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53,900 | Title: The First-Time Manager, Content: "The First-Time Manageris an excellent how-to guide for anyone new to managing people."--Examiner.com |
53,901 | Title: "The Leader's Handbook: Making Things Happen, Getting Things Done", Content: For Anyone Serious About Leading Their Organization Into the 21St CenturyThis groundbreaking book, already creating a stir, could only have been written by Peter R. Scholtes­­author of the best-selling book ever written on teams:The Team Handbook. InThe Leader's Handbook, Scholtes, widely acknowledged as one of the most influential teachers of leadership and management of the decade, does for managers whatThe Team Handbookdid for teams. Scholtes shows how bad systems, not bad workers, cause the vast majority of management problems. He takes controversial stands against performance appraisals and incentive compensation. And he takes you from theory to practice with a wide variety of state-of-the-art activities and exercises to help you immediately begin implementing breakthrough improvements in all your work processes. |
53,902 | Title: Strategy: A View From The Top (An Executive Perspective) (2nd Edition), Content: A short, up-to-date, practical and readable guide to strategy formulation, this book is designed for practicing executives who are getting ready to assume broader responsibilities. By focusing on strategic thinking and using real-life examples and historical references, this book is a must-read for the serious executive strategist. The first chapter defines strategy and its effect on a corporation's effectiveness; and then in subsequent chapters covers the external strategic environment, the analysis of a firm's physical assets, the development of a competitive strategy, different industry environments, corporate strategy and competition, different strategy choices, global strategy, and implementing and controlling a chosen strategic direction. For CEOs, senior executives, general managers, vice-presidents, divisional managers, and consultants.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,903 | Title: The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life, Content: The lure of this book's promise starts with the assumption in its title. Possibility--that big, all-encompassing, wide-open-door concept--is an art? Well, who doesn't want to be a skilled artist, whether in the director's chair, the boardroom, on the factory floor, or even just in dealing with life's everyday situations? Becoming an artist, however, requires discipline, and what the authors ofThe Art of Possibilityoffer is a set of practices designed to "initiate a new approach to current conditions, based on uncommon assumptions about the nature of the world."If that sounds a little too airy-fairy for you, don't be put off; this is no mere self-improvement book, with a wimpy mandate to transform its readers into "nicer" people. Instead, it's a collection of illustrations and advice that suggests a way to change your entire outlook on life and, in the process, open up a new realm of possibility. Consider, for example, the practice of "Giving an A," whether to yourself or to others. Not intended as a way to measure someone's performance against standards, this practice instead recognizes that "the player who looks least engaged may be the most committed member of the group," and speaks to their passion rather than their cynicism. It creates possibility in an interaction and does away with power disparities to unite a team in its efforts. Or consider "Being the Board," where instead of defining yourself as a playing piece, or even as the strategist, you see yourself as the framework for the entire game. In this scenario, assigning blame or gaining control becomes futile, while seeking to become an instrument for effective partnerships becomes possible.Packed with such examples of personal and professional interactions, the book presents complex ideas on perception and recognition in a readable, useable style. The authors' combined, eclectic experience in music and painting (as well as family therapy and executive workshops) infuses their examples with vibrant color and sound. The relevance to corporate situations and relationships is well developed, and they don't rely on dry case studies to do it. Indeed, this book assumes the emotional intelligence and desire to engage of its reader, promising access to the rewards of that door-opening notion--possibility--in return. --S. Ketchum--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,904 | Title: Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less, Content: nan |
53,905 | Title: "Management Rewired: Why Feedback Doesn't Work and Other Surprising Lessons fromthe Latest Brain Science", Content: Starred Review. Jacobs, founder of the Amherst Consulting Group and managing partner of One Eighty Partners, debunks management myths in this provocative, counterintuitive volume, demonstrating how relying on emotions—rather than logic—leads to better business decisions. Jacobs draws on the latest research showing that positive and negative reinforcement don't improve performance, quantifiable objectives cause workers to fixate on the short term and sacrifice long-term focus and certain common management practices produce the opposite of the intended effect. He examines the limitations of current organizational strategy in light of brain science, using layman's language to map out how the brain interprets experience and responds to feedback, reward and punishment. He asserts that organizations that are able to apply brain science to their businesses will have a decided advantage over the competition, and he shows how his findings can enhance performance at every level of a company. Well argued and substantiated, this book turns prevalent management theory on its head and will have lasting impact on how it is taught in business schools and implemented in organizations.(May)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
53,906 | Title: What the CEO Wants You to Know : How Your Company Really Works, Content: Ram Charan learned about business from his family's shoe shop in India before attending Harvard Business School and going on to advise senior executives in companies large and small. His experiences taught him that universal laws apply "whether you sell fruit from a stand or are running a Fortune 500 company," and that the business acumen that comes from understanding these basics can be applied throughout any operation.What the CEO Wants You to Knowis Charan's primer on this point, which he illustrates with explanations filtered through the eyes of street venders and other small shopkeepers. One, for example, involves a woman in Managua, Nicaragua, who sells clothing from a small cart and beats the oppressive interest rates on her loans and the puny profit margins on her goods with a skillfully selected inventory that is quickly and repeatedly turned over. Whether it's a corner merchant or a giant manufacturing concern, Charan notes, "the faster the velocity, the higher the return." Relating such thinking to cash generation, customer satisfaction, and other essentials, he describes the universal principles that help all companies make money. "What your CEO wants you to know is how these fundamentals of business work in your company," he writes before embarking on a very lucid explanation that can be quickly absorbed and put into practice. --Howard Rothman |
53,907 | Title: The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage, Content: Robert S. Kaplan is the Baker Foundation Professor at the Harvard Business School. He has been a codeveloper of both activity-based costing and the Balanced Scorecard. David P. Norton is a founder and director of the Palladium Group, a consultancy focusing on strategy execution, and is codeveloper of the Balanced Scorecard. |
53,908 | Title: Global Tilt: Leading Your Business Through the Great Economic Power Shift, Content: "Ram is a gifted visionary who is above all a pragmatist. He knows that the pathway from the possible to reality is not linear, but one of applied imagination and strategic leaps. InGlobal Tilt, Ram teaches us that unlearning is essential to new learning, with many examples that will both inspire and educate even the most seasoned business leader." - Inge Thulin, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, 3M Company“A timely and insightful call to establishment leaders to rethink the world business equation.  Charan encourages leaders of the North to strategize and operate with a different and more realistic mind set if they are to counter the thrust of exuberant, ever more affluent  and confident leaders of the South. A must read for those seeing a more growth orientated future.”—Larry  Bossidy,  former Chairman and CEO of Honeywell“Global Tilt is more than just a crisp and insightful look at the North to South power-shift taking place in the world today. It’s a brilliantly crafted managerial and strategy blueprint for leaders of businesses and organizations that are trying to make sense of this dynamic new landscape. This is Ram and his sharp strategic acumen at his very best. No CEO’s library should be without it.”—Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola CompanyCuts to the core, right from page 1. The first chapter sets the agenda and you are immersed. In his inimitable way, Prof. Ram Charan then proceeds to give us the solutions. An enormously educative must-read for every business leader."—K.V. Kamath, Chairman, Infosys Limited"Ram Charan has this rare ability to distill  meaningful from meaningless and transfer it to others in a quite effective way without destroying confidences."—Jack Welch "He probably knows more about America than anybody." —Richard Harrington, CEO Thomson Corporation "He is constantly providing depth to issues, not just answers."—Ivan Seidenberg, former chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications "He's helped me in business, in government and in the nonprofit."—Gaston Caperton, former governor of West Virginia, president and CEO of The College Board "Ram is a catalyst in the real sense of that word. Her facilitates things happening ... and is an immense source of energy."—John Reed, former CEO of Citibank“This is necessary reading for anyone charged with strategic planning or investing in emerging markets; for the rest of us, it’s fascinating information to absorb and a window onto our economic future.”  —Publisher's Weekly |
53,909 | Title: "Agile Selling: Get Up to Speed Quickly in Today's Ever-Changing Sales World", Content: Any author who presents a dedication that reads “may you live an abundant life” is clearly someone to listen to. Multibook author (Snap Selling, 2010, and others), speaker, and sales consultant Konrath addresses a subject that impacts everyone in business. Hers is commonsense advice, made much more valuable through real-life stories and highly simplified procedures. Her premise is that continual learning differentiates an individual and leads to success, which she substantiates in each of the 63 chapters. Instead of setting specific revenue-generating goals, for instance, concentrate on getting better. Segment your focus by looking at the big picture and priorities. To uncover why a prospect isn’t buying, research all aspects of the “why buy” to articulate the business case. Consider developing cheat sheets on your top prospects to best remember their issues and industries. Chapters are short, conversational, and summarized in one sentence. Examples punctuate her points, whether it’s her personal admission about something or other or a concept held by someone else (for instance, the 90-day plan and Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit, 2012). --Barbara Jacobs |
53,910 | Title: Drift into Failure, Content: Sidney Dekker is Professor of Human Factors and System Safety at Lund University, Sweden and Director of Research at the Leonardo Da Vinci Center for Complexity and Systems Thinking. He gained his Ph.D. in Cognitive Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University, USA and has worked in Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and England. Sidney has been a Senior Fellow at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, and Visiting Academic in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University in Melbourne. He is scientific advisor on healthcare system safety to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and Professor of Community Health Science at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, in Canada. Sidney's research interests include system safety, human error, reactions to failure, and organizational resilience. His recent books include "Ten Questions About Human Error: A New View of Human Factors and System Safety" (2005), "The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error" (2006), and "Just Culture: Balancing Safety and Accountability" (2007). Sidney also flies the Boeing 737NG part time as airline pilot. He is a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The OSU Foundation in the United States awards a yearly Sidney Dekker Critical Thinking Award. |
53,911 | Title: Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future, Content: "First time author Dorie Clark has hit the ball out of the park with her new book, Reinventing You...this book is a great reminder of how we can be anyone we want to be if we are willing to put in the work."  -Forbes.com |
53,912 | Title: The Collaborative Sale: Solution Selling in a Buyer Driven World, Content: Buyer behavior has evolved and the challenges facing sales professionals have never been greater. Thanks to the Internet and the wealth of information it provides, buyers are more informed and more comfortable evaluating purchasing options on their own. The more information buyers have access to, the less dependent they are on traditional sources of information – including salespeople.The Collaborative Saletakes a close look at recent changes in buyer behavior as they relate to the primary tenets of the Solution Selling®methodology and provides a detailed, modern view of what effective sellers need to do to succeed in today’s world.To succeed today, sellers need to be worthy collaborators with the highly knowledgeable buyers they encounter with increasing frequency. No longer can sellers drive and control the sale, simply because many buyers are too empowered and savvy. Global economic uncertainties and the recent global recessions have also made individual buyers as well as the companies they represent realize, perhaps once and for all, that they must see results and maximize their return on investment in every purchase. This means buyers are more cautious than ever and they are acutely aware of the risks of making bad decisions.Sellers must align with where the buyers are in their buying process and collaborate with them in an open and transparent manner. The sellers who do this are winning business and they are transforming selling forever.InThe Collaborative Sale, you will learn:How buyer behavior has changed, and how sales professionals must adapt to surviveWhy a Solution Selling philosophy is more relevant today than ever beforeHow to build and leverage knowledge to become situational expertsNew sales personas: Micro-Marketer, Visualizer, and Value DriverHow to use social media to gain access to the new buyersHow to manage buyers’ risk in uncertain economic timesAs executive leaders of Sales Performance International (SPI), the authors have helped thousands of clients around the world to implement the highly successful Solution Selling®methodology on which this book is based. By applying the core elements of the methodology to the changing dynamic of more knowledgeable and savvy buyers, Keith Eades and Tim Sullivan have createdThe Collaborative Sale,a playbook for helping sales professionals align with today’s buyers. |
