Education and Study aids

Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56

by Rafe Esquith

Read Rafe Esquith's posts on the Penguin Blog.

The New York Times bestseller that is revolutionizing the way Americans educate their kids-"Rafe Esquith is a genius and a saint" (The New York Times)

Perhaps...

Perfect Phrases for School Administrators

by Christine Canning Wilson

Find the right words to communicate with teachers, other educators, personnel, vendors, and morePerfect Phrases for School Administrators contains features the key words, phrases, acronyms, jargon and buzzwords...

JavaScript and AJAX For Dummies

by Andy Harris, Debra Meyerson & Michelle LaPointe

Learn to use these powerful tools together and build Web sites that work

If you want to build Web pages that offer real value to your site's visitors, JavaScript and AJAX are top tools for the job. Even if you're...

McGraw-Hill's ASVAB Basic Training for the AFQT, Second Edition

by Dr. Janet E. Wall

From an exam insider, a vital guide to the ASVAB subtests essential to a successful start of your military careerOf the eight ASVAB subtests, four--word knowledge, paragraph comprehension, arithmetic reasoning,...

Choice Theory in the Classroom

by William Glasser

William Glasser, M.D., puts his successful choice theory to work in our schools--with a new approach in increasing student motivation.

"Dr. Glasser translates choice theory into a productive, classroom model...

Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility

by Thomas Lickona

Calls for renewed moral education in America's schools, offering dozens of programs schools can adopt to teach students respect, responsibility, hard work, and other values that should not be left to parents...

21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times

by Bernie Trilling & Charles Fadel

The new building blocks for learning in a complex world

This important resource introduces a framework for 21st Century learning that maps out the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected...

The Mind of an Innovator: A Guide to Seeing Possibilities Where None Existed Before

by Ph. D. Patricia Harmon & Patricia Harmon Ph D.

Synopsis: Are you ready for an empowering journey through the many paths to innovation? The Mind of an Innovator is a comprehensive guide to expanding the current limits of your thinking and to seeing opportunities...

Amazing Animal Insights

by Sherry Seethaler

This Element is an excerpt from Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond (9780137057399) by Sherry Seethaler. Available in print and digital formats. Animal mysteries...

Wiley CPA Examination Review Focus Notes: Business Environment and Concepts 2011

by Kevin Stevens

This book uses acronyms and mnemonic devices to help candidates remember the accounting rules and checklists needed to pass the exam. It provides a thorough review of all basic skills and concepts need for the...

Schaum's Outline of Basic Electricity, Second Edition

by Milton Gussow

Confused by basic electricity concepts? Problem solvedSchaum's Outline of Basic Electricity covers the fundamentals of electricity and electric circuits. Written as a complement to vocational and technical courses,...

So You Want to be a Librarian

by Lauren Pressley

Librarians tend to love their work and consider librarianship a great career. This book is by a talented librarian who wants to introduce people, especially people searching for the right career, to the profession....

Why Bad Grades Happen to Good Kids: What Parents Need to Know, What Parents Need to Do

by Linda Bress Ph.D.; Silbert

This easy-to-read guide will help parents help their children succeed in all stages of their educations. The Silberts work with parents to help figure out and address the root of a child's problems in school,...

McGraw-Hill's ASVAB, Second Edition

by Dr. Janet E. Wall

Five-star guidance from an ASVAB insider

To reach your military career goals, it is necessary for you to score high on the ASVAB--the exam used to qualify and place recruits in all branches of the armed services....

Alternative Assessments for Identifying Gifted and Talented Students

by Joyce VanTassel-Baska

Alternative Assessments With Gifted and Talented Students provides a concise and thorough introduction to methods for identifying gifted students in the school setting.

Including overviews of assessment tools...

Conquering the SAT

by Ned Johnson & Emily Warner Eskelsen

This insightful and practical guide for parents shows how we often undermine rather than encourage our teens' success on one of the most stressful standardized tests--the SAT--and what strategies will remedy...

Vanilla Manila Folder Games: For Young Children

by Jane Caballero

"Vanilla Folder" activities are easy to store and make, and they hold children's attention. The only materials needed are Manila file folders, marking pens, construction paper, scissors, and glue. The clear-cut...

e-Study Guide for: A Brief History of Japanese Civilization by Conrad Schirokauer, ISBN 9780618915224

by Cram101 Textbook Reviews

Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.

e-Study Guide for: Modern China: History by Moise, ISBN 9780582772779

by Cram101 Textbook Reviews

Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.

e-Study Guide for: Learning and Memory : From Brain to Behavior by Mark A. Gluck, ISBN 9780716786542

by Cram101 Textbook Reviews

Never Highlight a Book Again! Just the FACTS101 study guides give the student the textbook outlines, highlights, practice quizzes and optional access to the full practice tests for their textbook.