Education
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Just Call Me 'Teacher'
A Memoir about My Career as a Correctional Educator by Rosemary Pineau
Teaching at all levels and at all institutions should be fun and rewarding. Teaching in a federal prison brings its own challenges and at the same time, its own rewards. Building trust between the teacher and the inmate learners is the first order ...
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Profile of an Effective School Superintendent
by Dale Boddy
ABOUT THE INFORMANT Ed Noyce, the informant or subject of this field study, was the Superintendent of the Wapiti Falls School District in 1994. Pseudonyms are used throughout his story, but he is real and so are the people, events, and locations ...
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Flying With Peek-a-Boo Multi-Colored Feathers
A Teacher Reconnects with her Pioneering Efforts to Promote Multicultural Education by Mary Ryan
Students learning how to witness the best version of themselves was an important aspect of pioneering multicultural education. I wanted the children to learn the larger truth about how the knowledge of themselves and others can spin into arguments ...
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Dare to Read
Improving Your Reading Speed and Skills by Wade McJacobs
Be in control of your reading. With the Read Through It Strategy, you will be empowered to make decisions while you read. You will gain confidence as you decide how much you learn from any given passage. There are no tests of comprehension or word ...
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The Restorative Principal
Leading in Education with Restorative Practices by Stephen Young
In The Restorative Principal, teacher and principal Stephen Young explores the basic tenets of restorative practices and how he uses them to create positive school climates; build relationships between staff, students, parents and the community; ...
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LeaderShift 2020
Reinventing Our Schools For Extraordinary and Uncertain Times by Dr. Brian P. Chinni, Dr. Ian Jukes and Dr. Nicky Mohan
in·san·i·ty /inˈsanədē/ noun • doing the same thing you have always done, but expecting, wanting, or needing completely different results (Chinni et al., 2019) The modern age demands a modern education. We cannot continue to act in the same ...
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Hearts and Minds Matter
Creating Learning Environments Where All Students Belong by Jackie Eldridge and Denise McLafferty
Hearts and Minds Matter: Creating Learning Environments Where All Students Belong is an invaluable resource for all educational stakeholders, including teachers, school administrators, classroom support personnel, students and parents. The work is ...
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Design to Engage
How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience for Any Group by Beth Cougler Blom
Facilitators exist wherever learning happens. Anyone who works in a community organization, a corporation, a government, or a healthcare environment can end up leading a workshop, running a course, or otherwise facilitating others’ learning. ...
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Cindy and Cristabelle’s Big Scare
Book One of Lil' Steps Series by Lucy Sloan
Cindy and Cristabelle are two little fainting goats with big worries. After all, while life at Lil' Steps Farm seems happy and safe, it could change at any moment! Yet no matter how cautious they are, their worries and fears keep growing, and soon ...
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Takes More Than Heart
Changing the Journey's Challenges into Opportunities by Dennis Mellen
In life, you will encounter many obstacles, if you have not already. How you deal with these challenges will define your character. All about a driven heart and pure grit, Takes More Than Heart: Change the Journey’s Challenges into Opportunities is ...
