This book features lots of easy-to-introduce activities and techniques that will propel satisfactory and good lessons into the outstanding category - not just when being observed, but all the time. And the best news? This book tells you how to do it without spending lots more time planning, researching and preparing 'out of this world' lessons. There are dozens of starters and plenaries and useful websites, and the author's own website offers resources to save you even more time. A must fo...

The second edition of David Dunn's bestselling How to be an Outstanding Primary School Teacher, now updated to reflect changes in teaching initiatives and educational policy, including valuable new content on using technology in the primary classroom.This book features lots of easy-to-introduce activities and techniques that will propel satisfactory and good lessons into the outstanding category - not just when being observed, but all the time. And the bes...

Este sencillo manual tiene todos los ingredientes que un buen educador necesita para impartir unas clases excelentes dentro del contexto de la educación del siglo XXI. Léalo con cuidado, úselo con rigor y añada su propia pasión, personalidad y estilo. El resultado será un educador excelente y unos alumnos y alumnas también "excelentes". Constituye un instrumento muy útil como apoyo para la gestión de las clases y como base para un desarrollo y un aprendizaje profesional compartido. Contien...

Joseph Dixon, a seasoned traveler, is drawn to the ethereal ruggedness of the Himalayas. But it’s the turn of the millennium and the Maoist People’s War has been quietly tearing Nepal apart. As a volunteer, Joseph settles into the Myagdi district of Nepal, a good two days walk to anywhere he would consider civilization. In the tiny village of Rinrut he meets young Kunjana, a wartime orphan whose parents have been killed by Maoists. Once the violence overflows into Myagdi and Kunjana is att...

Businesses and designers both want to create value. What could go wrong?Time and again, ambitious design projects within organizations fail to deliver the sort of impact designers believe is possible, and managers say they want. At the root of such failures are basic disconnects between how managers and designers view the world.Managers often look to design to increase financial value, while designers typically see their profession as creating value for users and society. C...

Two family dynasties. Two different worlds. The last of each line meet in a New York Hotel room for two very different reason.Rectifying Chambly is a series of linked conversations between Juan Lopez in his quest to find his father’s killer, and Samuel Linstrom, a retired assassin attempting to leave his legacy with the world. Past events from Montevideo to Michigan have brought these two determined men together.Set against the downtrodden early nineties of New York City an...

The title "David Dunne" suggests that the novel centers around its titular character, David Dunne, who may be a young man navigating the complexities of love and life in the Midwest. The subtitle "A Romance of the Middle West" indicates that the story is likely set against the backdrop of the vast and diverse landscapes of the American heartland.As the plot unfolds, readers may follow David Dunne's journey as he experiences the trials and triumphs of growing up, falling in love, and pursui...

Two family dynasties. Two different worlds. The last of each line meet in New York. In a small hotel room a retired assassin sits down to tell his story to who he believes is an aspiring author...Rectifying Chambly is a series of linked conversations between Juan Lopez in his quest to find his father's killer, and Samuel Linstrom, a retired assassin attempting to leave his legacy with the world. Past events from Montevideo to Michigan have brought these two determined men together....

Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance.In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen.The new edition of the book that Roger Tory Peterson called a "landmark" integrates an ...

John Dies at the End is a genre-bending, humorous account of two college drop-outs inadvertently charged with saving their small town--and the world--from a host of supernatural and paranormal invasions.Now a Major Motion Picture."[Pargin] is like a mash-up of Douglas Adams and Stephen King... 'page-turner' is an understatement."—Don Coscarelli, director, Phantasm I-V, Bubba Ho-tepSTOP.

They appear from nowhere, spectral warriors of living shadow, wreathed in sorcerous flames and adorned with sigils of death. They come at times of great need, when servants of the Emperor face their mightiest challenges, with the fate of worlds at stake. None know who they truly are, where they come from or where they go at battle's end. They never speak, simply bringing the Emperor's fury to all who would stand against them. They are known only as the Legion of the Damned....

From Jason Pargin, the New York Times bestselling author of the cult sensation John Dies at the End, comes another terrifying and hilarious tale of almost Armageddon at the hands of two hopeless heroes.Warning: You may have a huge, invisible spider living in your skull. THIS IS NOT A METAPHOR.You will dismiss this as ridiculous fear-mongering. Dismissing things as ridiculous fear-mongering is, in fact, the first symptom of parasitic spider...