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A degree in pharmacy or pharmacology can lead on to a whole range
of exciting career opportunities. To successfully win your
university place, you will not only need excellent grades, but also
a passion for the subject and an impeccable application that will
make an impression on admissions tutors. Now in a brand new
edition, Getting into Pharmacy and Pharmacology Courses is packed
with detailed advice and up-to-date information on what you need to
do to secure a place on the course of your choice and take the
first steps towards your dream career. Featuring first-hand case
studies from current students and recent graduates, this guide will
lead you through every step of the process, including: Advice on
choosing the right course and university for you Details of the
different careers a pharmacy or pharmacology degree can lead to
Information on securing vital work experience placements Guidance
on preparing a winning UCAS application and personal statement
Support on how to prepare for, and shine at, interview Founded in
1973, MPW, a group of independent sixth-form colleges, has one of
the highest number of university placements each year of any
independent school in the UK and has developed considerable
expertise in the field of applications strategy. They author the
Getting Into Guides which explain the application process for many
popular university subjects.
American schools are continuously called upon to serve many
constituents by providing a variety of educational and social
services to learners of all ages. However, schools are often
hindered by parents who do not understand or are unaware of
educational issues and how they impact their children. Now more
than ever before, parents need to be informed so that they may
become active, knowledgeable partners in the educational process.
In Hot-Button Issues In Today's Schools, Sheldon Marcus and Phillip
D. Vairo examine contemporary educational issues of paramount
concern to parents, including: _
If we want our students to be prepared for a life involved with
artificial intelligence, global awareness, cultural understanding,
racial, religious and lifestyle diversity, and changing economic
and political realities, then we have to change what we are doing
in our schools from pre-school to graduate school. We can no longer
wait for large-scale reforms to develop, because those reforms will
only occur due to some kind of tragedy. If schools are going to
reform proactively, educators in each school and in each district
have to lead the way.
Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to
success'. Albert Schweitzer Research over the last few years has
explored the patterns of thinking, feeling and relating that create
human success. It is recognised that wellbeing is not a stand alone
feature of individuals, rather it is inextricably linked to that
individual's ability to flourish and achieve. The connection
between education and happiness is firmly established, confirming
what teachers already know, happy children learn and perform better
than unhappy children. This programme introduces the core elements
of positive psychology and conveys them in a clear and practical
way for primary aged children. The 15 sessions aim to teach pupils
how to: realise their personal strengths; connect healthily with
others; build friendships; and, reach out to trustworthy adults.
There are full facilitator notes with all the necessary resources
to run an interactive programme that will be delivered with a sense
of fun, to engage and inspire all learners. To support the
programme the book also contains a section on the key concepts of
positive psychology that underpin the sessions, a PowerPoint for
staff training and a downloadable resources with copiable resources
and useful websites.
The fifth edition of FOCUS ON COLLEGE SUCCESS recognizes the varied
experiences of today's students and guides them to be more mindful,
motivated, productive, and focused. The text's research-based
approach builds a solid foundation, helping students to see the
relevance of this course. Increased attention is given to
diversity, mindfulness, resilience, grit, financial literacy,
technology, and productivity, college-related "life hacks,"
alternative presentation e-tools, and the newest strategies in
career planning. Many students today are distracted,
over-optionalized, and over-obligated. FOCUS ON COLLEGE SUCCESS
addresses these issues head-on, creating teachable moments — and
concrete results — in every face-to-face or online learning
experience. New for 2021: Empower your students to connect the dots
between what they’re learning now and their current or future
careers with “How Transferable Are Your Skills?†– a new
MindTap activity that challenges students to identify how their
personal and academic experiences can help them become
career-ready.
Imperfect Heroes is intended to help teachers flourish during
challenging times. The book is written for all educators, but
especially those who seek renewal in their ability to help students
learn and grow. Included are the inspiring and motivational stories
of twelve "Teaching Heroes." Successful leaders, writers, and
artists face challenges strikingly similar to obstacles faced by
teachers. Iconic individuals often use life hardships as a
springboard to achieve higher levels of effectiveness. Teachers can
do this, too. Personal, career, and relational roadblocks are
universal, and much can be learned from how heroes have turned
trials into successes. The main idea of this book is that learning
about the lives of people different from ourselves can provide
large benefits. The application of ideas from new and divergent
sources to our teaching practices can result in transformative
growth in our ability to help others learn. Teachers can use the
hero stories intertwined with classroom examples to gain
confidence, motivate students, and renew their commitment to making
a positive contribution to the world.
Higher education is the site of an ongoing conflict. At the heart
of this struggle are the precariously employed faculty
'contingents' who work without basic job security, living wages or
benefits. Yet they have the incentive and, if organized, the power
to shape the future of higher education. Power Despite Precarity is
part history, part handbook and a wholly indispensable resource in
this fight. Joe Berry and Helena Worthen outline the four
historical periods that led to major transitions in the worklives
of faculty of this sector. They then take a deep dive into the
30-year-long struggle by California State University lecturers to
negotiate what is recognized as the best contract for contingents
in the US. The authors ask: what is the role of universities in
society? Whose interests should they serve? What are the necessary
conditions for the exercise of academic freedom? Providing
strategic insight for activists at every organizing level, they
also tackle 'troublesome questions' around legality, union
politics, academic freedom and how to recognize friends (and foes)
in the struggle.
