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  • The Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching

    Connecting Sophisticated Thinking from Early Childhood to PhD

    by John Willison ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides a practical philosophy for promoting students' sophisticated thinking from Early Childhood to PhD in ways that explicitly interconnect across the years of education. It will help teachers, academics and the broader learning and teaching community to understand and implement these connections by introducing a conceptual framework, the Models of Engaged Learning and Teaching (MELT ... Read more

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  • The Federation of Canada 1867-1917

    Exploring Canada's Evolution Through Literature and Documents

    by George M. Wrong, Sir John Willison, Zebulon Aiton Lash, R. A. Falconer ...
    The Federation of Canada 1867-1917 is an intricate anthology that explores the formative years of the Canadian confederation through a tapestry of historical narratives, analyses, and reflections. This collection brings together a diverse array of literary styles, from historical recounts to critical essays, offering a panoramic view of Canada as it navigated its first half-century of nationhood. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Federation of Canada 1867-1917

    by George M. Wrong, Sir John Willison, Zebulon Aiton Lash, R. A. Falconer ...
    The Federation of Canada 1867-1917 offers a compelling exploration of the political, social, and cultural evolution of Canada during its formative years. This anthology traverses a range of literary styles, from insightful essays to reflective commentaries, encapsulating the diverse narratives that have shaped the Canadian identity. Integral to this collection are standout pieces that illuminate ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Research Thinking for Responsive Teaching

    Research Skill Development with In-service and Preservice Educators

    Edited by John Willison ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This open access book examines the facilitation of pre-service and in-service educators’ research thinking that equips them to be responsive to the unfolding uncertainties of the 21st century, and to likewise prepare their own students. It addresses several key areas, including: articulating the contemporary need for research thinking across teacher education; showcasing diverse yet conceptually ... Read more

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  • Making Learning Whole

    How Seven Principles of Teaching Can Transform Education

    by David Perkins ...
    New in Paperback! Make learning more meaningful by teaching the "whole game"David Perkins, a noted authority on teaching and learning and co-director of Harvard's Project Zero, introduces a practical and research-based framework for teaching. He describes how teaching any subject at any level can be made more effective if students are introduced to the "whole game," rather than isolated pieces of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Purposeful Program Theory

    Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models

    by Sue C. Funnell, Patricia J. Rogers ...
    Series Book 31 - Research Methods for the Social Sciences
    Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory-not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program theory provides a coherent picture of how change occurs and how to improve performance. Purposeful Program Theory shows how to develop, represent, and use program theory thoughtfully and ... Read more

    $113.99 CAD

  • The End of Ignorance

    Multiplying Our Human Potential

    by John Mighton ...
    A revolutionary call for a new understanding of how people learn.The End of Ignorance conceives of a world in which no child is left behind—a world based on the assumption that each child has the potential to be successful in every subject. John Mighton argues that by recognizing the barriers that we have experienced in our own educational development, by identifying the moment that we became ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • On the Wealth of Nations

    by P. J. O'Rourke ...
    Series series Books That Changed the World
    The #1 New York Times–bestselling political humorist reads Adam Smith's classic economic treatise—so you don't have to.Recognized almost instantly on its publication in 1776 as the fundamental work of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also recognized as really long. The original edition totaled over nine hundred pages in two volumes—including the blockbuster sixty-seven-page "Digression ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Introduction to Education

    Knowledge, Practice, Engagement

    by Heather Sharp, Sue Hudson, Noelene Weatherby-Fell, Jennifer Charteris, Bernard Brown, Jason Lodge, Lisa McKay-Brown, Tracey Sempowicz, Rachel Buchanan, Scott Imig, Peter Hudson, Michaela Vergano, Michael Walsh ...
    Introduction to Education provides pre-service teachers with an overview of the context, craft and practice of teaching in Australian schools as they commence the journey from learner to classroom teacher. Each chapter poses questions about the nature of teaching students, and guides readers though the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Incorporating recent research and theoretical ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Essential Questions

    Opening Doors to Student Understanding

    by Jay McTighe, Grant Wiggins ...
    What are "essential questions," and how do they differ from other kinds of questions? What's so great about them? Why should you design and use essential questions in your classroom?Essential questions (EQs) help target standards as you organize curriculum content into coherent units that yield focused and thoughtful learning. In the classroom, EQs are used to stimulate students' discussions and ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Industrial Revolution

    by Arnold Toynbee ...
    The subject of these lectures is the Industrial and Agrarian Revolution at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries. Including chapters on England in 1760, the mercantile system and Adam Smith, the growth of pauperism and the future of the working classes. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Engaging Minds

    Cultures of Education and Practices of Teaching

    by Brent Davis, Dennis Sumara, Rebecca Luce-Kapler ...
    Engaging Minds: Cultures of Education and Practices of Teaching explores the diverse beliefs and practices that define the current landscape of formal education. The 3rd edition of this introduction to interdisciplinary studies of teaching and learning to teach is restructured around four prominent historical moments in formal education: Standardized Education, Authentic Education, Democratic ... Read more

    $142.90 CAD