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The Secrets of College Success

Jacobs, Lynn F. / Hyman, Jeremy S. — 20 May 2013 08:19:28 +0200

Heading off to college? Or perhaps already there? This book's just for you. Winner of the 2010 USA Book News Award for best book in the college category, The Secrets of College Success combines easy-to-follow tips that really work with insider information that few professors are willing to reveal. The over 800 tips in this book will show you how to: *Pick courses and choose a major *Manage your time and develop college-level study skills *Get on top of the core requirements *Get good grades and avoid stress *Interact effectively with the professor *Match college and career, and more. New to this second edition are tips for: *Online courses and MOOCs *Community Colleges, Engineering Schools, and Arts and Design Colleges *E-readers, tablets, and laptops *Taking out Student Loans and Paying them Off, and more. Ideal for college students at any stage, and college-bound high school students, The Secrets of College Success makes a wonderful back-to-college or high-school-graduation gift - or a smart investment in your own future. [352 Pages, Softcover]

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Positive Academic Leadership

Buller, Jeffrey L. — 20 May 2013 08:19:18 +0200

The alternative to negative academic leadership is a style that is essentially positive, taking its cues from the movement known as positive psychology. Rather than devoting all of one's attention to solving problems, it emphasizes strengthening what's working well. The difference between negative and positive leadership may be best understood by contrasting why one goes to a doctor and why one goes to a personal trainer. The former tries to heal what's ailing; the latter tries to strengthen what's healthy. Positive academic leaders are equivalent to personal trainers for the programs they lead, and the result can be a truly transformative academic experience. This new book gives academic leaders new insights and practical tools, as well as language and strategies, for fostering a more constructive leadership style that plays to the strengths rather than the weaknesses of their institutions. [288 Pages, Hardcover]

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Exploring Leadership

Komives, Susan R. / Lucas, Nance / McMahon, Timothy R. — 20 May 2013 08:18:55 +0200

This third edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the bestselling text for undergraduate leadership courses. This book is designed for college students to understand that they are capable of being effective leaders and guide them in developing their leadership potential. The Relational Leadership Model (RLM) continues as the major focus in this edition, and the book includes stronger connections between the RLM dimensions and related concepts, as well as visual applications of the model. The third edition includes new student vignettes that demonstrate how the major concepts and theories can be applied. It also contains new chapters on social justice, conflict management, and positive psychology, and new self-assessment and reflection questionnaires. For those focused on the practice of leadership development, the third edition is part of a complete set that includes a Student Workbook, a Facilitation and Activity Guide for educators, and free downloadable instructional PowerPoint slides. The Workbook is a student-focused companion to the book and the Facilitation and Activity Guide is designed for use by program leaders and educators. Each copy of Exploring Leadership, Third Edition comes with an access code so students can take the Clifton StrengthsQuest, a 30-minute online assessment which has helped more than eight million people around the world discover their talents. After they take the self-assessment, they'll receive a customized report that lists their top five talent themes, along with action items for development and suggestions about how they can use their talents to achieve academic, career, and personal success. In the book, the authors discuss the importance of understanding oneself, and how using the StrengthsQuest assessment will help one do so. (E-book customers must submit their proof of purchase to Wiley Customer Service obtain their StrengthsQuest access code.) [608 Pages, Softcover]

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Turnaround Tools for the Teenage Brain

Jensen, Eric / Snider, Carole — 20 May 2013 08:18:40 +0200

Powerful research-based strategies to turn around struggling adolescent students The achievement gap is widening and more teens than ever are struggling in school. The latest research shows not only that brains can change, but that teachers and other providers have the power to boost students' effort, focus, attitude, and even IQs. In this book bestselling author Eric Jensen and co-author Carole Snider offer teacher-friendly strategies to ensure that all students graduate, become lifelong learners, and ultimately be successful in school and life. Drawing on cutting-edge science, this breakthrough book reveals core tools to increase student effort, build attitudes, and improve behaviors. * Practical, teacher-tested, and research-supported strategies that will empower educators to make lasting and rapid changes * Powerful academic evidence showing that every teacher can make a significant--and lasting--difference in student effort, behavior, attitude, and achievement * Specific tools for making and managing the student's goal-seeking process and helping to develop a winner's mindset From the very first chapter, educators will learn how to help their struggling students become excited, lifelong learners. Eric Jensen is a noted authority on brain-based learning and student engagement. Carole Snider is an expert in both adolescent success and adult learning. [176 Pages, Softcover]

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Rethinking Teacher Supervision and Evaluation

Marshall, Kim — 20 May 2013 08:18:39 +0200

Teacher supervision and evaluation that emphasizes fairness, excellence, and achievement In this thoroughly revised and updated edition of his bestselling book, education expert Kim Marshall shows how to break away from the typical and often ineffective evaluation approaches in which principals use infrequent classroom visits or rely on standardized test scores to assess a teacher's performance. Marshall proposes a broader framework for supervision and evaluation that enlists teachers in improving the performance of all students. * Revised edition of the classic book on teacher supervision and evaluation * Includes thoughts on iPad and iPhone aps for classroom observation * Offers new chart on how principals can manage ten mini-observations per teacher per year * Contains new thoughts on merit pay, a different approach to the test-score argument from Arne Duncan This vital resource also includes extensive tools and advice for managing time as well as ideas for using supervision and evaluation practices to foster teacher professional development. [240 Pages, Softcover]

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Transformative Conversations

