Education Philosophy

Great on Their Behalf is your practical guide to igniting the transformation of your school board and enabling it to create the conditions for improving what students know and are able to do. Step by step, the exercises in this book inspire board members to adopt a student-outcomes-focused mindset as they reevaluate their impact on those they serve. It challenges them to explore effective ways to focus on what students need. Then, it provides the necessary knowledge and skills for school boards to empower their students for success.

In All Clear, safety expert Chris Joffe shows district and school leaders how to create safety in school environments and develop a plan for responding effectively in the event of emergency—whether it be from an allergy attack or an active shooter. In our ever-changing educational and cultural landscape, this is a critical resource. A sought-after safety trainer and consultant for schools, Chris draws on decades of experience to guide and empower district and school leaders to prepare for and execute crucial next steps in the wake of a school emergency.

¿Es posible burlar el fracaso escolar cuando ya hemos dado pruebas de ser unos auténticos zoquetes? En Mal de escuela, Pennac comparte su experiencia escolar para poder responder en alto a varias preguntas.

Brian L. Murphy's first degree was in Business Management which led to an eighteen year career, performing as an individual contributor, then a supervisor, then as a manager. Now, having been a teacher for twenty years, and experiencing the educational process from the inside, including being a Mentor Teacher for a dozen Student Teachers, he says: "I have loved being a teacher. But my industry is in trouble even dying, and something needs to be done to repair the damage before it's too late.

Schulleiterin und Digitalexpertin Silke Müller warnt davor, Kinder mit künstlichen Intelligenzen allein zu lassen. In ihrem aufrüttelnden Buch analysiert sie, was die KI-Revolution für Bildung und Erziehung bedeutet und gibt praktischen Rat, wie Eltern ihre Kinder schützen und kompetent begleiten.

福岡県にある私立福岡女子商業高校が大きな話題になっている。２年前に赴任した国語科教員によって前年度は０人だった国公立大学合格者が一気に20人になった。

Teaching in middle schools is a dynamic environment that calls for more than just subject-matter expertise. Effective administration is the cornerstone of any successful classroom, and in "The Zen of Classroom Management," Nissan Dawn provides a revolutionary method for addressing middle school issues. This extensive manual provides thirty useful tactics that are based on the mindfulness and adaptation principles of Zen, specifically designed for the special energy and complexities of the middle school setting.

「走る哲学者」が半生をかけて考え抜き辿り着いた、人生を「極める」バイブル。基礎の習得から無我の境地まで、人間の成長には５つの段階がある。では、壁を越え、先に進むために必要なものは何か。

Education policy sentinel Frederick M. Hess offers a pithy and perceptive appraisal of American schooling and finds, in the uncertain period following pandemic disruption, an ideal moment to reimagine US education. Now is the time, he asserts, to ask hard questions about how schools use time and talent, how they work with parents, what they do with digital tools, and how they meet the needs of their communities.

In Navigating Social Justice, Martin Scanlan introduces a comprehensive social justice schema that melds organizational learning with leading for equity. Scanlan distills wisdom gleaned from the experiences of a variety of educational professionals as well as from his own more than three decades of work in equity-focused partnership with elementary schools.

As a field, education has largely failed to learn from experience. Time after time, promising education reforms fall short of their goals and are abandoned as other promising ideas take their place. In Learning to Improve, the authors argue for a new approach. Rather than "implementing fast and learning slow," they believe educators should adopt a more rigorous approach to improvement that allows the field to "learn fast to implement well.

Take a tour with author Tom Newkirk through eight big ideas in literacy instruction and their embodiment of democratic values. He explores ideas from the founders of the “writing renaissance,” 1975-1987, and the impact those ideas have had on teaching and learning.

Now, more than ever, we need to recognize HATS: Heartfelt Acts for Teachers, Students and Staff in our schools. Regardless of job title, you can implement these HATS—a wide array of strategies, programs, and events in your school to boost morale and make a positive impact on others. In HATS, Jay, Andrew, and Brian share real-life stories and experiences from their own schools that you can bring to yours.

The second edition of The Language Lens is designed for all teachers and all instructional leaders, now including guidance for coaches and principals.

The Purpose-Driven School is a blueprint to educational reform based on practicum. It provides educational leaders with pragmatic tools, tips, and strategies to create vitality in schools. This informative book will give educators, governing boards, parents, politicians, and community members the wisdom, insight, and foresight to make a difference in the lives of students by creating great schools.

Cosa fareste potendo sfruttare un anello che rende invisibile chi lo porta? Platone, nella Repubblica, non si faceva troppe illusioni. Quanto a Eraclito, è vero che «tutto scorre»? Nietzsche, invece, cosa intendeva quando proclamava che Dio è morto – è possibile vivere in un mondo senza Dio? E con Dio? Difficile rispondere e difficile accettare che noi non siamo quello che pensiamo di essere, come hanno spiegato Freud e Montaigne. O ancora, cosa pensa Bergson del tempo? Cosa significa la banalità del male, di cui parla Hannah Arendt?

My Backpack Is Heavier than Yours: The Plight of Marginalized Students is an award-winning, powerful, and eye-opening book that delves into some of the unique challenges faced by marginalized students in the pursuit of academic success. Best-selling author Dr. Edwin Garcia, Jr. analyzes the systemic barriers, biases, and inequities these students face daily, including underfunded schools, lack of resources, cultural insensitivity, implicit bias, and much more in the education system.

Dieses Buch erzählt wahre Geschichten aus dem Leben, die zeigen, inmitten welchen Irrsinns aus pädagogischen Modellen, überforderten Eltern und bildungspolitischen Trugschlüssen sich der Alltag von Erzieherinnen und Erziehern mittlerweile abspielt. Die Autorinnen wollen keine Schuld zuweisen, aber Verantwortung benennen und zeigen, welche Einflüsse Kinder oft als Tyrannen wirken lassen.

Educators all over the country are waking to a collective realization: The hope and compassion they have for their students is not enough to counteract the inequitable policies and practices of the school system. Students and communities who have been historically disenfranchised along lines of race and disability continue to face predictable barriers to opportunity and independence. In Build Equity, Join Justice, the authors present a new path forward that leads away from deficit-focused policies and toward strengths-based practices.

Odborná, a přitom čtivě a srozumitelně pojatá příručka je užitečná pro každého, kdo podstupuje psychoterapeutický výcvik nebo se psychoterapií živí, ale nasměruje i ty, kteří o této profesi teprve uvažují či se o ni zkrátka jen zajímají. Autor v ní zasvětí zájemce do toho, co všechno by měl umět dobrý psychoterapeut, jak vést rozhovor, umět naslouchat, dodržovat etiku i nebát se improvizovat. Pomocí této knihy si můžete najít svůj vlastní terapeutický styl.