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Sport Industry Research and Analysis: An Informed Approach to Decision Making - Paperback

$108.52

by Jacquelyn Cuneen (Author), David A. Tobar (Author)Sport Industry Research and Analysis offers a straightforward, no nonsense approach to research design and statistical analyses in sport organizations. This fully revised and updated new edition describes the research process, from identifying a research question to analyzing data, and uses real world scenarios to help students and industry professionals understand how to conduct research and apply the results in their wider work. The book ...

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by Judy Herr Ed D. (Author)The Observation Guide for Working with Young Children is designed for observing, planning, and evaluating classroom experiences. Number of Pages: 322 Dimensions: 0.71 x 10.87 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: November 09, 2022

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by Jaslynn Anderson (Author)SEE and SAY Nursery Rhymes was written with a vision to enable parents and families to teach their little ones at an early age how to begin to read. Jaslynn, the author, is a commencing writer who grew up in California where she started her writing journey. She has a great desire to help families embark on teaching and learning all over the world. She hopes that everyone enjoys this exciting and vibrant book. Number of Pages: 36 Dimensions: 0.25 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publi...

The Art of Teaching Philosophy: Reflective Values and Concrete Practices - Hardcover

$162.00

by Brynn F. Welch (Editor)Teaching is a moral enterprise through which we reflect our most deeply held values.Thoughtful teaching begins before the syllabus is written and continues well beyond the end of the semester. In this book a team of over 30 renowned and innovative US philosophy teachers offer accessible reflections and practical suggestions for constructing a philosophy course. Our classroom can mimic dynamics that emerge in the broader society, or it can teach students new ways of ...

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Writing, Thinking, and the Brain: How Neuroscience Can Improve Writing Instruction - Paperback

$80.28

by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (Author), Jovi R. S. Nazareno (Author), Christopher Rappleye (Author)Writing is the highest form of thinking, as evidenced by neuroimaging that shows how more neural networks are activated simultaneously during writing than during any other cognitive activity. This book will help teachers understand how the brain learns to write by unveiling 15 stages of thinking that underpin the writing process, along with targeted ways to stimulate them to maximize each individu...

Grit and Wit: Empowering LIves and Leaders - Paperback

$21.60

by Kathy Delaney-Smith (Author), Anne Heffron (Author), Laura Barnard (Author) Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 06, 2025

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by Petra Simone Kraus (Author) Number of Pages: 470 Dimensions: 1 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 21, 2024

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Cultivating Coaching Mindsets: An Action Guide for Instructional Leaders - Paperback

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by Rita M. Bean (Author), Jacy Ippolito (Author), Allison Swan Dagen (Foreword by)Now in a revised and updated second edition for today's changing K-12 landscape, this book gives instructional coaches an innovative framework for building strong relationships and enacting positive change in schools. Emphasizing a systems approach, Rita M. Bean and Jacy Ippolito explain the multiple roles of the coach as change agent, facilitator, designer, and advocate. Vivid examples show how effective coache...

New to News: Navigating your Journalism Journey - Paperback

$17.23

by Senora Scott (Author)Tough love. Straightforward information. Insight from lived experiences. If you are thinking about pursuing a career in journalism, specifically the broadcast news industry, read this book first. You will get a crash course on what to expect when entering the business and how to make yourself stand out from the other candidates vying for the same position. You will also learn a few things they do not teach you in college. This book will tell you what you need to hear, ...

So, Dear Writer...: An It's About Time Writers' Reading Series Anthology - Paperback

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by Peggy Sturdivant (Editor), Katie Tynan (Editor), Esther Altshul Helfgott (Author)You probably don't realize how lucky you are to be holding this book in your hands. A diverse group of working educators and poets offers practical advice on subjects of interest to fiction and non-fiction writers, as well as poets. Real answers to questions, aspiring and professional writers ask at some point in their writing lives, are covered in practical, yet often inspirational essays. Wow More please.-C...

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Expedition Escape from the Classroom: Political Outings on the Campus and the Anxiety of Teaching IR - Paperback

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by Oded L?wenheim (Author)Despite facing profound teaching anxiety stemming from the politically intense surroundings in Israel and his own writer's block, Oded Löwenheim crafted an innovative college course that breaks free from the traditional classroom setting to explore the depths of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus. He takes his class--and by extension, the reader--to explore the political and historical imprints scattered throughout Mount Scopus, such as the Jerusalem British War Cemeter...

