Lecture 24 - 11/17/2010
Lecture 24
Lecture 24 - 11/17/2010
Lecture 24
Making the difference: teaching and learning strategies in successful multi-ethnic schools
This is a Research for Teachers (formerly Research of the Month - ROM) digest on the General Teaching Council website. The main item is a book by five authors published in 1998 by the then Department for Education and Employment (DfEE).
Personalizing Learning
This book is a very useful and welcome addition to the current proliferation of literature on the theme of personalisation. It acknowledges the challenges represented by both the defining of, and ultimate embedding into practice of, personalisation.
Writing Fantasy
Writing Fantasy I am looking for information relating to children writing sci-fi/fantasy stories but cannot find much literature on it. I have found examples of each type of story and one book containing some really good ideas for lessons on writing sci-fi but am struggling to find any journals - have you any ideas? Thank you for your help.
Physical education Dyslexia
I am currently researching for a assignment on dyslexia and physical education (how to make PE more inclusive for dyslexics) although i have only managed to find one book! Could you please suggest any journals or research that could help? Thank you. KS1 and 2 Primary Physical education.
Internet for Education Guide
Tutors and trainees will find this guide useful in developing a critical approach to searching for education-based material on the web when they want to search beyound the TTRB and before they ask the E-Librarian a question.
Communication Friendly Spaces in Early Years Settings
This is an original resource for schools or early years settings that wish to take a critical look at their environment and provision. It is produced by The Basic Skills Agency (now NIACE) and consists of a book of guidance, a DVD and an audio workbook to use as a self-audit tool.
Navigating in Space
Getting from here to there. Voyages to other planets require enormous expenditures of energy. However, the amount of energy expended can be minimized by using the same principles that guide planets around the solar system.
Waves of Destruction
In 2004, the sudden rupture of a huge fault beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a devastating tsunami. There had been no warning signs prior to the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami that reached the shores of the Indian Ocean and ravaged the coastal areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, and Sri Lanka. However, many animals were able to escape the tsunami's destruction. This video segment from Nature examines the anatomy of the tsunami and the possibility that animals sensed the coming wa
The National Literacy Trust website
This is a brief guide to how to use The National Literacy Trust, an independent charity concerned with raising literacy standards for all age groups throughout the UK. It covers the following questions: what is it, why is it useful and how can you use it?
International Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks Internet Archive (INCA) website
This a brief guide to using INCA, a QCA funded website providing descriptions of government policy on most aspects of education in over 20 countries. It addresses the following issues: What is it? Why is it useful? How can you use it?
TeacherNet website
This is a brief guide to using TeacherNet, a DCSF website offering access to teaching and learning resources, educational guidance and professional development. It considers the following questions: What is it? Why is it useful? How can you use it?
The Standards Site website
This is a brief guide to using the Standards Site, a UK government website disseminating educational guidance and good practice. It addresses the following questions:What is it? Why is it useful? How can you use it?
A step-by-step guide to using the "Email My Collections" facility.
A step-by-step guide to using the "Email My Collections" facility.
Curiosity Kits: The impact of non-fiction book bags on boys’ reading at home
This 2001 NFER Topic (now PRE-Online) article reports on a small-scale pilot project which was supported by the National Year of Reading (1998–99) and the UK Reading Association, as well as publishers and other businesses. This research involved placing sets of book bags (‘Curiosity Kits’) in four Year 4 classes across the country, and monitoring the home-school reading patterns of these pupils compared with four control classes. The kits, contained in sports bags, comprised at least one
Chemistry Of Cooking
 A biochemist and cook explains that cooking is all about chemistry and knowing some facts can help chefs understand why recipes go wrong. Because cooking is essentially a series of chemical reactions, it is helpful to know some basics. This video is a must for all students to watch as it shows how science is everywhere.
Teachers TV: NQT and Trainee teachers: the essential guide
Teachers TV has introduced sections on their website dedicated to trainee teachers and NQTs, which are entitled 'The essential guide'.
Teachers TV Reading Week
To mark International Children’s Book Day on 02 April 2009, Teachers TV has a week of programmes (w/c 30 March) about reading and books.
QCA - National Dimensions Conference - 12th March 2009
The National Conference for Cross-Curriculum Dimensions was held at the Congress Centre in London on 12th March 2009. This one day conference was jointly hosted by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and British Council to launch two new publications, 'Cross-curriculum dimensions: a planning guide for schools' and 'Sustainable development in action: a curriculum planning guide for schools', and to provide a forum to discuss the curriculum dimensions and how the seven dimensions can work
