Schools Resources

Feb 20, 2012

schools resources
What type of Master’s programs are ideal for those who want to trade commodities or resources?

What type of Master’s program (hopefully 1 year or 2 if necessary) if I want to get involved with the trading of commodities and or resources? Schools that offer the program are appreciated.

You should get an MBA in Finance.

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InterDesign Linus 6 by 11-1/2 by 3-1/2-Inch Pullz 6 Pantry Organizer, Clear

$7.43

Your pantry and cabinets (and even your drawers) will benefit from the addition of our Linus Pullz by InterDesign! The 6 inch width can perfectly accommodate snack packets in your kitchen. Keep one in your break room at work to keep munchies at bay! Use this organizer in your bathroom to control bottles, bags and boxes of toiletries, cosmetics and more! The handy front pull tab makes it easy for y…

Schott Zwiesel Tritan Crystal Glass Forte Collection, Set of 6

Schott Zwiesel, the famed German producer of The Best Crystal Glassware has been a leader in innovation, style and technology for more than 100 years. The company has many firsts to its credit, including the first fully automated product of glass blown glass stemware. In the 1990’s, as the glass industry struggled with the environmental issues of lead and other heavy metals in crystal, the compa…

Mercer Cutlery Genesis 6-Piece Knife Set with Tempered-Glass Block

$129.00

A supplier to the vast majority of cooking academies, Mercer Cutlery offers the Genesis Collection of kitchen knives to provide professional quality to the home chef. Comfortable, durable, and efficient, Genesis knives feature fully forged, single-piece blades made from high-carbon, no-stain German steel. Their taper-grind edges are polished by hand, and their substantial bolsters provide helpful …

Baby Beluga

$8.78

Baby Beluga is a fun-filled collection of favorite children’s songs and Raffi originals, all performed in the singer’s folksy, expressive style. Beluga begins with the sounds of whales communicating in their high-pitch squeaks (which presented here come across as cute and sweet) and features melodic lines that evoke vivid pictures of gentle waves and a frolicking whale. An illustrated sing-along b…

French for Kids: Learn French with Penelope and Pezi Beg. Level 1 Vol. 1

$13.72

French For Kids is a DVD and booklet set that makes learning French a fun adventure for your child. Starring native French speakers and 3-D animated characters FRENCH FOR KIDS teaches basic conversational French within the context of a fantastic children s birthday party filled with lively songs delicious food and playful games. P n lope and her adorable French-speaking puppy “Pezi” introduce prac…

More Singable Songs

$8.23

Legendary Canadian children’s entertainer Raffi encourages children to sing, dance, and expand their imaginations in this sequel to Singable Songs for the Very Young. Few kids can resist quacking with the traveling fowl in “Six Little Ducks” or following along with the frolic of “You Gotta Sing.” Even adults may find themselves toe-tappin’ with Raffi’s rousing version of “New River Train.” For qui…

The Out-of-Sync Child Video: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Integration Dysfunction [VHS]

$49.95

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SonGames Skit Video [VHS]

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Children’s Ministry: No Higher Calling (Smart Teacher Training Series from Gospel Light) [VHS]

$11.00

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Learning Resources LER6900 Time Tracker Programmable Electronic Timer

$23.99

It’s never been easier or more fun to keep kids on track with this unique lighted electronic timer. You can easily program green, yellow and red sections and six sound effects to indicate that time is running out. With 180 degree viewing, it teaches time management. Perfect for: Study sessions, Projects, Tests, Experiments, Practice sessions, Classroom Assignments, Cooking, Hearing impaired and hu…

Economist Pocket MBA: Essentials of Management Thinking and Theory from A to Z

$1.99

Used – This guide defines the essentials of management thinking and theory through concise essays on management education, management literature, business information: sources and uses, and the MBA grows up. The book also includes an A-Z of leading management thinking and theory on economics, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, marketing, production and strategy as well as lists, features and appendices on leading business schools, leading management consultants and

Learning, Teaching, and Community

$40.95

This volume brings together established and new scholarly voices to explore how participatory and situated approaches to learning can contribute to educational innovation. The contributors’ critical examinations of educational programming and engagements provide insights into how educators, youth, families, and community members understand and enact their commitments to diversity and equitable access. Collectively, these essays complicate notions of community, alerting readers to ways in which community can be constructed other than in geographical and ethnoracial terms–as alliances and collaborations of individuals joining together to accomplish or negotiate shared agendas. The focus on agency combined with social context, a dialectic to which all of the authors speak, enlarges and invigorates our sense of what is pedagogically possible in societies characterized by diversity and flux. *Part I, “Linking Pedagogy to Communities,” focuses on dynamic initiatives where practitioners collaborate with community members and other professionals as they acknowledge and build on the cultural, linguistic, and intellectual resources of ethnic-minority students and their communities. *Part II, “Professional Learning for Diversity,” centers on the authors’ experiences in facilitating opportunities for working with prospective and practicing teachers to develop situated pedagogies, highlighting both the challenges that emerge and the transformations that occur. *Part III, “Learning in Community (and Community in Learning), illustrates how educational innovation can extend beyond the realm of schools and classrooms by elucidating ways in which individuals construct learning venues inout-of-school settings. Learning, Teaching, and Community: Contributions of Situated and Participatory Approaches to Educational Innovation is a compelling and timely text ideally suited for courses focused on teacher education and development, informal learning, equity and

”Do you speak alien?” The ups and downs of a Spanish language preschool program.

$49.99

Why should English speaking preschool children learn a second language? The lack of foreign language education in American schools puts English speaking students at a disadvantage in an ever-globalizing world. The Deacon Park Preschool (DPP), in Atlanta, Georgia, established a foreign language (L2) Spanish program in 2003 designed to provide cultural and linguistic sensitivity and awareness. This thesis is a community based applied/action case study of the L2 preschool program that is informed by the researcher’s creation and implementation of the integrated Montessori inspired, naturalistic, fifteen-month program in 2003-2004. This study evaluates the current Spanish program (2007) and explores the sustainability of the previously implemented L2 teaching/learning approach. Data was collected through applied anthropological qualitative methods including field observations and in-depth interviews with teachers, parents, and the director of the DPP. Findings address the paucity of research that focuses specifically on teaching a L2 to preschool students and provide a recommendation for future improvements. Research from this topic addresses issues of program development and sustainability for foreign language programs with limited resources. By providing an evaluation of one innovative approach for second language learning, this work adds to both the theory and practice of creating and sustaining second language enrichment programs for majority language students that can be adapted and applied at other locations.

”There’s some good karma up in here”: A case study of white school leadership in an urban context.

$49.99

As educators work to improve achievement within the current policy environment of accountability and “subgroups,” their attention has been drawn to considerations of race, culture, and learning in schools. Yet few school leaders have the preparation or knowledge to assist teacher learning about these issues.;Theories of culturally relevant pedagogy focus on how teachers can teach subject matter in a culturally appropriate manner, and previous scholarship has considered culturally relevant pedagogy in relation to teaching and learning. This inquiry examines it in relation to leadership content knowledge. Critical race theory offers a lens through which to examine the relationship of beliefs and knowledge when considering race and racism in the American educational system and for further situating an examination of school leadership and cultural competency.;The research questions I address are: (1) What kind of perspective toward students is held by educators in the school? How do these perspectives connect with teaching, learning, and leadership? (2) How is culturally relevant pedagogy represented in the schools? How do school leaders foster or hinder CRP in their schools? (3) In which contexts and events in the practice of school leadership do issues of race, culture, and learning surface? How are the issues mediated by the principal and other school leaders?;This case study of three White principals reveals that they faced many issues of race, culture, and learning, yet tended to be colorblind and colormute. Even when they identified issues, they were reluctant to address them or without resources, thus ignoring situations that could have served as sites of teacher learning. Several White teachers held dynamic and nuanced asset perspectives toward children of color. New teachers in particular learn a “repertoire of racialized and ‘cultural’ comparisons” (Pollock, 2001) as a key component of belonging to their community, a repertoire that knowledgeable school

”We are all becoming teacher/theorists”: Collaborative inquiry into the intellectual, relational, and political work of learning to teach.

