[PDF] Alternative Education For Parents And Teachers eBook

Author : Fiona Carnie
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 17,53 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Alternative education
ISBN : 0415248175

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This book is designed to give parents and teachers information on the alternative education options available in the UK. It covers three main areas: Outside the state system: small schools; Steiner Waldorf schools; Montessori schools; democratic schools and other schools with alternative philosophies Doing it yourself: setting up a small school or learning centre; educating at home; flexible schooling Alternatives within the state system: how some state schools are finding different ways of working The values, philosophies and methods of each alternative are described, including the first-hand experiences and accounts of children, teachers and parents. There are answers to common questions and useful sources of further information. This accessible and informative book is the ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build their knowledge of different education philosophies.

Author : Doralice Lange DeSouza Rocha
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,62 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Alternative education
ISBN :

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A comparison of three quite different schools that practice holistic approaches to education.

Author : Larry A. Miller
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781492215226

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A ten year project in the making, Alternative Education for Parents and Teachers is a gleaning of the best and most successful teaching techniques and approaches. These practical education methods and strategies gained from years of knowledge and experience in the field work amazingly. From mainstream elementary classes to high school alternative programs for behavioral students, students with and without disabilities, here are twenty solid methods, strategies, and practices which will make the reader a better parent and/or teacher. These methods succeeded with some of the most difficult students around and they will work with most any child or student. The insights and practical ideas learned by the author through his teaching career are presented within stories and experiences which are enlightening, humorous, touching, and at times, shocking. The classrooms come alive as the reader learns with the student and understands what makes students, children, and people tick, how to effectively connect to them, and how to help them learn and grow. Pick up the book, pick a chapter, and use the practice: it will improve skills. Whether parent, teacher, or one who wants to know superior ways to help people learn, it's nearly impossible not to advance in these roles after reading Alternative Education for Parents and Teachers, and more than a few good laughs will be enjoyed along the way.

Author : Grant P. Wiggins
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 14,93 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416600353

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What is understanding and how does it differ from knowledge? How can we determine the big ideas worth understanding? Why is understanding an important teaching goal, and how do we know when students have attained it? How can we create a rigorous and engaging curriculum that focuses on understanding and leads to improved student performance in today's high-stakes, standards-based environment? Authors Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and many other questions in this second edition of Understanding by Design. Drawing on feedback from thousands of educators around the world who have used the UbD framework since its introduction in 1998, the authors have greatly revised and expanded their original work to guide educators across the K-16 spectrum in the design of curriculum, assessment, and instruction. With an improved UbD Template at its core, the book explains the rationale of backward design and explores in greater depth the meaning of such key ideas as essential questions and transfer tasks. Readers will learn why the familiar coverage- and activity-based approaches to curriculum design fall short, and how a focus on the six facets of understanding can enrich student learning. With an expanded array of practical strategies, tools, and examples from all subject areas, the book demonstrates how the research-based principles of Understanding by Design apply to district frameworks as well as to individual units of curriculum. Combining provocative ideas, thoughtful analysis, and tested approaches, this new edition of Understanding by Design offers teacher-designers a clear path to the creation of curriculum that ensures better learning and a more stimulating experience for students and teachers alike.

Author : Sarojini Vittachi
Publisher : SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Education
ISBN :

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This book brings into focus the innovative methods of learning in many Indian schools. It sheds light on schools that make the learning process fun for the teacher as well as the taught, in contrast to the whirl of examination-oriented learning in mainstream schools. The researched data on alternative schools in the country offer the reader an array of institutions all over the country, where efforts are being made to move away from traditional and mainstream learning. It includes exclusive articles by leading practitioners in the field, who offer an insight into the ground reality when a certain philosophy is applied to a school, and also experiential accounts of how such alternative practices mould the learner, teacher and impact the parent as well. The book also consists of a directory of alternative schools in India, including many schools that are tucked away in remote corners of the country. Interestingly, the common thread binding these ‘alternative schools’ is concern for the welfare of the child by teachers who see their work as much more than a job.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,25 MB
Release : 2008-11-03
Category :
ISBN : 9264047980

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This book summarises and discusses key findings from the learning sciences, shedding light on the cognitive and social processes that can be used to redesign classrooms to make them highly effective learning environments.

Author : Franklin Schargel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release : 2013-10-31
Category :
ISBN : 1317925823

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This book describes the fifteen strategies identified through research reviewed by The National Dropout Prevention Center and Network at Clemson University. Each chapter in this book was written by a nationally recognized authority in that field. Research has shown that these 15 strategies have been successfully implemented in all school levels from K - 12 in rural, suburban, and urban centers; as stand-alone programs or as part of systemic school improvement plans. Helping Students Graduate: A Strategic Approach to Dropout Prevention also covers No Child Left Behind and its effects on dropout rates; Dealing with Hispanic dropouts; Differences and similarities between rural and urban dropouts. These fifteen strategies have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Education. They are applicable to all students, including students with disabilities.

Author : Fiona Carnie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2017-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 1315533197

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Alternative Approaches to Education provides parents and teachers with information and guidance on different education options in the UK and further afield. This new and expanded edition, including additional chapters and up-to-date contact details, explains the values, philosophies and methods of a range of alternative approaches available outside and within the state system, as well as if you’re ‘doing it yourself’. Illustrated throughout with the first-hand experiences of children, teachers and parents, it provides lists of useful contacts, sources of further information and answers to common questions. Together with brand new chapters on recent research and contemporary debates, and on Free Schools, it covers: Small alternative schools Steiner Waldorf education Democratic schools Alternatives in the state system Parents as change agents Setting up a Small School or Learning Centre Home-based education Flexible schooling Exploring why alternative approaches to education are needed, this accessible and informative book challenges the dominant educational orthodoxies by putting children first. It will be of interest to teachers looking to build on their knowledge of different educational approaches in order to find new ways of working. It is also an ideal introduction for parents deciding how best to educate their children.