53,913 | Title: Quick and Nimble: Lessons from Leading CEOs on How to Create a Culture of Innovation, Content: "Bryant writes theCorner Officecolumn for theNew York Times, where he interviews CEOs every week for their insights about managing people and leading companies. Their wisdom on building innovative cultures is collected here. Far too many leadership books rely on the knowledge of consultants or on years-old stories to build their case; this book gets its ideas from the people actually running companies today."—Washington Post"In an increasingly competitive and dynamic economy, every organization is charged with building a culture that supports innovation…Bryant offers an expert guided tour through the minds of the world's most innovative CEOs, sharing insights that are both enlightening and immensely practical."—Adam Grant, The Huffington Post"Quick and Nimbleoffers idea after idea on how to create a culture of innovation. It is full of workable ways to nurture critical thinking and create the chaos needed for innovation to thrive. The author's dedicated research proves that leaders who intentionally make culture a key element of their strategy pave the way for organizational success."—T+D Magazine"Reams of practical advice for and from business leaders most—thankfully—with a human, caring touch."—Kirkus Reviews"Leaders such as the editor-in-chief ofTeen Vogue, the CEO of JetBlue, chef Mario Batali … provide thoughts on leadership, management, and innovation…The big names lend the book a certain flair…[Bryant] breaks down the important elements of a successful corporate culture, and then describes the leadership strategies to build on it."—Publishers Weekly"Adam Bryant gives us yet another welcome opportunity to listen in on his living laboratory of leadership conversations. InQuick and Nimble, he orchestrates discussion on the idea—and its practical application—that culture is not in ‘support’ of strategy; itisstrategy. Bryant’s gift for asking incisive questions of remarkable people, and translating their insights into crisp and lucid prose, makes for joyful reading indeed—smart, provocative, and immensely useful!"—Jim Collins, author ofGood to Greatand coauthor ofGreat by Choice"Quick and Nimbleis the definitive book on organizational culture. Adam Bryant offers an expert guided tour through the minds of the world's most innovative CEOs, sharing insights that are both enlightening and immensely practical. This is a book that every leader needs to read—and reread."—Adam Grant, professor of management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and bestselling author ofGive and Take"Adam Bryant identifies the most important challenge facing business leaders today: how to achieve innovation at scale by building a culture that will marry the energy of a startup with the discipline of a veteran organization. InQuick and Nimble, he has assembled an all-star team of CEOs to share—in their own words—how they have taken their companies to the next level."—Eric Ries, bestselling author ofThe Lean Startup"In today’s nonstop turbulence, innovation is critical to success. InQuick and Nimble, Adam Bryant distills important lessons from a range of leading CEOs about how to create and sustain a productive culture that nurtures not only innovation but also respect, engagement, and teamwork for everyone involved. And he does so in a lively, grounded voice that resonates with experience and perspective. A ‘must read’ for any leader serious about the company he or she is building and the difference it makes in the world."—Nancy F. Koehn, James Robison Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School"InQuick and Nimble, Adam Bryant unlocks the secret to creating and sustaining a culture of innovation: Leadership. Bryant has translated his in-depth interviews with innovation leaders into lessons on how to build a creative, open, and ultimately innovative culture that will enable every organization to thrive and grow."—Bill George, professor, Harvard Business School, and former chair and CEO, Medtronic |
53,914 | Title: Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage, Content: nan |
53,915 | Title: Boundaries for Leaders: Results, Relationships, and Being Ridiculously in Charge, Content: Noting that a boundary is a structure that determines what will exist and what will not, Cloud, a consultant and author, shows how leaders set the boundaries that will determine whether their vision and people thrive or fail. Leaders determine what will exist and not exist. The author presents seven leadership boundaries that make everything else work and . . . they set the stage, tone and climate for people’s brains to perform. These boundaries are helping people attend to what is important; building the emotional climate that fuels performance; facilitating connections that boost peoples’ functioning; developing thinking patterns that drive results; focusing on what behaviors shape results; building high-performance teams that achieve desired results; and, for leaders, directing themselves in a manner that creates great performance in others. Cloud concludes with his advice to leaders: Take charge. . . . Create an environment and culture where people can be their best. Though clearly an infomercial for the author’s consulting activities, the book offers valuable perspective and ideas. --Mary Whaley |
53,916 | Title: From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership, Content: '...much-needed book can help new leaders get beyond the stress and fear to focus on becoming the most effective leader they can be.' (Publicnet.co.uk, May 2011). |
53,917 | Title: No Excuses: How You Can Turn Any Workplace into a Great One, Content: nan |
53,918 | Title: Topgrading, 3rd Edition: The Proven Hiring and Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance, Content: nan |
53,919 | Title: Understanding How Others Misunderstand You: A Unique and Proven Plan for Strengthening Personal Relationships, Content: KEN VOGESand Dr. Ron Braund have successfully incorporated the DISC system of personality profiling to fit biblical principles. Ken is the author ofUnderstanding Jesus: A Personality Profileand co-author with Dr. Braund ofUnderstanding How Others Misunderstand You: A Unique and Proven Plan for Strengthening Personal Relationships. He resides in Houston, Texas.RON BRUANDis a family business consultant, life coach, and author. He is president of Family Business Transitions, facilitating families in succession planning to achieve personal and philanthropic goals. He is the author of,Understanding How Others Misunderstand You, andThe Strong-Willed Child or Dreamer?. Through his non-profit organization, Mission Specialties, Ron sponsors Orphan Transition programs and Foster Care initiatives for neglected and abused children in Eastern Europe. He and his wife, Ginger, reside in Marietta, Georgia near their family Rich, Adam, and his wife Anna. |
53,920 | Title: "Women Don't Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation--and Positive Strategies for Change", Content: Linda Babcock is James M. Walton Professor of Economics at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has also been a visiting professor at Harvard Business School, The Unicersity of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the California Institute of Technology. A specialist in negotiation and dispute resolution, her research has appeared in the most prestigious economics, inductrial relations, and law journals.Sara Laschever's work has been published by theNew York Times, theNew York Review of Books, andVogue, among other publications. She was also the principal interviewer for Project Access, a landmark Harvard University srudy on women in science careers funded by the National Science Foundation. She lives in Concord, Mass. |
53,921 | Title: "Manager's Guide to Employee Engagement (Briefcase Book)", Content: Scott Carbonara is a speaker, trainer, author, and management consultant who "brings authentic leadership to life from the boardroom to the family room."Scott is known as "The Leadership Therapist" for his diverse professional portfolio-ranging from serving as an award-winning family crisis intervention counselor-to executive director of communications and change management and eventually chief-of-staff of the nation's largest non-investor-owned health insurance company. While there, he addressed a skyrocketing 38% attrition rate and, through digging beyond the surface and implementing creative employee engagement initiatives and branding of a positive corporate culture, led the team that reduced it to an unprecedented 6.5%. Scott's dual background in both counseling and executive leadership makes him a highly-skilled, passionate communicator and problem solver who provides direction to diverse teams ranging in size from 1 to 13,000.Scott has spoken at international conferences and for such esteemed groups as Chicago Booth School of Business, and is the author of several leadership books. Through his humorous and practical keynotes, executive coaching, personalized consulting, and story-driven books, he breathes life into leadership topics including employee engagement, change management, communication, positive culture, and esteem. Like a houseplant which grows towards the light, Scott aims to inspire people everywhere to lead by living positively, and paying it forward. |
53,922 | Title: Leadership: The 4 Imperatives of Great Leaders, Content: Dr. Stephen R. Covey is an internationally respected leadership authority, teacher, author, organizational consultant, and co-founder and vice chairman of Franklin Covey Co. He is author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which Chief Executive magazine has called the most influential business book of the last 100 years. The book has sold nearly 20 million copies, and after 20 years, still holds a place on most best-seller lists. Dr. Covey earned an MBA from Harvard and a doctorate from BYU, where he was a professor of organizational behavior. For more than 40 years, he has taught millions of people — including leaders of nations and corporations — the transforming power of the principles that govern individual and organizational effectiveness. He and his wife live in the Rocky Mountains of Utah. |
53,923 | Title: God Is Alive and Well: The Future of Religion in America, Content: Frank Newport, long-time Gallup Editor-in-Chief and one of the nation's best known pollsters, has spent the major part of his working life studying public opinion -- much of that public opinion about religion. Newport has a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Michigan and has taught and published on the sociology of religion. For the last 20 years, he has been monitoring religion in America based on Americans' self-reports -- including data from more than a million interviews Gallup has conducted on a nightly basis since 2008. Newport, past president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, is author of Polling Matters: Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People (Warner Books, 2004) and coauthor with Stuart Rothenberg of The Evangelical Voter. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Newport grew up in a staunch Southern Baptist tradition and spent five years at the world's largest Baptist university. Newport's father was a Southern Baptist theologian, author, and religious educator, as were Newport's grandmother and grandfather. Although he is a neutral scientist who studies religion analytically, Newport's background provides a valuable window into how religion works in the U.S. |
53,924 | Title: Mindful Anger: A Pathway to Emotional Freedom, Content: “[Filled with insights on myths surrounding anger’s origins and arguments on breaking old habits and handling false perceptions about anger. Psychology collections will find this a key acquisition.” (Midwest Book Review)“This user–friendly and vital guide to understanding the gift of anger skillfully demonstrates how to transform its often misunderstood and destructive energy into a positive force to achieve our most cherished life goals. By learning how to figure out the source of our anger, its effects on us, and the urgent message it is trying to convey, we can thoughtfully and mindfully use it to change our lives, our relationships, and our world. A must-read!” (Constance Kaplan, Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist and EMDRIA Approved EMDR Consultant)“InMindful Anger, Andrea Brandt pulls back the curtain surrounding this long misunderstood emotion and shows us—with great wisdom, heart, and a healthy dose of humor—not only how to manage this powerful feeling but how to reap its many benefits as well. Drawing on both her personal experience and her years of helping others as a therapist, Dr. Brandt combines the skills of mindfulness with a series of practical strategies to support and guide readers in the experience of processing, releasing, and resolving anger. This book offers readers the help they need to make anger their friend.” (Ronald J. Frederick, PhD, psychologist; author of Living Like You Mean It) |
53,925 | Title: The Purpose Driven Life Journal: What on Earth Am I Here For?, Content: Dr. Rick Warren is pastor, author, global strategist, theologian, and philanthropist. His bookThe Purpose driven Lifehas been called the bestselling non-fiction hardback in publishing history by Publishers Weekly, having sold more than 32 million copies. Warren founded Saddleback Church in 1980 with his wife, Kay. In addition to a 120-acre campus in Lake Forest, CA, the church has ten satellite campuses in Southern California and three international campuses. |
53,926 | Title: When Panic Attacks: The New, Drug-Free Anxiety Therapy That Can Change Your Life, Content: “Few truly great books on psychotherapy have been published, and this is one of them.When Panic Attackstells you how to deal with all kinds of anxiety and with most other emotional problems. It is clearly and charmingly written.”—Albert Ellis, Ph.D, founder of the Albert Ellis Institute and bestselling author ofA Guide to Rational Living“Another masterpiece from the author who helped millions help themselves withFeeling Good: The New Mood Therapy. Dr. Burns’s elegant writing style, compassion, and humor translate powerful psychotherapy methods into accessible, practical, and helpful tools for the vast number of individuals who struggle with anxiety.”—Henny Westra, Ph.D., associate professor and director of the York University Anxiety Research Clinic |
53,927 | Title: Psychic Protection, Content: John-Roger,D.S.S., is the founder of the Church of the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, founder and chancellor of the University of Santa Monica and of Peace Theological Seminary & College of Philosophy; he is also the founder and spiritual adviser of the Institute for Individual & World Peace. He has appeared on numerous radio and television shows and been a featured guest on Larry King Live . He is the author and co-author of more than 50 books, includingLiving the Spiritual Principles of Health and Well-Being,Fulfilling Your Spiritual Promise,The Rest of Your Life, andSpiritual Warrior—inspiration for the acclaimed film Spiritual Warriors. He lives in Los Angeles. |
