Are you training in the field of education? You'll find these books interesting
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The UOC Library has just added twenty education manuals from Graó, which combine the latest research with experience of professionals working in primary and secondary schools.
These new works have been added to the Library's collection of the publisher's books, which now contains 360 titles. They mainly cover pre-primary, primary and secondary education, and also include titles for the continuing education of current and future teachers.
They deal with topics such as inclusive education, education theory, digital technologies for learning, and teaching ideas for various areas of the curriculum.
How can you find and read the books?
You can access the Graó platform to see the full list of the books. You can read them online, or download them in EPUB format.
Issues of a dozen journals, including Guix and Aula, are available as well as the books.
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Which books have been included?
Here are some examples of the books that are now available for you to read.
Teacher training
Visual thinking must play a more prominent role in the education system when teaching students who speak a visual language, according to the concept advocated in this book. It includes exercises, and of course, there is an illustration providing a summary at the end of each chapter.
Teacher training
This collection of experiences, tools and methodologies is divided into three sections: the use of new technologies in education, socio-educational innovation, and educational inclusion and innovation.
Teacher training
A look at the latest contributions by neuroscience to education, clearing up false myths and beliefs, in order to understand how the human brain learns and thereby contribute to more personalized learning.
Teacher training
This book examines how play can be used in the classroom and become a partner in the personalization of learning. It analyses various methodologies and examples of good practices used by teachers in pre-primary, primary and secondary schools.
Primary and secondary education
Twelve ideas for teaching linked to the school curriculum. There are six for primary school, including Happy Feet, Ratatouille, and WALL-E and six for secondary school, including The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Agora and V for Vendetta.
Secondary education
Ideas and reflections on one of the most popular formulas for innovation in teaching and the challenges it poses: gamification. A dozen teachers working with various age groups and teaching various subjects participate, and ideas for tools and examples for use in the classroom are included.
Secondary and upper secondary school education
This book focuses on the type of support that can enable students to make progress with their skills of interpretation. It presents five ideas for guided reading at different levels of secondary school, ranging from The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe to the poems of Joan Brossa.
Take a look at this new collection, and don't forget to sign up for the webinar for an in-depth look at its content.