The first course for teenagers, fully implementing 21st Century Learning & Teaching, prepares students to succeed in the contemporary world.
* Ideal for mixed-ability classes, the course personalizes the learning process.
* Rich modern media package saves teachers time and captures students' attention.
* Complete Assessment Package to monitor students' learning process. Workbook and MP3 CD * Provides students with reinforcement and extra practice of the grammar, vocabulary and skills.
* Extensive full-color reference section and Self-Assessment program.
* Activities are classified with one, two or three stars according to their level of difficulty - ideal for mixed-ability classes.

UnCommon Learning techniques set the stage for mastery and true student engagement
Integrate digital media and new applications with purpose and build a culture of learning with pleasure!
Let students use real-world tools to do real-world work and develop skills society demands. Be the leader who creates this environment. UnCommon Learning shows you how to transform a learning culture through sustainable and innovative initiatives. It moves straight to the heart of using innovations such as Makerspaces, Blended Learning and Microcredentials. Included in the book:
Vignettes to illustrate key ideas Real life examples to show what works Graphs and data to prove initiatives’ impact

The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them Selected as one of NPR's Best Books of 2016, this book offers superior learning tools for teachers and students, from A to Z. An explosive growth in research on how people learn has revealed many ways to improve teaching and catalyze learning at all ages. The purpose of this book is to present this new science of learning so that educators can creatively translate the science into exceptional practice. The book is highly appropriate for the preparation and professional development of teachers and college faculty, but also parents, trainers, instructional designers, psychology students, and simply curious folks interested in improving their own learning.

The ubiquity of mobile devices has opened the way to extending learning environments far beyond the constraints of the traditional foreign language classroom. This book seeks to advance the knowledge about effective learning and teaching of English for Medical Purposes supported by mobile environments. The author investigates the effectiveness of the use of a mobile version of a flashcard spaced-repetition learning platform. In conclusion, she presents core principles of an educational solution that supports the ongoing and situated learning of English for Medical Purposes by designing a mobile spaced-repetition medical vocabulary tutor (?Mobile Medical English Companion?).

The College Instructor’s Guide to Writing Test Items: Measuring Student Learning addresses the need for direct and clear guidance on item writing for assessing broad ranges of content in many fields. By focusing on multiple-choice response items, this book provides college instructors the tools to understand, develop, and use assessment activities in classrooms in a way that consistently supports learning. Including dozens of example items and additional resources to support the item development process, this volume is unique in its practical-focus, and is essential reading for instructors and soon-to-be educators, professional development specialists, and higher education researchers.