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by Andrew Cooper (Author)Amalia Holst's trailblazing book On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education (1802) dropped a bomb on the German speaking states-a bomb that failed to detonate. In one of the first works of philosophy in German published under a woman's name, Holst declares that it is time a member of the female sex spoke out about the plight of women in Germany. Despite her bold attempt to ignite a new movement of women's education, her book was harshly reviewed by male...

1,001 Haikus to Start With: An Honest Attempt to Explain the Teaching Profession - Paperback

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by James Cottage (Author)James Cottage uses a form of poetry anyone could write to describe teaching as only he can. Spanning over twenty years in the country's largest public school system, Cottage shares the day-to-day thoughts and feelings that race through his mind while meeting the needs of dozens of schoolchildren all at once, also while explaining how issues like bureaucratic politics, high-stakes testing, and navigating the coronavirus affected his mental health. As uplifting as it is...

Leading With Grace: Cultivating Hope, Authenticity, and a Focus on People Throughout the Leadership Lifespan - Paperback

$23.74

by Julia Bialeski (Author) Number of Pages: 132 Dimensions: 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: January 01, 2025

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The Authority to Imagine: The Struggle toward Representation in Dissertation Writing - Paperback

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by William F. Pinar (Other), Noreen B. Garman (Editor), Maria Piantanida (Editor)In this book, scholar-practitioners offer alternatives to the traditional five-chapter thesis format. As authors of meritorious and award-winning dissertations, they provide insights into the challenging process of crafting interpretive methods of dissertation inquiry. In addition, they relate their struggles to claim for themselves the authority to imagine creative representations of their research. Faculty and ...

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by Simone Davies (Author), Junnifa Uzodike (With)Author BiographySimone Davies is an AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Montessori teacher, as well as the author of The Montessori Notebook, the popular blog and Instagram where shes gives tips, answers questions, and provides online workshops to parents around the world. A native Australian, she and her family live in Amsterdam, where she runs parent-child classes at the Jacaranda Tree Montessori school. Junnifa Uzodike, an AMI-traine...

How We Make Each Other: Trans Life at the Edge of the University - Paperback

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by Perry Zurn (Author)Trans people have always lived in the cracks of institutions--and the university is no exception. In How We Make Each Other, Perry Zurn tells the stories of how trans people make and live their lives at the edges of the university in ways that sometimes lead to policy change but always leave participants and institutions different than they were before. Using the Five Colleges in Massachusetts as a case study, Zurn notes that Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Hol...

Peer Play and the Autism Spectrum: The Art of Guiding Children's Socialization and Imagination - Paperback

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by Pamela J. Wolfberg (Author)Support autistic children in shared play with peers using this evidence-based curriculum!Countless children on the autism spectrum spend too much time alone. Without the necessary guidance, they are especially vulnerable to being excluded from their peer group and leading impoverished play lives. First published 20 years ago, this practical guide offers an introduction to the basic principles, tools, and techniques that make up the Integrated Play Groups.(R) (IPG...

The Sandwich Way: First Day of School - Paperback

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by Jalaila Hardy (Author)The Sandwich Way: First Day of SchoolDiscover a delightful children's book that celebrates diversity, inclusivity, and the magic of individuality! The Sandwich Way: First Day of School introduces young readers to a group of lovable sandwich friends as they navigate their first day of school. Each sandwich features unique "ingredients" that highlight their differences but ultimately show how we're all more alike than we might think.Perfect for elementary school classro...

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by Milada Broukal (Author)Weaving It Together helps learners build reading and writing skills through relevant readings and carefully structured writing exercises. By balancing these two necessary competencies, learners seamlessly develop both language and academic skills. Number of Pages: 224 Dimensions: 0.6 x 10.7 x 8.3 IN Publication Date: January 09, 2015

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Body Factory: Exploiting University Athletes' Healthcare for Profit in the Training Room - Hardcover

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by Kaitlin Pericak (Author)A university's athletic training room is meant to care for and heal college athletes and ensure they are receiving the help they need. Although sports medicine staff members are sincere in their goal of centering athletes and providing the best healthcare possible, organizational constraints affect their approach. Chief among them is the pressure sports medicine staff members feel to keep athletes from profit-generating sports healthy enough to perform. Body Factory...