Felten, Peter / Bauman, H-Dirksen L. / Kheriaty, Aaron / Taylor, Edward — 13 May 2013 08:18:10 +0200

From the Inter-generational Mentoring Community project, which develops the next generation of academic leaders, comes formation mentoring, a process to enable faculty to recover, sustain, and further develop a sense of vocation, mission, and purpose. This book is a concise and practical guide to convening and sustaining these kinds of formation mentoring groups in higher education. It provides the necessary direction and structure to orient the process but is open-ended enough to apply across many settings and professional or educational disciplines. [192 Pages, Softcover]

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A Companion to Creative Writing

Harper, Graeme — 13 May 2013 08:17:56 +0200

A Companion to Creative Writing comprehensively considers key aspects of the practice, profession, and culture of creative writing. Written by creative writers, as well as by critics, editors, specialists in publishing, psychology, translation, and literary heritage, and more, the book discusses and explores creative writing activities, how to do creative writing, as well as how to understand creative writing and its place in the world. [450 Pages, Hardcover]

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Wiring the Brain for Reading

Sprenger, Marilee B. — 13 May 2013 08:17:18 +0200

Using the latest neuroscience research to enhance literacy instruction Wiring the Brain for Reading introduces teachers to aspects of the brain's functions that are essential to language and reading development. Marilee Sprenger, a specialist in learning and the brain, provides practical, brain friendly, strategies for teaching essential skills like phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. The author's innovative approach aligns well with the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and is designed to enhance students' motivation and excitement in reading. * Offers a clear explanation of brain functioning in order to enhance language and reading instruction * Incorporates proven literacy strategies, games, and activities as well as classroom examples * Aligns with Common Core State Standards for learning to read, developing fluency, and interpreting complex texts Wiring the Brain for Reading offers practical strategies for applying the latest research in neuroscience and learning to the classroom. [224 Pages, Softcover]

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The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide Professional Development Training Kit

Thompson, Julia G. — 6 May 2013 08:18:04 +0200

Increase your beginning teachers' chances for success with this comprehensive training package, based on Julia Thompson's bestselling book for new teachers. Dubbed a mentor in a book, The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide has helped more than 100,000 new teachers create a positive and dynamic learning environment for their students while meeting the challenges of each school day. This rich multimedia training package distills Thompson's practical approach to teaching and classroom management--honed over thirty years of real-world experience--with ninety-plus minutes of video instruction on such core topics as: * Using proactive strategies to minimize misbehavior and encourage self-discipline * Planning productive lessons * Using class time and space wisely * Delivering dynamic instruction to meet the needs of all learners * Working as part of a collaborative school team The accompanying Facilitator's Manual offers a treasure trove for staff developers: a selection of workshop agendas for each video module (to fit a one-day workshop or ongoing training); insightful discussion questions to ensure lively workshops; suggestions for further reading on each topic; and a plethora of free downloadable forms to keep new teachers organized. Also included is a wealth of tips to ensure workshops stay engaging and productive. With this comprehensive training package, schools and districts can get an effective teacher induction program up and running for a fraction of the cost of hiring an outside trainer. People are Talking About The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide Thompson provides it all! This guide will help keep new professional educators focused on what is most important: the mutual positive development of their students and themselves.--Dr. David E. Hutt, superintendent, Buellton Union School District, California Thompson has created an invaluable resource that will empower new teachers with its wealth of practical information, classroom-proven strategies, and wise advice. --Robin Gardner, Uniserv director, Virginia Education Association, Richmond, Virginia Helps beginning teachers--even those with no prior teaching experience--to understand the basics of effective teaching. I will definitely make this book required reading for my teacher interns.--Bill Snead, director of Alternative Certification Programs, Harris County Department of Education, Houston, Texas [40 Pages, Video]

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Education For All

Aceves, Terese C. — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:30 +0200

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The Breadth of Current Faculty Development

McKee, C. William / Johnson, Mitzy / Ritchie, William F. / Tew, W. Mark (eds.) — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:29 +0200

With pedagogical philosophy and practice changing significantly, faculty development has become much more important. Each chapter in this volume identifies particular areas of opportunity, and although the authors recognize that not every initiative suggested can be implemented by all institutions--circumstances such as institutional mission, available resources, and governance issues will dictate that--it is their hope that every reader will be able to glean details that might provide a spark or fan a flame on campus. As educators themselves, McKee, Johnson, Ritchie, and Tew invite you to consider the challenges, explore the possibilities, and join them on the journey. This is the 133rd volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education series. New Directions for Teaching and Learning offers a comprehensive range of ideas and techniques for improving college teaching based on the experience of seasoned instructors and the latest findings of educational and psychological researchers. [112 Pages, Softcover]

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Digital Games

Blumberg, Fran C. / Fisch, Shalom M. (eds.) — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:28 +0200

In the United States and in many other countries around the world, digital games have become an integral part of children's lives. Discussions of research on youth and digital games often focus solely on negative effects (e.g., of violent video games), but this is far from the whole story. As natural problem-solving activities, digital games provide a rich context for applied cognition. This volume explores topics such as: * The benefits of digital games for children and adolescents' cognitive skills * The nature of their learning from educational media * The influence of developmental factors on their interactions with digital games * The use of developmental research and established educational practice to create effective educational games that they will play. This is the 139th volume in this series. Its mission is to provide scientific and scholarly presentations on cutting edge issues and concepts in child and adolescent development. Each volume focuses on a specific new direction or research topic and is edited by experts on that topic. [96 Pages, Softcover]

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Learning Transfer in Adult Education

