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60-second CPD: 239 ideas for busy teachers
by Hanna Beech Ross Morrison McGillTeaching is tough, yet its rewards are huge. Every teacher wants to carry on getting better and better at what they do, but when you have so much on your plate already and only so many hours in the day, how can you find time for professional development? That's where 60-Second CPD comes in. This book is a compendium of 239 easily accessible ideas and theories for professional development, each digestible in roughly 60 seconds. It's a book that every teacher and leader, in every primary and secondary school, can return to again and again as the year moves on and their career progresses. Hanna Beech and Ross Morrison McGill have distilled the million and one ideas out there into one practical, concise and inspiration-packed book designed to build knowledge, provide opportunities for deep thought and reflection, and facilitate the sharing of ideas among colleagues and teams.
6 Types of Teachers: Recruiting, Retaining, and Mentoring the Best
by Todd Whitaker Douglas FioreThis book helps you sharpen your ability to hire better teachers for your school, improve the ones who are already there, and keep your best and brightest on board.
6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching
by Nicora PlacaIn 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching , Nicora Placa lays out a clear path to help you become a trusted and effective math coach. Her 6 Tools- are flexible structures that you and your colleagues can use to learn together: Building Teams: Fostering a Learning Community Student Interviews: Learning to Listen Visiting Classrooms: Developing Your Lens Learning Walks: Focusing the Team on Students' Thinking Rehearsing Routines: Practicing with Colleagues Lesson Study: Learning Collectively with Voice, Choice, and Agency In this easy-to-use, practical guide, Placa introduces each of the 6 Tools with classroom vignettes, step-by-step guidelines for rollout, connections to the literature, resources for further research, planning templates, and opportunities for you to adapt the tool for your particular context. Whether you're a new coach who loves teaching math to children but is new to adult education, or a more experienced coach who is looking for new strategies to engage your teams, 6 Tools for Collaborative Mathematics Coaching can help you create learning opportunities that honor teachers as professionals. With a collaborative coaching approach, you can improve teaching and learning across your school and for all your students.There's so much to love about how 6 Tools is constructed. --Elham Kazemi
6 Steps to Songwriting Success: The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs
by Jason BlumeInnovative, practical, and inspiring, Six Steps to Songwriting Success presents a surefire step-by-step approach to mastering the elements consistently found in hit songs. Author Jason Blume, a songwriter with the rare distinction of having had songs on the Country, Pop, and R&B charts simultaneously, has packed this book with such key aids as the three-step lyric writing technique used by the pros; lyric, melody, and demo checklists; and tools for self-evaluation—plus many other exercises that work. Blume’s warm, humorous style features motivational anecdotes and entertaining stories of how hit songs came to be written and recorded. Get Six Steps to Songwriting Success and get on the charts!
6 SAT Practice Tests (Barron's Test Prep)
by Philip Geer Ed.M. Stephen A. ReissCollege-bound students will find intensive test-taking practice for the all-important SAT in this latest edition. They’ll find everything they need to ace the test, including:Six full-length practice exams similar in length, structure, question type, and degree of difficulty to the new SAT All questions answered and explained Self-appraisal information for scoring the SAT essay questionTest-taking tips and strategies that will help students use this book to their best advantage to maximize their scoresThis book offers excellent SAT test preparation when used alone, and also makes a fine companion volume for test takers who purchase Barron’s SAT, 29th Edition (978-1-4380-0998-8).
