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A Noble Profession

Inspiring Stories of the Teachers Who Shape Our World

by Peter Mansbridge, Mark Bulgutch ...

From #1 bestselling authors Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch comes a collection of Canadian stories inviting us to celebrate the impact and influence of teachers and the students whose lives they have changed forever.Few people make more of an impact on young people’s lives than teachers. Parents, of course, are vital for a child’s future, but it is our teachers who choose to devote their daily ... Read more

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From #1 bestselling authors Peter Mansbridge and Mark Bulgutch comes a collection of Canadian stories inviting us to celebrate the impact and influence of teachers and the students whose lives they have changed forever.Few people make more of an impact on young people’s lives than teachers. Parents, of course, are vital for a child’s future, but it is our teachers who choose to devote their daily
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Grandir loin des écrans

Un guide pour transformer les habitudes familiales

by Laurence Morency-Guay ...

Series series NON CLASSE
Ah, les écrans! Entre la télévision, la tablette et le téléphone intelligent, il est difficile d'encadrer l'usage que font les enfants, petits et grands, des technologies. Pourtant, on sait qu'une exposition prolongée aux écrans peut perturber le sommeil, ralentir l'acquisition du langage et compliquer la gestion des émotions. Aïe!Dans ce livre, Laurence Morency-Guay partage les plus récentes ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Ah, les écrans! Entre la télévision, la tablette et le téléphone intelligent, il est difficile d'encadrer l'usage que font les enfants, petits et grands, des technologies. Pourtant, on sait qu'une exposition prolongée aux écrans peut perturber le sommeil, ralentir l'acquisition du langage et compliquer la gestion des émotions. Aïe!Dans ce livre, Laurence Morency-Guay partage les plus récentes
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The Well-Trained Mind

A Guide to Classical Education at Home

by Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise ...

The classic handbook on home schooling updated for a new generation of parents and students.Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child’s education by doing it yourselfThe Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive ... Read more

$41.09 CAD

The classic handbook on home schooling updated for a new generation of parents and students.Is your child getting lost in the system, becoming bored, losing his or her natural eagerness to learn? If so, it may be time to take charge of your child’s education by doing it yourselfThe Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive
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Forging the American Mind

A Year-by-Year Guide for Classical Christian Education

by David Goodwin ...

In this follow-up to Battle for the American Mind, David Goodwin lays out the principles for providing a classical Christian education for children, K-12.American parents have been desperate for an alternative to our broken, woke school system. Inspired by the insights of Battle for the American Mind, many gratefully embraced Classical Christian Education as an alternative—a deep tradition ... Read more

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In this follow-up to Battle for the American Mind, David Goodwin lays out the principles for providing a classical Christian education for children, K-12.American parents have been desperate for an alternative to our broken, woke school system. Inspired by the insights of Battle for the American Mind, many gratefully embraced Classical Christian Education as an alternative—a deep tradition
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Make It Stick

The Science of Successful Learning

by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel ...

To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer ... Read more

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To most of us, learning something "the hard way" implies wasted time and effort. Good teaching, we believe, should be creatively tailored to the different learning styles of students and should use strategies that make learning easier. Make It Stick turns fashionable ideas like these on their head. Drawing on recent discoveries in cognitive psychology and other disciplines, the authors offer
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She Comes First

The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman

by Ian Kerner ...

Series Book 3 - Kerner
"She Comes First is quite simply the best guide to oral sex out there." —AskMen.comThe essential guidebook to oral sex, She Comes First offers a radical new philosophy for pleasuring womenAs women everywhere will attest, men are "ill-cliterate." But in the pages of this must-read sex guide, the mystery of female satisfaction is solved, and the tongue is proven mightier than the sword. According to ... Read more

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"She Comes First is quite simply the best guide to oral sex out there." —AskMen.comThe essential guidebook to oral sex, She Comes First offers a radical new philosophy for pleasuring womenAs women everywhere will attest, men are "ill-cliterate." But in the pages of this must-read sex guide, the mystery of female satisfaction is solved, and the tongue is proven mightier than the sword. According to
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More Than Words

How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

by John Warner ...

