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The Well-Being of the University

by Peter Salovey ...

The speeches of Yale University’s twenty-third president, Peter SaloveyFrom 2013 to 2024, Peter Salovey served as president of Yale; prior to his presidency he served as Yale’s dean and provost. The speeches compiled in this volume, many of which were delivered to bodies of students either entering or graduating from the university, articulate Salovey’s vision for a unified, innovative, and ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The speeches of Yale University’s twenty-third president, Peter SaloveyFrom 2013 to 2024, Peter Salovey served as president of Yale; prior to his presidency he served as Yale’s dean and provost. The speeches compiled in this volume, many of which were delivered to bodies of students either entering or graduating from the university, articulate Salovey’s vision for a unified, innovative, and
... Read more
Degrees of Dignity

Arab Higher Education in the Global Era

by Elizabeth Buckner ...

Presenting an analysis of higher education in eight countries in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, Degrees of Dignity works to dismantle narratives of crisis and assert approaches to institutional reform. Drawing on policy documents, media narratives, interviews, and personal experiences, Elizabeth Buckner explores how apolitical external reform models become contested and modified by local ... Read more

$29.49 USD

Presenting an analysis of higher education in eight countries in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, Degrees of Dignity works to dismantle narratives of crisis and assert approaches to institutional reform. Drawing on policy documents, media narratives, interviews, and personal experiences, Elizabeth Buckner explores how apolitical external reform models become contested and modified by local
... Read more
UDL at Scale

Whole-Campus Universal Design for Learning

by Thomas J. Tobin ...

Series series Teaching, Engaging, and Thriving in Higher Ed
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been widely and effectively used across colleges and universities to create flexible learning environments and minimize barriers to higher education. UDL at Scale gives campus leaders and administrators the tools to expand UDL's reach. A call to action and a how-to guide, the book offers an executive-focus understanding of the background, research, and ... Read more

$10.69 USD

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been widely and effectively used across colleges and universities to create flexible learning environments and minimize barriers to higher education. UDL at Scale gives campus leaders and administrators the tools to expand UDL's reach. A call to action and a how-to guide, the book offers an executive-focus understanding of the background, research, and
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Designing with Geosynthetics - 6Th Edition Vol. 1

by Robert M. Koerner ...

Following the structure of previous editions, Volume 1 of this Sixth Edition proceeds through four individual chapters on geosynthetics, geotextiles, geogrids and geonets. Volume 2 continues with geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners, geofoam and geocomposites. The two volumes must accompany one another. All are polymeric materials used for myriad applications in geotechnical, geoenvironmental, ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Following the structure of previous editions, Volume 1 of this Sixth Edition proceeds through four individual chapters on geosynthetics, geotextiles, geogrids and geonets. Volume 2 continues with geomembranes, geosynthetic clay liners, geofoam and geocomposites. The two volumes must accompany one another. All are polymeric materials used for myriad applications in geotechnical, geoenvironmental,
... Read more
Fixing American Elementary Education

A Parent's Guide

by Patrick M Dallabetta ...

Fixing American Elementary Education: A Parent's Guide is written to help parent's better understand the importance of elementary education for their children. It is designed to provide important recommendations for parents that will help them make sure they have enrolled their children in the best elementary schools. The book stresses the importance of parental involvement and provides strategies ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Fixing American Elementary Education: A Parent's Guide is written to help parent's better understand the importance of elementary education for their children. It is designed to provide important recommendations for parents that will help them make sure they have enrolled their children in the best elementary schools. The book stresses the importance of parental involvement and provides strategies
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The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded

A Proven Plan for Financial Peace

by Dave Ramsey ...

Series series The Total Money Makeover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — A Trusted Plan for Becoming Debt-Free with Over 8 Million Copies Sold.Do you want to build a budget that actually works for you? Are you ready to transform your relationship with money? This New York Times bestseller has already helped millions of people just like you learn how to develop everyday money-saving habits with the help of America's favorite personal finance ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — A Trusted Plan for Becoming Debt-Free with Over 8 Million Copies Sold.Do you want to build a budget that actually works for you? Are you ready to transform your relationship with money? This New York Times bestseller has already helped millions of people just like you learn how to develop everyday money-saving habits with the help of America's favorite personal finance
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Alchemy

The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life

by Rory Sutherland ...

**HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN?The Ogilvy advertising legend—“one of the leading minds in the world of branding” (NPR)—explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas."Sutherland, the legendary Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, uses his decades of experience to dissect human spending behavior in an insanely entertaining way. Alchemy combines scientific research with hilarious stories and ... Read more

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**HOW DOES MAGIC HAPPEN?The Ogilvy advertising legend—“one of the leading minds in the world of branding” (NPR)—explores the art and science of conjuring irresistible products and ideas."Sutherland, the legendary Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, uses his decades of experience to dissect human spending behavior in an insanely entertaining way. Alchemy combines scientific research with hilarious stories and
... Read more
Mental Health in Schools

Engaging Learners, Preventing Problems, and Improving Schools

Edited by Linda Taylor, Howard S. Adelman ...

"This resource gives the reader everything needed to design and implement a successful mental health program to benefit a diverse student population. The authors present a strong case for planning and delivering comprehensive integrated services. I commend the authors for their willingness to tackle the tough issues surrounding mental health services for all students."—Marian White-Hood, Director ... Read more

$38.69 USD

"This resource gives the reader everything needed to design and implement a successful mental health program to benefit a diverse student population. The authors present a strong case for planning and delivering comprehensive integrated services. I commend the authors for their willingness to tackle the tough issues surrounding mental health services for all students."—Marian White-Hood, Director
... Read more
What Happened to College?

How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It

by Neil Gross ...

“The book everyone with a college-age kid should read.” —Katie Couric * “Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher education—and help solve it—should read this book.” —Greg Lukianoff, author of The Coddling of the American Mind *“Everyone has an opinion about higher education, but ironically few scholars actually study it in a systematic way. What Happened to College? brings data and ... Read more

$14.99 USD

“The book everyone with a college-age kid should read.” —Katie Couric * “Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher education—and help solve it—should read this book.” —Greg Lukianoff, author of The Coddling of the American Mind *“Everyone has an opinion about higher education, but ironically few scholars actually study it in a systematic way. What Happened to College? brings data and
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Schooling by Design

Mission, Action, and Achievement

by Grant Wiggins, Jay McTighe ...

Why, despite years of trying, have efforts to achieve lasting, effective school reform fallen short? What curricular and policy elements must be in place to move forward? How should the roles of teachers and education leaders be defined to best support the point of school?Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and other questions in Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement. ... Read more

$32.99 USD

Why, despite years of trying, have efforts to achieve lasting, effective school reform fallen short? What curricular and policy elements must be in place to move forward? How should the roles of teachers and education leaders be defined to best support the point of school?Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe answer these and other questions in Schooling by Design: Mission, Action, and Achievement.
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Sunk Cost

Who's to Blame for the Nation's Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It

by Jillian Berman ...

Exposes the forgotten origins of the student loan system, how politicians have attempted to fix it, and the life-altering damage borrowers face.Student-loan horror stories are a dime a dozen. But students today are faced with a seemingly insurmountable paradox: Research consistently shows that the clearest viable option to financial stability is a college degree. But if and when Americans decide ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Exposes the forgotten origins of the student loan system, how politicians have attempted to fix it, and the life-altering damage borrowers face.Student-loan horror stories are a dime a dozen. But students today are faced with a seemingly insurmountable paradox: Research consistently shows that the clearest viable option to financial stability is a college degree. But if and when Americans decide
... Read more
Reimagining Special Education

Using Inclusion as a Framework to Build Equity and Support All Students

by Dr. Jenna Mancini Rufo, Ed.D., Julie Causton Ph.D. ...

As schools reopen their doors and students return to the classroom, what will the “new normal” of special education look like? The pandemic exposed educational inequities and areas of urgent need—and now, schools have a unique opportunity to press pause and reimagine their practices. This book helps K–12 school leaders and educators take the lessons of the COVID-19 era and turn them into action: ... Read more

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As schools reopen their doors and students return to the classroom, what will the “new normal” of special education look like? The pandemic exposed educational inequities and areas of urgent need—and now, schools have a unique opportunity to press pause and reimagine their practices. This book helps K–12 school leaders and educators take the lessons of the COVID-19 era and turn them into action:
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17,000 Classroom Visits Can't Be Wrong

Strategies That Engage Students, Promote Active Learning, and Boost Achievement

by John V. Antonetti, James R. Garver ...

