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Counterpoints eBook Series

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  • Teacher Evaluation

    The Charge and the Challenges

    Edited by Kate O'Hara ...
    Series Book 455 - Counterpoints
    The evaluation of teachers is at the forefront of national discussion, with the divide on the topic growing increasingly deeper. Teachers are under attack, in a war waged from the top down, complete with private entities, standardization, and a limited view of what it means to be «good» or «effective». In both teacher preparation programs and in our public schools, teachers entering the profession ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

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  • The Psychology of Conflict and Conflict Management in Organizations

    Edited by Michele J. Gelfand, Carsten K.W. De Dreu ...
    Series series SIOP Organizational Frontiers Series
    This volume in SIOP's Organizational Frontiers Series is a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary conflict research which aims to place conflict research and theory squarely within the realm of industrial and organizational psychology. This volume brings together and integrates classic and contemporary insight in conflict origins, conflict ... Read more

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  • Shaping the College Curriculum

    Academic Plans in Context

    by Lisa R. Lattuca, Joan S. Stark ...
    Shaping the College Curriculum focuses on curriculum development as an important decision-making process in colleges and universities. The authors define curriculum as an academic plan developed in a historical, social, and political context. They identify eight curricular elements that are addressed, intentionally or unintentionally, in developing all college courses and programs. By exploring ... Read more

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  • Powerful Teacher Education

    Lessons from Exemplary Programs

    by Linda Darling-Hammond ...
    Powerful Teacher Education describes the strategies, goals, content, and processes of seven highly successful and long-standing teacher education programs - Alverno College, Bank Street College, Trinity University, University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern Maine, University of Virginia, and Wheelock College. All these colleges and universities have succeeded in preparing teachers ... Read more

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  • Professional Issues in Child and Youth Care Practice

    by Kiaras Gharabaghi ...
    This book provides an overview of the core professional issues in the field of child and youth care practice. The author explores themes ranging from relationships and the exploration of Self to career building and field-specific approaches to management. The book is written from a pragmatic perspective, and serves both to advance current thinking in the field about professional issues as well as ... Read more

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  • Supporting the Whole Child: Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership

    by Marge Scherer ...
    This e-book, a collection of articles from Educational Leadership and other ASCD publications explores what it means to “support the whole child.” In these articles, authors ponder the various meanings of support in the classroom, school, and community. This third in a four-book series exploring whole child education ends by emphasizing another maxim of good teaching: Hold high expectations for ... Read more

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  • The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing

    Edited by Warren Green, Barbara Levy Simon ...
    Social work practitioners write for a variety of publications, and they are expected to show fluency in a number of related fields. Whether the target is a course instructor, scholarly journal, fellowship organization, or general news outlet, social workers must be clear, persuasive, and comprehensive in their writing, especially on provocative subjects. This first-of-its-kind guide features top ... Read more

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  • Decision Making in Educational Leadership

    Principles, Policies, and Practices

    Edited by Stephanie Chitpin, Colin W. Evers ...
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  • Handbook of Professional Development in Education

    Successful Models and Practices, PreK-12

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    The Power of Action Through Inquiry

    Edited by Gail E. Burnaford, Joseph Fischer, David Hobson ...
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  • Challenging the Whole Child

    Reflections on Best Practices in Learning, Teaching, and Leadership

    by Marge Scherer ...
    This special e-book collection of articles from Educational Leadership and other ASCD publications examines the kinds of challenges that best prepare students for college, the world of work, and life. The authors examine what excellence and high performance mean in various schools and settings around the world and explore how to make learning richer and more thought-provoking through both rigorous ... Read more

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