Online Teaching Materials
26 September 2011
How Teacher Aides Can Earn An Online Teaching Degree In Florida
In many public schools across the nation, teachers find themselves increasingly overwhelmed by large student bodies, rigorous lesson plans and constant parental demands. Teacher aides help professional educators handle these issues with ease by organizing course material and assisting with supervising children, among other things. Although many schools and states did not traditionally require these valuable assistants to have college degrees, increasingly strict federal standards for Title I low income schools and other facilities have made earning an online teaching degree in Florida an essential credential for aides interested in moving their careers forward.
You can earn your online teaching degree in Florida via a number of routes. Although traditional classes are great for learning the ins and outs of education theory, most teachers aides prefer the convenience, affordability and flexibility that online options offer. These study programs make it simple to search entire course listings via a web browser and select a career driven program of study with the help of a career adviser.
Getting started with a teaching degree online is also easier because you can pick and choose your course order. While there are some restrictions concerning prerequisite classes, most students who register to learn online benefit from never having to wait for spaces to open up, even in popular courses. Each online teaching degree Florida colleges offer provides the same content as traditional programs without the hassles of strict attendance or overly expensive course materials.
You can get a degree online in Florida in any number of fields. Enrolling in paralegal courses, radiology schools near Miami or getting a business degree online is as easy as searching your chosen course catalog for the appropriate listings. As many teaching aide programs consist of less than two years of study, distance learning provides the perfect medium for those who already have jobs to perform or do not wish to relocate for such a short period. A student who earns their online teaching degree in Florida will find that becoming a teaching aide who makes a real difference in the lives of children and educators is much easier.
About the Author
Shawn L. Morse is the author of this article on Online College Courses Florida. Find more information on Degree Online In Miami here.
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Business: A Changing World $150.67 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Business: A Changing World $137.33 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Business: A Changing World $150.67 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Business: A Changing World $158.33 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Business: A Changing World $158.33 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Business: A Changing World $158.33 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Business: A Changing World $158.33 Business: A Changing World is the fastest growing introduction to business text available today. Its success is due in large measure to the real-world, skill-building, decision-focused framework in a compact and timely format, as well as the authors’ commitment to providing the content and teaching materials that instructors and students desire. Contemporary examples and boxed features help the fundamental concepts of business come alive for students. The authors provide an abundance of new real-world examples, cases, boxed features, and exercises to make the course interesting and exciting. Feedback from adopters and reviewers alike indicates that they have done an excellent job in providing a complete teaching package that engages and connects students to the realities of business. Authors O.C. Ferrell and Geoff Hirt emphasize the important issues and challenges facing business today, but they also believe that there must be a balance in coverage to avoid an over-emphasis of trendy topics. They believe that students must first learn some of the fundamental concepts that provide a foundation for understanding the world of business. This 4th Edition of Business: A Changing World continues the technology trail-blazing tradition that made the 3rd Edition so successful. In addition to Cybertrek icons throughout the text that lead the students directly to the wealth of information available on the online learning center, a new chapter on Information Technology and e-Business is a heralded feature of the new edition. And the new “dot.comment” boxes provide commentary on internet-related business issues. All chapters in the new edition have been updated with the latest knowledge and bestpractices that are appropriate for coverage at the introduction to business level, including such important information as NBES, WTO, Mercosur, APEC, the future for small business, and 2000 census data. data. |
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Calculus $236.95 Designed for the three-semester calculus course for math and science majors, Calculus continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. This was the first calculus text to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus $126.99 Designed for the three-semester calculus course for math and science majors, Calculus continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. This was the first calculus text to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus $185.16 Designed for the three-semester calculus course for math and science majors, Calculus continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. This was the first calculus text to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus $236.95 Designed for the three-semester calculus course for math and science majors, Calculus continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. This was the first calculus text to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus I $12.55 Ideal for the single-variable, one-semester calculus course, Calculus I, 8/e, contains the first 6 chapters of Calculus, 8/e. The text continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. The Calculus series was the first to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus II $160.95 Created specifically for a Calculus II course and as a second volume for students who have completed either the Larson team’s Calculus I, 8/e, or Calculus I with Precalculus, 2/e text, Calculus II, 8/e, comprises chapters 6-10 of the full Calculus, 8/e, text. The text continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. The Calculus series was the first to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus of A Single Variable $251.95 Ideal for the single-variable, one-, or two-semester calculus course, Calculus of a Single Variable, 8/e, contains the first 9 chapters of Calculus, 8/e. The text continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. The Calculus series was the first to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy.Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best.The explanations, theorems, and definitions have been thoroughly and critically reviewed. Additionally, the exercise sets have been carefully and extensively examined to ensure they cover allcalculus topics appropriately.Questions involving skills, writing, critical thinking, problem-solving, applications, and real-data applications are included throughout the text. Exercises are presented in a variety of question formats, including matching, free response, true/false, |
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Calculus of a Single Variable $128.08 Ideal for the single-variable, one-, or two-semester calculus course, Calculus of a Single Variable, 8/e, contains the first 9 chapters of Calculus, 8/e. The text continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. The Calculus series was the first to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus of a Single Variable $230.95 Ideal for the single-variable, one-, or two-semester calculus course, Calculus of a Single Variable, 8/e, contains the first 9 chapters of Calculus, 8/e. The text continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. The Calculus series was the first to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Calculus of a Single Variable $120.99 Ideal for the single-variable, one-, or two-semester calculus course, Calculus of a Single Variable, 8/e, contains the first 9 chapters of Calculus, 8/e. The text continues to offer instructors and students new and innovative teaching and learning resources. The Calculus series was the first to use computer-generated graphics, to include exercises involving the use of computers and graphing calculators, to be available in an interactive CD-ROM format, to be offered as a complete, online calculus course, and to offer a two-semester Calculus I with Precalculus text. Every edition of the series has made the mastery of traditional calculus skills a priority, while embracing the best features of new technology and, when appropriate, calculus reform ideas. Now, the Eighth Edition is the first calculus program to offer algorithmic homework and testing created in Maple so that answers can be evaluated with complete mathematical accuracy. Two primary objectives guided the authors in writing this book: to develop precise, readable materials for students that clearly define and demonstrate concepts and rules of calculus and to design comprehensive teaching resources for instructors that employ proven pedagogical techniques and saves the instructor time. The Eighth Edition continues to provide an evolving range of conceptual, technological, and creative tools that enable instructors to teach the way they want to teach and students to learn they way they learn best. |
