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Momentum: 13 Ways to Unlock Your Potential
by Lee ChambersFor many of us, our lives have become over-complicated, defined by burnout and fatigue. This affects everything we do, from our home life to our work. We stop moving forward and we lose direction.But there is an alternative: build your Momentum and rediscover the joys of fulfilling your potential. Leading psychologist and wellbeing expert, Lee Chambers found success by prioritizing wellbeing and embracing uncertainty. In this book, he shares his thirteen essential tools to help you unlock your potential. From having a flexible vision and identifying how failure can move us forward, through to loving life's squiggles and working with empathy, you'll learn how to redefine success, wake up feeling excited about what you do and find your purpose.Momentum will keep you moving and is guaranteed to help you enjoy the ride.
Strategic Learning and Development Practice: Design, Implement and Evaluate L&D in the Workplace
by Graham Perkins Sian RobinsonDesigned to support aspects of the CIPD's advanced diplomas the CIPD Advanced Diploma in Strategic Learning and Development and equip students with the skills needed to embark on a career in L&D.Offering essential coverage of the underpinning theory of learning and development, this book explores key learning models, learning styles and an examination of how people learn. Building on these theoretical foundations, Strategic Learning and Development Practice goes on to explore how this theory applies in practice, including identifying learning needs, learning analytics, knowledge management, technology-supported learning and how to build and evaluate an L&D strategy. This book is full of real-world examples and pedagogical features to support student learning. These include reflective practice questions to consolidate learning and promote critical thought as well as explore further boxes to facilitate wider reading and encourage students to explore areas of interest in more depth. Key definitions in this book give a clear outline of the essential terms and key learning points at the end of every chapter support student revision of the most important themes. Online resources include a lecturer manual and PowerPoint slides for each chapter.
Designing Accessible Learning Content: A Practical Guide to Applying best-practice Accessibility Standards to L&D Resources
by Susi MillerMaking learning and development (L&D) content inclusive and accessible for everyone is not only a good thing to do, it's the right thing to do.Designing Accessible Learning Content is a practical guide on accessibility for anyone involved in the design, creation, development or testing of online learning content. Now updated to include detailed guidelines on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the nine new standards, this book provides HR and OD professionals and academics with evidence-based advice on designing inclusive digital learning content.Featuring real-world examples from industry-leading brands, this book demonstrates how accessible learning content can improve usability and provide the best possible learning experience for all. It is an essential handbook for all L&D professionals seeking to harness the benefits of accessibility in order to improve their learning content for everyone.
Research-Based International Student Involvement: The Research-Tandem Model (Cultural Psychology of Education #17)
by Luca Tateo Maria Virginia Machado Dazzani Kristine Stadskleiv Min HeThis collective volume presents an innovative pedagogical model of research-based international student mobility called “research-tandem”. The research-tandem model and its pedagogical philosophy provide insights for the involvement of students in research from very early stages of the academic trajectory in higher education. The book also presents several interdisciplinary empirical studies (i.e., special needs education, cultural psychology, anthropology, etc.) produced by undergraduate students’ teams from different countries who participated in the mobility. Finally, commentaries from invited scholars contribute to offer valuable feedback and future directions to the tandem model.
Social Work Education: Breaking New Grounds and Addressing New Challenges (SpringerBriefs in Advancing Social Work and Social Work Education)
by Carolyn Noble Annaline Caroline Sandra KeetThis book addresses the critical question of whether social work as an universal discipline is able to respond to new social challenges that arise from a changing world that pose new sets of challenges for people in precarious situations and create calamitous psychological burden for populations. These require critical skills that need to be developed through social work education in an environment where local and global social work ethics are fused and interrogated in our classroom spaces. There is a need to address the disjuncture between curriculum content, language of text used for instruction and local realities. As a universal discipline, social work education must play a transformative role and create an enabling environment that produces graduates that are able to respond to life experiences in a global social order while also being purposeful about centering local knowledges. Transforming social work education for a new era does not rely on singular issues but demands engagement around a multitude of issues that, if addressed, enhances the responsiveness of the discipline in different contexts. The authors, who work and teach across various settings, countries, contexts and cultures, address the role that social work ought to play during and after global events like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and war and conflict. It speaks to a social work that acknowledges our interconnectedness with nature, offering an educational framework that centers the politics of sustainable development. Social work students come from communities where they, themselves, have different levels of access to educational spaces. The book also looks at new ways of delivering education content, making social work training accessible to a broader population. Among the topics covered: Learning Social Accountability Through Social Work Field Education Online Teaching, eCourses and Innovative Programmes in Social Work Distance Education Teaching Reproductive Justice in Social Work Education Social Work Peace Studies Social Work Values and Education Social Work Education: Breaking New Grounds and Addressing New Challenges addresses a range of issues that social work education needs to craft in the future and is designed to support students and professionals for practice, in placement, and teaching and curricula practices.
