Student Student Life category: 717 books
The Roots of Low Achievement
Where to Begin Altering Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2019
The chief purpose of this book is to explain how public education in this country became dysfunctional as a result of the education policies and programs funded by the federal government to address low academic achievement. It highlights student effort as a central factor in academic achievement,...
I Am the Author of My Life
A Students Guide for Success
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2015
First of all, this book is not about getting you high for a day or two. It is a self-discovery companion and planning guide, for teenagers, that will enable you to make a significant difference in your life. Based on Bob Urichucks internationally acclaimed and time-proven 12 Disciplines, Born To Excel...
Creatively Productive
Essential Skills for Tackling Time Wasters, Clearing the Clutter and Succeeding in School and Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2019
Keeping track of time, data, and ideas, not to mention assignments, can sometimes seem impossible. And if you struggle with organization and efficiency, just imagine how much more your students may be struggling to keep up with life’s daily demands. In Creatively Productive, Lisa Johnson gives you...
Teacher as Traveler
Enhancing the Intercultural Development of Teachers and Students
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2018
The essence of this second edition, under the revised title Teacher as Traveler: Enhancing the Intercultural Development of Teachers and Students, is to examine the development of intercultural competence through various dimensions of student travel, study abroad and intercultural encounters. Cushner,...
Minimizing Transition Loss
The Hand-off from Middle School to High School
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
The transition from middle school to high school poses as one of the most challenging transitions students will make in their academic career in grades K-12. The transition from grade eight to grade posts the greatest loss with the highest dropout rates nationally occurring during this transition....
Disability and World Language Learning
Inclusive Teaching for Diverse Learners
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2018
The release of a report by the Modern Language Association, “Foreign Languages and Higher Education: New Structures for a Changed World,” focused renewed attention on college foreign language instruction at the introductory level. Frequently, the report finds, these beginning courses are taught...
by Matthew T. McCrudden, Danielle S. McNamara
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
There is commonly-held belief that some people learn better than others because they are born that way. However, research indicates that many people who learn better are simply more strategic: they use effective strategies and techniques to improve their learning. Further, these strategies and techniques...
Breaking Down the Barriers
A Guide to Student Services Supervision
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Breaking Down the Barriers is the story of supervision and intervention in the public schools system. This text gives both theory and theory in action. It allows the practitioner to peruse the research that the practical applications are based upon, and follow the suggestions that are offered for...
Music Career Advising
A Guide for Students, Parents, and Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
As students begin finalizing college and career decisions, they are faced with tough choices that impact the next 2 to 42 years of their lives. While career decisions can be challenging for anyone, they seem more difficult for students who are considering careers in music. Although there are many...
by Fedor Singer
Language: German
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: July 1, 2013
„Wie verfasse ich eine wissenschaftliche Arbeit? Ein Ratgeber mit allen wesentlichen Arbeitsschritten für die problemlose Erstellung“ vom Autor Fedor Singer verschafft jedem Studierenden und allen Interessierten schnell und effektiv alle relevanten Tricks und Kniffe für eine gelungene und anspruchsvolle...
by Teddy Stanowski
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Students should know that life is too short to do a course that they don’t like doing. They have to make sure that they are doing the things that they love doing so that they can enjoy living their life. They should change their mind and decide that they will do what they have to do to reach their...
by Aly Madhavji
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2013
Do you ever wonder why most alumni or adults say, “University was the best years of my life”? Regardless of what age you start university, when you finish, you should look back and share that similar feeling. University is about learning to explore, discovering who you are and who you want to...
Staying Healthy
Get the most out of college life
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012
Get ready for the best years of your life! College Survival: Staying Healthy contains everything you need to know to always feel your best. With advice from avoiding the dreaded "Freshman 15," to coping with homesickness, to navigating campus health services, you'll be on top of your game all semester long.
Cool Colleges
For the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Differen t
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
Fully revised since the first edition, COOL COLLEGES covers the most exciting schools in the U.S. and Canada, with a new chapter on eco schools, an update on tuition-free schools, and the total low-down on the so-called top-ranked schools. Are you hyper-intelligent? Self-directed? A late-bloomer?...