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Caleb Gattegno $44.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles!Caleb Gattegno (1911-1988) Alexandria, Egypt is best known for his innovative approaches to teaching and learning mathematics (Visible & Tangible Math), foreign languages (The Silent Way) and reading (Words in Color). He is also the inventor of pedagogical materials for each of these approaches, and the author of more than 120 books and hundreds of articles largely on the topics of education and human development.Dr. Caleb Gattegno is a historically influential thinker in the field of education. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1911, and died in Paris, France in 1988. His legacy can be summed up as The Science of Education – a science based on the awareness of awareness, and the utilization of natural human capacities. |
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Cambridge Essentials Science Teacher Material 7 Cd-Rom $348.14 Used – A dynamic new course that combines class book, CD-ROM and online components to offer you flexible, time-saving and supportive elements. The Teacher resources CD-ROM includes a wide choice of editable materials. Included are a range of worksheets, practicals, multiple-choice and SAT-style tests, e-learning, guidance, answers to the questions in the book, starters and plenaries, Assessment for Learning tasks, and more. The online lesson planner gives you a week-by week adaptable teaching s |
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Cambridge Essentials Science Teacher Material 8 Cd-Rom $355.15 New – A dynamic new course that combines class book, CD-ROM and online components to offer you flexible, time-saving and supportive elements. The Teacher Resources CD-ROM includes a wide choice of editable materials. Included are a range of worksheets, practicals, multiple-choice and SAT-style tests, e-learning, guidance, answers to the questions in the book, starters and plenaries, Assessment for Learning tasks, and more. The online lesson planner gives you a week-by-week adaptable teaching sc |
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Cambridge Essentials Science Teacher Material 8 Cd-Rom $355.15 Used – A dynamic new course that combines class book, CD-ROM and online components to offer you flexible, time-saving and supportive elements. The Teacher Resources CD-ROM includes a wide choice of editable materials. Included are a range of worksheets, practicals, multiple-choice and SAT-style tests, e-learning, guidance, answers to the questions in the book, starters and plenaries, Assessment for Learning tasks, and more. The online lesson planner gives you a week-by-week adaptable teaching s |
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Cambridge Essentials Science Teacher Material 8 Cd-Rom $355.15 Used – A dynamic new course that combines class book, CD-ROM and online components to offer you flexible, time-saving and supportive elements. The Teacher Resources CD-ROM includes a wide choice of editable materials. Included are a range of worksheets, practicals, multiple-choice and SAT-style tests, e-learning, guidance, answers to the questions in the book, starters and plenaries, Assessment for Learning tasks, and more. The online lesson planner gives you a week-by-week adaptable teaching s |
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Cambridge Essentials Science Teacher Material 9 CD-ROM: Pt. 9 $347.25 Used – A dynamic new course that combines class book, CD-ROM and online components to offer you flexible, time-saving and supportive elements. The Teacher Resources CD-ROM includes a wide choice of editable materials. Included are a range of worksheets, practicals, multiple-choice and SAT-style tests, e-learning, guidance, answers to the questions in the book, starters and plenaries, Assessment for Learning tasks, and more. The Online lesson planner gives you a week-by-week adaptable teaching s |
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Civil Engineering All-In-One PE Exam Guide: Breadth and Depth: Breadth and Depth $67.81 Ace the civil engineering PE exam on the first try! Civil Engineering PE All-in-One Exam Guide covers all the material included on the Principles and Practice of Civil Engineering (PE-CIVIL) exam, given by the National Council of Examiners in Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Presented in the Breadth and Depth format of the actual exam, this authoritative volume features equations, diagrams, exam preparation strategies, and practice questions with solutions. Detailed and comprehensive, this book serves as both a complete certification exam guide and an essential on-the-job reference. Covers all exam topics, including:Structural: materials, member design, design criteriaGeotechnical: soil mechanics, foundations, excavation, seismic issuesWater resources and environmental: hydraulics, hydrology, water supply and quality, wastewater treatmentTransportation: capacity analysis, planning, freeways, multilane highwaysConstruction: scheduling, estimating, quality control, safety Indranil Goswami, Ph.D., P.E., has developed and taught review courses for Civil Engineering Principles & Practice (P.E.) and Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) exams since 2001. These courses are delivered in class and online environments. He has received teaching awards from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland Society of Professional Engineers. He currently teaches in the department of civil engineering at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Constraint Handling Rules $96 Constraint Handling Rules (CHR) is both a theoretical formalism based on logic and a practical programming language based on rules. This book, written by the creator of CHR, describes the theory of CHR and how to use it in practice. It is supported by a website containing teaching materials, online demos, and free downloads of the language. After a basic tutorial, the author describes in detail the CHR language and discusses guaranteed properties of CHR programs. The author then compares CHR with other formalisms and languages and illustrates how it can capture their essential features. Finally, larger programs are introduced and analyzed in detail. The book is ideal for graduate students and lecturers, and for more experienced programmers and researchers, who can use it for self-study. Exercises with selected solutions, and bibliographic remarks are included at the ends of chapters. The book is the definitive reference on the subject. |
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Contemporary Civil Litigation (Aspen Elective Series) $0.49 Award-winning teacher and best-selling author Stephen Yeazell presents Contemporary Civil Litigation, the first coursebook to explore the forces that drive modern litigation. This concise (600-page) text focuses on emerging topics—such as how an evolving bar impacts litigation, new tools of litigation finance, innovative forms of settlement, and the changing politics of legal practice and judging. Contemporary Civil Litigation offers cutting-edge teaching support and a host of features: A fascinating examination of the complex problems of a “simple litigation,” and the strategic and tactical choices inherent in “ordinary practice” Incisive units that focus on the dynamics of civil litigation, contemporary practice, and life as a lawyer Timely and dynamic source material drawn from trade press, litigation documents, recent statistical data and settlement agreements, and new forms of practice an illuminating discussion of how litigation finance affects litigation outcomes, offering real insight into the challenges for both for-profit and non-profit law practices an integrated view of bar and judicial discipline that helps students to understand the different constraints against which lawyers and judges operate a complete set of MindManager™ maps that perform double-duty as both teaching instruction and in-class presentation tools, with hyperlinks to available online materials that illustrate course concepts A fresh take on civil litigation from an inspiring author, Contemporary Civil Litigation presents the opportunity to teach emerging topics in courses or seminars on civil litigation, professional responsibility, advanced civil procedure, and practice of law. |
