Best-selling author and futurist Mark R. Prensky's book of essays challenges educators to "reboot" and make the changes necessary to prepare students for 21st century careers.

Harness digital storytelling as a powerful tool to teach traditional and 21st-century literacy skills to help students reach deeper understandings in all areas of the curriculum!

This practical resource enables teachers to confidently plan and manage effective mobile technology lessons, with step-by-step instructions for digital photography, video, ePublishing and more so that students are transformed into content creators.

This book is a contemporary analysis of children’s music education, combining theoretical insight with practical application. It examines how children engage with, and think about, music and how an understanding of this can empower rich approaches to teaching and learning. Key topics include: an overview of music education as a field of study, musical imagination in thought and practice, musical worlds created with, and for, children and a range of perspectives on musicality and musical kno...

Patty McGee helps teachers transform student writers by demonstrating what to do to build tone, trust, motivation, and choice into daily lessons, conferences, and revision suggestions.

Learn how to study smarter and succeed at university, with the definitive guide to study skills. Packed with practical tips and advice, it's essential reading for anyone who wants to do their best at university.

An easy, step-by-step guide to planning your dissertation, this book helps you stay on track, manage your time effectively and overcome procrastination.

Written for both general and special educators from grades Pre-K through 12, this is the how-to guide for implementing aspects of Universal Design Learning (UDL) to help every student be successful.

An equity-based multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) is brought to life in this book, which teaches you how to engage all students, analyze and utilize your resources, apply strengths- and evidence-based principles, and incorporate effective tools to systematize MTSS.

De ouderenzorg staat onder toenemende maatschappelijke en politieke druk. Veranderingen binnen de zorg zijn dan ook onontkoombaar. Van zorgorganisaties wordt verwacht dat men de kwaliteit van de zorg weet te waarborgen. Heldere communicatie en duidelijke afspraken naar cliënt en diens familie, betreffende de geboden zorg, zijn een absolute voorwaarde voor de persoonlijke beleving van deze waarborging.In dit boek wordt het proces - Van hard werken naar bewust werken - ontvouwd dat organisatie...