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Item Adventist Online Education: Realizing the Potential(2018-12-19) Williams, Anthony; Lim, Janine M.This collection of research by Adventist online educators will be useful to many online educators, including those interested in the intersection of faith and online learning, and online learning in faith communities. This research spans four major areas of online delivery: (1) the pursuit of Adventist distinctiveness and the Adventist experience within online delivery, applicable to all those considering the connection between the mission of an institution and it’s online delivery; (2) the empowering and enabling of students, staff, and faculty for advising, monitoring, and resourcing quality online experiences; (3) the power of technology to support collaboration among our institutions, our faculty, our teams; and (4) the supports, training, and methods needed for the effectiveness of online delivery
Item Avondale: Experiment on the Dora(1998-02-12) Hook, MiltonIn this book Milton Hook takes the history of Avondale College from its earliest days through to its centennial in 1997.
Item Basic Literacy and Numeracy(2013-01-01) Bruce, Lorinda; Shields, MarionThis book has been specifically designed to provide a simple, no-frills, combined self-help textbook and workbook in basic literacy and numeracy.
Basic literacy and numeracy are integral to education and almost any career in our busy western world. However, some people find that when asked to write or compute they have gaps in their knowledge of which they were quite unaware. These ‘gaps’ might be due to absences from school at times, or even inadequate teaching on some topics!!
So, fear no longer!Grammar (those verbs!), punctuation (the dreaded apostrophes!), spelling (some of the most commonly used and frequently misspelled words), decimals, algebra, percentages, geometry, measurement and fractions (plenty of horrors there!) are all explained simply and clearly. Each has its own practice exercises with answers later on in the book.
Throughout, the text has been written in a deliberately informal style to attempt to overcome negative attitudes and demystify these topics, which for some students are unnecessarily worrying. Pre-service primary and secondary teachers have trialled the materials over three years, and many comment that it’s the first maths or grammar textbook that explains the facts simply and hasn’t frightened them!
A special section also addresses the wonderful range of applications available through the internet (games, practice sheets, quizzes, video clips, interactive resources, iPad and iPhone apps) from Australia and around the world. [from publisher's website].
Item Building Self-Efficacy for Classroom Effectiveness: Australian Teachers' Perspectives(2010-01-01) Morey, Peter; Christian, Beverly J.Globally, parents and governments are concerned with the standard of education. School administrators and teachers are increasingly under pressure to raise standards across the curriculum. Research indicates that the single most important factor in raising educational standards is teacher effectiveness. Teacher effectiveness is the theme of this book. It takes the reader into the minds of pre-service teachers as it explores their perceptions of self-efficacy in relation to fundamental instructional tactics. The reader will gain insights into pre-service teachers perceptions of their ability to teach English and Mathematics and how this correlates with other skills that are basic to teaching. Tertiary educators, school administrators and teachers who are interested in how self-efficacy affects performance, and how it can be enhanced, will find this book interesting. [from website].
Item Classroom Discipline & Management(2008-03-01) Watts, Vivienne J.; Edwards, Clifford H.Reflecting the latest research into multicultural education and conflict resolution, this popular book helps teachers choose the discipline models that best fit their personal values and educational philosophies. Using illuminating narratives and case studies, the author presents the most effective discipline models, including proven strategies for preventing and correcting disciplinary problems.
Item Classroom Discipline & Management: An Australasian Perspective(2004-08-13) Watts, Vivienne J.; Edwards, Clifford H.Designed to help teachers explore approaches to classroom discipline along with their own personal philosophy. The text emphasises informed decisionmaking. The teacher must have an understanding of the assumptions behind a disciplinary approach, as well as the theory and practical applications of that approach.
Item Developing a Faith-based Education: A Teacher's Manual(2010-01-01) Fisher, BarbaraTeaching faith-based education is a challenging and sensitive issue in Australia’s 21st century multicultural society. With an increasing number of faith and belief systems becoming more prominent in educational sectors, it is vital that pre-service and practising teachers are equipped to teach effectively faith and belief systems to school children. Multiculturalism is inherently challenging because of its various component belief and value systems, and children need to know what they believe and why they believe it. It is a sobering realisation that, potentially, each faith and belief system is only one generation away from extinction.
Currently, many of the Christian textbooks used in Christian tertiary institutions are sourced from overseas, and include information that is not applicable or appropriate for an Australian setting. This textbook seeks to present an Australian perspective concerning the teaching of faith-based education.
Developing a Faith-based Education: A Teacher’s Manual offers a comprehensive and balanced view to support the nurturing of spirituality and faith formation for children 0–12 years of age. Though the textbook has been written primarily for early childhood and pre-service teachers, it will be a valuable resource to practising teachers, school administrators, and academics involved in professional development within the Christian school sector.