Most educators are skilled at planning instruction and determining what they will do during the course of a lesson. However, to truly engage students in worthwhile, rigorous cognition, a profound shift is necessary: a shift in emphasis from teaching to learning. Put another way, we know that whoever is doing the work is also doing the learning—and in most classrooms, teachers are working much too ... Read more

$27.09 USD

Most educators are skilled at planning instruction and determining what they will do during the course of a lesson. However, to truly engage students in worthwhile, rigorous cognition, a profound shift is necessary: a shift in emphasis from teaching to learning. Put another way, we know that whoever is doing the work is also doing the learning—and in most classrooms, teachers are working much too
... Read more
From Surviving to Thriving

Classroom Accommodations for Students on the Autism Spectrum

by Jonathan Chase ...

This guide for teachers provides a new look at classroom systems to support students on the autism spectrum. The easily adaptable accommodations in From Surviving to Thriving address common areas of need for students on the spectrum who are capable of participating in standard classrooms but need specific supports. Educators will learn not only what works but also why it works and how to implement ... Read more

$9.99 USD

This guide for teachers provides a new look at classroom systems to support students on the autism spectrum. The easily adaptable accommodations in From Surviving to Thriving address common areas of need for students on the spectrum who are capable of participating in standard classrooms but need specific supports. Educators will learn not only what works but also why it works and how to implement
... Read more
Culturally Responsive Standards-Based Teaching

Classroom to Community and Back

by Steffen Saifer, Keisha Edwards, Debbie Ellis, Lena Ko, Amy Stuczynski ...

"This book integrates a self-evaluative framework for making changes and includes tools for improving one′s own learning environment."—Rachel Mederios, ELL Teacher and Building Program SupervisorJefferson Elementary School, Boise, ID"This book is relevant to anyone who acknowledges the diversity within any group of people. The steps are clearly outlined so the practitioner can implement them and ... Read more

$35.99 USD

"This book integrates a self-evaluative framework for making changes and includes tools for improving one′s own learning environment."—Rachel Mederios, ELL Teacher and Building Program SupervisorJefferson Elementary School, Boise, ID"This book is relevant to anyone who acknowledges the diversity within any group of people. The steps are clearly outlined so the practitioner can implement them and
... Read more
La gestión de incidentes críticos en la universidad

by Carles Monereo, Manuel Monte, Paola Andreucci ...

Series Book 41 - Universitaria
Quince relatos de académicos universitarios que tratan de retratar distintas formas de ser profesor universitario. Quince historias extraídas de la vida misma en las que se produce un incidente crítico, un conflicto que marcará un antes y un después en la identidad profesional de esos docentes. Libro está escrito por profesores experimentados que analizan esas historias desde tres miradas ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Quince relatos de académicos universitarios que tratan de retratar distintas formas de ser profesor universitario. Quince historias extraídas de la vida misma en las que se produce un incidente crítico, un conflicto que marcará un antes y un después en la identidad profesional de esos docentes. Libro está escrito por profesores experimentados que analizan esas historias desde tres miradas
... Read more
Socratic Circles

Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School

by Matt Copeland ...

The benefits and importance of Socratic seminars are widely recognized, but little has been written on how to make them happen successfully in the classroom. In Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School , author Matt Copeland provides real-world examples and straightforward answers to frequent questions. He creates a coaching guide for both the teacher ... Read more

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The benefits and importance of Socratic seminars are widely recognized, but little has been written on how to make them happen successfully in the classroom. In Socratic Circles: Fostering Critical and Creative Thinking in Middle and High School , author Matt Copeland provides real-world examples and straightforward answers to frequent questions. He creates a coaching guide for both the teacher
... Read more
A Retired Art Teacher Tells All

One Hundred Simple Tips to Help Teachers Become Efficient, Inspiring, and Happy Educators

by Marlene Nall Johnt ...

As a young art instructor, new on the block, Marlene Nall Johnt went looking for an instructive manual about successful art education techniques. To her dismay, she never found one. Now retired, Johnt realized what needed to be done: she needed to write just such a manual for the young teachers of today. A Retired Art Teacher Tells All is an educational guide and workbook with detailed tips for ... Read more

$8.99 USD

As a young art instructor, new on the block, Marlene Nall Johnt went looking for an instructive manual about successful art education techniques. To her dismay, she never found one. Now retired, Johnt realized what needed to be done: she needed to write just such a manual for the young teachers of today. A Retired Art Teacher Tells All is an educational guide and workbook with detailed tips for
... Read more
A Search for Common Ground

Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K12 Education

by Frederick M. Hess, Pedro A. Noguera ...

