1st Edition
Teaching Primary Years Rethinking curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
518 Pages
by
Routledge
518 Pages
by
Routledge
520 Pages
by
Routledge
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The primary years are recognised as a distinct period in a child's development with significant consequences for ongoing educational success. During this critical time, formal schooling and the associated activities introduce children to new and extended social roles where they learn to cooperate and collaborate with their peers and adults. Children also begin to develop a sense of themselves and... Read more
1 Primary years education
Donna Pendergast
2 Primary years students
Susanne Garvis
3 Primary school teachers
Donna Pendergast
4 Place and space for primary learners
Eva Nislev
5 Social and emotional wellbeing
Katherine Main
6 Leadership
Susanne Garvis and Liisa Uusimaki
7 Transition
Wendi Beamish and Annalise Taylor
8 English and literacy
Lisbeth Ann Kitson and Beryl Exley
9 Maths and numeracy
Kevin Larkin, Peter Grootenboer, Shelley Dole, Rebekah Strang and Alexandra Laird
10 Technology and coding
Peter Curtis, Darren Campbell and Chris Dann
11 Science
Reece Mills and Donna King
12 History, Geography, Economics and Civics
Brad McLennan and Karen Peel
13 The arts
Georgina Barton
14 Languages
Kerry Taylor-Leech
15 Health and Physical Education
Sue Whatman and Maree Dinan-Thompson
16 Age-appropriate engaging pedagogies
Raymond Brown
17 Integrated learning
Eva Nislev
18 Cooperative learning and collaborative teaching
Katherine Main and Sarah Prestridge
19 Promoting pro-social behaviour
Karen Peel and Brad McLennan
20 Digital learning
Shaun Nykvist, Christopher Blundell and Michelle Mukherjee
21 Personalised learning: Disability and gifted learners
Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
22 Assessment and learning
Katie Weir
References
Acknowledgements
Index
Donna Pendergast
2 Primary years students
Susanne Garvis
3 Primary school teachers
Donna Pendergast
4 Place and space for primary learners
Eva Nislev
5 Social and emotional wellbeing
Katherine Main
6 Leadership
Susanne Garvis and Liisa Uusimaki
7 Transition
Wendi Beamish and Annalise Taylor
8 English and literacy
Lisbeth Ann Kitson and Beryl Exley
9 Maths and numeracy
Kevin Larkin, Peter Grootenboer, Shelley Dole, Rebekah Strang and Alexandra Laird
10 Technology and coding
Peter Curtis, Darren Campbell and Chris Dann
11 Science
Reece Mills and Donna King
12 History, Geography, Economics and Civics
Brad McLennan and Karen Peel
13 The arts
Georgina Barton
14 Languages
Kerry Taylor-Leech
15 Health and Physical Education
Sue Whatman and Maree Dinan-Thompson
16 Age-appropriate engaging pedagogies
Raymond Brown
17 Integrated learning
Eva Nislev
18 Cooperative learning and collaborative teaching
Katherine Main and Sarah Prestridge
19 Promoting pro-social behaviour
Karen Peel and Brad McLennan
20 Digital learning
Shaun Nykvist, Christopher Blundell and Michelle Mukherjee
21 Personalised learning: Disability and gifted learners
Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
22 Assessment and learning
Katie Weir
References
Acknowledgements
Index
Biography
Professor Donna Pendergast is Dean and Head of the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. Dr Katherine Main is a senior lecturer in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University.