The 6 Needs of Every Child: Empowering Parents and Kids through the Science of Connection
by Amy Elizabeth Olrick Jeffrey OlrickLike most parents, Amy and Jeffrey Olrick left the hospital with their first child desperate to know, "What do we do?" But years of parenting three kids and Jeffrey's work as a child psychologist convinced them to ask a better question: "How shall I be with this new person?" In a culture obsessed with parenting formulas, it's easy to miss the fact that science and lived experience have proven that human development and thriving are a matter of relationship. Drawing on decades of psychological research, neuroscience, and their own experience as parents and people of faith, the Olricks present six relational needs for human growth that will transform the way you think about your child--and yourself. Together, the needs form a trustworthy compass to guide you and your child to a path of purpose and relational wholeness.For parents who feel pulled in a hundred directions, dizzied by the volume of clashing strategies, and jaded by the parenting programs that complicated their own childhoods, The 6 Needs of Every Child is a groundbreaking roadmap integrating the science of connection with practical tools. You'll be equipped with:An in-depth look at the six essentials your child needs to thriveTools to use when you feel stuckThe secret to secure connection with your childSelf-assessment tools to discern your unique parenting styleMore than a parenting guide, this book is your invitation to break free from the myth of perfect parenting and embrace your child's long journey of growth. With insight, humor, and compassion, it calls parents to discover the power of being imperfectly present with their children, developing mental, emotional, and spiritual resilience that will sustain them for a lifetime.
The 6-Minute Work Day: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Using the Power of Leverage to Create Abundance and Freedom
by Douglas VermeerenYou&’ve heard again and again that getting rich means working hard and being willing to put in long hours, often at the expense of everything else in your life.The 6-Minute Work Day is here to dispel that myth—and show you how to grow your income without wasting all your time and energy on work.So many financial gurus, business books, and corporate training seminars teach you to hustle, grind, work harder, start work early, and stay late to be able to move forward in your career—or even just make ends meet. But then you get that promotion or pay off that debt and the hustle starts again. And again. And again. The truth is, you don&’t need to put in more hours to make more money. In fact, you should put in less—specifically, six minutes. Douglas Vermeeren, an award-winning entrepreneur trainer, has distilled his proven advice into this book to help you cast off your workday, optimize your time and freedom, and dramatically increase your income. In The 6-Minute Work Day, Vermeeren breaks down: • Why we go to work—and why we don&’t need to do that to accomplish our goals • What we can really do in six minutes • How we can create and maintain a six-minute workday • How we can expand on the income streams that our six minutes have generated to gain even more wealthIf you want to ditch the daily grind and spend your time living instead of working while still making money, The 6-Minute Work Day is the straightforward, actionable guide you need.
The 6 Keys to Teacher Engagement: Unlocking the Doors to Top Teacher Performance
by Cathie WestIn her new book, award-winning principal and leadership expert Cathie West provides education leaders at all levels with the tools and guidance they need to engage teachers in the process of increasing student achievement. With authentic examples and research highlights, readers learn how to develop a motivated faculty that is truly dedicated to school improvement and student success. The "Six Keys" covered in the book are both substantive and comprehensive and offer a clear path to success: Key 1: Create a Culture of Engagement Teacher engagement definition, attributes, and steps towards attainment Key 2: Get Organizationally Engaged Exemplary organization qualities, leadership styles, and effectiveness strategies Key 3: Engineer Engagement Quality meeting characteristics, engagement activities, and leadership techniques Key 4: Zero in on Best Practice Effective teaching attributes, instructional practices, and success tips Key 5: Tap into Teacher Leaders Teacher leader selection, training, and strategic deployment Key 6: Confront Change Challengers Challenger profiles, interventions, and support suggestions BONUS! Every chapter includes a wrap-up to help readers review, apply, and retain new learning for each of the six keys to teacher engagement: Key Concepts provides a bulleted summary of each theme’s major concepts to help readers review key ideas. Best Strategies summarizes each chapter’s high impact teacher engagement strategies. Steps to Success suggests activities that will move new concepts and skills into practice. NOTEWORTHY: This book is also an excellent resource for university and college instructors who are responsible for teacher and principal preparation. The 6 Keys to Teacher Engagement substantially supports graduate level courses pertaining to educational leadership, school improvement, curriculum and assessment, and professional development.
