Asil Daniels is tragically orphaned at the tender age of nine. She is taken under the wing of her scheming Aunt Morag who is intent on robbing Asil of her inheritance.Befriended by an old family acquaintance, Dr Bancroft and his mute manservant, Mahari, the distraught Asil escapes her evil aunt's grasp. Guarding a small silver box, unaware that it holds the key to some dark secrets, Asil finds herself submerged in a hair-raising adventure.The mystery deepens, the plot thickens - can Asil be saved from the murderous trio that are trying to dispose of her?
On his first aborted trip from the twenty first century into 1746, Ethan Caplin, fourteen, meets and falls in love with sixteen year old Eveline Erskine. Imprisoned as a perceived catholic spy, injured and rendered unconscious after an attempted escape, he is helped back to his own time by Eveline who thought him mortally wounded.Disbelieved and thought mentally unstable by his family, he returns down the same spiral steps seventeen months later. He finds the village of Sandthwaite destroyed and deserted. And worse, Eveline and her father are now incarcerated in jail, in Penrith, many miles away.Accompanied by Eveline’s brother Arthur, Ethan embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue them.An adventure that endangers their lives and threatens Ethan’s chances of ever returning to his own time.FOLLOW ETHAN’S QUEST IN THIS EXCITINGSEQUEL TO THE SPITAL STEPS
The analysis of data for instructional decision making is a hallmark of the 21st century. Teachers and administrators alike need a process that links instant, consistent, and relevant data to instant, consistent, and relevant results. Data! Dialogue! Decisions! describes a simple process--selecting a piece of data, dialoging about the data, and making SMART goal decisions about how to increase student performance--that includes the critical elements for powerful school improvement: meaningful teams, managed data, and measurable goals. Using a collegial process, administrators and teachers choose their own school of class achievement data to analyze and interpret as they target 'breakthrough' instructional decisions that yield rapid and quantifiable results. Results have been staggeringly successful.
"This book should make educators stop and consider exactly what they mean when they discuss curriculum integration" —Julie Prescott, Assessment Coordinator Vallivue High School, Caldwell, ID "The biggest strength of Fogarty's work is its clear, concise organization centered on the guiding questions of each chapter" —John C. Baker, Eighth-Grade Social Studies Teacher, Salem Middle School, Apex, NC For both students and teachers, the mission is essential: to connect ideas, discern themes, and thread skills of various content areas into a cohesive whole. Yet, the question remains: "What does integrating the curricula really mean?" The answers are provided in this updated resource that helps teachers create brain-compatible, learner-centered classrooms and better prepare students for lifelong learning. Based on a four-pronged rationale for using an integrated curriculum—including findings from brain-based research, parental concerns, practitioner challenges, and student perspectives—Robin Fogarty offers ten models that allow teams of teachers to work together to group elements from various content areas into a coherent curriculum that effectively meets standards. The discussion of each model includes: - A description of the model - How the model can be applied in the classroom - Benefits and challenges of the model for teaching and learning - Guidelines for when and how to implement the model in the classroom - A wealth of reproducibles to aid implementation How to Integrate the Curricula offers the support educators need to integrate concepts, skills, and attitudes and immerse students in content through self-selected, personally relevant learning experiences.
The tips and tricks you need to know to make transfer happen! We know that the most expensive in-service is the one that teachers do not apply in the classroom. From Staff Room to Classroom offers district-level leaders, staff developers, and instructional coaches sure-fire tools and strategies for delivering professional learning that answers the question, "How can I use this in my classroom?" This resource provides comprehensive, indispensable guidance on: Effectively reaching and teaching adult learners by understanding their motivations, dispositions, and preferences The six levels of transfer and seven bridging strategies for supporting teachers as they apply content learned in PD to their classrooms and student interactionsUpdating professional learning to include technological developments and blended solutionsDifferentiating PD cross-generationally to promote reflective processing Instill effective professional development with this guide to raise the rigor of instruction in the classroom and change the culture of your building. "In From Staff Room to Classroom, Fogarty and Pete take us into their world of improving schools through professional development. The authors are very experienced and thoroughly grounded, high-level practitioners in their specialty." —Bruce Joyce, Author of Realizing the Promise of 21st-Century Education
Ireland is awash with would-be kings, power-hungry pretenders, and self-professed rulers. The provinces are in disarray, and the common folk are paying the price. The land needs a leader.In Brian Boru, players will strive to unite Ireland under their domain, securing control through might, cunning, and matrimony. Join forces to fend off Viking invaders, build monasteries to extend your influence, and gather support in towns and villages throughout the land. To become High King of all Ireland, you will need to navigate a web of shifting alliances, outmanoeuvre your enemies, and grab history by the reins.Includes rules in English and German.Number of players: 3-5 Ages: 14+ Play time: 60-90 minutes Components: Board, 46 cards, 139 tokens, 125 wooden discs
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What are a boy and his dog to do when all the puddles in town have dried up? Make a new puddle, of course! Not just any puddle, but the biggest mudpuddle in history, and the splash that comes with it! Come along with Pete as he follows his dreams and imagination to make a truly memorable day. Written in mouth watering verse and cleverly paced to get you as close to the action as possible without getting yourself covered in mud (but you will be about the only thing)!
This book examines reports that are written by reviewers of submissions to a peer-reviewed journal. This includes a thorough study of the reports from the perspectives of context, content and genre, as well as from the point of view of pragmatics and politeness. The author examines the use of evaluative language, and the roles reviewers assume as they make their evaluations. He also explores how reviewers learn to write these reports. He then discusses the results of these analyses from the point of view of reviewer training, making suggestions for further research in the area of editorial peer review. The demystification of this occluded genre will be of benefit to doctoral students and early career academics not yet familiar with the peer review process, as well as those working in the broader areas of English for Specific Purposes and English for Academic Purposes, discourse analysis and writing for publication.
