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Prepare to be inspired and have your visual sense as well as your heart and mind enticed as Christina Thoen describes how to create the ultimate masterpiece – your life! From gathering your materials to the finishing touches, this book is your guide to creating the life of your dreams. And the best part is you don’t need to be an artist to “get it”. She explains how the elements of art and principles of composition used to create stunning artwork can be applied to explore and create a life of true happiness! Your world is a blank canvas and understanding how it all works gives you the freedom to create exactly what you want. This life is all yours to make the best that only YOU can!
As technology becomes more widespread and the world continues to change in many other ways, teachers have adapted to allow education to evolve with the 21st century. This book provides theoretical foundations and highly practical strategies for classrooms tackling modern challenges, drawing in part on the ideas and experiences of practising teachers. The authors highlight how crucial education is for equipping future generations with the skills for individual, societal and planetary wellbeing, while still considering the pressures of ‘teaching to the test’. Every teacher balances a range of priorities as they enter a classroom which this book addresses: •Teaching for personal development, including autonomy, resilience, critical thinking, mental health and overall wellbeing •Teaching for social development, for the workplace but also for community participation and social life generally •Teaching for equity, inclusion and political and global/environmental commitment •Teaching for digital knowledge and skill, in ways that are technologically advanced and substantively relevant •Enhanced teacher identity, professionalism and wellbeing The book will be an essential companion for teachers, particularly those at the start of their training and in preservice roles, with plenty of practical suggestions and strategies. “Classroom Teaching in the 21st Century is a gift to school leaders and teachers who are looking for sound advice to improve teaching and learning.” Pak Tee NG, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore “If you are looking for fresh ideas about teaching for meaning and well-being, as well as for competence and content, look no further.” A. Lin Goodwin, Dean, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong “This is an important new book which will make a substantial contribution to the literature on education and schooling.” Keith F Punch, Emeritus Professor, Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia, Australia Clive Beck is Emeritus Professor in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/University of Toronto, Canada, teaching courses for preservice and in-service teachers and engaging in empirical research on teaching. He is a past-Coordinator of Graduate Studies at OISE and past-President of the American Philosophy of Education Society. Clare Kosnik is Professor in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/University of Toronto, Canada, past-Director of Elementary Teacher Education at OISE and past-Director of the Jackman Institute of Child Study. She has researched extensively on teaching and teacher education, and has received University-wide Awards for Excellence in both teaching and graduate supervision.
Drawing on stories from successful programs and research, this book shows librarians how to provide students with the practical information they need for a bright future. Chapters cover career readiness, financial literacy, and civic responsibility at each grade level. From preschool through high school, students are preparing for their future. As they move through grade levels, they choose courses, research potential careers, learn about managing money, and recognize the responsibilities of being active citizens. At each step of the way, librarians can collaborate with teachers to help students to learn how to live in a world they can only imagine. School librarians are positioned to make a positive impact on students' lives when it matters most. Focusing on preparation for life after high school, this book cites research and provides anecdotes of successful programs as examples of how school librarians, in collaboration with counselors, community members, public libraries, and teachers, can develop collections and offer programming to show students the importance of finishing high school. Chapters also explain how to help students to find the college or university that fits with their educational interests and won't cause them to incur enormous debt. Included in every chapter are activities, resources, and lesson plans around topics at each grade level for librarians to co-teach with teachers, counselors, and other school staff.
