American Public School Law, 8 edition

Kern Alexander and M. David Alexander,
Wa worth Pu ishing Date 2011

ISBN: 049591049X | 1136 pages
PDF | 13,9 MB

Alexander and Alexander's bestselling American Public School Law sets the standard for books in educational law, an increasingly vital area of expertise for today's school and district administrators.

Now in its Eighth Edition, this combined textbook/casebook provides an authoritative and comprehensive view of the law that governs the public school system of the United States, including common law, statutes, and constitutional laws as they affect students, teachers, and administrators.

Featuring civil and criminal cases selected from hundreds of jurisdictions and newly updated to reflect the latest legal trends and precedents, the book reviews key laws and relevant court decisions. The case method offers ample opportunity for discussions aimed at discovering and exposing the underlying rules and reasoning, and the text actively encourages readers to relate factual situations to the law while anticipating similar experiences they may have as practicing teachers and administrators.

Written in an engaging and accessible style, American Public School Law (Eighth Edition) explains even complex points of law clearly and effectively for non-lawyers, and the authors maintain a diligent focus on the unique needs of professional educators preparing for successful careers in administration.

American Public School Law, 8 edition

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Mastering Your PhD

Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond
By Patricia Gosling, Lambertus D. Noordam, 

Sp..ger | 2007 | ISBN: 3540333878
156 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

This book helps guide PhD students through their graduate student days. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through.

It concentrates on critical skills and tactics that are overlooked by many other how-to guides.

Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011

By Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Juliana Tolles
Publisher: Mc/G,ra,w-Hi,ll Medical; 21 edition 2011

623 Pages | ISBN: 0071742301
PDF | 256 MB

The #1 selling medical review book in the world -- updated with the latest must-know facts and test-taking strategies for the USMLE Step 1
INSIDER ADVICE FOR STUDENTS FROM STUDENTS
A Doody's Core Title for 2011!

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is the undisputed "bible" of USMLE Step 1 preparation. This annually updated student-to-student review delivers an unmatched collection of the most frequently tested high-yield facts and mnemonics. Written by medical students who took the boards in 2010, it provides a complete framework to help you prepare for the most anxiety-provoking exam of your career.

1,100+ high-yield facts based on student reporting from the 2010 exam
Hundreds of clinical images, including a 24-page full-color insert
Student ratings of top review books
Updated information throughout
High-yield facts organized into basic principles and organ system sections facilitates study
Use with First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1 and First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1 to create the ultimate Step 1 review package

Here's why this is the #1 USMLE review:
Section I. Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation; Section I Supplement. Special Situations; Section II. General Principles; Chapter 1. Behavioral Sciences; Chapter 2. Biochemistry; Chapter 3. Embryology; Chapter 4. Microbiology and Immunology; Chapter 5. Pathology; Chapter 6. Pharmacology; Section III. High-Yield Organ Systems; Chapter 7. Cardiovascular; Chapter 8. Endocrine; Chapter 9. Gastrointestinal; Chapter 10. Hematology and Oncology; Chapter 11. Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue; Chapter 12. Neurology and Psychiatry; Chapter 13. Renal; Chapter 14. Reproductive; Chapter 15. Respiratory; Chapter 16. Rapid Review; Chapter 17. High-Yield Images; Section IV: Top-Rated Review Resources

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2011 (First Aid USMLE)

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International Handbook of Leadership for Learning

Tony Townsend, John MacBeath,
Springer Date Aug 28, 2011

ISBN: 9400713495 | 1359 pages | PDF | 10 MB

The International Handbook of Leadership for Learning brings together chapters by distinguished authors from thirty-one countries in nine different regions of the world. The handbook contains nine sections that provide regional overviews; a consideration of theoretical and contextual aspects; system and policy approaches that promote leadership for learning with a focus on educating school leaders for learning and the role of the leader in supporting learning. It also considers the challenge of educating current leaders for this new perspective, and how leaders themselves can develop leadership for learning in others and in their organisations, especially in diverse contexts and situations. The final chapter considers what we now know about leadership for learning and looks at ways this might be further improved in the future.