[from publisher's website]
Item Education as Preparation for Eternity: Teachers in Seventh-day Adventist Schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands, and Their Perceptions of Mission(2020-12-01) Kilgour, Peter W.; Hattingh, Sherry J.; McIver, Robert K.Questions addressed in this book include:
What do teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands believe is their mission?
What was the original motivation that led to the setting up of Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands?
What aspirations do the current administrators have for Adventist schools?
What congruence exists between the original motivation, the current aspirations of administrators, and the beliefs of teachers about their mission?
Item Handbook of Research on Humanizing the Distance Learning Experience(2017-01-01) Gosselin, Kevin P.; Northcote, Maria T.Distance learning is becoming increasingly prevalent in educational settings around the world as it provides more flexibility and access to classes for students and educators alike. While online classrooms are proving to be popular, there is a significant gap in the personalization and humanization of these courses.
The Handbook of Research on Humanizing the Distance Learning Experience features empirical research on promoting the personalization of online learning courses through presence, emotionality, and interactivity within digital classrooms. Highlighting best practices and evaluating student perceptions on distance learning, this handbook will appeal to researchers, educators, course designers, professionals, and administrators.
Item Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment: Experiences of Christian Educators(2019-12-01) Christian, Beverly; Kilgour, Peter W.Since I started my Christian teaching career in 1979, there has been continual discussion about the integration of faith and learning. There has been endless professional development and many books and papers written. It has been included in accreditation requirements and curriculum directors in systems offices have actively worked to have it put into curriculum documentation. After having worked at all levels in Christian education from teaching to administration and now at tertiary level, I am still not sure what integration of faith and learning means. In fact, if I were to ask most of my colleagues, I believe they would say similar things. They would be able to give an academic answer, but would they have any agreement on how it looks in practice?
Bev Christian and I talked about this and came up with the conclusion that a better, more modern, more understandable, and more pragmatic approach, is that the objective of every Christian teacher is to reveal Jesus to students. This can be done in whatever way suits the teacher. Bev and I decided that we would like to edit a wide-ranging book filled with chapters that capture different styles and methods of teachers at any level from school to university and how they show Jesus to the students in any learning environment – whether it be the classroom, the lecture theatre, the workshop, the studio, or outdoor.
Consequently, we have been able to assemble a fascinating and diverse collection of chapters contributed by authors from three different Christian institutions. They reflect the diversity Bev and I were hoping for and will demonstrate to the reader the freedom a Christian teacher has in showing Jesus to the students.
You will read variety that covers elements of multiple learning environments such as: special needs classrooms, dealing with trauma in practice, school climate and bullying, seeing Jesus in Revelation, Jesus in assessment, experiences of Jesus as reported by students, the woman at the well, and Christian classroom relationships.
As you read these works, we are hoping that as educators, your lamps will be lit and you will be excited to experiment with new ways to use your own skills and imagination in revealing Jesus in the learning environment. [Book Foreword].
Item Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment: In Celebration of Teaching(2022-12-29) Pearce, Kirsty; Williams, PeterThis book is the fourth in the series ‘Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment’. Spanning Christian Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary learning environments, it explores and celebrates how these environments, and in particular the teachers who create them, reveal Jesus to their students.
The chapters in this volume range from literature supported narratives, to research-based papers, to original research in schools. This book also investigates a variety of topics, including parent perceptions of Adventist education, graduate attributes, celebrating teaching over instruction, and case studies from the teachers at Fulton Adventist University College. Varying between the practical and the philosophical, each chapter contributes to a celebration of what Christian teachers have done, are doing, and can do in the future to best reveal Jesus in their learning environments.Item Science for Primary Teachers(2014-01-01) Ward, Ewan; Morton, Jason K.; Boddey, Kerrie; Christian, Gemma J.; Rogers, LyndenThe general aim of this textbook was to provide some basic knowledge of how science works. After all, we live in a very science-oriented and techno world. We also wanted to make it easier for you to get your pupils interested in science.
Item TATAL Talking about Teaching and Learning: Teaching Philosophy Workbook(2016-01-01) Treloar, Geoff; Ruge, Gesa; Northcote, Maria T.; McCormack, Coralie; Kennelly, Robert; Gilchrist, John; Schonell, StuartItem What Are Classrooms Like When Children Are Sorted By Ability: Australian Mathematics Classrooms(2009-10-01) Rickards, Anthony; Kilgour, Peter W.Teachers all over the world are teaching Mathematics in classrooms that may have students grouped by ability. Often the decision to group or not to group is made arbitrarily or because this is the way classes have always been arranged. This book will provide a valuable insight into the impact ability grouping has on the learning environments of Mathematics classrooms. The reader will gain insights into how different stakeholders in the schooling process relate to the concept of academic segregation. Information will be revealed on students? preferred learning environment and the way their attitude to mathematics can be shaped by the way their classes are grouped. Principals, heads of departments, teachers at all levels and academics who are interested in the study of learning environments may be caused to think about and even reconsider their position on the place of ability grouping in the education process.