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Quality Assurance In Higher Education
by Alma CraftFirst Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Continuing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Schools
by Anna CraftFirst Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Continuing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Schools (Educational Management Ser.)
by Anna CraftFirst Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum: Framing and Developing Practice
by Anna CraftThis book takes an inspirational look at how to foster children's creativity as well as following the guidelines in the National Curriculum. The book: explores the nature of the creative mind investigates the role of play and the concept of creativity examines appropriate continuing professional development for teachers looks at the personal and professional identities of teachers considers ways of analysing and describing creative practice. This text looks at the bigger picture in education, asking what sort of systems need to be designed to develop children's learning in the 21st century. It will be a resource to teachers, head teachers and advisory staff committed to asking questions, encouraging play and not allowing problems or circumstances to block action.
Creativity Across the Primary Curriculum: Framing and Developing Practice
by Anna CraftThis book takes an inspirational look at how to foster children's creativity as well as following the guidelines in the National Curriculum. The book: explores the nature of the creative mind investigates the role of play and the concept of creativity examines appropriate continuing professional development for teachers looks at the personal and professional identities of teachers considers ways of analysing and describing creative practice. This text looks at the bigger picture in education, asking what sort of systems need to be designed to develop children's learning in the 21st century. It will be a resource to teachers, head teachers and advisory staff committed to asking questions, encouraging play and not allowing problems or circumstances to block action.
Creativity and Early Years Education: A lifewide foundation (Continuum Studies in Lifelong Learning)
by Anna CraftMost people accept that early years education should aim to develop children's creativity, but this raises a number of questions: What is creativity? How does it relate to such concepts as imagination, self-expression and intelligence? Why is it valuable?--and in what ways? Can creativity be taught? And, if so, how? And how can it be assessed?In this carefully-weighed, clearly written and scholarly study, Anna Craft answers these and related questions, providing in the process a comprehensive guide to creativity for all those who work with children in the early years.
Creativity And Education Futures (PDF): Learning In A Digital Age
by Anna CraftThe extent and rapidity of economic, social, technological, scientific, spiritual and environmental change means that children today grow up facing uncertainties and possibilities on an unprecedented scale. What kinds of education are appropriate when the possible futures that exist for children are so uncertain and so rapidly advancing? Where learning occurs in a Web 2.0 social environment as naturally as it does in the playground, playing field, front room or street? Where adults may continue to play and experiment far beyond their childhood in ways unimaginable even thirty years ago? Where creativity is increasingly both possible and expected of young people? Drawing on the ideas of 'wise creativity' and 'collective possibility thinking', this book explores the changing nature of society, childhood and youth and asks how education might need to change in response. How can education facilitate wise collective creativity which anticipates and constructs the future? This book discusses approaches to constructing imaginative educational futures which hear all voices, those of students, parents and professionals. "Creativity and Education Futures" will be of interest to those engaged in grappling with the messy and difficult task of transforming education, including those developing approaches to creative partnership.
Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas
by Anna CraftCreativity in schools is changing, with greater emphasis being placed on creative skills across the curriculum than ever before. This shift has thrown up some challenging questions which this book tackles head-on in order to better understand the implications of this change and the effects on pedagogy and policy. The questions raised include: What is creative learning? How does it relate to creative teaching? How do we organize the curriculum to nurture creativity? What pedagogical strategies support creativity? How is creative learning different to effective learning? What responsibilities do schools have for stimulating creativity in relation to society, ethics and the wider environment? Laying out the key concepts in the current debate on creativity and placing them in a broader context based on practice, policy and research, this volume sets the agenda for future discussion and suggests practical ways to encourage pupils’ creative development in a new and more thoughtful way.
