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The Two-Pencil Method: The Revolutionary Approach to Drawing It All
by Mark CrilleyFrom the best-selling artist and YouTube art instructor, this book features step-by-step lessons that show you how to draw professional-quality portraits, landscapes, travel sketches, and animals using only two ordinary pencils.Great art doesn't have to be expensive. For the cost of a regular graphite writing pencil and an equally ordinary black colored pencil, you can create drawings worthy of framing and displaying. In this straightforward, aspiring artist's guide to rendering a variety of popular subjects with only two pencils, artist and art instructor Mark Crilley presents a direct, approachable, and achievable method for drawing just about anything. The Two-Pencil Method breaks down Crilley's techniques across six chapters of five lessons each. In each lesson, you'll learn how the two-pencil method can add depth and shading, allowing you to create bold and distinctive drawings that go beyond mere sketchbook doodles. The book moves from a primer on drawing basics to step-by-step examples of still lifes, landscapes, animals, travel sketches, and portraits. With each chapter, Crilley's confident and encouraging voice and expert insights demonstrate how to achieve stunning artistic results from the simplest of art materials.
Two Teachers in the Room: Strategies for Co-Teaching Success
by Elizabeth SteinThis new co-publication from Routledge and MiddleWeb provides a wealth of practical strategies and tips to help K–12 educators co-teach more effectively. Author Elizabeth Stein presents examples of different co-teaching models and shows how to cultivate a dynamic co-teaching relationship to benefit all students. Whether you’re a brand new co-teacher or are simply looking to improve the dynamics in your classroom, the research-based strategies, vignettes, and ready-to-use assessment rubrics in this book will help you create a positive learning culture that influences all learners, teachers, and students alike. Topics include: Selecting and implementing the appropriate co-teaching model to optimize student learning; Developing an effective curriculum that plays to the strengths of both teachers; Creating a learning environment that promotes self-reflection and nurtures critical thinking; Accommodating all learners by embracing a multi-dimensional view of teacher knowledge; and Providing specific, attentive feedback to help students take charge of their learning. The book also features book discussion questions for each chapter so you can work with colleagues during book studies and PLCs.
The Tyranny of Metrics
by Jerry Z. MullerHow the obsession with quantifying human performance threatens our schools, medical care, businesses, and governmentToday, organizations of all kinds are ruled by the belief that the path to success is quantifying human performance, publicizing the results, and dividing up the rewards based on the numbers. But in our zeal to instill the evaluation process with scientific rigor, we've gone from measuring performance to fixating on measuring itself. The result is a tyranny of metrics that threatens the quality of our lives and most important institutions. In this timely and powerful book, Jerry Muller uncovers the damage our obsession with metrics is causing--and shows how we can begin to fix the problem.Filled with examples from education, medicine, business and finance, government, the police and military, and philanthropy and foreign aid, this brief and accessible book explains why the seemingly irresistible pressure to quantify performance distorts and distracts, whether by encouraging "gaming the stats" or "teaching to the test." That's because what can and does get measured is not always worth measuring, may not be what we really want to know, and may draw effort away from the things we care about. Along the way, we learn why paying for measured performance doesn't work, why surgical scorecards may increase deaths, and much more. But metrics can be good when used as a complement to—rather than a replacement for—judgment based on personal experience, and Muller also gives examples of when metrics have been beneficial.Complete with a checklist of when and how to use metrics, The Tyranny of Metricsis an essential corrective to a rarely questioned trend that increasingly affects us all.
U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)
by Richard B. Freeman Hal SalzmanSince the late 1950s, the engineering job market in the United States has been fraught with fears of a shortage of engineering skill and talent. U.S. Engineering in a Global Economy brings clarity to issues of supply and demand in this important market. Following a general overview of engineering-labor market trends, the volume examines the educational pathways of undergraduate engineers and their entry into the labor market, the impact of engineers working in firms on productivity and innovation, and different dimensions of the changing engineering labor market, from licensing to changes in demand and guest worker programs. The volume provides insights on engineering education, practice, and careers that can inform educational institutions, funding agencies, and policy makers about the challenges facing the United States in developing its engineering workforce in the global economy.
