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Understanding by Design, Expanded 2nd Editionby Grant Wiggins; Jay McTighe
ASCD 2005; US$ 32.95Wiggins and McTighe provide an expanded array of practical tools and strategies for designing curriculum, instruction, and assessments that lead students at all grade levels to genuine understanding. more...
The GED For Dummiesby Murray Shukyn; Dale E. Shuttleworth
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 17.99Get the skills and know-how you need to pass the GED test Earning a GED can provide you with an advantage over other job and education candidates and the confidence to take the next step. The GED For Dummies, 2nd Edition gives you fresh and relevant example questions from the GED and even more hands-on training in each of the 5 subject areas to help you maximize your success and earn a passing score. Features 2 full practice tests in each of the 5 subject areas with detailed walk-throughs and explanations for every solution Offers advice on test preparation, from registering and studying effectively to managing your time during the exam Improve your job and education prospects now by studying for the GED with this easy-to-follow, proven... more...
Wharton Executive Education Finance & Accounting Essentialsby Richard Lambert
Wharton Digital Press 2011; US$ 2.99Financial literacy for leaders. A solid understanding of finance and accounting is critical in every aspect of business. In order to gauge business performance, make investment decisions or devise effective strategies, managers must be able to access and use the information contained in financial statements and work with the concepts that underlie them. Financial literacy is an absolute requirement for the successful manager. In direct and simple terms, Richard A. Lambert, Miller-Sherrerd Professor of Accounting at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, demystifies financial statements and concepts and shows you how you can apply this information to make better business decisions for long-term profit. In Wharton Executive Education... more...
Change Mattersby Geoff Scott
Allen & Unwin 1999; US$ 29.08The pressure for individuals and organizations to engage in continuous adaptation and innovation in education is relentless, yet there is more failure in implementation of change than success. This book is a guide to managing change across the education and training sector. more...
Inner Principalby David Loader
RoutledgeFalmer 1997; US$ 57.95This is a fascinating account of how a principal combines the rational and emotional components of leadership to lead the transformation of a school. Most attempts at reform come from the outside, with people wishing to impose a curriculum and benchmarks; this book assumes that schools can transform themselves, but only when those involved in schools especially principals develop self-respect and achieve self-actualization. The author believes, and has demonstrated in his colleges, that a sensitive, thoughtful, proactive leadership might yet deliver the quality outcomes that the community desires from schooling. more...
Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum in Secondary Schoolsby Bob Moon; Ann Shelton Mayes
RoutledgeFalmer 2002; US$ 47.95This volume brings together a range of articles from books and reports that inform an understanding of secondary schools in today's education climate. Through these, student teachers and practising teachers are introduced to the big issues and ideas currently being debated in this field. more...
Discipline with Dignityby Richard L. Curwin; Allen N. Mendler
ASCD 1999; US$ 15.95This update to the best-selling ASCD book features a new introduction written by the authors and an index. Educators know that we must have safe schools. Teaching and reinforcing responsible human behavior is the core of Discipline with Dignity . more...
Teacher Evaluation to Enhance Professional Practiceby Charlotte Danielson; Thomas L. McGreal
ASCD 2000; US$ 24.95Teacher evaluation--a term that brings fear, anticipation, stress, anxiety, or even boredom to the hearts of teachers and administrators everywhere. How can we reinvent teacher evaluation so that it really makes a difference--so that everyone in school benefits from it, so that teachers and administrators learn from it, so that students succeed as a result of it? The bad news is that many schools and districts seem to be stuck in old ruts, involving The Observation, The Behavior Checklist, and The Conference. The good news is that many districts have paved the way for teacher evaluation to actually become professional development, by using a three-track evaluation system: * Track I, for beginning teachers, promotes growth and new learning through... more...
Teachers Wantedby Daniel A. Heller
ASCD 2004; US$ 21.95Heller offers practical advice on how to build a dynamic, intellectually challenging school environment that will attract and keep the most highly qualified teachers. more...
What Works in Schoolsby Robert J. Marzano
ASCD 2003; US$ 25.95Provides information on the factors affecting student achievement and ways to implement successful teaching strategies. more...