The book provides the reader with an understanding of the rich contextual nature of learning in schools and the role of school leaders and leadership development in promoting this. It concludes that the preposition ‘for’ between the two readily known and understood terms of ‘leadership’ and ‘learning’ changes everything as it foregrounds learning and complexifies, rather than simplifies, what that word may mean. Whereas common terms such as ‘instructional leadership’ reduce learning to ‘outcomes’, leadership for learning embraces a much wider, developmental view of learning.

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Developing Successful Leadership

By Brent Davies, Mark Brundrett
Publisher: Springer, Pages: 165

Date: 2010-07-29
ISBN-10 : 904819105X PDF 4 Mb

Research has shown that school leadership is second only to classroom teaching in its effect on pupil learning. As the demands on management teams become ever more complex, this volume offers a fresh and expansive view on the challenges to be met in developing a leadership career.

With contributions from some of the most accomplished commentators on school leadership and management from around the world, this book moves away from the simple ‘how to’ of becoming a principal, focusing instead on the wider issues of becoming a successful leader.

The central aim has been to assemble powerful statements from international authorities that encapsulate leading-edge thinking on a group of interconnected themes based on the notion of developing successful leadership in, and beyond, schools.

 In so doing the text examines strategies for existing leaders developing their full capacity as well as enhancing the skills of those new to, or aspiring to, a leadership role. The chapters contributed by a carefully selected group of leading educationalists present insights on a number of central themes, including: developing new skill sets in leadership, the ethical and moral dimensions of leading an organisation, Leadership for instructional and pedagogical success, developing leadership capacity and capability through strategic activity.

Rather than taking a technical approach of how to undertake the managerial or administrative tasks, the authors seek instead to develop critical leadership perspectives and skills, with chapters on vitally important topics such as strategies for maximizing the potential of the leadership team as a whole.

They draw not only upon the literature in the field of educational leadership but also a wider literature in the field of business and management. This diversity of perspective ensures this book’s appeal to a broad international readership.

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Study Skills for Psychology Students

By Jennifer Latto, Richard Latto
Publisher: Open University Press

Number Of Pages: 194
Date: 2008-11-01
ISBN-10 : 0335229093

Product Description:
This practical handbook is an essential companion for psychology students. From day one of your degree, it will make all the difference.

. . Based on the authors' extensive knowledge of psychology, it includes:

Key approaches in psychology .
The best ways to study.
How to use IT effectively.
Producing excellent assignments and exams.
Helpful advice on statistical methods.
Tackling projects and dissertations.
An introduction to careers in psychology
. . It contains exercises, tips, advice from students, and a glossary of commonly used terms in psychology.
. . An accompanying website www.openup.co.uk/psychologysuccess has more information on psychology-related careers with up-to-date web links..

 Study Skills for Psychology Students (Successful Studying)

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International Handbook on Giftedness

By Larisa Shavinina
Publisher: Springer Pages: 1542

Date: 2009-09 ISBN-10 : 1402061617

This Handbook is the most comprehensive account available on what giftedness is, how it is measured, how it develops, and how it affects individuals and societies. It analyzes, integrates, and presents research on giftedness that has not been considered elsewhere, discusses the latest advances in the fast-developing areas of practice, and introduces fresh ideas, which will galvanize the study of giftedness for the future.

"This definitive handbook will be a necessary reference for all in the gifted field." Robert Sternberg

"This is an ambitious book." Laurence Coleman

"This new Handbook provides a valuable complement to the existing literature." Nancy Robinson

"If giftedness and talent could be plotted on a large map, the International Handbook on Giftedness would show up as a vibrant collection of expeditions spreading out in all directions, passing through settled terrain and then reaching out into unexplored valleys and mountain ranges. It stretches the boundaries of our understanding." Don Ambrose

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International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School

By D. Thiessen
Publisher: Springer

Number Of Pages: 928
Publication Date: 2007-03-12
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402033664
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402033667

 Description:
The International Handbook of Student Experience in Elementary and Secondary School is the first handbook of its kind to be published. It brings together in a single volume the groundbreaking work of scholars who have conducted studies of student experiences of school in Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, England, Ghana, Ireland, Pakistan, and the United States.