U.S. History: American Stories, Beginnings to World War I
by Fredrik Hiebert Peggy Altoff Fritz FischerNIMAC-sourced textbook
Ugc Net Education (Theory & MCQ) Competitive Exam
by Indic TrustThe Book Ugc Net Education as a subject gained popularity among students. At present there is a dearth of good book on education. We tried to fill this vaccum and satisfy the need of the student. This book also providespractical guidance on the stages of a research project. The study material as per the UGC syllabus on education is given at the beginning of each chapter, heading and sub-heading are included for easy reference
Ugc Net Geography Solved Paper (2006-2017) Competitive Exam
by Indic TrustThis book is a collection of Questions & Answer of last 10 years (2006 - 2017) of Geography Paper for U.G.C Net students would find it very useful in understanding the types of questions being asked in the examination.
UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018
by Neil McNaughtonTopical reading essential for exam success.- Review all the key developments in UK politics from the last year, with expert analysis you can draw on both throughout your course and in the exams- Go beyond your textbooks to build a bank of up-to-date examples and data, helping you develop knowledgeable and persuasive arguments- Know how to hit the highest grades with guidance from experienced teachers and authors, Neil McNaughton and Eric MageeContentsChapter 1: The 2017 general election: an earthquake or just a tremor?Chapter 2: After the 2017 general election: governing without a majorityChapter 3: City and regional mayors: how much power do they really have?Chapter 4: The Central Executive: what happened to collective responsibility?Chapter 5: Pluralism: Does social media enhance or threaten democracy?Chapter 6: The Supreme Court: is it too powerful?Chapter 7: Pressure groups: three contemporary case studies (the Fawcett Society, the Taxpayers' Alliance, UK Finance)Chapter 8: Time for a British Bill of Rights?Chapter 9: European Union: what are the key issues for Brexit?Chapter 10: Scotland: is nationalism in terminal decline?
Ukhanyo IsiXhosa ULwimi lwaseKhaya Ibanga 11 Incwadi yoMfundi: UBC contracted
by S. Dlephu N. Dywili M. Mdangayi S. Naile F. SotasheZingce! IOxford Ukhanyo iqulathe izifundo zoLwimi lwaseKhaya kwaye isetyenziswa ngootitshala kuMzantsi Afrika uphela. Ityebile ngokomxholo kwaye iyazifezekisa iimfuno zeCAPS. Imixholo (themes) ihambelana neCAPS nto leyo eyenza ukuba kube lula ukuyisebenzisa. Inika abafundi isiseko esiluqilima esiya kubanceda baziphumelele lula iimviwo zokuphela konyaka. Sebenzisa iOxford Ukhanyo kuba: • zonke izixhobo zokucwangcisa zikho kwaye unako ukuzifotokopa nto leyo ekongela ixesha • inomxholo otyebileyo nolungele imeko yabafundi bonke kwaye ibagcina abafundi benomdla unyaka wonke • iitekisi ezisetyenzisiweyo zikumgangatho wolwimi olulungele abafundi futhi bafumana ithuba lokwenza imisebenzi eyongezelelweyo bafunde nesigama esitsha • ukuhlaziywa kwemiba efundwe kwisahluko ngasinye kubanika ithuba lokuphucula ubugcisa babo kulwimi • isikhokelo sokuhlola sincedisa ootitshala ekukhetheni indlela abafuna ukuhlola ngayo • imibuzo emalunga nokufunda ngengqiqo naleyo yokusetyenziswa kolwimi ifana nqwa neyoviwo khon'ukuze abafundi bakulungele ukubhala iimviwo • isahluko esinceda ekuquliseni abafundi balungele iimviwo sineengcebiso eziluncedo kakhulu. IOxford Ukhanyo inezi ncwadi zilandelayo: INcwadi yoMfundi nesiKhokelo sikaTitshala.
