Testing 3,2,1: What Australian Education Can Learn from Finland: a Teachers Perspective by Michael Lawrence

$28.00 AUD

Category: Educational

"Finnish teachers looked at me as if I was a child molester when I described the NAPLAN tests given to children as young as eight. When they suggested that the results of these tests would lead to increased funding and assistance for those students and schools that did not do well, it was difficult to e xplain that this was not the case! My investigation into what made the Finnish system so successful was quickly becoming an inquiry into why my own system was so unsuccessful. The next few years would see more time in schools in Finland, interacting with Finnish educators at all levels. I immersed myself in education books and dissertations on Finnish education, in addition to countless formal and informal interviews with Australian and Finnish teachers." How had Australia found itself in this position? Testing 3,2,1 is the story of how Australian education fell behind the world's best and how Finland came to lead. It is also a guide to how some of Finland's ideas can be used by teachers and schools to begin to reverse the current malaise of Australia's education system. Essential reading for all Australian educators. ...Show more

Raising Readers: How to Nurture a Child's Love of Books by Megan Daley

$27.95 AUD

Category: Educational

Some kids refuse to read, others won?t stop - not even at the dinner table! Either way, many parents question the best way to support their child?s literacy journey. When can you start reading to your child? How do you find that special book to inspire a reluctant reader? How can you tell if a book is a ge appropriate? What can you do to keep your tween reading into their adolescent years? Award-winning teacher librarian Megan Daley has the answers to all these questions and more. She unpacks her fifteen years of experience into this personable and accessible guide, enhanced with up-to-date research and first-hand accounts from well-known Australian children?s authors. It also contains practical tips, such as suggested reading lists and instructions on how to run book-themed activities.Raising Readersis a must-have guide for parents and educators to help the children in their lives fall in love with books. ...Show more

Through the Water Curtain and Other Tales from Around the World by Cornelia Funke (Introduction by)

$25.00 AUD

Category: Educational

Let the Children Play - Why More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive by Pasi Sahlberg; William Doyle

$40.00 AUD

Category: Educational

Play is how children explore, discover, fail, succeed, socialize, and flourish. It is a fundamental element of the human condition. It's the key to giving schoolchildren skills they need to succeed - skills like creativity, innovation, teamwork, focus, resilience, expressiveness, empathy,concentration, and executive function. Expert organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Centers for Disease Control agree that play and physical activity are critical foundations of childhood, academics, and future skills--yet politicians aredestroying play in childhood education and replacing it with standardization, stress, and forcible physical restraint, which are damaging to learning and corrosive to society. But this is not the case for hundreds of thousands of lucky children who are enjoying the power of play in schools in China, Texas, Oklahoma, Long Island, Scotland, and in the entire nation of Finland. In Let the Children Play, Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish educator and scholar, and Fulbright ScholarWilliam Doyle make the case for helping schools and children thrive by unleashing the power of play and giving more physical and intellectual play to all schoolchildren. In the course of writing this book, Sahlberg and Doyle traveled worldwide, reviewed over 700 research studies, and conducted interviews with over 50 of the world's leading authorities on education. Most intriguingly, Let the Children Play provides a glimpse into the play-based experiments ongoingnow all over the world, from rural China, Singapore, and Scotland to North Texas and Oklahoma, as well as the promising results of these bold new approaches. Readers will find the book to be both a call for change and a guide for making that change happen in their own communities. ...Show more

The Black Stallion (#1) by Walter Farley

$13.00 AUD

Category: Educational | Series: Black Stallion

THE SOLE SURVIVORS of a devastating shipwreck, Alec Ramsay and the Black Stallion must learn to rely on each other to survive. As a strong bond develops between them, Alec gains the trust of the magnificent beast and eventually the Black allows Alec to ride. Finally, they are rescued, but will Alec and the Black be allowed to stay together?   Available in hardcover for the first time in a decade, this stunning facsimile of the original 1941 edition shows just how timeless this adventure classic is. ...Show more

ATAR Notes: Year 12 Business Studies Complete Course Notes (2020-2021) by InStudent Publishing Pty Ltd (Produced by)

$27.00 AUD

Category: Educational

The Handmaid`s Tale["Top Notes"] by Barbara Stanners

$12.95 AUD

Category: Educational | Series: Top Notes Study Guides

Top Notes Robert FrostStudy Notes for Area of Study: Discovery 2015?2018 HSC by Michael Pitt

$12.95 AUD

Category: Educational

Paper Dreaming by Lorna Munro

$27.95 AUD

Category: Educational

Greece (Discover Countries) by Richard Spilsbury

$22.99 AUD

Category: Educational | Series: Discover Countries

This book looks at the country Greece through a variety of themes such as location, landscape and climate, population and health, settlements, family life, religion and beliefs, education and learning, employment and economy, industry and trade, farming and food, transport and communications, leisure an d tourism and environment and wildlife.Includes maps, statistics panels and simple graphs and charts; and a topic web showing links with this series to other subject areas. ...Show more

Indonesia (Country Explorers) by Robin Lim

$12.95 AUD

Category: Educational | Series: Country Explorers

This engaging title explores the geography, landscape, history, people, and culture of Indonesia. Appealing text and up-to-date photos showing people in everyday settings invite young readers to learn more about modern world cultures. Accessible yet packed with information, Indonesia will appeal to geog raphy students and casual readers alike. ...Show more

Developing Writing Teachers["Practical Ways for Teacher-Writers to Transform Their Classroom Practice"] by Terry Locke

$72.00 AUD

Category: Educational