The ideas presented in this book are a compilation of strategies observed in the 35,000 classrooms I’ve visited as a teacher educator.... .... This book is about those effective kinds of teaching behavior: connecting and bonding to students, teaching students self-management skills, integrating the goals of self-management into the curriculum, and finding the causes of misbehavior.
How English Works: A Grammar Handbook with Readings is designed for classroom use with intermediate and advanced students of English. Such a range of abilities can easily be addressed in a book of this kind: as we teachers know only too well, even advanced students who speak and understand English with apparent ease can still make many errors when they write and can still have surprising gaps in understanding.
The Anti-Grammar Grammar Book A dynamic grammar practice/resource book which focuses on the main verb tenses of English. Avoids simply 'presenting' students with a list of rules to learn, encouraging them instead to 'discover' the rules through an inductive problem-solving approach. The first part of the book contains an answer key for each activity, and Teacher's notes; the second part consists of photocopiable worksheets. Ideal for use with Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate students.
This book will help adults empower students to become independent learners. The topic of study skills often targets mechanics of academic learning and focuses on areas such as improving homework completion and time management. This book goes beyond these mechanics by addressing underlying psychological factors that influence learning. We expand the goals of improving study skills from simply helping students get better grades in school to helping them become independent learners who know how to learn effectively in any life situation. Adopting this expanded focus will enable adults to help students learn independently in academic and nonacademic areas throughout their school years into adulthood.
Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills provides a balanced equation for student success. This Student Edition helps students work toward an understandable solution with standardized test preparation in every lesson. The Concepts and Skills program is committed to meeting the needs of all learning levels by providing an accessible approach that helps prepare students for success in algebra. Built-in learning support helps students master concepts one at a time. The texts include visual learning strategies, easy-to-follow examples, and help notes for homework, vocabulary, and problem solving. Practice problems gradually increase in difficulty. Numerous exercises reinforce concepts and ensure that students are ready for assessment success.
This book will help adults empower students to become independent learners. The topic of study skills often targets mechanics of academic learning and focuses on areas such as improving homework completion and time management. This book goes beyond these mechanics by addressing underlying psychological factors that influence learning. We expand the goals of improving study skills from simply helping students get better grades in school to helping them become independent learners who know how to learn effectively in any life situation. Adopting this expanded focus will enable adults to help students learn independently in academic and nonacademic areas throughout their school years into adulthood.
