Leap into Mentals: Outcomes-Based Activities for School and Home: Year 3

Andrew Boswell

John Simmons

McGraw–Hill Education

Leap into Mentals: Outcomes-Based Activities for School and Home: Year 4

Leap into Mentals: Outcomes-Based Activities for School and Home: Year 5

Adolescents and School Reform

T. Neville Postlethwaite

Elsevier

Life of Plants (Intro. to Nature S)

Children's Books

Macdonald Educ.

Breaking Through: Transforming Urban School Districts

Is it possible to fundamentally improve the daily workings of the urban classroom in less than seven years? According to John Simmons, it will take a revolution in the way that leaders of urban school systems think and operate, from the classroom to the boardroom. In this ambitious volume, Simmons and a stellar group of contributors, including Linda Darling-Hammond, Richard Elmore, Michael Fullan, Charlotte Danielson, Susan Moore Johnson, Adam Urbanski, Alan Odden, and Valerie Lee, bring the best current research to bear on a range of critical topics, creating a practical framework that superintendents and their teams can use to transform their big-city school systems into true learning communities. As it integrates many voices into a larger vision, this book:
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<li> Demonstrates convincingly how current, cutting-edge thinking about system change in business has been used to successfully transform schools and close the achievement gap among diverse students. </li>
<li> Provides an overview and assessment of the reform efforts of current large-district superintendents, including Alan Bersin, Tom Payzant, Arne Duncan, and Kaye Stripling. </li>
<li> Directs the reader towards a larger understanding of issues and priorities with three principles and four key strategies.</li>
<li> Applies current research to illuminate what has succeeded and what has not worked in cities such as Boston, San Diego, Houston, and especially Chicago.</li>
<li> Features the perspectives and experiences of notable experts who have been working in the trenches of school reform for decades.</li>
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Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Teachers' College Press

Is it possible to fundamentally improve the daily workings of the urban classroom in less than seven years? According to John Simmons, it will take a revolution in the way that leaders of urban school systems think and operate, from the classroom to the boardroom. In this ambitious volume, Simmons and a stellar group of contributors, including Linda Darling-Hammond, Richard Elmore, Michael Fullan, Charlotte Danielson, Susan Moore Johnson, Adam Urbanski, Alan Odden, and  Valerie Lee, bring the best current research to bear on a range of critical topics, creating a practical framework that superintendents and their teams can use to transform their big-city school systems into true learning communities. As it integrates many voices into a larger vision, this book: Demonstrates convincingly how current, cutting-edge thinking about system change in business has been used to successfully transform schools and close the achievement gap among diverse students.  Provides an overview and assessment of the reform efforts of current large-district superintendents, including Alan Bersin, Tom Payzant, Arne Duncan, and Kaye Stripling.  Directs the reader towards a larger understanding of issues and priorities with three principles and four key strategies. Applies current research to illuminate what has succeeded and what has not worked in cities such as Boston, San Diego, Houston, and especially Chicago. Features the perspectives and experiences of notable experts who have been working in the trenches of school reform for decades.

Insight into Starbucks's rise to worldwide recognition is given in this tale of marketing success. From three college friends' dreams of coffee beans to the cafés that are open on nearly every street corner, Starbucks has grown immensely with three new shops opening every day across the world. Full of interesting facts about the coffee giant, the book includes a rare interview with CEO Howard Schultz.Each title in this series features an in-depth, biographical look at one of today's top brands, such as Guinness, Adidas, and Starbucks. The brands included have all established themselves not only as financial successes but also as cultural icons. The storytelling style and eye-catching design of the books make learning about these innovative brands stimulating and enjoyable.

My Sister's a Barista : How They Made Starbucks a Home from Home

Business & Money

Cyan Books

Katya's Prayer

Brigham Distributing

Is There a Duty to Obey the Law?

Christopher Wellman

Cambridge University Press

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