First Place - 2024 Will Rogers Medallion Award for HumorFinalist - 2024 Selah Award for Audiobook"Inspirational. Be prepared to laugh out loud." - Bob Tallman"Witty and inspirational. As Will Rogers said, 'Everything is funny as long as it is happening to someone else.'" - Cowgirl MagazineThis book is a tribute to the author's remarkable family and the legends of the rodeo world. The reader does not have to be a horse person to enjoy this book. The setting i...

Introduction to Education provides pre-service teachers with an overview of the context, craft and practice of teaching in Australian schools as they commence the journey from learner to classroom teacher. Each chapter poses questions about the nature of teaching students, and guides readers though the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Incorporating recent research and theoretical literature, Introduction to Education presents a critical consideration of the professional, pol...

The transition from student to classroom teacher presents many opportunities and challenges. Introduction to Education welcomes pre-service teachers to the field of education, providing an overview of the context, craft and practice of teaching in Australian schools. Each chapter poses a question about the nature of teaching and explores authentic classroom examples, contemporary research and literature, and the professional, policy and curriculum contexts of teaching. Thoroughly updated, ...

Teaching Secondary History provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of teaching History to years 7–12 in Australian schools. Engaging directly with the Australian Curriculum, this text introduces pre-service teachers to the discipline of History. It builds on students' historical knowledge, thinking and skills and offers practical guidance on how to construct well-rounded History lessons for students. From inquiry strategies and teacher- and student-centred practice...

Historical and Moral Consciousness highlights how ethics can be understood in the context of History education. It analyses the qualitative differences in how young people respond to historical and moral dilemmas of relevance to democratic values and human rights education.Drawing on a four-year international project, the book offers nuanced discussion and new scholarly understanding of the intersections between historical consciousness and moral consciousness within research. It d...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Things We Do To Our Friends, comes a timely, gripping thriller about the dark underbelly of wellness culture'DARWENT HAS A GREAT CAREER AS A THRILLER WRITER AHEAD OF HER' SUNDAY TIMESWe can fix you.It's a promise that Betsy has heard far too many times. From the child psychologist, from her husband, and from the wellness trends that scream at her from her scr...

The Handbook of Peer Tutoring is the authoritative resource on the emerging interdisciplinary field of peer tutoring in higher education. Addressing the multiple audiences of undergraduate tutors in advanced trainings, students immersing themselves in the research of learning and writing centers, professionals seeking to understand the history and current state of the field, and researchers specializing in peer-led learning, the book gathers in one volume the voices that define th...

**Brought to you by Penguin.From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Things We Do To Our Friends, comes a timely, gripping novel about the dark underbelly of wellness culture**We can fix you.It's a promise that Betsy has heard far too many times. From the child psychologist, from her husband, and from the wellness trends that scream at her from her screen.So far, it's been a lie.But this time, she believes it. Because Betsy h...

Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these shifts—addressing more expansive understandings of where, how, and with whom we research, teach, and partner. This book examines these shifts, locating them within socio-economic trends within a...

If your mind feels like a browser with 57 tabs open and one of them is blasting music and you can’t find which app it is, then this book is for you.Brain fog in perimenopause and menopause is real. It hits your memory, focus and words, right when work needs your best. This e-book is a practical field guide you can use on busy days, in real offices, with real deadlines.Inside you’ll find:*The 90-Second Reset Toolkit: fast moves that cut through fog (...

The image of panhandlers is a common sight in many cities, but one that Rowan has avoided looking at any closer. Her brother's special request leads professional photographer, Rowan O'Donnell, to begin a photo essay on the men living on the streets of Denver. While she is aiming her camera lens at the homeless, someone else is taking aim at their lives. Rowan discovers that the recent violent deaths are the act of one person, and her work with them has drawn his attention, putting her own ...

This timely book provides a wealth of information to help city managers, policy analysts, and government administrators identify relevant urban environmental problems and an array of potential solutions, analyze policy solutions and outcomes, and communicate with the public regarding urban environmental problems and policies.