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Rising East Asia by Chien-pin Li is a core text for the Politics of East Asia course that covers the economic, political, and security concerns of China, Japan, and Korea since the end of World War II.

Generating new ideas that create substantial value is at the very core of entrepreneurship. The IDEATE Method is an ideation method empirically proven to help students identify problems, develop creative solutions, and select the most innovate entrepreneurial idea.  Authors Daniel Cohen, Gregory Pool, and Heidi Neck emphasize the importance of deliberate practice and repetition as they guide students through each phase of the method: Identify, Discover, Enhance, Anticipate, Target, and Evaluate. Goal-directed activities and self-reflection questions help students develop their entrepreneurial mindset and skillset.

Built on the premise that anyone can learn to use the R software, this book emphasizes using R to do useful things like writing papers and reports, creating graphs, and conducting simple data analysis.

Introduction to Cyber Politics and Policy is a comprehensive introductory textbook for cyber politics and security courses that bridges the gaps between the intricacies of technology and the theories of political science.

Researching Health Together brings together authors who have produced innovative methods or implemented projects focused on different stages of the research process, from question development to evaluation and translation. Editor Emily B. Zimmerman gathers exemplary new methods and projects into one place for the benefit of students designing research projects and proposals, those learning stakeholder-engaged methods, and those involved in implementing and funding stakeholder-engaged projects. Each chapter addresses: how engagement was conceptualized, organized, and implemented; how engagement was evaluated; impacts on processes and outcomes of the project; and facilitators, barriers, and lessons learned. The book serves as a core textbook for courses in community-based health research at the graduate level.

Great Powers and World Order: Patterns and Prospects is a supplementary text for the Intro to IR course that focuses on the struggle for primacy among the great powers over issues of world order.

Geared toward social and behavioural statistics students, especially those with no background in computer science, this handy guide contains basic information on statistics in the R language.

Qualitative Data Collection Tools by Felice D. Billups is a new and unique supplementary text that will guide students and new researchers to design, develop, pilot, and employ qualitative tools in order to collect qualitative data.

Success as a Psychology Major is an essential resource for any student interested in pursuing an undergraduate degree in psychology. Built from the ground up with input from hundreds of psychology students, this text answers every question a trepidatious undergraduate may have. The text opens with practical tools on how to be a successful student, walks readers through the psychology curriculum, highlights key skills to develop, and presents the various academic and career paths to take after graduation. Unique chapters on joining a research lab, professional organizations and clubs, documenting students¿ accomplishments, and practical tools for managing time and money provide students with resources they will use throughout their academic career. Presented in a modular format with a student-friendly narrative, this text is a step-by-step road map to a fulfilling and meaningful experience as a student of psychology.

Carol A. Chapelle shows readers how to design validation research for tests of human capacities and performance. Any test that is used to make decisions about people or programs should have undergone extensive research to demonstrate that the scores are actually appropriate for their intended purpose. Argument-Based Validation in Testing and Assessment is intended to help close the gap between theory and practice, by introducing, explaining, and demonstrating how test developers can formulate the overall design for their validation research from an argument-based perspective.

Conducting phenomenological research for dissertations can be an involved and challenging process, and writing it up is often the most challenging part. How to Write a Phenomenological Dissertation gives students practical, applied advice on how to structure and develop each chapter of the dissertation specifically for phenomenological research.

A History of Modern Psychology: The Quest for a Science of the Mind presents a history of psychology up to the turn of the 21st century. Author David C. Ludden, Jr. uses a topical approach to discuss key thinkers and breakthroughs within the context of various schools of thought, allowing students to see how philosophers, researchers, and academics influenced one another to create the rich and diverse landscape of modern psychology.

Negotiation: Moving from Conflict to Agreement helps students see how negotiation is all around them. Using both every day and business examples, the authors emphasize not just what to do during a negotiation¿but also why. With an emphasis on the psychology of negotiation levers such as reciprocity, uncertainty, power, and alternatives, the text helps students understand when to use certain tactics to get more.

Entrepreneurial Marketing: A Blueprint for Customer Engagement offers a cutting-edge perspective on how to create a customer-centric, multi-channel marketing program.