6 ACT Practice Tests: 6 Practice Tests + Proven Strategies + Online + Video (Barron's Test Prep)
by James D. Giovannini Patsy J. Prince M.Ed.Barron&’s 6 ACT Practice Tests helps students learn by doing with detailed answer analyses and practice that simulates the actual ACT. The third edition features:Six full-length practice tests similar to the actual ACT in length, structure, question types, and degree of difficultyDetailed analyses explaining why each correct answer is the right oneTips and strategies geared toward each section of the test--English, Math, Reading, Science, and the optional Writing
5th Grade at Home: A Student and Parent Guide with Lessons and Activities to Support 5th Grade Learning (Math & English Skills) (Learn at Home)
by The Princeton Review5TH GRADE AT HOME offers simple, guided lessons and activities that students and their parents can use to help keep grade-appropriate English and math skills on track.With the perfect mix of practical lessons and hands-on activities, the Learn at Home series helps keep kids engaged and up-to-date—no matter where class is held. Written to bolster independent learning, this student-centric workbook includes parent tips and simple support to help keep kids&’ education on track. • Guided help for key 5th grade English and math topics • Skills broken into short, easy-to-accomplish lessons • Modules designed to encourage students to dive in, explore, and engage in interactive learning • Fun at-home learning activities using common household items • Parent tips to contextualize lessons and help assist your child 5th Grade at Home covers key grade-appropriate English and math topics such as: • grammar • vocabulary • reading comprehension • writing • number families & lines • multiplication & divison • fractions & ratios • factors & primes • time, distance, and money problems... and more!
The 5Cs Positive Teacher Interpersonal Behaviors: Implications for Learner Empowerment and Learning in an L2 Context (Second Language Learning and Teaching)
by Ali DerakhshanThis book argues that, in line with the tenets of positive psychology in SLA and the rhetorical/relational goal theory, positive teacher-student interpersonal relationships are deemed to be of great significance for empowering students to accomplish favorable academic outcomes and to successfully learn a second/foreign language (L2), whether at its affective, behavioral, or cognitive levels. Therefore, understanding the role of teacher interpersonal behaviors and their effect on students' learning gains in the domain of SLA is of utmost importance, particularly as this line of research is at its nascent stage of development, and, as a result, available empirical evidence is still inconclusive. To address this issue, drawing on the mixed methods design, this book mainly aims to, first, empirically scrutinize the role of “5Cs” positive teacher interpersonal variables (i.e., care, clarity, closeness, confirmation, and credibility) in L2 students' affective, behavioral, and cognitive learning outcomes through the mediation of student-perceived learner empowerment in the L2 context of Iran. Second, it is intended to show how L2 teacher educators, teachers, and materials developers, among other key educational stakeholders, can facilitate the provision of interpersonally rich language learning environments with the ultimate goal of enhancing students' L2 learning.
59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers
by Kate MessnerIn order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. They must experience the same uncertainty of starting a new draft and then struggling to revise. As they learn to move past the fear of failure, they discover the nervous rush and exhilaration of sharing work with an audience, just as their students do. Only by engaging in the real work of writing can teachers become part of the writing community they dream of creating for their students. Kate Messner's new book, 59 Reasons to Write, shows teachers and librarians who teach writing how to be stronger role models for their students. Writing for my students provided me with appropriate mentor texts to share,- she writes. Writing with my students made me a mentor and a far better teacher.- 59 Reasons to Write grew out of Messner's popular online summer writing camp, Teachers Write. Throughout the book she offers mini-lessons, writing prompts, and bursts of inspiration designed to get you writing every day, whether on your own or as part of a group. Dozens of guest authors also share their writing processes and secrets, from brainstorming ideas and organizing research to developing characters and getting unstuck from writer's block. 59 Reasons to Write is for anyone who has always wanted to write but never managed to get into the habit. Daily warm-ups will help you flex your writing muscles and energize your teaching. As Messner shares, One of the greatest gifts of writing is the way it nudges us to look more closely not only at the world but also at ourselves.