Creativity in Schools: Tensions and Dilemmas
by Anna CraftCreativity in schools is changing, with greater emphasis being placed on creative skills across the curriculum than ever before. This shift has thrown up some challenging questions which this book tackles head-on in order to better understand the implications of this change and the effects on pedagogy and policy. The questions raised include: What is creative learning? How does it relate to creative teaching? How do we organize the curriculum to nurture creativity? What pedagogical strategies support creativity? How is creative learning different to effective learning? What responsibilities do schools have for stimulating creativity in relation to society, ethics and the wider environment? Laying out the key concepts in the current debate on creativity and placing them in a broader context based on practice, policy and research, this volume sets the agenda for future discussion and suggests practical ways to encourage pupils’ creative development in a new and more thoughtful way.
Primary Education: Assessing and Planning Learning
by Anna CraftThis wide ranging sourcebook draws together a range of recent and specially commissioned pieces which examine how policy development and research findings have influenced planning and assessing learning for young children. Topics covered include standards, quality control, league tables, teacher and performance assessment. It also looks at the enabling of learning, focusing on authentic activity and learning, implicit values, the role of learner choice and classroom management. The book also raises which will effect assessing and planning learning into the next century, and sets an agenda for reform and development including teacher training, funding of primary education, early years education and entitlement in primary school.
Primary Education: Assessing and Planning Learning
by Anna CraftThis wide ranging sourcebook draws together a range of recent and specially commissioned pieces which examine how policy development and research findings have influenced planning and assessing learning for young children. Topics covered include standards, quality control, league tables, teacher and performance assessment. It also looks at the enabling of learning, focusing on authentic activity and learning, implicit values, the role of learner choice and classroom management. The book also raises which will effect assessing and planning learning into the next century, and sets an agenda for reform and development including teacher training, funding of primary education, early years education and entitlement in primary school.
Creativity in Education
by Anna Craft Bob Jeffrey Mike LeiblingA rounded, comprehensive, guide to issues of practice, pedagogy and policy concerned with creative education.
Standards-Based Learning for Students with Disabilities
by Marsha Craft- Tripp Allan GlatthornThis book describes in detail how educators can apply curriculum standards, performance standards and opportunity standards to improve education of special learners. It provides practical examples which show you how to develop and implement standards-based IEPs, use curriculum standards and benchmarks to develop long term plans, develop performance tasks for students with disabilities, and develop curriculum units for students with disabilities. This book shows you that students with disabilities can profit from and be involved with the types of standards currently used with other students.
Standards-Based Learning for Students with Disabilities
by Marsha Craft- Tripp Allan GlatthornThis book describes in detail how educators can apply curriculum standards, performance standards and opportunity standards to improve education of special learners. It provides practical examples which show you how to develop and implement standards-based IEPs, use curriculum standards and benchmarks to develop long term plans, develop performance tasks for students with disabilities, and develop curriculum units for students with disabilities. This book shows you that students with disabilities can profit from and be involved with the types of standards currently used with other students.
The Agency of the Apostle: A Dramatistic Analysis of Paul's Responses to Conflict in 2 Corinthians (The Library of New Testament Studies #51)
by Jeffrey CraftonIn this interdisciplinary study Paul's enigmatic rhetoric in 2 Corinthians is analysed and explained using dramatism, a modern critical theory developed by Kenneth Burke. Three portions of 2 Corinthians are isolated and examined as fitting responses to dintinct stages in Paul's changing relationship to the Corinthian Christians. In the Letter of Initial Response (2.14-7.4), Paul responds to the beginning of the conflict with an argument defined by the opposition between 'agency' and 'agent' conceptions of ministry. In the Letter of Attack (chs. 10-13), Paul replies to the apex of the crisis by playing the role of the foolish agent in order to gain a hearing and drive the Corinthians out of their orientation. In the Letter of Reconciliation (1.3-2.13 + 7.5-16), Paul rehearses the symbolic purification which has occurred in this conflict.
