The Adaptive Teacher: Faith-Based Strategies to Reach and Teach Learners with Disabilities will teach you how to maximize the effectiveness of your lessons with concrete strategies you can implement in your classroom tomorrow that will benefit all learners. Written by John E. Barone and Charleen Katra, who bring over forty years of combined experience working with people with disabilities, this guide for teachers and catechists addresses crucial topics that will enrich the scope and reach of your teaching.
This book provides the tools to
foster a welcoming environment for everyone;
understand the specific needs of learners with disabilities;
adapt your teaching approach for the benefit of all;
develop effective communication strategies;
help learners build confidence, independence, and ownership.
Beyond the wealth of practical knowledge, The Adaptive Teacher's overarching philosophy is firmly planted in the Good News, teaching that every person belongs in God's family, and each is a reflection of his love.
Finalist - Education/Academic 2019 Best Book Awards
"Practice makes perfect!"
Well, to paraphrase Lombardi, perfection may not be attainable, but let’s chase it and achieve excellence! Now you can access seven (7) full-length MCAT practice tests: 5 complete exams in the book and 2 complete, different exams online. Practice, review, learn from our detailed explanations and then repeat the process with a different practice exam to follow your improvement.
At the time of publication, NO book provides more access to full-length MCAT practice tests! Get ready for a deep dive into the knowledge and reasoning necessary to obtain a great MCAT score with over 1600 MCAT practice questions with detailed explanations!
Finalist - Education/Academic 2019 Best Book Awards
In this well-documented account, W. Nikola-Lisa explores how science and technology changed the face of America's colleges and universities during the nineteenth century, bringing much needed reform to the classical liberal arts curriculum as well as suggesting new approaches to instruction. The author's highly detailed narrative explores the origins of the classical liberal arts curriculum, the rise of "mutual education societies," the push to establish independent polytechnic schools, the founding of the first land-grant universities, and, ultimately, through the generosity of wealthy industrialists, the creation of independent schools of science at the nation's oldest colleges. As the title of the book suggests, the author also emphasizes the pedagogical changes brought about by these initiatives, especially in the area of science and technology where hands-on experiential laboratory instruction slowly became the norm rather than the exception.
Finalist - Education/Academic 2019 Best Book Awards
The Brain that Does the Work is the Brain that Learns.
In many classrooms, the teacher's role is to talk and the student's role is to listen. Whose brain is doing most of the work in this scenario? Authors Michael D. Toth and David A. Sousa present an alternative: a new pedagogical model called student-led academic teaming. In academic teams, students collaborate, peer coach, and peer teach while engaging in rigorous, standards-based tasks a combination that leads to true social, emotional, and cognitive learning (SECL). The evidence to support the power of student teams includes:
A groundbreaking 10,000-student research study on a large urban district
Neuroscience and other scientific research
Experiences from superintendents, school leaders, teachers, and students from dozens of demonstration schools around the country
Connections to social-emotional skills, 21st century skills, growth mindset, student engagement, student behavior, and equity and access
Student-led academic teaming takes familiar grouping strategies to the next level, providing a path to success for every student, in every classroom, in every school; This is the last major school reform you will ever have to make.
Finalist - Education/Academic 2019 Best Book Awards
Do You Have 21st-Century Skills to Help Your Students Succeed?
Do Your Students Have 21st-Century Skills to Think for Themselves?
Charles Ames Fischer has the answers you are looking for, answers that will supply the strategies to show students how to succeed into the future. A future that has unknown products, unidentified jobs, and unanticipated challenges.
Teachers struggle every day with activities to help their students think critically and discover their untapped creativity.