Integrating Computational Thinking Through Design-Based Learning: Strategies for Integration in Different Disciplines
by Mustafa Saritepeci Hatice Yildiz DurakThis book creates a theoretical framework to consider the integration of computational thinking (CT) into learning and teaching processes in different contexts from a design-based learning (DBL) perspective, and presents various intervention studies. The chapters each focus on a different aspect of CT integration through DBL, providing an overview and discussing the benefits of integrating CT into the curriculum. The book also discusses the design thinking process and how it can be used to promote CT, focusing on CT concepts and considering perspectives on how these concepts can be integrated into DBL activities. It also explores how artificial intelligence (AI)-based design-oriented learning activities can be used to develop students' CT skills, examines the information technology (IT) concept of pattern recognition, and provides examples of how this can be integrated into DBL activities. It presents practical examples on integrating CT into the teaching-learning process from a design-based learning perspective, summarizes approaches to assessing CT skills, and discusses them in the context of design-based learning. Lastly, this book also conducts a bibliometric analysis of publication and citation trends in computational thinking research conducted in design-based learning.
Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, Third Edition
by Shawn E. Nordell Thomas J. ValoneEmphasizes Concepts. Animal Behavior: Concepts, Methods, and Applications, Third Edition, uses broad organizing concepts to provide a framework for understanding the science of animal behavior. In an engaging, question-driven style, Shawn E. Nordell and Thomas J. Valone offer readers a clear learning progression for understanding and evaluating empirical research examples. Focuses On Methodology and The Process of Science. Featured studies illustrate each concept and emphasize the experimental designs and the hypothesis testing methods scientists use to address research questions. Highlights Real-World Applications. Concepts are related to real life to help students understand the broader significance of animal behavior research, including applications to human behavior and conservation.
Reading 8 For Young Catholics
by Mary LynchThis is a workbook from Seton Press. Students develop reading and comprehension skills while learning to love the Church's heritage. Thirty-six lessons each contain a saint story and comprehension questions. Application of the book's content to daily Catholic life is encouraged.
Algebra 1 B.E.S.T. With Chitchat and CalcView Test Prep and Practice Workbook
by Big Idea LearningThis algebra workbook is an essential resource for intermediate students who want to excel in mathematics. It contains a wealth of information, including lessons, practice problems, and exercises that cover a variety of algebraic concepts.
Ten Steps to IMPROVING College Reading Skills
by John LanganThe most widely used text in the Ten Steps reading series, teaches reading strategies essential for college success.
Nurturing Creativity: An Essential Mindset for Young Children's Learning
by Rebecca Isbell Sonia Akiko YoshizawaInspiring and supporting innovative thinking Young children have a great capacity for creativity that thrives when nurtured. Early childhood teachers have the opportunity to inspire children’s innovative thinking and doing by Including creative opportunities across all domains of learning- Designing a beautiful space that encourages children’s experimentation and play- Extending children’s learning and challenging their thinking- Documenting children’s thought processes and displaying their work- Involving families and the community in children’s creative endeavors- Reflecting on your beliefs and practices about creativity and nurturing your creativity Learn how to support children as they problem-solve, explore and share new ideas, and collaborate with others, and watch their confidence and capableness grow.