58-IN-MIND: Multilingual Teaching Strategies for Diverse Deaf Students
by Debbie Golos; Marlon Kuntze; Kimberly Wolbers; Chris KurzA highly practical and engaging resource for current and future teachers, 58-IN-MIND describes and demonstrates theoretically-driven, research-based, and classroom-tested best practices for using American Sign Language and English in instruction across the curriculum. The multilingual and multimodal instructional strategies presented here are embedded in approaches that aid learning and foster well-being. This book will support teachers in creating meaningful educational experiences for Deaf students in all grades, from early childhood education through high school. Each chapter is written by a team of researchers and P–12 teachers with at least one Deaf coauthor. With seventy-five percent of the authors being Deaf, this is the first teaching methods book to harness the expertise of Deaf professionals at this level, highlighting their vital role in Deaf education and in shaping inclusive and effective learning environments. This book meets the need for a resource that recognizes the diversity of Deaf students by creating space in the classroom to honor their home/heritage languages, cultures, races, genders, abilities, hearing levels, and other multiple and intersecting identities. Written in a conversational tone, the book includes core recommendations for instruction of the targeted subject area, examples of key strategies, lessons and real stories from those working in the field, suggestions for practice, and recommended resources. “58-IN-MIND” in the title refers to the version of the ASL sign "stick" that is made on the forehead, which is equivalent to the English idiom “to stick in one's mind.” As in, when students learn in a culturally responsive manner, the learning is likely to stick. The title also alludes indirectly to the collective aspirations of the chapter authors that the practices discussed in the book will also stick in the readers’ minds, and thus have a transformative impact on the way Deaf students are taught.
57 Ways to Screw Up in Grad School: Perverse Professional Lessons for Graduate Students
by Kevin D. Haggerty Aaron DoyleDon't think about why you're applying. Select a topic for entirely strategic reasons. Choose the coolest supervisor. Write only to deadlines. Expect people to hold your hand. Become "that" student. When it comes to a masters or PhD program, most graduate students don't deliberately set out to fail. Yet, of the nearly 500,000 people who start a graduate program each year, up to half will never complete their degree. Books abound on acing the admissions process, but there is little on what to do once the acceptance letter arrives. Veteran graduate directors Kevin D. Haggerty and Aaron Doyle have set out to demystify the world of advanced education. Taking a wry, frank approach, they explain the common mistakes that can trip up a new graduate student and lay out practical advice about how to avoid the pitfalls. Along the way they relate stories from their decades of mentorship and even share some slip-ups from their own grad experiences. The litany of foul-ups is organized by theme and covers the grad school experience from beginning to end: selecting the university and program, interacting with advisors and fellow students, balancing personal and scholarly lives, navigating a thesis, and creating a life after academia. Although the tone is engagingly tongue-in-cheek, the lessons are crucial to anyone attending or contemplating grad school. 57 Ways to Screw Up in Grad School allows you to learn from others' mistakes rather than making them yourself.
550 AP World History Practice Questions
by Princeton ReviewTHE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get extra preparation for an excellent AP World History score with 550 extra practice questions and answers. This eBook edition has been optimized for digital reading with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. Practice makes perfect--and The Princeton Review's 550 AP World History Practice Questions gives you everything you need to work your way to the top. Inside, you'll find tips and strategies for tackling the AP World History Exam, tons of material to show you what to expect on the test, and all the practice you need to get the score you want. Inside The Book: All the Practice and Strategies You Need * 1 comprehensive practice test * Over 400 additional practice questions * Step-by-step techniques for both multiple-choice and free-response questions * Practice drills for each tested era: 8000 BCE to 600 BCE; 600 BCE to 600 CE; 600 CE to 1450; 1450 to 1750; 1750 to 1900; and 1900 to the present * Answer keys and detailed explanations for each drill and test question * Engaging guidance to help you critically assess your progress
550 AP U.S. Government & Politics Practice Questions