Finalist - Education/Academic 2019 Best Book Awards
Many authors have researched the connection between humor and education but as E .B. White said: “Analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Few people are interested and the frog dies of it. However, Dr. Peter Jonas takes a broad and practical approach examining the connection between humor and learning. The book uses a meta-analysis and meta-synthesis to identify nine areas where humor significantly improves various aspects of the learning environment. This book provides practical examples, as well as research on how much of an effect (effect size) humor has on Leadership, Learning, Stress reduction, Job Satisfaction, Relationships, Creativity, Culture, Communication, and Engagement. Humor needs to be taken seriously, because when you get people laughing you can transform learning.
What’s it like to go through life with ADHD? To fail over and over again? To be criticized for poor performance or inattention to details? To wonder why you are so different from other people? To hide your feelings and pretend you’re okay?
Many books describe individuals with ADHD. They state the problems--the inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, hyperactivity, disorganization, difficulty managing time, and more. But we don’t see the resolution, the changes, the outcomes for this person. We never find out how these individuals cope or conquer their difficulties—if they do.
Bob Ossler struggled with ADHD all his life although he didn’t know that term until later in life. In school, he knew he was different, weird even. His red curly hair, his myriads of freckles, his sometimes inappropriate behavior, and his poor academic performance made him the brunt of vicious teasing by peers.
So you're a high school or college student who thinks you know what you want to do with the rest of your life. Or maybe you don't have the first clue about your future. In either case, Tamara S. Raymond's Careering:The Pocket Guide to Exploring Your Future Career should be at the top of your reading list.
Tamara wrote Careering to help young adults avoid the traps she fell into as a result of struggling to figure out her career path after college. Today, this successful leadership development coach shares her hard-learned lessons to help you quickly identify your passions and strengths so you can find your way in the world of work. "I want you to avoid spending eight years in the wrong jobs like I did," she says.
I'm not a mathematician, nor do I qualify as being a scientist, but I am a very curious person, and there's lots about numbers to stimulate one's curiosity. For example:
Why is the length of a mile 5,280 feet?
What is the "Golden Ratio?"
Why is time based on units of 60 rather than on units of 10?
What is the largest meaningful number that exists?
Why is the number 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 important?
If questions such as these stimulate your interest, this book is for you. If not, there are lots of incurious people in the world and you have plenty of company. In this book, Chapter 1 is about numbers in general; Chapter 2 covers memorable numbers; Chapter 3 deals with weights and measures; and Chapter 3 deals with weights and measures; and Chapter 4 discusses extraordinary numbers.
A PRINCIPAL'S TALE, at turns is personal and humorous, insightful and engaging. A PRINCIPAL'S TALE democratizes the public school administration conversation and offers insight and wisdom to anyone who wishes to show up more authentically, effectively, and ultimately powerfully in today's challenging education world.
More personal in tone than traditional educational books, A PRINCIPAL'S TALE acknowledges that leadership requires risk and commitment, and the greatest risk of all is discovered as we learn how to educate our own way and lead with impact in today's ever-shifting educational world. My personal stories in the office to the classroom will shine at times personal and at times a humorous look into the everyday life of a principal. Written on a daily basis, similar to a diary or journal entry, the book details thirty-one days in the life of an urban school principal, painting a true picture of the professional, emotional, and personal experiences of those who lead a school and a family of educators and learners.
In the world of education, the most effective educators pride themselves on their special ability to positively impact the impressionable minds of their students. They are able to justify their effectiveness through their students’ standardized test scores and other forms of data. Indeed, these are legitimate ways to measure a teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom but they don’t tell the full story. There is something to be said about the specific attributes a teacher possesses in order to be effective in the classroom. What are those intangible qualities that define the success of that teacher? The response to that question will consequently lead to an even deeper question -- how did that teacher acquire and develop these special qualities? That question can be best answered by exploring the source of their teacher identity. Through this exploration, one will discover that the teacher’s identity is directly and indirectly shaped by their unique life experiences and the valuable lessons they have learned from those experiences. Shaping the Teacher Identity guides the reader through a self-exploration of their life and helps them extract the inherent qualities that uniquely define who they are as educators.
