From time to time, the Tucson Institute of Professional Educators produces publications which may be of interest to educators, and we may also make available publications from other sources. Most of these publications are distributed to participants at Institute events.
The list of currently available publications appears below, however this list is regularly updated so please, check back often to see what is available. Where a publication is liked to an Institute event, you can find information on that event by following the link to Event Descriptions to the left. If something is not listed below, or you would like more information an anything you see here, please contact us. The procedure for ordering and payment follows the list of publications; click here to go directly to the ordering and payment procedure.
| Title: | Teaching Overseas |
| Subject Area: | n/a |
| Level: | n/a |
| Member Price: | USD 1.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| This is a list of sources and resources for teachers who are contemplating teaching overseas and accompanies workshop T002. | |
| Title: | Setting Up a School Newspaper |
| Subject Area: | Publications |
| Level: | Middle School, High School |
| Member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| This publication contains a set of exemplar forms, together with brief descriptions of the purpose of, and how to use, each. Topics covered include why set up a school newspaper, possible publications and editorial structures, and an issue planner. This publication accompanies workshop T701. | |
| Title: | Funding a School Newspaper |
| Subject Area: | Publications |
| Level: | Middle School, High School |
| Member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| This publication contains a set of exemplar forms, together with brief descriptions of the purpose of, and how to use, each. Topics covered include ‘rates and dates’ for display advertising and a booking form and a surprisingly successful yet under-used method of producing income. This publication accompanies workshop T702. | |
| Title: | Teaching Macbeth |
| Subject Area: | English Literature |
| Level: | High School |
| Member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 10.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| Providing a step-by-step approach to teaching the ‘Scottish Play’ in a literature class, this publication includes proven activities and strategies that will lead to success in the classroom. Topics covered include textual familiarity and de-mystification, character analysis and thematic considerations. This publication accompanies workshop T501. | |
| Title: | Teaching IB English A1 Written Commentary Skills |
| Subject Area: | English Language Arts |
| Level: | IB |
| Member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| The IB Language A1 Written Commentary present students with an unseen text and accordingly, is something that can not be studied for. Students are assessed on their skills of literary and textual analysis of a text they have not previously seen, on their response and insight and on how well they express their point of view. Certain common approaches to a text can assist the student in this analysis and examples are given from actual IB papers. In development – anticipated publication September 2004. This publication accompanies workshop T111. | |
| Title: | Teaching IB English A2 Written Commentary Skills |
| Subject Area: | English Language Arts |
| Level: | IB |
| Member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| The IB Language A2 Written Commentary present students with unseen texts, asking them to compare and contrast them, and accordingly, is something that can not be studied for. Students are assessed on their skills of literary and textual analysis of texts they have not previously seen, on their response and insight and on how well they express their point of view. Certain common approaches to texts can assist the student in this analysis and comparison and examples are given from actual IB papers. In development – anticipated publication September 2004. This publication accompanies workshop T112. | |
| Title: | Poetry Picks |
| Subject Area: | Creative Writing |
| Level: | Middle School, High School |
| Member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| Poetry writing depends on any number of factors, not least of which are the interest levels of the students involved. Some general starting points can bring surprising results, and lead both to a greater student desire and to opportunities for more challenging teaching / learning activities. This publication accompanies workshop T252. | |
| Title: | Small Group Oral Discussions |
| Subject Area: | All |
| Level: | Middle School, High School |
| Member Price: | USD 2.00 |
| Non-member Price: | USD 5.00 |
| Publisher: | Tucson Institute of Professional Educators |
| Small Group discussions can be both highly effective as a teaching/learning strategy and very teacher-friendly. They work in any Subject Area, and with most levels, and once the groundwork has been done, the activity "runs itself". The activity presented here practises both individual presentation and group / interpersonal skills, and allows the teacher-observer to assess both the students' subject knowledge and their discussion skills. It is particularly useful in an IB or IGCSE classroom. This publication accompanies workshop T303. | |
Ordering and Payment Procedure
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below. We regret that we are unable to accept credit card or web-pay transactions.
1) Send your order to us at:
Tucson Institute of Professional Educators
1724 North First Avenue
Tucson
AZ 85719and make sure that you include your email address so that we can contact you if any questions arise.
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