Kaiser, Leann M. R. / Kaminski, Karen / Foley, Jeffrey M. (eds.) — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:27 +0200

Learning transfer is the use of skills and knowledge acquired in one situation or setting in a different environment. It is, fundamentally, the point of education. By consciously building it into our curricula, syllabi, and practice, we can greatly enhance the likelihood that students will integrate their learning and their lives. This issue examines learning transfer across the breadth of adult education. The authors approach the question practically, looking at techniques such as experiential or problem-based learning and the use of classroom technology as well as the perspectives of brain research, the effects of race and culture, and the context and complications of personal change. Each chapter offers practitioners a thoughtful outlook that will help them plan for and implement learning transfer in their particular area of focus. This is 137th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, it explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of adult and continuing education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums. [104 Pages, Softcover]

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Reframing Retention Strategy for Institutional Improvement

Kalsbeek, David H. (ed.) — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:26 +0200

Take an in-depth look at the difficulty in gaining traction at the institutional level in improving student retention and degree completion rates--especially at larger four year institutions where size, complexity, and multiplicity of structures and processes present particular challenges. This volume offers a way for institutional leaders to better focus their time, energy, and resources in their retention effort by framing the way they think about it using the 4 Ps of retention strategy: profile, progress, process, and promise. This simple framework challenges long-standing, traditional assumptions about student retention that can distract and dilute institutional efforts, and helps keep those efforts sharply and singularly focused on improving retention and degree completion outcomes. This is the 161st volume of this Jossey-Bass series. Addressed to higher education decision makers on all kinds of campuses, New Directions for Higher Education provides timely information and authoritative advice about major issues and administrative problems confronting every institution. [120 Pages, Softcover]

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The Ten-Minute Inservice

Whitaker, Todd / Breaux, Annette — 29 Apr 2013 08:19:02 +0200

Quick, easy, specific steps that make a difference in teaching and learning Busy school leaders need an easy-to-apply resource to increase teacher effectiveness quickly and efficiently. This book shows principals and staff developers how to improve teaching school-wide through high-impact inservices lasting only ten minutes--incorporated easily into weekly staff meetings. Written by popular education consultants Todd Whitaker and Annette Breaux, this important book offers 40 teacher-tested, mini-workshops that can improve teaching in every classroom. The book covers a range of topics, from behavior challenges and parent engagement to motivating students and making lessons meaningful. * Offers school leaders a proven plan to help every teacher improve on a weekly basis by conducting simple 10-minute inservice workshops * Offers staff developers, new teacher induction coordinators, mentors, and Professional Learning Communities ideas for effective training sessions * Each of the 40 mini-training sessions offered include tips on how to introduce the topic, sample scripts to follow, and implementation activities to ensure lasting learning * Whitaker and Breaux are bestselling education authors with a proven track record improving teacher effectiveness This handy resource contains a simple and effective method for improving teacher effectiveness school wide. [208 Pages, Softcover]

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Memoir Writing For Dummies

Van Cleave, Ryan — 29 Apr 2013 08:18:51 +0200

The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions--along with helpful tips and advice on how to get published--Memoir Writing For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and hone the craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get advice on how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect your plot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more. * Includes tips on getting over writer's block * Guides you through every step of the writing and editing processes * Covers the best ways to market a finished memoir Packed with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade, Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need to ensure your life story is never forgotten. [384 Pages, Softcover]

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Do Good Well

Vasan, Nina / Przybylo, Jennifer — 29 Apr 2013 08:18:47 +0200

Written with a fresh voice and a dash of humor, Do Good Well is an exciting and readily adaptable guide to social innovation that not only captures the entrepreneurial and creative spirit of our time, but also harnesses the insights, wisdom, and down-to-earth experience of today's most accomplished young leaders. Do Good Well offers a winning combination of theory, anecdote, and application, giving you the framework you need to make an impact next door or across the world. The authors present a 12-step process that empowers readers to act on their passions and concerns. This process is organized into three parts: Do What Works, Work Together, and Make It Last. They offer specific guidance for following the process through practical and prescriptive actions such building organizations, joining boards, applying for funding, creating partnerships with organizations that have similar goals, organizing conferences, and publicizing events. The book incorporates accounts of young people in action, and always reinforces the message that social innovation can be a lifestyle, made up of efforts small and large. It is not an all-or nothing proposition, and anyone can affect social change. [576 Pages, Softcover]

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What Our Stories Teach Us

Shadiow, Linda K. — 29 Apr 2013 08:18:20 +0200

This book encourages and enables faculty to deeply examine their teaching experiences, stories, and choices so real insight results. The author invites faculty to recall stories from their own biographies, demonstrates how to view these stories as critical incidents instead of mere reminiscences, and introduces an approach faculty can undertake to analyze then interpret these stories for the benefit of professional growth in teaching. [208 Pages, Hardcover]

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A Survival Guide for New Special Educators

Billingsley, Bonnie S. / Brownell, Mary T. / Israel, Maya / Kamman, Margaret L. — 29 Apr 2013 08:18:19 +0200

What every special education teacher needs to know to survive and thrive The Beginning Special Educator's Survival Guide provides relevant, practical information for new special education teachers across a broad range of topic areas. Drawing on the latest research on special educator effectiveness and retention, this comprehensive, go-to resource addresses the most pressing needs of novice instructors, resource teachers, and inclusion specialists. * Offers research-backed, classroom-tested strategies for working with a variety of special needs students * Covers everything from preparing for the new school year to behavior management, customizing curriculum, creating effective IEPs, and more * Billingsley and Brownell are noted experts in special educator training and support This highly practical book is filled with checklists, forms, and tools that special educators can use every day to help ensure that all special needs students get the rich, rewarding education they deserve. [432 Pages, Softcover]

