Recounts Desmond Marshall’s daring missions with L Squadron of the Special Boat Squadron during World War II.Formed in 1940 as Special Boat Section and later amalgamated into 1st SAS Regiment as part of Colonel David Stirling’s expansion, the famed SBS were a commando unit designed to carry out amphibious raids on Axis occupied territory during WW2.Originally referred to by Stirling as the ‘Folboat Section’ and reconstituted as the Special Boat Squadron und...

Tell your story, change your lifeThink about people who are paid to speak at events. They're all celebrities, former politicians, or award-winning experts in their fields, right? Wrong. The truth is that every year, thousands of ordinary people generate five- and even six-figure incomes—just from speaking. And you can too.With the right know-how, anyone can harness the power of their own story to carve out a lucrative speaking career. Listen in as veteran s...

Proven practices to rescue struggling education initiatives... or prevent a crisis before it starts.Insufficient planning, unclear outcomes, missing data--for leaders overseeing education initiatives, it can often seem like there′s a crisis around every corner. Drawing on decades of experience in assessment, evaluation, and data-driven decision-making, author and Professor of Educational Leadership James Marshall offers a combination of evidence-based prac...

James Marshall Reilly set out to capture the insights of today's brightest business and nonprofit leaders. He conducted in-depth interviews with Tony Hsieh (Zappos), Blake Mycoskie (TOMS), Shawn Fanning (Napster, Rupture, Path), and Jessica Jackley (Kiva, ProFounder), among many others. And he learned that despite their different fields, they're all using similar tools to seize opportunities and redefine success. Embracing a shift in generational values, these young people share a passion ...

A professional development assessment tool to elevate learning and instruction in every classroomThis unique, hands-on flipbook is designed as a classroom observation tool that redefines RIGOR, with a focus on five key elements, or indicators, that form a framework to promote a rigorous, scaffolded learning environment. Explore the five indicators to identify teacher strengths and areas for growth, and to set goals:RelationshipsInstruction

Beautiful Music for Clarinet presents a baker’s dozen of unique pieces with piano accompaniment, gleaned from the symphonic, opera, piano, or folk literature of the Classical to early Modern eras. From Mozart to Holst, each setting is exceptional in its expressive quality and beauty as performed on the clarinet.Ideal for the intermediate to advanced player and collegiate-level recitals, selections include: “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” by Dukas, the Overture from Verdi’s

50 Strategies for Activating the Full Potential of Your PLC+ TeamAre you maximizing the impact of your professional learning communities? 50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+ equips educators with the tools and actions needed to foster highly effective PLC+ teams.Successful PLCs are built on a foundation of strong collaboration, unified purpose, trust, and effective communication. The 50+ strategies in this essential guide address the challenges and poss...

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept in education. It′s a present-day force reshaping how students learn, and teachers teach. But in the rapidly evolving world of AI, educators need more than just quick fixes or flashy tools. With the guidance of expert educators Salman Khan, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, James Marshall, and Meghan Hargrave, Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically & Responsibly will prepare you not only how to teach with AI-but how to teach for a wor...

Finally, clear guidance on how to design programs that last How many initiatives start with great fanfare only to end up accumulating dust on a shelf? Right From the Start tackles this challenge head on by offering a reliable, evidence-based implementation process. With upbeat clarity, this book examines the meaning of initiative, provides an intuitively sequenced structure and eagerly shares a vast array of tools. This is quite simply the book all veterans wish they had y...

The animals of the ground and the birds of the air loved their forest, the Forest of Plenty. It was a society unto itself that teamed with lush vegetation, wandering streams, and an incredible abundance of food sources that supported all the living creatures of the forest. Despite the abundance of food, all the creatures of the forest hoarded food beyond measure. They were selfish, and their love for one another had grown cold. Even the majority of the towering trees in the forest lacked t...

This set of 10 intermediate-level arrangements was derived from songs from the Colonial through Civil War periods. In these pieces, the hauntingly lyrical tone of the clarinet combined with piano accompaniment creates a unique musical setting. The songs were drawn from the works of Stephen Foster, Sacred Harp shape-note themes, 19th-century folk songs as well as colonial fife and drum music. The arrangements explore the low melodious register of the clarinet through the lyrical mid tones a...

These etudes were written at the request of students and colleagues to create music specific to the low clarinets for use in study and competitions. Due to their tessitura, etudes for soprano clarinet are often frustrating to play on low clarinets. By contrast, this completely new group of studies utilizes modern motifs, meters, and rhythms in idiomatic settings for low instruments. Nine of the 13 etudes are original pieces, and four are homage etudes honoring twentieth-century composers—B...