by Princeton ReviewTHE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get extra preparation for an excellent AP U.S. Government & Politics score with 550 extra practice questions and answers. This eBook edition has been optimized for digital reading with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations.Practice makes perfect--and The Princeton Review's 550 AP U.S. Government & Politics Practice Questions gives you everything you need to work your way to the top. Inside, you'll find proven tips and strategies for tackling and overcoming challenging questions, and all the practice you need to get the score you want.Inside The Book: All the Practice and Strategies You Need* 2 comprehensive practice tests, including a diagnostic exam to help you identify areas of improvement* Over 420 additional practice questions* Step-by-step techniques for both multiple-choice and free-response questions* Practice drills for each tested topic: Constitutional Underpinnings; Political Beliefs and Behaviors; Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Mass Media; Institutions; Public Policy; and Civil Rights and Civil Liberties* Answer keys and detailed explanations for each drill and test question* Engaging guidance to help you critically assess your progress
550 AP European History Practice Questions
by Princeton ReviewTHE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get extra preparation for an excellent AP European History score with 550 practice questions and answers.Practice makes perfect--and The Princeton Review's 550 AP European History Practice Questions gives you everything you need to work your way to the top. Inside, you'll find tips and strategies for tackling the AP World History Exam, tons of material to show you what to expect on the test, and all the practice you need to get the score you want.Practice Your Way to Perfection.* 2 full-length practice tests and 9 practice drills covering each subject type* Practice drills organized by time period and subject type for focused prep* Essay prompts to help you practice how to write a winning essayAcademic and Strategic Explanations.* Walkthroughs of free response questions to show you how to write a high-scoring essay* Answer keys and detailed explanations for each drill and test questionTechniques That Actually Work.* Tried-and-true strategies to avoid traps and beat the test* Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder
550 AP Calculus AB & BC Practice Questions
by Princeton ReviewTHE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get extra preparation for an excellent AP Calculus AB & BC score with 550 extra practice questions and answers. This eBook edition has been optimized for digital reading with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. Practice makes perfect--and The Princeton Review's 550 AP Calculus AB & BC Practice Questions gives you everything you need to work your way to the top. Inside, you'll find tips and strategies for tackling and overcoming challenging questions, plus all the practice you need to get the score you want. Inside The Book: All the Practice and Strategies You Need * 2 diagnostic exams (one each for AB and BC) to help you identify areas of improvement* 2 comprehensive practice tests (one each for AB and BC)* Over 300 additional practice questions * Step-by-step techniques for both multiple-choice and free-response questions * Practice drills for each tested topic: Limits, Functions and Graphs, Derivatives, Integration, Polynomial Approximations, and Series * Answer keys and detailed explanations for each drill and test question * Engaging guidance to help you critically assess your progress
550 AP Biology Practice Questions
by Princeton ReviewTHE PRINCETON REVIEW GETS RESULTS. Get extra preparation for an excellent AP Biology score with 550 extra practice questions and answers. This eBook edition has been formatted for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. Practice makes perfect--and The Princeton Review's 550 AP Biology Practice Questions gives you everything you need to work your way to the top. Inside, you'll find tips and strategies for tackling and overcoming challenging questions, plus all the practice you need to get the score you want. Practice Your Way to Perfection.* 2 full-length practice tests and 16 practice drills covering each subject type* Practice drills organized by the 4 "Big Ideas"Academic and Strategic Explanations.* Detailed walk-throughs of free-response questions to help you write a winning essay* Answer keys and detailed explanations for each drill and test question Techniques That Actually Work.* Tried-and-true strategies to avoid traps and beat the test* Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder
55 Tactics for Implementing RTI in Inclusive Settings
by Pamela Campbell Jianjun Adam Wang Bob AlgozzineBoost academic achievement for all students in your inclusive classroom! As schools implement RTI in general education settings, educators need easy access to information about effective teaching and intervention tactics for diverse learners. This resource offers teachers 55 research-based instructional tactics organized around four components—planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating. Teachers will also find: Accommodations/modifications for adapting tactics to meet individual learning needs Illustrations showing how to implement tactics within each tier of a three-tier RTI framework Strategies for meeting the needs of diverse students, classrooms, and schools A wealth of reproducibles, worksheets, and forms for immediate use
55 Answers to Questions about Life After Death