America Now: Short Essays on Current Issues, Thirteenth Edition
by Robert AtwanAmerica Now makes it easy for you to bring brief, thought-provoking essays on contemporary topics into your classroom, with reliable pedagogy and an expert reader's knowledge of what works for students. As series editor for The Best American Essays, Robert Atwan constantly scours a wide range of publications, bringing to America Now an unrivaled focus on today’s best writing. Instructors tell us that their students want to respond to the essays in the book, and they praise the high-quality reading and writing instruction, critical thinking and reading questions, and model student essays that help them do so. Over half of the readings in America Now are new to this edition and published since 2018, making it truly a book for today's composition course.
Front Office Management for The Veterinary Team: 3rd Edition
by Heather PrendergastLearn to navigate the day-to-day skills you need to be a valuable member of the veterinary office team! Front Office Management for the Veterinary Team, 3rd Edition covers veterinary office duties ranging from: scheduling appointments to billing and accounting, managing inventory and medical records, marketing, using outside diagnostic laboratory services, and communicating effectively and compassionately with clients. This edition includes two all-new chapters on strategic planning and leadership, updated coverage of office procedures, veterinary ethics, and technology. In addition, this complete guide to veterinary practice management features step-by-step instructions, making it easier for you to master vital front-office tasks!
Vertebrate Life, Eleventh Edition
by Betty McGuire F. Harvey Pough William E. Bemis Christine M JanisWidely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling text explores how animals' anatomy, physiology, ecology, and behavior interact to produce organisms that function effectively in their environments and how lineages of organisms change through evolutionary time.
Our 50 States
by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdyOur 50 States is a one-year American geography and literature course from Notgrass History designed for students in grades 1-4. This unique course combines the flexibility and richness of a unit study with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach.
Assessment in Special Education: A Practical Approach, 6th Edition
by Roger Pierangelo George A. GiulianiAssessment in Special Education illustrates how the assessment process works in schools, and how to effectively use it in practice. The entire process is presented as a real-world, step-by-step story. From identification of a high-risk child to placement, this valuable resource gives you clear methods to put what you've learned into practice. Samples of actual assessment, evaluation, and procedural forms demonstrate how to interpret results and make a diagnosis. Hands-on opportunities show how to use test data in writing a professional report and in making recommendations. Real-world approaches prepare you to conduct parent-teacher conferences and attend eligibility committee meetings. The 6th Edition includes 4 new chapters that delve into current issues and your role in the assessment process. Updates include analysis of the most current tests, evaluations, and eligibility requirements for all areas of exceptionality.
K-12 Classroom Teaching
by Andrea M. GuillaumeThis research-based, yet practical book looks at the meaning and direction behind new teachers’ actions related to a number of central educational issues. In clear, concise, reader-friendly language, it explores key aspects of classroom teaching, including 21st century teaching and learning, strategies for learning about students and their families, educational stances, planning and assessment, inclusive and responsive instruction, instructional models and strategies, classroom management and discipline, and professional growth. Throughout the book the author balances up-to-date discussions of educational issues, research findings, and practical advice to give future and new teachers a look at the active nature of learning to teach. Thoroughly updated with hundreds of new citations and recent trends such as national demographic shifts, international and national assessment practices and results; Positive Behavior Interventions and Support; bullying; and issues around GLBTQ students and students with GLBTQ families, K-12 Classroom Teaching now includes chapter outcomes with quick check items, a new Watch and Think feature with links to videos, and guiding questions to promote exploration and expansion of the content presented in each chapter. The Enhanced Pearson eText features embedded video and assessments.
Talk, Read, Talk, Write
by Nancy MotleyThe Talk Read Talk Write approach helps students meet and exceed the state standards for learning in all subjects while also developing the literacy skills needed for success in the 21st century. This practical resource gives teachers (K-12) a step-by-step guide to implementing structured conversation, active reading, and high quality writing in any class. The book includes quick reference charts and graphic organizers, excerpts from actual classrooms, many example/non-example sections, sample lessons, and a discussion guide for campus book study.