$49.99

This study is the result of my work as a teacher educator in an English methods course and a member of an inquiry community I formed with eight of my students, all middle and secondary student English teachers at the University of Pennsylvania. I investigate what was at stake for them in learning to teach English in Philadelphia urban schools in the midst of an aggressive reform agenda, including attempts to improve instruction and student performance through the production and dissemination of mandated curricula calibrated to benchmark exams (Useem, 2005). Through this work, I examine my students’ individual and collaborative inquiries into issues of practice (Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 2009), their interrogation of ideas and discourses of urban teaching, and their construction of their own conceptual frameworks and understandings.;This research contributes to the fields of English education, urban teacher education, practitioner research, and literacy, by critically examining deficit-based instruction models in schools and prevailing understandings of student teachers as ‘novices’; both of these notions inadequately account for the rich array of intellectual and experiential resources that students and teachers bring into urban classrooms. I explore alternative conceptions, analyzing student teachers’ use of sociocultural perspectives on literacy as frameworks for thinking differently about English as a content area and their students’ literacy practices. Through their joint inquiries, this community of student teachers constructed counter-narratives about the promise and potential of urban students, cultivated relational approaches to teaching them, and created emic concepts to address feelings of disequilibrium, conflict, and uncertainty in the classroom. In this research, I regard student teachers’ locations as rich sites for constructing expertise from material experience and mutual inquiry. I argue that learning to teach through collaborative inquiry is a

”We stranded in school”: Survival literacy through adaptive colorations among high-achieving African American middle school students.

$49.99

This study, which examined the literate participation of high-achieving African American sixth graders in a middle school language arts classroom heavily influenced by the demands of preparing students to pass state assessments, is situated at the intersection of calls to recognize, value, and utilize students’ cultural and linguistic resources in classrooms and policy pressures that make doing such a thing seem increasingly challenging. A sociocultural view of learning and literacy was adopted in this research. That is, literacy learning was understood to be a culturally and historically situated, social sense-making activity. Additionally, a critical sociocultural perspective helped reveal how participants in the study negotiated multiple literate identities, employed agency, and exercised power.;Many sociocultural researchers have alluded to or exposed the existence of “hidden literacies” in schools and classrooms. By describing students’ unofficial, unsanctioned, and alternative literacies on the margins and in the underlife of classrooms, these studies have rendered visible students’ multiple and varied communicative experiences, their use of literacy as a tool for constructing identities and forging social relationships, and their capacity for adaptive flexibility across literate situations and contexts. The purpose of this ethnographic case study was to shed further light on hidden literacies by identifying and describing instances of hidden literacies in full view, or literacy hiding in plain sight. Specifically, this study aimed to uncover and illuminate the role students played in the phenomenon of literacy hiding in plain sight.;A theoretical framework of adaptive colorations was used to view and articulate the dimensions and dynamics of literacy hiding in plain sight in this classroom. Adaptive colorations explains the phenomenon of literacy hiding in plain sight in terms of students’ literate identities in relation to the particularities of the

1-to-1 Learning, Second Edition: Laptop Programs That Work

$40.95

When all students in the classroom have a laptop, tablet, or handheld computer at their fingertips, a whole new world of instructional possibilities appears. Get ready to tap those possibilities with Pamela Livingston’s guide to 1-to-1 programs that work. You’ll find practical planning advice, case studies of successful programs, and a host of implementation resources. Livingston updates this new edition with chapters on 1-to-1 leadership, tablet PCs, and the shift toward learner-centric educational environments. Also included in the new edition is a handy resource mapping the new Web 2.0 tools to various subject areas.Praise for the first edition: The Arizona Department of Education recommends 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work for its schools, stating, “This book will give significant help in planning and using laptops in a classroom and be of help in developing a proposal.”"A timely book…1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work is a comprehensive resource for planning and implementing laptop programs in the classroom.” -CDW-G Newsletter”Livingston presents an organized, thorough, readable, and realistic guide for schools considering the implementation of 1-to-1 computing.” -William M. Broderick, Head of School, Fort Worth Academy”By far the most complete, concise, and well-documented resource available. I just ordered copies for everyone on our technology committee. We are preparing for a 2010 rollout of our 1-to-1 program. 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work will be by our sides through every step of the process.” -Mitch Ward, Technology Coordinator, Carondelet High School

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Reception

$104.34

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Reception Year” offers 100 inspirational teaching sessions for interactive whiteboard users covering all areas of learning. It is essential for a

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Reception

$82.62

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Reception Year” offers 100 inspirational teaching sessions for interactive whiteboard users covering all areas of learning. It is essential for a

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Reception

$158.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Reception Year” offers 100 inspirational teaching sessions for interactive whiteboard users covering all areas of learning. It is essential for al

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Reception

$210.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Reception Year” offers 100 inspirational teaching sessions for interactive whiteboard users covering all areas of learning. It is essential for al

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 2

$82.56

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Two” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary u

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 2

$159.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Two” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary us

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 2

$210.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Two” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary us

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 4

$210.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Four” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary u

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 4

$160.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Four” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary u

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 4

$82.56

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Four” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 5

$210.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Five” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary u

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 5

$101.06

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Five” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 5

$159.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Five” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary u

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 5

$82.56

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Five” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 6

$189.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Six” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary us

100 ACTIVprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 6

$22.86

Used – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Six” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary u

100 Activprimary Whiteboard Lessons Year 6 (100 Activprimary Whiteboard Lessons)

$210.95

New – ‘There is a whiteboard revolution in UK schools’ (National Primary Strategy). The series will give teachers the confidence to teach more effectively using the interactive whiteboard. It provides them with a bank of ready made lesson plans, photocopiable activity sheets and electronic resources for each year from Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4-11). “Year Six” offers 100 inspirational lessons for interactive whiteboard users covering all primary subjects. It is essential for all Activprimary us

100% Natural Herbal and Domestic Resources Treatment: with this book we don’t need anymore Dr’s

$76.98

Healthy man has thousand of wishes, sick man has only one: to “GET BETTER”. The book is “miracle, powerful, amazing, popular….”. It is written is easy-understandable style, therefore is it recommended for education of national health. Especially nowadays, when medicinal herbs obtain increasing application with people, it is more important in prevention and treatment of many diseases. It will do well for individuals, schools and communes. In the course of selling my book, numerous reports came from satisfied and enthusiastic readers. Due to limited space, I quote only few of them: A.L. From Columbia: I am very satisfied with your book. I use recipes from your book which do a lot of good for my health. I had pulmonary disease for many years – I was barely able to breath. As soon as I received your book, I choose one of your recipes for pulmonary disease treatment. I consumed tea for short period of them, and, today, I breathe without difficulties and ride my bicycle carefree…..S.A. England: I am very fond of your book. I find great fortune for people’s health in it, and it is the most valuable thing in this world. It is my opinion that every household should have this book, so the one could know to preserve health…O.K. Germany: The content of the book and composite of the recipes and many other instructions is more than exquisite – excellent..and much more.

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GMAT: What You Need to Know about the Graduate Management Admission Test Explained Simply

$21.95

Every year more than 200,000 people take the Graduate Management Admission Test, also known as the GMAT. Of those, 21 percent are repeat testers. The best business schools in the country typically look for scores in the upper 600s to low 700s, with 800 being the highest score. How can you pass the test and improve you score? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GMAT and using the techniques provided within is one way to do so. The GMAT is used to assess the qualifications of business school candidates and predict their performance in an MBA or other graduate management program. In this book, you will learn how to prove you are ready for advanced study in business and management. You will learn about the computerized adaptive format and the content of the exam. You will also learn how to read questions correctly, control your anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of proven strategies, mindsets, and problem solving methods. 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your GMAT is filled with practice questions and reviews of the topics covered in the verbal, math, and writing sections, including reading and understanding material, evaluating arguments, writing in standard English, reasoning quantitatively, solving quantitative problems, and interpreting graphic data. Instead of panicking and worrying about the GMAT, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are sitting for the test for the first time or you are a repeat tester, you will learn valuable information and practical tips for improving your score.

101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT: What You Need to Know about the Medical College Admission Test Explained Simply

$10.97

An estimated 71,000 around the world take the Medical College Admission Test, more commonly known as the MCAT, each year. Most medical colleges require applicants to take this test, and most schools look for a combined score on the verbal reasoning, physical sciences, and biological sections of at least 30. However, the average score, on a scale of 1 to 15, is only 8. How can you boost your scores and get into the medical school of your choice? Reading 101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT and employing the practices within is one way to do so. In this new book, you will learn about and understand the new computerized format, as well as the content of the exam. You will learn how to read questions correctly, how to control anxiety, and how to approach each section. In addition, you will be presented with a list of resources to help you prepare and dozens of tips from insiders.101 Ways to Score Higher on Your MCAT is filled with practice questions and information found in each of the four sections, including the writing samples. You will find reviews of physics skills; chemistry skills; general math concepts in algebra and trigonometry; finding the main point and relevant information in a reading passage; formulating, communicating, and proving an argument; biology; and organic chemistry. In addition, diagrams of the circulatory, nervous, respiratory, lymphatic, muscular, and skeletal systems are included.The MCAT is designed to assess your problem solving, critical thinking, writing skills, and knowledge of science concepts. Instead of panicking and worrying, pick up this book and be confident in your test-taking abilities. Whether you are taking the test for the first time or sitting for a second and hoping to improve your score, you will learn valuable information and practical tips to do just that.

