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 College Handbook 2009
by: The College Board Product Description: This is the only guide that contains objective information on every accredited college in the United States--2,150 four-year colleges and universities, and 1,650 two-year community colleges and technical schools. With its clearly laid-out entries and more than 40 indexes, the College Handbook 2009 is also the fastest, easiest way for students to narrow a college search and compare the schools that they're interested in. Tables of Early-Decision and wait-list outcomes show information that can't be found in any other guide. A planning calendar and worksheets help students organize their applications and keep on track. more... |
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 What Your Preschooler Needs to Know: Get Ready for Kindergarten
by: Core Knowledge Foundation Product Description:
Prepare your child for a lifetime of learning and wonder.
Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled with opportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, this beautifully illustrated read-aloud anthology offers preschoolers the fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive time in school—and for the rest of their lives. Millions of children have benefited from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series, developed in consultation with parents, educators, and the most distinguished developmental psychologists. In addition to valuable advice to parents, including what it means for a child to be ready for kindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parents make reading aloud fun and interactive, suggesting questions to ask, connections to make, and games to play to enrich their preschooler’s learning experience. more... |
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 Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail
by: Danica McKellar Rating:  -
This Danica is as good looking as the racing Danica and a great actress. She's a math whiz too. Well as a trained mathematician I can assure you that she proves in this book that she knows math, is proud of it and want other high school and junior high school girls to appreciate it too. The book is filled with interesting ways of teach junior and senior high school math that makes it fun and exciting. She would be a great teacher too. I think her goal is to be a role model for other girls who have ... more |
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 Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise into Practice
by: Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst, Linda Rief Product Description: This is the time to think boldly about adolescent literacy. So much of what we know about adolescents and their learning has changed in the last decade, and since then both the world of education and the world at large have become very different places. Adolescent Literacy convenes a conversation among today's most important educational thinkers and practitioners to address crucial advances in research on adolescent learning, to assess which of our current practices meets the challenges of the twenty-first century, and to discover transformative ideas and methods that turn the promise of education into instructional practice. more.. |
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 Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally
by: John M. Van de Walle Book Description:
John A. Van de Walle has written a book that helps readers make sense of mathematics and become confident in their ability to teach mathematics to children K to 8. Elementatry and Middle School Mathematics consists of 16 chapters reflecting the view that all mathematics can be taught through a problem-solving approach that motivates children and builds their confidence as they learn. This book thoroughly discusses the new standards and clearly develops four key aspects of teaching mathematics: the nature of mathematics as a science of pattern and order; an understanding of how children learn mathematics; a problem solving view of teaching mathematics; and specific methods for integrating assessment with instruction. Simple yet effective classroom activities are woven throughout the chapters as well as suggestions for technology and literature. For teachers, future teachers, and educators. more... |
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 Fiske Guide to Colleges 2009
by: Edward B Fiske Product Description:
For more than 20 years, this leading guide to more than 300 colleges and universities has been an indispensable source of information for college-bound students and their parents. Hip, honest and straightforward, the Fiske Guide to Colleges delivers an insider's look at the academic climates and the social and extracurricular scenes at the "best and most interesting" schools in the U.S., plus Canada and Great Britain.
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-- Fiske's exclusive academic, social and quality-of-life ratings
-- The 40+ schools that deliver the best education at the most reasonable costs
-- Lists of each school's strongest majors and programs. more... |
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