53,928 | Title: Managing Difficult Interactions: Expert Solutions to Everyday Challenges (Pocket Mentor), Content: The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills. |
53,929 | Title: "Love 'Em or Lose 'Em: Getting Good People to Stay (BK Business)", Content: “To be a great team, you need outstanding players. The authors show you how to engage your outstanding players and keep them on your team for a long time.”—Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach, Duke University Basketball“As a global resource in Marriott’s engagement strategy, Kaye and Jordan-Evans once again provide a powerful, globally inclusive book that is both impactful and relevant . . . practical, associate-centric ideas that work!”—Steve Bauman, Vice President, Global Learning Deployment, Marriott International“Having witnessed, firsthand, the power of the ‘stay interview’ and the impact of simply asking employees what will keep them in the organization, I know the rewards contained within Love ’Em or Lose ’Em are easily attained. Finding talent can be hard in today’s competitive world. Keeping that talent can be deceptively easy.”—Andrew Buckingham, Head of Global Learning and Development, Genzyme UK“Our global strategy is based on recruiting and developing the best talent. Retaining and engaging that talent on a global basis is crucial to every manager’s business goals. Love ’Em or Lose ’Em has become their playbook!”—J. Craig Mundy, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Learning & Talent Management, Ingersoll Rand“Love ’Em or Lose ’Em has significantly contributed to our business in Latin America . . . The wonderful principles in this book have raised our sensitivity on how to interpret our associates’ needs, and once put in practice, they have enabled powerful results.”—Carolina Lazarte, Human Resources Director, Latin America North, D&I; LAB, Pepsico Latin America Beverages“You just have to love Love ’Em or Lose ‘Em. This charming, clever, practical, and user-friendly book is a great desk-side coach for anyone who manages people.”—Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Chair and Director, Advanced Leadership Initiative, Harvard University“Talent matters. Few dispute this truth. But keeping great talent continues to be a challenge for many companies. This marvelous book offers numerous specific tools and hundreds of examples of how to care for people. Love ’Em or Lose ’Em is the best treatise on retaining talent available.”—Dave Ulrich, Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and coauthor of HR from the Outside In: Six Competencies for the Future of Human Resources“Fantastic, fun, and practical coaching advice! This stuff works! Great for executives to use with their teams—and buy for their managers! Buy it! Use it! Share it! Keep good people.”—Marshall Goldsmith, author of Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back If You Lose It“The manager-employee relationship is the difference between retention and turnover. Good leaders know how to hold on to their team members by striking a balance between leadership and management. The trick is to publicly praise employees for their victories and privately coach them on their opportunities. Love ’Em or Lose ’Em helps create the foundation for doing just that.”—Ken May, former President and CEO, FedEx Kinko’s“At First Data, the Love ’Em or Lose ’Em concepts have become an integral part of our ongoing global retention and engagement strategy and one of our most widely attended manager training programs. The book is full of practical employee engagement strategies, coaching, and advice that can be easily applied by any manager and applicable to employees at all levels. With the additional global perspectives in this newest edition, the relevance of the Love ’Em or Lose ’Em messages are now truly boundaryless.”—Michelle Prince, Vice President, Human Resources, First Data“A great read! Having had the opportunity to spend two days in a ‘Love ’Em or Lose ’Em’ seminar, I am a believer! It makes no difference what business you are in (corporate/government/military), people are the single most important part of an organization, and they are at the core of the success or failure of an organization!”—William (Bill) Pickavance, former Vice President for Launch and Recovery Systems and Florida Site Executive, United Space Alliance“I’m a big fan of the ‘stay interview’ and its power; nothing speaks louder than a manager who genuinely cares. That’s just one great idea from this latest edition of Love ’Em or Lose ’Em, which should be on every manager’s bookshelf or tablet or smart phone!”—Rebecca Ray, Senior Vice President of Human Capital, The Conference Board“I have long believed love is at the deepest center of leading oneself and others, and to find a book that provides specific and practical ways for managers to pay attention to their talent is truly a gift. How one leads is a choice, and in this gem of a read are powerful reminders of how managers can show up and be present to their people, particularly if they want to bring out the best in others, keeping them engaged and inspired to stay and contribute to their fullest potential. This book deserves to be read at least once a year or kept nearby as a guide.”—Teresa Roche, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, Agilent Technologies“I’ve been so impressed with the millennials entering our workforce around the world. This book is full of great tips for getting their best discretionary effort—love them and you will be a beloved manager.”—Tina Sung, Vice President, Government Transformation and Agency Partnerships, Partnership for Public Service“Ever since the first edition, Love ’Em or Lose ’Em has been a great source of inspiration to me. I warmly recommend this pragmatic book to anyone who manages others—and especially to those who still believe that talent retention is all about money, which it is really not! This book offers a powerful and engaging way to achieve active and sustainable talent retention. And it’s exciting to see that it works all across the globe!”—Michael Zollinger, Head HR Generalists, Swiss Re |
53,930 | Title: Employee Engagement for Everyone: 4 Keys to Happiness and Fulfillment at Work, Content: Kevin Kruse is a New York Times bestselling author, Best Place to Work award winner, and globally recognized expert on employee engagement and leadership. |
53,931 | Title: The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their Employees, Retain Talent, and Drive Performance, Content: Book DescriptionGot carrotphobia? Do you think that recognizing your employees will distract you and your team from more serious business, create jealousy, or make you look soft? Think again.The Carrot Principlereveals the groundbreaking results of one of the most in-depth management studies ever undertaken, showing definitively that the central characteristic of the most successful managers is that they provide their employees with frequent and effective recognition. With independent research from The Jackson Organization and analysis by bestselling leadership experts Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton, this breakthrough study of 200,000 people over ten years found dramatically greater business results when managers offered constructive praise and meaningful rewards in ways that powerfully motivated employees to excel.Drawing on case studies from leading companies including Disney, DHL, KPMG, and Pepsi Bottling Group, bestselling authors Gostick and Elton show how the transformative power of purpose-based recognition produces astonishing increases in operating results--whether measured by return on equity, return on assets, or operating margin. And they show how great managers lead with carrots, not sticks, and in doing so achieve higher* Productivity* Engagement* Retention* Customer satisfactionThe Carrot Principleillustrates that the relationship between recognition and improved business results is highly predictable--it's proven to work. But it's not the employee recognition some of us have been using for years. It is recognition done right, recognition combined with four other core traits of effective leadership.Gostick and Elton explain the remarkably simple but powerful methods great managers use to provide their employees with effective recognition, which all managers can easily learn and begin practicing for immediate results. Great recognition doesn't take time--it can be done in a matter of moments--and it doesn't take budget-busting amounts of money. This exceptional book presents the simple steps to becoming a Carrot Principle manager and to building a recognition culture in your organization; it offers a wealth of specific examples, culled from real-life cases, of the ways to do recognition right. Following these simple steps will make you a high-performance leader and take your team to a new level of achievement."The Carrot Principle: How Great Managers Use Employee Recognition"An Essay by Adam Gostick and Chester EltonFor organizations that do it right, it's a bit like discovering gold in your backyard. Employee recognition, long considered a benefit thatcostsmoney, can actually be a management tool thatmakesmoney. At first blush, the idea is counter-intuitive. As leaders, we've become accustomed to viewing recognition programs as a cost of doing business. But employee recognition is evolving. A groundbreaking research study of 200,000 employees, unveiled in our new bookThe Carrot Principle, presents a new paradigm: Applying employee recognition techniques within a context of goal-setting, open communication, trust and accountability, (what we have come to call the Basic Four) accelerates the impact of all of these critical management skills.Continue reading "The Carrot Principle: How Great Managers Use Employee Recognition"More to ExploreThe 24-Carrot ManagerManaging with Carrots |
53,932 | Title: Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time, Content: Susan Scott believes that interpersonal difficulties--at work and at home--are a direct result of our inability to communicate well.Fierce Conversationsis based on principles from her international consulting practice, in which she teaches executives how to conduct such exchanges more dynamically and ultimately more effectively, thereby improving the relationships they enjoy with their various dialogue partners "one conversation at a time." Using identifiable anecdotes from her experience to inspire and inform, along with a series of practical exercises designed to impart the requisite skills, Scott walks readers through the individual steps she's developed to build better associations through more robust and honest discourses. Addressing all aspects of the process, from several methods for listening more attentively to specific ways she's fashioned to confront and resolve issues "that stand between you and success," Scott offers the type of concrete advice and confidence-building counsel that should help even the most reticent improve their communication skills dramatically.--Howard Rothman--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,933 | Title: 301 Ways to Have Fun At Work, Content: Dave Hemsath and Leslie Yerkes have long believed that work need not be bland and boring, and that a fun workplace is truly more productive than a dull one. To check their theory, they asked successful businesspeople worldwide if fun played a part in their corporate culture--and, if so, how it was actually manifested in everyday life.301 Ways to Have Fun at Workis their lighthearted compendium of the most useful and creative replies. |
53,934 | Title: Mindsets in the Classroom: Building a Culture of Success and Student Achievement in Schools, Content: Like some of my favorite professional books, this one has a conversational tone. It is no hit and run introduction to growth mindset, either. Mary Cay Ricci provides a thorough foundation in what growth mindset is, why it matters, and just as importantly, how to foster it in key stakeholders, namely teachers, students, and parents.Ricci advocates teaching parents about the brain research as well as giving them tools for reflecting on the kinds of praise they use with their children. She provides suggestions and resources for explaining the brain research and how the brain works. She offers not a single lesson but a series of experiences and tools for walking students along the path of understanding what fixed and growth mindsets are, and how they affect the way we perceive effort, intelligence and success. Administrators or coaches will also find this book helpful for the concrete plan it provides for professional development.Mindsets in the Classroomcame along just when I needed it. If you are a parent, teacher, or administrator who would like to understand growth mindset more fully, or who wants to bring others along toward growing their own growth mindsets, this 150-page resource might be just what you're looking for. --Katie Gordon, MiddleWeb |
53,935 | Title: Stretching the School Dollar: How Schools and Districts Can Save Money While Serving Students Best, Content: Stretching the School Dollar is the right book at the right time. It offers research-based thinking and real options to school leaders facing tough budgetary choices in today s economy. The book s detailed examples how to analyze financial data, make the best use of teachers skills, and harness the new technologies, for example provide a road map to economic reform that enhances, rather than obstructs, student learning. --Daniel A. Domenech, executive director, American Association of School AdministratorsStretching the School Dollar arrives at a time when it is urgently needed. It is ideal for school district and state leaders who are interested in even desperate to know how our school systems can do more with less. It offers practical recommendations for cutting costs in ways that avoid damage to school programming as well as more dramatic and innovative ways to re-engineer how we do school. If you are ready to meet your fiscal commitments while providing a world-class education to your students, this is the book for you. --Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education |
53,936 | Title: Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education, Content: Will Richardson and Rob Mancabelli have created an essential book for educators, students, and anyone concerned about the future of education. Personal Learning Networks provides the perspectives and the processes we need to use personal learning networks to become educated, empowered and ready for the global economy. --Jason Ohler, Professor Emeritus, Educational Technology, University of Alaska, JuneauThis book presents an innovative, comprehensive strategy for reinventing education to meet the needs of 21st century students and society. Much more than familiar rhetoric on what is wrong with education, the authors provide a compelling vision for education as it could and should be and a road map to help get us there. Mancabelli & Will Richardson have provided us with a step-by-step guide to create globally-connected classrooms, implement powerful project-based curriculum, and introduce our students to tools and technologies with transformative potential. --Angela Maiers, President of Maiers Educational Services, Clive, IowaThis book is chock-full of useful information and highlights numerous practitioners who are walking the walk. A fantastic resource for administrators, teachers, policymakers, and others who are trying to lead their organizations into the digital, global world in which we now live. --Scott McLeod, Director at UCEA Center for Advanced Study of Technical Leadership in Education, Ames, Iowa |
