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"Examine the work of five groundbreaking education theorists: John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky--in relation to early childhood. Theories of Childhood, Second Edition, provides a basic introduction to each theorist and explains the relationship of theory to practice and its impact on real children, teachers, and classrooms"--
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An easy-to-implement collection of creative ideas and new strategies that inspire students with the power of growth mindset
Students who harness the power of growth mindset can succeed beyond their wildest imagination. The key is having a growth-mindset teacher who provides support, guidance, and encouragement. Packed with research-based teaching methods, this approachable guide for applying the growth mindset offers:• Tips for overcoming challenges•...
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The motto of this book is smarter through laughter. If you can laugh about it, you can probably change it. The authors use a heavy dose of humor (the laughing side), and a healthy measure of science (the learning side) to help you improve yourself, your relationships, and your surroundings. The book introduces the “I CAN model,” which stands for Interactions, Context, Awareness, and Next steps. Interactions are powerful determinants of health...
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Dr. Glasser discusses how coercive management is the main problem in schools and suggests that we replace “bossing” that turns students and staff into adversaries, with a system of management that brings them closer together. He claims we must stop settling for minimal goals and start convincing students there is quality both in what they are asked to do and how they are asked to do it.
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"Perhaps the readers may find something here which may wake a latent genius and direct the studies of a willing mind."
How accurate Isaac Watts was in that statement! For this book inspired the father of electromagnetism, Michael Faraday, and guided his way of thinking through all his scientific accomplishments. Given his great achievements from a limited starting point, isn't it worth discovering what Faraday found?
This is a guide on how to learn,...
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This book is for those who work in educational settings: our teachers, bus drivers, administrators, educational assistants, librarians, administrative assistants, and custodians. It's also for anyone who leads, loves, and supports them. If you have a kid, work with a kid, or love a kid, you will find something inspiring in these pages, possibly even game-changing.
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As a sequel to the New York Times bestseller Please Stop Laughing at Me..., the 2007 release of Jodee Blanco's Please Stop Laughing at Us... received deserved attention for demanding an end to school bullying once and for all, and for supplying parents, educators, and targeted students with the tools and skills needed to do so.
In this 2011 revised edition, Please Stop Laughing at Us...One Woman's Inspirational Story Continues...
In this 2011 revised edition, Please Stop Laughing at Us...One Woman's Inspirational Story Continues...
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In an educational milieu in which standards and accountability hold sway, schools can become places of stress, marginalization, and isolation instead of learning communities that nurture a sense of meaning and purpose. In Ensouling Our Schools, author Jennifer Katz weaves together methods of creating schools that engender mental, spiritual, and emotional health while developing intellectual thought and critical analysis.
Kevin Lamoureux contributes...
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En el presente libro, Guillermo Javier Nogueira aborda los ejes fundamentales a tener en cuenta en la tarea profesional orientada a los niños problema en edad escolar, lo que implica un complejo entramado de interrogantes en torno a quién aprende, cómo, por qué, dónde, cuándo, de quién y para qué se aprende.
De esa manera, el "niño problema", con sus patologías ciertas y dudosas, es contemplado desde el paradigma bio-psico-social, modelo...
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Le plan d'intervention (PI) et le plan de transition (PT) jouent un rle majeur en matière d'organisation des services d'adaptation scolaire, de santé et de services sociaux.
Bien que le PI ou PT fasse souvent allusion à des documents, ils sont d'abord des processus pédagogiques ou cliniques complexes, multidimensionnels et multidisciplinaires, qui mobilisent diverses connaissances transversales et essentielles.
Les différentes personnes impliquées...
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La vie est une longue quête de soi pour tout le monde. Parfois, cette quête s'avère plus complexe qu'elle ne pourrait l'être. C'est souvent le rapport à l'autre et le degré d'ouverture de ceux qui nous entourent qui complexifient cette découverte et cette acceptation de soi.
Pour les personnes issues des communautés trans, il arrive que les épreuves s'accumulent et minent leur bonheur. Des ressources d'aide et d'accompagnement sont disponibles...
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Ce livre jette un regard sur l'histoire et l'évolution des droits des personnes trans au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde. Il dépeint la naissance du mouvement, les changements de mentalités à travers des témoignages inspirants et les combats qu'il reste à mener. Pouvons-nous affirmer, en 2017, que tous les droits sont acquis pour la communauté trans dans les pays o elle est accueillie avec ouverture et libre d'exister? Qu'en est-il de l'égalité...
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Cuando nuestro proyecto de infancia no resulta lo esperado, nuestra infancia fracasa: hiperactividad, déficit de atención, retraso madurativo, dificultades de lenguaje, trastorno del espectro autista, necesidades educativas especiales, etc. En esta obra la ternura aparece como simiente de todas las acciones preventivas posibles.
Los niños reciben, sin posibilidad de defensa, lo que los adultos decidimos para ellos. La educación escolar muestra...
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En este segundo tomo del libro Formar-se en psicología: Conversaciones con maestros de la disciplina, de nuevo hemos invitado a renombra¬dos autores de la psicología que han hecho contribuciones relevantes en asuntos epistemológicos, teóricos, metodológicos y de formación de varias generaciones de psicólogos, y hemos conservado el espíritu y el aliento con que elaboramos el volumen inicial: que personas, tanto del campo de la psicología...
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ASCD Bestseller! Today's teachers face a daunting challenge: how to ensure a positive school experience for their students, many of whom carry the burden of adverse childhood experiences, such as abuse, poverty, divorce, abandonment, and numerous other serious social issues. Spurred by her personal experience and extensive exploration of brain-based learning, author Marilee Sprenger explains how brain science—what we know
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Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. Her educational method is in use today in public and private schools throughout the world. In 1947 she returned to India and gave courses in Adyar and Ahmedabad. These courses led to the book The Absorbent Mind, in which Montessori described the development of the child from birth onwards and...
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Theory is one thing; empirical evidence is another. Is it true that children can educate themselves well, without coercion or coaxing, when provided with a supportive environment and plenty of opportunity to play, explore, observe, and socialize? In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents evidence from a variety of sources that this indeed is true. One essay points out the amazing amount that little children learn...
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Children come into the world biologically designed to educate themselves. Their natural curiosity, playfulness, sociability, willfulness, adventurousness, tendency to look ahead, and desire to do well in the world were all shaped, by natural selection, to serve the function of education. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray describes, with research evidence, how these natural tendencies play themselves out in children...
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Children who grow up in a literate and numerate environment do not need to be, taught how to read or how to use numbers to calculate. They pick these skills up in the course of their everyday living. In this collection of essays, developmental psychologist Peter Gray presents the evidence that this is so. He also presents evidence that teaching-especially when it is forced and comes too early, can interfere with children's learning to read and calculate....
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Yes I can is a book written for young readers. The chapters use the alphabet to teach simple empowering statements. The book uses traditional methods of psychology and word translations. With each page, young readers will enter a world of adventure. With letters, images, and 3 translations your child will feel inspired and motivated to enter the world with confidence.
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