by Mark HitchcockFour thousand years ago, amid tragic suffering and death, Job asked the question of the ages: "If a man dies, will he live again?" Since the dawn of history, the subject of death and the afterlife has been the great question of human existence. It's a subject that everyone wonders about. What lies behind the veil of death? Is there really life after death? Is there a place called hell? This small yet power-packed book answers, in a very straightforward, reader-friendly format, all the most-asked questions ordinary people have about death, near-death experiences, cremation, purgatory, hell, heaven, and our future bodies. You'll be amazed at what awaits us beyond the grave. Is There Sex in Heaven? It's a fair question! And so are the rest. Go aheadhellip;flip to the table of contents. Discover another one, two, or fifty-four others that are guaranteed to intrigue you. Questions like:Do those in heaven know what's happening on earth?andWill I see my pets in heaven? Because even if you'd rather avoid the topic, death will not avoid you. So fire away! Ask the tough questions, and get the dead-on answers you need. Straightforward and easy to read,55 Answers to Questions About Life After Deathsatisfies that nagging, curious voice whispering from the corner of your mind. Story Behind the Book "Three key experiences in my life have come together to make this book a reality. First, as the pastor of a local church for thirteen years, I have had the privilege of visiting people who are facing imminent death, conducting funerals, and ministering to grieving families. During these times people often have probing questions about life after death. Second, due to my interest and writing in the area of Bible prophecy, I am frequently asked questions about the afterlife at conferences and via e-mail. Third, all kinds of books, TV shows, and groups out there today are fostering unbiblical views of life after death. Knowing that this is a subject of universal interest and great confusion, I have a passionate desire to create a user-friendly, clear, straightforward resource to answer all the key questions that people everywhere are asking about life's greatest mystery. " From the Trade Paperback edition.
53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study: Proven strategies for supporting students
by Graham Gibbs Sue Habeshaw Trevor Habeshaw Hannah StrawsonIf you teach adults, 53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study is designed to help you. It provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for helping students to improve their learning in class and at home.The authors demonstrate how educators can effectively support students through the whole learning process: beginning to study; planning one's studying; studying through reading; taking notes; writing; learning with others; using library resources; revision; and exams.Whether you're new to teaching and keen to develop good strategies, or more experienced and looking to expand your repertoire, 53 Interesting Ways of Helping Your Students to Study is a handy guide to keep on your desk.
53 Interesting Things to do in your Seminars and Tutorials: Tips and strategies for running really effective small groups
by Graham Gibbs Sue Habeshaw Trevor Habeshaw Hannah StrawsonSeminars and tutorials are staples of higher and professional education courses, but running them well and ensuring that they are effective is not easy.53 Interesting Things to do in your Seminars and Tutorials provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for ways to develop your skills in running small groups. The authors cover all the issues involved in running small groups: ways to begin; student-led seminars; groupwork; student participation and responsibility; evaluation; written material; and expressing feelings.Whether you're new to teaching and keen to develop good strategies, or more experienced and looking to expand your repertoire, 53 Interesting Things to do in your Seminars and Tutorials is a handy guide to keep on your desk.
53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures: Tips and strategies for really effective lectures and presentations
by Anthony Haynes Karen Haynes Sue Habeshaw Graham Gibbs Trevor HabeshawLectures remain a staple form of teaching in higher and professional education, yet presenting doesn't come naturally to most of us. 53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures provides practical suggestions, each tried and tested, for developing really effective lectures and presentations across all disciplines.The authors cover the full presentation process, from structuring the lecture, to use of illustrations and technology, techniques to attract and sustain student attention, active learning strategies, and dealing with questions.Whether you're new to lecturing and training and keen to develop good presentation technique, or more experienced and looking to expand your repertoire, 53 Interesting Things to do in your Lectures is a handy guide to keep on your desk.
52 YA Books Every Book Lover Should Read: A One Year Recommended Reading List from the American Library Association (52 Books Every Book Lover Should Read)
by American Library AssociationThe American Library Association presents a must-read Young Adult book for every week of the year in this beautiful reading log.Calling all book lovers! Expand your reading list with a one-year reading challenge from the American Library Association (ALA). Including the ALA's insights into each title and prompts for further reflection, these recommendations are a must-have for all bibliophiles and library regulars.Includes:52 YA book recommendations to keep you reading all yearPrompts to reflect on each book as you complete the challengeInspiration for your personal reading log, perfect for sharing on social media