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Student Teams That Get Results shows teachers how to prepare students for more successful thinking on assessments using an innovative collection of best-practice teaching tools

Addresses the concept of need and how needs can be, and are, met in western societies. This book examines different models of welfare provision both in theoretical terms and through two case studies: of models of pension provision and of the connection between the satisfaction of needs and electoral success for governments.

Explores the meaning of leisure in the context of key social formations of our time. This title brings together the insights of feminism, Marxism, Weber, Elias, Simmel, Nietzsche and Baudrillard to produce a survey - and rethinking - of leisure theory.

In light of the dispersed nature of the mixed methods literature, this title is a collection of key discussions and examples of mixed methods research studies in one easy-to-access location. It draws from the international literature appearing across diverse research disciplines.

Explains how to meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) document and how this relates to the National Curriculum and the Primary National Strategy: Framework for teaching for literacy and mathematics. This book offers informative guidance on planning learning and teaching opportunities across the curriculum.

With the accelerating emergence of global markets comes a demand for high quality translation and interpretation at all levels of business, government and academia - and therefore highly developed cognitive skills in two languages.The interdisciplinary contributions in this authoritative volume provide a strong foundation for improvement in these skills. The authors apply concepts and methods of cognitive science to translation, focusing on the relationship between translation theory, research and practice.

Formerly a SkyLight publicationThis second volume of a two-part mentoring guidebook series explores in greater detail the key skills and strategies for successful teaching.

Strategies for Reading in the Content Areas-excerpted from Reading and Writing Across Content Areas-describes the reading process and suggests strategies that can be used before, during, and after reading. Teachers will find examples for science, social studies, mathematics, and health. This handy booklet is a great, easy-to-access resource for content area teachers!

Formerly a SkyLight publicationAn invaluable resource for educators, this collection provides immediate access to leading thinkers in education and their theories on issues surrounding intelligence.

Formerly a SkyLight publicationKay Burke discusses the two major types of portfolios-professional growth and performance-and walks teachers through every aspect of developing and maintaining a useful piece.

Explore the concept of problem-based learning as a curricular framework and instructional model for the classroom. Divided into four sections, Beginnings, Understandings, Applications, and Innovations, this book helps educators build a foundation for understanding and incorporating problem-based learning strategies in the classroom.

This timely resource offers recommendations that can help administrators prevent or minimize a potential crisis, facilitate an appropriate response, and aid in school recovery.

Helps educators understand the Response to Intervention (RTI) process and utilize results to plan specific follow-up interventions.

Presents the collection of primary-source readings built around the idea that communication theory is a field with an identifiable history and has developed within seven main traditions of thought - the rhetorical, semiotic, phenomenological, cybernetic, sociopsychological, sociocultural, and critical traditions.

Written by legal and education experts and aligned with the reauthorization of IDEA 2004, this practical resource provides a step-by-step plan for creating, writing, and evaluating IEPs.

Includes an historical background to social history assessment, and a presentation of its relationship to social ecology theory and human development. This work also includes a description of what a social history assessment looks like; information on how to conduct social history assessments; and tools for developing a social history.

Cases for Teacher Development can be used in many ways: in classes, in discussion groups, as practicum and as self-study. The goals of the text are to provide a path for your exploration as an educator and to facilitate your growth in the teaching profession.

An activity and resource pack for implementing emotional literacy within your school. It explains the theory behind emotional literacy and provides practical ideas for the classroom. It includes lesson notes, games and copiable activity sheets for classroom use.

Narrative from the Classroom introduces the reader to many important classroom issues surrounding the field of teaching. It is a collection of personal accounts and ideas written by the teachers and teacher educators. There is also a section that addresses preparation for the job market and what the first year of teaching is like.

Use these practical and effective ideas to avoid the "rules and punishment" trap, establish win-win authority relationships, and encourage student cooperation, motivation, accountability, and on-task behavior.

This field-tested resource outlines effective approaches for improving student learning, proficiency, and achievement at all levels through learning-focused priorities, results-driven practices, and high academic expectations.

A guide to standards-based education which takes a collaborative and respectful stance toward teaching, learning, and accountability. It features an instructional approach which incorporates best practices from direct instruction, brain-based learning, differentiated instruction, and other core teaching methods.

Featuring activities that promote higher-order thinking skills and help develop more complex cognitive functions, this resource offers more than 20 ready-to-use assessments linked to national standards with tools that include: learning logs; portfolios; peer interview strategies; teacher-student sample interviews; and problems to solve.

Provides an aid to discussion of the curriculum necessary to educate Human Resource Management students so that they are successful in their careers and aid their organizations and society in developing, maintaining, and innovating effective and efficient human resource management practices.

A compilation of multi-item scales and objective items that can be used to construct surveys and questionnaires in Operations Management. Each article consists of elements such as: Citation, Scale Listing, Construct Description, Measurement Description, Development, Sample, Reliability and Validity, Scores, Other Evidence, and, References.

An engaging and comprehensive survey of sex crimes and the psychological profiling of sex offenders.

The Brigham Young University Family Studies Center sponsored a three-day research conference on Families and Poverty in March of 2004. Based on the papers presented at this conference, this book covers issues associated with public policy and funded research as they relate to families and poverty.

This resource helps teachers motivate struggling students with strategies that harness their interests and creativity, and encourages educators to create positive learning cultures for all students.

This comprehensive resource examines lessons from the private sector, provides case studies of "star" principals, and offers reflection questions for more effective application of leadership principles.