Drama in the Classroom Junior English Timesaver Level: PRIMARY - A photocopiable resource for busy teachers. This lively 96-page resource book contains a variety of graded drama activities to suit a range of levels and abilities. it is aimed at children from 8 years upwards. Activities include action rhymes, games, mimes, jokes and full-class plays, supported by photocopiable cards, masks and puzzles. Step-by-step teacher's notes accompany each activity, with useful ideas for further exploitation.
Over the past decade, computer-enhanced learning has increased in demand due to developments in technological aids such as multimedia presentation and the internet, so it is imperative for teachers to consider the importance of technological integration in the classroom. This book presents international practices in the development and use of applied e-Learning and e-Teaching in the classroom in order to enhance student experience, add value to teaching practices, illuminate best practices in the area of e-Assessment and provides fresh insight into e-Learning and e-Teaching practices.
How can busy teachers successfully manage the complex task of assessing their students' reading comprehension? This invaluable book--the first stand-alone guide on the topic--presents reliable, research-supported guidelines and procedures for K-6 teachers to use in the classroom. Through practical tips and realistic examples, the book demonstrates time-saving ways to implement and adapt a wide range of existing assessments, rather than creating new ones. Also covered: strategies for conducting multiliteracy assessments, using classroom assessment to complement standardized testing and more.
Written specifically for teachers, this book offers a wealth of research-based principles for motivating students to learn within the realities of a classroom learning community. Its focus on motivational principles rather than motivational theorists or theories leads naturally into discussions of specific classroom strategies. Throughout the book the author focuses on and expertly synthesizes that portion of the motivational literature that is most relevant to teachers.
Discourse Analysis and the Study of Classroom Language and Literacy Events: A Microethnographic Perspective provides a rich discussion of classroom discourse informed by careful and thoughtful analysis thatdraws together scholarly advances in sociocultural analysis, sociolinguistics, positionality, identity, power and meaning making. It offers to the field a book which can serve multiple purposes: an introduction to classroom analysis, a discussion of different lenses for exploring the dynamics of classrooms, an exploration of the key theorists in the aforementioned areas, and examples of classroom discourse with analyses that researchers and practitioners can use as the basis for pursuing their own analyses. At the same time, it represents a somewhat rare contribution....collaboration among school-based educators with university scholars. This volume is a timely and significant addition to the field.
