Books by Adam Green

A systematic re-examination of the First Book of Samuel and its treatment of Saul, shedding new and unexpected light on the character of the first King of Israel.

Combining research-based best practice and decades of experience in the classroom, Teaching Skills and Strategies for the Modern Classroom outlines over 100 teaching and learning strategies, skills and techniques that will make you a highly effective educator. It is an invaluable and useful resource for novice and experienced teachers, support workers and school managers.Written in plain language by an experienced teacher and education researcher, this book is full of proven ''tools of the trade'' that all educators need to know in order to deliver high quality programs that maximise student learning outcomes. Whether you''re teaching advanced algebra or introducing children to phonics, this book has a plethora of teaching strategies, techniques and skills that you wish you learnt years ago.Some of the strategies in this book include:ScaffoldingModellingShared learningGuided learningExplicit instructionSetting goalsMetacognitive skillsReflective practiceDifferentiated instructionPlay-based learningLearning stylesIntervention strategiesMastery learningWhole-part-whole learningDeliberate practiceSpaced learningProblem-based learningLearning by teachingMotivation strategiesOne-on-one instructionThink-aloudsQuestioning techniquesTeaching spaceTraditional strategiesMental scriptingTransferable skillsCognitive load theoryGames and quizzesFormative assessmentWriting skillsActive readingWriting to learnand many more...

This comprehensive guide to teaching combines over 200 strategies, skills and techniques that every teacher needs to know in order to maximise their students'' success. Learn the best of old-school approaches, modern methods, emerging trends and what 60 years of research has taught us.This book combines the author''s two popular books on teaching: Teaching Skills and Strategies for the Modern Classroom & Behaviour Management Skills and Strategies for the Modern Classroom. Read and learn about how high-performing teachers operate in challenging school environments and how you can improve your day-to-day practice immediately. It is an invaluable and useful resource for novice and experienced teachers, support workers and school managers.Written in plain language by an experienced teacher and education researcher, this book is full of proven ''tools of the trade'' that all educators need to know in order to deliver high-quality programs that maximise student learning outcomes. Whether you''re teaching advanced algebra or introducing children to phonics, this book has a plethora of strategies, techniques and skills that you wish you learnt years ago.

Tells the story of how black Chicagoans were at the center of a national movement in the 1940s and '50s, a time when African Americans across the country first started to see themselves as part of a single culture. This book offers interpretations of such events as the 1940 American Negro Exposition.