Orientation to College Learning
by Dianna L. Van BlerkomORIENTATION TO COLLEGE LEARNING, Seventh Edition takes students on a specific path to help them to be motivated, and to surround themselves with the resources they need to set goals and celebrate accomplishments. The text emphasizes well-defined goals, regular class attendance, good work habits, sufficient background knowledge, appropriate study strategies, time management, and motivation as the key factors that contribute to college success. It strengthens the connection between motivation and the strategies that are presented, so that students continue to increase their motivation throughout the course and enhance their commitment to being a successful student.
Culturally Responsive Orientation and Mobility Standards
by Mary TellefsonAt last! The field of Orientation and Mobility (O&M) embraces the 21st Century Model for standards-based instruction with these research-based, peer-reviewed, and validated performance standards that correlate to success in career, college and community life.Commensurate with general education curriculum, these learner performance standards give important credibility to O&M instruction by providing measurable, age-appropriate and culturally responsive outcome targets to guide assessment and instruction. For those who don&’t understand what O&M is and for those who fund it, the O&M CCCRS clearly articulate and justify a learner&’s need for instruction, justify a level of service needed to meet age-appropriate performance targets and justify the tools need to do the job. This is a must resource for master and novel-level instructors alike.
So Noted!: The Genesis Commentary by Dr. Henry Morris
by Dr. Henry M. MorrisSo Noted is a Bible commentary of Dr. Morris’ notes focusing on the Book of Genesis. Dr. Henry Morris’ commentaries for the Bible are among the most respected in the field. His God-honoring, conservative notes affirm a literal translation of the Bible by explaining difficult passages, pointing to evidence of its inerrancy, and resolving apparent contradictions. Strengthen your faith and understanding of the Bible Features all 600 of Dr. Morris’s notes for Genesis Includes the King James Version text of Genesis This special presentation of Dr. Morris’ notes for Genesis delivers profound theological, scientific, linguistic, and historic insight into Creation, the Flood, the Patriarchs, and more. From Adam to Joseph, you will see the first book of the Bible in an entirely new light after reading these profound notes. In addition to the text of Genesis and Dr. Morris’ commentary, the book also features five appendices that expand on related topics, such as Creation and the Flood.
Who Would Win?: Fiercest Feuds (Who Would Win?)
by Jerry PallottaTen fierce animals battle it out in this exciting bind-up featuring five books in this action-packed animal series!Which dangerous animals would win in a fight? Find out in this awesome bind-up of five books in the popular Who Would Win? series. The collection features a range of mammals, sea creatures, reptiles, and birds to satisfy all kinds of animal fans, including Falcon vs. Hawk, Hyena vs. Honey Badger, Komodo Dragon vs. King Cobra, Tarantula vs. Scorpion, and Whale vs. Giant Squid.Kids will learn about each animal's anatomy, behavior, and more alongside photos, charts, illustrations, and amazing facts.
Jesuit Higher Educational Leadership: A Case Study of Universities in Asia
by Bernard LeeThis book sets out to examine the perceptions of the senior management, faculty members, and administrators of Jesuit leadership in four Asian Jesuit universities. The research question is framed as follows: What are the conceptualisation, collaboration with others, and challenges of Jesuit higher educational leadership? The researcher employed a two-stage research approach to gather the sample. The first stage involved qualitative research, including interviews and expert opinions, while the second stage comprised quantitative research in the form of surveys. This study was conducted across the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan. In total, 30 respondents participated in the interview over the Zoom platform, and 44 completed the online survey. The book made four significant contributions to scholarly literature. First, it conceptualised Jesuit higher educational leadership, which encompassed six features: interpersonal support, community building, selflessness, equality, integrity, and spirituality. Second, it empirically established a scale or a model of Jesuit higher educational leadership. Third, it empirically confirmed that collaboration with others was the mediator between the Jesuit higher educational leadership and the president's performance. Finally, it discovered Jesuit higher educational leaders' challenges, identifying conspicuous similarities and differences between the four universities. The structure of the book is organised into five chapters. Chapter 1 elucidates the background, the gap, the aim, the research questions, the significance of the study, and the organisation of the book. Chapter 2 presents a review of the relevant literature in conceptualising Jesuit higher educational leadership. Chapter 3 explains the study's design, the methodology, findings and analysis of interviews. Chapter 4 presents the methodology, the findings and analysis of the survey. Chapter 5 synthesises all the preceding chapters to respond to the research question posed in the introductory chapter.