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Corporate Financial Accounting $270.95 Activate learning with Warren/Reeve/Duchac, CORPORATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING! Warren offers students clear guidance to complete homework with an efficient presentation for today’’s learner. Warren delivers: Expanded Choice: Many adaptations and purchasing formats (print, Excel for Success adaptation, digital eBook, Loose-Leaf, and textbook rental options). Increased Engagement: A high-impact writing style with contemporary examples, IFRS coverage and multimedia support. Improved Outcomes: Reliable end-of-chapter homework complemented by CengageNOW and Aplia online software to help manage your course and track student performance. Ease of Use: Premium instructor materials will help you plan your course with ease! From preparing for class to assessing students, Warren’’s market-leading resources offer a highly engaging teaching and learning experience. |
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Corporate Financial Accounting $165.95 Activate learning with Warren/Reeve/Duchac, CORPORATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING! Warren offers students clear guidance to complete homework with an efficient presentation for today’’s learner. Warren delivers: Expanded Choice: Many adaptations and purchasing formats (print, Excel for Success adaptation, digital eBook, Loose-Leaf, and textbook rental options). Increased Engagement: A high-impact writing style with contemporary examples, IFRS coverage and multimedia support. Improved Outcomes: Reliable end-of-chapter homework complemented by CengageNOW and Aplia online software to help manage your course and track student performance. Ease of Use: Premium instructor materials will help you plan your course with ease! From preparing for class to assessing students, Warren’’s market-leading resources offer a highly engaging teaching and learning experience. |
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Cost Accounting $210.11 The eighth edition of Kinney/Raiborn’’s COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS provides in-depth coverage of current cost management concepts and procedures in a straightforward and reader-friendly framework. The clean, concise presentation of materials and fresh, new exhibits reinforce and clarify the topics that readers traditionally struggle with most. In addition, real-world examples and ethical coverage are woven into the text so readers immediately see the relevance of the cost accountant’’s role in managerial decisions and learn to go beyond the numbers and think critically. Ensure mastery of the procedural and decision-making skills needed for future success with the Comprehensive Review Module, an array of end of chapter assignments, and the powerful CengageNOW online learning and teaching system. |
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Cost Accounting $212.95 The ninth edition of Kinney/Raiborn’s COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS provides in-depth coverage of current cost management concepts and procedures in a straightforward and reader-friendly framework. The clean, concise presentation of materials and the updated illustrations reinforce and clarify the topics that readers traditionally struggle with most. In addition, real-world examples and ethical coverage are woven into the text so readers immediately see the relevance of the cost accountant’s role in managerial decisions and learn to go beyond the numbers and think critically. Ensure mastery of the procedural and decision-making skills needed for future success with the Comprehensive Review Module, an array of newly improved end of chapter assignments, and the powerful, newly enhanced CengageNOW online learning and teaching system. |
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Cost Accounting: Foundations and Evolutions $303.95 The ninth edition of Kinney/Raiborn’s COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS provides in-depth coverage of current cost management concepts and procedures in a straightforward and reader-friendly framework. The clean, concise presentation of materials and the updated illustrations reinforce and clarify the topics that readers traditionally struggle with most. In addition, real-world examples and ethical coverage are woven into the text so readers immediately see the relevance of the cost accountant’s role in managerial decisions and learn to go beyond the numbers and think critically. Ensure mastery of the procedural and decision-making skills needed for future success with the Comprehensive Review Module, an array of newly improved end of chapter assignments, and the powerful, newly enhanced CengageNOW online learning and teaching system. |
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Cost Accounting: Foundations and Evolutions $303.95 The ninth edition of Kinney/Raiborn’s COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS provides in-depth coverage of current cost management concepts and procedures in a straightforward and reader-friendly framework. The clean, concise presentation of materials and the updated illustrations reinforce and clarify the topics that readers traditionally struggle with most. In addition, real-world examples and ethical coverage are woven into the text so readers immediately see the relevance of the cost accountant’s role in managerial decisions and learn to go beyond the numbers and think critically. Ensure mastery of the procedural and decision-making skills needed for future success with the Comprehensive Review Module, an array of newly improved end of chapter assignments, and the powerful, newly enhanced CengageNOW online learning and teaching system. |
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Cost Accounting: Foundations and Evolutions $277.95 The ninth edition of Kinney/Raiborn’s COST ACCOUNTING: FOUNDATIONS AND EVOLUTIONS provides in-depth coverage of current cost management concepts and procedures in a straightforward and reader-friendly framework. The clean, concise presentation of materials and the updated illustrations reinforce and clarify the topics that readers traditionally struggle with most. In addition, real-world examples and ethical coverage are woven into the text so readers immediately see the relevance of the cost accountant’s role in managerial decisions and learn to go beyond the numbers and think critically. Ensure mastery of the procedural and decision-making skills needed for future success with the Comprehensive Review Module, an array of newly improved end of chapter assignments, and the powerful, newly enhanced CengageNOW online learning and teaching system. |
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Developing an Information Literacy Program K-12: A How-To-Do-It Manual and CD-ROM Package $309.52 New – Here is everything you need to develop and teach an information literacy curriculum that is integrated with core subject areas. Over twenty lessons (complete with learning objectives, instructional guidelines, and ready-to-use teaching tools) cover keyword research, library and library materials organization, using nonfiction books, using the library catalog, using online databases, using the Internet, note-taking, creating bibliographies, and more. You will also find planning and assessme |
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Developing an Information Literacy Program K-12: A How-To-Do-It Manual and CD-ROM Package $189.12 Used – Here is everything you need to develop and teach an information literacy curriculum that is integrated with core subject areas. Over twenty lessons (complete with learning objectives, instructional guidelines, and ready-to-use teaching tools) cover keyword research, library and library materials organization, using nonfiction books, using the library catalog, using online databases, using the Internet, note-taking, creating bibliographies, and more. You will also find planning and assessm |