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Agendas for Language Learning Research

Ortega, Lourdes / Cumming, Alister / Ellis, Nick C. (eds.) — 29 Apr 2013 08:17:46 +0200

Currents in Language Learning provides programmatic state-of-the-art overviews of current issues in the language sciences and their applications in first, second, and bi/multilingual language acquisition in naturalistic and tutored contexts. * Draws on interdisciplinary perspectives from linguistics, psychology, education, anthropology, sociology, cognitive science, and neuroscience * Brings together a team of leading linguists to explore current issues * Develops research agendas in areas including: progress and relevance in second language acquisition; usage-based linguistics; age effects in language learning; second language pragmatics; vocabulary knowledge; transfer of learning in second language instruction; language, literacy, and culture; academic language development in schools; practice theory; and evolutionary perspectives on language [212 Pages, Softcover]

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International Handbook of Research on Children's Literacy, Learning and Culture

Hall, Kathy / Cremin, Teresa / Comber, Barbara / Moll, Luis — 22 Apr 2013 08:17:26 +0200

The International Handbook of Research in Children's Literacy, Learning and Culture presents an authoritative distillation of current global knowledge related to the field of primary years literacy studies. * Features chapters that conceptualize, interpret, and synthesize relevant research * Critically reviews past and current research in order to influence future directions in the field of literacy * Offers literacy scholars an international perspective that recognizes and anticipates increasing diversity in literacy practices and cultures [584 Pages, Hardcover]

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Preventing College Student Suicide

Taub, Deborah J. / Robertson, Jason (eds.) — 19 Apr 2013 08:17:33 +0200

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among college students. Further, one in ten college students has considered suicide in the past year. Experts have called for a comprehensive, systemic approach to campus suicide prevention that addresses both at-risk groups and the general campus population. Since 2005, 138 colleges and universities have received funding under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to develop and implement campus suicide prevention programs. This volume highlights successful strategies implemented by grantee campuses. These approaches can serve as models to address student suicide and prevention on other campuses. This is the 141st volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual. [112 Pages, Softcover]

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Immigrant Students and Higher Education

Kim, Eunyoung / Diaz, Jeannette (eds.) — 19 Apr 2013 08:17:29 +0200

Immigrant populations, growing quickly in both size and diversity, have become an important segment of the U.S. college student population, one that will profoundly transform the educational landscape and workforce in coming decades. Nevertheless, immigrant students in higher education are often inaccurately characterized and largely misunderstood. In response to this alarming disconnect, this monograph reviews and synthesizes the existing body of literature on immigrant students, with special attention placed on transitions to college and collegiate experiences. The authors lay a foundation for future research and draw out implications for policies and practices that will better serve the educational needs of this growing population. This is the 6th issue of the 38th volume of the Jossey-Bass series ASHE Higher Education Report. Each monograph is the definitive analysis of a tough higher education issue, based on thorough research of pertinent literature and institutional experiences. Topics are identified by a national survey. Noted practitioners and scholars are then commissioned to write the reports, with experts providing critical reviews of each manuscript before publication. [152 Pages, Softcover]

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Performance Management and Evaluation

Nielsen, Steffen Bohni (ed.) — 18 Apr 2013 08:17:47 +0200

This issue focuses on connections between performance management and evaluation, a contentious topic at the moment. It does so by placing evaluation and monitoring under the overarching concept of performance management, and then by investigating five complementarities between performance monitoring and measurement on the one hand, and evaluation on the other. These complementarities are: * Sequential * Informational * Organizational * Methodical * Hierarchical. Several case studies discuss the uses and complementarities of evaluation and performance management in contexts including national and local governments and the work of government, philanthropic foundations, and a direct-service nonprofit agency. These cases illustrate the advantages and pitfalls in utilizing evaluative approaches within the context of performance management. This is the 137th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Evaluation, an official publication of the American Evaluation Association. [136 Pages, Softcover]

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The Transparent Teacher

Kaufman, Trent / Grimm, Emily — 15 Apr 2013 08:18:26 +0200

A new paradigm for teachers to open their classrooms and cultivate deep professional learning Teaching is an isolating profession. Most educators receive minimal feedback on their craft, typically limited to one or two short visits from the administrator each year. While some schools do encourage their teachers to observe peers, the usual protocol is for new teachers to watch the veteran, exemplary educators, but those less experienced educators could benefit immensely from having peers observe them in action. Teacher-Driven Observation is unique in that it places the observed teacher as leader of the work, the one who identifies a personal area for development, engages her colleagues in the collection of classroom data, and utilizes the data collected to inform her ongoing instruction. * Offers a new model for collecting data to inform and improve individual instruction * Includes a step-by-step process for implementing Teacher-Driven Observations * Contains a comprehensive case study that clearly demonstrates the value of the Teacher-Driven Observation model This book outlines and illustrates a step-by-step process for breaking down professional isolation and cultivating opportunities for meaningful learning through the Teacher-Driven Observation process. [176 Pages, Softcover]

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The Elementary Teacher's Big Book of Graphic Organizers, K-5