Ukhanyo IsiXhosa ULwimi lwaseKhaya Ibanga 11 INcwadi yoMfundi: UBC uncontracted
by S. Dlephu N. Dywili M. Mdangayi S. Naile F. SotasheDustcover Zingce! IOxford Ukhanyo iqulathe izifundo zoLwimi lwaseKhaya kwaye isetyenziswa ngootitshala kuMzantsi Afrika uphela. Ityebile ngokomxholo kwaye iyazifezekisa iimfuno zeCAPS. Imixholo (themes) ihambelana neCAPS nto leyo eyenza ukuba kube lula ukuyisebenzisa. Inika abafundi isiseko esiluqilima esiya kubanceda baziphumelele lula iimviwo zokuphela konyaka. Sebenzisa iOxford Ukhanyo kuba: • zonke izixhobo zokucwangcisa zikho kwaye unako ukuzifotokopa nto leyo ekongela ixesha • inomxholo otyebileyo nolungele imeko yabafundi bonke kwaye ibagcina abafundi benomdla unyaka wonke • iitekisi ezisetyenzisiweyo zikumgangatho wolwimi olulungele abafundi futhi bafumana ithuba lokwenza imisebenzi eyongezelelweyo bafunde nesigama esitsha • ukuhlaziywa kwemiba efundwe kwisahluko ngasinye kubanika ithuba lokuphucula ubugcisa babo kulwimi • isikhokelo sokuhlola sincedisa ootitshala ekukhetheni indlela abafuna ukuhlola ngayo • imibuzo emalunga nokufunda ngengqiqo naleyo yokusetyenziswa kolwimi ifana nqwa neyoviwo khon'ukuze abafundi bakulungele ukubhala iimviwo • isahluko esinceda ekuquliseni abafundi balungele iimviwo sineengcebiso eziluncedo kakhulu. IOxford Ukhanyo inezi ncwadi zilandelayo: INcwadi yoMfundi nesiKhokelo sikaTitshala.
The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide: A Complete Step-by-Step Creative Workbook to Jump-Start Modern Calligraphy Skills
by Peggy DeanFrom the artist behind the popular Pigeon Letters website, a complete guide to learning and perfecting brush lettering, a forgiving style of modern calligraphy that encourages creative expression and imprecision, including basic skills, flourishes, and project ideas.The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide has something for everyone--from beginners that have never used a brush pen, to seasoned letterers looking for a new style or ideas for creative flourishes. From choosing the best pens and paper and knowing the different styles of lettering, to adding color to your finished pieces--this book covers it all. The book includes templates for labels, cards, handmade bunting, and word collages. It even includes a how to guide for posting your best work on social media. Each lesson builds on itself, unlocking endless opportunities inside the playful art of brush lettering. As a self-taught artist who left her day job to pursue a creative life, Peggy Dean is the ideal teacher for artists and non-artists alike.
The Ultimate Leadership Book: Inspire Others; Make Smart Decisions; Make a Difference
by Martin Manser Clive Steeper Sue Stockdale Carol O'ConnorIf you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset. From decision making and motivating people to vision and inspiration, THE ULTIMATE LEADERSHIP BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success. Discover the main themes and key ideas, and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in leadership. ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From marketing and sales to management and finance, each title gives comprehensive coverage of the essential business skills you need to get ahead in your career. Written in straightforward English, each book is designed to help you quickly master the subject, with fun quizzes embedded so that you can check how you're doing.
The Ultimate Leadership Book: Inspire Others; Make Smart Decisions; Make a Difference
by Clive Steeper Sue Stockdale Carol O'ConnorIf you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset. From decision making and motivating people to vision and inspiration, THE ULTIMATE LEADERSHIP BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success. Discover the main themes and key ideas, and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in leadership. ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From marketing and sales to management and finance, each title gives comprehensive coverage of the essential business skills you need to get ahead in your career. Written in straightforward English, each book is designed to help you quickly master the subject, with fun quizzes embedded so that you can check how you're doing.
The Ultimate Startup Book: Find Your Big Idea; Write Your Business Plan; Master Sales and Marketing
by Christine Harvey Kevin Duncan John Sealey Iain MaitlandIf you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset. From generating ideas and creating business plans to sales and marketing, THE ULTIMATE STARTUP BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success. Discover the main themes and key ideas you need and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in entrepreneurship. ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From marketing and sales to management and finance, each title gives comprehensive coverage of the essential business skills you need to get ahead in your career. Written in straightforward English, each book is designed to help you quickly master the subject, with fun quizzes embedded so that you can check how you're doing.
The Ultimate Startup Book: Find Your Big Idea; Write Your Business Plan; Master Sales and Marketing
by Christine Harvey Kevin Duncan Iain MaitlandIf you want to be the best, you have to have the right skillset. From generating ideas and creating business plans to sales and marketing, THE ULTIMATE STARTUP BOOK is a dynamic collection of tools, techniques, and strategies for success. Discover the main themes and key ideas you need and bring it all together with practical exercises.This is your complete course in entrepreneurship. ABOUT THE SERIESULTIMATE books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From marketing and sales to management and finance, each title gives comprehensive coverage of the essential business skills you need to get ahead in your career. Written in straightforward English, each book is designed to help you quickly master the subject, with fun quizzes embedded so that you can check how you're doing.