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Developing an Online Curriculum $74.95 Developing an Online Educational Curriculum: Techniques and Technologies acts as a guidebook for teachers and administrators as they look for support with their online education programs. It offers teaching suggestions for everything from course development to time management and community building. The book is designed to provide information to help teachers work more effectively with online tools, develop course materials for existing online courses, work with the internet as a medium of education and complete daily activities – such as evaluating assignments, lecturing and communicating with students more easily. Administrators are also given support in their efforts to recruit, train, and retain online teachers, allocate resources for online education and evaluate online materials for promotion and tenure. |
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Developing an Online Curriculum: Techniques and Technologies $40.76 Used – Developing an Online Educational Curriculum: Techniques and Technologies acts as a guidebook for teachers and administrators as they look for support with their online education programs. It offers teaching suggestions for everything from course development to time management and community building. The book is designed to provide information to help teachers work more effectively with online tools, develop course materials for existing online courses, work with the internet as a medium o |
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Developing an Online Educational Curriculum: Technologies and Techniques $69.12 New – Developing an Online Educational Curriculum: Techniques and Technologies acts as a guidebook for teachers and administrators as they look for support with their online education programs. It offers teaching suggestions for everything from course development to time management and community building. The book is designed to provide information to help teachers work more effectively with online tools, develop course materials for existing online courses, work with the internet as a medium of |
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Developing an Online Educational Curriculum: Technologies and Techniques $59.65 Used – Developing an Online Educational Curriculum: Techniques and Technologies acts as a guidebook for teachers and administrators as they look for support with their online education programs. It offers teaching suggestions for everything from course development to time management and community building. The book is designed to provide information to help teachers work more effectively with online tools, develop course materials for existing online courses, work with the internet as a medium o |
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Developments in Higher Education $171.49 Used – This important book presents the latest research from around the globe on the developments in higher education in areas such as interteaching, the socio-economic demand for higher education, improving visual teaching materials, online learning, anthropology of education, etc. The phenomenal expansion of higher education systems in the second half of the twentieth century has resulted in an interest in the factors influencing the decision of young people to pursue tertiary education. The d |
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Developments in Higher Education $168.75 New – This important book presents the latest research from around the globe on the developments in higher education in areas such as interteaching, the socio-economic demand for higher education, improving visual teaching materials, online learning, anthropology of education, etc. The phenomenal expansion of higher education systems in the second half of the twentieth century has resulted in an interest in the factors influencing the decision of young people to pursue tertiary education. The de |
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Discovering Child Development $14.94 It’s here! MyDevelopmentLab Where learning comes to life! An exciting new learning and teaching tool designed to increase student success in the classroom and give instructors quick and easy access to every resource needed to teach and administer an introductory psychology course. Learning in context MyDevelopmentLab students use an actual e-book, in the same layout as the printed version, to launch multimedia resources such as animations, video and audio clips, activities and simulations, and more. Individualized Study Plans MyDevelopmentLab gives students multiple testing and quizzing opportunities in each chapter. Results from these assessments generate an Individualized Study Plan that allows students to pinpoint exactly where additional review is needed. Additional help, always available MyDevelopmentLab offers students free access to the Tutor Center — a one on one service during the hours when they need help most. They also get unlimited access to Research Navigator, an online database of academic journals, with help in writing papers and navigating resources. An easy-to-use solution Instructors can spend as much or as little time as they’d like customizing their course. Content is pre-loaded and ready to use. With a click of the mouse, instructors have access to the test item file, class grade book, PowerPoint slides, lecture outlines, and more! Purchased separately, the student resources in MyDevelopmentLab have a total retail value of $135, but students get access at no additional cost with their text purchase! Visit www.mydevelopmentlab.com for more details. For related titles and materials, visit our online catalog atwww.ablongman.com. Before, I was seldom able to use multimedia in my classroom because our department has a small budget. Due to this exciting new tool, I now have access to every imaginable resource needed to teach and administer a psychology course! Teresa R. Stal |
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Distance Learning $68 The demand for and technology needed to create effective distance learning programs are increasing at a breakneck pace. Is your institution keeping up? As educators, information professionals are faced with the challenge of providing Web-based library instructional materials in a time of ever-changing technologies. This book will help you address that daunting challenge, examining ways to assess user needs, to develop and offer well-thought-out information literacy courses, to employ appropriate teaching methodologies, and to determine the effectiveness of existing information literacy programs. With Distance Learning: Information Access and Services for Virtual Users, you will examine: the evolution and significance of asynchronous learning networks (ALN) and various issues in ALN, including cost, faculty and technology requirements, the nature of the learning community, social presence, and collaborative environment virtual reference services, including electronic journals, subject directories, the invisible Web, and search engines the criteria for evaluating search results the role played by consortia and cooperative efforts in facilitating user access to library resources a review of selected literature addressing user characteristics and service/staff issues involved in providing information support for distance education the strategies, technologies, and pedagogical issues surrounding the development of Web-based library instruction tools—includes Web page design, copyright issues, Web site maintenance, and usability the award-winning online information literacy course developed at Ulster County Community College in New York—its development, course modules, and administrative challenges the library support services provided to distance learning students in the SUNY Plattsburg Telenursing Program the influence of cultural factors on interactions within and perceptions of distance |
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Distance Learning in Higher Education: A Programmatic Approach to Planning, Design Instruction, Evaluation, and Accreditation $49 This useful resource describes best practices for designing online programs and courses. Translating research on the learning characteristics of adult university students and their experiences with online learning into practical guidelines, the authors address topics such as: program and course planning, design and delivery; multicultural and gender issues; program evaluation; student evaluation of online teaching, and institutional and program accreditation. The text includes resources such as online course materials and assessment tasks that are culturally responsive and implement the strategies presented in the book. |
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E-Moderating: The Key to Online Teaching and Learning $20.77 New – bA must read for distance learning educators.b b” The Journal of Excellence in Higher EducationThis is the new edition of the best-selling book for anyone faced with teaching online or developing online courses or training materials. Gilly Salmon is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of good online teaching and her wide experience b” at the Open University and in commercial training b” is distilled in this major work. She expands upon what constitutes an effective on-line learning environ |