53,937 | Title: Pocket Guide to APA Style 2009, Update Edition, Content: Robert Perrin (Ph.D., University of Illinois--Champaign/Urbana) is currently Chairperson of the Department of English at Indiana State University, after serving as Director of Writing Programs for seventeen years. He has won the University's Caleb Mills Award for distinguished teaching and the Theodore Dreiser Award for distinguished research, as well as the College of Arts and Sciences' Distinguished Professor award. He has published numerous articles on composition and teaching and has published seven textbooks and research guides, including The Beacon Handbook (six editions) and Handbook for College Research (three editions). |
53,938 | Title: Study Guide for Educational Psychology (with MyLabSchool), Content: Key Benefit: This market leader continues to offer the best blend of current theory, research, and practice in a highly up-to-date new edition. Key Topics: This clear, well-organized book has been revised to reflect the growing interest in constructivism and student-centered learning. It includes over 150 new references. The author explains concepts and theories with examples and analogies, then explores the implications for practice. Market: Designed for novice educational psychologists or those interested in exploring this side of the field.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,939 | Title: "Phipps' Medical-Surgical Nursing: Health and Illness Perspectives, 8e (Medical Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Clinical Practice (Phipps))", Content: Frances Donovan Monahan, PhD, RN, Professor and Director, Health Sciences, Rockland Community College, State University of New York, Suffern, NY, USA; Judith K. Sands, EdD, RN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA; Marianne Neighbors, EdD, RN, Professor, School of Nursing, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA; Jane F. Marek, MSN, RN,APRN, BC, Instructor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA; and Carol J. Green, PhD, RN, Professor of Nursing, Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS |
53,940 | Title: Police Administration: Structures, Processes, and Behavior (8th Edition), Content: Thoroughly researched, this edition comprehensively covers the field of police administration and provides a carefully balanced treatment of its procedural, structural, and behavioral aspects.--This text refers to an alternateHardcoveredition. |
53,941 | Title: Personal Connections in the Digital Age, Content: "Combining in-depth knowledge of the topic based on decades of Baym's own and others' research with a clear, concise and straightforward writing style that makes it a joy to read, this is the kind of accessible book that many academics would love to have written."Times Higher Education"Lively and thought-provoking throughout, this book challenges the myth that ‘cyberspace' dramatically transforms personal connections by revealing, instead, the complex and subtle ways in which people manage social interaction online and offline in response to the affordances of the various modes of communication available."Sonia Livingstone,London School of Economics and author ofChildren and the Internet"Something is happening. Do you know what it is? Nancy Baym does, with a book bristling with ideas and authority. Filled with clear, lively writing, she both surveys and advances the field. I learned so much."Barry Wellman,University of Toronto"Baym provides us a clear, concise, and thought-provoking discussion of the role of new digital media our interpersonal and societal relationships. She creates a welcome blend of her own and others' research, the affordances and capabilities of new media, historical and technical contexts of the telegraph through the Internet, stable as well as changing societal norms, and her own Internet experiences."Ronald E. Rice,University of California, Santa Barbara |
53,942 | Title: Media Education: Literacy, Learning and Contemporary Culture, Content: David Buckingham takes the pulse of media education today, insightfully surveying the field, probing the debates and controversies, assessing out motives for teaching the media but leaving us a road map for map for the future. Covering both analysis and production, including the new digital technologies, this book is a must-have for the serious media teacher.’Barry Duncan, media education consultant, Toronto‘Media Education offers a comprehension overview of the debates, the theories and the principles that have underprinned the teaching of media, and makes a clear and urgent case for how it should proceed in the future. Buckingham provides a thorough and convincing rationale for a form of media education that is both theoretically sound and practically possible.’Dr Sue Turnbell, La Trobe University‘Buckingham marshals all his considerable talent to define the field of media education in an engaging and compelling style. This inspiring book moves educational reform ahead by light years.’Kathleen Tyner, author of Literacy in a Digital World |
53,943 | Title: Situated Language and Learning: A Critique of Traditional Schooling (Literacies), Content: 'This is a stimulating book ...'-Language Issues |
53,944 | Title: The New Literacies: Multiple Perspectives on Research and Practice, Content: nan |
53,945 | Title: Digital and Media Literacy: Connecting Culture and Classroom, Content: “As our society becomes more global, schools must embrace a curriculum that builds and supports students’ critical thinking and 21st century skills. This book provides a purposeful technology- and media-driven path for teachers and curriculum specialists to follow in preparing students to become global citizens.”(Abbey Spoonmore Duggins, Instructional Coach 2011-01-04)"This book provides a wide variety of ways teachers can use technology to their advantage in the classroom. We need books like this one to show us how to utilize the power of the Internet and create valuable learning opportunities to 21st century students."(Melody L. Aldrich, English Deptartment Chair 2011-01-04)"Every teacher desires to integrate technology into their classroom instruction. This book provides step-by-step lessons and explanations. This is a must-read for anyone still tentative about immersing their instruction with the digital age."(Michelle Strom, Language Arts Teacher 2011-01-04)"This book gives teachers ideas for actively engaging students in meaningful conversations. It helps us to find new ways to challenge students to think on a higher level."(Patti Grammens, Science Department Chair 2011-01-04)"Renee Hobbs is a teacher at heart. Drawing from her vast knowledge of media literacy education and her experiences in secondary classrooms, Hobbs delivers on a number of fronts: critical thinking, Common Core standards, lesson planning, and communicating. To read Renee Hobbs is to take action!"(Donna Alvermann, Distinguished Research Professor 2011-03-21) |
53,946 | Title: Unlocking Literacy: Effective Decoding and Spelling Instruction, Second Edition, Content: "For those who enjoy the thrill of an 'aha' moment, there is one on every page. If you care about making a difference, this book will be your constant companion."(G. Emerson Dickman, Esq.) |
53,947 | Title: TExES English Language Arts and Reading 7-12 231 Teacher Certification Study Guide Test Prep, Content: Comprehensive, Current & Aligned Study GuidePrepare for your TExES English Language Arts and Reading 7-12 exam with this comprehensive guide that systematically reviews all the core competencies and skills for easy, efficient studying and confident test-taking. The Most In-depth Subject ReviewOnly our study guide drills all the way down to the focus statement level, providing detailed examples of the range, type, and level of content that appear on the test. Completely aligned with current TExES exam, this book provides the support you need to study and pass the FIRST TIME! Total PreparationA full-length multiple choice practice test that emulates actual TExES test format and weighting, helping you test your knowledge, understand how the exam is weighted, and identify skills and competencies you need to focus on.  Our detailed answer explanations reference related skills in the book, allowing you to identify your strengths and weaknesses and interact with the content effectively. Additional online study tools are also available at XAMonline.com. We also carry the entire TExES series including:TExES Generalist EC-6 (191) Essentials EditionTExES Life Science 7-12 (238)TExES Mathematics-Physics 7-12 (243) |
53,948 | Title: How to Write a Great Research Paper, Content: Research like a pro–and write a winning paper!Do research papers make you nervous? Don’t panic! This task isn’t as overwhelming as it may seem––and conducting good research is an important skill to have. With How to Write a Great Research Paper, you’ll see how easy and rewarding it can be to explore a topic and present your ideas in an organized and interesting way.Filled with easy-to-follow instructions and valuable tips, this new guide breaks the entire process down into 7 Keys to Success:Find a TopicLook It UpTake NotesOutline Your PaperCreate Your First DraftRevise and Edit Your DraftPresent Your PaperSo take a deep breath, relax–and get ready to write a top-notch research paper! |
53,949 | Title: Setting Limits in the Classroom: How to Move Beyond the Classroom Dance of Discipline, Content: No more exhaustive attempts at reasoning, persuasion, or threats. |
53,950 | Title: Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (9th Edition), Content: Widely recognized as a market leader for its innovation, strong research base, and accessibility, the ninthedition of William L. Heward’sExceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Educationcontinues thistradition of excellence.A FOCUS ON EXCEPTIONAL TEACHERS• Featured Teacher essaysEach chapter begins with a first-person essay by master teachers thatreflects the joys, challenges, and realities of teaching exceptional children. Drawn from urban,suburban, and rural school districts across the country, the 18 featured teachers share personalexperiences and wisdom gathered from years of instructing children in a variety of school settings.• MyEducationLabAccess to MyEducationLab for this text allows readers to see, hear, andlearn from the teachers featured in the text through video. Throughout the book,MyEducationLab icons connect key content and concepts practiced by master teachers toHomework & Exercises on MyEducationLab.• Tips for Beginning TeachersEach chapter culminates with practical, quick tips for beginningteachers–offered by the master teacher featured in each chapter–on how to avoid commonpitfalls in the classroom.A FOCUS ON EFFECTIVE RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES• Teaching & Learning featuresAll of the strategies described in the Teaching & Learning featuresare classroom-tested, supported by research, and provide clear and practical step-by-stepguidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating instruction for students with disabilities.• MyEducationLabEach of the research-based practices discussed in the Teaching & Learningfeatures are connected to Homework & Exercises or Building Teaching Skills activities inMyEducationLab that extend and further develop these strategies through video, artifacts,or articles.A FOCUS ON ISSUES AND TRENDS• Current Issues and Future Trends featuresThese essays highlight the ever-changing nature ofspecial education with the controversial issues, triumphs, struggles, and interventions involved inspecial education.For Future Preparation and Teacher Certification:• CEC Performance-Based StandardsThe Common Core standards are printed on the inside frontcover of the text. Margin notes throughout the text link critical content to specific knowledge andskill statements from CEC’s Performance-Based Standards for Beginning Teachers.• Coverage of PRAXIS IITM TestsA PRAXIS Study Grid in the Appendix shows where content areasof the PRAXIS II Test, Education of Exceptional Students: Core Principles, are discussed in the text.A listing of the principles is on the inside back cover of this text. |
53,951 | Title: Error Patterns in Computation: Using Error Patterns to Help Each Student Learn (10th Edition), Content: Error Patterns in Computation: Using Error Patterns to Help Each Student Learn, Tenth EditionRobert B. Ashlock, Covenant College The only text of its kind to show teachers how to identify common error patterns in mathematics! As students learn about mathematical operations and methods of computation, they may adopt erroneous procedures and misconceptions. This engaging book was written to model how the instructor can make thoughtful analyses of their students’ work and in so doing, discover patterns in errors made. This supplementary text guides teachers to consider reasons why students may have learned erroneous procedures in the first place and presents strategies for helping those students. Readers come away from the book with a clear vision of how to use student error patterns to gain more specific knowledge of students' understanding and to use that information to inform their future instruction. In addition to being substantially revised, the new edition offers greater emphasis on the following important topics:Use of diagnosisas a part of formative assessment, including open-ended assessment and problem writing as examplesApplication of Big Ideas--including compensation principles, relations between operations, and “There are many names for a number”--to form connections among facts, procedures, and concepts by applying big ideasDistinction between misconceptions and error patterns in computationUnderstanding of oursystem of numerationUnderstanding the meanings of operations of arithmeticso students will know when to use each operation when solving problemsRepresentation of concepts and proceduresin a variety of waysUse of classroom discourse, careful listening, and probing questionsAssessmentof dispositionsPlanningfor varied instruction |
53,952 | Title: Making Sense of Phonics, First Edition: The Hows and Whys (Solving Problems in the Teaching of Literacy), Content: nan |
53,953 | Title: Learning Through Academic Choice (Strategies for Teachers Series), Content: Paula Dentonbegan working as aResponsive Classroomconsulting teacher in 1990 and later managed program development at Northeast Foundation for Children. She is the author ofThe Power of Our Wordsand co-author ofThe First Six Weeks of School. |
