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Optimistic Teaming: Coordination Strategies for Tough Student Situations
by Ben Springer Ben BelnapUncover innovative and effective ways to confront challenging behavior Complicated and intense student behavior often requires coordinated and powerful support, but that support need not be overwhelming or difficult to implement. Success with the most challenging students requires a team approach. Optimistic Teaming is your ultimate guide to building and sustaining healthy interactions as teams working with challenging students. Drs. Ben Springer and Ben Belnap share humorous insights and critical strategies that help build successful school teams and rally those teams around your students. You′ll discover how to: Remain optimistic and coordinate the best response to even the most aggressive student behaviors Identify the research and evidence base of leveraging optimism individually and in teams Use principles of positive psychology to produce successful outcomes for students and educators alike With this guide, you will discover the framework and strategies to not only remain optimistic, but make lasting, positive changes in the lives of students and their families.
Optimization and Learning: Third International Conference, OLA 2020, Cádiz, Spain, February 17–19, 2020, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1173)
by Bernabé Dorronsoro Patricia Ruiz El-Ghazali Talbi Juan Carlos de la Torre Daniel UrdaThis volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Optimization and Learning, OLA 2020, held in Cádiz, Spain, in February 2020. The 23 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. The papers presented in the volume focus on the future challenges of optimization and learning methods, identifying and exploiting their synergies,and analyzing their applications in different fields, such as health, industry 4.0, games, logistics, etc.
Optimize Your School: It′s All About the Strategy
by Lyle Lee JenkinsLead the change that you want to see in your school! Is your school or district heading in the right direction? In this essential guide for leaders, Lee Jenkins shows how to unite and energize your team as never before, while helping your students to love learning and crave achievement. A trusted advisor to numerous districts, Jenkins knows how to successfully transform school culture – for the long-term. Beginning with an introduction from scholar Michael Fullan, each chapter presents compelling insights and strategies for leaders, addressing how to Evolve your leadership style to guide, empower and serve Apply the principles of continuous strategic improvement as an antidote to win/lose approaches to school accountability Develop a healthy, positive culture of achievement by deeply engaging your students in their own progress and success Turn to this resource and prepare to lead positive change, from the classroom to the staff room and beyond. "This book creates a whole picture approach to school improvement while shunning the current top down model in favor of a school-led plan. The approach not only increases school performances, but values the school-level leadership and instructional faculty." Amanda Mayeaux, Career Management Specialist Iberville Parish Schools "If your district is ready to move from arbitrary to observable, from fractured to focused, and from silos to systems, you’ve found the book that can move entire organizations from a goal mindset to a growth mindset. Lee Jenkins provides common-sense strategies that impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our classrooms, with a clear focus on student growth. In an educational era saturated with the latest remedy for what ails us, Lee provides a refreshing cure by offering simple solutions for lasting change." Dr. Jane Stavem, Associate Superintendent for Instruction Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE
Optimize Your School: It′s All About the Strategy
by Lyle Lee JenkinsLead the change that you want to see in your school! Is your school or district heading in the right direction? In this essential guide for leaders, Lee Jenkins shows how to unite and energize your team as never before, while helping your students to love learning and crave achievement. A trusted advisor to numerous districts, Jenkins knows how to successfully transform school culture – for the long-term. Beginning with an introduction from scholar Michael Fullan, each chapter presents compelling insights and strategies for leaders, addressing how to Evolve your leadership style to guide, empower and serve Apply the principles of continuous strategic improvement as an antidote to win/lose approaches to school accountability Develop a healthy, positive culture of achievement by deeply engaging your students in their own progress and success Turn to this resource and prepare to lead positive change, from the classroom to the staff room and beyond. "This book creates a whole picture approach to school improvement while shunning the current top down model in favor of a school-led plan. The approach not only increases school performances, but values the school-level leadership and instructional faculty." Amanda Mayeaux, Career Management Specialist Iberville Parish Schools "If your district is ready to move from arbitrary to observable, from fractured to focused, and from silos to systems, you’ve found the book that can move entire organizations from a goal mindset to a growth mindset. Lee Jenkins provides common-sense strategies that impact the efficiency and effectiveness of our classrooms, with a clear focus on student growth. In an educational era saturated with the latest remedy for what ails us, Lee provides a refreshing cure by offering simple solutions for lasting change." Dr. Jane Stavem, Associate Superintendent for Instruction Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, NE
Optimizing Digital Competence through Microlearning: Flexible Approaches to Teacher Professional Development (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Lucas KohnkeThis book examines teacher professional development (TPD) models to integrate microlearning into TPD training and serves as a concise but comprehensive introduction to the field. This book covers critical teacher professional development and microlearning aspects, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed modalities. It is an important starting point for teachers, teacher-trainers, academics, and researchers interested in the principles and practices in teacher professional development through microlearning.