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Economics Education $19.99 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: William Ogilvie of Pittensear, Simulations and Games in Economics Education, Center for the American Idea, Aplia, Council for Economic Education, Global Development and Environment Institute, Economics Education and Research Consortium, Economics Education, Test of Understanding in College Economics, Test of Economic Knowledge, Basic Economics Test, Test of Economic Literacy, National Center for Research in Economic Education, Play Money, Faculty of Economics of Aleppo University, Foundation for Teaching Economics. Excerpt: Aplia Inc. is an educational technology company founded in 2000 by Stanford University professor Paul Romer that offers online homework products geared toward college-level economics, finance, accounting, business statistics, and business communication courses. In March 2007 Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning) acquired Aplia Inc. Aplia is based in San Carlos, California .History In 1998, Romer created an online experiment system for use in his economics courses at Stanford University so his students would come to class better prepared and become more engaged with the course material. After other professors expressed interest in his approach, Romer decided to turn this system into the basis for a new company. He raised $10 million in venture capital to start Aplia, an online learning system. Since 2000, it has been used by over 4,300 professors, 1,200,000 students, at 1,300 colleges and universities worldwide. .Product Aplias basic product includes online homework assignments that professors can assign to students in accounting, business communication, business law, developmental reading, economics, finance, marketing, philosophy, statistics, and taxation. While the basic premise behind each course is the same, course materials vary; in many |
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Education In Iowa $27.74 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: Iowa Tests of Educational Development, Iowa Institution for Feeble-Minded Children, Midwest Collegiate Conference, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Northwest Conference, School Infrastructure Local Option, Iowa Alliance for Choice in Education, Iowa Department of Education. Excerpt: The Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) are a set of standardized tests given annually to high school students in many schools in the United States, covering Grades 9 to 12. The tests were created by the University of Iowa’s College of Education in 1942, as part of a program to develop a series of nationally accepted standardized achievement tests. The primary goal of the ITED is to provide information to assist educators in improving teaching. Rather than testing a student’s content knowledge, the ITED endeavors to evaluate students’ skills in a variety of areas, especially based on problem solving and critical analysis of texts. These are considered by the authors of the ITED to be skills acquired across multiple curricular areas and skills that are important for academic success.. Within the skill areas evaluated by the ITED, the test is designed to elicit information about a student’s current skill level, growth and abilities within each area tested. The ITED is designed to examine and compare a student’s ability in several educational fields, including vocabulary, reading comprehension, language, spelling, mathematical concepts and problem solving, computation, analysis of social studies materials, analysis of science materials, and use of sources. Although the test is broken up into these fields, the goal of the ITED is to track the development of the skills and analysis needed in each of these areas rather than the content. The vocabulary section of t… More: |
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Education in Yemen: Abdul Majeed Al-Zindani, San’a Institute for the Arabic Language $14.14 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. Excerpt: The Government of Yemen has made the development of education system its top priority. The share of the budget dedicated to education has remained high during the past decade, averaging between 14 to 20% of the total government expenditure and as of 2000 it is 32.8 percent . The education expenditure is 9.6 percent of GDP for the year 2001 as seen in the chart below. In the strategic vision for the next 25 years since 2000,the government has committed to bring significant changes in the education system, thereby reducing illiteracy to less than 10% by 2025 .Although Yemens government provide for universal, compulsory, free education for children ages six through 15, the U.S. Department of State reports that compulsory attendance is not enforced. The country ranked 150 out of 177 in the 2006Human Development Index and 121 out of 140 countries in theGender Development Index(2006). It is also very likely that Yemen will not be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, despite increase in enrolment rates in the past few years. In 2005, 81 percent of Yemens school-age population was enrolled in primary school; enrollment of the female population was 74 percent. Then in 2005, about 46 percent of the school-age population was enrolled in secondary school, including only 30 percent of eligible females .The country is still struggling to provide the requisite infrastructure. School facilities and educational materials are of poor quality, classrooms are too few in number, and the teaching faculty is inadequate. Source:World Bank According to Yemens Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2002, basic education is still unable to provide for all children of schooling age (6-14). Yemens primary school enrollment rates have increased from 73 to… More: |
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Effective Learning and Teaching in Medical, Dental and Veterinary Education $58.95 This book covers all of the key issues concerning the effective teaching in medical, dental and veterinary education. It includes contributions from a wide range of experts in the field, with a broad and international perspective. It includes material on teaching and the support of learning; effectively using learning materials and Information Technology in clinical education; assessment; developing effective learning environments; developing reflective practice and personal development.Contents: Introduction; Opportunities in clinical teaching; Collaborative learning, collegiality and critical thinking; Communication skills: on being patient centered; Linking the generic with the specialist; The curriculum; Assessment; Large group teaching and interactive lecturing; Small group teaching and problem-based learning; Using IT and online learning; Supporting students; Innovation in the laboratory; Facilitating learning in clinical environments; Developing reflective practitioners; Institutional benchmarking and quality issues; The future of clinical education. |
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Effects of traditional- versus learning-style instructional strategies on community-college students’ achievement in and attitudes toward developmental reading and writing. $49.99 This researcher was first to use Building Excellence's (BE) (Rundle & Dunn, 2000) learning-styles strategies on developmental reading and writing students at the community-college level. The 103 participants were enrollees in multiple sections of one remedial English course at a New York City public two-year college. Students were subdivided into experimental and control groups with the intervention sample (n=53) completing the BE online. Their BE Learning and Productivity Style (LPS) profiles were analyzed by the researcher, a Dunn and Dunn Certified Learning-Style Trainer. The treatments consisted of workshops in which participants were taught learning-style strategies and study-skills techniques. Researcher-created materials provided strategies to use when traditional teaching methods did not accommodate students' learning styles. The research design compared the groups' pre- and posttest scores on the City University of New York (CUNY) American College Test (ACT) Reading Compass Test and CUNY/ACT Writing Sample (CUNY Office of Assessment, 2006). Participants' attitudes were assessed with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (STAI) (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983) administered as a pretest during the midterm examination period, with posttest responses collected before final examinations. Experimental group participants' reactions to doing homework through learning-style strategies were tallied with the Semantic Differential Scale (SDS) (Pizzo, 1981, 1982). BE data results showed that over 80% of the experimental sample ( n=53) had learning styles at variance with traditional teaching through lectures and readings. The largest proportion were tactile-kinesthetic ( n=22) learners who preferred hands-on learning and active body movement, and auditory-verbal (n=21) students who synthesized ideas best through peer-group interactions. Reading and writing results indicated significant achievement ( p ≤ .001) |