53,954 | Title: Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance, Content: This is a powerful guidebook for new principals. More than that, it also contains valuable insight and examples to assist veteran principals in growing and improving professionally. (Kimberly Kay Janisch, Principal)I feel that this is a book principals will be interested in purchasing and reading. It has practical advice and relevant examples of how the advice can and has been implemented. (Phillip Silsby, Principal)I could hear the voices of some of the principals who were interviewed speaking to me. The author clearly knows how to gather information and present it in a meaningful way. (Bonnie Tryon, Zone 2 Director)It is a valuable resource, a must-read, for current and prospective principals who wish to become exemplars in school leadership and management. (Flordeliza Reyes, Educational Leadership and Management Department)The usefulness of this book clearly lies in the author's treatment of the traits and in the resource guide and facilitator's guide at the end. The content is rich with stimulating ideas that would inspire even the most seasoned administrator. (The School Administrator, March 2004)10 Traits of Highly Effective Principals is a 'must-read' for any practitioner or aspiring principal needing direction, mental stimulation, or self-renewal. (Principal Magazine, March/April 2004)"In all of the books I have read, this is far and away the best. Finally, a book where someone gets it! And wrapping up the book with a discussion of servant leadership is brilliant. I put these books in the hands of all of our principals, and each month at our district admin meetings, one of us presents on a chapter and opens it up for discussion. Everyone loves it and is on board. I have always been proud of the culture of our school, but this book is really helping all of us get on the same page and get the true purpose of our daily lives in education."(Brent M. Hodges, Assistant Headmaster 2009-01-26) |
53,955 | Title: "Cathy's Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233", Content: 'The story is pacy and exciting, with language well matched to the quality and variety of the illustrations...Enticing and visually stimulating, but above all, a cracking thriller. If it wins more readers because of innovative interactive techniques, all to the good.' TES 'An interactive adventure.' Observer--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition. |
53,956 | Title: Foundations of Education: The Essential Texts, Content: Susan F. Semelis Professor of Education at The City College of New York as well as The Graduate Center of CUNY. |
53,957 | Title: On Education (Thinking in Action), Content: 'a rare example of a philosophical discourse with a direct relevance to contemporary policymaking...If forthcoming debates about education policy do not draw heavily on what he has to say here, then they will be severely impoverished'Julian Baggini, Times Educational Supplement'Clearheaded, acutely perceptive, and utterly lucid, this is the one book about education whicheveryonecan and should make time to read.' -Randall Curren, University of Rochester, USA'This is a clearly structured and thought-out book…It’s polemical but also introduces the reader to key arguments and issues.'-Stephen Law, Royal Institute of Philosophy |
53,958 | Title: Google Apps Meets Common Core, Content: "This book provides wealth of information to learn how to use Google Apps as a learning tool in the classroom. Learn how to provide your students with the skills needed to become proficient with using technology throughout their day and have access to their work from any device."(Betty Rivinus, Special Education Teacher 2012-11-16)"This is a great resource tool for transitioning classrooms into 21st century learning environments with students in charge of learning so they are ready for college and careers in the ubiquitous age of access to information and technology."(Susan Stewart, Assistant Professor 2012-11-16)"This book provides clear explanations of how to implement CCSS using technology that many of us are already familiar with."(Deborah Howard, Teacher 2012-11-16)"The author provides simple directions approachable to tech users at any level from novice to advanced. It's hard to find a resource like this that appeals to such a wide spectrum of tech users. I was so glad to discover new apps and ways to use technology in my classroom and for my own record keeping."(Heidi Guadagni, Learning Specialist 2012-11-16) |
53,959 | Title: Simplifying Response to Intervention: Four Essential Guiding Principles, Content: In our work with educators around the world, we have found they are hungry for sound information and proven, practical strategies to help them make a greater difference in the lives of their students. Simplifying Response to Intervention: Four Essential Guiding Principles provides just that! Buffum, Mattos, and Weber bring clarity regarding the intent of RTI and specificity regarding the steps educators must take to implement RTI within the continuous improvement framework of the PLC at Work process. The authors also offer an insightful and frank account of things educators must not do if they are truly committed to ensuring high levels of learning for all. But don t let the title fool you - there is nothing simple about the logic in this book. It is a profound must read for educators at all levels! --Richard DuFour and Rebecca DuFour, authors and consultantsA book whose time has come. This essential reading is refreshing and compelling while profoundly expressing a respectful, systematic approach for improving teaching and learning. The book illuminates the process of tiered instruction and intervention to provide educators with a reflective, proactive process for addressing the needs of every student. --Jane Wagmeister, Ventura County RTI Task Force Chair; Director, Curriculum, Instruction and Continuous Improvement, Ventura County Office of Education, Camarillo, CaliforniaRTI: what is it? It is not a special education initiative but is in fact a general education obligation. Answering the question, How do we respond when learning did not occur?, that is the work. Simplifying Response to Intervention gives a great overview of the structures we need to build and the focus of work we must do daily to assure that every child is given the extra time and support needed to be successful. --Marc Johnson, Superintendent, Sanger Unified School District, California; National Superintendent of the Year 2011 |
53,960 | Title: Understanding How Young Children Learn: Bringing the Science of Child Development to the Classroom, Content: The field of developmental science is exploding with findings--some surprising, some counterintuitive, and all of great potential value to educators. In writing this book, prominent cognitive psychology and child development expert Wendy L. Ostroff set out to distill the mountain of information in front of her to a handbook of learning. Understanding How Young Children Learndelivers. It succinctly presents research in a way that is memorable and makes immediate sense to readers. It also lays out specific lesson plans for implementing cutting-edge scientific findings into the classroom. |
53,961 | Title: Deciding What to Teach and Test: Developing, Aligning, and Leading the Curriculum, Content: Praise for the Second Edition:“The strengths in this book are characteristic of all of English's works. The language is easy to follow, the text is set up in logical development by chapters, and the focus of his work is constant. He never strays from the topic or goes off on a tangent. Most important, his information is practical, doable, and sensible. The book is easy for practitioners, teachers, administrators, and those involved in the daily work of schools to adapt to their needs and make it work for them.”(Salvatore F. Luzio, Sr., Adjunct Professor of Graduate Education 2010-02-16)“For educators who want students and schools to be successful, this book provides a clear and proven process to accomplish this goal. It is succinct, yet packed with what’s really important to create, develop, assess, and lead curriculum. As a university professor of educational leadership,Deciding What to Teach and Testremains my text of choice for graduate students.”(Jane McDonald, Education Consultant in Leadership Development 2010-02-12)“This book makes the reader think deeply about the role of curriculum planning and its connection to assessment in this age of accountability.”(J. Jeannette Lovern, Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction 2010-02-12) |
53,962 | Title: SuperVision and Instructional Leadership: A Developmental Approach (9th Edition) (Allyn & Bacon Educational Leadership), Content: This leading text's emphasis on school culture, teachers as adult learners, developmental leadership, democratic education, and collegial supervision has helped redefine the meaning of supervision and instructional leadership for both scholars and practitioners. The Ninth Edition maintains its comprehensive approach to supervision and instructional leadership and presents new and engaging material throughout. Chapters on knowledge, interpersonal skills, technical skills, technical tasks, and cultural tasks for successful supervision and instructional leadership are included, and the authors emphasize the importance of collegiality, understanding adult learning and development, reflective inquiry, democracy, addressing diversity, the change process, and community building. This is a resource that students purchase, use in class, and reference throughout their careers as educational leaders. New to this edition: |
53,963 | Title: Education Law, Content: Michael Imber (Ph.D. Stanford University) is Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education at the University of Kansas.Tyll van Geel (Ed.D. Harvard University; J.D. Northwestern University) is Taylor Professor of Education Emeritus in the Graduate School of Education, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. |
53,964 | Title: The Future of the Public University in America: Beyond the Crossroads, Content: Duderstadt and Womack paint a picture of the present and allow us to glimpse, along with them, a future, seen through the proverbial glass, darkly.(Tom AbelesOn the Horizon)The university is about ideas—incubating a few self-reflective new ones about its own role and function has to be helpful.(Theodora J. KalikowConnection)They have certainly done the public university, and not only in the USA, a considerable service by mapping out the problem with such clarity and authority.(Roger BrownStudies in Higher Education)In this well-written and engaging book, James J. Duderstadt and Farris W. Womack draw on their extensive senior executive experience in public higher education to produce a powerful and impressive analysis of the forces at work in the environment of the contemporary public university. Fresh, hard hitting, and provocative, yet well reasoned and authoritative about the challenges the modern public university faces and the need for some fairly radical new thinking to meet them effectively, this book should create plenty to talk about in higher education and policymaking circles.(William Zumeta, Professor and Associate Dean, Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington)The American public university is a most remarkable institution. It was created with a combination of vision and pragmatism, and has proven to be impressively adaptable to society's changing needs. Duderstadt and Womack, with insight acquired and honed in the trenches and on the battlements of one of the nation's foremost public universities, are pragmatic in addressing the challenges now facing the public universities—access and cost, new technology, market forces, financing, leadership, governance, etc.—and visionary in spelling out the opportunities that beckon.(Nils Hasselmo, President, Association of American Universities) |
53,965 | Title: Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, Content: "This new edition is filled with new case examples such as Hurricane Katrina and profiles of great leaders..." PublicNet Thursday 4 September 2008--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,966 | Title: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, Content: "This book is loaded with insightful and honest advice about the Web 2.0 in education. Will Richardson has amassed decades of technology integration experience as a teacher, consultant, blogger, and educational leader. There are few like him and few books like this.”(Curtis J. Bonk, Professor, Indiana University 2009-08-19)"Richardson's book was a touchstone for me when I started trying to figure out how to integrate participatory media into my teaching. I recommend this book to any teacher at any level who is interested in the learner-centric pedagogy that social media enables."(Howard Rheingold, Lecturer, Stanford University 2009-08-04)"The best guide you can find to using the power of the Internet in your classroom."(Jeff Jarvis, Author of What Would Google Do? 2009-09-10) |
53,967 | Title: Critical Encounters in High School English: Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents, Second Edition (Language & Literacy Series) (Language and Literacy), Content: Deborah Appleman is Professor of Educational Studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. |
53,968 | Title: Reading Process: Brief Edition of Reading Process and Practice, Third Edition, Content: For more than three decades, Constance Weaver has been one of the fields' leading voices on literacy topics ranging from the reading process to grammar instruction with writing. Reading Process & Practice first appeared in 1988 and became widely known as the most authoritative, comprehensive, and definitive book of its kind. Now available in a Brief Edition, it continues to help teaches define reading in ways that support high-quality instruction. Connie once again led the way with the 1996 publication of the bestselling Teaching Grammar in Context and its companion Lessons to Share on Teaching Grammar in Context. Since then she has expanded and deepened her insights and specific teaching ideas in The Grammar Plan Book and Grammar to Enrich and Enhance Writing. In 1996, the Michigan Council of Teachers of English honored Weaver with the Charles C. Fries award for outstanding leadership in the profession. Connie is the Heckert Professor of Reading and Writing at Miami University , Oxford, Ohio, and Professor Emerita of English at Western Michigan University . |
