Teachers & Teacher Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Practice What You Teach

   Social Justice Education in the Classroom and the Streets

   By Bree Picower

   Series: Teaching/Learning Social Justice

   Many teachers enter the profession with a desire to "make a difference." But given who most teachers are, where they come from, and what pressure they feel to comply with existing school policies, how can they take up this charge? Practice What You Teach follows three different groups of educators...

   Published May 27th 2012 by Routledge
2. Tackling Behaviour in your Primary School

   A practical handbook for teachers

   By Ken Reid, Nicola S. Morgan

   Tackling Behaviour in the Primary School provides ready-made advice and support for classroom professionals and can be used, read and adapted to suit the busy everyday lives of teachers working in primary schools today. This valuable text sets the scene for managing behaviour in the primary...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
3. Ambiguities and Tensions in English Language Teaching

   Portraits of EFL Teachers as Legitimate Speakers

   By Peter Sayer

   Series: ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

   The central theme of this book is the ambiguities and tensions teachers face as they attempt to position themselves in ways that legitimize them as language teachers, and as English speakers. Focusing on three EFL teachers and their schools in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, it...

   Published May 22nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Perspectives from the European Language Portfolio

   Learner autonomy and self-assessment

   Edited by Bärbel Kühn, María Luisa Pérez Cavana

   Using constructivist principles and autonomous learning techniques the ELP has pioneered innovative and cutting edge approaches to learning languages that can be applied to learning across the spectrum. Although articles on the success of the ELP project have appeared in some academic journals,...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
5. Creating Meaningful Inquiry in Inclusive Classrooms

   Practitioners' stories of research

   Edited by Phyllis Jones, Teresa Whitehurst, Jo Egerton

   In recent years, the concept of teachers as researchers in both special and mainstream school settings has become part of our everyday language. Whilst many educational practitioners will see the need for research within their setting, many may not be familiar with the technical elements they...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
6. Language Planning in Primary Schools in Asia

   Edited by Richard Baldauf, Robert Kaplan, Knonko Kamwangamalu, Pauline Bryant

   In foreign language education, decisions must be taken on what languages to teach, who will teach them, in which schools (i.e. all, only urban, only rural), in which grades, the number of hours a week, and the cost involved. This book explores the answers to these questions across a number of Asian...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
7. The Politics of Teacher Professional Development

   Policy, Research and Practice

   By Ian Hardy

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   The Politics of Teacher Professional Development: Policy, Research and Practice provides innovative insights into teachers’ continuing development and learning in contemporary western contexts. Rather than providing a list of "how-tos" and "must dos," this volume is premised on the understanding...

   Published May 8th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Teacher's Reflective Practice Handbook

   Becoming an Extended Professional through Capturing Evidence-Informed Practice

   By Paula Zwozdiak-Myers

   What do we mean by reflective practice? What does it involve? How can it help you develop as a teacher? The Teacher’s Reflective Practice Handbook is an essential source of advice, guidance and ideas for both student and practising teachers. Helping you to translate pedagogical knowledge into...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by Routledge
9. History 5-11

   A guide for teachers, 2nd Edition

   By Hilary Cooper

   Series: Primary 5-11 Series

   History 5-11 addresses the key issues surrounding the teaching of history in the primary curriculum. With an emphasis on the importance of learning about the past through the processes of historical enquiry, this textbook will be an invaluable resource to all trainee and practising primary teachers...

   Published April 26th 2012 by Routledge
10. University Teaching

    An introductory guide

    By Tony Harland

    University Teaching: An Introductory Guide is a vital tool for the new lecturer that aims to encourage and support an inquiry into university teaching and academic life. This book understands that teaching is not discrete but one of many activities integrated in academic work. It recognizes that...

    Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge