Software Development Using Scrum

It's a noisy world out there. Almost eight billion people are saying hello, asking for directions, buying food, singing lullabies, paying compliments, and all in their own languages - of which there are six or seven thousand! And that's just humans... animals have millions of languages!Insects, birds, reptiles, mammals and amphibians are all talking to each other too, with grunts, squeaks and tweets, as part of the natural orchestra that is Life on Earth.Some of those noises can sound scary, others sweet... wouldn't it be nice to be able to understand what they were all trying to say?Author Dr Nick Crumpton acts as our translator and guide through the animal kingdom in this fun, and funny, book. He teaches us what our pet dog's bark means and how an orangutan says 'Hello!' (Whuuu-whuuu-whuuu just in case you ever need it!).Each sound has been researched using recordings and information from scientists in the field. This book will teach you not just how to chat chicken but also gossip w

本書由美國ASCD(監督與課程開發協會)出版，領導力專家皮特‧霍爾撰寫。校長是教育引擎中非常重要的驅動者。作為在開展有效的領導力研究並將其應用於學校和學區方面有著悠久歷史的美國監督和課程開發協會(Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development，ASCD)基於其研究成果，並結合各項標準，為呈現卓越的校長領導力的核心特徵提供了 "校長領導力發展框架”，以更好地協助校長扮演好4個關鍵角色，在崗位上成就卓越。針對4個關鍵角色，校長領導力發展框架提出了17條有效實踐的判斷標準，側重於那些對學校的文化和教學產生較大且直接影響的領導行為。然後，針對這17條有效實踐的判斷標準提供了47個工具、模板、操作規程和表格，以供將其策略落地實踐。本書不僅為校長領導力的發展提供了方向和理論指導，它更是一本工具書和操作指南，讓校長在邊閱讀邊操作的過程中，逐步實現各層領導力的提升，並成功實施學校變革。本書由北師大教育培訓中心研發部、北師大繼續教育與教師培訓學院高級管理者發展中心、北京市校長課程領導力工作室等推廣支持。