Providing up-to-date, practical advice on how to design, select, and structure telemedicine interventions with older adults, this book discusses the age-related changes that can affect the efficacy of these systems. It defines best practices and general guidelines for telemedicine use with older populations of both patients and health care practitioners. Ideal for anyone interested in designing, delivering or evaluating telehealth interventions for older adults, this book gives the necessa...

Winner of the 2019 Richard M. Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award 2019 – Gerontological Society of AmericaThis new edition provides easily accessible and usable guidelines for practitioners in the design community for older adults. It includes an updated overview of the demographic characteristics of older adult populations and the scientific knowledge base of the aging process relevant to design. New chapters include Existing and Emerging Technologies, Work a...

Designing for Older Adults: Case Studies, Methods, and ToolsThere are many products, tools, and technologies available that could provide support for older adults. However, their success requires that they are designed with older adults in mind by being aware of, and adhering to, design principles that recognize the needs, abilities, and preferences of diverse groups of older adults. Achieving good design is a process facilitated by seeing principles and guidelines in action. Desig...

A spring refrain! A salamander rain! This lush, lyrical story illuminates the convergence of wildlife and citizen science--and the big impact young readers can have on vulnerable species.Salamanders and children alike hear the rhythms and song of the seasons as winter gives way to spring. Salamanders begin to squirm and stretch in the early spring sun, while the children and their teacher plan. They meet on a night of salamander rain (the first warm rain of spring)...

**FOUR STARRED REVIEWS!NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book ° Booklist Editors' Choice ° Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Finalist ° A Notable Book for a Global Society★ "An alarmingly relevant book that mirrors current events." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review**Demonstrating the power of protest and standing up for a just cause, here is an exciting tribute to the educators who participated in the 1965 Selma Teachers' March.Reverend F.D. R...

This 2006 book was the first handbook where the world's foremost 'experts on expertise' reviewed our scientific knowledge on expertise and expert performance and how experts may differ from non-experts in terms of their development, training, reasoning, knowledge, social support, and innate talent. Methods are described for the study of experts' knowledge and their performance of representative tasks from their domain of expertise. The development of expertise is also studied by retrospect...

Teach little ones that it’s okay to have a bad day in this brightly illustrated, gently affirmative picture book about keeping our heads up and letting things pass.When a child wakes up late one day, it’s only the first in a series of things to go terribly awry. But the people around them show them that what’s important is being kind to yourself and getting through rough days. Because, after all, tomorrow is a fresh start.

Reverend F. D. Reese’s favorite subject to teach his students was freedom. But in Selma, Alabama, unfair tests and police officers’ swinging billy clubs keptAfrican Americans from voting. Reverend Reese knew something had to change, so he asked his fellow teachers to do something dangerous—something thatmight lead to beatings and prison time. He asked them to march.The teachers packed what they’d need in jail and began a silent, steady march toward the marble steps of...