Optimizing Online English Language Learning and Teaching (English Language Education #31)
by Maria-del-Mar Suárez Walaa M. El-HenawyThis book focuses on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and provides advice on how to approach EFL teaching in the online context. Coronavirus has accelerated e-learning significantly and has highlighted the need of appropriate web tools that will allow teachers to present their material either synchronously or asynchronously, while also adequately assess their students. At the same time, there is a need of tools that can engage the students and motivate them to actively participate in the lesson. With e-learning being a rather new challenge for both teachers and students, this book provides research- and practice- based chapters with strategies, techniques, approaches, and methods which have proven to be successful in e-learning environments, maximizing their impact . Apart from presenting research results with strong pedagogical implications on online or blended English language learning and teaching, the book also trains educators on utilizing online tools and managing online learning environments and platforms.
The Optimum Imperative: Czech Architecture for the Socialist Lifestyle, 1938–1968 (Architext)
by Ana MiljackiThe Optimum Imperative examines architecture’s multiple entanglements within the problematics of Socialist lifestyle in postwar Czechoslovakia. Situated in the period loosely bracketed by the signing of the Munich accords in 1938, which affected Czechoslovakia’s entrance into World War II, and the Warsaw Pact troops’ occupation of Prague in 1968, the book investigates three decades of Czech architecture, highlighting a diverse cast of protagonists. Key among them are the theorist and architect Karel Honzík and a small group of his colleagues in the Club for the Study of Consumption; the award-winning Czechoslovak Pavilion at the 1958 World Expo in Brussels; and SIAL, a group of architects from Liberec that emerged from the national network of Stavoprojekt offices during the reform years, only to be subsumed back into it in the wake of Czechoslovak normalization. This episodic approach enables a long view of the way that the project of constructing Socialism was made disciplinarily specific for architecture, through the constant interpretation of Socialist lifestyle, both as a narrative framework and as a historical goal. Without sanitizing history of its absurd contortions in discourse and in daily life, the book takes as its subject the complex and dynamic relationships between Cold War politics, state power, disciplinary legitimating narratives, and Czech architects’ optimism for Socialism. It proposes that these key dimensions of practicing architecture and building Socialism were intertwined, and even commensurate at times, through the framework of Socialist lifestyle.
Optimum Nutrition For Your Child: How to boost your child's health, behaviour and IQ
by Patrick Holford BSc, DipION, FBA Optimum Nutritio Deborah ColsonPatrick Holford illustrated the connection between nutrition and all aspects of health in his best-selling book THE OPTIMUM NUTRITION BIBLE. In OPTIMUM NUTRITION FOR YOUR CHILD, he reveals how crucial optimum nutrition is for children's general health and development, as well as their behaviour and IQ. He explains why certain foods are so beneficial and why others are damaging, and enables you to identify common problems in children which can be improved or solved with the right foods and supplements. With invaluable advice on getting children to eat healthy food, food plans and practical tips, this book is the definitive guide for parents.
Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes (Transformers )
by Katharine TurnerIn this Level 2 reader based on Transformers: Dark of The Moon, Optimus Prime is on a quest for peace, but the Decepticons have other plans. Can Optimus Prime and his friends defeat their robot foes? © Hasbro
Opting for Self-management: The Early Experience of Grant-maintained Schools (Routledge Library Editions: Education Management #6)
by Brent Davies Lesley AndersonOriginally published in 1991. This book examines the early experiences of the first grant-maintained Schools and considers the challenges facing the self-managing school in the 1990s. The book looks at the context of the change of status, what it means to be grant-maintained, and reviews the types of schools that have opted out so far and their reasons for doing so. A section of specially commissioned case studies written by headteachers offers accounts of how each school has coped with the move to grant-maintained status. The book provides a practical and realistic appraisal of grant-maintained schools and their move towards self-management, exploring both the advantages and the disadvantages of opting out of local authority control.
