Secondary Education Books

New and Published Books

1. The Guided Reader to Teaching and Learning Music

   Edited by Jonathan Savage

   The Guided Reader to Teaching and Learning Music draws on extracts from the published work of some of the most influential education writers to provide insight, guidance and clarity about key issues affecting Music teachers. The book brings together key extracts from classic and contemporary...

   Published April 3rd 2013 by Routledge
2. Workplace Learning in Physical Education

   By lisahunter, Richard Tinning, Tony Rossi, Erin Flanagan, Doune Macdonald

   Series: Routledge Studies in Physical Education and Youth Sport

   Pre-service and beginning teachers have to negotiate an unfamiliar and often challenging working environment, in both teaching spaces and staff spaces. Workplace Learning in Physical Education explores the workplace of teaching as a site of professional learning. Using stories and narratives from...

   Published March 30th 2013 by Routledge
3. L2 Writing in Secondary Classrooms

   Student Experiences, Academic Issues, and Teacher Education

   Edited by Luciana C. de Oliveira, Tony Silva

   Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

   Second language writers and the teaching of writing at the secondary level have received little attention compared with other skills such as reading. Addressing this gap, this volume uniquely looks at both adolescent L2 writing and the preparation of secondary teachers to work with this population...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
4. Merit Aid and the Politics of Education

   By Erik C. Ness

   Series: Studies in Higher Education

   While a substantial number of studies have evaluated the effects of merit aid programs, there is a surprising lack of any systematic consideration of how states determine eligibility criteria for these scholarships. The selectivity of merit aid eligibility criteria can be as important as...

   Published March 20th 2013 by Routledge
5. Talking Points for Shakespeare Plays

   Discussion activities for Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet and Richard III

   By Lyn Dawes

   What do students think about Shakespeare? Classic, timeless and full of rich ideas; or difficult, impenetrable and completely uninteresting? We want young people to develop a real interest in Shakespeare, based on their understanding and engagement with the texts. A meaningful classroom discussion...

   Published March 17th 2013 by Routledge
6. Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners

   2nd Edition

   By Stephen Thornton, Bárbara Cruz

   Series: Teaching English Language Learners across the Curriculum

   Teaching Social Studies to English Language Learners provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face English language learners (ELLs) and ways in which educators might address them in the social studies classroom. The authors offer context-specific strategies...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
7. Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners

   2nd Edition

   By Anete Vásquez, Angela L. Hansen, Philip C. Smith

   Series: Teaching English Language Learners across the Curriculum

   This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Teaching Language Arts to English Language Learners provides readers with the comprehensive understanding of both the challenges that face ELLs and ways in which educators might address them in the language arts classroom. The authors offer proven...

   Published March 10th 2013 by Routledge
8. Learning to Teach in the Secondary School

   A Companion to School Experience, 6th Edition

   Edited by Susan Capel, Marilyn Leask, Tony Turner

   Series: Learning to Teach Subjects in the Secondary School Series

   Learning to teach involves hard work and careful preparation. To become an effective teacher requires subject knowledge, an understanding of your pupils and how they learn and the confidence to respond to dynamic classroom situations. Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 6th edition offers a...

   Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
9. Descriptosaurus

   Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8–14, 2nd Edition

   By Alison Wilcox

   Reviews of the first edition "This book is a treasure trove of descriptive language... Highly recommended for both teachers and parents. I wish I’d had a copy of this book when I was a full time English teacher! Invest in a copy today; you’ll be glad you did." Sue Cowley, bestselling author,...

   Published March 4th 2013 by Routledge
10. The ICT Teacher’s Handbook

    Teaching, learning and managing ICT in the secondary school, 2nd Edition

    By Roger Crawford

    The ICT Teacher’s Handbook is an indispensable guide for all teachers responsible for the teaching and management of ICT in the secondary school, both as a comprehensive introduction for students learning to teach ICT and as a source of ongoing support for busy practising teachers. Illustrated...

    Published February 17th 2013 by Routledge