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by Sharyn Fitzpatrick, Edited by Rajesh Setty
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Textbook prices routinely cause sticker shock. Over the last decade, they have risen more steeply than the inflation rate and, in last year, the average textbook cost a student 62.97! While estimating the cost of a college education, today's college student needs to factor in several thousand dollars...
The Truth About Teaching
What I Wish the Veterans Had Told Me
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2009
A beautiful gift book that offers encouragement, comfort, and inspiration for new (and veteran) teachers
This beautifully designed book is a celebration of the joys and challenges of the teaching life. Author and veteran educator Coleen Armstrong is a wise, witty, and caring mentor. Her words...
Straight Talk to Teachers
Twenty Insane Ideas for a Better Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2009
In a no-holds-barred, candid delivery, Straight Talk to Teachers: Twenty Insane Ideas for a Better Classroom drives directly to the core of what makes an extraordinary teacher, and presents an honest appraisal of why some teachers fail. Bruce J. Gevirtzman speaks to teachers, about teachers, and for...
by Gary Toward, Andy Cope, Amy Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Everything a NQT always wanted to know about starting their teaching career but never dared to ask! This book will take the NQT through a journey which starts with interviews, leads them through the first visit before taking up the job and then into the first hectic weeks and months. Light in touch...
by Phil Wade, Ron Morrain, Michelle Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2015
30 Coaching and Mentoring activities for ELT professionals to try out.
What Teachers Make
In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
In praise of the greatest job in the world...
The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever.
Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate...
A Creative Approach to the Common Core Standards
The Da Vinci Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
A Creative Approach to the Common Core Standards: The Da Vinci Curriculum challenges educators to design programs that boldly embrace the Common Core State Standards by imaginatively drawing from the genius of great men and women such as Leonardo da Vinci. A central figure in the High Renaissance,...
(Re)thinking Orientalism
Using Graphic Narratives to Teach Critical Visual Literacy
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
(Re)thinking Orientalism is a text that examines the visual discourse of Orientalism through the pedagogy of contemporary graphic narratives. Using feminist, critical race, and postcolonial theoretical and pedagogical lenses, the book uses visual discourse analysis and visual semiology to situate...
by Beverly Darnall
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2006
Laura's List presents the First Lady's published list of recommended books, and builds on her public commitment to books and learning. Parents need basic tools to give their children opportunities to grow, and here is an easy-to-understand guide to great reading for kids-from a highly visible source,...
Architecture and Adaptation
From Cybernetics to Tangible Computing
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
Architecture and Adaptation discusses architectural projects that use computational technology to adapt to changing conditions and human needs. Topics include kinetic and transformable structures, digitally driven building parts, interactive installations, intelligent environments, early precedents...
Sostenibilità degli edifici in legno. Indirizzi per la progettazione. Valutazione ambientale, sistemi costruttivi, processi di filiera, normativa e casi studio
Indirizzi per la progettazione. Valutazione ambientale, sistemi costruttivi, processi di filiera, normativa e casi studio
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Un libro rivolto a professionisti, ricercatori e studenti, e operatori della filiera del legno. Fornisce un quadro ampio dei prodotti e dei sistemi costruttivi in legno ad oggi più diffusi, non soltanto descrivendone le potenzialità e le criticità in termini progettuali, tecnologici e normativi,...
Involucro trasparente ed efficienza energetica
Tecnologie, prestazioni e controllo ambientale
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Il testo è un utile supporto per i professionisti che si occupano della progettazione e della diagnosi energetica di edifici a elevata complessità caratterizzati dalla presenza di superfici trasparenti ad alte prestazioni o, in generale, che abbiano come obiettivo quello di raggiungere elevati livelli...
Edilizia sostenibile nel mediterraneo: le filiere del legno
Esperienze di rete tra Italia e Francia
Language: Italian
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Il testo approfondisce il tema delle filiere legno-edilizia locali, descrivendone le opportunità nell’area di cooperazione transfrontaliera e sottolineandone le specificità rispetto al mercato globale, oltre a riportare alcune esperienze di ricerca, progettazione e didattica svolte tra Italia...
Historical Fiction for Children
Capturing the Past
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Historical fiction has a great deal to offer as its readers and devotees have always known. The time is ripe however for the historical novel and historical picture book to be promoted more emphatically so that many more are made aware of the delight and learning to be found in the genre. The editors...