Opting Out?: Why Women Really Quit Careers And Head Home
by Pamela StoneNoting a phenomenon that might seem to recall a previous era, The New York Times Magazine recently portrayed women who leave their careers in order to become full-time mothers as “opting out.” But, are high-achieving professional women really choosing to abandon their careers in order to return home? This provocative study is the first to tackle this issue from the perspective of the women themselves. Based on a series of candid, in-depth interviews with women who returned home after working as doctors, lawyers, bankers, scientists, and other professions, Pamela Stone explores the role that their husbands, children, and coworkers play in their decision; how women’s efforts to construct new lives and new identities unfold once they are home; and where their aspirations and plans for the future lie. What we learn―contrary to many media perceptions―is that these high-flying women are not opting out but are instead being pushed out of the workplace. Drawing on their experiences, Stone outlines concrete ideas for redesigning workplaces to make it easier for women―and men―to attain their goal of living rewarding lives that combine both families and careers.
OPTOMETRY ADMISSION TEST: Passbooks Study Guide (Admission Test Series)
by National Learning CorporationThe Admission Test Series prepares students for entrance examinations into college, graduate and professional school as well as candidates for professional certification and licensure. The Optometry Admission Test (OAT) Passbook® prepares you by sharpening the skills and abilities necessary to succeed on your upcoming entrance exam. It provides a series of informational texts as well as hundreds of questions and answers in the areas that will likely be covered on your upcoming exam, including but not limited to: biology; chemistry; scientific reading comprehension; quantitative reasoning; physics; and more.
The Oracle: The Jubilean Mysteries Unveiled
by Jonathan CahnNew York Times and USA Today Best Seller!Discover the amazing secret of the ages...and the mystery of your life!The Oracle will reveal the mystery behind everything...the past, the present, current events, even what is yet to come! Open the seven doors of revelation—and prepare to be blown away!Jonathan Cahn, author of the New York Times best sellers The Harbinger, The Mystery of the Shemitah, The Book of Mysteries, and The Paradigm, now unveils The Oracle, in which he opens up the Jubilean mysteries and a revelation so big that it lies behind everything from the rise and fall of nations and empires (even America), to the current events of our day, to the future, to end-time prophecy, and much more. Could an ancient prophecy and a mysterious ordinance given in a Middle Eastern desert over three thousand years ago be determining the events of our day?Could some of the most famous people of modern history and current events be secretly linked to this mystery-even a modern president of the United States?Could this ancient revelation pinpoint the events of our times down to the year, month, and day of their occurring?Could a mysterious phenomenon be manifesting on the world stage on an exact timetable determined from ancient times?Could these manifestations have altered-and now be altering-the course of world events? Jonathan Cahn takes the reader on a journey to find the man called the Oracle. One by one each of the Jubilean mysteries will be revealed through the giving of a vision. The Oracle will uncover the mysteries of The Stranger, The Lost City, The Man With the Measuring Line, The Land of Seven Wells, The Birds, The Number of the End, The Man in the Black Robe, The Prophet's Song, The Matrix of Years, The Day of the Lions, The Awakening of the Dragon, and much more. The reader will discover the ancient scrolls that contain the appointed words that have determined the course of world history from the onset of modern times up to our day. The revelation is so big that it will involve and open up the mysteries of everything and everyone from Mark Twain to Moses, from King Nebuchadnezzar to Donald Trump, from the fall of empires to the rise of America, from a mystery hidden in a desert cave to another in an ancient scroll, from the palace of the Persian Empire to the US Senate, from the Summer of Love to the Code of Babylon, and much, much more. Ultimately the Oracle will reveal the secret that lies behind end-time prophecy and the mystery of the end of the age. As with The Harbinger and The Book of Mysteries, Cahn reveals the mysteries through a narrative. A traveler is given seven keys; each will open up one of seven doors. Behind each door lies a stream of mysteries. The reader will be taken on a journey of angels and prophetic revelations waiting to be discovered behind each of the seven doors-the ancient secrets that lie behind the world-changing events of modern times-and revelations of what is yet to come. Hailed as a mind-blowing masterpiece, The Oracle will reveal mysteries that are absolutely real, amazing, stunning, mind-blowing, and life-changing.Prepare to be blown away.Also Available in SpanishISBN-13: 978-1-62999-267-9E-Book ISBN: 978-1-62999-268-6
Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Developer Professional Guide
by Saurabh K. GuptaThis book is packed with real world examples that cover all the advanced features of PL/SQL. In turn, each major certification topic is covered in a separate chapter that makes understanding concepts easier. At the end of each chapter, you will find plenty of practice questions to strengthen and test your learning.If you are a PL/SQL developer looking for deeper insight and a move from mid-level programmer to professional database developer, then this is the best guide for you. This book is also an ideal guide for all the Associate level PL/SQL programmers who are preparing for the Professional 1Z0-146 certification. This book assumes you have prior knowledge of PL/SQL programming.