Once the honeymoon days of acceptance and admittance to medical school are over, most medical students suddenly find themselves faced not only with the grueling course work of basic sciences that precede even more harrowing clinical studies, but also with questions of self-doubt, resocialization, alienation from friends and family, and career angst. The experience of medical school turns out to be not the imagined flight of intellectual self-actualization but rather a grinding struggle to cram too much information into too few hours, with precious little time for recreation or a social life. And every step of the way the student is haunted by the question, did I do the right thing? Based on years of studying and working with medical students, Robert H. CoombsÆs Surviving Medical School offers both an orientation to the hectic, anxious realm of medical education and a resource for coping with and succeeding in that environment. Coombs begins with questions regarding expectations and intellectual and emotional capacities. The author then examines matters related to career doubt and alienation often experienced by medical students. Following an orientation to the clinical experience, the book concludes with discussions about physician fallibility, residency, and professional practice. Surviving Medical School is a must read for medical students at all levels, and provides excellent preparation for baccalaureate students anticipating medical school. It also serves as a valuable shelf reference for medical school instructors, advisors, and counselors.
From the "Good Schools Guide" team, this is a new independent guide
to Special Educational Needs (SEN), from mild dyslexia to the most
severe conditions. It features in-depth reviews of some 350
mainstream and specialist schools that cater mainstream and special
schools - no advertising or paid-for entries.One in five UK
schoolchildren are diagnosed at some time in their school career as
having a Special Educational Need (SEN) - some one hundred and
fifty thousand new diagnoses a year. For the parents this is a time
of great anxiety. What does it mean? How can I help? What should
the school be doing about it? Is moving schools the answer? Where
can I get help and advice?This new guide from the well-established
"Good Schools Guide" team provides the answers. It describes the
SEN system and the various SEN diagnoses - from dyslexia to ADHD to
Asperger's Syndrome. It lists the many sources of information and
advice that parents might turn to; how to navigate the system, what
makes a good school for a child with SEN; and, how to screen out
those with their head in the sand. All sorts of people involved
with children with SEN have written sections on their own
experiences parents, teachers, professionals and the children
themselves. The book concludes with write-ups on over 700 schools,
from the established to the almost unknown, from state to the
private sector; mainstream, special and combined.The Guide comes
with free access to a website containing details of all the 1500+
special schools in the UK, as well as many mainstream schools that
have provided the GSG team with SEN data.
In 2019, there were more than two million children being
homeschooled. That number doubled during the pandemic and is now
likely to continue increasing as more parents worry that school
might not be the best place for their children to learn and grow.
Teach Your Own helped launch the homeschooling movement; now, its
timeless and revolutionary message of recognizing the ways children
come to understand the world has been updated for today's
environment. Parents and caregivers will discover how to navigate:
- Learning in a classroom versus learning in the world - The
difference between a learning difficulty (which we all experience
every time we try to learn anything) and a learning disability. -
Schedules that achieve the homeschooling-work-life balance that you
want as a family - The relationship between learning and
playHomeschooling and technology - And much more. John Holt's warm
understanding of children and his passionate belief in every
child's ability to learn have made this book an essential resource
for over forty years to homeschooling families.
Technology has become a necessary and everyday part of studying.
This book starts with effective practice in learning, and shows how
technology can support that good practice. The authors show you the
many ways in which online and mobile technologies can be used for
study and give you guidance on how best to use them for learning in
higher education, whether that is at college or university, or
within your workplace. This wide-ranging survival guide combines
advice on effective learning, with practical tips on using
technology successfully to give you a smart approach to accessing,
recording, sharing and revising information and knowledge. An
efficient learning strategy with technologies will help you develop
independence and self direction, so that when faced with a
bewildering choice of web-based resources you are confident about
how much to read, and when to stop. The approaches, skills and
techniques discussed in this book will be of value to you not only
in your formal course of study, but also in any other learning you
might wish to undertake in future. In an increasingly competitive
job market this will also be attractive to prospective employers.
This book offers a range of personal and engaging stories that
highlight the diverse voices of doctoral students as they explore
their own learning journeys. Through these stories, doctoral
students call for an academic environment in which the
discipline-specific knowledge gained during their PhD is developed
in concert with the skills needed to maintain personal wellbeing,
purposely reflect on experiences, and build intercultural
competence. In recent years, wellbeing has been increasingly
recognised as an important aspect of doctoral education. Yet, few
resources exist to help those who support doctoral students.
Wellbeing in Doctoral Education provides a voice for doctoral
students to advocate for improvements to their own educational
environment. Both the struggles and the strategies for success
highlighted by the students are, therefore, invaluable not only for
the students themselves, but also their families, their social
networks, and academia more broadly. Importantly, the doctoral
students' stories should be a clarion call for those in
decision-making positions in academia. These narratives demonstrate
that it is imperative that academic institutions invest in
providing the skills and support that doctoral students need to
succeed academically and flourish emotionally.