1950 Disestablishments: American Association

$19.75

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: American Association, Women’s Trade Union League, Borsod County, Palestine Pound, United States of Indonesia, Blue Ridge League, Central Provinces and Berar, Studioteatret, Blackstone College for Girls, Union of India, National Civic Federation, Association of Comics Magazine Publishers, National Security Resources Board, Xikang, Pontianak Sultanate, Enlistment Bar, Phulra, United Province, Norwegian Ministry of Provisioning and Reconstruction, American Stock Car Racing Association, Altaville Grammar School, Nenjiang Province, Jackson Hole National Monument, Wheeler National Monument. Excerpt: The Altaville Grammar School in Altaville, California is one of the oldest grammar schools in California . It was built in 1858 of brick and remained in use until 1950, when it was replaced by the Mark Twain Elementary School in Altaville. After its abandonment, it fell into disrepair, but was restored in 1989 by the Calaveras County Historical Society. The building serves now as an example of a typical schoolroom of the 19th century.The schoolhouse is registered as California Historical Landmark #499 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-1979000471).A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at The American Association (AA) was a professional American football league based in New York City. Founded in 1936 as a minor league with teams in New York and New Jersey , the AA extended its reach to Providence, Rhode Island prior to the onset of World War II . After a four year hiatus, the league was renamed American Football League as it expanded to include teams in Ohio and Pennsylvania . In 1947, the Richmond Rebels of the Dixie League purchased the assets of the defunct AFL Long Island Islands and jumped leagues (causing the demise of the DL). The American

2 Late 4 Time Out: A Parent’s Guide to Understanding the Juvenile Justice System

$12.95

Like yesteryear’s crazy uncle in the attic stories, almost every family today is dealing with one or more of its adolescent members who are at risk of being incarcerated. For middle class and single working parents in particular, time and money are already stretched to the limit. Dealing with and getting help for a troubled teen during his or her time of greatest need takes even a greater toll on family unity.Through 2 Late 4 Time Out the Juvenile Justice System is demystified through an engaging, shoot-from-the hip style narrative that is woven around preventive and corrective strategies, more than 100 illustrations, and over 1,000 links to schools, treatment and valuable resources found on the Internet! Complimenting the hard facts are self-assessments, dozens of true-life scenarios, hundreds of annotated links broken down by category and interactive quizzes designed to help adult caretakers of troubled teens.2 Late 4 Time Out helps adults quickly a) Assess how much risk a child is in; b) Prevent the onslaught of delinquent behavior; c) Learn the ever-changing juvenile laws; d) Identify self-help groups, schools, treatment programs and community resources; and e) Work in a pro-active manner to help a troubled adolescent gain a fair hearing.

20 Strategies for Collaborative School Leaders

$29.95

Used – This book is for school leaders who handle the conflicts and commotions which arise from human nature issues in schools and the shortage of school resources. It offers 20 strategies which demonstrate how to support teaching and learning in your school.

3D Globe Atlas

$20.49

ZO1170: This unique atlas contains a 3D globe for students to construct. The Global Land Cover gives a description of each continent and supporting information, giving you a wealth of detail. The globe atlas, in essence, is a set of twenty flat maps in a special map projection that enables them to be constructed into the three dimensional object. The atlas is printed on heavy duty card stock. Introduce your students to the world of geography with this convenient atlas, perfect for all ages. Features: -Contains 3-D self construct globe -Description of each continent and supporting information -Printed on heavy duty card stock -Perfect for any home or classroom -22 pages -11.75 x 8.75 About the manufacturer: Universal Map presents the world to students in a way that is as visually appealing as it is easy to understand. The extensive line of classroom resources includes coordinating wall maps, rolled maps, deskpad maps, binder maps, outline testing maps and more. The combination of quality and selection is right on target for teachers, schools and home use. Maps give students the visual representation necessary for application of concepts like history, languages and geography. Universal Map prides itself in providing the best educational tools for your child.

50 Ways to Close the Achievement Gap

$77.83

Used – Written for school leaders, this hands-on guide to improving student outcomes and schoolwide performance clearly outlines 50 strategies to achieve high-performing schools. Emphasizing a focus on educational equity for all students, the authors organize the 50 ways for improvement around six critical standards: establish a well-crafted, focused, valid, and clear curriculum to direct teaching; provide assessments aligned to the curriculum; align program and instructional resources to the cu

50 Ways to a Safer World: Everyday Actions You Can Take to Prevent Violence in Neighborhoods, Schools and Communities

$9.26

Are you concerned about violence, but wonder how one person can do anything about it? Do you want to make your home or neighborhood safer, but don’t know where to start? This book provides answers, ideas and inspiration – all the tools you need to make a difference in your community. In it are dozens of suggestions for simple, effective actions that you – together with friends, family and neighbors – can take to prevent violence and create a safer environment. 50 Ways to a Safer World is packed with tips, resources and information on how to raise safety-smart kids; reclaim safe schools, neighborhood spaces and parks; develop savvy self-defense skills; safeguard your home against violence; become a volunteer or mentor in your community; and much more.

75 Green Businesses: You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference

$19.95

Take the Lead in the Green RevolutionWith environmental concerns a top issue for consumers everywhere, the green market is the next big boom industry for entrepreneurs looking to make money-and make a difference.”Kermit is wrong! It’s easy being green…just read Croston’s book. He provides a terrific guide to an amazing array of business eco-opportunities, and tells you how to take advantage of them!”-Ray Smilor, Executive Director, Beyster Institute at the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego, author of Daring Visionaries: How Entrepreneurs Build Companies, Inspire Allegiance, and Create Wealth”75 Green Businesses gets you quickly up to speed on the fast-paced trends propelling the green economy and shows you where to find the opportunities. If you’re considering starting your own green business, Croston’s book has practically written about half your business plan for you. A terrific resource.” -Josh Dorfman, founder & CEO, Vivavi and author of The Lazy Environmentalist”Browsing through these pages will inspire some directly toward a new career and prompt others to invent new business models. Expect to see a dog-eared copy sitting on every shelf of the next generation of entrepreneurs.”-Eric Corey Freed , Principal, organicARCHITECT and author ofGreen Building & Remodeling for Dummies”The biggest opportunities of the 21st century are green businesses. This wonderful book offers people who want to get involved a very comprehensive listing of those many opportunities as well as numerous links to more information. Read it and get inspired.”-Greg Pahl, author of The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global CrisisDiscover 75 green startup ideas in multiple industries, including eco-tourism, small wind power, green schools, water conservation landscaping, green investment consulting and more. For each business, Croston shows you the market, product to be delivered, resources needed, major hurdles

A Call to the Village: Retooling Public Schools

$71.98

A Call to the Village is a roadmap for developing collaborative strategies that integrate the knowledge, ideas, expertise, resources, networks, and systems of the nonprofit, private, public, and religious sectors in the transformation of elementary and secondary schools. By taking what works from the organizational and strategic coherence of the private sector, the spiritual and moral stewardship of the religious sector, the local and social service focuses of the nonprofit sector, and the public sector’s mandate to provide equitable public goods, Wana L. Duhart offers a comprehensive and practical guide for retooling America’s public schools.

A Call to the Village: Retooling Public Schools

$60

A Call to the Village is a roadmap for developing collaborative strategies that integrate the knowledge, ideas, expertise, resources, networks, and systems of the nonprofit, private, public, and religious sectors in the transformation of elementary and secondary schools. By taking what works from the organizational and strategic coherence of the private sector, the spiritual and moral stewardship of the religious sector, the local and social service focuses of the nonprofit sector, and the public sector’s mandate to provide equitable public goods, Wana L. Duhart offers a comprehensive and practical guide for retooling America’s public schools.

A Call to the Village: Retooling Public Schools

$29.09

A Call to the Village is a roadmap for developing collaborative strategies that integrate the knowledge, ideas, expertise, resources, networks, and systems of the nonprofit, private, public, and religious sectors in the transformation of elementary and secondary schools. By taking what works from the organizational and strategic coherence of the private sector, the spiritual and moral stewardship of the religious sector, the local and social service focuses of the nonprofit sector, and the public sector’s mandate to provide equitable public goods, Wana L. Duhart offers a comprehensive and practical guide for retooling America’s public schools.

