This book provides new insights into teaching the next generation of learners and designing learning spaces to fit their needs.

The role of the adult in the development of young children's communications skills through interaction is vital and this book will help readers understand this and improve their practice.

A practical guide on how to to teach Character in primary schools, exploring why character matters. Coverage includes the implications of character beyond the classroom and how outdoor learning and education can contribute.

This book presents competency-specific information and tools teachers can use to support students' development of six key intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies.

Assessment for Learning is a central aspect of the new Early Years Foundation Stage. This book demystifies the complex process of assessment and guides practitioners in meeting the statutory requirements, with lots of case studies and examples of practice drawn from the authors' students and mentors.

Clearly outlines a professional development program to raise staff's cultural competence to teach diverse students. Outlines how to plan and fund the program, and includes hands-on tools. Teachers increase understanding of themselves, their students, and their families. Involves self-reflection, innovation, and collaboration to transform school culture.

This shortcut to effective leadership has over 150 daily contemplations, inspiring quotes, references, and a new section on using best leadership practices to achieve results.

This book inspires and supports new and beginning teachers to use talk-rich and open tasks that bring mathematics to life in the classroom.

This resource makes the process of shifting to a comprehensive, integrated STEM school or district within reach! Invaluable case studies featuring STEM pioneers model how successful, STEM-centered learning takes place.

With contributions from top experts in the field, this text combines solid foundational information with practical application, presenting students with the realities of working in community mental health settings that they can directly apply to practicum and internship courses.