Homeroom Security: School Discipline in an Age of Fear - Paperback

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by Aaron Kupchik (Author)Police officers, armed security guards, surveillance cameras, and metal detectors are common features of the disturbing new landscape at many of today's high schools. You will also find new and harsher disciplinary practices: zero-tolerance policies, random searches with drug-sniffing dogs, and mandatory suspensions, expulsions, and arrests, despite the fact that school crime and violence have been decreasing nationally for the past two decades. While most educators, ...

Body Factory: Exploiting University Athletes' Healthcare for Profit in the Training Room - Paperback

$31.61

The Guide to Learning and Study Skills: For Higher Education and at Work - Paperback

$84.22

by Sue Drew (Author), Rosie Bingham (Author)Skills in learning and studying are vital to ensure success in higher education study, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, in university, college or in the workplace. Skills are needed in reflection, analysis, communication and recording information to produce good work, to engage effectively in a group, to carry out a project or perform well in exams; personal skills are needed to handle time and pressure and to relate to others on a co...

How to Get All Teachers to Become Like the Best Teachers - Paperback

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by Todd Whitaker (Author)There are dramatic differences in the quality of teachers in every school. Every building has teachers who consistently engage students and deliver high-quality instruction. Every building also has teachers with varying ranges of ability. If all teachers could be more like the best teachers, then we would have significant improvement in every school.In this important book, Todd Whitaker demonstrates how this can really be achieved. With inspiration, humor, and practic...

Introduction to Educational Leadership & Organizational Behavior - Paperback

$80.98

by Patti Chance (Author)Like the bestselling first edition, this introductory textbook succinctly presents concepts and theories of educational leadership and organizational behavior and immediately applies them to problems of practice. The second edition includes a new chapter on organizational culture, expanded overage of organizational structure, systems, and leadership, and additional case studies and scenarios representing real problems of practice. Number of Pages: 246 Dimensions: 0.7 x...

5 Full-Length Common Core Grade 5 Math Practice Tests: The Practice You Need to Ace the Common Core Math Test - Paperback

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by Reza Nazari (Author), Ava Ross (Author)This book is your ticket to ace the Common Core Grade 5 Math Test 5 Full-Length Common Core Grade 5 Math Practice Tests, which reflects the 2020 test guidelines and topics, is designed to help you hone your math skills, overcome your exam anxiety, and boost your confidence -- and do your best to ace the Common Core Math Test. The realistic and full-length Common Core Math tests, which reflect the format and question types on the Common Core, show you ...

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The Middle East Since 1945: Teach Yourself - Paperback

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by Stewart Ross (Author) This much needed new edition provides a complete and essential guide to this fast developing, ever changing and often tense region. This book, fully updated for 2024, examines the origins and development of the events which have dominated the headlines for the last seven decades. Covering everything from religion and politics in the aftermath of the Second World War to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, terrorism, war in Iraq and Syria and the extraordinary economic gr...

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by Andrew Matanovic (Author) Number of Pages: 164 Dimensions: 0.38 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: January 06, 2025

The Disengaged Teen: Helping Kids Learn Better, Feel Better, and Live Better - Hardcover

$30.00

by Jenny Anderson (Author), Rebecca Winthrop (Author)"Our education systems are shortchanging far too many teenagers. This book is brimming with insights on how to change that. It's an engaging, evidence-based, and practical read about how to develop a generation of lifelong learners."--Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re: Thinking A powerful toolkit for parents of both checked-out and stressed-out teens that shows e...

Buy What You Love Without Going Broke: Transform Your Spending and Get More of What Money Can't Buy - Hardcover

$25.00

by Jen Smith (Author), Jill Sirianni (Author)A relatable personal finance guide that gives a fresh take on how to control your impulse spending so you can stick to a budget and pay off debt, without the guilt and shame of traditional financial advice--from the hosts of the beloved Frugal Friends podcast.There's a lot of noise out there about how to spend (and not spend) your hard-earned money. But what if you made financial decisions based on what you value--instead of what others are telling...

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This Is the Sun / Este Es El Sol [Reversible] - Hardcover

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by Elizabeth Everett (Author), Evelline Andrya (Illustrator)This is the Sun that makes the world go round!From the tiniest animal to the tallest tree, everything on Earth is connected through the circle of life. But at the center of it all is a different kind of circle--the Sun! In this reversible book, read through one side in English, then flip it over and read the other side in Spanish.Through a charming, bilingual story with rhythmic repetition, young children are introduced to the bright...