A Call to the Village: Retooling Public Schools

$64.77

Used – “A Call to the Village” is a roadmap for developing collaborative strategies that integrate the knowledge, ideas, expertise, resources, networks, and systems of the nonprofit, private, public, and religious sectors in the transformation of elementary and secondary schools. By taking what works from the organizational and strategic coherence of the private sector, the spiritual and moral stewardship of the religious sector, the local and social service focuses of the nonprofit sector, and

A Call to the Village: Retooling Public Schools

$64.77

New – “A Call to the Village” is a roadmap for developing collaborative strategies that integrate the knowledge, ideas, expertise, resources, networks, and systems of the nonprofit, private, public, and religious sectors in the transformation of elementary and secondary schools. By taking what works from the organizational and strategic coherence of the private sector, the spiritual and moral stewardship of the religious sector, the local and social service focuses of the nonprofit sector, and t

A Career In Language Translation

$21.95

This book is a must-have for anyone interested in language translation. It is a valuable tool for those looking to embark on a translation career and those already in the field. Faculty members teaching translation courses, current and graduate students and translation business owners will undoubtedly find this book to be an indispensable resource. It serves as a guide and reference material for the language professionals seeking to hone their skills, sell their services, generate more revenues, equip themselves with the tools necessary to ultimately excel in the field. It contains a wealth of information and reference on how to develop a translation career. If you are interested in entering the field and do not know how to start, you will most certainly find your answer in this book. The book also covers everything from preparing your resume, preparing your business cards, working as a freelance translator, as an in-house translator, for an International Organization or for the Federal Government, to running your own translation business. It also arms you with information on how to market your services, how to beware of Internet Scams targetted at professional translators and interpreters, how to address payment issues, among other things. This book even covers the legal aspect involved in language translation. Towards the end section of the book, the reader will be able to refer to a concise glossary as well as to a list of International Organizations hiring language professionals, a list of Translation and Interpretation Schools in the United States and Abroad, and also to a list of Professional Translation and Interpretation Organizations in the United States and Abroad. This compilation of years of experience and research by the author will provide the reader with the materials, tools and resources that will contribute to a successful career in language translation.

A Career In Language Translation

$26.95

This book is a must-have for anyone interested in language translation. It is a valuable tool for those looking to embark on a translation career and those already in the field. Faculty members teaching translation courses, current and graduate students and translation business owners will undoubtedly find this book to be an indispensable resource. It serves as a guide and reference material for the language professionals seeking to hone their skills, sell their services, generate more revenues, equip themselves with the tools necessary to ultimately excel in the field. It contains a wealth of information and reference on how to develop a translation career. If you are interested in entering the field and do not know how to start, you will most certainly find your answer in this book. The book also covers everything from preparing your resume, preparing your business cards, working as a freelance translator, as an in-house translator, for an International Organization or for the Federal Government, to running your own translation business. It also arms you with information on how to market your services, how to beware of Internet Scams targetted at professional translators and interpreters, how to address payment issues, among other things. This book even covers the legal aspect involved in language translation. Towards the end section of the book, the reader will be able to refer to a concise glossary as well as to a list of International Organizations hiring language professionals, a list of Translation and Interpretation Schools in the United States and Abroad, and also to a list of Professional Translation and Interpretation Organizations in the United States and Abroad. This compilation of years of experience and research by the author will provide the reader with the materials, tools and resources that will contribute to a successful career in language translation.

A Desktop Guide for Nonprofit Directors, Officers, and Advisors: Avoiding Trouble While Doing Good

$165

The first responsibility of nonprofit directors, officers, and managers is to make decisions that ensure that their organization’s scarce resources are used in the most effective and efficient way possible to accomplish its mission. Failure to do so can be catastrophic, not only for the organization, but for the individuals responsible as well. When confronted, however, with the maze of complex regulations, shifting priorities, and remote but foreseeable risks that attend every nonprofit decision, how can anyone make such choices with confidence?A Desktop Guide for Nonprofit Directors, Officers, and Advisors offers a comprehensive overview of the legal, accounting, and financial issues that nonprofit directors and managers must grapple with every day. It provides the solid foundation that decision makers need to ask the right questions, understand the answers, and determine the best possible course of action in any situation.Author Jack Siegel explains the duties and responsibilities that come with the territory and shows readers how to read and analyze tax statements, obtain and maintain federal tax-exempt status, report and substantiate charitable contributions, and comply with state registration and reporting requirements, including Internet solicitation. Siegel also explores such issues as fundraising, pledges, and endowments; identifying and protecting against event and operational liabilities; director and officer indemnification and insurance; operational insurance; and risk management.Other important topics covered include:The effect of Sarbanes-Oxley reforms on nonprofit organizationsThe GAO audit standardsPayments in lieu of taxesForm 990The intermediate sanctionsEvaluating an organization using a surveyAnd much morePeppered with practical examples from a wide range of nonprofits, including social services agencies, schools, religious organizations, arts

A Guide to Developing the ICT Curriculum for Early Childhood Education

$32.5

This is a book about ICT (Information and Computer Technology) in its broadest sense. The authors show how ICT can contribute to children’s learning; how it can be integrated into a play based curriculum and how it relates to key areas of learning such as collaboration, communication, exploration and socio-dramatic play. The text provides an introduction to the ICT requirements in the UK Foundation Stage Curriculum Guidance, and it also discusses in detail the international relevance and implications of ICT for young children.The book provides a critical account of the ‘digital divide’ and suggests practical strategies for all the individuals and institutions who are working towards the achievement of social justice. It offers concrete guidance for the development of center based practice, and on curriculum integration and the selection of developmentally appropriate educational software. It also explores ergonomic issues, as revealed by research: how should children sit at the computer, for how long and what are the risks? Emphasis is placed on the processes of policy development and the realization of change and there is guidance on the use of development plans and evaluation tools. Using the example of the practice and policy development of one model Early Excellence Centre, the authors map the development of good practice in staff development, children’s learning and their use of ICT, and in working with parents. A wealth of information and resources are provided. The book draws on two major European research projects that generated rich examples of good practice: curriculum guidance materials developed as part of the EU funded Developmentally Appropriate Technology in Early Childhood (DATEC) project and the authors’ evaluation of the IBM KidSmart initiative. The book will be essential to all those working in elementary education and to teacher educators and policy and curriculum developers in primary schools.

A Guide to School Attendance

$42.95

Improving school attendance remains a contentious topic and is a high priority for the DCFS, local authorities and schools. Thousands of sessions are missed every day; a waste of money, resources and, most of all, of opportunity. A school’s practice is now subject to scrutiny as never before, with targets and standard procedures required. A Guide to School Attendance provides a detailed practical guide for school leaders and managers, teachers, Education Welfare Officers and other attendance workers in schools and local authorities.New Registration Regulations have been force since September 2006. All state-maintained schools have a legal duty to combat unauthorised absence, to maintain a twice-daily attendance record for every pupil and have attendance policies and procedures ready for OFSTED inspections. These should define everyday practice in all schools but are not always widely known about by those on the front-line.Ben Whitney draws together twenty years of education welfare experience to provide a wealth of ideas to benefit any school. The book provides: summaries of the legal requirementsextended case studies Question and Answer sectionsgroup work activitiesmodel policies and procedures

A Historical Atlas of West Virginia

$23.96

Few reference works are as valuable to both scholars and non-scholars as a historical atlas. Therefore, The Historical Atlas of West Virginia will be an important title for libraries, schools, and every West Virginian who wants to understand how historical forces are mapped onto the state’s terrain. This atlas also shows how the distribution of natural resources intersects with various means of distribution. Frank Riddel’s The Historical Atlas of West Virginia is copiously illustrated with maps, tables, and charts depicting everything from geological deposits and strata that have fed the state’s industries to the settlement patterns of the immigrants who settled in West Virginia. Using federal and state statistics, it also includes revelations from the national census figures since 1790.

A Hybrid Web-Based Learning Model

$61.99

The use of web based learning in primary schools, especially in South Africa, has been neglected to a large degree. There are various reasons for this including lack of resources and qualified personnel. The aim of this book was the design of a hybrid web based learning model for primary school mathematics especially in the teaching and learning of perimeter and area. Mathematics was chosen as a focus area because of the poor results attained by learners and university students in this subject. The introduction of networked computer laboratories to previously disadvantaged South African primary schools enables the use of computers as powerful tools to analyze the thought processes of learners during their early encounters with mathematics. This book shows that a blended learning approach using a networked computing environment to facilitate the teaching and learning of perimeter and area produces a significantly enhanced learning experience for learners as compared to learners utilizing conventional teaching and learning methods only. The findings and methods illustrated in this book would be of use to educators as well as teacher training institutions.