Media Education in the Primary School
by Carol CraggsMedia Education in the Primary School provides a clear, practical guide for teachers on how to approach media education. The author offers helpful advice on teaching about media institutions, news-gathering and on soaps, comics and advertising. Cross-cirucular classroom activities such as video-work, simulating advertising campaigns and photography are also included. All the activities have been thoroughly tested and are fully compatabile with current National Curriculum requirements.
Media Education in the Primary School
by Carol CraggsMedia Education in the Primary School provides a clear, practical guide for teachers on how to approach media education. The author offers helpful advice on teaching about media institutions, news-gathering and on soaps, comics and advertising. Cross-cirucular classroom activities such as video-work, simulating advertising campaigns and photography are also included. All the activities have been thoroughly tested and are fully compatabile with current National Curriculum requirements.
Self and Story in Early Childhood: Children’s Developing Minds Revealed by Parent-led Research
by Hugh CragoOur children grow up into a world of stories—in books, on screens—but what do they make of the stories we offer them? What do they think and feel as they listen to a parent read a picture-book? What if a story confuses or upsets them? Over the past fifty years, several intelligent, committed mothers undertook the onerous task of recording exactly what their children said and did in response to the stories they shared. Some of their records extended over five years, or even longer. Their research, done without funding or academic supervision, offers us unparalleled insight into children’s minds long before they learn to speak—let alone learn to read. In Self and Story in Early Childhood, Hugh Crago draws on his unusual combination of expertise in literary studies, developmental psychology and psychotherapy to re-examine the startling implications of this neglected body of evidence. He highlights how much children can achieve without formal teaching, but with the supportive presence of a trusted adult who will participate with them in the story experience. This book will be of great interest to scholars of developmental psychology, early literacy and narratology, as well as to professionals working with preschoolers. Most of all, it will fascinate parents who themselves share stories with their child.
Self and Story in Early Childhood: Children’s Developing Minds Revealed by Parent-led Research
by Hugh CragoOur children grow up into a world of stories—in books, on screens—but what do they make of the stories we offer them? What do they think and feel as they listen to a parent read a picture-book? What if a story confuses or upsets them? Over the past fifty years, several intelligent, committed mothers undertook the onerous task of recording exactly what their children said and did in response to the stories they shared. Some of their records extended over five years, or even longer. Their research, done without funding or academic supervision, offers us unparalleled insight into children’s minds long before they learn to speak—let alone learn to read. In Self and Story in Early Childhood, Hugh Crago draws on his unusual combination of expertise in literary studies, developmental psychology and psychotherapy to re-examine the startling implications of this neglected body of evidence. He highlights how much children can achieve without formal teaching, but with the supportive presence of a trusted adult who will participate with them in the story experience. This book will be of great interest to scholars of developmental psychology, early literacy and narratology, as well as to professionals working with preschoolers. Most of all, it will fascinate parents who themselves share stories with their child.
How to Own the World: A Plain English Guide to Thinking Globally and Investing Wisely: The new 2019 edition of the life-changing personal finance bestseller
by Andrew CraigTHE LIFE-CHANGING PERSONAL FINANCE BESTSELLER THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR MONEY - NOW IN A REVISED 3RD EDITION.'Opinionated and always packed with information' MirrorDiscover the money secret understood by virtually every rich person in history. Turn hundreds into millions through the power of compound interest. HOW TO OWN THE WORLD shows you that:* No one is better placed than you to make the most of your money. * You can do better than many finance professionals. * Making money from your money is easier than you think.* You can make far more from your money than you ever thought possible. * You can make more from your money than you can from your job. * All this is possible no matter how much you currently earn. * It's easier today than ever. * It's time to start now. It is entirely realistic for you to control your wealth, make a lot of money, and become financially free as a result. HOW TO OWN THE WORLD shows you how. With just a little knowledge you can turn your financial fortunes around and change your life.'For anyone who wants to understand how to best use the tools available in the modern world to learn about becoming a successful investor' Metro'If you want just one book on investment from the cacophony, you couldn't do much better' Michael Mainelli, Economics Professor'Without doubt the best book I have read in the last five years...' Emma Kane, CEO of Newgate Communications
The Comprehensive Public High School: Historical Perspectives (Secondary Education in a Changing World)
by Craig Campbell and Geoffrey SheringtonThis book traces the decline of the public comprehensive high school. New educational markets emphasized school diversity and parental choice rather than social equity through common schooling, and they were criticized for declining standards. The book also considers government education policies and their regional manifestations.