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide
by Richard M. ReeseEach objective is addressed using a series of programming examples. When the topic impacts memory, stack and heap illustrations are used to provide the reader with a more in depth understanding of the topic. At the end of each chapter, a series of sample questions are provided to reinforce your knowledge. This book is designed to help you prepare for the Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Certification exam (1Z0-803) and gain confidence in your understanding and use of Java. Basic knowledge of Java programming is expected.
Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805
by S G Ganesh Tushar SharmaOracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exams 1Z0-804 and 1Z0-805 is a concise, comprehensive, step-by-step, and one-stop guide for the Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 7 Programmer Exam. The first two chapters set the stage for exam preparation and let the reader get started quickly. The first chapter answers frequently asked questions about the OCPJP exam. This book assumes that the reader is already familiar with Java fundamentals which is in line with the prerequisite of having a OCAJP certification. The book sports considerable supportive material to help the reader in effective exam preparation in the form of appendices: 2 mock tests to give the reader a sense of a real-exam. An instant refresher summarizing the most important concepts (with tips on answering questions) to revise just before the exam. This book will be a delectable read for any OCPJP aspirant because of its simple language, example driven approach, and easy-to-read style. Further, given its 100% focus on the exam and helpful supportive material, this book is clearly an attractive buy to OCPJP aspirants worldwide. What you'll learn In-depth coverage of all 13 exam topics for the certification. The book covers programming concepts succinctly with numerous illustrative programming and real-world examples. These examples will help the reader quickly internalize the discussed concepts. The reader will clearly understand the scope and objectives of the exam, the technical topics covered in the exam, and type and level-of-difficulty of the exam questions. With this, the reader will clearly know what's exactly required for passing the exam. Review questions tune the reader to an "exam mindset". By making mistakes and reading the detailed explanations for the answers, the reader will be better prepared for getting certified. Attempting the practice questions and mock test will help the reader gain necessary confidence to clear the exam. Who this book is for This book is targeted primarily at students and programmers who want to crack the OCPJP exam. Trainers and teachers can use this book as training material for OCPJP exam preparation. This book is also useful to readers who want to refresh their knowledge in Java programming or gain better understanding on using various Java APIs. Table of Contents 1. The OCPJP 7 Exam: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 2. Pretest 3. Java Class Design 4. Advanced Class Design 5. Object-Oriented Design Principles 6. Generics and Collection 7. String Processing 8. Java I/O Fundamentals 9. Java File I/O (NIO. 2) 10. Building Database Applications with JDBC 11. Exceptions and Assertions 12. Localization 13. Threads 14. Concurrency 15. OCPJP 7 Quick Refresher 16. Appendix A: Exam Topics 17. Appendix B: Mock Exam 1 18. Appendix C: Mock Exam 2
Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer Exam 1Z0-809
by S G Ganesh Hari Kiran Tushar SharmaThis book offers a comprehensive guide for the Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer Exam. It starts by answering frequently asked exam questions followed by full coverage of exam topics with numerous programming and real-world examples. Each chapter ends with practice exam questions and a quick summary that reviews key concepts covered in the chapter from the OCPJP exam perspective. The book ends with a full-length, mock exam to ensure you have enough practice before actually taking the exam. If you are an OCPJP 8 exam aspirant, this book is certainly for you. The book assumes you''re already familiar with Java fundamentals, which is in keeping with the prerequisite for having a OCAJP 8 certification. You''ll enjoy reading Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 8 Programmer Exam 1Z0-809 because of its clear, simple language; example driven approach; easy-to-read style; and complete focus on the exam requirements. A few of the key features of the book include: In-depth and 100% coverage of all 12 exam topics for the certification Numerous illustrative programming and real-world examples Hundreds of practice exam questions (including a full-length mock exam) What you''ll learn * Have the necessary knowledge to clear the exam since 100% of the exam topics are covered to the required depth * Clearly