This book features practical reading strategies for elementary students, with a focus on how technology can be used to improve the skills of a wide range of readers.Educators must be able to engage with readers at every level. They must also be able to evaluate where each student lies on the continuum and improve students’ skills to bring them to the appropriate level. Engaging Young Readers is a beginner-level guide focusing on developmental reading strat...

Incorporating digital age skills into curriculum can be daunting for educators, and getting started can be the hardest part.In this book, author and education leader L. Rob Furman breaks down the process into 18 easy-to-follow challenges so that teachers can improve student outcomes based on digital age skills and future-minded progress in a single semester. With this accessible guide, teachers will learn how to promote teamwork and collaboration, helping students stay motivated an...

The use of instructional technology in twenty-first-century classrooms is not a subject to be debated. Rather, it needs to be embraced as a standard practice rather than an enriching activity. In Instructional Technology Tools: A Professional Development Plan, author L. Robert Furman presents a comprehensive guide to help educators embrace the use of instructional technology tools in the classroom.Answering the typical questions often posed by teachers and staff, Furman emphasizes ...

Dr. L. Robert Furman gives you his thoughts on the interviewing process. Through his 25 years of interviewing experience, Dr. Rob has many insightful ideas as to how to create and distribute a quality resume, what administrators might be looking for in a quality answer, how to prepare and deliver a quality teaching lesson as part of the interviewing process and what to do after the process is over. Interviewing can be a stressful experience. Use this book to get some good ideas and feel pr...

Settled in the 1600s, Brooklyn Heights is one of New York's most historic neighborhoods.Its strategic location overlooking the harbor proved instrumental during the Revolutionary War's Battle of Brooklyn. In the 1830s, steam ferries transformed it into America's first suburb, where abolitionism flourished and one of the largest Civil War Sanitary Fairs was held. Throughout the nineteenth century, wealthy philanthropists and entrepreneurs built high-styled Gothic Re...

The role of women in the church is more hotly debated today than ever. Christians on all sides of the issue often turn to the apostle Paul's words in 1 Timothy to justify their position, arguing over the meaning and application of this challenging passage. Now in its third edition, this classic exposition of 1 Timothy 2:9–15 includes contributions by Thomas Schreiner, Andreas Köstenberger, Robert Yarbrough, Rosaria Butterfield, and others, walking readers through the biblical text with car...

Y, como con el bostezo, la risa, el frío o la juventud, aquí estamos, proponiendo contagiar la gran aventura humana: la ciencia. En lugar de abrir la boca bostezando, contagiar el reflejo por el que se nos caen la mandíbulas frente a un descubrimiento, compartir la risa de un experimento, el escalofrío de saber que, por un momento, hay un secreto de la naturaleza que sólo conocemos nosotros (y la naturaleza, claro), la juventud que implica estar siempre a la caza de preguntas. Más allá de ...

The Daily Joy devotional inspires women to engage with God's word every day, allowing the truth of the gospel to transform their lives throughout the year. Featuring content from the ESV Women's Devotional Bible, Scripture meditations and articles are written by more than 50 Christian writers and pastors including Joni Eareckson Tada, Lydia Brownback, Dane C. Ortlund, Jen Wilkin, Sam Storms, and Nancy Guthrie. Focused on biblical teaching and God's transforming grace, the...

This one-of-a-kind collection of chapters takes the reader on a tour to explore innovative practices from classrooms, schools, districts, communities, and faraway places in the world. Each of the chapters-organized under six headings-tells an authentic, compelling story of a pioneering and successful initiative that breaks the traditional mold of instructional delivery and time-honored school organization. Breaking the Mold of School Instruction and Organization guides readers thr...

This new book offers strategies teachers can use to motivate all students, including the most reluctant, to rediscover the joys of reading, share what they’ve read and discover innovative ways of exploring new things using technology as a springboard. Learn about exciting educational websites that help students find the perfect book, discuss their reading with the class, share a great story with peers around the globe and improve their writing abilities. The book is filled with a robust co...

A 365-Day Women's Devotional, Perfect for Gift-Giving and Daily ReadingThe Daily Joy devotional inspires women to engage with God's word every day, allowing the truth of the gospel to transform their lives throughout the year. Featuring content from the ESV Women's Devotional Bible, Scripture readings and articles are written by more than 50 Christian writers and pastors including Joni Eareckson Tada, Lydia Brownback, Dane C. Ortlund, Jen Wilkin, ...