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Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys challenges the widely-held cultural impression that boys are stubbornly resistant to schooling while providing concrete examples of pedagogy and instructional style that have been proven effective in a variety of school settings. This book offers more than 100 detailed examples of lessons that succeed with male students, grouped thematically. Such themes include: Gaming, Motor Activities, Open Inquiry, Competition, Interactive Technology, and Performance/Role Play.

In 1979 the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith withdrew Hans Kung's missio canonica. Pope Paul VI approved the censure saying, "We are obligated to declare that in his writings he fell short of integrity and the truth of the Catholic faith." Through a 1980 agreement with the Vatican, Kung is now permitted to teach, but only under secular auspices. In this acclaimed Modern Library Chronicle, Kung examines the Catholic Church through its many reformations, focusing on the people and events...

What is a primary source? How does it compare to other types of sources? Even the youngest learners need to know the difference. Give listeners the tools they need to learn about primary sources and media literacy.

Georgia: Using primary source documents, this fascinating book traces the history of the colony from its founding to becoming the fourth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution in 1788.

In Building the Literacy Block, veteran public-school educator Bridget Spackman delivers an insightful, practical discussion on establishing an authentic and purposeful workshop model while integrating reading and writing instruction to create a rigorous environment for all learners. Every chapter of the book focuses on an individual element of your literacy block, provides example activities, and offers practical tips on how to accommodate a variety of classroom environments, ages, and learners.

Brilliantly exploring today's cutting edge brain research, Mind Wide Open allows readers to understand themselves and the people in their lives as never before. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific discovery, Steven Johnson describes how the brain works and how its systems connect to the day-to-day realities of individual lives.

Our claims to a desire for spiritual advancement do not align with the intensity of the current global chaos. With The Irreducible Primary, Rob Taylor unapologetically examines the stagnating relationship between spirituality, nature, and human conduct and the overall impact on human interactions.

Maryland: This exciting book recounts the history of the colony from its founding to the challenges of the colony's early years, the religious and political upheavals, death, disease, and hard labor endured by the colonists, through the wealthy years of the Maryland tobacco plantations, discontent with England, and finally to Maryland's vote for independence in 1776.

Today, something is going to happen to an innocent child. Tomorrow, that child will walk into their school. What happens next will impact the rest of their life. What is this powerful event? Childhood trauma. Most students will experience some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, family dysfunction, racism, homelessness, or poverty by their 18th birthday. If left untreated, their traumatic experience may have lasting implications on their physical and mental health and their success in school.

In this classic 1948 memoir, now in its fourth edition, Caroline Pratt recounts, in a wry authorial voice much closer to Will Rogers than John Dewey, how she founded what is now the dynamic City and Country School in New York City; invented the maple "unit blocks” that have become a staple in classrooms and children’s homes around the globe; and came to play an important role in reimagining preschool and primary-school education in ways that resound in the tumultuously creative age before us.

Life at Wigglesbottom Primary is often lived on the edge. Is the Classroom Cat trying to tell them something! YES! Can eating a puddle crisp make you ill? YES! Can Class 2R cure PUDDLE-POX? Is Imaginary Margaret a bit of a prankster? YES! So what are Class 2R going to do about it all? HAVE A LOT OF FUN!

Using primary source materials to enhance the text, this audiobook tells the provocative story of the Connecticut colony and its first inhabitants. Included are the first constitution and the Fundamental Orders of 1639, which helped to create a representative self-government.

February, 1945. Eight months have passed since the D-Day landings, when the Allies gained their foothold in North-West Europe. Since then the British Army has fought near continuously against the German military. Now, they stand ready for their greatest test: the battle for the German homeland. Drawing on the archive of the Imperial War Museums, this often-overlooked period of the war is brought vividly to life in the words of British soldiers who were there, from war-weary men who have survived many months of combat to new recruits facing Hitler's fanatic Panzer divisions for the first time.

Designed for beginners, this book combines fun illustrations and short sentences to help children develop basic reading and comprehension skills with ease.

Britain's most esteemed scholar of 16th and 17th century literature, Frank Kermode is also a noted author and professor. In this Modern Library Chronicle, he uses the context of the Elizabethan Era to link each of Shakespeare's plays to their probable years of creation. By portraying the bard's England in terms of its society, economy, and arts, Kermode provides an invaluable guide to understanding Shakespeare?s works.

The archives never cease to yield their secrets. Following the response to the first volume of Lost UFO Files, I returned to the dusty repositories of forgotten documentation with renewed purpose. What I discovered in government vaults, newspaper morgues, and investigative files confirmed what I had long suspected: the cases that made headlines represent only a fraction of what was reported, investigated, and documented. This second volume continues the methodical excavation of America's buried UFO reports, drawing once again from declassified intelligence documents, forgotten newspaper ...

Unveiling 'War by Other Means,' your definitive eBook guide to understanding the complex world of Proxy Wars. This book plunges you into the thick of influential covert conflicts, dissecting their core to render an astute perception of these crucial geopolitical events. Each chapter within its covers presents an aspect of Proxy Wars essential to your comprehensive understanding. The book's maiden chapter eases you into the web spun by such wars, offering vital historical underpinnings, and demystifying the reasons for their existence. Subsequent chapters offer a deep dive into the various ...

Sales growth is essential for both front line sales professionals as well as sales managers. There are two primary avenues for growth. You can grow within your current category, or you can seek opportunities outside your category. In this course, Author explains four primary ways to grow sales within your current market: selling to new customers, selling more to current customers, growing sales with multibrand customers, and identifying and capturing your competitor's customers. If you choose to look for outside opportunities, he explains how to identify adjacent markets, and how to grow ...

‘All about Verbs (Forms, Functions, Conjugation, Tense, Voice Change, Forming Questions & Negation)’ is a comprehensive guide that delves into the intricacies of verbs. With fifteen main chapters, over fifty topics, and various exercises, it thoroughly understands the key categories of verbs. The unique approach of using verb trees helps to visualize the connections between different verb types, making it an invaluable resource for English grammar enthusiasts. The book commences by defining a verb and its classification, followed by separate definitions of Finite, Non-finite, State, ...

***UPDATE July 1, 2024: NEWLY REVISED & EXPANDED!*** Are you an optometrist hesitant to order and utilize laboratory diagnostics or imaging for your patients? Are you a student uncomfortable or unsure where to start? Laboratory medicine and diagnostic imaging is necessary in caring for and properly managing your patients. Education, training, professional licensure, and scope of practice laws permit optometry with the ability to order and obtain these outside diagnostic studies as it relates to the eye and visual system. The goal of this book is to present pertinent high-yield clinical ...