Make sense of college admissions and prepare a successful application Admission Matters offers comprehensive, expert, and practical advice for parents and students to guide them through the college admissions process. From building a college list, to understanding standardized tests, to obtaining financial aid, to crafting personal statements, to making a final decision, this book guides you every…
The new building blocks for learning in a complex world This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The ski…
A comprehensive collection of essays from leading experts on family and community engagement The Wiley Handbook of Family, School, and Community Relationships in Educationbrings together in one comprehensive volume a collection of writings from leading scholars on family and community engagement to provide an authoritative overview of the field. The expert contributors identify the contemporary an…
«Книги мертвых» – это сборники гимнов и религиозных текстов, которые помещались с умершим, чтобы помочь ему преодолеть препятствия в загробном мире. В этом издании представлена наиболее полная из известных версий «Книги мертвых» – папирус Ани – в переводе и с комментариями доктора Э. А. Уоллеса Баджа. Для кого эта книга Для любителей истории и мифологии. Для читателей серии «Мифы от и до». От ав…
Сборник включает тексты 13 корейских народных сказок, а также лексико-грамматические комментарии и задания, которые помогут читателям усвоить распространенные грамматические формы, обогатить словарный запас и улучшить умение читать на корейском языке. Пособие предназначено для обучающихся, владеющих корейским языком на уровне А1–А2, а также для всех, кто интересуется корейской культурой.
Иосиф Левин (1874–1944) – российско-американский пианист, выпускник Московской консерватории (класс В. И. Сафонова), профессор Джульярдской школы (Нью-Йорк). Данная книга включает его важнейшие работы о фортепианной игре и педагогике. Среди них – известное учебное пособие «Основные принципы фортепианной игры». Впервые оно увидело свет в 1924 году; автор стремился в доступной форме изложить для аме…
В этой книге собрано все самое важное, что нужно знать о начальной подготовке всадника и лошади: от правил подбора амуниции и принципов правильной посадки до практических советов специалистов мирового уровня о построении тренировки и выполнении основных упражнений в выездке, конкуре и троеборье. Руководство рекомендовано всадникам, тренерам и судьям, а также всем тем, кто интересуется подготовкой …
Advance Praise for Moving the Rock “The future comes at us fast – which means school reformers don’t have time to wait. They need real tools in real time. That’s why Moving the Rock is so important. Grant Lichtman has guidance for anyone – teachers, parents, administrators, government officials – intent on helping young people succeed not ‘someday,’ but today.” – Daniel H. Pink, best-selling autho…
Wisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decades The Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their practice, and deal with the many pressures that accompany their vital work. Enriched by a new Foreword from Diana Chapman Walsh, …
Wisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decades The Courage to Teach speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their practice, and deal with the many pressures that accompany their vital work. Enriched by a new Foreword from Diana Chapman Walsh, …
Banish math anxiety and give students of all ages a clear roadmap to success Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler—Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning—has studied why student…
How to teach big understandings and the ideas that matter most Everyone has an opinion about education, and teachers face pressures from Common Core content standards, high-stakes testing, and countless other directions. But how do we know what today's learners will really need to know in the future? Future Wise: Educating Our Children for a Changing World is a toolkit for approaching that questio…
Navigate the transition to blended learning with this practical field guide Blended is the practical field guide for implementing blended learning techniques in K-12 classrooms. A follow-up to the bestseller Disrupting Class by Clayton M. Christensen, Michael Horn, and Curtis Johnson, this hands-on guide expands upon the blended learning ideas presented in that book to provide practical implementa…
An organizational approach to more effective school leadership, online and off “Leadership, especially in a school setting, is too important to be merely intuitive. In this generous book, Steve and Reshan outline a new way of thinking for a new kind of leader. Recommended.” Seth Godin, author of What to Do When it’s Your Turn (and it’s Always Your Turn) "If you're a school leader, Blending Leaders…
The Agency by Design guide to implementing maker-centered teaching and learning Maker-Centered Learning provides both a theoretical framework and practical resources for the educators, curriculum developers, librarians, administrators, and parents navigating this burgeoning field. Written by the expert team from the Agency by Design initiative at Harvard's Project Zero, this book Identifies a set …