Drawing extensively on students interpretations of their experiences in school as expressed in their own words, chapter authors offer insights into how students conceptualize and approach school, how students understand and address the ongoing social opportunities for and challenges in working with other students and teachers, and the multiple ways in which students shape and contribute to school improvement.

The individual chapters are framed by an opening chapter, which provides background on, bases of, and trends in research on students experiences of school, and a final chapter, which uses the interpretive framework translation provides to explore how researching students experiences of school challenges those involved to translate the qualitative research methods they use, the terms they evoke to describe and define students experiences of schools, and, in fact, themselves as researchers.

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Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

By NCTM
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Number Of Pages: 402
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0873534808
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780873534802

Description:

Natl Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, VA, 2000. Soft Cover. First edition, VG+ lg. format, 402pp, color illustrated text is bright, clean and fresh-in NF cond.

This book has a reasonable basic outlook, which includes such things as emphasis on conceptual understanding, discovery and empathic discussion rather than drill and teacher-authority. But on the whole the book is very poorly written. For one thing, virtually everything it says is completely vacuous, as one can see by inverting the trivial statements that it makes. Consider for example the following passage:

"By learning problem solving in mathematics, students should acquire ways of thinking, habits of persistence and curiosity, and confidence in unfamiliar situations that will serve them well outside the mathematics classroom. In everyday life and in the workplace, being a good problem solver can lead to great advantages."

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Second Language Teacher Education: International Perspectives

By Diane J. Tedick
Publisher: Routledge, Pages: 376, Date: 2004-08

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0805848797, PDF 17.32 MB

Description:
The education of second language teachers takes place across diverse contexts, levels, settings, and geographic regions. By bringing together research, theory, and best practices from a variety of contexts (ESL/EFL, foreign language, bilingual and immersion education), this book contributes to building meaningful professional dialogue among second-language teacher educators. Featuring an international roster of authors, the volume is comprised of 18 chapters organized in four thematic sections: the knowledge base of second language teacher education; second language teacher education contexts; collaborations in second language teacher education; and second language teacher education in practice.

Second Language Teacher Education: International Perspectives is an essential professional resource for practicing and prospective second language teacher educators around the world.

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Wonderland Junior A Pupils Book (English Adventure)

By Anne Worrall, Cristiana Bruni
Publisher: Longman

Date: 2005-01-24,  ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0582828546

Wonderland makes learning English a magical, memorable experience, by using the familiar fantastic world of Disney characters that children know and love.
The Wonderland series has been written for Greek and Cypriot Pre-Junior and Junior classes. The course uses a structured syllabus focussing on skills development, with abundant practice and recycling. Amazing stories, songs, chants, listening and reading materials inspire pupils to talk and write about their own lives, opinions and experiences.

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Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science, Student Edition By Glencoe McGraw-Hill

By Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Pages: 960, Date: 2008-04-16

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0078802482, RAR'd vector PDF, 82MB

Description:
Give every student a deeper understanding of physical science!
Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science provides students with accurate and comprehensive content coverage of physical science integrated with Earth science. This highly engaging program brings together physics, chemistry, Earth science, space science, and mathematics.

This course, together with a biology course, prepares students for many state/district graduation exams administered at 10th grade.

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Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, 3rd Edition

By Michael Quinn Patton, Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Pages: 688, Date: 2001-10, ISBN-10: 0761919716

Rar pdf, 64 Mb

Description:
"On dissertation proposals on which I have served, Patton is by far the most cited qualitative research text."
Ian Baptiste, Penn State University

The book that has been a resource and training tool for countless applied researchers, evaluators, and graduate students has been completely revised with hundreds of new examples and stories illuminating all aspects of qualitative inquiry. Patton has created the most comprehensive, systematic, and up-to-date review of qualitative methods available.

"I am dazzled by the extent of the material that this book describes and clarifies. Patton has shifted the focus of the text to qualitative inquiry in general, which includes qualitative evaluation. New examples from his own work and that of others serve to clarify and deepen understanding of qualitative research topics and processes.

