Hailed as “a warm and useful read,” A Class with Drucker brings to life invaluable advice from the world’s greatest thinker and writer on management. From 1975 to 1979, author William Cohen studied un
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This book offers a systematic look at the connections between learning and leading and the use of learning to inspire and organize for change. It explores two interrelated dimensions of learning leade
"Carol Rawlings Miller leads us-and in turn our students-into urgent conversations that have become all too scarce in many classrooms in recent years, places where the curriculum has become all too sa
Challenge students to be daring, creative, and confident revisers with the help of writing expert Vicki Spandel! Based on its highly successful parent texts, "Creating Writers" and "Creating Young Wri
As countries large and small, rich and poor are drawn inexorably into the global economy, protectionist policies are proving increasingly inefficient and ineffective for driving growth. The countries
"In this unique contribution to the literature on parental involvement in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, Flora Rodríguez-Brown offers a critique of family literacy programs
Some students may have difficulty grasping math concepts the first time they are taught. When this happens, teachers will need to use different approaches to reteach and reach these struggling learne
Some students may have difficulty grasping math concepts the first time they are taught. When this happens, teachers will need to use different approaches to reteach and reach these struggling learner
School and district leaders will discover how to develop, assess, and sustain a collaborative, team-based mentoring program that helps retain new teachers and improve student achievement.
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As Chilean ambassador to the United Nations, Munoz sat on the Security Council just prior to and immediately following the US invasion and occupation of Iraq, serving part of that time as the presiden
If you want to learn about survival and success, learn from people who have survived hundreds of years in the most hostile environments in the world. The indigenous people of the world cannot afford
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In this passionate, poignant, and deeply personal memoir and call to arms, Erin Gruwell, the dynamic young teacher who nurtured a remarkable group of high school students from Long Beach, California,
The decision whether to use nuclear weapons that faced political and military leaders forty-five years ago may be the choices facing leaders in crises situations today and in the future. In this spiri
". . . the authors sound a pessimistic note about society's short-term memory in their sobering, able history of Camille" --Booklist"This highly readable account aimed at a general audience excels a
Abandoning traditional training methods, which tend to use punishment and physical dominance, progressive dog-trainer Cristine Dahl incorporates studies of animal behavior and humane treatment into a
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Change agents are pioneers, entrepreneurs, innovators. They can be difficult, annoying, and demanding. But their calling is demanding too: to take a vision and wrench it into reality. When Steve Chal
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is the latest in more than two decades of federal efforts to raise educational standards and an even longer stream of initiatives to improve education for poor chil
In this funny, moving, and revealing ride, Susan Shapiro recounts her obsessive quest for success as a professional writer and the beloved mentors who saved her life ? and career ? along the way.Growi
Meet Sam, the man troopers brought in because he was standing at the center of the turnpike, directing traffic, claiming to be "God's police chief on earth." And Mary, a middle-aged women so obsessed
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This study is set in the context of Ghana's socioeconomic realities, in an economy dominated by structural adjustment programming, fiscal restraint and Ghana's recent status as a Heavily Indebted Poo
Used successfully in culturally, economically, and academically diverse classrooms, these strategies and activities focus on developing students' self-esteem, self-image, and self-responsibility.
Providing guidance for parents who want their children to enjoy learning to play a musical instrument, this resource teaches parents the best ways to encourage children's musical talents. Key guidanc
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Writing is all about making meaning. The prospect of teaching writing to a classroom full of studentssome who speak English and some who don't, can be overwhelming. When students learning English are