A Hybrid Web-Based Learning Model

$74.4

Used – The use of web based learning in primary schools, especially in South Africa, has been neglected to a large degree. There are various reasons for this including lack of resources and qualified personnel. The aim of this book was the design of a hybrid web based learning model for primary school mathematics especially in the teaching and learning of perimeter and area. Mathematics was chosen as a focus area because of the poor results attained by learners and university students in this su

A Hybrid Web-Based Learning Model

$74.4

New – The use of web based learning in primary schools, especially in South Africa, has been neglected to a large degree. There are various reasons for this including lack of resources and qualified personnel. The aim of this book was the design of a hybrid web based learning model for primary school mathematics especially in the teaching and learning of perimeter and area. Mathematics was chosen as a focus area because of the poor results attained by learners and university students in this sub

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

$24.63

Authoritative and accessible editions for schools and colleges, offering: Complete and unabridged text Clear, concise notes, adjacent to text for easy reference Detailed explanations of difficult words and passages Illustrations to enhance understanding Thorough, updated notes feature: Social, historical, and literary context Insights into the play, and its characters and themes Lively and focused teaching ideas, including drama activities Suggestions for further readin and resources Guidance on Shakespeare’’s language Biographical and source information Plot synopsis and commentary

A Movement Without Marches

$22.95

Lisa Levenstein reframes highly charged debates over the origins of chronic African American poverty and the social policies and political struggles that led to the postwar urban crisis. Her analysis follows poor black women as they traveled from some of Philadelphia’’s most impoverished neighborhoods into its welfare offices, courtrooms, public housing, schools, and hospitals, laying claim to an unprecedented array of government benefits and services. With these resources came new constraints, as public officials frequently responded to women’’s efforts by limiting benefits and attempting to control their personal lives. Countering stereotypes that have long plagued public debate, Levenstein offers a new paradigm for understanding postwar U.S. history.

A Movement Without Marches: African American Women and the Politics of Poverty in Postwar Philadelphia

$15.85

Lisa Levenstein reframes highly charged debates over the origins of chronic African American poverty and the social policies and political struggles that led to the postwar urban crisis. Her analysis follows poor black women as they traveled from some of Philadelphia’s most impoverished neighborhoods into its welfare offices, courtrooms, public housing, schools, and hospitals, laying claim to an unprecedented array of government benefits and services. With these resources came new constraints, as public officials frequently responded to women’s efforts by limiting benefits and attempting to control their personal lives. Countering stereotypes that have long plagued public debate, Levenstein offers a new paradigm for understanding postwar U.S. history.

A Multidisciplinary Analysis

$106.55

Used – The Super Bowl. Democrats vs. Republicans. Ford vs. Chevy. Bloods vs. Crips. Public vs. private schools. Sibling rivalries. Competition permeates every aspect of our society, and we place great confidence in its ability to allocate resources efficiently, spur innovation, and build personal character. As others have argued, competition is now a paradigm-a conceptual framework that is often taken for granted but rarely challenged. In this book, experts examine competition from their own dis

A Path to Follow: Learning to Listen to Parents

$4.77

The diverse and difficult needs of today’s children far outstrip the ability of any one institution to meet them. Yet one of the richest resources for understanding a child’s early learning experiences-parents-is quite often the most frequently overlooked. A Path to Follow suggests that parent “stories” can be a highly effective, collaborative tool for accessing knowledge that may not be obvious, but would obviously be of benefit.Pat Edwards and her coauthors have here defined “stories” as narratives gained from open-ended conversations and/or interviews, where parents respond to questions designed to shed light on traditional and nontraditional early literacy activities in the home. After all, as a child’s first and most important teacher, a parent can offer memories of specific formative interactions, observations on early learning efforts, and thoughts on how their own backgrounds have impacted a child’s attitude toward school. In sharing their anecdotes and observations, parents give us the keys to unlock a vault of social, emotional, and educational variables.The secondary benefit to the story approach, of course, is the empowerment that parents feel when they are given the chance to participate in a personally meaningful way-one that respects their viewpoint. As parents and schools continue to wrestle with prodigious challenges-shifting family demographics, time constraints, cultural divides, privacy issues, and of course, economics-stories remain a nonthreatening and practical vehicle for collaboration.With its step-by-step approach to creating parent story programs, sample questions, case studies, and useful guidelines on collecting and interpreting data, A Path to Follow will be hailed as a detailed and innovative roadmap to involving the whole community in a child’s education.

A Picnic With Jesus

$9.99

Melanie Christmas is a new name in Christian publishing. Born January 24, 1976, in Lynchburg, VA. She is a graduate of Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She holds an M.B.A. with a specialization in Human Resources Management from New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College in Old Westbury, NY. “A Picnic with Jesus” Miss Patricia Diane’s Bible Study Class, is an exciting fun illustrated children’s book that tells about one of the many miracles that Jesus performed during his ministry. For kids of all ages great for libraries, schools, child care centers, church nurseries, and bookstores. She would like to dedicate this book to her family,friends, and fun-loving daughter Asia Christmas. Also, to her wonderful mother Patricia Diane Callands-Craft, who passed away Sept 10, 2008 from cancer. A Special DedicationTHE RAMP CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

A Picnic with Jesus

$9.99

Melanie Christmas is a new name in Christian publishing. Born January 24, 1976, in Lynchburg, VA. She is a graduate of Saint Augustine’’s College in Raleigh, NC with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She holds an M.B.A. with a specialization in Human Resources Management from New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College in Old Westbury, NY. A Picnic with Jesus Miss Patricia Diane’’s Bible Study Class, is an exciting fun illustrated children’’s book that tells about one of the many miracles that Jesus performed during his ministry. For kids of all ages great for libraries, schools, child care centers, church nurseries, and bookstores. She would like to dedicate this book to her family,friends, and fun-loving daughter Asia Christmas. Also, to her wonderful mother Patricia Diane Callands-Craft, who passed away Sept 10, 2008 from cancer. A Special Dedication THE RAMP CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know

$24.95

Authoritative answers to everyday questions about living and learning with autismFilled with useful advice for parents and caregivers of children exhibiting autistic characteristics, A Practical Guide to Autism provides easy-to-access, reliable information regarding the selection of doctors, schools, services, and insurance, as well as day-to-day living in the family, school, and community.Thorough and insightful, it presents lists of resources, both in print and on the Web—compiled by experts and reviewed by parents—for professionals and parents.Written by Fred Volkmar, a leading authority on autism in the United States, and Lisa Wiesner, an experienced pediatrician with a special focus on pediatric autism, this timely guide provides reliable, accessible information and presents:Detailed background on autism and related Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), including Asperger syndromeSound approaches to screening for conditions like autismHelpful summaries such as “The 10 Most Preventable Health Problems” and “Five Questions to Ask Your Doctor at Every Visit”Practical information on complementary and alternative treatmentsAdvice on evaluating school programs and services for children with autismUnique coverage of medical and dental care of children with autism

A Practical Guide to Autism: What Every Parent, Family Member, and Teacher Needs to Know

$14.71

Authoritative answers to everyday questions about living and learning with autismFilled with useful advice for parents and caregivers of children exhibiting autistic characteristics, A Practical Guide to Autism provides easy-to-access, reliable information regarding the selection of doctors, schools, services, and insurance, as well as day-to-day living in the family, school, and community.Thorough and insightful, it presents lists of resources, both in print and on the Web—compiled by experts and reviewed by parents—for professionals and parents.Written by Fred Volkmar, a leading authority on autism in the United States, and Lisa Wiesner, an experienced pediatrician with a special focus on pediatric autism, this timely guide provides reliable, accessible information and presents:Detailed background on autism and related Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), including Asperger syndromeSound approaches to screening for conditions like autismHelpful summaries such as “The 10 Most Preventable Health Problems” and “Five Questions to Ask Your Doctor at Every Visit”Practical information on complementary and alternative treatmentsAdvice on evaluating school programs and services for children with autismUnique coverage of medical and dental care of children with autism

A Problem-based Approach for Management Education: Preparing Managers for Action

$150.3

The past two decades have witnessed an unrelenting expansion of management education around the world. At the same time, however, influential scholars – Mintzberg, Bennis, Pfeffer and others – have levelled pointed critiques at these programs questioning their quality and relevance, as well as their approaches to teaching and learning.‘Preparing Managers for Action’ is a timely contribution for management schools as well as other higher education institutions seeking the means to increase the relevance and quality of their professional education programs. The book describes the use of problem-based learning (PBL) in management education. PBL is an active learning approach first pioneered in medical education, but whose use has grown steadily in a variety of professional fields over the past two decades. The authors draw upon their experience in using PBL in a broad array of management education programs at the Bachelor, Master, Doctoral and Executive levels, in North American and in Asia. This book is designed to provide both novice and experienced users of PBL with resources for designing and implementing problem-based management education. The book provides the novice with useful theoretical and practical background on how design a PBL curriculum, use PBL in a classroom, and develop PBL materials. At the same time, the book will challenge experienced users of PBL and case teaching to extend their applications through the use of learning technologies and more systematic approaches to assessment and curriculum design.

