Education

'Francis is doing for teaching what This is Going to Hurt did for medicine. Brutal, honest and laugh-out-loud funny.' Jimmy Carr 'A great subject covered by a guy unafraid to tell it like it is' Geoff Norcott The class weren't laughing with me, they were laughing at me and there is no lonelier...

From bestselling author Sean Covey, a revolutionary operating system that helps educators achieve their most wildly important goals by focusing on what matters most, even amid the daily whirlwind of urgent demands—based on the groundbreaking 4 Disciplines of Execution framework. In education...

Are you a newly licensed driver? You passed the test and earned your license. But now what? Whether you are a young driver or someone who learned later in life, there is a big difference between driving with an instructor and driving on your own for the first time. Many real world situations simply are not covered in traditional lessons. What do you do when another driver makes a poor decision that affects you? How do you plan a trip to a new place or choose a safe place to park at night?

Depois de muitos anos tentando aprender inglês, matemática, xadrez — e também a dirigir, a cozinhar, a elaborar contratos... todos nós percebemos que existe na vida uma realidade genérica chamada “problema”. Sendo mais preciso: “problema que eu preciso resolver”. E aí percebemos também que, conforme vamos conseguindo resolver os nossos problemas, vamos tendo também maior facilidade para atacar os novos problemas que continuam aparecendo.

Focados em ensinar a maior quantidade possível de alunos, os cursinhos vão pelo caminho do decoreba, os estudantes são instruídos a decorar tópicos e fórmulas e não a aprender de verdade. Mas será que dá para virar o jogo? A forma de se preparar para um exame vai contra o funcionamento natural do cérebro humano, a vantagem de aprender sobre a parte fisiológica do corpo pode ajudar o aluno a trabalhar em seu próprio favor e atingir sua capacidade máxima. Basta aprender a estudar.

Muitos de nós cultivamos habilidades aparentemente desconexas – advogados que tocam piano, médicos amantes de culinária, designers fascinados por tecnologia. Essa multiplicidade não é apenas uma peculiaridade pessoal, mas uma característica compartilhada por muitos. Leonardo Da Vinci é um exemplo famoso, mas poucos sabem que Einstein tocava violino, Shakespeare era fascinado pela ciência e Samuel Morse, o engenheiro que inventou o aparelho precursor do telefone, também era pintor e professor de belas artes.

Why do we believe in the views of a political party or leader? How can we better understand vaccine hesitancy or denial of climate change science? What drives extremist or conspiracist beliefs? This vital and timely new text provides a compelling survey of the science behind how people form...

The fourth edition of David Grant's bestseller is an insightful exploration of neurodiversity, illuminating the lived experiences of the estimated 15–20% of the population who are neurodivergent. Taking a lifestyle approach, Grant provides a compassionate understanding of diagnostic categories...

‘I loved it’ KIT DE WAAL, author of The Best of Everything ‘Generous, intelligent, full of wisdom and insight’ LILY DUNN, author of Sins of My Father * A transformative guide to creative writing and the power of paying attention. The way we use language to tell stories reveals a lot...

Slow Looking provides a robust argument for the importance of slow looking in learning environments both general and specialized, formal and informal, and its connection to major concepts in teaching, learning, and knowledge. A museum-originated practice increasingly seen as holding wide...

In School Rethink 2.0, editors Frederick M. Hess, Michael B. Horn, and Juliet Squire gather leaders immersed in the nuts-and-bolts work of educational reinvention to present ten promising education improvements and ways to implement them. Contributors explain what it takes to reinvent schooling...

The extensively updated second edition of Suicide in Schools provides school-based professionals with practical, easy-to-use guidance on developing and implementing effective suicide prevention, assessment, intervention, and postvention strategies.

In the tradition of Sebastian Junger’s Tribe and Chris Hedges’s classic War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, a powerful investigation into the fraught history and ominous future of military education in the United States, and how it formed and fuels increasingly volatile strains of American...

This book summarizes the theoretical principles behind talk in school and briefly maps the research tradition in this field. It examines the evidence relating to a variety of forms of classroom talk, including whole school culture and oracy; classroom environments conducive to talk; whole class...

Bloomsbury presents Pedagogy in Process by Paulo Friere, read by Matthew Hendrickson Pedagogy in Process presents a first-hand account of the most comprehensive attempt yet to put into practice Paulo Freire’s theory of education within a real societal setting. When Guinea Bissau on the West...

School principals are constantly being pulled in different directions. How do you focus on the things that matter most? In this inspiring book from Danny Steele, creator of the popular Steele Thoughts blog, and Todd Whitaker, bestselling author and speaker, you'll learn how to center your...

Te ronda en la cabeza las preguntas ¿Cómo incentivo a mi hijo para practicar la lectura? ¿Cómo puedo mejorar la pronunciación del español de mi alumno? ¿Qué otra herramienta puedo proporcionarle a mi paciente para mejorar su dicción? ¿Qué libro retador puedo llevar para el club de lectura infantil esta semana? ¿Cómo hago?

In Reducing Stress in Schools, Mathew Portell, Ingrid L. Cockhren, Tyisha J. Noise, Julie Kurtz, and Julie Nicholson provide a toolkit of actionable, evidence-based practices for PreK–12 teachers, administrators, and staff to support students' and adults' nervous system regulation. This book...

Meet microlearning, a powerful instructional approach with roots in online learning that's making the jump to K–12 classrooms. Microlearning in the K–12 Classroom: Short Bursts of Instruction for Breakthrough Understanding is a concise, practical guide that educators and coaches can use...

“Can we survive this?” worried friends ask Lamar Alexander. A US senator who started in JFK’s Justice Department, worked in the Nixon White House, turned down serving as GOP Watergate counsel and as Ford’s campaign manager, walked for six months across Tennessee to become governor, lost...

One of the country's most popular parenting guides. Helps parents meet the challenges of raising a family today. The Parent's Handbook shows parents how they can become more knowledgeable, confident and successful in relating to their children. Discusses misbehavior, communication, encouragement...

This exciting book helps educators translate the concept of equity into the context of pedagogy in the K-12 classroom. Providing a practice-oriented framework for understanding what equity entails for both teachers and learners, this book clarifies the theoretical context for equity and shares...

LOS CINCO PILARES PARA VIVIR Y TRABAJAR MEJOR DE LA ESPAÑOLA GANADORA DE UN PULITZER Imagina llegar a lo más alto de tu carrera y que, en la cima, en lugar de ser feliz, sientas inseguridad, agotamiento…, sientas que el éxito es una mierda o incluso que eres incapaz de centrar tu atención...

Great Minds and How to Grow Them is a handbook for parents that shows how they can grow the minds of their children and teenagers and guide them to success both at school and in life. The latest neurological and psychological research is proving that most children are capable of reaching high...

There are so many choices of media, platform and interface. How does an academic writer find the best channel for their research? How do scholars reach and activate an appropriate and meaningful audience for their ideas? Disseminating your research with drive, intention and focus is written by...