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Effects of traditional- versus learning-style instructional strategies on community-college students’ achievement in and attitudes toward developmental reading and writing. $69 This researcher was first to use Building Excellence's (BE) (Rundle & Dunn, 2000) learning-styles strategies on developmental reading and writing students at the community-college level. The 103 participants were enrollees in multiple sections of one remedial English course at a New York City public two-year college. Students were subdivided into experimental and control groups with the intervention sample (n=53) completing the BE online. Their BE Learning and Productivity Style (LPS) profiles were analyzed by the researcher, a Dunn and Dunn Certified Learning-Style Trainer. The treatments consisted of workshops in which participants were taught learning-style strategies and study-skills techniques. Researcher-created materials provided strategies to use when traditional teaching methods did not accommodate students' learning styles. The research design compared the groups' pre- and posttest scores on the City University of New York (CUNY) American College Test (ACT) Reading Compass Test and CUNY/ACT Writing Sample (CUNY Office of Assessment, 2006). Participants' attitudes were assessed with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Adults (STAI) (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983) administered as a pretest during the midterm examination period, with posttest responses collected before final examinations. Experimental group participants' reactions to doing homework through learning-style strategies were tallied with the Semantic Differential Scale (SDS) (Pizzo, 1981, 1982). BE data results showed that over 80% of the experimental sample ( n=53) had learning styles at variance with traditional teaching through lectures and readings. The largest proportion were tactile-kinesthetic ( n=22) learners who preferred hands-on learning and active body movement, and auditory-verbal (n=21) students who synthesized ideas best through peer-group interactions. Reading and writing results indicated significant achievement ( p ≤ .001) |
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Efteling $14.14 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: Efteling, Fairy Tale Forest, Flying Dutchman, Haunted Castle, Indian Water-Lilies, Dreamflight, Carnival Festival, Gondoletta, Anton Pieck, Fata Morgana, Ton Van de Ven, Villa Volta, Piraña, Python, Steam Carousel, Bird Rok, Pegasus, Efteling Theatre, the House of the Five Senses, Bob Track, Henny Knoet, Half Moon, Pagoda, Efteling Steamtrack Line, the People of Laaf, Diorama, Tin Lizzies, Polka Marina. Excerpt: Anton Pieck Anton Franciscus Pieck (Den Helder, Netherlands , 19 April 1895 Overveen, Netherlands , 24 November 1987), a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist. His works are noted for their nostalgic or fairytale -like character and are widely popular, appearing regularly on cards and calendars. Personal Pieck was the son of Henri Christiaan Pieck and Petronella Neijfs, and the twin brother of the painter and illustrator Henri Christiaan Pieck . Pieck married Jo van Poelvoorde in 1922 and the two had three children, Elsa, Anneke and Max. Jo van Poelvoorde died in 1983. Max died in 1986. Teaching Efteling From 1952 to 1974, Pieck was responsible for designing almost anything for fairytale park Efteling in Kaatsheuvel , which has become one of the most important theme parks in Europe. His work for Efteling has been of a huge importance for the future of the park, since almost all later designers used many of his graphic characteristics in their designs (such as materials, colors and shapes). Anton Pieck Museum In 1984 the Anton Pieck Museum was opened at the Achterstraat in Hattem, Netherlands . The museum is called “Huis voor Anton Pieck” (literally, “The House for Anton Pieck”). Trivia Websites (URLs online) Pictures from Anton Pieck. A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Bird Rok (or “Vogel Rok” in Dutch ) is an Enclosed Roller Coaster in amusement |
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Els Language Centers $66 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. ELS Language Centers is a private entity that provides English language training in the United States. It operates through various language centers, often based on a college campus. Originally set up as an organization for creating and publishing ESL materials, ELS opened its first center in 1961 and shortly thereafter began to focus on teaching. It became a fully |
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English Out There – Intermediate Td4 – A Modern English Course Incorporating Social Interaction in the Real World and Online – 60 Hours of Lesson Plans and Student Worksheets $31.5 New – “Modern English course for real practice online or in the real world. Our first review said 21st century vocabulary and situations. Twenty three-hour lesson plans with attractive and photocopiable student worksheets. Our materials: [ Are specially designed to be used in the real world (English speaking countries) and online (non-English speaking countries) using Skype, language teaching websites and online language exchange websites for real practice of the target language [ Have been taug |
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English Out There – Intermediate Td4 – A Modern English Course Incorporating Social Interaction in the Real World and Online – 60 Hours of Lesson Plans and Student Worksheets $31.5 Used – “Modern English course for real practice online or in the real world. Our first review said 21st century vocabulary and situations. Twenty three-hour lesson plans with attractive and photocopiable student worksheets. Our materials: [ Are specially designed to be used in the real world (English speaking countries) and online (non-English speaking countries) using Skype, language teaching websites and online language exchange websites for real practice of the target language [ Have been tau |
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): The Dynamics of Operations Management $41.51 ERP: The Dynamics of Supply Chain and Process Management is a complete updating and expansion of Avraham Shtub’s award-winning 1999 text Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): The Dynamics of Operations Management. New chapters, written together with his co-author Reuven Karni, cover enterprise process modeling; design of business processes; a complete revision of the original chapter on the integrated order-fulfillment process using ERP; business process management; business process improvement; and a new appendix on simulating process life cycles: using serious games as teaching aids, along with a complete description of and instructions for using the CD containing MERPTM – a Dynamic Case Study Simulator (DCSS) from MBE Simulations Ltd.MERPTM is designed to facilitate the teaching of integrated operations of a business organization with a focus on corporate performance management. It reflects a fully live environment and allows students to participate in a virtual organization made real and dynamic as minute-by-minute business events and conditions unfold.This book is ideal for use in academic and executive programs aimed at teaching students how integrated systems work. It is suitable as a textbook for the basic MBA Operations Management course or as a text for courses on ERP systems and the development of business processes. In an industrial engineering program it could serve to give students their first, and perhaps only, introduction to business issues like market demand and supplier relationships.”I used Avy Shtub’s award-winning 1999 book on ERP and the accompanying Operations Trainer software in several leading MBA programs in the United States and Europe. Most of the courses were delivered in traditional classroom settings but some of them were offered fully online. The current revision and second edition of the book, co-written with Reuven Karni, adds new materials with an emphasis on services and business |
