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Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough said, "Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That's why it's so hard." Too many students enter college without a basic understanding of writing, which can affect every aspect of their education...

Here, Ross Burkhardt explains how to reach students through poetry and how to help them develop their own appreciation for it. Drawing on the author's rich experience as a middle school language arts teacher, Using Poetry in the Classroom presents a...

Find, apply for, and win grant dollars for the classroom This accessible guide offers a proven, step-by-step process for researching, writing, applying for, and winning education grants. The book educates readers on the basics of grant writing,...

We are surrounded by information. Even the most routine situations in which we find ourselves conceal a hidden information flow. Every step we take, a host of signals meet us, providing information about what is happening in other parts of reality. The...

There's Another Way to Do It addresses a multitude of topics that arise in providing library services to patrons. These include the building of library collections, acquisition of resources, the organization of items to better facilitate bibliographic...

This book was compiled and edited by a librarian who was instrumental in getting funding from a Library Services and Technology Act grant to carry out an internship program in public libraries. The grant allowed the MCLS consortium of public libraries in...

Uniting the Liberal Arts: Core and Context is a selection of essays, presented or further developed from the 1999 Association of Core Texts and Courses conference in New Orleans, focusing on a few of the vertices or vortices, where an intensified sense...

For undergraduates following any course of study, it is essential to develop the ability to write effectively. Yet the processes by which students become more capable and ready to meet the challenges of writing for employers, the wider public, and their...

The authoritative annual guide to the requirements for certification of teachers. This annual volume offers the most complete and current listings of the requirements for certification of a wide range of educational professionals at the elementary and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226815725Author Alain ParkFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Ever wonder why there is such a big gap in the number of students who succeed in comparison to those who do not? The duality of educational experiences that permeate our secondary schools leads to one group of students heading into post-secondary...

Based on 40 years of experience, author, Raymond Lemley, provokes thinking in this guide that addresses the ground level, mundane issues that confound principals daily. The book offers simple yet provocative answers to the befuddling things that require...

Education in the New Millennium details- for parents, taxpayers, and politicians, and those concerned about education- the intricacies and complexities of "education" in America. Author Michael F. Shaughnessy documents a number of different forms of...

How Was School Today? explores the richly complex school experiences of Katie, a fifth-grader, in a very small school that educates children of varying ages and academic capabilities together. Katie's experiences provide an opportunity to wonder about...

As America's school buildings are aging, some districts are considering renovating rather than rebuilding. In economically tight years, planning for effective school maintenance and for renovation programs makes sense. This book offers: Tips and...

An inspirational memento for the teacher in your life, with quotes, anecdotes, and advice from real educators about teaching philosophies, trends, and so much more! Teachers run on adrenaline, good vibes, and big dreams. They're often so busy helping our...

Divided Cities is the comparative analysis of New York and London which many have been waiting for. Wider in scope and richer in detailthan any previous study, this work provides the best introduction available to these pre-eminent world cities. Seeming...

Aspects of Article Introductions has bee reissued to make it more easily available than it has ever been, particularly for the use of university libraries and for younger and newer practitioners and researchers in the rapidly expanding and increasingly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780825309328Author Andrew CampanellaFormat PaperbackPage Count 271Imprint Beaufort BooksPublisher Beaufort BooksWeight(grams) 349gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

The old aphorism ""Where you stand is where you sit"" rings true across many sectors of society. For academic administrators, be they provosts, vice-presidents or vice-chancellors, deans or directors, department chairs or heads, or administrative support...

This companion volume to Classroom Management That Works helps teachers at all grade levels master the array of skills needed for a productive learning environment. Through worksheets, case studies, and other materials, readers learn how to use the seven...

After setting Augustine's thought firmly within the context of his life and times, Ryan Topping examines in turn the causes of education (the purposes, pedagogy, curriculum, and limits of learning) as Augustine understood them. Augustine's towering...

How do we know what we should teach? And how should we go about teaching it? These deceptively simple questions about education perplexed Tolstoy. Before writing his famous novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Tolstoy opened an experimental school on...

A daily diary of actual interactions between a reference desk librarian and his patronsReference Librarianship documents a year in the life of a young librarian working in the "trenches" at a library in the Midwestern United States. This one-of-a-kind...

The Municipal preschools of Reggio Emilia, in Northern Italy, are renowned world-wide for the excellence of their provision. This approach provides a unique collaboration between children, parents, teachers and the wider community. Loris Malaguzzi and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525576969Author Rebecca RuppFormat PaperbackPage Count 576Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989470353Author Christopher ScordoFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Ssi LogicPublisher Ssi LogicWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm * 18mm

Tracing the Footprints is aimed at students, teachers, practitioners and lecturers involved in the documentation of practice. On a surface level, it documents the construction of a performance project, 'At Last Sight,' which was made with a group of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788883368Author Porter Dr aFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915261229Author Jonathan BarnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint John Catt Educational LtdPublisher Hodder EducationWeight(grams) 500gDimensions(mm)...

Graduate schools churn out tens of thousands of PhDs and MAs every year. Yet more than half of all college courses are taught by adjunct faculty, which means that the chances of an academic landing a tenure-track job seem only to shrink as student loan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543740233Author Helbert R CualFormat HardbackPage Count 110Imprint Partridge Publishing SingaporePublisher Partridge Publishing SingaporeWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556715495Author Gary F SimonsFormat HardbackPage Count 674Imprint Sil International, Global PublishingPublisher Sil International, Global...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983845386Author Ann K LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Abraham PublishingPublisher Abraham PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615832432Author William Strunk JrFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Denton & WhitePublisher Denton & WhiteWeight(grams) 104gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Education without ethics, without sentiments, without heart, is simply soulless, factual academics and nothing more. In his array of authentic essays, Ronald J. Pelias poetically evokes the spiritual aspects of life in a seemingly dispassionate field-the...

Based on the latest research and covering key recent developments in supervisory practice, the third edition of A Handbook for Doctoral Supervisors is designed to support new and established supervisors in reviewing how they may make their supervision...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781946919106Author Maria LinFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Crm PublishingPublisher Crm PublishingWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556715488Author Gary F SimonsFormat HardbackPage Count 806Imprint Sil International, Global PublishingPublisher Sil International, Global...

Bertrand Russell's History of Philosophy refers to Dewey as 'generally admitted to be the leading living philosopher of America'. This honourable mention lay partly in his pragmatic theory of meaning, through which so many baffling philosophical problems...