Un any fora de casa! (Sèrie New York Academy #Volumen 1)
by Ana Punset«Pensar que estic creuant l'Atlàntic per passar un any sencer a Nova York m'il·lusiona però també m'enfonsa. Sí, em moro de ganes de començar les classes a la millor academia d'art del país. Sí, és increïble pugui viure en una resi a Brooklyn. Però no, no vull separar-me de les meves amigues, ni vull que es pensin que aquest viatge és una excusa per allunyar-me... d'ell.» #NewYorkAcademy Gràcies al seu blog de poesia, a la Sofia li han donat una beca per fer un curs d'escriptura en una prestigiosa acadèmia americana. Ni més ni menys que a Nova York! Increïble! La Sofia es mor de ganes d'anar a aquesta acadèmia per convertir-se en una gran escriptora, però la veritat és que els canvis li fan una mica de por. I conèixer a gent no és un dels seus punts forts, precisament... Quan la Sofia arriba a la seva nova llar, una residència per a estudiants, coneix a un munt de nois i noies que, comella han, estat becats per les seves diferents disciplines artístiques: ball, fotografia, pintura, interpretació... La Sofia encara no ho sap, però els seus companys de residència estan a punt de convertir-se en persones indispensables al llarg de l'any que li canviarà la vida.
Unbelievably Boring Bart
by James Patterson Duane Swierczynski Xavier BonetThere's more than meets the eye in James Patterson's newest illustrated middle grade novel--a book so fun kids will actually put down their games to read it!Invisible creatures are attacking the school, and 12-year-old Bartholomew Bean is the only one who can stop them! Okay, so maybe Bart is only a hero in the video game app he created. But if he reveals his identity as the genius behind the game, he'll become the most popular kid in school! Or he could secretly use the game to get back at his bullies...Press Button A: RevealPress Button B: RevengeWhich would you choose?
Uncertainty in Teacher Education Futures: Scenarios, Politics and STEM
by Sue Brindley Kevin Burden Peter Aubusson Sandy SchuckThis book discusses the use of futures methodologies to examine and critique teacher education and investigate drivers of change in teacher education contexts, providing readers with futures tools that they can use to explore curricula and pedagogies. It explains futures methods, including scenario development and backcasting, and illustrates them with examples of research in science, technology and mathematics education contexts. By allowing the long-term influence of current trends to be considered and providing an opportunity to reflect on the present and imagine the future, scenarios provoke discussion on the directions that teacher education might take now. The book offers insights into the possibilities that might exist for teacher education futures and into how scenario building and planning can be used to inform debates about the present. Further, it suggests ways in which readers can influence the future of teacher education through understanding the drivers of change.
Uncharted: Creativity and the Expert Drummer
by Bill BrufordWhat do expert drummers do? Why do they do it? Is there anything creative about it? If so, how might that creativity inform their practice and that of others in related artistic spheres? Applying ideas from cultural psychology to findings from research into the creative behaviors of a specific subset of popular music instrumentalists, Bill Bruford demonstrates the ways in which expert drummers experience creativity in performance and offers fresh insights into in-the-moment interactional processes in music. An expert practitioner himself, Dr. Bruford draws on a cohort of internationally renowned, peak-career professionals and his own experience to guide the reader through the many dimensions of creativity in drummer performance.
Undergraduate Research for Student Engagement and Learning
by Joseph L. MurrayThere is growing interest in undergraduate research, given its benefits to students, faculty members, and the institution. For higher education scholars, faculty, and administrators, this book logically synthesizes the literature to demonstrate its impact on facilitation of learning and engagement and to chart a course for expanding and improving these opportunities. This book provides a comprehensive overview of undergraduate research as a "high-impact practice" in postsecondary education, from its theoretical underpinnings and research-base, to student participation and faculty incentives. This important resource offers analysis of the current state of undergraduate research, explores challenges and unresolved questions affecting undergraduate research, and provides implications for research and practice.
