This vital teachers′ resource answers such questions as "Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can I make learning ′stick′ for my students?" Drawing from theory and research in learning, this book offers clear, practical guidance along with inspirational ideas to show how teachers can enable students to gain both the cognitive competence and confidence needed to succeed academically.
We can all remember how great we felt when our favorite teacher praised us for a job well done or a good instructor encouraged us during a tough assignment. We were eager to go the extra mile for these teachers because we knew they believed in us and supported our success. In Inviting Students to Learn, Jenny Edwards shows us how to re-create that same enthusiasm with our own students by choosing our words carefully and creating learning environments that motivate students to be eager to learn and ready to succeed.
A five-level general English course for 14-19 year-olds, who are also preparing for the school-leaving exam. The clear structure and step-by-step approach to communication provides supported language and skills training to get students speaking confidently. * Every lesson has an outcome: the 'I can' objective in each lesson gives students an immediate sense of achievement. * All school-leaving exam topics and task-types are covered in Solutions. * Vocabulary Builder and Grammar Builder in the Student's Book provide plenty of extra practice.
Experiments in Undergraduate Mathematics: A Mathematica-Based Approach
All students need to master a variety of mathematical tools and concepts at the start of their university career. This distinctive book helps students learn these by doing. The approach is interactive, using experiments, performed in the symbolic algebra package Mathematica, to impart the fundamentals of many of the topics students encounter. A clear exposition of the topic accompanies every experiment.
