A Mindful Teaching Community: Possibilities for Teacher Professional Learningdescribes a grassroots professional learning journey wherein a group of practicing classroom teachers researches their teaching practices and the role of mindfulness in their learning. Using a mix of methods, this book illustrates how the storiesof an educator can be uncovered, investigated, and transformed through practicing mindfulness within a community. Through the stories told in this collection the teachers ...

Novel Ideas provides a substantial introduction to the elements of fiction followed by in-depth interviews with successful novelists who speak with candor and insight into the complex process by which a novel is made. This edition includes new and updated interviews as well as writing exercises to enhance its use in the writing classroom.Dorothy Allison recalls "deliciously self-indulgent" days of writing in her bathrobe, wrapped in misery and exultation; Peter Cameron exp...

A timely collection of essays by prominent scholars in the field—on the past, present, and future of rhetoric instruction.From Isocrates and Aristotle to the present, rhetorical education has consistently been regarded as the linchpin of a participatory democracy, a tool to foster civic action and social responsibility. Yet, questions of who should receive rhetorical education, in what form, and for what purpose, continue to vex teachers and scholars.The es...

A baby Nile crocodile breaks through its shell along an African river. From swimming to hunting, this crocodile has a lot to learn. Follow along as this tiny croc learns key survival skills and turns into one of the largest reptiles on Earth.

Describes the development of elephants from infancy to adulthood, as they grow up under the hot African sun.

In Australia, a baby kangaroo is born. He's only the size of a peanut and stays safe in his mother's pouch. Watch this tiny kangaroo grow up and see what happens between learning to hop and leaving the mob.

A giraffe is born on the African savanna. He has many life skills to learn before he can live on his own. Follow along as this small creature becomes one of the tallest land mammals on Earth.

Describes the development of a rhinoceros from infancy to adulthood, as she grows up in Africa.

Describes the development of a hippopotamus from infancy to adulthood, as he grows up in Africa.

Describes the development of a baby baboon from infancy to adulthood, as he grows up in the East African forest.

Describes the development of a lion from infancy to adulthood, as he grows up in the African savanna.

Describes the development of a tiger from infancy to adulthood, as she grows up in India.