Sentences with phrase «educational book about»

Scholastic has published Assassin's Creed A Walk Through History 1189 - 1868, an educational book about the Assassin's Creed series and I am not sure how I feel about it.

Assisi Bio Press publishes authoritative, educational books about natural health supplements.

Not exact matches

Before committing your money to investments, spend a lot of time reading and learning about investing and stock picking by visiting online financial resources and reading books, periodicals and other educational material.

The book is about the painful and confused transitions from Communist totalitarianism» pains and confusions that in different ways attend educational reform also in this country.

The Lone Survivor Foundation, which was founded by Marcus Luttrell, author of the 2007 # 1 New York Times best - selling book, Lone Survivor, about his survival and loss of fellow service members in Operation Redwing, established the foundation to honor and remember American service members by providing unique educational, rehabilitation, recovery, and wellness opportunities to U.S. Armed Forces members and their families.

About Lone Survivor Foundation The Lone Survivor Foundation, which was founded by Marcus Luttrell, author of the 2007 # 1 New York Times best - selling book, Lone Survivor, about his survival and loss of fellow service members in Operation Redwing, established the foundation to honor and remember American service members by providing unique educational, rehabilitation, recovery, and wellness opportunities to U.S. Armed Forces members and their famiAbout Lone Survivor Foundation The Lone Survivor Foundation, which was founded by Marcus Luttrell, author of the 2007 # 1 New York Times best - selling book, Lone Survivor, about his survival and loss of fellow service members in Operation Redwing, established the foundation to honor and remember American service members by providing unique educational, rehabilitation, recovery, and wellness opportunities to U.S. Armed Forces members and their famiabout his survival and loss of fellow service members in Operation Redwing, established the foundation to honor and remember American service members by providing unique educational, rehabilitation, recovery, and wellness opportunities to U.S. Armed Forces members and their families.

The research about two parent households, blacks and whites, with the same educational background, age, and years of employment having similar household incomes was from research by Thomas Sowell in the late 80's — it was cited in one of his books (I think «Ethnic America») and he talks about that research in many of his lectures, some of which are on YouTube.

With the much - discussed Hollywood film Won't Back Down making educational waves, Tough's book is not only timely but germane to the larger public dialogue about improving teaching and learning in all schools — public, private and independent.

But in the book I do argue against the intense national focus on standardized tests, which measure a fairly narrow range of cognitive skills and turn out to be not very effective predictors of the educational goals that I think we should care about, especially college - graduation rates.

His previous books, «Whatever It Takes», about the Harlem Children's Zone (a pioneering educational charity in New York), and «How Children Succeed», pursue similar themes.

This is a very clever and fun educational book, about a subject that you sooner or later will have to address.

Written by a mother whose children have multiple food allergies, Mangos for Max is a fun, colorful, educational book that follows cheerful Max as he goes about his day.

We heard about groups like the Western New York Book Arts Center, Young Audiences of Western New York, Theatre of Youth and many others stepping in to fill widening gaps in an educational system less concerned than ever with culture and creativity.

I read plenty of blogs and books about technology, online trends, self - improvement, educational, and the like.

But even very informative popular books are not designed to be fully educational about the science in technical detail.

It seems to me you've got a prior claim with your books and educational courses, no matter if you've never sued for infringement before, with the new copyright laws, your copyrights (even unpublished works) last about 140 years.

In a special session — which included input from students and guest experts - Sir Al said that he was completing a book titled The British Betrayal of Childhood, and he spoke about what he described as «the lunacy of educational policy in England today».

About BESA BESA, the British Educational Suppliers Association, is the trade association representing over 300 educational suppliers in the UK, including manufacturers and distributors of equipment, materials, books, consumables, furniture, technology, ICT hardware and digital - content related services to the education market.

This month we spoke with Alan Daly, one of the authors of the new book, Future Directions of Educational Change, who believes that in the past, educators have taken a more «knowledge» or «human capital» approach to educational change and what's missing is the day to day interactions «between and among practitioners as they go about their important work.»

Yet the sense of relief does not last, for these islands of clarity are invariably surrounded by a broad sea of circumspection and equivocation that leave one adrift, wondering just how reliable they and similar assertions are, and just how policymakers might go about using this book to improve educational outcomes for minority children.

Thanks to a Guggenheim Fellowship, Associate Professor Meira Levinson (and her family) left in August for Oxford, England, where she'll spend the next year working on a book about educational justice.

Simply hop on the Internet or head to your local library and hunt down an introductory book or two about educational assessment.

The most frustrating thing about Diane Ravitch's new book, Reign of Error, isn't the way she twists the evidence on school choice or testing, or her condescending tone toward leaders trying to improve educational outcomes, or her clever but disingenuous rhetorical arguments.

The Guggenheim fellowship will provide time for Levinson to start writing a book about the theory and practice of educational justice.

«This book was designed to show what new evidence exists about integrated education and its relationship to equality of educational opportunity; what the political prospects are; what we know about new policy alternatives, including using socioeconomic status; and what the federal role could be in encouraging such options,» write Frankenberg and Debray.