Undergraduate Student Engagement: Theory and Practice in China and the UK
by Zhe Zhang Olwen McNamaraThis book focuses on undergraduate student engagement in China and the UK. It offers an innovative perspective on this aspect, which, although pervasive, is not always acknowledged by its users to be complex and multidimensional in nature, firmly rooted in cultural, social and disciplinary norms, and difficult to measure. Competition within the global higher education market has become increasingly intense amongst universities; and the higher education sector in China, currently the largest source of international students, is beginning to compete strongly for its home market. Against this consumerist background, student engagement, with its close relation to positive learning outcomes, is increasingly receiving attention from higher education managers and researchers who seek to improve the quality of their ‘products’.The research study on which the book is based draws on three courses, two in China and one in the UK. It offers a binary perspective across two very different cultures (Western and Confucian) and two very different subject areas (Chinese language and mathematics). The study employs a mixed-methods design and develops a conceptual framework derived from statistical and thematic analysis. An original theoretical lens, combining a bioecological perspective (Bronfenbrenner) and a sociocultural one (Holland et al.’s Figured Worlds), adds further interpretive power to help understand the construct of student engagement.
Understanding and Preventing Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying: A Psycho-Social-Organizational Approach
by Darla J. TwaleUnderstanding and Preventing Faculty-on-Faculty Bullying provides a comprehensive understanding of workplace harassment, aggression, violence, bullying, and incivility in academia. Using a psychological, sociological, and organizational approach, this book explores the issue from the perspective of the individual, the department, and from the higher education organization. Providing research on the effects on victims and collegial culture, this important volume brings together interdisciplinary scholarship to present research-based suggestions for recovering from workplace bullying, recommendations for improving toxic academic environments, and practical advice about policy development to improve academic organizational culture and climate.
Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8
by Noella Mackenzie Janet ScullAs the world comes to grips with what it means to be literate in the twenty-first century, Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 provides practitioners with the skills and knowledge they need to support young children effectively as they learn to write. Interweaving theory and research with everyday practice, the book offers guidance on all aspects of writing, from creating multimodal texts and building children’s vocabulary, to providing support for children who find writing particularly challenging. With appropriate strategies to develop young children’s writing from an early age included throughout, the book discusses the role of oral language in early writing in detail and explores the key relationships between ‘drawing and talking’, ‘drawing and writing’ and ‘drawing, talking and writing’. Each chapter also features samples of writing and drawing to illustrate key points, as well as reflective questions to help the reader apply ideas in their own settings. Further topics covered include: progressions in children’s writing writing in the pre-school years developing authorial skills developing editorial skills teaching writing to EAL learners. Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 is a unique resource that will help early childhood educators, early years school teachers, specialist practitioners working with very young children, and students enrolled in Early Childhood or Primary Studies courses to boost their confidence in teaching young learners as they become writers.
Understanding Applied Learning: Developing Effective Practice to Support All Learners
by Tanya Ovenden-Hope Sonia BlandfordUnderstanding Applied Learning enables teachers, lecturers and educators to facilitate applied learning effectively with learners in schools, colleges and universities. It introduces teachers to the concept of applied learning in practice, cutting across any vocational and academic divide to show how this approach supports high-quality and effective outcomes for learners. Applied learning prepares and equips learners for life in the twenty-first century and lifelong learning. Offering practical guidance on why and how to adopt applied learning in all post-primary settings, this practical resource introduces and explores the core concepts, practices and benefits of using this approach. Illustrated with real-life scenarios, it examines why applied learning is relevant today, how it enables learners to connect knowledge with new situations, how to navigate and solve intellectual and skills-based problems and how to work collaboratively and develop higher-level thinking skills. Key topics covered include: A range of applied learning theories and strategies Relevant, Engaging, Active Learning (REAL) for successful knowledge and skills development The relevance of applied learning to employers Overcoming issues in embedding applied learning approaches How to embed creativity into learning experiences. Understanding Applied Learning is an authoritative, down-to-earth guide to facilitate applied learning effectively and successfully with students in secondary schools, colleges and universities. It is a source of support and inspiration for all those committed to high-quality and effective outcomes for learners.
Understanding Branding in Higher Education
by Anthony LowrieThis book provides a critical theory of branding in higher education. The author argues for a higher education for all and positions higher education as a human right necessary for the well-being of citizens and democracy. Firstly, the book introduces the concept of desire as an underpinning for brand theory. The author then uses an explication of the concept of relevance linked with desire to further our understanding of higher education as an emancipatory project. Chapter 4 explores brand identity, which is shown to be a retroactive investment of naming. Mathemes are used to illustrate the theory of naming in identity formation. Finally, the author also examines the idea of the liberal arts and provides an ethnographic and critical discourse analysis of the liberal arts college.