At a time of bitter national polarization, there is a critical need for leaders who can help us better communicate with one another. In A Search for Common Ground, Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera, who have often fallen on opposing sides of the ideological aisle over the past couple of decades, candidly talk through their differences on some of the toughest issues in K–12 education today—from school ... Read more

$29.99 USD

At a time of bitter national polarization, there is a critical need for leaders who can help us better communicate with one another. In A Search for Common Ground, Rick Hess and Pedro Noguera, who have often fallen on opposing sides of the ideological aisle over the past couple of decades, candidly talk through their differences on some of the toughest issues in K–12 education today—from school
... Read more
To Drink from the Well

The Struggle for Racial Equality at the Nation’s Oldest Public University

by Geeta N. Kapur ...

Law professor and civil rights activist Geeta N. Kapur provides analysis and commentary on the story of systemic racism in leadership, scholarship, and organizational foundations at the University of North Carolina.The University of North Carolina is the oldest public university in the US, with the cornerstone for the first dormitory, Old East, laid in 1793. At that ceremony, the enslaved people ... Read more

$8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Law professor and civil rights activist Geeta N. Kapur provides analysis and commentary on the story of systemic racism in leadership, scholarship, and organizational foundations at the University of North Carolina.The University of North Carolina is the oldest public university in the US, with the cornerstone for the first dormitory, Old East, laid in 1793. At that ceremony, the enslaved people
... Read more
Teaching English Language Learners K–12

A Quick-Start Guide for the New Teacher

by Jerry Jesness ...

Bring the English language to life with this valuable new resource!Some say that learning a second language is like drinking water from a fire hose. But teaching it does not have to be like standing under Niagara Falls. This is the fundamental message of Jerry Jesness’ new quick-start guide Teaching English Language Learners K-12. In our climate, ELL teachers face immense demands as educators ... Read more

$10.99 USD

Bring the English language to life with this valuable new resource!Some say that learning a second language is like drinking water from a fire hose. But teaching it does not have to be like standing under Niagara Falls. This is the fundamental message of Jerry Jesness’ new quick-start guide Teaching English Language Learners K-12. In our climate, ELL teachers face immense demands as educators
... Read more
The Gatekeepers

Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College

by Jacques Steinberg ...

In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of ... Read more

$6.99 USD

In the fall of 1999, New York Times education reporter Jacques Steinberg was given an unprecedented opportunity to observe the admissions process at prestigious Wesleyan University. Over the course of nearly a year, Steinberg accompanied admissions officer Ralph Figueroa on a tour to assess and recruit the most promising students in the country. The Gatekeepers follows a diverse group of
... Read more
The Differentiated Flipped Classroom

A Practical Guide to Digital Learning

by Eric M. Carbaugh, Kristina J. Doubet ...

Series series Corwin Teaching Essentials
Ensure personalized student learning with this breakthrough approach to the Flipped Classroom!In the flipped classroom, students need to do more than simply re-watch a video to learn effectively. This groundbreaking guide helps you identify and address diverse student needs within the flipped classroom environment. You will find practical, standards-aligned solutions to help you design and ... Read more

$32.39 USD

Ensure personalized student learning with this breakthrough approach to the Flipped Classroom!In the flipped classroom, students need to do more than simply re-watch a video to learn effectively. This groundbreaking guide helps you identify and address diverse student needs within the flipped classroom environment. You will find practical, standards-aligned solutions to help you design and
... Read more
Common Core Standards For Parents For Dummies

by Jared Myracle ...

A parent's guide to understanding the Common Core educational standardsDesigned to ensure a similar level of job and college preparedness for students from all backgrounds and regions, the Common Core standards have been adopted in 45 states from coast to coast. These new common standards are designed to bring many diverse state standards into alignment with each other in math and English to ... Read more

$6.00 USD

A parent's guide to understanding the Common Core educational standardsDesigned to ensure a similar level of job and college preparedness for students from all backgrounds and regions, the Common Core standards have been adopted in 45 states from coast to coast. These new common standards are designed to bring many diverse state standards into alignment with each other in math and English to
... Read more

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