Curriculum Making, Reciprocal Learning, and the Best-Loved Self (Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western Education)
by Cheryl J. CraigThis book revolves around curriculum making, reciprocal learning, and the best-loved self. It draws on extensive school-based studies conducted with teachers in the United States, China, and Canada, and weaves in experiences from other cross-national projects, keynote addresses, archival research, and editorial work. The elucidation of the ‘best-loved self’ drives home the point that teachers are more than the subject matter they teach: they are students’ role models and allies. Curriculum making and reciprocal learning relationships enrich teachers’ and students’ being and becoming as they live curriculum alongside one another—with the goal of more satisfying lives held firmly in view.
Knowledge Communities in Teacher Education: Sustaining Collaborative Work (Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education)
by Cheryl J. Craig Gayle A. Curtis Michaelann Kelley P. Tim Martindell M. Michael PérezThis book traces the origins and activities of the longest-standing collaborative teacher group in education, the Portfolio Group. Each chapter documents, historically and conceptually, the main intellectual moments in the evolution of the idea of knowledge communities. Authors illuminate the expansive work, research, and the leading/learning influence that the Portfolio Group has had in the local education community as well as on the international education landscape. In doing so, they illustrate the journey of a school-based, cross-institutional knowledge community and provide the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel for so many novice and newly formed groups seeking sustainability. The book demonstrates through the shared experiences of five teachers/teacher educators the ways in which varied collaborations aimed at professional development lead to teacher growth in practice, leadership, and career.
Preparing Teachers to Teach the STEM Disciplines in America’s Urban Schools (Advances in Research on Teaching #35)
by Cheryl J. Craig Paige K. Evans Donna W. StokesBridging a gap in the literature by offering a comprehensive look at how STEM teacher education programs evolve over time, this book explores teachHOUSTON, a designer teacher education program created to respond to the lack of adequately prepared STEM teachers in Houston and the emerging urban school districts that surround it. Providing a systematic investigation of how prospective STEM educators are cultivated to be subject matter specialists and culturally relevant teachers, the authors of this volume delve into the academic, professional and personal perspectives of teacher experiences to emphasise the impact on prospective and unfurling teaching careers. The topics include the influence of parents, teachers and professors on educator development and how internships function as a form of professional development, in addition to the influence of National Science Foundation-funded STEM scholarships on the careers and lives of the teachHOUSTON graduates. Because STEM education is vital to human and economic prosperity, this volume is of interest to both national and international readers.
Preparing Teachers to Teach the STEM Disciplines in America’s Urban Schools (Advances in Research on Teaching #35)
by Cheryl J. Craig Paige K. Evans Donna W. StokesBridging a gap in the literature by offering a comprehensive look at how STEM teacher education programs evolve over time, this book explores teachHOUSTON, a designer teacher education program created to respond to the lack of adequately prepared STEM teachers in Houston and the emerging urban school districts that surround it. Providing a systematic investigation of how prospective STEM educators are cultivated to be subject matter specialists and culturally relevant teachers, the authors of this volume delve into the academic, professional and personal perspectives of teacher experiences to emphasise the impact on prospective and unfurling teaching careers. The topics include the influence of parents, teachers and professors on educator development and how internships function as a form of professional development, in addition to the influence of National Science Foundation-funded STEM scholarships on the careers and lives of the teachHOUSTON graduates. Because STEM education is vital to human and economic prosperity, this volume is of interest to both national and international readers.