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Empowered Educators in Singapore
How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
BEST PRACTICES FROM SINGAPORE'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEM
Empowered Educators in Singapore is one volume in a series that explores how high-performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, Empowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape...
Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard
Finding Your Purpose and Putting It to Work
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
How leadership with love can make lasting changes, even in the toughest situations
Lead Fearlessly, Love Hard offers real, actionable advice for those seeking to change the education system from within. While countless books, articles, and speeches decry the challenges disadvantaged students...
The Post-Black and Post-White Church
Becoming the Beloved Community in a Multi-Ethnic World
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2012
A blueprint for missional, multi-ethnic Christian community
Efrem Smith, an internationally recognized and innovative African-American leader, offers a workable plan for connecting theology, practical ministry models, and real stories of people in multi-ethnic Christian communities. Using the...
Dealing with the Tough Stuff
Practical Solutions for School Administrators
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2012
The much-needed leadership tips and tools for new school administrators
Fledgling school administrators are often ill-prepared for their new leadership role and are frequently left to their own devices to navigate the slippery terrain of school administration. Dealing with the Tough Stuff:...
Wiring the Brain for Reading
Brain-Based Strategies for Teaching Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
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...
by Odell Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
The Developing Core Literacy Proficiencies program is an integrated set of English Language Arts/Literacy units spanning grades 6-12 that provide student-centered instruction on a set of literacy proficiencies at the heart of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).
Reading Closely for Textual...
Twelve Keys to an Effective Church
Strong, Healthy Congregations Living in the Grace of God
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2009
A thoroughly revised and updated edition of one of the most trusted and authoritative strategic resources for church leaders
In this second edition of his groundbreaking book, Kennon Callahan identifies the twelve essential qualities of successful, growing churches and offers all congregations...
Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart
A Systems Approach to Engaging Leaders with Their Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2011
Praise for Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart
"In this book, O'Neill brings form and structure to the art of executive coaching. Novices are provided a path while seasoned practitioners will find affirmation."
—Daryl R. Conner, CEO and president, ODR-USA, Inc.
"Mary...
Future Wise
Educating Our Children for a Changing World
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2014
How to teach big understandings and the ideas that matter most
Everyone has an opinion about education, and teachers face pressures from Common Core content standards, high-stakes testing, and countless other directions. But how do we know what today's learners will really need to know in the...
Missional Map-Making
Skills for Leading in Times of Transition
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2009
Guidance for church leaders to develop their own maps and chart new paths toward stronger, more vibrant, and more missional congregations
In the burgeoning missional church movement, churches are seeking to become less focused on programs for members and more oriented toward outreach to people...
The ESL / ELL Teacher's Survival Guide
Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
A much-needed resource for teaching English to all learners
The number of English language learners in U.S. schools is projected to grow to twenty-five percent by 2025. Most teachers have English learners in their classrooms, from kindergarten through college. The ESL/ELL Teacher?s Survival...
Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities
Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge (Grades 6-12)
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2014
Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities
In this age of the Common Core State Standards, all content area teachers must integrate literacy standards into their curriculum. If you're like most content area educators, you're feeling a bit overwhelmed at the thought...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2009
"Here is a 'must-read' for all health promotion researchers and practitioners eager to stay one step ahead of the pack. A panoply of insightful and promising new approaches is presented for consideration and exploration in our contemporary behavioral science arsenal."
— M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES,...
Health Behavior
Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The essential health behavior text, updated with the latest theories, research, and issues
Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice provides a thorough introduction to understanding and changing health behavior, core tenets of the public health role. Covering theory, applications, and...