McKnight, Katherine S. — 15 Apr 2013 08:18:10 +0200

100 ready-to-use graphic organizers that help elementary students learn Graphic organizers are a powerful metacognitive teaching and learning tool and this book features 100 graphic organizers for teachers in grades K-5--double the number of any other book on the market. These graphic organizers can be used as before learning, during learning, or after learning activities, and support students' learning in the major content areas: English language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics. Teachers can use each graphic organizer as-is or customize for their own classroom's unique needs. * Tips for classroom implementation and information on how the tool supports learning * A Difficulty Dial that indicates the complexity of each graphic organizer * Two Student Samples demonstrating how the organizer may be used with younger and older students This book gives teachers in grades K-5 a powerful way to help students understand relationships between facts, terms, and ideas. [240 Pages, Softcover]

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The Dyslexic Adult

McLoughlin, David / Leather, Carol — 8 Apr 2013 08:18:29 +0200

Now in its second edition, The Dyslexic Adult is the only book to look at dyslexia within the context of life span developmental psychology. Fully updated and revised to reflect our new understanding of dyslexia since the first edition, the book emphasizes evidence-based practice and provides clear guidance on how to approach assessment, counseling, teaching, and training. Coverage of overlapping syndromes and check lists for syndromes that can be used as part of the assessment process are also included. The definitive guide for psychologists and professionals who must understand and work with dyslexic adults. [336 Pages, Hardcover]

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The Dyslexic Adult

McLoughlin, David / Leather, Carol — 8 Apr 2013 08:18:28 +0200

Stop the School Bus

Tirozzi, Gerald N. — 8 Apr 2013 08:18:09 +0200

How to put school reform initiatives back on track From one of the largest organizations of public school principals, this book exposes many misguided school reform initiatives that are negatively impacting students and educators across the country, and recommends ways to make them more effective. Veteran educator Gerald Tirozzi addresses all the hottest school reform trends including: charter schools, teacher merit pay, Race to the Top, Common Core State Standards, and more. While some reform efforts are bringing about positive change, Tirozzi argues, many make egregious promises, lack a research base, fail to address the needs of students and educators, and utilize a smoke and mirrors depiction of success. * From NASSP, the leading association of U.S. public school administrators * Offers solid, actionable ideas for getting school reform back on track * Tirozzi is former Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education under President Clinton This passionate, engaging book is filled with specific recommendations as to how each of the reform initiative presented can be improved upon and can lead to more meaningful school reform. [288 Pages, Hardcover]

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Learner-Centered Teaching

Weimer, Maryellen — 8 Apr 2013 08:18:05 +0200

In this new edition of the classic work, one of the nation's most highly regarded authorities on effective college teaching offers a comprehensive introduction to the topic of learner-centered teaching in the college and university classroom, including the most up-to-date examples of practice in action from a variety of disciplines, an entirely new chapter on the research support for learner-centered approaches, and a more in-depth discussion of how students' developmental issues impact the effectiveness of learner-centered teaching. Learner-Centered Teaching shows how to tie teaching and curriculum to the process and objectives of learning rather than to the content delivery alone. [304 Pages, Hardcover]

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The Art of Coaching

Aguilar, Elena — 3 Apr 2013 08:17:48 +0200

Hands-on resources for new and seasoned school coaches This practical resource offers the foundational skills and tools needed by new coaching educators, as well as presenting an overview of the knowledge and theory base behind the practice. Established coaches will find numerous ways to deepen and refine their coaching practice. Principals and others who incorporate coaching strategies into their work will also find a wealth of resources. Aguilar offers a model for transformational coaching which could be implemented as professional development in schools or districts anywhere. Although she addresses the needs of adult learners, her model maintains a student-centered focus, with a specific lens on addressing equity issues in schools. * Offers a practical resource for school coaches, principals, district leaders, and other administrators * Presents a transformational coaching model which addresses systems change * Pays explicit attention to surfacing and interrupting inequities in schools The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation offers a compendium of school coaching ideas, the book's explicit, user-friendly structure enhances the ability to access the information. [368 Pages, Softcover]

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Planning Programs for Adult Learners

Caffarella, Rosemary S. / Daffron, Sandra Ratcliff — 27 Mar 2013 08:17:23 +0100

Planning Programs for Adult Learners, Third Edition covers the development of adult education programs in clear, specific detail. This popular step-by-step guide contains information on every area of program planning for adult learners, from understanding the purpose of educational programs to obtaining suitable facilities to incorporating technology appropriately. For educators and practitioners for whom planning programs is a full-time responsibility or only a part of their jobs, as well as volunteers in a variety of organizations, will find this book to be an essential tool. Grounded in a variety of program planning models, the new edition includes: * new refinements to the 11-component interactive model * updated exercises and examples from new settings * new material on the practical application of technology * discussion of instructional and program evaluation * a focus on critical managerial tasks * a new chapter on exploring the foundational knowledge of program planning * a new section on the ethical issues related to program planning [464 Pages, Softcover]

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Adolescent Emotions

Malti, Tina (ed.) — 25 Mar 2013 08:18:24 +0100

Take an in depth look at how emotions relate to adolescents' decision making, reasoning, and behavior in morally relevant situations. It provides a summary of current research on emotions, morality, and adaptive behaviors. Furthermore, it discusses new approaches to research on emotions, morality, and socially adaptive behavior in adolescence. By doing so, the articles provide new insights into adolescents' emotional and moral development and show how emotions contribute to the way adolescents negotiate, resolve, and adapt to the moral and social conflicts that inevitably occur in their everyday lives. By integrating innovative perspectives from developmental, educational, and clinical research, this volume has much to offer for researchers, youth practitioners, and educators. This is the 136th volume of New Directions for Youth Development, the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series dedicated to bringing together everyone concerned with helping young people, including scholars, practitioners, and people from different disciplines and professions. [136 Pages, Softcover]

