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Discover how things are built and how machines work! This audiobook introduces kids to basic engineering concepts through interactive illustrations and simple ideas that make learning fun and hands-on.

Sparked by observing teachers struggle to implement rich mathematics tasks to engage students in deep thinking, Peter Liljedahl has translated his 15 years of research into this practical guide on how to move toward a thinking classroom. Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K-12 helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur.

We’ve all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great? Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more? Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art.

A step ahead from Level 1, this book introduces slightly longer sentences and new sight words to help kids improve reading fluency and understanding.

Bosses, Coworkers, and Building Great Work Relationships is filled with practical advice from HBR experts who can help you answer questions like: What's the best way to have a tough conversation with my boss? How do I connect with people and make real friends at work? When should I opt into (or out of) office politics? How can I build a strong professional network?

An author, international speaker, and personal-development trainer, this versatile authority is considered the leader in motivational coaching and personal growth. Subjects include failure as an event, success as a process, hope as an activator, how to do something now, and making radical changes in minute steps.

Confidence, emotional intelligence and resilience are vital to children's mental well-being, and this book gives early years practitioners all the tools they need to promote these skills in young children. The book explores how three approaches - Growth Mindset, Forest School and Multiple Intelligences - can be key to building these skills.

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.

Need to build self-confidence? Self-confidence comes naturally when you use your resources and capacities more effectively. And the most important of these are your emotions. In this download, you will learn how to strengthen your emotional capacity. In consequence you will be more able to get your essential emotional and physical needs met and so live a more balanced life. You will become more self confident without really noticing that you are and without really trying.

Can America's public schools, long resistant to change, meet the challenges of globalization and new educational alternatives? Not by doing what they're doing today. So argues Building Engaged Schools, a book that challenges the faulty assumptions that guide American public education.

This book explores current attitudes towards failure in academia. Tara Brabazon argues that success and failures are rarely linked and instead failure can be harnessed as both a diagnostic and a literacy to improve research integrity, authenticity, accountability and consciousness.

Antiracist professional development for white teachers often follows a one-size-fits-all model, focusing on narrow notions of race and especially white privilege at the expense of more radical analyses of white supremacy. Frustrated with this model, Zachary A. Casey and Shannon K. McManimon, both white teacher educators, developed a two-year professional development seminar called "RaceWork" with eight white practicing teachers committed to advancing antiracism in their classrooms, schools, and communities.

The 2024 podcast series will revolve around new and innovative approaches to the methods, materials, and technologies used in the construction and operation of the built environment. We have an exciting lineup of experts in the industry to discuss these key components of building operations, and will have EIGHT episodes in 2024!. Check them out!

The Foundations of Building Surveying is a unique podcast course for aspiring surveyors, property professionals, and anyone curious about how buildings are made, age, and fail. Packed with expert insights, real-life examples, and practical guidance, it’s an accessible, affordable way to deepen your understanding of buildings, whether you’re preparing to become buuilding surveyor, working in property sector, or simply want to learn more.

Breakthrough Principals debunks the myth of the 'superhero' principal by detailing the common actions and practices of leaders at our nation's fastest-gaining public schools. Based on the authors' Transformational Leadership Framework, which they developed through in-depth study of more than 100 high-gaining, high-poverty schools, the book distills findings into a practical, action-focused plan for diagnosing school needs and implementing structures, systems and practices that accelerate student achievement.

Building Knowledge explores the mission and vision of the Core Knowledge Foundation through its content and the schools that utilize it.

The Art of Coaching Teams is the manual you never received when you signed on to lead a team. Being a great teacher is one thing, but leading a team, or team development, is an entirely different dynamic. Your successes are public, but so are your failures-and there's no specific rubric or curriculum to give you direction. Team development is an art form, and this book is your how-to guide to doing it effectively. You'll learn the administrative tasks that keep your team on track.

"If You Are Not Aware, You Are Nowhere" – Ravin S. Papiah Ravin Souvendra Papiah started his life by being doomed by doctors of an early childhood death. Being born as a very weak child played into his favour whereby he was introduced to reading by a teacher while his friends were enjoying their recreational time outside the class, playing. He has defied the doctors and today, he stands as a father, reader, trainer, coach, public speaker, writer, politician and Influencer. He discovered that his purpose is to help others grow to their optimum self. Being an avid fan of personal growth...

In this audio edition of her new book, Tish Jennings, an internationally recognized leader in the field of social and emotional learning, shares research and experiential knowledge about the practices that support students' healing, build their resilience, and foster compassion in the classroom.

Do you want to build and scale your online coaching business with ease, not sleaze? ‘Building Online Sales Success’ with UK expert Rachael Howourth, is for the ambitious service-based entrepreneur looking to achieve that freedom, impact, and income you set out for in your quest for living your best life. We’re going to be discussing your most profitable business models, growing audience engagement, getting fiercely visible, truths about the online coaching world, and collaborating with fellow experts in their fields, to bring you honest, tried, and tested advice for you and your business...