* Each unit is broken down into bite-sized sections with clearly defined goals to make progress easy to measure & to keep students motivated. * Step-by-step instructions are easy for learners to follow & consolidation exercises help them to apply what they have learnt. * The skills-based 'dip-in-&-out' approach suits students of all levels & abilities. * A free CD-ROM provides electronic files to dramatically save keying in time. * The language & the content are accessible for Level 1 & 2 learners as well as students studying English as their second language. Access more support materials including content from the accompanying CD-ROM ...

New CLAi T resources for Office 2007: * Specifically designed for use with Office 2007 so you can teach CLAi T with the most up-to-date application suite. * Contains step-by-step instructions on getting to grips with the learning assessment support & stretch activities ensuring every learner achieves their best. * Provides support for all the units offering enough units to cover the full CLAi T Diploma qualification including the mandatory unit. * CD-ROM in each student book provides files for answering questions within the textbook with ready made spreadsheets & word documents. * Also coming soon
- Student Book for CLAi T Plus with Office 2007.
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This book is designed to help students on the AQA AS Level Computing course to learn the programming covered in Unit 1 & to enable the Unit 3 Practical Exercise to be tackled using either Pascal or Delphi. It will also be useful to students learning to program in Pascal or Delphi on other courses. The book covers the basic programming constructs of Pascal including saving to different file structures. It introduces the visual development tool Delphi & explains how to use some of its many components to produce event-driven applications including connecting to & working with data stored in a database. ...

Whether you want to learn how to play an instrument or just refresh your existing capability whether you sing in a choir or would simply like to follow scores while listening this book will help you achieve your aim. It leads you carefully through the basics of pitch rhythm keys scales chords & much more building your knowledge chapter by chapter until you are able to read music with ease. The visual index of musical symbols laid out at the start will make clear the task at h&. Reference to common instruments & familiar tunes will help bring your learning to life while self-testing & chapter summaries ensure that you develop & retain this new skill. By the end of the book you will have come a long way. Your knowledge of music notation will be a pleasure to you & a useful tool. As well as its practical applications for any performer this book will give you insights into how music is put together. You will have the feeling of knowing the music from the inside out. ...

Almost everyone can see" in the conventional sense but developing photographic vision takes practice. This work helps photographers visualize their work & the world in a whole new light. This revised & rewritten guide takes a radical approach to creativity. It explains how it is not some gift only for a few but actually a skill that can be learned & applied. Using inventive photographs from his own portfolio the author deconstructs creativity for photographers. He details the basic techniques that went into not only taking a particular photo but also provides insights on how to improve upon it so helping readers avoid the visual pitfalls that can lead to dull photographs. This edition features informaton on digital photography & digital imaging software as well as a section on colour as a design element." ...

Mr. Magee & his little dog Dee have yet another silly & unexpected adventure in this new addition to the popular series. Mr. Magee & Dee leave home bright & early to learn how to ski
- but a run-in with a moose finds them flying through the air & suspended a hundred feet above an abyss! In the nick of time the oblivious moose rescues the man & his dog & they return home good as new.
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A companion piece to the captivating memoir GIVING UP THE GHOST by the Man Booker-winning author this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. This sharp funny collection of stories drawn from life begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village scoured by bitter winds & rough gossip tongues. For the child narrator the only way to survive is to get up get on get out. In King Billy is a Gentleman the child must come to terms with the loss of a father & the puzzle of a fading Irish heritage. Curved Is the Line of Beauty is a story of friendship faith & a near-disaster in a scrap-yard. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung & a Manchester accent. In Third Floor Rising she watches dazzled as her mother carves out a stylish new identity. With a deceptively light touch Mantel locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. ...

Design & technology is a subject that interests & excites most young people. It requires them to work both practically & theoretically to investigate & research design plan make & evaluate. It encourages creativity decision-making & problem-solving as pupils get to grips with real needs & real products. Design & technology covers work with electronics food materials such as wood metal plastics & textiles & requires the development of graphical skills practical skills & theoretical knowledge & understanding. Learning to Teach Design & Technology in the Secondary School second edition aims to help student-teachers develop their subject knowledge & professional knowledge & skills. It looks at the theory underpinning important issues & links this to practice in the classroom. Fully updated to take account of changes in the curriculum there are new chapters on: teaching graphics 14-19 vocational qualifications & cross-curricular links to literacy numeracy citizenship & sustainability. There are also chapters on: design & technology in the school curriculum developing areas of subject knowledge the importance of health & safety the use of ICT in the teaching of design & technology planning lessons managing the classroom assessment issues the integration of citizenship & sustainability into design & technology your own professional development. Bringing together insights from current educational theory & the best contemporary classroom teaching & learning this book will prove an invaluable resource in enhancing the quality of initial school experience for the student teacher. ...

How do you approach teaching English in the modern classroom? What is expected of a would-be English teacher? This bestselling textbook combines theory & practice to present a broad introduction to the opportunities & challenges of teaching English in secondary school classrooms. Each chapter explains the background to debates about teaching the subject & provides tasks practical teaching approaches & further reading to explore issues & ideas in relation to school experience. Already a major text for many university teacher education courses this new edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of recent revisions to the National Curriculum for English examination syllabuses & the Standards for Qualified Teacher Status. As well as containing critical explorations of the history & definitions of the subject & policies such as the Secondary National Strategy that are appropriate to Professional & Masters Level PGCE study other chapters present a broad range of effective innovative approaches to teaching such crucial areas as: reading & writing speaking & listening drama media studies & information & communications technology grammar poetry & language study Shakespeare post-16 English language & literature. Written particularly with the new & student teacher in mind this book offers principles & practical examples of teaching & learning within a twenty-first century context in which new notions of literacy compete with demands of national assessment. Taking these changing principles as a starting point the text also addresses questions about the nature of initial teacher preparation & raises issues concerning standards-based teacher education mentoring in schools & monitoring the development of a student teacher. ...

Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary School has become the widely recommended textbook for student & new teachers of geography. It helps them acquire a deeper understanding of the role purpose & potential of geography within the secondary curriculum & provides the practical skills needed to design teach & evaluate stimulating & creative lessons. This fully revised & updated second edition takes account of new legislation & important developments in geography education including literacy numeracy citizenship & GIS. Brand new chapters in this edition provide essential guidance on fieldwork & using ICT in the context of geography teaching & learning. Chapters on teaching strategies learning styles & assessment place the learner at the centre stage & direct advice & activities encourage successful practice. Designed for use as a core textbook Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary School is essential reading for all student teachers of geography who aspire to become effective reflective teachers. Praise for the first edition of Learning to Teach Geography in the Secondary School: ' This is a practical & visionary book as well as being superbly optimistic. It has as much to offer the experienced teacher as the novice & could be used to reinvigorate geography departments everywhere. Practical activities & ideas are set within a carefully worked out authoritative conceptual framework.'
- The Times Educational Supplement ' This is a modern powerful relevant & comprehensive work that is likely to become a standard reference for many beginning teachers on geography initial teacher training courses in England & Wales.'
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