We have known for some time that the single most important thing we can do to help students achieve high standards is to put qualified teachers in every class. Occasionally, outside critics may think that paying attention to teacher retention is a narrow, self-interested approach. But teacher retention is not something that can be easily addressed without addressing many other facets of school life. The story of J.E.B. Stuart High School suggests that the retention of good teachers comes about when a school improves itself for the sake of its students.
Of all teachers, professors think least about what they do in classrooms, and in general, teach worst. And yet they are the models for all instructors, the teachers of teachers. For this book I sought out more professors than teachers at other levels because I wanted to demonstrate that their position doesn't necessarily prevent them from being enablers, too.
The Kit comprises six books (6 volumes) of 765 pages. There is no strict order in which they should be read, but this one is probably as good as any – except that you might read Building your Academic Career both first and last. 1. Building your Academic Career encourages you to take a proactive approach to getting what you want out of academic work whilst being a good colleague. 2. Getting Started on Research is for people in the earlier stages of development as a researcher. 3. Writing for Publication. 4. Teaching and Supervision looks at issues you may face both in teaching undergraduates and in the supervision of graduate research students. 5. Winning and Managing Research Funding explains how generic university research funding mechanisms work so that you will be better equipped to navigate your way through the financial maze associated with various funding sources. 6. Building Networks addresses perhaps the most slippery of topics, but also one of the most fundamental.
This book provides practical information on a major business concern—how to manage meetings. It demonstrates how to lead them effectively, in the shortest time frame possible. Three types of meetings are outlined: information-giving, interactive, and problem solving, with details on how to prepare for and preside over each. Chapter topics include an overview of the meeting process; structuring a topic and organizing the message; audience; platform conduct; visuals; agendas; disruptions; and asking and answering questions. For training programs in business and industry.
Another hilarious adventure starring Wallace and Gromit™. A special ELT adaptation of the Oscar®-winning animated film, A Close Shave™. The video has a broad appeal that will be a motivating force in any classroom.