"The R.E.A.L education revolution begins with an inner voyage whose milestones are self-awareness, personal responsibility, meditation, and soul assimilation."- Lisa Carberry This book is for people who want to actively connect with love, beginning with the love of self. It is for the individual who wants to connect with the messages of their soul and firmly follow their soul's guidance, exercising choice from a non-reactive, heart-centered place. This powerful and engaging book, which walks with Lisa as she bravely describes the events of her life-how she came through surviving narrow thinking communities to face her own limiting beliefs and learn the gift of choice in the present-will be, for the reader, a blessing. As a reader, you will feel as if you are journeying with Lisa through her pains and hurts and through the formation of her beliefs. You will experience the inward path she took towards creating an empowered and peaceful present that allows her to walk into and create the future of her dreams. In the process, you'll be inspired to observe the stories of your past, seeing where your pains lie, noticing your own limiting beliefs, and join with Lisa in transforming your life and transforming your teaching through an engaging dialogue with your own soul speak. Transform Your Life, Transform Your Teaching: Book One: Soul Speak is an authentic, intimate, challenging, and revealing journey into the depths of the mind's creations. Its purpose is to encourage a real, inward education revolution that exposes the truth of who and what we really are as well as the infinite power that lies within to envision, create, and manifest our best life, revealing what is possible when we actively choose to get R.E.A.L and be R.E.A.L with ourselves and others.
Fake news and misinformation is everywhere. Learn how to teach elementary students to locate reliable information, evaluate sources, and develop their writing skills in the classroom and in the library. Empower students to find and evaluate information with this practical guide to supporting classroom writing and research instruction. You'll learn ways to teach students to evaluate information for accuracy and to collect information from credible sources such as library journals. Additionally, you'll learn how to incorporate writing into your makerspace, encourage curiosity through the inquiry process, and help students to find their voice. Along the way, you'll discover how to support various writing genres including technical writing and the research project and how to teach prewriting for digital media such as websites, blogs, and social media. Lesson plans, which can be adapted from year to year as a part of the classroom and library curriculum, explain how students can use databases, search engines, books, and expert testimony to gather information. Also included are student samples and hands-on activities that will get students excited about learning.
Tired of only paper print annual family newsletters? Try multimedia-video with text, music, voice, and pictures. Your family multimedia or print newsletter or corporate success story service may be run as a business or hobby. Record voices on video and audio. Put the clips into a time capsule which may contain many annual video and print family newsletters. Keep them and save them to your computer and to discs. Learn relevant questions to ask and how to interview people for the significant moments in their life stories. Then write, publish, and bind by hand exquisitely-crafted personal gift booklets, memoirs, family newsletters, or business success stories to commemorate an event. Use these techniques to create corporate case history success stories or periodical family news and oral history updates and highlights of events and life stories. The purpose of an annual multimedia family or corporate success story newsletter, video DVD release, calendar, or gift booklet is to mark a time, rite, or event using text, music, voice, and pictures.
Set yourself up for a successful transition. Retirement is perhaps the greatest and most deeply personal career transition you'll ever make. Will you switch gears, slow down, or stop work entirely? Will you have the money, the good health, and the companionship you need to enjoy it? The HBR Guide to Designing Your Retirement provides the practical tips, research, stories, and advice you need to take stock of your skills and interests and define retirement for yourself. You'll learn how to: Assess your readiness to make the transition Craft a plan to slow your pace—or stop working altogether Experiment with possible future selves Find new ways to apply old skills Communicate your plan to key partners Bridge your old identity to your new one Stay connected Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.
Use the Constructivist Learning Design (CLD) six-step planning framework to engage students in constructivist learning events that meet standards-based outcomes.
Co-published with Kappa Delta Pi The ABCs of Classroom Management equips teachers with a repertoire of expert strategies to develop classroom expectations and manage student behaviors. The second edition of this practical, alphabetical guide includes expansions on time-honored topics such as relationship building, communication, discipline, and behavior management, with the addition of new topics such as cyberbullying, violence prevention, social media, and substitute teachers. The newest quick reference to managing a classroom offers tried-and-true tips and specific examples of practical applications in the classroom. Educators who purchase the second edition also can access ABC’s Online to find downloadable forms, samples and checklists, and links to related resources. This edition of The ABC’s of Classroom Management gives future and new educators practical and informative tips and tools for managing their classrooms to apply right away so they can focus on student learning. Underlying the nuts-and-bolts entries of the book are the themes of teacher professionalism, leadership, and empowerment. Armed with a proactive attitude and the right tools that are applied purposefully and consistently, novice teachers develop their craft to become masterful educators.