understand the scope and objectives of the exam, the technical topics covered in the exam, and type and level-of-difficulty of the exam questions (in short, you will clearly know what''s exactly required for passing the exam) * Get into an "exam mindset" by trying out hundreds of practice exam questions. Who this book is for This book is targeted primarily at developers who want to crack the OCPJP 8 exam. Trainers and teachers can use this book as training material for OCPJP 8 exam preparation. This book is also useful to readers who want to refresh their knowledge in Java programming or gain better understanding on using various Java APIs. Table of Contents Table of Contents The OCPJP 8 Exam: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1. 1. Oracle Java Certifications: Overview 1. 2. The OCPJP 8 Exam 1. 3. Taking the OCPJP 8 Exam Java Class Design 2. 1. Implement encapsulation 2. 2. Implement inheritance including visibility modifiers and composition 2. 3. Implement polymorphism 2. 4. Override methods from Object class 2. 5. Create and use singleton classes and immutable classes 2. 6. Develop code that uses static keyword Advanced Java Class Design 3. 1. Develop code that uses abstract classes and methods 3. 2. Develop code that uses final keyword 3. 3. Create inner classes 3. 4. Use enumerated types 3. 5. Develop code that uses interfaces and use the atOverride annotation 3. 6. Create and use Lambda expressions Generics and Collections 4. 1. Create and use a generic class 4. 2. Create and use ArrayList, TreeSet, TreeMap, and ArrayDeque objects 4. 3. Use java. util. Comparator and java. lang. Comparable interfaces 4. 4. Collections Streams and Filters 4. 5. Iterate using forEach methods of Streams and List 4. 6. Describe Stream interface and Stream pipeline 4. 7. Filter a collection by using lambda expressions 4. 8. Use method references with Streams Lambda Built-in Functional Interfaces 5. 1. Use the built-in interfaces included in the java. util. function package 5. 2. Develop code that uses primitive versions of functional interfaces 5. 3. Develop code that uses binary versions of functional interfaces 5. 4. Develop code that uses the UnaryOperator interface Java Stream API 6. 1. Develop code to extract data from an object 6. 2. Search for data by using search methods of the Stream classes 6. 3. Develop code that uses the Optional class 6. 4. Develop code that uses Stream data methods and calculation methods 6. 5. Sort a collection using Stream API 6. 6. Save results to a collection using the collect method and use Collectors class 6. 7. Use of merge() and flatMap() methods of the Stream API Exceptions and Assertions 7. 1. Use try-catch and throw statemen...
Oracle DBA Mentor: Succeeding as an Oracle Database Administrator
by Brian PeaslandNew Oracle database administrators can get off the ground running. This book helps you develop the ability to think on your feet and move focus in an instant from arcane syntax details to broad, corporate issues. Along the way, you will see how to create your first database and implement best practices to ensure a well-running database system.What makes Oracle DBA Mentor different is that it also teaches you how to obtain answers that are not found in this or other books. Focus is given to creating a test bed and running test cases to examine hypotheses and prove out solutions so you can be sure they work in production. Attention is given to navigating product documentation and networking in forums and social media to build your skills and a network to draw on when solving problems under pressure. There are chapters of step-by-step technical content as well as coverage of essential skills to succeed as a DBA no matter which database engine you administer.By the time you are done reading this book, you will have confidence to face many of the situations thrown in your direction. You will know where to go for the answers you don’t yet know that you need. You’ll be able to work and troubleshoot under pressure. You’ll know how to create a database, institute backup and recovery procedures, secure the database and its valuable corporate data, and acquire more knowledge as needed so you can run a database to meet the needs of your organization. What You'll LearnInstall Oracle Database with best practicesImplement backup and recovery proceduresUnderstand the fundamentals of databases and data securityFind answers to technical problems using Oracle documentation, Oracle Support, and other resourcesPatch and upgrade an Oracle databaseWho This Book Is ForThe novice database administrator who wants help getting off the ground with their DBA career, and in building the skills to let that career flourish in the long term. Mid-level DBAs will also find the book helpful as they try to grow their career to the next level. While the book is geared toward the Oracle platform, database administrators from other platforms can benefit from the soft skills covered in this book.