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Experimental Design & Analysis for Psychology $11.81 Careful data collection and analysis lies at the heart of good research, through which our understanding of psychology is enhanced. Yet the students who will become the next generation of researchers need more exposure to statistics and experimental design than a typical introductory course presents. Experimental Design and Analysis for Psychology provides a complete course in data collection and analysis for students who need to go beyond the basics.Acting as a true course companion, the text’s engaging writing style leads readers through a range of often challenging topics, blending examples and exercises with careful explanations and custom-drawn figures to ensure even the most daunting concepts can be fully understood.Opening with a review of key concepts, including probability, correlation, and regression, the book goes on to explore the analysis of variance and factorial designs, before moving on to consider a range of more specialised, but yet powerful, statistical tools, including the General Linear Model, and the concept of unbalanced designs.Not just a printed book, Experimental Design and Analysis for Psychology is enhanced by a range of online materials, all of which add to its value as an ideal teaching and learning resource.The Online Resource Centre features:For registered adopters:Figures from the book, available to download.Answers to exercises featured in the book.Online-only Part III: bonus chapters featuring more advanced material, to extend the coverage of the printed book.For students:A downloadable workbook, featuring exercises for self-study.SAS, SPSS and R companions, featuring program code and output for all major examples in the book tailored to these three software packages. |
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Financial Accounting $235.95 Activate learning with Warren/Reeve/Duchac, FINANCIAL ACCCOUNTING! Warren offers students clear guidance to complete homework with an efficien presentation for today’’s learner. Warren delivers: Expanded Choice: Many adaptations and purchasing formats (print, Excel for Success adaptation, digital eBook, Loose-Leaf, and textbookrental options). Increased Engagement: A high-impact writing style with contemporary examples, IFRS coverage and multimedia support. Improved Outcomes: Reliable end-of-chapter homework complemented by CengageNOW and Aplia online software to help manage your course and track student performance. Ease of Use: Premium instructor materials will help you plan your course with ease! From preparing for class to assessing students, Warren’’s market-leading resources offer a highly engaging teaching and learning experience. |
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Foundations of Maternal-Newborn & Women’s Health Nursing – Text and E-Book Package $137.93 Evolve eBookThe Evolve eBook gives you electronic access to all textbook content with plenty of added functionality. Not only can you search your entire library of eBooks with a single keyword, you can create your own customized study tool by highlighting key passages, taking and sharing notes, and organizing study materials into folders. Add additional eBooks to your collection to create an integrated digital library! Your Evolve eBooks are conveniently accessible either from your hard drive or online. Book DescriptionKnown for its user-friendly, easy-to-understand coverage of complex concepts, this outstanding textbook provides all the information you need to provide competent nursing care to women and newborns. Step-by-step instructions for assessments and interventions help you quickly master key skills and techniques. The importance of understanding family, culture, client teaching, communication, and clinical decision making is emphasized throughout. This edition also features a new title that reflects its expanded coverage of women’s health issues. |
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Fundamentals of Nanotechnology $94.95 WINNER 2010 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! Nanotechnology is no longer a subdiscipline of chemistry, engineering, or any other field. It represents the convergence of many fields, and therefore demands a new paradigm for teaching. This textbook is for the next generation of nanotechnologists. It surveys the fielda (TM)s broad landscape, exploring the physical basics such as nanorheology, nanofluidics, and nanomechanics as well as industrial concerns such as manufacturing, reliability, and safety. The authors then explore the vast range of nanomaterials and systematically outline devices and applications in various industrial sectors. This color text is an ideal companion to Introduction to Nanoscience by the same group of esteemed authors. Both titles are also available as the single volume Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology A wealth of instructional materials is available online with qualified course adoption. |
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Fundamentals of Nanotechnology $89.95 WINNER 2009 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! Nanotechnology is no longer a subdiscipline of chemistry, engineering, or any other field. It represents the convergence of many fields, and therefore demands a new paradigm for teaching. This textbook is for the next generation of nanotechnologists. It surveys the field’s broad landscape, exploring the physical basics such as nanorheology, nanofluidics, and nanomechanics as well as industrial concerns such as manufacturing, reliability, and safety. The authors then explore the vast range of nanomaterials and systematically outline devices and applications in various industrial sectors. This color text is an ideal companion to Introduction to Nanoscience by the same group of esteemed authors. Both titles are also available as the single volume Introduction to Nanoscience and NanotechnologyQualifying instructors who purchase either of these volumes (or the combined set) are given online access to a wealth of instructional materials. These include detailed lecture notes, review summaries, slides, exercises, and more. The authors provide enough material for both one- and two-semester courses. |
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Fundamentals of Nanotechnology $94.95 WINNER 2009 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! Nanotechnology is no longer a subdiscipline of chemistry, engineering, or any other field. It represents the convergence of many fields, and therefore demands a new paradigm for teaching. This textbook is for the next generation of nanotechnologists. It surveys the field’s broad landscape, exploring the physical basics such as nanorheology, nanofluidics, and nanomechanics as well as industrial concerns such as manufacturing, reliability, and safety. The authors then explore the vast range of nanomaterials and systematically outline devices and applications in various industrial sectors. This color text is an ideal companion to Introduction to Nanoscience by the same group of esteemed authors. Both titles are also available as the single volume Introduction to Nanoscience and NanotechnologyQualifying instructors who purchase either of these volumes (or the combined set) are given online access to a wealth of instructional materials. These include detailed lecture notes, review summaries, slides, exercises, and more. The authors provide enough material for both one- and two-semester courses. |
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General Music Today Yearbook: Volume 19, Fall 2005-Spring 2006 $23.32 Used – General Music Today is a publication of MENC: The National Association for Music Education for the Society of General Music. The journal features articles of interest to teachers specializing in general music at all levels from early childhood through high school, particularly works that describe successful practices, share teaching strategies or materials, and suggest new ideas and issues of concern to general music educators. General Music Today is currently published online and availab |
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General Music Today Yearbook: Volume 19, Fall 2005-Spring 2006 $23.99 Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education. General Music Today is a publication of MENC: The National Association for Music Education for the Society of General Music. The journal features articles of interest to teachers specializing in general music at all levels from early childhood through high school, particularly works that describe successful practices, share teaching strategies or materials, and suggest new ideas and issues of concern to general music educators. General Music Today is currently published online and available to all MENC members on its Web site, www.menc.org. |