Imperfect Heroes is intended to help teachers flourish during
challenging times. The book is written for all educators, but
especially those who seek renewal in their ability to help students
learn and grow. Included are the inspiring and motivational stories
of twelve "Teaching Heroes." Successful leaders, writers, and
artists face challenges strikingly similar to obstacles faced by
teachers. Iconic individuals often use life hardships as a
springboard to achieve higher levels of effectiveness. Teachers can
do this, too. Personal, career, and relational roadblocks are
universal, and much can be learned from how heroes have turned
trials into successes. The main idea of this book is that learning
about the lives of people different from ourselves can provide
large benefits. The application of ideas from new and divergent
sources to our teaching practices can result in transformative
growth in our ability to help others learn. Teachers can use the
hero stories intertwined with classroom examples to gain
confidence, motivate students, and renew their commitment to making
a positive contribution to the world.
Connect and Involve: How to Connect with Students and Involve Them
in Learning is a practical handbook of strategies and procedures
for teaching at all grade levels-elementary, middle, and high
school. The secret to increasing teaching effectiveness is to make
small changes in what teachers think and do-and to get their
students to make small changes in what they think and do. Every
time teachers connect with students and involve them in learning,
teachers engage them in powerful ways that make it more likely that
they will choose to learn and to do quality work. This book shows
how to be a more effective teacher through small changes in
planning and classroom procedures. Each chapter focuses on a key
strategy, and each chapter head and its subheads are an outline of
how to put the strategy into practice. Teachers can preview all the
ideas by reading the chapter titles, heads, and subheads. There are
no prescriptions here; teachers bring their expertise on the age
group, the subjects they teach, and the big ideas and key skills
students need to achieve on high-stakes testing. The strategies and
procedures provide ways for teachers to evaluate where small
changes can make a difference in achievement for their students.
This book greatly simplifies the complex process of choosing a
major by leading students through personal, academic and
occupational information searches. It offers a natural progression
for decision making by using thought-provoking activities to
explore themselves before exploring majors. Whether choosing or
changing a major, the discovery process examines different
perspectives, such as relating interests, skills and values to
academic fields of study, searching a national system that
identifies many academic majors, and exploring majors available at
their own institution. Once specific academic alternatives are
identified, a search of occupational information helps students
examine the career possibilities that specifically relate to the
majors they are considering.
Studying for your Policing Degree is PERFECT for anyone wanting to
train to become a police officer. After reading this fully
comprehensive guide you will understand: the structure and culture
of HE, and how policing fits into it what to expect, and what will
be expected of you, as a university student teaching and assessment
methods within policing, so that you can perform to the best of
your ability in an academic environment how to manage your policing
studies in an effective way and make the most of the resources
available to you. The books in our Critical Study Skills series
will help you gain the knowledge, skills and strategies you need to
achieve your goals. They provide support in all areas important for
university study, including institutional and disciplinary policy
and practice, self-management, and research and communication.
Packed with tasks and activities to help you improve your learning,
including learner autonomy and critical thinking, and to guide you
towards reflective practice in your study and work life. Uniquely,
this book is written by a subject specialist and an English for
Academic Purposes (EAP) expert.
White teachers in multiracial schools are looking for ways to
understand how to make a difference with their students of color in
their classrooms. This book will help teachers make that
difference.
The Caring Solidarity framework is both descriptive and
aspirational. It is an attempt to empower White teachers to do the
work of interrogating their racial privilege and join in Caring
Solidarity with their African American students. The framework can
be used to describe teachers who are working in Caring Solidarity
with their students and to develop teachers with intention toward
Caring Solidarity. We are in a unique historical moment that
demands White teachers become more effective in their schools,
classrooms, and communities and for researchers to find ways to
describe those teachers who build relationships of solidarity with
students. Considering today's tenor of the conversation around
race, picking up this book and considering its contents is an act
of defiance of the current climate, and/or one of devotion to the
art and craft of teaching children. Caring Solidarity is not a
replacement for current frameworks such as Culturally Sustaining
Pedagogy or Abolitionist Pedagogy but is a map for White teachers
to journey toward those pedagogies. Everyone starts from somewhere.
The path is winding and long but the goal, to create an equitable
and humane classroom, is worth the trip. The purpose of this theory
is to point the way.
This fully updated second edition is an essential reference book
that contains a wealth of resources and practical information
relating to the education and care of children with special
educational needs. Within its pages you will find an accessible,
jargon-free overview of current SEN policies and how they affect
parents, teachers and children; contact details of over 1,000
selected organizations, charities and services that exist to help
the child with special educational needs; an extensive glossary of
terms and medical conditions associated with special education;
pointers to useful resources on the Internet; the names and
addresses of Local Education Authorities, all of which can provide
information on inclusive schooling; the names and addresses of over
1,800 special schools in the UK; and advice on how to make links
with other professionals, to ensure all children with special
educational needs are getting the attention to which they are
entitled. Any teacher, teaching assistant, parent or caregiver of a
child or children with special educational needs will find this
book a useful companion.
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