El oráculo de Brioche
by Brioche«Hola, amig@s. ¿estáis aburridos en Internet y no sabéis de quién reíros? Entonces habéis llegado al lugar adecuado. Bienvenidos al Oráculo de Brioche.» Desde los albores del mundo, siempre ha habido grandes sabios que predecían el futuro; adelantados a su tiempo como Nostradamus, Galileo o Kiko Hernández. Pero, con el cambio de siglo, la adivinación necesitaba un nuevo representante más guapo y con Instagram, con Instagram y más guapo (¿ya lo dijimos?), y así nació: ¡El Oráculo de Brioche! Amores y desamores, infidelidades, likes y dislikes, El Oráculo de Brioche nos revelará los grandes cotilleos del universo, con horóscopo incluido y predicciones que no os podréis creer.
El oráculo / The Oracle: Los misterios del jubileo REVELADOS
by Jonathan Cahn¿Qué revelará el Oráculo? Emprende un recorrido excepcional para encontrarte con el hombre conocido como el Oráculo y abre las siete puertas de revelaciones. Cada puerta abrirá una corriente de misterios donde descubrirás los secretos del pasado, el presente y el futuro. Verás... Un misterio que nació en un desierto del Medio Oriente, hace más de tres mil años, que ahora está determinando los eventos de nuestro díaEl secreto que conecta a algunas de las personas más conocidas de nuestra época moderna con lo que sucedió en tiempos antiguos, incluyendo a un presidente moderno de los Estados UnidosUna revelación antigua que ubica con exactitud los acontecimientos de los tiempos modernos en años, meses y hasta fechasLo que está sucediendo en el mundo, lo que ha de venir y hacia dónde nos lleva todo estoY mucho, mucho más... Te encontrarás con el extranjero, el hombre de la túnica negra, la ciudad perdida, los guías angelicales y con el despertar del dragón... Y todas las revelaciones que hallarás son ¡ABSOLUTAMENTE VERDADERAS!Prepárate para ser deslumbrado...Jonathan Cahn, author of the New York Times best sellers The Harbinger, The Mystery of the Shemitah, The Book of Mysteries, and The Paradigm, now unveils The Oracle, in which he opens up the jubilean prophecies that have determined everything from the rise and fall of world empires to two world wars, current events, end-time prophecy, and much more. Could an ancient prophecy given in a Middle Eastern desert over three thousand years ago determine the events of our day?Could some of the most famous people of modern history and current events be secretly linked to this mystery—even a modern president of the United States?Could this ancient revelation pinpoint the events of our time down to the year, month, and date?Could a mysterious ordinance manifest on the world stage on an exact timetable determined from ancient times?Could these manifestations have altered—and now be altering—the course of world events? Jonathan Cahn takes the reader on a journey to find the man called &“the Oracle.&” One by one each of the jubilean mysteries will be revealed through the giving of a vision. The Oracle will uncover The Mystery of the Stranger, The Lost City, The Man With the Measuring Line, The Birds, The Return, The Day of the Lions, and much more. Ultimately The Oracle will reveal the meta-secret of end-time prophecy. As with The Harbinger and The Book of Mysteries, Cahn reveals the mysteries through a narrative; a traveler is given seven keys, each for the opening of one of seven doors. Behind each door lies one of the seven streams of the jubilean mysteries. As with Cahn&’s other works, the reader will find that what is revealed inside The Oracle is absolutely real, amazing, life-changing, and mind-blowing.
