{"id":15781,"date":"2015-01-26T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/?p=15781"},"modified":"2021-06-11T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T18:51:23","slug":"free-education-reference-ebooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fractuslearning.com\/free-education-reference-ebooks\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Completely Free Education Reference eBooks from Google Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/h2>\n

Where is your first port of call when looking for the right\u00a0book? Amazon? iTunes? Even an actual brick-and-mortar library??? All good options, but there is one delightfully simple place\u00a0you should\u00a0be trying\u00a0first<\/strong>. Google Books. Not only can you preview a large portion of one of the books for teachers<\/a> to try before you buy, you may even strike it lucky and get the whole thing for free! Here are five completely free eBooks to get you started, but make sure to take some time and explore, who knows what gems you might find.<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Measuring Innovation in Education<\/a><\/h3>\n

Do teachers innovate? Do they try different pedagogical approaches? Are practices within classrooms and educational organisations changing? And to what extent can change be linked to improvements? A measurement agenda is essential to an innovation and improvement strategy in education. Measuring Innovation in Education offers new perspectives on addressing the need for such measurement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Control in the Classroom<\/a><\/h3>\n

Have you ever wondered how learning happens? Control in the Classroom introduces the main ideas of a profound explanation of human behavior and then applies these ideas to the issue of curriculum delivery. This illuminating explanation, known as Perceptual Control Theory, shows that control is the fundamental phenomenon at the core of the business of living. Control is critical in the classroom \u2013 both for teachers and for students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. e-Learning Cookbook<\/a><\/h3>\n

This book is based on the notion that a lecturer who uses ICT in teaching must learn how to apply his or her knowledge about content, pedagogy and technology in an integrated manner. The idea of integrating these three types of knowledge is based on the TPACK model, which stands for Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge model.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. Education at a Glance 2014 – Highlights<\/a><\/h3>\n

‘Education at a Glance 2014: Highlights’ summarises the OECD\u2019s flagship compendium of education statistics, Education at a Glance. It covers a range of topics, including educational technology books<\/a>.\u00a0 It provides easily accessible data on key topics in education today<\/strong>, including: education levels and student numbers, higher education and work, economic and social benefits of education, paying for education, and the school environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. 50 Leveled Math Problems<\/a><\/h3>\n

OK, ’50 Leveled Math Problems’\u00a0may not be of great value if you aren’t\u00a0a Math teacher, but\u00a0it does\u00a0give a pretty good taste of\u00a0the types of\u00a0texts and resources that can be found on Google Books<\/strong>. Try searching on a\u00a0specific keyword relevant to your discipline or class. There are a heap of books containing problems, lesson plans, exercises and more that can help save you time and money!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Links and Next Steps<\/h2>\n