During his lifetime, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)--grandson of a Caribbean slave and author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo--faced racial prejudice in his homeland of France and constantly strove to find a sense of belonging. For him, "Monte Cristo" was a symbol of this elusive quest.
It proved equally elusive for those struggling to overcome slavery and its legacy in the former French colonies. Exiled to the margins of society, 19th and 20th century black intellectuals from the Caribbean and Africa drew on Dumas work and celebrity to renegotiate their full acceptance as French citizens. Their efforts were influenced by earlier struggles of African Americans in the decades after the Civil War, who celebrated Dumas as a black American hero.
Dawn F. Jackson is the author of "The Olmec Nation: The First Spiritually Civilized Culture in North America. Volume 1: The Olmec Civilization Is Our inheritance. Also, Volume 2: Lemuria: Continent of the First Civilized Species. Volume 3: Legacy is a continuation of the history of Lemuria, the Mu's and the Olmecs.
This unique and cleverly designed resource seeks to inform, educate, and entertain incoming college freshmen so that they will not only survive their first year, but thrive! Covering 30 relevant topics, this award-winning book provides common sense tips that impact college student success in areas such as people, resources, organization, class, positive habits, and more. Written by a college instructor, the author knows exactly what to cover in order to help first-year college students succeed.
Acknowledging that reading is the last summer activity that many high school graduates will want to do before starting college, this resource is designed as a read-and-find reflection guide. Each topic contains a page of information and common sense tips while the accompanying page features a word search designed to reinforce key terms and ideas. Additionally, there are reflection spaces throughout the book for readers to record their thoughts, notes, and takeaways. This innovative and interactive format will allow readers to finish this book quickly while retaining important information and tips on college student success. As the saying goes, a little common sense goes a long way!
Why do we have schools? This question was posed to a high school faculty and staff. The answer became the foundation of the educational and leadership philosophy of the author. With a united voice, the teachers, administrators and staff all agreed that schools should "Prepare students for productive lives."
There is growing evidence concerning our children's ability to pass the test of life. With over 6 million American teens suffering from anxiety, countless youth in the grips of depression, substance abuse on the rise, and school discipline out of control, our children are in dire need of something different from the usual school fare.
Empowering the Heart is a testimony to the power education has to strengthen the spirit and unlock the potential of each child. This book encourages school personnel to use an educational stethoscope to understand the internal conditions of each child. "...for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal" (II Corinthians 4:18 King James Version).
Professor Peyton Wilde has an enviable life teaching sociology at an idyllic liberal arts college--yet she is troubled by a sense of fading inspiration. One day an invitation arrives. Peyton has been selected to attend a luxurious all-expense-paid seminar in Iceland, where participants, billed as some of the greatest thinkers in the world, will be charged with answering one perplexing question. Meeting her diverse teammates--two neuroscientists, a philosopher, a dance teacher, a collage artist, and a farmer--Peyton wonders what she could ever have to contribute. The ensuing journey of discovery will transform the characters' work, their biases, and themselves. This suspenseful novel shows that the answers you seek can be found in the most unlikely places. It can be read for pleasure, is a great choice for book clubs, and can be used as unique and inspiring reading in qualitative research and other courses in education, sociology, social work, psychology, and communication.
This book is about much more than naked photos of your children showing up online. Will your kids’ social media accounts keep them out of that prestigious college? Will those naked photos on their cell phone that they didn’t request land them in jail or get them charged with a felony? Are your tweens and teens buying fake IDs on the dark web to get into dance clubs and buy alcohol? Will your child be charged with manslaughter for bullying? If the person they bullied commits suicide, the answer is YES! Are your kids buying drugs like Molly or tainted marijuana for parties on the Dark Web? Are things YOU post on social media about your children putting them in danger or affecting their future?
Are Your Kids Naked Online breaks down the facts from fiction and is supported by academic research focused on technology, not only showing the real issues in an objective balanced way without down playing the real dangers and consequences, but also without fear mongering.