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George B. Loomis $49.2 New – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George B. Loomis was an American music teacher who began teaching in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1866. He was recommended for the position by Lowell Mason, a prestigious American music educator, and worked for several years without instructional materials. In response to this void, he created Loomis’ Progressive Music Lessons, a series of texts widely used in Indiana |
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George B. Loomis $49.2 Used – Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. George B. Loomis was an American music teacher who began teaching in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1866. He was recommended for the position by Lowell Mason, a prestigious American music educator, and worked for several years without instructional materials. In response to this void, he created Loomis’ Progressive Music Lessons, a series of texts widely used in Indian |
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Great Ideas for Teaching Astronomy $57.1 Great Ideas for Teaching Astronomy was written in response to requests from teachers for ideas that can be used to improve astronomy teaching. This newly expanded 150-page edition offers dozens of ideas, demonstrations and analogies gathered from over 40 teachers around the world. Expanded material covers optics, cooperative learning and testing. New sections describe how to deliver course materials online. New ideas explain how to incorporate planetariums, museums, observatories, and science centers into your course. Forty new articles illustrate how to present and demonstrate astronomy concepts to students. |
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Hampton University $14.14 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: Samuel C. Armstrong, Mary S. Peake, Jerome H. Holland, Bruce Rader, Dois I. Rosser Jr., Emancipation Oak, Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute, Whov, Derrick Baskin, Brown Cottage. Excerpt: Hampton University is a historically black university located in Hampton, Virginia, United States. The campus overlooking the northern edge of the harbor of Hampton Roads was founded on the grounds of “Little Scotland”, a former plantation in Elizabeth City County not far from Fortress Monroe and the Grand Contraband Camp, each tangible symbols of freedom for former slaves shortly after the end of the American Civil War. First led by former Union General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, among the school’s famous alumni is educator Dr. Booker T. Washington, who later founded Tuskeegee Institute. Under what is now called the Emancipation Oak tree, Mary Smith Peake taught the first classes on September 17, 1861, in defiance of a Virginia law against teaching slaves, free blacks and mulattoes to read or write, a law which had cut her own education short years earlier. Several years later, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was read to local freedmen under the same historic tree, which is still located on the campus today, and also serves as a symbol for the modern city of Hampton. During the American Civil War (18611865), Union-held Fortress Monroe in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of Hampton Roads became a gathering point and safe haven of sorts for fugitive slaves. These individuals were labeled “contraband of War by the commander, General Benjamin F. Butler, and thereby safe from return to slave owners. As large numbers of individuals sought status as contrabands, they built the Grand Contraband Camp nearby from materials recla… More: |
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Health Assessment Online to Accompany Physical Examination and Health Assessment (User Guide, Access Code, and Pocket Companion Package) $119.21 Used – Health Assessment Online for Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th edition, is a cutting-edge collection of supplemental online teaching/learning materials for faculty and students in health assessment or physical exam courses. This library of more than 4,000 electronic assets provides a wealth of online resources to draw from in teaching this highly visual topic in conjunction with Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment. Online resources are organized by tex |
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Health Assessment: To Accompany Physical Examination and Health Assessment $118.98 New – “Health Assessment Online for Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 4th edition,” is a cutting-edge collection of supplemental online teaching/learning materials for faculty and students in health assessment or physical exam courses. This library of more than 4,000 electronic assets provides a wealth of online resources to draw from in teaching this highly visual topic in conjunction with “Jarvis: Physical Examination and Health Assessment.” Online resources are organized by |
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Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice $73 The third edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to make it even more essential for course teaching. Retaining the celebrated approach of previous editions in examining critical perspectives in health psychology, this new edition now incorporates research from a fuller range of perspectives including more ‘mainstream’ health psychology. Therefore this textbook provides students with a broader, more rounded understanding of the field.Key features of the third edition include four brand new chapters in the book on Theories, Models and Interventions Aplied to Sexual Helth; Information and Communication; Health Literacy; Community and Alternative Approaches, extensive pedagogical features, including chapter outlines and summaries of key ideas, and guidelines for further research. Boxed case studies, tables and figures and cutting edge research are integrated throughout to aid students’ understanding of this fascinating field; a new accompanying companion website with a full suite of lecturer materials and online readings for students. |
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Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice $73 The third edition of this best-selling textbook has been thoroughly updated and revised to make it even more essential for course teaching. Retaining the celebrated approach of previous editions in examining critical perspectives in health psychology, this new edition now incorporates research from a fuller range of perspectives including more ‘mainstream’ health psychology. Therefore this textbook provides students with a broader, more rounded understanding of the field.Key features of the third edition include four brand new chapters in the book on Theories, Models and Interventions Aplied to Sexual Helth; Information and Communication; Health Literacy; Community and Alternative Approaches, extensive pedagogical features, including chapter outlines and summaries of key ideas, and guidelines for further research. Boxed case studies, tables and figures and cutting edge research are integrated throughout to aid students’ understanding of this fascinating field; a new accompanying companion website with a full suite of lecturer materials and online readings for students. |
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Heliophysics: Space Storms and Radiation: Causes and Effects $44.55 Heliophysics is a fast-developing scientific discipline that integrates studies of the Sun’s variability, the surrounding heliosphere, and the environment and climate of planets. The Sun is a magnetically variable star and, for planets with intrinsic magnetic fields, planets with atmospheres, or planets like Earth with both, there are profound consequences. This volume, the second in a series of three heliophysics texts, integrates the many aspects of space storms and the energetic radiation associated with them – from causes on the Sun to effects in planetary environments. It reviews the physical processes in solar flares and coronal mass ejections, interplanetary shocks, and particle acceleration and transport, and considers many space weather responses in geospace. In addition to its utility as a textbook, it also constitutes a foundational reference for researchers in fields from heliophysics to climate science. Additional online resources, including lecture presentations and other teaching materials, are available at www.cambridge.org/9780521760515. Other volumes in this series: Heliophysics: Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos (Volume I) Heliophysics: Evolving Solar Activity and the Climates of Space and Earth (Volume III) |
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