Introduction to Phenomenology: Focus on Methodology breaks down the history, methodology, and application so students can more easily write proposals and conduct phenomenological research. This book provides a clear picture of phenomenology¿s applications to social, behavioral, and health sciences, covering both interpretive and descriptive phenomenology from research design through analysis.

Balance With Blended Learning provides teachers with practical strategies to actively engage students in setting goals, monitoring development, reflecting on growth, using feedback, assessing work quality, and communicating their progress with parents.

Ignite a love of poetry in students using the magic of poems themselves"Pop the hood" on a poem to discover what makes it work by using text structures to unlock the engine of a poem. Fifty unique and engaging lessons each include a mentor poem that serves as an excellent model for young writers, a diagram that illustrates the text structure of the poem, and inspiring examples of student poems written to emulate the mentor poem. Identify how the parts of a poem relate to each other to create movement and soon your students will be writing their own evocative poems.

This step-by-step how-to guide presents the six driving forces of instructional leadership within a multi-stage model for implementation, delivering lasting improvement through small, collaborative changes.

Gain more productive time in each day! Real talk about managing time, reducing stress, and avoiding teacher burnout.Effective time management skills transform teacher confidence and morale, energize and engage students, and improve the learning climate of a classroom¿for both you and your students. Weaving wellness research with classroom-tested tips, Real Talk About Time Management helps you improve your classroom learning environment and your mental health. It includes·         35 practical, teacher-proven strategies for saving time and setting personal boundaries·         Stories from educators about proactive time management adjustments that worked·         "Your Turn" questions that invite personal reflection and strategic planning

Plain and simple: until our English learners have equitable access to the curriculum, they¿ll continue to struggle with subject area content. And if yoüre relying on add-on¿s to fit in from your language arts basal or a supplementary program, Mary Soto, David Freeman, and Yvonne Freeman are here to equip you with much more effective, efficient, and engaging strategies for helping your English learners read and write at grade level. One assurance right from the start: Mary, David, and Yvonne are not suggesting you reinvent your curriculum. Instead, Equitable Access for English Learners, Grades K-6, focuses on how to fortify foundational practices already in place. First, yoüll learn more about the Equitable Access Approach, then it¿s time to dive into the book¿s four units of study. Drawing on each unit¿s many strategies, yoüll discover how to apply them to any unit in your own language arts curriculum and start differentiating: How to draft and implement language objectives to help English learners meet academic content standards How to make instructional input comprehensible, including translanguaging strategies that draw on your students¿ first languages when you don¿t know how to speak them How to utilize the characteristics of text to support readers, along with a rubric for determining a text¿s cultural relevance How to build students¿ academic content knowledge and develop academic language proficiencyEach unit addresses a commonly taught topic in today¿s language arts programs and comes with ready-to-go review and preview activities, key strategies, grade-level adaptations, reflection exercises, and printable online resources. Taken as a whole, they constitute an all-new approach for providing that equitable and excellent access our English learners so rightfully deserve. "When you adopt our Equitable Access Approach, your students will not only thrive, they¿ll also find your language arts curriculum much more meaningful and engaging." ¿Mary Soto, David E. Freeman, and Yvonne S. Freeman

Let¿s Get Real About PBLThe book¿s companion website features an updated guide to help teachers integrate technology into PBL experiences for online and blended learning instruction.Does project-based learning (PBL) feel just out of reach in in your secondary classroom? Is project-planning an overwhelming project in and of itself? Dr. Jennifer Pieratt, a consultant and former teacher, knows firsthand how challenging designing projects can be, especially for secondary teachers with large caseloads and short class periods to engage in meaningful teaching and learning. In this hands-on, interactive guide, Pieratt supports secondary teachers through the iterative process of planning authentic project-based learning experiences. Using backward design, she gives teachers ready to use strategies for identifying the best concepts to tackle in PBL experiences, brainstorming realistic projects, facilitating meaningful learning, and creating formative and summative assessments. The book is visually accessible in style and features #realtalk soundbites that tackle the challenges to implementing PBL Tips and resources to support the project-planning process Planning forms to guide you through planning your projects Key terminology and acronyms in PBL Exercises to help you reflect and process throughout your project plansMaster PBL planning with this clear, efficient, and easy-to-use guide to creating enriching experiences for your students!