New discussion of many current issues and debates in qualitative scholarship (autoethnography, ethical issues of informed consent and confidentiality, focus group/group interviews, computer-assisted analysis, the complexity of creating criteria for judging the quality of qualitative research, etc.) will bring readers up-to-date with the variety in perspectives about (and the variety within) qualitative inquiry.

Most of the chapters in the book have been substantially reorganized in ways that augment the reader’s understanding. When anyone asks me about conducting qualitative inquiry, I will say: ‘Get Patton’s book’."

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The Art of Public Speaking, 10th Edition

By Stephen E. Lucas, Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Pages: 480, Date: 2008-10-31

ISBN-10 : 0073385158, PDF 12.8 MB

Description:
By far the leading speech textbook of our time, The Art of Public Speaking has defined the art of being the best for more than 10 million students and instructors. Whether a novice or an experienced speaker, every student will learn how to be a better public speaker through Lucas' clear explanations of classical and contemporary theory and thorough coverage of practical applications.

The new edition offers a revolutionary digital experience--McGraw-Hill Connect Lucas and Connect Lucas Plus. The Connect Lucas products allow students and instructors to access all course materials including a complete media and research library, study aids and speech preparation and assessment tools from a single place, connectlucas.com.

With Connect Lucas, students use the traditional printed text. Specially marked icons in the text guide students to the media-rich, interactive features available at connectlucas.com.

Connect Lucas Plus allows students and instructors to access the fully-integrated, media-rich textbook from connectlucas.com. As students read the book online, linked icons guide them to embedded media-rich, interactive features.

Learn more and visit connectlucas.com.

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PDF For ESL Vocabulary Worksheets

File size: 12 MB
File type: pdf

With over 500 top quality printable PDF worksheets, this ESL Vocabulary Worksheet E-book is the ultimate timesaver for busy teachers. The exercises best serve teachers of beginner, elementary, pre-intermediate and intermediate levels. There are 62 different vocabulary topics covered that take into account the most commonly taught vocabulary areas in ESL. There over 16 different types of exercises in this ebook.

They include among others : i.Crossword puzzles ,ii. Word Search puzzles, iii. Text Mazes – For reading comprehension, iv. Word Scrambles or Jumble, v. Quizzes : multiple choice, true or false, vi. Gap Fill Exercises,vii. Matching Exercises, and more.

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PDF For English for Business Communication

By Simon Sweeney Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Pages: 128 Publication Date : 2003-06-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 052175450X, pdf , size: 8.27 MB

Description: English for Business Communications is a short course for managers who need to improve their communicative ability when: socializing using the telephone taking part in meetings negotiating presenting The focus is on building confidence and improving fluency.


Key features - Modular approach for greater flexibility - Focus on listening and speaking - Language and communication skills checklists for all 15 units - realistic communication activities - new self-study sections for all 15 units to enhance effectiveness Components Student's Book Teacher's Book Audio Cassette Set (2) Audio CD (2)

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Dream Team 3 Student's Book

Author: Whitney, Norman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN-10: 0194359522, rar'd PDF (24 Mb)

Description: A four-part series designed to meet the needs of secondary students continuing English as well as those starting English for the first time.
Level: Beginner or Elementary to Pre-Intermediate

Key features
Dream Team is a communicative course that teaches students how to use language in real situations, while also paying careful attention to grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

Strong emphasis is placed on the clear and thorough presentation of grammar points, followed up by systematic practice throughout the course.

There is a solid built-in process of revision and consolidation, which trains students to review what they have learnt regularly and systematically, and helps them prepare for tests.

'Study skills' sections promote learner involvement and help students become better and more effective learners of English.

'English across the curriculum' sections encourage students to draw on their existing knowledge and to use English as a means for giving and receiving information about the real world.

'Culture studies' pages broaden students' horizons by inviting them to compare the culture of other countries with their own.

The course offers a range of flexible options to help teachers meet the needs of their particular teaching situation. These include an optional introductory section, an optional final 'Bonus unit' and optional projects and stories.
Contents: approximately 70-90 hours of teaching material per level
an optional introductory unit, an optional Bonus unit, six main units, three revision units
six optional projects
two optional stories
reference material: Grammar help, Pronunciation help, and Wordlist

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