A Question of Reading: Organization of Resources for Reading in Primary Schools

$11.96

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A Reason to Teach

$27.5

I loved A Reason to Teach. It challenged me to think about how to infuse democratic principals into the intellectually charged reading and writing workshops that thrive in our best schools. Every thoughtful educator needs this book. – Stephanie Harvey, coauthor of The Comprehension Toolkit This book shows why James Beane’s work is so crucial to all of us. It needs to be read by anyone who is both deeply concerned with countering the challenges coming from conservative movements in education and committed to building an education that is worthy of its name. – Michael W. Apple, coauthor of Democratic Schools Over his long career, James Beane has worked with teachers at all levels and been a voice for progressive reform in American education. In A Reason to Teach, he brings together many of the best ideas about teaching, learning, curriculum, collaboration, and community. Not only does Beane show us how to make deep learning happen in the classroom, he also challenges us to enact our nation’s noblest ideals in our work with young people. A Reason to Teach is written for teachers who want to bring democratic teaching to their classrooms and schools. The book not only explains why teachers should choose this point of view, but tells how, offering a wide range of practical resources for classrooms and schools at all levels, including tools for: involving students in planning and assessing their workembedding social issues in classroom contentarranging projects and collaborative activitiesorganizing integrative curriculum unitsbuilding classroom communities.All of these ideas are illustrated with vibrant examples from real classrooms around the country, including an extended case study of how one teacher and his students in a large city organized their curriculum around the goal of getting a new school for their neighborhood. Throughout A Reason to Teach, Beane offers specific guidance on instructional strategies that emphasize students’ c

A Reason to Teach: Creating Classrooms of Dignity and Hope: The Power of the Democratic Way

$27.5

I loved A Reason to Teach. It challenged me to think about how to infuse democratic principals into the intellectually charged reading and writing workshops that thrive in our best schools. Every thoughtful educator needs this book. – Stephanie Harvey, coauthor of The Comprehension Toolkit This book shows why James Beane’s work is so crucial to all of us. It needs to be read by anyone who is both deeply concerned with countering the challenges coming from conservative movements in education and committed to building an education that is worthy of its name. – Michael W. Apple, coauthor of Democratic Schools Over his long career, James Beane has worked with teachers at all levels and been a voice for progressive reform in American education. In A Reason to Teach, he brings together many of the best ideas about teaching, learning, curriculum, collaboration, and community. Not only does Beane show us how to make deep learning happen in the classroom, he also challenges us to enact our nation’s noblest ideals in our work with young people. A Reason to Teach is written for teachers who want to bring democratic teaching to their classrooms and schools. The book not only explains why teachers should choose this point of view, but tells how, offering a wide range of practical resources for classrooms and schools at all levels, including tools for: involving students in planning and assessing their work embedding social issues in classroom content arranging projects and collaborative activities organizing integrative curriculum units building classroom communities. All of these ideas are illustrated with vibrant examples from real classrooms around the country, including an extended case study of how one teacher and his students in a large city organized their curriculum around the goal of getting a new school for their neighborhood.

A Repair Kit for Grading: Fifteen Fixes for Broken Grades

$24.99

Communicating about student achievement requires accurate, consistent and meaningful grades. Educators interested in examining and improving grading practices should ask the following questions: • Am I confident that students in my classroom receive consistent, accurate and meaningful grades that support learning? • Am I confident that the grades I assign students accurately reflect my school or district’s published performance standards and desired learning outcomes? In many schools, the answers to these questions often range from “not very” to “not at all.” When that’s the case, grades are “broken” and teachers and schools need a “repair kit” to fix them. A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades, 2/e gives teachers and administrators 15 ways to make the necessary repairs. Additional Resources from ATIVisit http://www.ati.pearson.com to read more articles on assessment, download study guides, and more!

A Social History Of The American Family From Colonial Times To The Present

$32.99

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.Excerpt from book:Section 3III. THE EMANCIPATION OF CHILDHOOD The ninejteejith, .century witnessed a very remarkable v revolution mjthe,statusj £ the child in America. As the vastness of the unfolding continent and its needs impressed themselves more and more on the minds of men, the valuation placed on childhood rose. In a society whose population is small as compared with available resources, children always occupy an important position. Moreover, as in colonial days, child-rearing seemed to present special difficulties in the New World. The climate was different from that of the historic habitat of the race. As late as 1848 an Englishwoman remarked that “the difficulty of rearing children until they have passed the second summer and gone through the troubles of teething, makes the American mothers • more solicitous than we are in English nurseries.” Another writer said: “Children’s diseases are hasty and come with a fell swoop, desolating cities and hearts.” The utter dependence of the frontier children on the parents’ care in absence of physician’s aid increased the parents’ burden of responsibility. Pioneer women textit{ suckled their own children and cared for them themselves. Until schools and churches came, child-training was of necessity exclusively a family affair; consequently of the simplest character. The pioneer was not sentimental. His children were never “little cherubs,” “angels sent from heaven,” but generally “tow-headed” and very earthly responsibilities. . . He looked forward anxiously to the day whenthe boys should be able to assist him in the field or fight the Indians, and the girls to help their mother make and mend. In a new world men face the future and worship, not ancestors, but posterity. “For the children” was the motto of many a pioneer, who endured the wilderness hardships

A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Parents: Practical Strategies for Developing Successful Relationships

$14.88

Communicating with Parents: A Guide to Effective Practice is an essential guidebook for the K-12 education professional. This book takes an in-depth look at communicating with families of students in elementary and secondary schools and is founded on the most current research and practice. Divided into five main sections, this guide presents evidence-based content and strategies related to: Developing Caring Relationships in Schools, Communicating with Families for Student Success, Communicating with Families throughout the School Year, Communicating with Families in Meetings, and Addressing Difficult Topics with Families. Additionally, a broad-based school population is covered with pertinent information for working with families of: general education students, students with disabilities, culturally/linguistically diverse students, students from low socioeconomic status, and students with unique gifts and talents. The evidence-based material is enhanced and illustrated with examples, graphics, and professional reproducible materials, and on every page, educators will be given the most research-based content, sound examples, practical applications, and ready-to-use resources. An indispensible guide for all K-12 general education teachers, special educators, related services personnel, and administrators for both pre-service and in-service training.

A Teacher’s Guide to Communicating with Parents: Practical Strategies for Developing Successful Relationships

$22.99

Communicating with Parents: A Guide to Effective Practice is an essential guidebook for the K-12 education professional. This book takes an in-depth look at communicating with families of students in elementary and secondary schools and is founded on the most current research and practice. Divided into five main sections, this guide presents evidence-based content and strategies related to: Developing Caring Relationships in Schools, Communicating with Families for Student Success, Communicating with Families throughout the School Year, Communicating with Families in Meetings, and Addressing Difficult Topics with Families. Additionally, a broad-based school population is covered with pertinent information for working with families of: general education students, students with disabilities, culturally/linguistically diverse students, students from low socioeconomic status, and students with unique gifts and talents. The evidence-based material is enhanced and illustrated with examples, graphics, and professional reproducible materials, and on every page, educators will be given the most research-based content, sound examples, practical applications, and ready-to-use resources. An indispensible guide for all K-12 general education teachers, special educators, related services personnel, and administrators for both pre-service and in-service training.

A Toddler’s Shabbat Siddur: Shabbat Morning

$5.99

Two new siddurim designed to be used for Tot Shabbat or family services. These new full-color board books include material for small children as well as adults. These are excellent resources.There is little reason to put a siddur in the hands of a toddler. But there are a lot of great reasons to put one in the hands of the parent who accompanies him or her. These siddurim are board books, perfect for parents to hand to a toddler and to point the way through the siddur. Wonderful illustrations add to the appeal.There are two of these siddurim. One for a Friday Evening Tot Shabbat; the other for a Saturday Morning Tot Shabbat. Each creates a short, creative, and traditional text that allows for a playful yet dignified worship experience. Not only are these books inviting but they expand the realm of the possible.Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.Some of the areas we publish in:• Torah and Bible• Talmud• Jewish teaching• Jewish parenting• Jewish ethics and

A case study of an academy to determine whether or not it is a smaller learning community and to identify the policies of the school and school district that sustain it.

$49.99

The lack of academic achievement in large urban public schools has created a need for school districts to identify means to improve schools and satisfy the No Child Left Behind Act enacted in 2002. When public schools were first created, they were generally small and homogeneous, reflecting the communities in which they were situated. As communities grew, as well as the need for a more educated workforce to support them, high schools were consolidated to better utilize resources. As schools became larger they became less personal; consequently, only the most focused and disciplined students were succeeding. Other students were either dropping out or failing to achieve academically.;Thus, the small schools movement was initiated, especially in the urban areas. Research has indicated that students achieve more when they are in situations that provide them with a personal touch. Since large schools could not be demolished and replaced with smaller schools, school districts began to explore how smaller settings could be created within the large school. Successful smaller learning communities were identified as having five elements: personalization, autonomy, identity, instructional focus, and accountability.;The purpose of this study was to examine an academy in a local urban school district to determine if it operated as a small learning community and if the school district supported it as a smaller learning community. This qualitative study examined a preexisting academy that could be identified as a smaller learning community within an urban school. The following methods were used to gather pertinent data over a period of one academic school year: interviews, focus groups, observations, and examination of archived documents.;The findings of the study indicated that the academy did not meet the criteria of a smaller learning community nor did the school district support the concept as there were no policies in place to sustain it. The research examined an academy

A community intervention strategy to increase immigrant youth resilience.

