Item category 1: Teacher Collection

David Ausubel is well known for his famous quote: 'The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly'. But few know about the importance of his assimilation theory of meaningful learning and retention, which holds man...

Focusing on difficult behavior that all teachers face in their classrooms, this edition offers practical advice on assessing the problem, relating targets to IEPs, reducing the unwanted behaviour, and increasing the desired behaviours.

A rallying cry for an artful attitude to the process of education - it shows how teachers can move their teaching past a standardised, scientific approach and into the realms of an art form. In 'The Artful Educator' Sue Cowley demonstrates how teachers can behave like artists, sculptors, actors, ...