Research shows that by improving the wellbeing of learners we also improve their learning. Effective Learning and Mental Wellbeing is a crucial resource, filled with ready-to-use and thought-provoking activities that support wellbeing within your school, college, organisation, community group, or on your own. Woven throughout are ideas and activities that support learning and wellbeing for many different kinds of learner. Supported by well-researched content, this essential book will enrich and improve both the wellbeing and the learning of all who use it. Areas covered include but are not limited to: How we learn and blocks to learning Mental health and self-efficacy Positive steps to mental wellbeing Wellbeing in the connected learning community The future of wellbeing and learning This book is an essential resource for teachers, therapists, health professionals, parents or carers, and those in the community who work to improve learning through improving wellbeing.

* This highly topical book will look at and discuss the holistic world of the new intelligences and the new ways to educate us all for living in the future. * Combines, educational research, cognitive psychology and AI perspectives * A book to help increase and develop creativity in response to fundamental changes in our societies and to enhance our intelligence, our ability to understand and act in an informed way. * Contains numerous illustrations and activities

* This highly topical book will look at and discuss the holistic world of the new intelligences and the new ways to educate us all for living in the future. * Combines, educational research, cognitive psychology and AI perspectives * A book to help increase and develop creativity in response to fundamental changes in our societies and to enhance our intelligence, our ability to understand and act in an informed way. * Contains numerous illustrations and activities

Research shows that by improving the wellbeing of learners we also improve their learning. Effective Learning and Mental Wellbeing is a crucial resource, filled with ready-to-use and thought-provoking activities that support wellbeing within your school, college, organisation, community group, or on your own. Woven throughout are ideas and activities that support learning and wellbeing for many different kinds of learner. Supported by well-researched content, this essential book will enrich and improve both the wellbeing and the learning of all who use it. Areas covered include but are not limited to: How we learn and blocks to learning Mental health and self-efficacy Positive steps to mental wellbeing Wellbeing in the connected learning community The future of wellbeing and learning This book is an essential resource for teachers, therapists, health professionals, parents or carers, and those in the community who work to improve learning through improving wellbeing.

This open access book presents papers displayed in the 2nd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF 2020), co-organised by the University of Hertfordshire and the University Alliance DTA in Energy. The research included in this book covers a wide range of topics in the areas of energy and sustainability including: * ICT and control of energy;* conventional energy sources;* energy governance;* materials in energy research;* renewable energy; and* energy storage. The book offers a holistic view of topics related to energy and sustainability, making it of interest to experts in the field, from industry and academia.

As the second book in the Explorations in Theological Field Education series,Empower is a toolkit for mentors working with beginning ministers. Chapters from ministry practitioners and field education program directors offer lessons gained through hundreds of hours of mentoring experience. Seasoned practitioners reveal how to do the work of mentoring in ways that are "fitting" to the particular needs of students with whom they have worked. This volume, then, is not a cookbook or a manual. It is itself a mentoring guide to those who wish to deepen and expand the craft of mentoring. Its goal is to meet ministry mentors in their journey towards skillful mentoring, and to provide guidance and support to help them hone their craft.

As the second book in the Explorations in Theological Field Education series,Empower is a toolkit for mentors working with beginning ministers. Chapters from ministry practitioners and field education program directors offer lessons gained through hundreds of hours of mentoring experience. Seasoned practitioners reveal how to do the work of mentoring in ways that are "fitting" to the particular needs of students with whom they have worked. This volume, then, is not a cookbook or a manual. It is itself a mentoring guide to those who wish to deepen and expand the craft of mentoring. Its goal is to meet ministry mentors in their journey towards skillful mentoring, and to provide guidance and support to help them hone their craft.

This open access book presents papers displayed in the 2nd International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures (ICESF 2020), co-organised by the University of Hertfordshire and the University Alliance DTA in Energy. The research included in this book covers a wide range of topics in the areas of energy and sustainability including: * ICT and control of energy;* conventional energy sources;* energy governance;* materials in energy research;* renewable energy; and* energy storage. The book offers a holistic view of topics related to energy and sustainability, making it of interest to experts in the field, from industry and academia.

The SAGE Handbook of Gifted & Talented Education provides a comprehensive and international overview of key challenges and issues in the field of gifted education, making this an invaluable volume for individuals in the fields of education, public and private school administration, psychology and beyond. Containing contributions by a range of expert authors from around the world, chapters include discussions of the wide range of human abilities and talents which impinge upon academic success, with explorations of various political, social and economic factors which influence how 'giftedness' and 'gifted education' is defined and understood in different regions around the globe. PART 1. CONCEPTS OF GIFTEDNESS AND IDENTIFICATION: SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS PART 2: EDUCATIONAL PROVISION: PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES PART 3: GLOBAL RESPONSES TO EMERGING G&T PROVISION: DEFINING THE FUTURE

Positive thinking is about much more than just being happy or displaying an upbeat attitude. By nurturing genuine optimism and positive thoughts you can build skills that last much longer than a smile. Just imagine how much your business would improve if each and every member of your team developed a positive `can do' attitude, oozing enthusiasm in every aspect of their roles. Your mind is a complex and powerful instrument and with the right training can be programmed to think more positively, to look at every situation differently, assessing the potential rather than fearing risk. This Book will show you how to achieve a positive mindset that will add real value to you by bringing happiness and success to your family Have an improved attention span, Are more committed, motivated and accept new challenges more readily Experience greater self-esteem, well-being and life satisfaction Have a winning attitude. Understand how to recognize and manage negative thoughts