Author: Hope MaynePublisher:
ISBN: 9783659443756
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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From Roots to Blossoms: Jamaican Teacher Educators' Experiences
Author: Hope MaynePublisher:
ISBN: 9783659443756
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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From Roots to Blossoms: a Description of the Shared Teaching Experiences of Jamaican Teacher Educators
Author: A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders' Narratives of Power, Agency and School Culture
Author: Eleanor J. BlairPublisher: Myers Education Press
ISBN: 1975501608
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A 2021 SPE Outstanding Book Award Winner Studies of teacher leadership have proliferated over the past fifty years. Earlier work tended to focus exclusively on the link between teacher leadership and school improvement. Now, however, cross-cultural research on the relationship between teacher leadership and power, agency and school culture has the potential to contribute to a deeper understanding of the teaching profession in diverse geographical and social contexts. A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Teacher Leaders’ Narratives of Power, Agency and School Culture presents groundbreaking work that expands discussions of teachers’ work to highlight the struggles of a profession in three different countries: England, Jamaica and the United States. This research provides examples of teacher leaders’ narratives about power, agency and school culture, presenting the voices of teacher leaders across diverse contexts. It identifies the “lessons” that transcend culture and speaks to the importance of understanding how teachers’ work (and teacher leadership) functions within complex school cultures. This work has profound implications for teaching, learning and leading in a 21st century global economy. Perfect for courses such as: Teacher Leadership | Educational Leadership and Management | Teaching and Teaching Methods | Action Research/Applied Research
The Handbook of Critical Literacies
Author: Jessica Zacher PandyaPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000430898
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
The Handbook of Critical Literacies aims to answer the timely question: what are the social responsibilities of critical literacy academics, researchers, and teachers in today’s world? Critical literacies are classically understood as ways to interrogate texts and contexts to address injustices and they are an essential literacy practice. Organized into thematic and regional sections, this handbook provides substantive definitions of critical literacies across fields and geographies, surveys of critical literacy work in over 23 countries and regions, and overviews of research, practice, and conceptual connections to established and emerging theoretical frameworks. The chapters on global critical literacy practices include research on language acquisition, the teaching of literature and English language arts, Youth Participatory Action Research, environmental justice movements, and more. This pivotal handbook enables new and established researchers to position their studies within highly relevant directions in the field and engage, organize, disrupt, and build as we work for more sustainable social and material relations. A groundbreaking text, this handbook is a definitive resource and an essential companion for students, researchers, and scholars in the field.
The Lived Curriculum Experiences of Jamaican Teachers
Author: Carmel RoofePublisher:
ISBN: 9783030994518
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"This book is timely and relevant as it positions teachers' knowledge as critical to their experiences. This critical knowledge is demonstrated in their stories as they navigate their journey as teachers. The book captures how important it is for teachers to be reflective at each phase of their experience. I am captivated by the lived experiences of the teachers and how they theorize these experiences. The Jamaican context is framed by colonization and within that, teachers must create their own spaces. The stories in the book depict a space of the past and present and how they interrelate. Teachers' stories represent a riveting account of how their own experience is pivotal to shaping their practice. An absolutely eye-opening account of positioning teachers as the first person, insider and knower of their practice. I encourage all teachers to read this exciting book as it provides powerful insights of what teaching looks like in the Jamaican context." -Hope Mayne, University of Technology, Jamaica This book offers first-person narratives of teachers' curriculum encounters. The reflections of teachers are presented using Pinar's Method of Currere as a tool for undertaking deep analysis of teachers' curriculum encounters. The Method of Currere allows teachers to embody curriculum in all its forms, allowing for reflection on encounters in the formal, informal, hidden curriculum and beyond. The book aims to provide readers with a broad understanding of curriculum as the lived experience encapsulating the educational, personal, and professional life of the teacher. In this way teachers are able to trace and make sense of the development of their knowledge and make changes that lead to the continuous offering of quality education. The book will be of interest to students, scholars and practitioners involved in curriculum studies, teacher education/training, teaching, and general education. Carmel Roofe is Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education, at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
The Way of Mindful Education: Cultivating Well-Being in Teachers and Students
Author: Daniel RechtschaffenPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 039370954X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
A new educational paradigm for youth mindfulness. “If you are a teacher, or an educator, or involved in school administration and curriculum development, the book you hold in your hands has the potential to transform your life, the lives of your students, and the life of the school itself, as well as education in America.”—Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, from the Foreword With attention spans waning and stress on the rise, many teachers are looking for new ways to help students concentrate, learn, and thrive. The Way of Mindful Education is a practical guide for cultivating attention, compassion, and well-being not only in these students, but also in teachers themselves. Packed with lesson plans, exercises, and considerations for specific age groups and students with special needs, this working manual demonstrates the real world application of mindfulness practices in K-12 classrooms. Part I, Why Mindful Education Matters, explains what mindfulness is, the science behind its benefits for students and educators, and the inspiring work that is already underway in the Mindful Education movement. In Part II, Begin with Yourself, we are reminded that in order to teach mindfully, we need to be mindful. Here teachers will learn the when, where, and how of mindfulness so they can effectively embody its practices with their students. Mindfulness practices offer teachers self-care and attention skills that prepare them to teach with greater energy and mastery. Discover how simple exercises can help manage stress, focus attention, develop compassion, and savor positive experiences in everyday life. Part III, Cultivating a Mindful Classroom, explores the qualities of a mindful teacher, the ingredients of a mindful learning environment, and helpful skills for appropriate, supportive work with cultural diversity, student stress and trauma, and varying age groups and developmental stages. Finally, in Part IV, Mindful Education Curriculum, we learn eighteen ready-to-use mindfulness lessons for use in schools. These practical exercises, designed to foster skills like embodiment, attention, heartfulness, and interconnectedness, can be readily adapted for any age group and population, and the author draws from his extensive personal experience to offer a wealth of tips for introducing them to students in real-time. Decades of research indicate the impressive benefits of mindfulness in social, emotional, and cognitive development, and as an antidote to emotional dysregulation, attention deficits, and social difficulties. This book invites teachers, administrators, and anyone else involved in education to take advantage of this vital tool and become purveyors of a mindful, compassionate, ethical, and effective way of teaching.
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Author: Nutrition Education Materials
Author: Holly Berry IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nutrition
Languages : en
Pages : 80
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