53,969 | Title: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades Pre K-2 (Volume I) (2nd Edition) (New 2013 Curriculum & Instruction Titles), Content: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades Pre-K-2By John A. Van de Walle, Lou Ann H. Lovin, Karen S. Karp, and Jennifer M. Bay-Williams The Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series provides practical guidance along with proven strategies for in-service teachers of mathematics. Initially adapted from Van de Walle’s market-leading textbook,Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, theProfessional Mathematics Seriesisspecially designed for in-service teachers. Each volume focuses on the content relevant to a specific grade band and provides additional information on creating an effective classroom environment, engaging families, and aligning teaching to theCommonCore StateStandards.This Second Edition of the series provides strong support aligned with the latest developments in mathematics education. Changes include: A New Part I: Establishing a Student-Centered Environment.Part I consists of seven chapters (all new) that address important ideas for creating a classroom environment where all children can succeed.Connections to theCommon Core State Standards.A priority in preparing the Second Edition was to align the material to the CCSS standards.Coverage of Technology.Each chapter in Part II identifies effective, free technology that can help make content more visible, relevant, and interesting to students.Full-size Blackline Masters.Available in Appendix C, the Blackline Masters are reproducible for teachers’ use with activities. Volume I is tailored specifically to pre-kindergarten to grade 2, allowing teachers to quickly and easily locate information to implement in their classes. The student-centered approach will result in children successful in mathematics, making these books indispensable for Pre-K-2 classroom teachers! Collect all three volumes in the Van de Walle Professional Mathematics Series! Each volume provides in-depth coverage at specific grade levels. Volume I: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades Pre-K-2, 2ndedition0-13282482-5 Volume II: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades 3-5, 2ndedition0-13-282487-6Volume III: Teaching Student-Centered Mathematics: Developmentally Appropriate Instruction for Grades 6-8, 2ndedition0-13-282486-8 Other Professional Titles of InterestElementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally: The Professional Development Edition0-13-300646-8Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally, 8thedition0-13-290-097-1 |
53,970 | Title: Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Grades 6-8, Content: The instructional shifts required to effectively implement the CCSS for mathematics have greatly increased the need for collaborative teacher teamwork.Common Core Mathematics in a PLC at Work, Grades 6 8provides educators with an invaluable tool to guide their PLC work, improve instruction, and ultimately improve student achievement. --Eric P. Johnson, Director, K 12 Mathematics and Instructional Technology, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, NevadaIf I were a middle school teacher, I would want this book. Not only that, I would use it daily!The Common Core State Standards for mathematics in grades 6-8represents a significant change mathwise for these grades. Hello algebra! Middle school teachers will truly appreciate the approach provided by the authors to all of the important elements in their transition to the Common Core-the Mathematical Practices, content considerations, and assessment. This is truly a valuable, useable resource. --Francis (Skip) Fennell, L. Stanley Bowlsbey Professor, Education and Graduate and Professional Studies; Project Director, Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project (ems&tl;), McDaniel CollegeIf I were a middle school teacher, I would want this book. Not only that, I would use it daily!The Common Core State Standards for mathematics in grades 6-8represents a significant change mathwise for these grades. Hello algebra! Middle school teachers will truly appreciate the approach provided by the authors to all of the important elements in their transition to the Common Core-the Mathematical Practices, content considerations, and assessment. This is truly a valuable, useable resource. --Francis (Skip) Fennell, L. Stanley Bowlsbey Professor, Education and Graduate and Professional Studies; Project Director, Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project (ems&tl;), McDaniel CollegeIf I were a middle school teacher, I would want this book. Not only that, I would use it daily!The Common Core State Standards for mathematics in grades 6-8represents a significant change mathwise for these grades. Hello algebra! Middle school teachers will truly appreciate the approach provided by the authors to all of the important elements in their transition to the Common Core-the Mathematical Practices, content considerations, and assessment. This is truly a valuable, useable resource. --Francis (Skip) Fennell, L. Stanley Bowlsbey Professor, Education and Graduate and Professional Studies; Project Director, Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project (ems&tl;), McDaniel College |
53,971 | Title: Minds on Mathematics: Using Math Workshop to Develop Deep Understanding in Grades 4-8, Content: "Wendy Hoffer has written one of the best books I have ever read on how teachers, especially middle school teachers, can redesign their math classes into a math workshop. Do you want student independence but don t know how to scaffold it? Have your students grown accustomed to teachers holding their hands or rescuing them from struggle? Are you ready to shift from pursuing content coverage to seeking student understanding? If so, then Wendy Hoffer offers you very practical and specific ways to become the math teacher you always wanted to be." --Arthur Hyde, coauthor of Best Practice, 4/e and Comprehending Math<br / ----Arthur Hyde, coauthor of Best Practice, 4/e and Comprehending MathFinally! A text that reaches out to teachers who teach math and invites them to create a classroom of math talk, understanding, and community in ways that foster conceptual math knowledge, student achievement, and collaboration. Wendy Ward Hoffer has written the text I was always searching for as a teacher educator: a text that lays out a framework for and a path for putting into practice pedagogical content knowledge in math. I believe that this text is critical to the development of our nation s teachers in moving our K-12 students math achievement forward. --Karen Lowenstein, Ph.D., Consultant for the Colorado Department of EducationHooray! for Wendy Hoffer's mathematical brain candy of a book! She offers a compelling vision, and an inspiring, practical model of mathematical learning based on the central premise that we can prevent mathematicians from being trapped on the surface by asking them to create, problem solve, negotiate, and communicate within the familiar, powerful structure of the apprenticeship model of workshop. --Samantha Bennett, author of That Workshop BookHere, at last, is a book for teachers who have understood and implemented readers and writers workshops, but have struggled to create a manageable math workshop. Minds On Mathematics is also a book for teachers who have never heard of a workshop structure, but understand that math learning should be authentic, engaging and strategic. Wendy helps us rethink even the most stubbornly fixed notions of how we use time in math classrooms, showing us that in-depth focus on fewer problems will yield greater understanding. The beauty of this book is in Wendy s clear, concise and practical descriptions of how any math class can become a math workshop. --Ellin Oliver Keene, coauthor of Mosaic of ThoughtHooray! for Wendy Hoffer's mathematical brain candy of a book! She offers a compelling vision, and an inspiring, practical model of mathematical learning based on the central premise that we can prevent mathematicians from being trapped on the surface by asking them to create, problem solve, negotiate, and communicate within the familiar, powerful structure of the apprenticeship model of workshop. --Samantha Bennett, author of That Workshop Book |
53,972 | Title: Activities to Undo Math Misconceptions, Grades 3-5, Content: Honi J. Bamberger is coauthor of Math Misconceptions and Activities to Undo Math Misconceptions, as well as Introduction to Connections (PreK - 2, 3 - 5, and 6 - 8), part of Heinemann's Math Process Standards Series. She is a professor in the department of mathematics at Towson University. A former classroom teacher, she is a mathematics education researcher, the author of numerous other books and articles, and a nationally recognized speaker on math education.Christine Oberdorf is coauthor of Introduction to Connections (PreK-2 and 3-5), part of Heinemann's Math Process Standards Series. She is a math content coach with Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland. She is a board representative for the Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics and serves as a consultant for various districts and school systems. |
53,973 | Title: Powerful Writing Strategies for All Students, Content: "If you have to choose one resource on written expression, this is it! Evidence-based, practical information on structured, explicit instruction in a reader-friendly and ready-to-use format."(Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed.D.) |
53,974 | Title: "The Business Analyst's Handbook", Content: The author is a sought-after speaker at Business Analysis conference - most recently BA World San Francisco and Vancouver. He plays a leading role in the industry (Business Analysis), as designer of BA training programs for a number of large training institutions (Boston University, TriOS, Humber College, etc.), Subject Matter Expert for the NITAS BA program (co-sponsored by US Dept. of Labor and CompTIA), and reviewer of the profession's standard book of best practices (the BABOK, owned by the International Institute of Business Analysis). Podeswa, through his role as Director for Noble Inc., has provided BA services internationally to a diverse client base, including the Canadian military (MASIS), the U.S. nuclear industry and the insurance and finance sectors. |
53,975 | Title: Theoretical Basis for Nursing, Third Edition, Content: -- 2nd Edition review: "It offers a succinct approach to basic study of philosophy, concept and theory development as related to nursing. It then provides a range of theories from a variety of sciences. It provides a framework in which to view nursing theorists and theories and does a nice job of presenting key components of these theories in a standardized format." -- 2nd Edition review: "It is well organized and the topic areas are thorough. The authors clearly and succinctly present information relevant to the topics at hand. The use of subheadings was particularly helpful in guiding the flow of content. The tables provided were also very helpful in highlighting key concepts and in the provision of definitions. I thought the book provided extremely helpful resources after each chapter, such as internet site addresses directly relevant to the content discussed. Overall, every aspect of this book, content and format, was very good." -- 2nd Edition review "There's a good foundational discussion in Chap. 1. The discussion of philosophy--theory development--analysis is well developed. The inclusion of new contemporary theories..." |
53,976 | Title: The Extraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders, Content: A No-Nonsense, Battle-Tested Program for Developing Exceptional Leadership Skills—Both In Your Organization and YourselfThe ability to lead, far more than just a natural gift, is a concrete and learnable skill—one that can be acquired by studying and applying specific proficiencies and attitudes. The Extraordinary Leader draws on responses from 200,000 questionnaires to define the skills that comprise effective leadership, and then provides a systematic and innovative program for attaining, developing, and implementing those skills.Praise for The Extraordinary Leader:"The Extraordinary Leader attacks cherished but unsupportable assumptions, and does it persuasively, precisely, and professionally. Through their exceptional research the authors demonstrate and prove that leadership does make a difference, and that you can learn to lead."—James M. Kouzes, Chairman Emeritus, Tom Peters Company, Coauthor, The Leadership Challenge and Encouraging the Heart"Extraordinarily readable! This book represents some of the best thinking on leadership I’ve seen in a long while."—E. David Spong, President, Military Aerospace Support, The Boeing Company"This is a ‘must read’ for coaches, leaders, and those who develop them. The Extraordinary Leader goes beyond anecdotes or ‘war stories,’ it builds upon comprehensive research. It is destined to be a classic in our field."—Marshall Goldsmith, Named by Forbes as one of five top executive coaches and one of Wall Street Journal’s "Top 10" executive educators"Our objective is to provide the reader with an empirical analysis of leadership, a simple and practical conceptual model of what leadership is, and an actionable guide to helping leaders develop ‘greatness.’"—From Chapter 1--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
53,977 | Title: "Curren's Math for Meds: Dosages and Solutions with Premium Web Site Printed Access Card", Content: SECTION 1: REFRESHER MATH. 1. Relative Value, Addition and Subtraction of Decimals. 2. Multiplication and Division of Decimals. 3. Solving Common Fraction Equations. SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION TO DRUG MEASURES. 4. Metric, International (SI) System. 5. Unit, Percentage, Milliequivalent, Ratio,and HouseholdMeasures. SECTION 3: CALCULATING DOSAGES FROM MEDICATION LABELS AND SYRINGE CALIBRATIONS, AND SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION. 6. Oral Medication Labels. 7. Safe Medication Administration. 8. Hypodermic Syringe Measurement. 9. Reading Parenteral Medication Labels. 10. Reconstitution of Powdered Drugs. 11. Measuring Insulin Dosages. SECTION 4: DOSAGE CALCULATIONS. 12. Ratio and Proportion. 13. Dimensional Analysis/Units Conversion. 14. Formula Method. SECTION 5: DOSAGE CALCULATION FROM BODY WEIGHT AND BODY SURFACE AREA. 15. Adult and Pediatric Dosages Based on Body Weight. 16. Adult and Pediatric Dosages Based on Body Surface Area. SECTION 6: INTRAVENOUS CALCULATIONS. 17. Introduction to IV Therapy. 18. IV Flow Rate Calculation. 19. Calculating IV Infusion and Completion Times. 20. IV Medication and Titration Calculations. 21. Heparin Infusion Calculations. SECTION 7: PEDIATRIC MEDICATION CALCULATIONS. 22. Pediatric Oral and Parenteral Medications. 23. Pediatric Intravenous Medications. |
53,978 | Title: Mathematics Formative Assessment: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning, Content: "This book is a wonderful resource for integrating formative assessment into student-centered instruction. The authors describe numerous ways teachers can access the many levels of student understanding. It belongs on every mathematics teacher’s shelf."(Edward C. Nolan, PreK-12 Mathematics Specialist 2011-04-06)"This book contains an incredible set of Math FACTs – Formative Assessment Classroom Techniques. If you have been curious about Formative Assessment or how to implement it in your math classroom, this book provides the tools to get you started."(Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data & Assessment 2011-04-06)"This book features formative assessment strategies specifically written for math and can be used in any math class. A book that we have been waiting for."(Zsuzsanna Laughland, Mathematics Teacher 2011-04-06)"This book is a game-changer! By putting theory into practical digestible units,Mathematics Formative Assessmentgives teachers of all levels a bank of techniques to design standards-aligned classes. I wish I had something like this 20 years ago when I was first teaching."(Daniel Kikuji Rubenstein, Executive Director 2011-04-06)"Coaches and other teacher leaders will find this compendium of assessment strategies invaluable."(NCSM Newsletter, Spring 2012 2012-03-15)"Most important, Keeley and Tobey discuss extensively the use of teh data generated to inform teaching. Coaches and other teacher leaders will find this compendium of assessment strategies invaluable."(Kay Gilliland, Editor 2012-05-03) |