In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

In this revised and updated paperback edition, a veteran writing teacher argues that writing is a form of thinking and feeling and shows why it can’t be replaced by AI.“Compelling.” —Joseph Epstein, Wall Street JournalIn the age of artificial intelligence, generating an essay is as simple as typing a prompt and pressing enter. What does this mean for the art of writing? According to longtime
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Communiquer en contexte de diversité

Les individus se rencontrent, pas les cultures !

by Arjan Verdooren, Florence Laurent-Loubeyre, Alexander Frame, Edwin Hoffman ...

La France d’aujourd’hui, comme la plupart des pays, est une société plurielle, diversifiée. Ce qui donne lieu à de nombreuses discussions et controverses.Dans cet ouvrage, l’attention est portée sur l’impact de ce phénomène sur les interactions quotidiennes. Des éléments tels que des tensions sociales, les histoires collectives et les différences culturelles peuvent conduire à des défis de ... Read more

$23.35 CAD

La France d’aujourd’hui, comme la plupart des pays, est une société plurielle, diversifiée. Ce qui donne lieu à de nombreuses discussions et controverses.Dans cet ouvrage, l’attention est portée sur l’impact de ce phénomène sur les interactions quotidiennes. Des éléments tels que des tensions sociales, les histoires collectives et les différences culturelles peuvent conduire à des défis de
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Game Theory

A Nontechnical Introduction

by Morton D. Davis ...

Series series Dover Books on Mathematics
"A lucid and penetrating development of game theory that will appeal to the intuition . . . a most valuable contribution." — Douglas R. Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, BachThe foundations of game theory were laid by John von Neumann, who in 1928 proved the basic minimax theorem, and with the 1944 publication of the Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, the field was established. Since then, ... Read more

$13.19 CAD

"A lucid and penetrating development of game theory that will appeal to the intuition . . . a most valuable contribution." — Douglas R. Hofstadter, author of Gödel, Escher, BachThe foundations of game theory were laid by John von Neumann, who in 1928 proved the basic minimax theorem, and with the 1944 publication of the Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, the field was established. Since then,
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Limitless Mind

Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers

by Jo Boaler ...

“Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others.” — CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset“Jo Boaler is one of the most creative and innovative educators today. Limitless Mind marries cutting-edge brain science with her experience in the classroom, not only proving that each of us has limitless potential but ... Read more

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“Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others.” — CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset“Jo Boaler is one of the most creative and innovative educators today. Limitless Mind marries cutting-edge brain science with her experience in the classroom, not only proving that each of us has limitless potential but
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Art & Fear

Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland ...

"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially—statistically speaking—there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made all the time, so to equate the making of art with the workings of genius removes this intimately human ... Read more

$13.59 CAD

"This is a book about making art. Ordinary art. Ordinary art means something like: all art not made by Mozart. After all, art is rarely made by Mozart-like people; essentially—statistically speaking—there aren't any people like that. Geniuses get made once-a-century or so, yet good art gets made all the time, so to equate the making of art with the workings of genius removes this intimately human
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Biology Essentials For Dummies

by Rene Fester Kratz, Donna Rae Siegfried ...

Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781119589587) was previously published as Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781118072677). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.Just the core concepts you need to score high in your biology courseBiology Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781119589587) was previously published as Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781118072677). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.Just the core concepts you need to score high in your biology courseBiology Essentials For Dummies focuses on just the
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Toward a Poor Curriculum

50th Anniversary Edition

by William F. Pinar, Madeleine R. Grumet ...

Series series Studies in Curriculum Theory Series
Fifty years since the publication of Toward a Poor Curriculum, William F. Pinar and Madeleine R. Grumet reflect on the ongoing need for a poor curriculum—one stripped of distractions such as technology to allow for the reflection and self-questioning at the heart of the book’s central methodology of currere. Featuring a brand-new preface cowritten by William F. Pinar and Madeleine R. Grumet, as ... Read more

$89.31 CAD

Fifty years since the publication of Toward a Poor Curriculum, William F. Pinar and Madeleine R. Grumet reflect on the ongoing need for a poor curriculum—one stripped of distractions such as technology to allow for the reflection and self-questioning at the heart of the book’s central methodology of currere. Featuring a brand-new preface cowritten by William F. Pinar and Madeleine R. Grumet, as
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The View From The Studio Door

How Artists Find Their Way In An Uncertain World

by Ted Orland ...