$49.99

In institutions of higher learning across Arizona, undocumented students often go unnoticed. Many of these students were brought into the U.S. as young children and many have graduated from Arizona high schools. Arizona’s Proposition 300, implemented in 2007, has impacted undocumented students by denying them state sponsored financial aid and in-state classification for tuition. This has resulted in a growing concern as to how undocumented students and college staff are going to deal with this mandate. In this study, the following two research questions were developed to investigate this issue: (1) How will this mandate impact undocumented students’ lives?; and, (2) What are the obstacles these individuals will face when they can no longer afford a higher education? Using an action research approach, a website was created to provide the undocumented students as well as the community information about Proposition 300, college access and resources available. Data were collected through administration web statistics, a 42 question survey, blog postings and follow-up interviews. The website was open to any interne user, which allowed people from various geographic locations to participate. Quantitative analyses gathered from website statistics indicated significant activity from participants. The total number of website visits from participants was 752, viewing 3,310 total pages and averaging 6:44 minutes per visit. Participants visited the website from various locations throughout the U.S. and from Mexico and Puerto Rico. Of the participants (n = 299), many indicated they were female, students and Hispanic. Most participants found the website useful and confirmed high resilience characteristics and, due to the website, felt optimistic about their educational future. Qualitative analyses gathered from survey data (n = 299) and blog postings (n = 64), indicated that the greatest concern of undocumented students was that they could not afford the increase in

A study of processes and perceptions of educational decision makers: Looking at organizational trust in critical decisions.

$69

Literature from the 1990s has professed that not only is trust a key ingredient for a business's viability and sustainability, it is vital to organizations that want to succeed in a global economy. As a consequence of organizational restructuring, downsizing or integrating acquired companies as part of a merger, companies must depend on diverse and remote teams working together, in order to succeed. In this effort, trust is especially critical. One specific type of organization, the United States' Education system is struggling to consistently reach achievement levels and is under continual scrutiny, in light of repeated poor performance against recently mandated standards. After reviewing a several key studies focusing on elementary and middle schools in an urban setting, Hoy and Tschannen-Morran (1999), Bryk and Schneider (2002), Kochanek (2005), the intent of this study is to explore the dynamics of decision making in connection with the concept of trust, specifically, the perceptions of key decision-makers in education. Using a purposeful sample of key decision makers in Human Resources involved in actual decision-making situations, this research examines how existing components of trust are either central or peripheral to the perceptions of decision makers across a spectrum of issues. Where prior studies were conducted in an urban setting and looked at trust from the viewpoint of principals to teachers, teacher to teacher and sometimes parents to teachers and principals, this inquiry seeks evidence as to the perceptions of those in suburban district offices. This group is very involved in decisions that affect all levels of the educational organization and this paper seeks to understand their perspective and give them a voice.

A study of processes and perceptions of educational decision makers: Looking at organizational trust in critical decisions.

$49.99

Literature from the 1990s has professed that not only is trust a key ingredient for a business's viability and sustainability, it is vital to organizations that want to succeed in a global economy. As a consequence of organizational restructuring, downsizing or integrating acquired companies as part of a merger, companies must depend on diverse and remote teams working together, in order to succeed. In this effort, trust is especially critical. One specific type of organization, the United States' Education system is struggling to consistently reach achievement levels and is under continual scrutiny, in light of repeated poor performance against recently mandated standards. After reviewing a several key studies focusing on elementary and middle schools in an urban setting, Hoy and Tschannen-Morran (1999), Bryk and Schneider (2002), Kochanek (2005), the intent of this study is to explore the dynamics of decision making in connection with the concept of trust, specifically, the perceptions of key decision-makers in education. Using a purposeful sample of key decision makers in Human Resources involved in actual decision-making situations, this research examines how existing components of trust are either central or peripheral to the perceptions of decision makers across a spectrum of issues. Where prior studies were conducted in an urban setting and looked at trust from the viewpoint of principals to teachers, teacher to teacher and sometimes parents to teachers and principals, this inquiry seeks evidence as to the perceptions of those in suburban district offices. This group is very involved in decisions that affect all levels of the educational organization and this paper seeks to understand their perspective and give them a voice.

A training program for special education teachers: Systemic classroom interventions designed to reduce sensory symptoms in children in special education classrooms.

$49.99

Sensory deficits coexist with other behavioral, emotional, and physical conditions in young children who meet criteria for special education services in the public schools. Literature suggests that sensory deficits may contribute to some of the problematic behaviors children display; however, there are few resources available to assist teachers in providing an environmentally appropriate educational setting for these children. This dissertation reviews the literature relating to sensory deficits and existing interventions. It also develops and structures an appropriate training program for special education teachers. Teacher training consists of 4 separate modules occurring on 4 separate occasions. The first module orients teachers to sensory issues in young children, and the second module focuses on environmental interventions and the use of materials readily available in their classrooms. Finally, the third and fourth modules concentrate on approaches to working with challenging children. It is hypothesized that an appropriate school structure will assist in decreasing behavioral symptoms due to sensory deficits. In addition, a fifth module targeting school administrators focuses on the assessment of sensory deficits, the importance of identifying these deficits, and approaches to working with these deficits outside of the classroom.

A-Z of Key Concepts in Primary Science

$16.9

Used – This quick reference guide will help teachers feel confident and secure with the key terms and concepts used in teaching and learning science in British primary schools. It includes concise descriptions of all the terminology used in the National Curriculum, the Scheme of Work for science at Key Stages 1 and 2 as well as the Standards for the award of Qualified Teacher Status, and offers a wide range of suggestions of useful teaching resources to use with children. Trainees, practicing te

APhA’s Immunization Handbook

$41.95

In all 50 states, our nation’s pharmacists can now play an active role in combating vaccine-preventable diseases. Opportunities for pharmacists to provide immunizations are on the rise. Many schools, companies, and organizations currently offer pharmacists immunization training and education. Pharmacists and student pharmacists are strongly encouraged to participate in immunization-related activities. APhA’s Immunization Handbook provides numerous guidelines, tips, and resources for building and sustaining a successful immunization practice. Written in a concise and quick-look-up format, this handy resource is an essential tool for the busy pharmacist. Key Features: • Sample immunization schedules from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • Answers to frequently asked questions. • Billing information for vaccine products and administrations. • Complete product information on most vaccines licensed in the United States.

Abriendo Caminos Para La Educacion: A Case Study of a Parent Outreach Initiative Building on the Knowledge, Skills, and Resources of the Latina/O Community.

$80.86

Used – Informed by research studies that demonstrate a positive relationship between parent engagement and student academic attainment, state and national parent outreach initiatives have aimed to bridge the gap between Latina/o parents and schools. Such was the case with the Latina/o Family, School and Community Avanzando Project, which supported the development of parent and family outreach initiatives to strengthen the Latina/o pathways to college. This case study focuses on Abriendo Caminos

Abriendo Caminos Para La Educacion: A Case Study of a Parent Outreach Initiative Building on the Knowledge, Skills, and Resources of the Latina/O Community.

$80.86

New – Informed by research studies that demonstrate a positive relationship between parent engagement and student academic attainment, state and national parent outreach initiatives have aimed to bridge the gap between Latina/o parents and schools. Such was the case with the Latina/o Family, School and Community Avanzando Project, which supported the development of parent and family outreach initiatives to strengthen the Latina/o pathways to college. This case study focuses on Abriendo Caminos p

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots

$27.99

Finally, a robots book for people who don’t know the first thing about robotics! Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Robots is well-written, inviting, and action-packed, with engaging ideas and fascinating factoids about robots and robot-related arts and sciences. You are led gently into the intimidating world of robotics, but nearly 400 pages later, you emerge with a respectable knowledge of robot history, the major fields and “schools” of robotics today, and the basic skills and resources needed to create hobby robots. By the end of the book, you will be the proud owner of three bots, the first two of which demonstrate key robotic principles. The third is a programmable/expandable robot, which serves as a platform for future experimentation. And best of all, these robots are built with simple to get and inexpensive parts – many of which you already have around the house!