Oracy in English Language Education: Insights from Practice-Oriented Research (English Language Education #36)
by Julia Reckermann Philipp Siepmann Frauke MatzThis book innovatively connects the two fields of oracy and practice-oriented empirical research in English language education. It creates synergies and proposes innovative approaches to the study of oracy in the context of learning and teaching English as a second, additional or foreign language. The book also develops a contemporary and holistic concept of oracy, thus contributing to the theoretical discourse in this area of research. The first part provides a general framework of different approaches to conducting practice-oriented research in English language teaching. It introduces the concept of oracy and discusses its relevance to language teaching. Design-based research and action research are outlined as two practice-oriented research approaches. The second part presents research on how oracy can be fostered and assessed at primary and secondary levels, while the third part focuses on tertiary education. The contributions to this book highlight the opportunities and challenges of conducting research in, on, and for classroom practice with stakeholders such as teachers, students, teacher trainees, university students, parents, and school administrators. They explore selected teaching methods, assessment and, finally, teacher education. The theoretical, methodological, and practical challenges of research-practice partnerships are also addressed. This book demonstrates that innovative approaches to the development and assessment of oral skills can be developed through close collaboration between different stakeholders in language education. It serves as an inspiration for other educators and researchers in the field of English language education at all levels.
Oral and Nonverbal Expression
by Ivan MuseWith this book, principals will become more successful at communicating with difficult people, delivering speeches, and will maximize the effectiveness of groups and committees.
Oral History
by James HoopesA manual addressed to students rather than to teachers or researchers, Oral History: An Introduction for Students is unique among the "how to" books in the field, adapting some of the best methods of group oral history projects to the needs of individual students. Useful in courses devoted entirely to oral history, the book also addresses the wider audience of students who may choose to do oral research in the context of otherwise traditional courses. The emphasis is on humanistic, imagininative, and intellectual challenge for students in integrating oral accounts with written documents. Only by achieving such flexibility, argues the author, can oral history fully realize its potential as a learning and teaching technique.A signficant contribution to theory and methodology as well as an introductory manual, this book will be of interest to professional oral history researchers and those individual scholars interested in adding oral history to their research techniques. James Hoopes has explored the writings of sociology and communications specialists in order to present a richly detailed and helpful analysis of the interview situation from a transactional point of view. Of particular interest is the section of the book devoted to the ways in which oral history can be related to other areas of research such as biography and family history and to the broader fields of cultural and social history.Hoopes' s central theme is that oral history, whether viewed primarily as a learning or research technique, can fulfill its promise as an important and humanistic resource only if it becomes part of general historical study wherever it is applicable.
Oral History and Education
by Kristina R. Llewellyn Nicholas Ng-A-FookThis book considers if and how oral history is 'best practice' for education. International scholars, practitioners, and teachers consider conceptual approaches, methodological limitations, and pedagogical possibilities of oral history education. These experts ask if and how oral history enables students to democratize history; provides students with a lens for understanding nation-states' development; and supports historical thinking skills in the classrooms. This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of oral history education - inclusive of oral tradition, digital storytelling, family histories, and testimony - within the context of 21st century schooling. By addressing the significance of oral history for education, this book seeks to expand education's capacity for teaching and learning about the past.
Oral History and Mathematics Education (History of Mathematics Education)
by Antonio Vicente Marafioti GarnicaThis book presents an innovative method to investigate the history of mathematics education using oral narratives to study different aspects related to the teaching and learning of mathematics. The application of oral history in mathematics education research was first developed as a method in Brazil in the early 2000s as a result of interdisciplinary dialogues between mathematics educators, anthropologists, sociologists, historians, psychologists, artists and philosophers. Since then, this new methodology has attracted the attention of a growing number of researchers. This contributed volume is the first book in English to bring together chapters written by different members of the research group who developed the methodology and to present a comprehensive overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the use of oral narratives in the study of experiences in mathematics classrooms. Oral History and Mathematics Education will be a useful tool to researchers and educators looking for new methods to study the dynamics of teaching and learning mathematics in the classroom and to develop innovative mathematics teacher education programs. The volume will also be of interest to historians of education since it describes the foundations of both concepts and procedures related to the application of oral history in educational research, always giving examples of studies already conducted and, whenever possible, suggesting possible research exercises.