Overcoming Student Apathy: Motivating Students for Academic Success provides a candid look into the hearts and minds of many of today's struggling students.
Providing a wealth of simple, research-based strategies for teaching reading and writing, this book is designed for each chapter to be accessible to teachers, tutors, parents, and paraprofessionals.
A valuable resource to institutions of higher education and various state and national superintendent organizations and agencies, The Dark Side of Educational Leadership provides valuable insights into specific resiliency behaviors that contribute to superintendents' abilities to overcome the trauma associated with being a professional victim.
Innovative Interventions for Today's Exceptional Kids provides teachers, parents, administrators, and school counselors with an intervention framework to help the struggling children.
Turning Average Instruction into Great Instruction details a clear and concise approach to school improvement, focusing school leaders on the critical factor that has the greatest impact on student achievement_classroom instruction.
From the Principal's X-Files examines day-to-day, real-world situations and events that are often humorous and, at times, poignant as a point of reference for implementing best practices to create and maintain effective and nurturing school cultures.
The explosion of technology is changing the way people interact, and schools lag behind the rest of the society in connecting and interacting through technology.
A ground-breaking contribution to the economic and cultural history of the eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century publishing of illustrated belles lettres in Scotland, the book offers detailed accounts of numerous agents of prints (booksellers, printers, designers, engravers) and their involvement in the making and marketing of illustrated editions.
This comprehensive guide gives an overview of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) for K-12 teacher leaders and other school professionals with practices toward achieving transdisciplinary success for lifelong literacy in schools.
Focusing on theory and therapeutic factors and applications, this work will provide group leaders and counselors working with children with a conceptual basis and specific strategies for use in therapy, counseling, and therapeutic groups.
Macdonald Institute traces the evolution of a small post-secondary institution specializing in the education of rural Ontario women into a world-respected, co-educational college at the University of Guelph.
An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century.
A Volcano in My Tummy: Helping Children to Handle Anger presents a clear and effective approach to helping children and adults alike understand and deal constructively with children's anger.
Explorando entre o Zen e o mundo digital, entre poesia e física, entre Tao e ciência da computação, a “Bíblia da Criatividade” é o livro mais completo sobre criatividade que você terá na sua biblioteca.
Il mondo non ha bisogno di coloro che deforestano, poiché distruggono l'ambiente dei propri figli e di quelli degli altri e li lasciano senza aria per respirare in futuro.
This book of essays follows Johns previous publication, The Impact of Modern Neuroscience on Contemporary Teaching, and is a more practical guide to working in modern classrooms with a focus on dealing with students who present challenging behaviours.
In ›Die Erfindung des ADHS-Syndroms‹ wird die faszinierende Geschichte dieser weit verbreiteten neurobiologischen Störung von ihren Anfängen bis zu den aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen beleuchtet.
Written by two of the leading experts in the field, this introductory text presents critical thinking as a process for taking charge of and responsibility for one's thinking.
Today's instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens.
Group Development and Group Leadership in Student Affairs provides readers with an overview of basic group dynamics and techniques that are effective in higher education and student affairs settings.
Throughout American history, education has served as an institution of support, safety, growth, stability, and has risen to serve the public in times of great national need.
This edited collection is a compilation of practical case studies from academic libraries and librarians working with other college departments, faculty, and/or students.
The next big thing in education is an anthology of forward looking insights by leading scholars, leaders and practitioners in the field of education regarding what may lie ahead for students and educators alike.
This is an essential guide for all school leaders, aspiring school leaders and leadership educators to help them incorporate positive psychology in their practice.
This special edition presents a snapshot from around the world of the current state of the research devoted to the issues of professional development of teachers.