In the perennial best-seller Art & Fear, Ted Orland (with David Bayles) examined the obstacles that artists encounter each time they enter their studio and stand before a new blank canvas. Now, in The View From The Studio Door, Orland turns his attention to broader issues that stand to either side of that artistic moment of truth.In a text marked by grace, brevity and humor, Orland argues that ... Read more

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In the perennial best-seller Art & Fear, Ted Orland (with David Bayles) examined the obstacles that artists encounter each time they enter their studio and stand before a new blank canvas. Now, in The View From The Studio Door, Orland turns his attention to broader issues that stand to either side of that artistic moment of truth.In a text marked by grace, brevity and humor, Orland argues that
... Read more
Effective Supervision

Supporting the Art and Science of Teaching

by Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, David Livingston ...

In Effective Supervision, Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, and David Livingston show school and district-level administrators how to set the priorities and support the practices that will help all teachers become expert teachers. Their five-part framework is based on what research tells us about how expertise develops. When these five conditions are attended to in a systematic way, teachers do ... Read more

$36.29 CAD

In Effective Supervision, Robert J. Marzano, Tony Frontier, and David Livingston show school and district-level administrators how to set the priorities and support the practices that will help all teachers become expert teachers. Their five-part framework is based on what research tells us about how expertise develops. When these five conditions are attended to in a systematic way, teachers do
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Demystifying Adaptive Teaching

How to Teach to the Top

by Jade Pearce ...

Series series The Teacher CPD Academy
Adaptive teaching allows all pupils to access the curriculum, progress, and learn. This exciting book explores the research behind adaptive teaching and provides teachers with practical, evidence-informed strategies to implement adaptive teaching in the classroom.Addressing the three pillars of adaptive teaching – learning intentions, formative assessment, and responsive teaching – the book ... Read more

$39.84 CAD

Adaptive teaching allows all pupils to access the curriculum, progress, and learn. This exciting book explores the research behind adaptive teaching and provides teachers with practical, evidence-informed strategies to implement adaptive teaching in the classroom.Addressing the three pillars of adaptive teaching – learning intentions, formative assessment, and responsive teaching – the book
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María en Zaragoza: Histoires en Espagnol pour Intermédiaires

by Daria Galek ...

Bienvenue dans "María en Zaragoza: Histoires en Espagnol pour Intermédiaires"! Ce livre est votre billet pour améliorer votre espagnol grâce à des histoires captivantes et amusantes. À travers 14 histoires fascinantes, vous suivrez les aventures de María à Saragosse, jour après jour, pendant deux semaines excitantes.Chaque histoire a été conçue pour être lue en une journée, ce qui en fait un ... Read more

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Bienvenue dans "María en Zaragoza: Histoires en Espagnol pour Intermédiaires"! Ce livre est votre billet pour améliorer votre espagnol grâce à des histoires captivantes et amusantes. À travers 14 histoires fascinantes, vous suivrez les aventures de María à Saragosse, jour après jour, pendant deux semaines excitantes.Chaque histoire a été conçue pour être lue en une journée, ce qui en fait un
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English Teaching in the Secondary School

Linking theory and practice

by Mike Fleming, David Stevens ...

English Teaching in the Secondary School is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of teaching English. This updated 4th edition has been revised to take into consideration changes in national policy, drawing on the most recent research and theory to produce engaging, practical ideas for use in the classroom. It challenges mechanistic and formulaic approaches to teaching, instead placing ... Read more

$109.92 CAD

English Teaching in the Secondary School is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of teaching English. This updated 4th edition has been revised to take into consideration changes in national policy, drawing on the most recent research and theory to produce engaging, practical ideas for use in the classroom. It challenges mechanistic and formulaic approaches to teaching, instead placing
... Read more
Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice

Edited by Maurianne Adams, Lee Anne Bell, Diane J. Goodman, Davey Shlasko, Rachel R. Briggs, Romina Pacheco ...