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Identity Development of College Students

Jones, Susan R. / Abes, Elisa S. — 25 Mar 2013 08:17:29 +0100

This book describes contemporary perspectives on the identity development of college students in the U.S. with an emphasis on multiple social identities. The book traces the evolution of the study of identity in relation to contemporary research and theoretical frameworks. These contemporary perspectives are situated within a holistic description of identity that portrays identity as the intersection of context, personal characteristics, and social identities. It explores the nature of context, including inequitable power structures, and how context influences and is influenced by multiple social identities. The authors use research on multiple identities as a springboard, including using critical theoretical frameworks to analyze these relationships, such as intersectionality, critical race theory, and queer theory. [352 Pages, Hardcover]

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Best Practices in Faculty Evaluation

Buller, Jeffrey — 18 Mar 2013 08:17:51 +0100

Jeffrey L. Buller's newest book is designed to help department chairs, deans, and members of evaluation committees by showing them what they need to know and do when participating in faculty reviews and evaluations. The book shows how to apply the information about performance and convey clear messages about priorities. It also reveals what professionals can do to protect themselves in cases when an appeal or grievance is likely. [272 Pages, Hardcover]

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Working with Problem Faculty

Crookston, R. Kent — 13 Mar 2013 08:18:02 +0100

Department chairs name difficult people or problem faculty as the most pressing issue they face. Coming into the position from a faculty role, as most do, department chairs have little or no training in dealing with their colleagues when they exhibit aggressive behavior, bullying, lack of collegiality, or other varieties of challenging behavior. Yet the chair's ability to handle people and situations appropriately is key not just to his or her success in the role but also to the department's and its members' ability to function productively. Here, Kent Crookston provides a practical, focused, on-the-ground approach to help chairs learn to deal with challenging colleagues. Based on the literature in the field as well as on his own research and experience, he outlines six steps for successfully dealing with any kind of a challenging colleague. [240 Pages, Hardcover]

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Boosting Executive Skills in the Classroom

Cooper-Kahn, Joyce / Foster, Margaret — 13 Mar 2013 08:17:58 +0100

A guide for helping students with weak Executive Function skills to learn efficiently and effectively Students with weak Executive Function skills need strong support and specific strategies to help them learn in an efficient manner, demonstrate what they know, and manage the daily demands of school. This book shows teachers how to do exactly that, while also managing the ebb and flow of their broader classroom needs. From the author of the bestselling parenting book Late, Lost, and Unprepared, comes a compilation of the most practical tools and strategies, designed to be equally useful for children with EF problems as well as all other students in the general education classroom. Rooted in solid research and classroom-tested experience, the book is organized to help teachers negotiate the very fluid challenges they face every day; educators will find strategies that improve their classroom flow and reduce the stress of struggling to teach students with EF weaknesses. * Includes proven strategies for teachers who must address the needs of students with Executive Function deficits * Contains information from noted experts Joyce Cooper-Kahn, a child psychologist and Margaret Foster, an educator and learning specialist * Offers ways to extend learning and support strategies beyond the classroom * The book's reproducible forms and handouts are available for free download This important book offers teachers specific strategies to help students with EF deficits learn in an efficient manner, demonstrate what they know, and manage the daily demands of school. [192 Pages, Softcover]

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The Student EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Academic and Personal Success: Facilitation and Activity Guide

Kanoy, Korrel / Stein, Steven J. / Book, Howard E. — 13 Mar 2013 08:17:53 +0100

Written specifically for instructors, The Student EQ Edge: Facilitation and Activity Guide is designed to be used alongside the main volume, The Student EQ Edge, and guides educators, counselors, and advisors in employing case studies, self-assessment questions, reflection and discussion questions, and activities and assignments that will help their students move from understanding to action. [320 Pages, Softcover]

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The Student EQ Edge

Kanoy, Korrel / Book, Howard E. / Stein, Steven J. — 13 Mar 2013 08:17:52 +0100

Written specifically for students, The Student EQ Edge: Student Workbook is designed to be used alongside the main volume, The Student EQ Edge, and helps students move from understanding to action through use of case studies, self-assessment questions, reflection and discussion questions, and activities and assignments. This will help students begin to build their emotional intelligence skills in a concrete and tangible fashion. [240 Pages, Softcover]

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The Student EQ Edge

Stein, Steven J. / Book, Howard E. / Kanoy, Korrel — 13 Mar 2013 08:17:51 +0100

Many students who are intellectually capable of succeeding have difficulties with a variety of non-cognitive competencies such as time and stress management, establishing positive relationships, and making wise decisions. They often adopt dysfunctional coping styles that can cripple their academic efforts. Increasingly, one of the missing factors in student success seems to be emotional intelligence. Written specifically for students by recognized authorities in emotional intelligence, this book will help them understand and develop their emotional intelligence in order to enjoy a richer learning experience and superior academic achievement. The Student EQ Edge provides a thorough grounding in what emotional intelligence is, why it is different from one's intelligence quotient, and how emotional intelligence skills can make a student a star performer. Grounded in the classic work of Dr. Reuven Bar-On, the book discusses each realm of emotional intelligence: The Intrapersonal Realm: self-awareness, assertiveness, and independence; The Interpersonal Realm: empathy and social responsibility; The Adaptability Realm: problem solving, flexibility, and decision making; The Stress Management Realm: stress tolerance and impulse control; and The General Mood Realm: happiness and optimism. The book helps students move from understanding of the concepts to action through reflection and discussion questions. A perfect companion is The Student EQ Edge: Student Workbook. [336 Pages, Softcover]

