21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times
The new building blocks for learning in a complex worldThis important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills.
A fantastical alliterative journey through the animal kingdom with thousands of alphabetically-arranged images and ideas to discover along the way, from An Armoured Armadillo, though Great Green Gorillas to Zany Zebra's Zigzagging in Zinc Zeppelins. Each letter of the alphabet gets the same treatment. ‘Animalia’ is Latin for “animal kingdom”, so animals are used in the letter themes. Each page contains a phrase using alliteration that alludes to the animal for the page. The page also contains a large illustration of the animal. The page is then completed with a large number of illustrations of items that begin with the letter.
Identifying Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years: Listening to the Children
'I know there is something wrong, but what?' 'How do I know if outside help for this child is needed?' 'How do I tell parents that their child could have a learning difficulty?' These are questions that most nursery workers, at some point in their careers, will have to face. Based on the lives of real children and typical situations in early years settings, early years practitioners will find this book invaluable in helping them care for and educate young children with additional learning difficulties.
This book demonstrates the extent and importance of language play in human life and draws out the implications for applied linguistics and language teaching. It stresses how language play is central to human thought and culture, learning, creativity, and intellectual development.
Words Into Worlds: Learning a Second Language Through Process Drama
An analysis of learning a second language through process drama. Topics covered include: evoking dramatic moments in second language learning and teaching; the nature of teacher-student interaction in drama-orientated language classrooms; and the psycho-social aspect of drama on learning.
