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Finally- a roadmap for growing students' confidence and competence
in learning. We strive to empower our students to lead their own
inquiry, discover knowledge, and construct approaches to solving
real-life challenges. Often, though, we make the mistake of
designing learning experiences that burden students with the
unrealistic expectation of expertise that hasn't yet been
developed. The solution: proper scaffolding for surface, deep, and
transfer learning. Building upon the groundwork from Michael
McDowell's book Rigorous PBL by Design, this new resource provides
practices that strategically support students as they move from
novices to experts in core academics. You'll learn high-impact
strategies that ensure students develop ownership and confidence in
their learning, plus essential tools to build your own efficacy and
support your colleagues in building collective expertise. Chock
full of mission-critical guidance, this book Provides an actionable
framework for developing student expertise Offers practical
strategies, tools, and routines for creating a culture that
cultivates expertise and builds student efficacy Gives a simple,
effective unit and lesson template that clarifies the steps
students must take to build, deepen, and apply core content
knowledge and skills Ensures your students' progress in their
learning through a process for selecting instructional, feedback,
and learning strategies Includes strategies for improving your
professional expertise individually and collectively "As educators,
we are challenged to prepare our students for college and career
readiness as they go into the real world. Developing Expert
Learners addresses the intentional moves of the teacher to prepare
students for challenging work at their level of learning, resulting
in students reaching their fullest potential as experts in their
own learning." Elizabeth Alvarez, Chief of Schools Chicago Public
Schools
Project- and Problem-Based Learning is a very popular method of
instruction, but PBL is often not designed thoughtfully to address
surface, deep, and transfer learning outcomes. In this book,
McDowell describes three key shifts that need to happen in PBL
design to reach students' learning goals, which are clarity,
challenge and culture. When these shifts are implemented in PBL
design, the result is learners who are both confident and
competent. Confident learners have a growth mindset, are assessment
capable, and collaborate. Competent learners have the right surface
and deep knowledge, and can transfer it to new situations.
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The Amulet (Paperback)
Michael McDowell; Introduction by Poppy Z. Brite
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R664
Discovery Miles 6 640
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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" O]ne of the best writers of horror in this or any other country."
- Peter Straub
"One of the genre's most underrated writers . . . enjoyably
nasty." - Poppy Z. Brite
"A must-read for horror fiction fans. . . . Obtain "The Amulet" by
any means necessary." - "Too Much Horror Fiction"
"McDowell has a flair for the gruesome." - "Washington Post"
When a rifle range accident leaves Dean Howell disfigured and in a
vegetative state, his wife Sarah finds her dreary life in Pine
Cone, Alabama made even worse. After long and tedious days on the
assembly line, she returns home to care for her corpselike husband
while enduring her loathsome and hateful mother-in-law, Jo. Jo
blames the entire town for her son's mishap, and when she gives a
strange piece of jewelry to the man she believes most responsible,
a series of gruesome deaths is set in motion. Sarah believes the
amulet has something to do with the rising body count, but no one
will believe her. As the inexplicable murders continue, Sarah and
her friend Becca Blair have no choice but to track down the amulet
themselves, before it's too late . . .
Michael McDowell (1950-1999) is best known for his screenplays to
the films "Beetlejuice" and "The Nightmare Before Christmas," but
he was also the author of several excellent and underrated Southern
Gothic horror novels, of which "The Amulet" (1979) was the first.
Originally published as a pulp paperback, now scarce and long
out-of-print, McDowell's grimly humorous and delightfully horrific
novel returns to print in this edition, which features a new
introduction by Poppy Z. Brite.
To make a lasting impact, redefine your leadership. Discover a new
model of educational leadership, one that ensures growth for all
students in both core academic content and 21st-century skills.
With practical examples, stories from the field, and numerous
activities and reflective questions, this insightful book takes you
step-by-step through the work of the learning leader, helping you
meet the unique learning needs of staff and students-and get the
biggest impact from your own limited time. You'll also find ways
to: Ensure clarity in strategic planning Establish coherence
throughout the system Enact system-wide capacity-building processes
Craft your personal leadership skills
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