53,979 | Title: Algebra and the Elementary Classroom: Transforming Thinking, Transforming Practice, Content: Maria Blanton is the author of the Heinemann title Algebra and the Elementary Classroom (2008). She is Senior Executive Research Associate at the James J. Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in Mathematics Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her work focuses on understanding issues of teacher and student learning associated with algebraic thinking in the elementary grades. |
53,980 | Title: Essentials of College Algebra with Modeling and Visualization (4th Edition), Content: Dr. Gary Rockswoldhas taught mathematics for 35 years at all levels from seventh grade to graduate school, including junior high and high school students, talented youth, vocational, undergraduate and graduate students, and adult education classes. He is professor emeritus at Minnesota State University, Mankato and has been a principal investigator at the Minnesota Supercomputer Institute. He graduated with majors in mathematics and physics from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from Iowa State University. He has an interdisciplinary background and has also taught physical science, astronomy, and computer science. His passion is to write and speak about the relevance and amazing impact that mathematics has on our society. Outside of mathematics, he enjoys boating, sailing, and spending time with his wife and two adult children. |
53,981 | Title: "Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction", Content: Thomas Carpenter is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he has taught for twenty-five years. He is the former editor of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, and has received the NCTM Lifetime Achievement award for Distinguished Service to Mathematics Education among other awards.Elizabeth Fennema is Emerita Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Senior Scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has studied the teaching and learning of mathematics throughout her professional career, and is well known for her work on gender and mathematics.Megan Loef Franke is an Associate Professor in the Department of Education at the University of California-Los Angeles and Director of Center X: Where Research and Practice Intersect for Urban School Professionals. Her work focuses on understanding and supporting teacher learning through professional development.Linda Levi is the Director of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) Initiatives at Teachers Development Group, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing all students' understanding and achievement through teacher professional development. She currently works with schools, districts, education cooperatives and State Departments of Education to provide CGI professional development. Linda was coauthor of Thinking Mathematically (Heinemann 2003), and coauthor of Heinemann's top selling math title Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction, which has helped tens of thousands of teachers understand children's intuitive problem-solving and computational skills. Children's Mathematics remains a hallmark contribution to mathematics education since its publication in 1999.Susan B. Empson is an Associate Professor of Science and Mathematics Education at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Spencer Foundation, and has been published in numerous journals including Cognition and Construction, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. Susan was coauthor of Heinemann's top selling math title Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction, which has helped tens of thousands of teachers understand children's intuitive problem-solving and computational skills. Children's Mathematics remains a hallmark contribution to mathematics education since its publication in 1999. |
53,982 | Title: Mission Possible: How the Secrets of the Success Academies Can Work in Any School, Content: How can a charter school in the middle of Harlem emerge as one of the top schools in New York City and State in just three years? The Success Academies operate from the simple notion that principals and teachers—the adults—hold the keys to educational excellence. If adults improve their performance, set the bar high enough, and believe that children can rise to their expectations, students are propelled forward at lightning speed.Mission Possible, written by Founder and CEO of the Success Academy Charter Schools, Eva Moskowitz, and literacy expert, Arin Lavinia, offers practical, classroom-tested ideas for dramatically improving teaching and learning. Through detailed descriptions of how to keep students challenged and engaged, how to ensure that the adults are constantly learning, and how to use the Success Academies' THINK Literacy program, Moskowitz and Lavinia describe what can be accomplished when schools shift their focus to improving the adults' performance. The included companion DVD provides clips and interviews, illustrating how any school can be transformed to achieve remarkable results."The authors describe their schools as places defined by 'joyful rigor.' Having visited a Success Academy, I can attest to that. If we are going to change the odds for children living in poverty, we need to create more opportunities to replicate what is working at places like Success Academies. This book does just that, taking the best practices from the Success Academies and creating a framework for educators, parents, and policy-makers to learn from their successes."—Senator Michael F. Bennet, Colorado"Mission Possibleis a testament to what can be achieved in public education when the focus shifts to improving rigor in instruction and continuing education for teachers and principals."—Doug Lemov, managing director, Uncommon Schools; author,Teach Like a Champion |
53,983 | Title: Bad Teacher! How Blaming Teachers Distorts the Bigger Picture (Teaching for Social Justice), Content: Kevin K. Kumashirois director of the Center for Anti-Oppressive Education and president-elect (2010-2012) of the National Association for Multicultural Education. He is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the author ofThe Seduction of Common Sense: How the Right Has Framed the Debate on America's Schools. |
53,984 | Title: Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skills: The Classroom Strategies Series, Content: The book provides an excellent synthesis of theory, research, instructional design, and assessment techniques for helping students learn 21st century skills. --Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, Harvard Graduate School of EducationMarzano and Heflebower have made a valuable contribution to the growing 21st Century Skills movement. Their book offers both a sound theoretical framework and many useful starting points for practitioners. --Tony Wagner, Innovation Education Fellow, Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at HarvardThe saying Everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it has been attributed to Mark Twain. We are now a little more than a decade into the new millennium and there are many who speak about the importance of promoting 21st century skills in schools, yet it could be argued, like the weather, that there has been more talk then action. Marzano and Heflebower skillfully bridge the gap between a well-articulated framework of 21st century skills and practical approaches useful to teachers who wish to promote such skills in the classroom. Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skills provides an important balance between the cognitive and conative skills necessary for our students to be both professionally and personally successful in our fast-changing world. The clear cut rationale for these abilities, the highly practical examples, and the assessment methods offered by the authors, will no doubt render this book an invaluable tool to educators who wish to equip their students with the thinking and emotional skills of the highest order. --Gerard J. Puccio, Chair and Professor, International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State The State University of New York |
53,985 | Title: Models of Professional Development: A Celebration of Educators, Content: “This book serves as a very useful resource to those who develop, organize, and research staff development for teachers. The authors understand that it is important to describe the models we use as well as to consider their application and improvement in the future. The authors’ call to engage in research about staff development is a very significant challenge to professionals in the field.”(Jim Jutras, Director of Education 2009-10-20)“The flowing finesse of writing style, blended with historically relevant theories and contemporary examples of action research, makes this a soon-to-be classic text.”(Dixie Keyes, Director, Arkansas Delta Writing Project 2009-10-20) |
53,986 | Title: Coaching: Approaches and Perspectives, Content: "A must-read for any administrator who employs coaches on their campus and for anyone who acts as a coach, teacher leader, facilitator, or mentor."(Candace Bixler, Educational Specialist 2008-06-11)"It is imperative that districts make meaningful choices about the coaching model they invest their money and time in implementing. Without a broad base of knowledge, it is unlikely that coaching can have the greatest impact upon the teachers and students who need it the most."(Tiffany Wiencken, Instructional Coach Facilitator 2008-06-11)"The book provides a useful overview of the different ways the concept of coaching applies to one common theme: the goal of improving student learning."(Dennis Wilson, Superintendent 2008-07-02) |
53,987 | Title: Data Analysis for Continuous School Improvement, Content: Victoria L. Bernhardt, Ph.D., celebrated author of highly praised data analysis books, is Executive Director of Education for the Future, a not-for-profit initiative located on the campus of California State University, Chico. She is also a Professor (currently on leave) at CSU. Dr. Bernhardt conducts workshops and institutes on data analysis, the school portfolio, and using data to improve student learning at local, regional, state, national, and international levels. The Education for the Future Initiative provides workshops and institutes on analyzing and using data for educational organizations of all sizes and types. The Initiative also provides data consulting services and support for administering and analyzing questionnaires to schools and school districts. |
53,988 | Title: Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better, Content: nan |
53,989 | Title: Teach Like a Champion Field Guide: A Practical Resource to Make the 49 Techniques Your Own, Content: Q&A with Author Doug LemovAuthor Doug LemovHow does the Field Guide relate to the originalTeach Like a Championbook?TheTeach Like a Champion Field Guideoffers teachers a pragmatic guide for mastering the techniques profiled in the originalTeach Like a Champion. Learning about the techniques used by effective teachers is a first step in the process of harnessing a teacher’s potential. In my role as managing director at Uncommon Schools I’ve found that teachers need to practice, to road test new techniques, to get feedback, and to try again. They also need to reflect upon areas to target for development. This Field Guide is designed to help teachers do just that.With this book teachers will be able to find and strengthen their signature skills. It’s true that no champion teacher is without weaknesses, even those who take our collective breath away. What champions have in common is a portfolio of five or six skills at which they excel. Of course the skills aren’t the same ones for every teacher—the combinations are as unique as the applications. But it’s these skills that drive much of their success. The lesson from this is: strengthen your strengths as much as your weaker areas, make your strengths exceptional, even while you broaden the range of areas where you have mastery.Where should teachers and instructional leaders begin their work with the techniques?Given that there are 49 techniques I’m frequently asked, Where to start?Every teacher and facilitator will approach this question differently. The way you move through the book and use it to enhance your teaching practice will be as individual as you are. Still, here are some initial thoughts:If you wanted to begin with the two techniques that were most likely to revolutionize what I call “the culture of academic expectations” then I’d suggest you choose Cold Call and No Opt Out. But I realize not all teachers are looking for this kind of revolution as a starting point. In fact some of the best teachers argue that great classrooms rest on a culture of strong everyday routines that give teachers the power to teach efficiently and students the power to excel. These kinds of routines often free up astounding amounts of time for teaching. So, for many teachers starting with the techniques such as Entry Routine and Tight Transitions, in Section Five, numbers 28 through 35, makes a lot of sense. Another possible place to begin is with planning techniques such as Begin with the End and Double Plan. I hope you find that wherever you begin your work, theTeach Like a Champion Field Guidewill help you make a strong start and sustain your practice. |
53,990 | Title: The Highly Engaged Classroom (The Classroom Strategies Series), Content: The twenty-first century classroom needs to shift dramatically to catch up to a new generation of learners coming to our schools every day. Engaging learners is key. The Highly Engaged Classroom will give you specific, exciting, and fresh approaches to genuinely empower your students. The learner moves to the driver's seat as teachers equip them with tools to learn from feedback and navigate their future. --Heidi Hayes Jacobs, executive director of the Curriculum Mapping Institute, president of Curriculum Designers, Inc., Rye, New YorkMy two daughters are beginning teachers. As such, they need theoretically sound, yet eminently practical guidance for their work with students. The ideas in this book will unquestionably make their classrooms more engaging! --Jay McTighe, educational consultant, Columbia, MarylandMy two daughters are beginning teachers. As such, they need theoretically sound, yet eminently practical guidance for their work with students. The ideas in this book will unquestionably make their classrooms more engaging! --Jay McTighe, educational consultant, Columbia, Maryland |
