Designed to get students up-and-running, ready to teach, this popular text stands out for its comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of what pre-service teachers should know and be able to do, and what competent experienced teachers are like. It provides both knowledge and know-how—two hallmarks that make The Act of Teaching the text of choice for K-12 general methods of teaching courses. Timely, research based, and reader friendly, the book features relevant information on the context of teaching, the act of teaching, and the personal and professional qualities and skills of effective teachers. The emphasis throughout is on reflection; readers are engaged in considering the personal meaning and application of what they are reading. Pedagogical features in each chapter enrich and enliven the text. The Companion Website includes a range of additional resources for students and for instructors. Changes in the Seventh Edition• Two brand new chapters: “Classroom Technology” and “Developing and Participating in a  Learning Community“• Restructured, tighter organization • Updates and substantive revisions in all chapters

The Act of Teaching

Education & Teaching

Cruickshank,Donald

Jenkins, Deborah

Metcalf, Kim

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Hazel has never felt normal. Struggling with OCD and anxiety, she isolates herself from others and sticks to rigid routines in order to cope with everyday life. But when she forms an unlikely friendship with Virginia, a church minister, Hazel begins to venture outside her comfort zone.Having rebuilt her own life after a traumatic loss, Virginia has become the backbone of her community, caring for those in need and mentoring disadvantaged young people. Yet a shock accusation threatens to unravel everything she has worked for.Told with warmth, compassion and gentle humour, 'Braver' is an uplifting story about the strength that can be drawn from friendship and community.

Braver

Parenting & Relationships

Fairlight Books

Anyone can see darkness. It takes courage to look for light. Across the small town of Henford, families are preparing for the holiday season. A teacher, pulled in every direction by family and work, forms an unexpected friendship following a collision; a mother and daughter unexpectedly forced to stay with the in-laws open themselves to new family; a carer on New Year's Eve brings something more than her nursing skills when she visits the client no one wants to see. Meanwhile, in nearby Ashdown House, an elderly woman hopes to bring her family - and community - together as they never have been before. Told through a series of heart-warming and uplifting short stories,&nbsp;Winter Lights&nbsp;explores the complexities, struggles and joys of everyday life, showing that light can still bloom even in the darkest places.

Winter Lights

Literature & Fiction

Literary

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