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Generation on a Tightrope

Levine, Arthur / Dean, Diane R. — 11 Mar 2013 08:17:11 +0100

An understanding of today's undergraduate college students is vital to the effectiveness of our nation's colleges and universities. As Generation on a Tightrope clearly reveals, today's students need a very different education than the undergraduates who came before them: an education for the 21st Century, which colleges and universities are so far ill-equipped to offer and which will require major changes of them to provide. Examining college student expectations, aspirations, academics, attitudes, values, beliefs, social life, and politics, this book paints an accurate portrait of today's students. Timely and comprehensive, this volume offers educators, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and employers guidance and a much-needed grasp of the forces shaping the experiences of current undergraduates. The book: * Is based on completely new research of 5,000 college students and student affairs practitioners from 270 diverse college campuses * Explores the similarities and differences between today's generation of students and previous generations [256 Pages, Hardcover]

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Assessment Update, Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education, Volume 25, Number 1, January-February, 2013

AU (Assessment Update) — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:42 +0100

[16 Pages, Softcover]

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Assessment Update, Progress, Trends, and Practices in Higher Education, Volume 24, Number 6, November-December, 2012

Banta, Trudy W. (ed.) — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:38 +0100

[16 Pages, Softcover]

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Implementing Transfer Associate Degrees

Kisker, Carrie B. / Wagoner, Richard L. (eds.) — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:37 +0100

[120 Pages, Softcover]

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Benchmarking in Institutional Research

Levy, Gary D. / Valcik, Nicolas A. (eds.) — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:36 +0100

EDITORS' NOTES 1 Gary D. Levy, Nicolas A. Valcik 1. How Benchmarking and Higher Education Came Together 5 Gary D. Levy, Sharron L. Ronco This chapter discusses the history and use of different types of benchmarking practices both in general and within higher education settings. A review of major benchmarking projects in higher education is also provided. 2. Internal Benchmarking for Institutional Effectiveness 15 Sharron L. Ronco The use of internal benchmarking in higher education institutions is discussed, as well as the steps in successfully performing internal benchmarking in a higher education setting. 3. Benchmarking and Enrollment Management 25 Robert L. Duniway This chapter focuses on the use of benchmarking as a tool for successful recruiting and enrollment management in higher education institutions. 4. Using Institutional Survey Data to Jump-Start Your Benchmarking Process 37 Timothy K. C. Chow The author discusses use of readily available institutional surveys to benchmark institutional performance. 5. Learning How to Play Ball: Applying Sabermetric Thinking to Benchmarking in Higher Education 47 Gary D. Levy A brief overview of Sabermetric methods from baseball is presented, and their relevance as benchmarking tools within higher education settings is examined. 6. Selecting Peer Institutions with IPEDS and Other Nationally Available Data 61 Sarah D. Carrigan This chapter discusses using national data to assist in selection of peer institutions in higher education, and presents an example of the peer selection process. 7. Benchmarking Tier-One Universities: Keeping Up with the Joneses 69 Nicolas A. Valcik, Kimberly E. Scruton, Stuart B. Murchison, Ted J. Benavides, Todd Jordan, Andrea D. Stigdon, Angela M. Olszewski The authors discuss results of research examining links between benchmarked top-tier universities and their host municipalities, with results focusing on aspirational targeted higher educational institutions and their host municipalities. 8. Taming Multivariate Data: Conceptual and Methodological Issues 93 Lawrence J. Redlinger, John J. Wiorkowski, Anna I. Moses This chapter discusses conceptual, methodological, and statistical challenges in selecting appropriate peer institutions for comparative purposes, and presents a statistical model to select benchmarking peers. 9. Conclusions and Future Directions 109 Fred Lillibridge The author summarizes and integrates the previous chapters and discusses where institutional research fi ts into supporting higher education benchmarking efforts. INDEX 119 [112 Pages, Softcover]

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The Ecology of College Readiness

Arnold, Karen D. / Lu, Elissa C. / Armstrong, Kelli J. — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:35 +0100

Executive Summary vii Foreword xi Acknowledgments xiii The Case for a Comprehensive Model of College Readiness 1 The Complexity of College Readiness 4 Quasi-Ecological Approaches to College Readiness 6 The Next Generation of College Readiness Research 8 Method and Organization 8 The Human Ecology Framework 11 Principles of Development in Ecological Systems 11 Environmental Contexts 14 Environmental Interactions: A Fully Ecological Model 17 Individual: The Attributes of College Readiness 19 Resource Characteristics 21 Force Characteristics 25 Demand Characteristics 27 The Individual in an Ecological Context 29 Microsystem: The Direct Experience of Students 31 Academic Preparation in Schools 32 Out-of-School Microsystems 40 Direct Experience in an Ecological Context 46 Mesosystem: A Network of Overlapping Relationships 47 Cultural Capital and the Mesosystem 47 Social Capital and Mesosystem Connectors 49 College and High School Integration 53 Overlapping Relationships in the Ecological Context 56 Exosystem: The Site of Systemic and Structural Changes 59 Precollege Intervention Programs 62 School Reform 64 Role of States 68 Role of Federal Government 70 Role of Foundations and Nonprofi t Organizations 73 Systems and Structures in Ecological Context 74 Macrosystem: The Arena of Culture and Ideology 77 Foundational Beliefs 77 Language, Subculture, and Theory 79 Culture and Ideology in the Ecological Context 81 Chronosystem: The Role of Time in College Readiness 83 Cohort and Era 83 Sequence and Timing 84 Developmental Change 88 The Role of Time in Ecological Context 89 The Ecological View of College Readiness 91 The Ecology of College Readiness 94 Using an Ecological Approach in Research and Evaluation 98 Implications for Policy 101 Implications for Practice 103 Moving Toward an Ecological Approach to College Readiness 106 References 109 Name Index 125 Subject Index 130 About the Authors 137 [152 Pages, Softcover]