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots

$7.75

Finally, a robots book for people who don’t know the first thing about robotics! Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Robots is well-written, inviting, and action-packed, with engaging ideas and fascinating factoids about robots and robot-related arts and sciences. You are led gently into the intimidating world of robotics, but nearly 400 pages later, you emerge with a respectable knowledge of robot history, the major fields and “schools” of robotics today, and the basic skills and resources needed to create hobby robots. By the end of the book, you will be the proud owner of three bots, the first two of which demonstrate key robotic principles. The third is a programmable/expandable robot, which serves as a platform for future experimentation. And best of all, these robots are built with simple to get and inexpensive parts – many of which you already have around the house!

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Building Robots

$7.68

Used – Finally, a robots book for people who don’t know the first thing about robotics! Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Robots is well-written, inviting, and action-packed, with engaging ideas and fascinating factoids about robots and robot-related arts and sciences. You are led gently into the intimidating world of robotics, but nearly 400 pages later, you emerge with a respectable knowledge of robot history, the major fields and “schools” of robotics today, and the basic skills and resources need

Academic Libraries in Urban and Metropolitan Areas: A Management Handbook

$83.87

Solutions to the unique problems of academic libraries in urban and metropolitan areas are provided in this professional handbook. Issues faced by the administrators of these libraries can differ markedly from those encountered by their counterparts in residential college towns, with service demands emanating from both the surrounding community and their own academic community. Written by experienced urban university librarians, each chapter addresses issues unique to the in-city academic library. Reaching out to their communities to establish links with business, industry, and other libraries, the administrators of the urban/metropolitan libraries require a great degree of diplomacy and management skills. Service demands arising from urban high schools place additional pressures on limited resources. This handbook shows how the use of new technologies can assist the urban academic librarian in fashioning services for a nonresident faculty, as well as a usually older student body, comprised of many international and part-time students. The characteristics of city living and their impact on information-seeking behavior are discussed. Other topics covered are resource sharing, setting fees, staff and collection security, environmental pollution and space requirements.

Achieving Excellence in Medical Education

$117.04

New – For most of the twentieth century in the United States, the 126 medical schools focused most of their attention on educating the next generation of physicians. However, in the decades following WWII, medical schools increasingly devoted resources to medical research, and with the Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s, providing clinical care became an increasing focus of academic medicine. In 1950, medical schools received only approximately 6% of their revenue from patient care,

Achieving Excellence in Medical Education

$119.61

Used – For most of the twentieth century in the United States, the 126 medical schools focused most of their attention on educating the next generation of physicians. However, in the decades following WWII, medical schools increasingly devoted resources to medical research, and with the Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s, providing clinical care became an increasing focus of academic medicine. In 1950, medical schools received only approximately 6% of their revenue from patient care,

Achieving Excellence in Medical Education

$99

A goldmine of theoretical insights and practical suggestions, Achieving Excellence in Medical Education explores the essential question facing medical educators and learners today: What is our vision of educational excellence, and what can we do to enhance our performance? Among the topics explored within this engaging, informative, and thought-provoking text are:• Education’s position as a priority of medical schools• Seminal educational insights from non-medical educators• Best practices of outstanding educators and learners• Promises and pitfalls of new educational technologies• Key resources for promoting excellence in medical education• Medical education’s role in preparing future leaders• Leadership roles for medical schools in universities and society”Richard Gunderman’s remarkable volume Achieving Excellence in Medical Education is truly a learned treatise on medical education, educational evaluation, academic medical center leadership, and organizational development for excellence.”—Thomas S. Inui, ScM, MD,President and CEO, Regenstrief Institute; SamRegenstrief Professor of Health Services Research;Associate Dean for Health Care Research, and Professorof Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,Indianapolis, IN, USA”Gunderman draws on a rich tradition and provocatively challenges us to enact an ethical medicine that makes teaching and learning integral to clinical practice.”—Alfred I Tauber, MD, Professor of Philosophy;Zoltan Kohn Professor of Medicine, Director, Center forPhilosophy and History of Science, Boston University,Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad

$18.63

Used – This book gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music’s cultural origins. Readers learn how Irish traditional music is viewed both in formal and informal schools in Ireland and find a literature review of current ethnomusicology and world music resources.

Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad

$23.99

This book gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music’s cultural origins. Readers learn how Irish traditional music is viewed both in formal and informal schools in Ireland and find a literature review of current ethnomusicology and world music resources.

Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad

$18.63

New – This book gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music’s cultural origins. Readers learn how Irish traditional music is viewed both in formal and informal schools in Ireland and find a literature review of current ethnomusicology and world music resources.

Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad

$55

This book gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music’s cultural origins. Readers learn how Irish traditional music is viewed both in formal and informal schools in Ireland and find a literature review of current ethnomusicology and world music resources.

Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad

$57.44

Used – This book gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music’s cultural origins. Readers learn how Irish traditional music is viewed both in formal and informal schools in Ireland and find a literature review of current ethnomusicology and world music resources.

Across the Water: Teaching Irish Music and Dance at Home and Abroad

$24.95

This book gives general music teachers the tools to introduce the music and dance of Ireland while respecting the music’s cultural origins. Readers learn how Irish traditional music is viewed both in formal and informal schools in Ireland and find a literature review of current ethnomusicology and world music resources.

Action Research in Education

$54.2

Action research, applied systematically to the issue of poor academic performance, provides a high likelihood of improving student outcomes. The action research processes described in this book are honed by many years of successful application, and provide teachers, educational leaders, families and community members with a set of tools for engaging with significant problems in classrooms and schools. This book is designed to provide the reader with an understanding of the nature of action research and the procedures and applications of action research. In addition, it provides practical resources that add to the fundamentals of knowledge available to action researchers. The text is detailed, providing specific guidance for many of the skills that may be required for the different contexts and problems to which action research can be applied. Conceptual frameworks provide a “compass” or “roadmap” that will enable practitioners to keep track of action research processes applied to their work.

Action-Oriented Principals: Facing the Demands of External Pressures

$47.31

Used – The expanding needs of students and the accountability for results in today’s schools require educational leaders to utilize more resources than ever before in their approaches to indentifying, analyzing, and solving complex problems. This book approaches administration through effective school research and practice, national association standards and practices, and involving the total school community in strategic planning. Not only are the what should be segments of effective adminstrat

Action-Oriented Principals: Facing the Demands of External Pressures

$66.88

The expanding needs of students and the accountability for results in today’’s schools require educational leaders to utilize more resources than ever before in their approaches to indentifying, analyzing, and solving complex problems. This book approaches administration through effective school research and practice, national association standards and practices, and involving the total school community in strategic planning. Not only are the ”what should be” segments of effective adminstration addressed, but also the ”how”, ”what”, and ”why” segments of best practice and involvement from planning through implementation.

Action-Oriented Principals: Facing the Demands of External Pressures

$59.54

New – The expanding needs of students and the accountability for results in today’s schools require educational leaders to utilize more resources than ever before in their approaches to indentifying, analyzing, and solving complex problems. This book approaches administration through effective school research and practice, national association standards and practices, and involving the total school community in strategic planning. Not only are the what should be segments of effective adminstrati

Action-oriented Principals

$29.09

The expanding needs of students and the accountability for results in today’’s schools require educational leaders to utilize more resources than ever before in their approaches to indentifying, analyzing, and solving complex problems. This book approaches administration through effective school research and practice, national association standards and practices, and involving the total school community in strategic planning. Not only are the ”what should be” segments of effective adminstration addressed, but also the ”how”, ”what”, and ”why” segments of best practice and involvement from planning through implementation.

Addressing ADD Naturally

$9.99

This is a practical, easy-to-use resource for parents who want to help their childrenimprove attention, focus, self-discipline, and patience. Written by the world’sleading authority on complementary medicine for children, it provides a solidscientific basis for using natural therapies to help your child succeed. The charts andworksheets offer you tools to realize your child’s strengths, turning stumbling blocks intostepping stones to success.The first chapters introduce basic concepts about ADHD and ADD, identifyingcommon family goals for improving their child’s attention and self-discipline. It framesthese goals as skills to be mastered, building on the child’s existing strengths. The nextchapters focus on the five fundamental strategies to achieve success (healthy habits in ahealthy habitat). These strategies include exercise, sleep, nutrition, managing behavior,emotions, and stress, positive communication, and optimal environment. The nextchapters provide practical tools for translating these fundamentals into habits and trackingsuccess. Later chapters cover additional strategies such as pills (medications, vitamins,and herbs), working with schools, counseling, biofeedback, massage, and acupuncture.The last chapter is a handy summary. The book includes links to helpful resources andprovides over 200 references to recent scientific studies to support its recommendations.

Addressing Gender Differences in Young Adolescents

$87.68

Used – Although advocates of gender-equitable and gender-responsive middle level schools readily recognize the progress achieved during the past decade, they also realize that many more changes are long overdue. The authors explain what gender differences are, how they affect learning, how both girls and boys need their gender differences addressed, and ways to address these differences. Includes a review of current research and literature and an entire chapter of resources.

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