John Fisher: 58 books
by Dr. Ian G. Baird, Corey L. Bell, Dr. Stephen C. Berkwitz
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
This book introduces contemporary Buddhists from across Asia and from various walks of life. Eschewing traditional hagiographies, the editors have collected sixty-six profiles of individuals who would be excluded from most Buddhist histories and ethnographies. In addition to monks and nuns, readers...
Visible Learning for Mathematics, Grades K-12
What Works Best to Optimize Student Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Rich tasks, collaborative work, number talks, problem-based learning, direct instruction…with so many possible approaches, how do we know which ones work the best? In Visible Learning for Mathematics, six acclaimed educators assert it’s not about which one—it’s about when—and show you how...
by John T. Almarode, Joseph Assof, John Hattie
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Select the right task, at the right time, for the right phase of learning
How do you generate that lightbulb “aha” moment of understanding for your students? This book helps to answer that question by showing Visible Learning strategies in action inhigh-impact mathematics classrooms. Walk...
by John T. Almarode, Joseph Assof, Sara Delano Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2018
Select the right task, at the right time, for the right phase of learning
How do you generate that lightbulb “aha” moment of understanding for your students? This book helps to answer that question by showing Visible Learning strategies in action inhigh-impact mathematics classrooms. Walk...
by John T. Almarode, Kateri Thunder, Sara Delano Moore
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2019
How do you generate that lightbulb “aha” moment of understanding for your students? This book helps to answer that question by showing Visible Learning strategies in action inhigh-impact mathematics classrooms. Walk in the shoes of teachers as they engage in the countless micro-decisions required...
by John T. Almarode, Kateri Thunder, John Hattie
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2019
Select the right task, at the right time, for the right phase of learning
How can you best help K–2 students to become assessment-capable visible learners in mathematics? This book answers that question by showing Visible Learning strategies in action inhigh-impact mathematics instruction....
by John Glennon, Mike Fisher
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Most Predators fans have attended a game at Bridgestone Arena, watched every captivating minute of the 2017 Stanley Cup, and remember exactly where they were when the team traded Shea Weber for P.K. Subban. But only real fans can tell you the origins of the catfish toss or know the full story of how...
Edgar Allan Poe
Beyond Gothicism
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Most frequently regarded as a writer of the supernatural, Poe was actually among the most versatile of American authors, writing social satire, comic hoaxes, mystery stories, science fiction, prose poems, literary criticism and theory, and even a play. As a journalist and editor, Poe was closely in...
Southeast Missouri from Swampland to Farmland
The Transformation of the Lowlands
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2017
As the 20th century began, swamps with immense timber resources covered much of the Missouri Bootheel. After investors harvested the timber, the landscape became overgrown. The conversion of swampland to farmland began with small drainage projects but complete reclamation was made possible by a system...
American Catholics, American Culture
Tradition and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2004
Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators...
The Dark Side of the Ivory Tower
Campus Crime as a Social Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2010
A cursory reading of the history of US colleges and universities reveals that campus crime has been part of collegiate life since the Colonial Era, yet it was not until the late 1980s that it suddenly became an issue on the public stage. Drawing from numerous mass media and scholarly sources and using...
Strategic Brand Engagement
Using HR and Marketing to Connect Your Brand Customers, Channel Partners and Employees
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2013
The consumer brand of any organization is crucial to its long term business success. Just as important is the employer brand of the organization, vital to attracting talent and retaining an engaged workforce. Despite the critical connection between internal and external brand engagement, these areas...
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2019
As this bestseller predicted, Trump has only grown more erratic and dangerous as the pressures on him mount. This new edition includes new essays bringing the book up to date—because this is still not normal.
Originally released in fall 2017, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump was a runaway...
by Arthur Frommer, Stephen Brewer, Jason Cochran
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
The 800-plus pages of this four-color book mark a milestone in European travel writing. It was Arthur Frommer who first set off an avalanche of travel to Europe, and whose subsequent writings and commentary have constantly expanded that market. And now Arthur Frommer has himself edited (and written personal...