53,991 | Title: 21st Century Skills: Rethinking How Students Learn (Leading Edge), Content: James Bellanca, MA, is founder and CEO of International Renewal Institute, Inc., and acting director of the Illinois Consortium for 21st Century Skills. He founded SkyLight Professional Development in 1982. As its president, he mentored more than twenty author-consultants as he led SkyLight in pioneering the use of strategic teaching in comprehensive professional development. Bellanca coauthored more than twenty books that advocated the application of thinking and cooperating across the curriculum with the theme not just for the test, but for a lifetime of learning. Currently, Bellanca is building on the theories of cognitive psychologist Reuven Feuerstein to develop more effective responses to the learning needs of students whose academic achievement continues to lag. A longtime proponent of teaching that is aligned with the advocated best practices of 21st century skills, Bellanca s most recent publications include Designing Professional Development for Change: A Guide for Improving Classroom Instruction; Enriched Learning Projects: A Practical Pathway to 21st Century Skills; Collaboration and Cooperation in 21st Century Schools; 200+ Active Learning Strategies and Projects for Engaging Students Multiple Intelligences; and A Guide to Graphic Organizers: Helping Students Organize and Process Content for Deeper Learning. Ron Brandt, Ed.D., was editor of publications for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), Alexandria, Virginia, for almost twenty years before his retirement in 1997. During his career at ASCD, he was best known as executive editor of Educational Leadership magazine. In the 1980s, he promoted the teaching of thinking in elementary and secondary schools, collaborating with Robert Marzano and a team of other educators in development of a book, Dimensions of Thinking, and a related teacher training program, Dimensions of Learning. He is also the author or editor of numerous other publications. Before joining the staff of ASCD, he was a teacher and principal in Racine, Wisconsin; director of staff development in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and for eight years was associate superintendent of the Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska. |
53,992 | Title: Thrive: 5 Ways to (Re)Invigorate Your Teaching, Content: In Thrive, Meenoo Rami does an amazing job of turning the challenges of teaching in this new, networked world of learning into opportunities for teachers and students alike. She shares an amazing array of practical ideas that will help both veteran and brand new teachers find support and inspiration for working the technology rich environments that the modern learner demands. Filled with the stories of real teachers in real classrooms to support her ideas, Meenoo's book is simply a must read for any educator wanting to better understand the potentials for student and personal learning in this most complex and exciting time.--Will Richardson, author of Why School? How Education Must Change When Learning and Education Are EverywhereWhether you are entering your first year teaching or your fortieth, Thrive feels as if it were written just for you. At a time in our profession where many of us are feeling stretched thin, Meenoo Rami offers wisdom and practical strategies to reignite our passions and rediscover why we chose to teach. From rethinking mentor-mentee structures to building networks of inspiration to empowering yourself and your students to design your own instruction, this book is an invitation to innovate your personal practice and our profession.--Christopher Lehman, author of Falling in Love with Close ReadingThis is the book I wish I had been able to read when I began teaching. On every page Meenoo offers practical suggestions, accompanied by wit and wisdom, that can help us solve the problems we all encounter no matter how long we have been teaching. Thanks to her vision and her voice, I see great hope in the future for our profession.--From the Foreword by Jim BurkeRegardless of one's profession, it is important to cultivate a practice of evaluating and re-evaluating progress and personal growth. Meenoo Rami adeptly shares critical ways for educators to check in with themselves and track their progress, and to inject passion into their work. Her ideas are relevant for both rookie teachers and classroom veterans alike!--Angela MaiersTeaching is a profession that eats its young. Meenoo Rami's Thrive offers guidelines for surviving the challenges of the classroom as well as the faculty room. This book is certain to save new teachers buckets of tears.--Carol Jago, author, English teacher, and past president of the National Council of Teachers of EnglishMeenoo Rami lives joy. She sees teachers and students as co-creators of vibrant, real, and exacting work. Thrive includes a mosaic of dynamic teacher voices from many grade levels and content areas. Reading their stories deepened my thinking about the immense untapped potential of our profession. Thrive is for new teachers seeking a wise mentor. It is for any teacher who imagines a bold approach to the challenge of reaching all children today. Meenoo Rami s vision of teaching and learning can sustain us all.--Penny Kittle, author of Book LoveTo be successful, teachers must constantly be learning, reflecting and growing to meet the ever-changing needs of the students in front of them. To many of us, this can seem like an overwhelming task. Who do I learn from? How can I keep growing as an educator? How do I keep the work I do relevant and fresh to myself and my students? Fortunately, Meenoo Rami has written this book which provides a road map for all of us to, yes, thrive, in our schools over the course of a career. And as Meenoo s principal, I can say that she lives the words of this book in her classroom every day. .--Chris Lehmann, Founding Principal, Science Leadership AcademyMeenoo Rami has written the right book at the right time. In an era of corporate education reform, Thrive reminds us of how we, as teachers, need human interaction, intellectual fulfillment, and empathy --Troy Hicks, author of Crafting Digital WritingMeenoo Rami has written the right book at the right time. In an era of corporate education reform, Thrive reminds us of how we, as teachers, need human interaction, intellectual fulfillment, and empathy just as much as our students. Rami encourages us to move beyond the mechanical acts of scripted schooling and mandatory professional development, offering us numerous ways to pursue our own passions and bring them to the classroom. She notes that "the rewards of this work will be paid with your students' success and engagement." Filled with practical suggestions, stories from fellow educators, and smart questions, Thrive will reward you as a reader, too. --Troy Hicks, author of Crafting Digital Writing |
53,993 | Title: Take Five! for Language Arts: 180 bell-ringers that build critical thinking skills (Maupin House), Content: Many school systems across the country are now using this educational resource as it is quickly becoming a standard for educators and administers who are looking for a way to incorporate more writing into the classroom. The fun and engaging prompts allow students to begin each day with critical thinking skills; for teachers, the resource includes direct links from each activity to the corresponding Common Core Standard as well as rubrics and language skill correlations. |
53,994 | Title: Integrating the Arts Across the Content Areas (Professional Books), Content: Lisa Donovan, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Education in the Creative Arts in Learning Division at Lesley University.  Her scholarly interests include arts integration, arts and literacy, and arts based research. She has served as the Division Director of the Creative Arts in Learning Division at Lesley and the executive Director for the Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education. Dr. Donovan has taught and presented across the United States as well as internationally. |
53,995 | Title: Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom: Teaching & Learning in a Web 2.0 World, Content: After reading this compelling book, educators will feel comfortable both embracing the newest online tools and becoming a hero by leading the charge for the transformative use of technology to support teaching and learning. In Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom, Meg provides the new 3 Rs research, rationale, and relevance so teachers can understand the creative ways these online tools can easily be embedded into the curriculum in a meaningful way. --Kathy Schrock, director of technology, Nauset Public Schools, Cape Cod, MassachusettsAre you looking for a way to be reenergized and reeducated to make the most of the new teaching strategies and tools used in today s techno-driven world? Have you always wanted to be a force of change in your classroom and school but just didn t know where to start? Then Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom is the book for you. It has it all starting points for novices, techniques for sharing what you are learning with others, as well as ways to change professional development for the better. This is a great book to use as a guide while you re designing teaching and learning activities for the new school year. --Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, teacher and cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice, plpnetwork.comAre you looking for a way to be reenergized and reeducated to make the most of the new teaching strategies and tools used in today s techno-driven world? Have you always wanted to be a force of change in your classroom and school but just didn t know where to start? Then Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom is the book for you. It has it all starting points for novices, techniques for sharing what you are learning with others, as well as ways to change professional development for the better. This is a great book to use as a guide while you re designing teaching and learning activities for the new school year. --Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, teacher and cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice, plpnetwork.comAre you looking for a way to be reenergized and reeducated to make the most of the new teaching strategies and tools used in today s techno-driven world? Have you always wanted to be a force of change in your classroom and school but just didn t know where to start? Then Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom is the book for you. It has it all starting points for novices, techniques for sharing what you are learning with others, as well as ways to change professional development for the better. This is a great book to use as a guide while you re designing teaching and learning activities for the new school year. --Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, teacher and cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice, plpnetwork.comAre you looking for a way to be reenergized and reeducated to make the most of the new teaching strategies and tools used in today s techno-driven world? Have you always wanted to be a force of change in your classroom and school but just didn t know where to start? Then Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom is the book for you. It has it all starting points for novices, techniques for sharing what you are learning with others, as well as ways to change professional development for the better. This is a great book to use as a guide while you re designing teaching and learning activities for the new school year. --Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, teacher and cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice, plpnetwork.comAre you looking for a way to be reenergized and reeducated to make the most of the new teaching strategies and tools used in today s techno-driven world? Have you always wanted to be a force of change in your classroom and school but just didn t know where to start? Then Creating a Digital-Rich Classroom is the book for you. It has it all starting points for novices, techniques for sharing what you are learning with others, as well as ways to change professional development for the better. This is a great book to use as a guide while you re designing teaching and learning activities for the new school year. --Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, teacher and cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice, plpnetwork.com |
53,996 | Title: Complicity: How the North Promoted, Prolonged, and Profited from Slavery, Content: Anne Farrow, Joel Lang, and Jenifer Frankare veteran journalists for The Hartford Courant, the country’s oldest newspaper in continuous publication. Farrow and Lang were the lead writers and Frank was the editor of the special slavery issue published by Northeast, the newspaper’s Sunday magazine.Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. She is co-editor with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., of African American Lives.From the Hardcover edition. |
53,997 | Title: Excursions in Modern Mathematics (7th Edition), Content: Peter Tannenbaum has bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Political Science and a Ph. D. in Mathematics, all from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has held faculty positions at the University of Arizona, Universidad Simon Bolivar (Venezuela), and is currently professor of mathematics at the California State University, Fresno. His current research interests are in the interface between mathematics, politics and behavioral economics. He is also involved in mathematics curriculum reform and teacher preparation. His hobbies are travel, foreign languages and sports. He is married to Sally Tannenbaum, a professor of communication at CSU Fresno, and is the father of three (twin sons and a daughter). |
53,998 | Title: "Teaching with Voices of a People's History of the United States: by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove", Content: GAYLE OLSON-RAYMER is a professor at Humboldt State University. |
53,999 | Title: "I Don't Do That Anymore: A Memoir of Awakening and Resilience", Content: Robert J. Garmston, Ed.D ROBERT J. GARMSTON is an Emeritus Professor of Educational Administration at California State University, Sacramento and Co-Developer of Cognitive Coaching www.cognitivecoaching.com with Dr. Art Costa. Formerly a classroom teacher, principal, director of instruction and acting superintendent, he works as an educational consultant and is director of Facilitation Associates, a consulting firm specializing in leadership, learning, personal and organizational development. He is co-developer and founder of the Center for Adaptive Schools www.adaptiveschools.com with Bruce Wellman. The Center for Adaptive Schools develops organizational capacity for self-directed, sustainable improvement in student learning. He has made presentations and conducted workshops for teachers, administrators and staff developers throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East. Bob has written and co-authored a number of books including Cognitive Coaching: A Foundation for Renaissance Schools, How to Make Presentations That Teach and Transform, and A Presenter’s Fieldbook: A Practical Guide. In 1999, the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) selected, The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, as book of the year. In that same year Bob was recognized by NSDC for his contributions to staff development. A second edition of the Presenter’s Fieldbook and Adaptive Schools were published in 2002 and 2004. For several years he wrote a column on facilitating groups for the National Staff Development Council. His books have been translated into Arabic, Hebrew and Italian. In addition to educational clients, he has worked with diverse groups including police officers, probation officers, Court and Justice systems, Utilities Districts, The United States Air Force and the World Health Organization. Bob lives with his wife, Sue, near Sacramento, California and has five children and five grandchildren, each of whom, of course, is bright and cute. |
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