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The Student EQ Edge Facilitator Set

Stein, Steven J. / Book, Howard E. / Kanoy, Korrel / Multi Health Systems — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:34 +0100

Buy the set and save! Includes one copy each of the The Student EQ Edge book, Student Workbook, and Facilitation and Activity Guide. No other discounts apply. [Softcover]

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The Student EQ Edge Student Set

Stein, Steven J. / Book, Howard E. / Kanoy, Korrel / Multi Health Systems — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:32 +0100

Buy the set and save! Includes one copy each of the The Student EQ Edge book and Student Workbook. No other discounts apply. [Softcover]

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Developing Students' Leadership Capacity

Guthrie, Kathy L. / Osteen, Laura (eds.) — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:31 +0100

EDITORS' NOTES 1 Kathy L. Guthrie, Laura Osteen 1. Considering Context: Developing Students' Leadership Capacity 5 Laura Osteen, Mary B. Coburn Contextual factors infl uence the development of students' leadership capacity in higher education, and this chapter explores such factors in leadership education. 2. Using Student Development Theories as Conceptual Frameworks in Leadership Education 17 Julie E. Owen Conceptual frameworks are necessary to establish leadership education programs, and connecting those frameworks to program design is essential. 3. Leadership Pedagogy: Putting Theory to Practice 37 David M. Rosch, Michael D. Anthony This chapter discusses how theories of leadership and pedagogy inform effective practice in leadership development. 4. Teaching and Learning: Using Experiential Learning and Reflection for Leadership Education 53 Kathy L. Guthrie, Tamara Bertrand Jones Specific applications of experiential learning in leadership education are explored. 5. Leadership Online: Expanding the Horizon 65 Kirstin Phelps Challenges of, lessons from, and effective practices for leadership education online are discussed. 6. Using Standards to Develop Student Learning Outcomes 77 Susan R. Komives, William Smedick The Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS), National Association of Campus Activities (NACA), and the International Leadership Association (ILA) Guiding Questions provide standards of quality for leadership programs. 7. Exploring Local to Global Leadership Education Assessment 89 John P. Dugan Because assessment is critical in developing and sustaining leadership education, this chapter considers assessment techniques and trends spanning local and global frameworks. INDEX 103 [Softcover]

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Evaluation Advisory Groups

Roholt, Ross VeLure / Baizerman, Michael L. (eds.) — 28 Feb 2013 08:17:30 +0100

EDITORS' NOTES 1 Ross VeLure Roholt, Michael L. Baizerman 1. From Consilium to Advice: A Review of the Evaluation and Related Literature on Advisory Structures and Processes 5 Michael L. Baizerman, Alexander Fink, Ross VeLure Roholt A review of literature on advisory groups and the specific literature on evaluation advisory groups shows the need for research on and evaluation of evaluation advisory groups, and for guidelines for ethical, effective practice. 2. Advisory Committees in Contract and Grant-Funded Evaluation Projects 31 Paul W. Mattessich This chapter describes the use of evaluation advisory committees in contract and grant-funded project evaluations with the use of examples from fields of human services and public health education to illustrate the uses, functions, features, and structural options. 3. Advisory Groups for Evaluations in Diverse Cultural Groups, Communities, and Contexts 49 Barry B. Cohen The author identifies useful roles advisory groups can play in evaluations in diverse cultural contexts. 4. The Evolution of a Philosophy and Practice of Evaluation Advice 67 Donald W. Compton, Michael L. Baizerman The need, want, utility, and day-to-day practicalities of evaluation consultation at the American Cancer Society and at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are presented and discussed. 5. Advice Giving in Contested Space 77 Ross VeLure Roholt This case study focuses on using an evaluation advisory group to evaluate a museum exhibition at the national museum of Northern Ireland on the legacy of The Troubles, a term used to refer to the last 30 years of violent civil strife. 6. Empowering the Voice of Youth: The Role of Youth Advisory Councils in Grant Making Focused on Youth 87 Katie Richards-Schuster This chapter focuses on the potential role for youth evaluation advisory groups within youth grant-making organizations and networks. 7. Congratulations on the New Initiative! Is It Time for a New Committee? 101 Betsy Baum Block This case study discusses the framework of an evaluation advisory committee used by the United Way of the Bay Area's cutting poverty initiative. 8. Decolonizing Evaluation: The Necessity of Evaluation Advisory Groups in Indigenous Evaluation 109 Katie Johnston-Goodstar This chapter will explicate how evaluation advisory groups can help evaluators decolonize their practice when working with Indigenous communities. 9. A Model for Evaluation Advisory Groups: Ethos, Professional Craft Knowledge, Practices, and Skills 119 Ross VeLure Roholt, Michael L. Baizerman Based on the analysis of case studies of evaluations that have used evaluation advisory groups, a model for evaluation advisory groups is presented. INDEX 129 [144 Pages, Softcover]

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