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In this powerful new book, James Rickabaugh, former superintendent and current director of the Institute for Personalized Learning (IPL), presents the groundbreaking results of the Institute's half-decade of research, development, and practice: a simple but powerful model for personalizing students' learning experiences by building their levels of commitment, ownership, and independence. Tried and rigorously tested in urban, suburban, and rural districts--and...
82) Becoming a Nurse
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Ideal for potential nursing candidates, this guide provides a thorough overview of the nursing profession, with sections on: o Types of available nursing positions o Career outlook, benefits, and earnings potential Pros and cons of the nursing field o How to know if nursing is the right career, with a test that evaluates emotional and educational qualities candidates must have o Required education and advice for the admission process o The training...
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Résumé : Observateur subtil, Philippe Lichtfus décide de consacrer son expérience à redéfinir le savoir-vivre aujourd'hui. Il propose une étiquette contemporaine dépoussiérée de la lourdeur du passé, en accord avec les nouvelles réalités de notre société. Ce livre est à la fois un guide pratique et une réflexion intellectuelle. Il s'exprime dans un langage sans détour et destine son message à celles et ceux qui cherchent à s'élever...
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What does it take to be a good school principal? No two principals work exactly the same way, but research shows that effective principals focus on a core set of factors critical to fostering success among all students.
In this second edition of Qualities of Effective Principals, James H. Stronge and Xianxuan Xu delineate these factors and show principals how to successfully balance the needs and priorities of their schools while continuously developing...
85) UPS Handbook
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Not an engineer, but need to know the basics of battery backup power? UPS Handbook breaks down the complex world of Uninterruptible Power Supply systems into simple-to-understand language. If you need to know the basics of UPS systems but not the expertise of how to repair them, this book is for you.
· What is an Uninterruptible Power Supply system?
· How do they work?
· Which is right for you?
· What is a UPS topology?
· What maintenance is...
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The Feeling of Teaching is part of a larger project, Teaching through Emotions (TTE), developed by the author, Elizabeth Burris. The project is based on these premises: * that teaching and learning depend on relationships; * that teaching is fraught with emotion, often negative; * that working through emotions can help illuminate the nature of classroom relationships, which points to ways teachers can improve their teaching; and * that teachers need...
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Peterson's Master the Massage Therapy Exams gives you the tips and strategies you need to score high on your exam as well as useful info on massage therapy career planning, salary and benefits, and educational requirements. Peterson's provides brief reviews of each test topic to refresh your memory of what you learned in school. We not only help you develop test-taking skills but also provide descriptions and full-length practice tests of the two...
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Making money with your music volume 3 is written for the recording artist, song writer, and music producer. This book covers what you really need to know about making money in the music industry. This book covers what you need to know about preparing your music before you can license it and start making money. It will review copyright, song registration, contracts, how publishing works, building web sites to make money and more; all in the shortest,...
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Are you stuck in a defining and controlling "you are..." group going nowhere? Are you isolated even though you are surrounded by people? Do you ever ask, "How do I get MORE?" Get unstuck and participate toward NEXT using the MORE a "We am…" group can provide. Get access to MORE. Unfortunately, our crowded world is losing the ability how to get MORE together and grow together toward NEXT. Learn how to onboard, evolve with and explore in groups. Build...
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The book maps out a transformative framework to support educators in nurturing young people's academic and socioemotional development, ultimately contributing to a restorative approach to equitable education. This involves educators making a paradigm shift to a strengths-based educational philosophy that emphasizes these strategies:
Employ strengths-based teaching-learning practices to build teacher-student connections that improve student learning.
Cultivate...
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Every school strives to better itself so that it can better its students. In Transformative Collaboration, the authors dive deep into one of the strongest strategies for school improvement-the PLC process. You will explore five collaboration-based commitments-from gaining clarity to building trust-that will ultimately help you build and sustain a PLC that provides the best possible avenues of learning to students.
Use this resource to provide students...
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The situations in this book happened over three decades ago. Ironically, the events and management insights described in Leading in Chaos are even more relevant today! Managers from the front line to the boardroom may be dealing with fellow employees and colleagues in the grips of opioid addiction on a regular basis. Partisan politics has permeated every part of our lives, including the work place and navigating the political waters as a manager today...
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Rick Wormeli's new book is sure to inspire readers to take radical responsibility for challenging conventional methods and rules that surround students in schools. Topics include professional issues, motivating and connecting with students, differentiation, literacy, teaching techniques, assessment, grading, and more. One of Rick's many fans shared: "Rick Wormeli has the singular power to motivate me and make me want to better myself. Thank you."
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En quoi consiste, ou devrait consister, l'éthique professionnelle en enseignement? Comment se manifeste-t-elle dans les gestes pédagogiques et dans la relation éducative? Quelles sont ses composantes?
En tenant compte du contexte social et culturel du Québec, des orientations éthiques déjà énoncées par le ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur ainsi que des lois, codes et conventions ayant des incidences sur la pratique...
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WHAT WORKS! provides a roadmap for National Board candidates by guiding them as they work through each of the four entries to be submitted. The chapters contain dozens of tips on "What Works!" and "Why These Work!" The tips are practical, specific, and written in a conversational style that is easy to read.
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To differentiate instruction is to act on the belief that all kids deserve access to the richest, most compelling learning experiences and to provide the scaffolding they need to seize that opportunity. While a handful of teachers in a school might be using differentiation to great success, it takes a collaborative, schoolwide approach to maximize differentiation's effectiveness and improve outcomes for all students. Leading for Differentiation lays...
97) Breaking the Poverty Barrier: Changing Students Lives With Passion, Perserverance, and Performance
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Strong leadership, parent involvement, mentoring, data-based intervention, and high expectations are known factors in student success. But what do they really look like in practice--and are they as powerful as research says? Breaking the Poverty Barrier illustrates the specific strategies and critical steps that transformed a school beset with poverty and shockingly low proficiency into a National Showcase School. More than just an inspirational tale,...
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Schools and districts that function as professional learning communities (PLCs) have a keen understanding of the connection between professional development and student learning. So, if differentiated instruction is known to be essential for student learning, why not apply it to teacher learning? The authors suggest that one-size-fits-all professional development cannot provide success for all. Just as classroom teachers are challenged to meet the...
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Early childhood learning is a critical launchpad for every student's social, emotional, and intellectual growth. With What About Us?, you will discover how to achieve the full potential of PreK—2 classrooms through proven best practices aligned to the PLC at Work® process. Learn how to work in collaborative teams to determine essential standards, design assessments, monitor student progress, and more. Use this resource to ensure every early childhood...
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The contributors to this edited collection of think pieces reflect on their experiences as members of a group intent on studying their own practice. In sharing the challenges and rewards of study group participation, the authors hope to encourage others to engage in similarly productive study group experiences. This message is particularly important given current school improvement initiatives seeking to involve educational practitioners.