For over 30 years, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice has been the definitive sourcebook of theoretical foundations, pedagogical and design frameworks, and curricular models for social justice teaching practice. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition continues in the tradition of its predecessors to cover the most relevant issues and controversies in social justice education ... Read more

$119.54 CAD

For over 30 years, Teaching for Diversity and Social Justice has been the definitive sourcebook of theoretical foundations, pedagogical and design frameworks, and curricular models for social justice teaching practice. Thoroughly revised and updated, this fourth edition continues in the tradition of its predecessors to cover the most relevant issues and controversies in social justice education
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Experiential Education in the College Context

What it is, How it Works, and Why it Matters

by Jay W. Roberts ...

Experiential Education in the College Context provides college and university faculty with pedagogical approaches that engage students and support high-impact learning. Organized around four essential categories—active learning, integrated learning, project-based learning, and community-based learning—this resource offers examples from across disciplines to illustrate principles and best practices ... Read more

$75.57 CAD

Experiential Education in the College Context provides college and university faculty with pedagogical approaches that engage students and support high-impact learning. Organized around four essential categories—active learning, integrated learning, project-based learning, and community-based learning—this resource offers examples from across disciplines to illustrate principles and best practices
... Read more
Visible Learning: Feedback

by John Hattie, Shirley Clarke ...

Feedback is arguably the most critical and powerful aspect of teaching and learning. Yet, there remains a paradox: why is feedback so powerful and why is it so variable? It is this paradox which Visible Learning: Feedback aims to unravel and resolve.Combining research excellence, theory and vast teaching expertise, this book covers the principles and practicalities of feedback, including:the ... Read more

$59.08 CAD

Feedback is arguably the most critical and powerful aspect of teaching and learning. Yet, there remains a paradox: why is feedback so powerful and why is it so variable? It is this paradox which Visible Learning: Feedback aims to unravel and resolve.Combining research excellence, theory and vast teaching expertise, this book covers the principles and practicalities of feedback, including:the
... Read more
What is society? A Course Textbook

Sociology and Sociologists

by Hichem Karoui ...

Series series Sociology and Sociologists
Hichem Karoui explores the complex nature of society and the various elements that constitute it. It delves into sociological definitions, historical views, theoretical foundations, and cultural constructs that shape human connections and collective identities. It examines the essence of society, its structure, challenges, and future, integrating sociological perspectives and emphasizing the ... Read more

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Hichem Karoui explores the complex nature of society and the various elements that constitute it. It delves into sociological definitions, historical views, theoretical foundations, and cultural constructs that shape human connections and collective identities. It examines the essence of society, its structure, challenges, and future, integrating sociological perspectives and emphasizing the
... Read more
A Haiku How-To

Guide and Workbook

by Ashley Capes ...

Aimed chiefly at newcomers, this is a practical guide to understanding and composing haiku.If you’ve long been curious about haiku then this introduction will answer your questions about syllable counts, cutting-words (kireji), season-words (kigo) and so much more, including differences between approaches in the English and Japanese languages.Using verse from masters and contemporary poets, the ... Read more

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Aimed chiefly at newcomers, this is a practical guide to understanding and composing haiku.If you’ve long been curious about haiku then this introduction will answer your questions about syllable counts, cutting-words (kireji), season-words (kigo) and so much more, including differences between approaches in the English and Japanese languages.Using verse from masters and contemporary poets, the
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The Canon of Literacy

A Three Sciences Framework

by Paige C Pullen, Linda Diamond ...

The Canon of Literacy represents a call to integrate three distinct but interconnected bodies of scientific knowledge-the science of reading/literacy, the science of learning, and the science of instruction-into a coherent, evidence-based approach to teaching children to read and write proficiently.For decades, literacy education has been shaped by pendulum swings between competing philosophies ... Read more

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The Canon of Literacy represents a call to integrate three distinct but interconnected bodies of scientific knowledge-the science of reading/literacy, the science of learning, and the science of instruction-into a coherent, evidence-based approach to teaching children to read and write proficiently.For decades, literacy education has been shaped by pendulum swings between competing philosophies
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