Fachdidaktik Chemie in Theorie und Praxis
by Bernhard F. Sieve Jürgen Paul Sascha SchanzeSind Sie angehende Chemielehrkraft im Studium, im Referendariat oder haben Sie den Weg des Quereinstiegs gewählt und suchen nach einem Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, das Ihnen einen fundierten Einblick in die aktuelle forschungsbasierte und praxiserprobte Chemiedidaktik liefert? Dann halten Sie mit der Fachdidaktik Chemie in Theorie und Praxis genau das passende Buch in den Händen. Auf der Basis aktueller Forschungsergebnisse aus nationalen und internationalen Studien werden wesentliche Aspekte zum Lehren und Lernen von Chemie vermittelt und daraus konkrete, evidenzbasierte Folgerungen für die Planung, Durchführung und Reflexion von Chemieunterricht abgeleitet. Jedes Kapitel wurde im Tandem aus Fachdidaktiker:innen und Chemielehrkräften entwickelt, um die chemiedidaktische Theorie eng mit der realen Unterrichtpraxis zu verschränken. Die Fachdidaktik Chemie in Theorie und Praxis ist ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch: Eine authentische Lehr-Lernsituation aus dem Chemieunterricht oder der Lehrkräftebildung holt Sie als Leser:innen ab und macht die Relevanz des jeweiligen Kapitelthemas für den Chemieunterricht und die Lehrkräftebildung deutlich. Gleichzeitig ergeben sich aus den Situationen Leitfragen, die die Kernaspekte des jeweiligen Themas umspannen. Übungs- und Reflexionsaufgaben regen in jedem Kapitel zur individuellen inhaltlichen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema an und unterstützen Ihre Selbstreflexion. Lösungshinweise zu den Aufgaben finden sich im Onlinematerial. Erprobte Praxisbeispiele und Praxistipps konkretisieren theoretische Ausführungen und unterstützen Sie bei der Gestaltung und Reflexion Ihres eigenen Chemieunterrichts. Ein großer Fundus an erprobten und evaluierten Onlinematerialien ergänzt die Praxisbeispiele. Fachdidaktik Chemie in Theorie und Praxis – ein Muss in der fachdidaktischen Ausbildung und für jede Chemielehrkraft.
Urban Forests, Climate Change and Environmental Pollution: Physio-Biochemical and Molecular Perspectives to Enhance Urban Resilience
by Hukum SinghThis book contributes significantly to the international literature by bringing forth a novel and comprehensive exploration of urban resilience in the face of climate change and environmental pollution. Its focus on integrating physiological, biochemical, and molecular dimensions distinguishes it from existing literature. The book offers several key contributions, including an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the complex interactions within urban ecosystems. It includes cutting-edge insights that have not been extensively explored in existing literature, practical applications, and evidence-based strategies to enhance urban sustainability and resilience. The book has a global relevance to a diverse international readership and provides strategic guidance to policymakers and urban planners when making decisions to develop evidence-based strategies that cater to the specific challenges of cities. Urban forests play a critical role in enhancing the resilience of cities by providing numerous benefits, including improved air quality, reduced urban heat island effect, and enhanced biodiversity, ultimately improving urban health. Besides, urban forests are a crucial natural-based solution (NbS) to mitigate air pollution and climate change impacts in cities. However, in the face of climate change and environmental pressures, urban forests face significant challenges to their survival and functionality. This book explores the complex morpho-physio-biochemical and molecular changes that enable urban forests to flourish amidst climate change and environmental pollution. It examines how urban trees modulate their morphological structures, including root systems and physiological and biochemical functioning, and molecular alterations to withstand changing urban climatic and environmental conditions.