Introducing the major concepts and theories of early years care and education, this text helps you examine topics in depth, using level appropriate tasks and further reading, as well as supporting your development of key academic skills.

A text for early years practitioners and students, supporting them to reflect on, and improve the effectiveness of, their work with parents.

Teacher professional development (PD) is critical to students' success. This book demonstrates research-based strategies for planning, executing and evaluating the results of PD programs.

This book explains the basis principles and ideas that lie behind personalized high school learning, through the voices of Pathways students, with commentary by their advisors, parents and community mentors.

This text prepares students to work collaboratively with families and community professionals in support of children's early education and development.

Common Core CPR is needed. Urgently. Embracing what is best about the standards, Lent and Gilmore explicitly connect ideal outcomes to strategies for coaxing reluctant learners into engagement and achievement.

The perfect companion to help you understand the benefits of flexible working in education and how to make it work in school.

This action-oriented guide provides school and regional leaders with the background, practices, and tools for leading instructional coaching efforts that measurably impact student and teacher learning.

The digital tools described in this book can be used to enrich instruction, guide decision making, streamline work, enhance communication, and promote happier students.