win-win situation? 2. The internet in every classroom? Using outside computers 3. Reverse-engineering communication tasks 4. The role on NLP in teachers classroom discourse 5. Evaluating pragmatics-focused materials 6. University classrooms in Vietnam : Contesting the stereotypes 7. Using visual organizers to enhance EFL instruction
Keith Johnson.
Contents: Guest Editors’ Corner Technology as the Enabler of a New Wave of Active Learning (Keith Rollag, Jon Billsberry) Articles 1. Instructional Design, Active Learning, and Student Performance: Using a Trading Room to Teach Strategy (Alice C. Stewart, Susan M. Houghton, Patrick R. Rogers) 2. Virtual Team Meetings: Reflections on a Class Exercise Exploring Technology Choice (Rebecc…
Two determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children
Includes bibliographical references.;