In Tools for Teaching, Dr. Jones describes the skills by which exceptional teachers make the classroom a place of success and enjoyment for both themselves and their students. Tools for Teaching integrates the management of discipline, instruction and motivation into a system that allows you to reduce the stress of teaching by preventing most management headaches. Dr. Jones helps you reduce student disruptions, backtalk, helpless handraising and dawdling while helping you increase responsible behavior, motivation and independent learning. These skills are made accessable by practical, down-to-earth language and many examples and illustrations that provide the next best thing to attending one of Dr. Jones' workshops. The second edition also includes an Overview DVD of Dr. Jones entire program; including how to use the Study Group Acitivity Guide, workshops, and parent videos.

Fred Jones Tools for Teaching: Discipline, Instruction, Motivation

Fredric H. Jones

Patrick Jones

Jo Lynn

Fred Jones

Reference

Fredric H. Jones & Associates

Calculus for Dummies: 1,001 Practice Problems

For Dummies

Here is everything you need to develop and teach an information literacy curriculum that is integrated with core subject areas. Over twenty lessons (complete with learning objectives, instructional guidelines, and ready-to-use teaching tools) cover keyword research, library and library materials organization, using nonfiction books, using the library catalog, using online databases, using the Internet, note-taking, creating bibliographies, and more. You will also find planning and assessment forms, checklists, tables, and worksheets for developing, implementing, and instructing your information literacy programs - all reproduced in the book and accompanying CD-ROM. In all new sections, Langhorne walks readers through establishing a mission statement, utilizing standards and benchmarks, and using literature as the foundation for information literacy. Completely updated and expanded, this edition includes proven strategies for collaborating with administrators and teachers, developing assessment tools, and communicating results. This all-in-one resource - with over 100 pages of model lesson plans and student worksheets - gives you the directions for developing a successful program and ready-to-go tools to implement it. The CD-ROM contains the forms, handouts, and transparencies needed to teach the lesson plans and units formatted in Microsoft Word.

Developing an Information Literacy Curriculum: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians, Second Edition (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, No. 133)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Neal-Schuman Publishers

It may sometimes seem that only a miracle could get some kids to read, but YA experts Patrick Jones, Maureen Hartman, and Patricia Taylor believe in some proven tips, titles, and tools to make magic happen. This unique guide shares their thoughts on why teens need to read and why so many of them don't. They show you how to entice reluctant readers, what types of books are most likely to grab and keep their interest, and how to connect different kinds of readers with different genres (graphic novels, realistic fiction, mystery, fantasy, magazines, nonfictions, short stories, and more) attract different readers. The featured lists highlight over 600 sure-fire books, magazines, and series including: Best new adult fiction for teens, best 25 books for struggling students, best literature for middle school readers, best 40 magazines, best 100 books for boys, best 25 comic books for all ages. You will also find quick and easy guidance for using booktalks (including 50 ready-to-use scripts), reading surveys, and an exhaustive bibliography of resources to consult. This all-encompassing guide may prove even more than the miracle you thought you needed.

Connecting with Reluctant Teen Readers: Tips, Titles, and Tools

Patricia Taylor

Maureen L. Hartman

Teen & Young Adult

1.001 Problemas de Calculo Para Leigos

Alta Books

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