Finally, I had them write a short blurb about their educational philosophy, and list their favorite, most influential books and films on education.

Education Hell: Rhetoric vs. Reality is an excellent book study for school leaders and educational teams working to increase true student achievement and dispel the misinformation about schools so often disseminated as truth.

Rotherham is the author or co-author of more than 150 published articles, book chapters, papers, and op - eds about education policy and politics and is the author or editor of four books on educational policy.

I bought this book because I needed it for a course I was taking but it was very informative when it came to learning about educational testing.

One hopes that educators and educational researchers who are serious about students» overall well - being and long term needs will have a chance to consider the ideas in this book.

But it is more than a book about ideas; it is also a practical tool and must - have resource for all school stakeholders involved in planning, designing, and constructing the educational adequacy of existing school facilities.

I remember that when I made my first attempt to go back to college four months after having my daughter Cereta in 1999, I read a book for one of my educational courses about the debate over charter versus traditional schools.

Heather is passionate about educational technology and its role in helping students communicate all subjects and has written a number of books, including, DIY for Project Based Learning for ELA and History, DIY for Project Based Learning for Math and Science, Writing Behind Every Door: Teaching Common Core Writing in the Content Areas, and Tween Crayons and Curfews: Tips for Middle School Teachers.

I remember when I made my first attempt to go back to college four months after having my daughter Cereta in 1999, I read a book for one of my educational courses about the debate over charter versus traditional schools.

He created Project S.A.M.E. a US - Soviet Youth Exchange that brought students from the US and USSR together to advocate for peace; founded Students Concerned about Bias in Society (SCABS) who fought for implementation of Title IX in Maine schools; directed the University of Maine Aspirations Project and launched 35 statewide student leadership teams to bring students» voices to educational reform; conducted program evaluation research on the effects of the Maine Civil Rights Teams Project whose 50 student teams fought against bigotry and intolerance in Maine communities; founded the Center for School Climate and Learning and worked in hundreds of schools supporting students, teachers and administrators to bring youth voice to school reform in the US; co-authored two books, The Respectful School, and Transforming School Climate and Learning to share what I have learned.

Although overshadowed by more spectacular conflicts over desegregation, community control, and open schooling, the movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s generated more than 70 state laws seeking to create educational accountability and hundreds of articles, pamphlets, and books about how to create more efficient and accountable educational systems.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Over the past twenty years, educational policy has been characterized by top ‐ down, market ‐ focused policies combined with a push toward privatization and school choice.

When you head out, take along resources like these printable National Junior Ranger books that teach students about paleontology, constellations, the solar system, and the importance of preservation to make your trip both educational and fun.

Learn more: To learn more about other countries» educational systems, take a look at Jeffra JoAnn Flaitz's books mentioned above, which include detailed information on educational approaches, classroom behavior, teacher and student interactions, and how schools operate in the profiled countries.

In 2010, Diane Ravitch, a renowned education historian and former Assistant Secretary of Education joined the ranks of true educational experts by publishing a book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, in which she openly admitted she was wrong about key educational policies she once championed, namely standardized testing and school choice.

For me, I think distribution and sales would be too difficult, particularly considering I want to reach the schools market, and I already know how they work, which is hard for me to access (while not actually «self - publishing» before I was responsible for placing a book about how to become a policewoman in Australia into educational outlets at secondary and tertiary levels and it was not only hard work but incredibly time and money consuming too, so if someone can do that side for me at a reasonable cost, I'd always prefer it.)

I believe the best non-fiction books are not merely educational, but instill something extra in their reader: the ability to start asking questions about what they're reading and whether it has resonance in their own lives.

«Non-fiction religion - specific books» include sacred texts (including the Bible, the Qur» an, and others), commentary on those sacred texts, and educational or explanatory books about the specific religion.

And although I work mostly in children's literature, I want to talk today about how supplemental educational materials can assist in marketing any book, be it geared toward adults or children, fiction or non-fiction.

A U.S. expert on childhood grief and mourning says the Harry Potter books provide a great educational opportunity to teach children about death.

Bullseye Breach is an IT security educational book disguised as a fiction international thriller ripped from recent headlines about how a large Minneapolis retailer loses 40 million card numbers to an international cast of criminals.

Seamlessly browse through thousands of top audiobooks including instructional audio books to teach you a new language, religious, spiritual and motivational audiobooks to help you self - improve as well as educational audiobooks to help you learn more about a particular subject.

Is that what your effort is really worth, authors?!? And the 3 % number I heard for educational books... talk about a rip - off!

Snapplify's CEO Wesley Lynch will be speaking tomorrow from the Frankfurt Book Fair about the development of the app and what educational implications this type of platform can have, especially in markets that are underserved by technology or that present unique challenges to what the industry commonly thinks of for technology use in the classroom.

Ronny Golan from BookPulse also spoke in the following video about the educational ramifications of such a capability, affording readers the opportunity to embed the comments and study notes of others into the book, as well as the opportunity for book clubs and reading groups to participate in the enjoyment of the text.