Curriculum Topic Study has been shown to deepen teachers' understanding and help them continuously develop as professionals. This book will help teachers find the "missing link" between content, research on learning, and how concepts develop over time and interconnect.

Keep your students engaged Do your students¿ eyes glaze over when they have been sitting or listening for too long? Brain Breaks are quick physical and mental activities that help learners re-focus and refresh. Proven to aid in learning and retention, Brain Breaks are great for learners of all ages, including adults. In fact, Brain Breaks can be used in almost any setting.Teachers love the bestselling Energizing Brain Breaks. This companion, More Energizing Brain Breaks,provides new activities that challenge the mind and get the body moving. It features: An easy-to-use format 50 new quick activities Individual, partner and group activities Activities suitable for all classrooms

This flexible framework, grounded in research, helps schools build on the strengths of existing programs to successfully implement standards-based learning, social-emotional learning, and cognitive development.

The SAGE Guide to Writing in Corrections equips students with transferable writing skills that can be applied across the field of corrections¿both academically and professionally. Authors Steven Hougland and Jennifer M. Allen interweave professional and applied writing, academic writing, and information literacy, with the result being a stronger, more confident writer in their classes and in the field.

Focused on student-centeredness and rich with classroom examples, this book is a 'sounding board' for educators to explore and reflect on their own AfL practices and beliefs.

Why a new edition of Culturally Proficient Coaching? Why now, especially? Because several polarizing years later, there¿s even greater urgency for us all to critically examine our attitudes, beliefs, and practices when working with students who look or sound "different." No matter how broadly you define coach, no matter which coaching model you follow, this is the resource to help you get started.   With the first edition, the authors¿ big goal was to shift our thinking in service of standards-based teaching and leading, and equitable interactions that support all students achieving at highest levels. Now, with this second edition, the authors add a third goal: to encourage a more holistic mindset and expanded contextual uses. New features include: Enhanced research on the effectiveness of coaching in educational settings New data on response to implicit bias and microaggressions--subtle and unintentional, yet destructive, forms of discrimination that continue to marginalize Refinement and updating of the Tools of Cultural Proficiency, which enable you to provide equitable life-affirming experiences to all cultural groups Expanded models of Culturally Proficient Coaching Conversations A special section on crafting Breakthrough Questions to shift entrenched mindsets and barriers to Cultural Proficiency   By design, Culturally Proficient Coaching is an intentional, inside-out approach that mediates a person¿s thinking toward values, beliefs, and behaviors that enable effective cross-cultural interactions and equitable learning environments. Here¿s your opportunity to serve as that expert and trusted mediator, boosting educators¿ cultural confidence and consciousness, while honing their coaching skills. "We owe it to ourselves and to our children to productively embrace and engage diversity, with all of its tensions, for the sustainability of humanity. These authors have given us the invitation, the road map, and the call to action. the embarkment is up to each one of us."  --Carolyn M. McKanders, Director Emeritus  Center for Adaptive Schools and Thinking Collaborative

Ready your school counseling program for the kids who need it the most!When you provide the right intervention for a student in need, you make a positive classroom experience possible¿for that student and the entire school. This hands-on guide offers a systematic, evidence-based approach to implementing high-quality, targeted, data-driven interventions within an MTSS. Features include:¿ Thorough exploration of Tier 2 and Tier 3 activities¿ Guidelines for progress monitoring and collaboration with teachers and family¿ Templates for developing action plans¿ Web-based resources, including downloadable templates and a discussion guide¿ Personal stories from practicing counselors and teachers of the year

With a focus on multicultural competence through diverse contexts and examples, Families in Motion: Dynamics in Diverse Contexts explores the complexities of the family regarding roles, functions, and development in a way that is approachable for students. Grounded in theory and using 40 years of academic experience, author Clara Gerhardt guides readers through concepts of family theories and examines the ever-changing movement, communication, and conditions of both the family as a system and each member within the system.