This book offers a selection of stories about teaching, learning, and school life that you can use in a variety of PD formats and settings. Grouped into four categories-students, teachers, administrators, and parents-these tales offer a powerful entry point for thinking and reflecting on your school environment in a new and meaningful way. Each brief tale is presented to spark a 10-15 minute group discussion that will help educators think more deeply about the complex, human problems they confront on a daily basis. Suggested questions and a brief commentary following each tale can be used to explore the issues embedded in the tale and, thereby, empower staff to generate creative responses to them. Ditch your "sit and get" professional development and "tap into the wisdom of the ages" by using these powerful tales to give educators the gift of time to think and talk about what it really means to educate hearts and minds.

This book offers a selection of stories about teaching, learning, and school life that you can use in a variety of PD formats and settings. Grouped into four categories-students, teachers, administrators, and parents-these tales offer a powerful entry point for thinking and reflecting on your school environment in a new and meaningful way. Each brief tale is presented to spark a 10-15 minute group discussion that will help educators think more deeply about the complex, human problems they confront on a daily basis. Suggested questions and a brief commentary following each tale can be used to explore the issues embedded in the tale and, thereby, empower staff to generate creative responses to them. Ditch your "sit and get" professional development and "tap into the wisdom of the ages" by using these powerful tales to give educators the gift of time to think and talk about what it really means to educate hearts and minds.

Nematodes are small multicellular organisms that have been used as biological models since the 1960s. For example, Caenorhabditis elegans is a free-living nematode worm, about 1mm in length, that lives in temperate soil environments. It is made up of about 1000 cells, and has a short life cycle of only two weeks. It was the first multicellular organism to have its whole genome sequenced. The book summarizes the importance of nematodes as model organisms in the fields of genetics, developmental biology, neurobiology, pharmacology, nutrition, ecology and parasitology. Of interest to a broad audience across a wide spectrum of disciplines, this book is useful for biologists working on comparative studies to investigate biological processes across organisms; medical scientists and pharmacologists for exploration of drugs and medicine (including the use of genome editing to eliminate diseases); ecologists considering nematodes as indicators for environment changes; and parasitologists for host-parasite interactions. Many other researchers can use this book as a benchmark for the broad implications of nematology research on other aspects of science.

Hairdresser James Dillon shares a humorous collection of truths about the hairdressing industry in and out of the salon. Every hairdresser has a story to tell although very few will put them in to words and on to paper. The highs, lows, funny and not so funny tales revolving around clients, staff and personal matters is what brings this book to life. This is a simple and relaxing read that will take you through the motions of what James really thinks about life as a hairdresser, his friendships and relationships he's made and un-made along the way along with his alone time. Come on, open the book, after all, once you start you won't be able to put it down.

Mayfair hairstylist James Dillon shares with the reader his everyday heart felt emotions, being torn between a girlfriend who runs his front of house hair salon and the new love of his life, Ellie. Struggling to cope with a challenging battle of circumstances, timing and emotions, James fi nds himself trapped in being the man who has everything but the girl of his dreams. After years in a mudslide relationship, James tries to fi nd the most appropriate way to end his time with his 'girlfriend' and give his new love the only thing she's ever wanted..... his love. Only it isn't that simple. Working together, arguing profusely and falling out, can James fi nd the heart of Ellie again or will she leave his side to fi nd a new love? Or will she see the the dedicated and unconditional love that James has to show her? Only time will tell. Heartbreaking emotions.

This read as if spoken, true to life story follows the life of a young boy leaving school and following his career in the hairdressing industry. This story carries the reader through a mixed emotional journey of greed, bullying, drugs, questioning ,belief and above all, bravery. From a rural town to the city lights of London, hairdresser James Dillon shares his battles, fears and emotions from losing faith in his celebrity idle and mentor to experiencing the cost of good boss, bad boss fame along with some provoking issues along the way. After years of torment, training, studying and psychological tests James Dillon has achieved what many will only ever dream of. For anyone entering the hairdressing profession or already a hairstylist, salon owner, manager or anything to associate with hairdressing then this book is an "every hairdresser must read". The story indicates a moral, one of which cannot be taught but a journey you may one day have to take. When a hand shake or good luck would mean the world however jealousy and destruction is the only thing on a celebrities mind. Some say they can read people like books, well, this is my book, read me, read everything, read others and most importantly...read the small print.

A collection of poetry in five sections: Life & Death; Love & Romance; Sonnets; Song Lyrics; and Stories. The author favors metered rhyme, especially in the classical style, as opposed to prose. They cover the full range of emotions and there is something here for everyone.

Bibace, Dillon, and Dowds articulate diverse aspects of partnerships, comparing them to traditional relationships between professionals and patients, students, and research particpants. Neither the editors nor the various contributors subscribe to one interpretation of "partnerships." Instead they subscribe to the assumption that there are multiple interpretations. These differences are based on many factors such as a professional's primary identity as clinician, teacher, or researcher. The possibilities presented will aid readers in enacting partnership relationships in their own settings.

Bibace, Dillon, and Dowes articulate diverse aspects of partnerships, comparing them to traditional realtionships between professionals and patients, students, and research participants. Neither the editors nor the various contributors subscribe to one interpretation of Partnerships. Instead they subscribe to the assumption that there are multiple interpretations. These differences are based on many factors such as a professional's primary identity as clinician, teacher, or researcher. The possibilities presented will aid readers in enacting partnership relationships in their own settings.

Kevin never smiles at school, but he is different at home. He jumps up and down when his favorite football team scores a touchdown, and screams "CANNONBALL!" when he jumps into the swimming pool. But at school he feels that he isn't 'okay.' Other kids in his class are much quicker at putting their hands up and answering the teacher's questions, and Kevin feels that he will never catch up. One day, his reading teacher asks him to help out with the school store, and Kevin slowly begins to realise that he had really been 'a okay' all along. Through providing an insight into Kevin's thoughts, feelings and coping strategies, this picture book for ages 5-8 is a source of support for children who, like Kevin, find school difficult and feel that they are 'behind' their peers. The book, which draws on the author's experiences as the principal of an elementary school, is also the perfect springboard for discussion around difficulties at school, academic ability, self-esteem, confidence and recognising strengths.