This book supports trainee teachers with their written assignments. It helps students to approach their academic writing with confidence, to fully demonstrate what they know and to 'ace' assignments! It explains: 1. The value and purpose of assignments - making the writing process easier and more effective from the start 2. How to read and write academically - with practical, 'how to' support 3. How to respond to marking and feedback to improve your grades - developing your academic identity and your knowledge and performance for teaching Teacher training is challenging. Balancing teaching with academic work is hard work. This book is here to help.

How do we know what works in primary schools? How do we make sure that we are always learning from fellow teachers, always learning from the children we teach and always moving forward? The answer lies in research. In understanding, conducting, disseminating and learning from research. But what do we mean by research, and how do we 'do' it? This book is your guide to research in primary education. It takes you through both important established theory and recent developments in research and explores what these mean right now for primary education and classroom settings. It helps you to conceive, conduct, write up and share your research with others. It looks at how you can access research findings to improve your classroom practice and deepen your understanding. It examines how you can use research in your classroom everyday to continually enhance teaching, and how you can shape and frame the questions you ask to help you get to the answers you need. If you are a trainee teacher doing a research project as part of your course, or a qualified teacher doing further study, this text includes all the guidance you need. If you are a teacher wanting to find out what works best for your class, in your school, right now, this text will show you how to harness the power of small or large scale research to help you find the answer.

Trainee teachers encounter a whole new language when they start their training. There are a huge number of specialized terms and ideas that they need to understand and use. This handy reference book provides quick access to succinct definitions for more than 200 terms that relate to primary teaching in England. Recommended for beginner teachers, governors, parents and carers and anyone who might find the language of primary teaching somewhat perplexing, this book is a starting point for developing understanding of a wide variety of the key vocabulary - and the countless associated acronyms - which are in daily use in primary schools and classrooms and beyond.

How do we know what works in primary schools? How do we make sure that we are always learning from fellow teachers, always learning from the children we teach and always moving forward? The answer lies in research. In understanding, conducting, disseminating and learning from research. But what do we mean by research, and how do we 'do' it? This book is your guide to research in primary education. It takes you through both important established theory and recent developments in research and explores what these mean right now for primary education and classroom settings. It helps you to conceive, conduct, write up and share your research with others. It looks at how you can access research findings to improve your classroom practice and deepen your understanding. It examines how you can use research in your classroom everyday to continually enhance teaching, and how you can shape and frame the questions you ask to help you get to the answers you need. If you are a trainee teacher doing a research project as part of your course, or a qualified teacher doing further study, this text includes all the guidance you need. If you are a teacher wanting to find out what works best for your class, in your school, right now, this text will show you how to harness the power of small or large scale research to help you find the answer.

This book supports trainee teachers with their written assignments. It helps students to approach their academic writing with confidence, to fully demonstrate what they know and to 'ace' assignments! It explains: 1. The value and purpose of assignments - making the writing process easier and more effective from the start 2. How to read and write academically - with practical, 'how to' support 3. How to respond to marking and feedback to improve your grades - developing your academic identity and your knowledge and performance for teaching Teacher training is challenging. Balancing teaching with academic work is hard work. This book is here to help.

John Gilbreath's great granddaughter finds a handkerchief doll in an old trunk in the basement. Tucked in the doll was Gilbreath's note to his infant daughter as he left his family to join the " 2nd Division, Co. D, 1st Confederate of Georgia of Catoosa and Walker Counties." Readers may share a wide range of personal emotions and experiences, from the pleasant kitchen odors of hot biscuits and white meat frying in the skillet, to the smell of death on the battlefield, through Gilbreath's journal and letters. The daily experiences of Gilbreath's family will take you from a peaceful farm life through gut-wrenching battles of the Civil War, and the mystery of what happened to John R.N. Gilbreath. In 1863, the Civil War entered its third year: Georgia and the Gilbreath family were in the thick of it. You will experience through Gilbreath's Journal, his thoughts and experiences. A quote from his Journal: October, 1863 The shamefulness and disgrace I felt in being captured, but a little relieved of knowing that I didn't have to hold a gun again to my fellow countrymen. To take another man's life left a nasty taste in my mouth, mainly my stomach would literally come up in my throat. But the same time, I knew if I didn't shoot, that I would be the one who would be dead or hit. Not a good choice one way or the other. Something inside made me strong enough to pull the trigger when the time came. But the feeling of lonesomeness and the thoughts of shame, I had coming into my mind. With my head hanging down on my chest, I shamefully looked at the other men around me, wondering if they were having the same thoughts. I lift up my eyes slowly. There were men in great pain, some who will not finish the walk to Chattanooga, but will be dead by morning. Ringgold Rebel is a personal and unique new story of the Civil War that incorporates fact-based characters, events, and places. It mentions many unusual details, such as the coffee grinder gun, eclipse, and drought.

Cry of a Mother is about a mother being torn away from her family by a traumatic situation, and how she struggles to stay alive. In 1970 during the Vietnam War, Sue Ann lived in Bangkok, Thailand with her Air Force husband and two sons. She left one day to go to the commissary and disappeared, taking a heavy toll on her family. She tried to survive with the help of another mother, Tangus, who was a Thai and spoke little English. With her newfound friend, they used their life experiences to get through terrible situations. With missiles surrounding her, she was struggling to live and fighting thoughts about what was happening to her family. When Sue Ann thought that she was safe, she only found herself facing another wrenching life or death situation: fires and war tearing families apart, storm tossed waves, ripping children from their mother's arms, and barbaric gangs. Was she kidnapped by human traffickers, or killed by drug runners? Did Sue Ann survive and make it back to Bangkok to find her family, or was her family lost to her? There seemed no end to her tragedies.

Support students through their Reflective Project with this practical companion, full of advice and guidance that will help develop strong thinking, research and communication skills - Build confidence through expert guidance that focuses on a range of skills: developing a clear ethical issue, developing a research question, thinking critically, referencing and citing sources clearly and reviewing the final project. - Navigate the lB requirements with clear, concise explanations, including advice on assessment objectives and academic honesty. - Develop fully rounded and responsible learning with explicit reference to the IS learner profile. - Support visual learners with an infographic at the start of each chapter laying out the key points that will be addressed. - Provide guidance on the importance of reflection with tips on managing the Researcher's reflective space (RRS) and completing the Reflections on planning andprogress form (RPPF).

Trainee teachers encounter a whole new language when they start their training. There are a huge number of specialized terms and ideas that they need to understand and use. This handy reference book provides quick access to succinct definitions for more than 200 terms that relate to primary teaching in England. Recommended for beginner teachers, governors, parents and carers and anyone who might find the language of primary teaching somewhat perplexing, this book is a starting point for developing understanding of a wide variety of the key vocabulary - and the countless associated acronyms - which are in daily use in primary schools and classrooms and beyond.