The Whole School Library Learning Commons
The Whole School Library Learning Commons

Author: Judith Anne Sykes

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13:

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Introduce your teachers, librarians, and administrators to the roles and responsibilities of educators in advocating a whole school library learning commons using this step-by-step guide for creating shared learning space in your school. It is no surprise that technology has shifted the way we educate—bearing on how, what, and where we learn. This guide lays the framework for helping turn your school library into a whole school library learning commons (WSLLC)—a space where traditional academics merge with the latest technologies to engage learners in a way never before realized. Author Judith Anne Sykes contends that since the WSLLC philosophy allows staff and students to co-create knowledge in a shared space, it is more effective than the traditional approach. Sykes addresses the differences between a school library and a WSLLC, provides reasons to champion its creation in your institution, and discusses how to use mentoring as a means to sustain its survival. The book explores the roles and responsibilities of educators in developing WSLLC goals and presents strategies for using typical assessment tools—including standardized tests, report cards, and anecdotal assessments—to help support its philosophy.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author: Joyce L. Epstein

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1483320014

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Balanced Assessment Systems
Balanced Assessment Systems

Author: Steve Chappuis

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2016-07-20

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1506354238

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Build a balanced assessment system and support ESSA requirements! The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) increases assessment flexibility and responsibilities for states and districts, and this comprehensive guide helps leaders meet and succeed that challenge. Authors Chappuis, Commodore and Stiggins have helped thousands of teachers, principals and other educational leaders in becoming assessment-literate and developing assessment systems built on quality assessment. Readers will learn how to: Develop balance in an assessment system by combining formative and summative approaches, providing insight on students’ progress Strengthen classroom-based assessment and involve students in self-assessment

Paediatrics and Child Health
Paediatrics and Child Health

Author: Mary Rudolf

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1444320661

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Paediatrics and Child Health is the definitive guide topaediatrics for medical students. This brand new exciting editionhas been completely revised for the contemporary curriculum. Paediatrics and Child Health follows a symptoms andproblem-based approach. The book focuses on the full development ofa child from birth through to adolescence. The authors’expertise is enhanced by clear explanations and full colourpresentation. The book has been designed for easy navigation forboth in-depth learning and revision. Major features include: A CD Rom with demonstrations of child examination techniqueswith handy hints and tips 'Find your way around' mind maps that visualize importantconditions and differential diagnoses Summary 'At a Glance' boxes for rapid revision A major self-assessment section to further aid revision High quality photographs and line drawings Paediatrics and Child Health is perfect for medicalstudents, and junior doctors on Foundation Programmes, and will aidGeneral Practitioners, paediatric nurses and MRCPCH examinationcandidates. Pre-publication reviews "I'd have loved to have discovered this book during my ownpaediatric rotation and exams! It's got lots of colourfulillustrations and is really interesting and easy to read. It's agreat text to use both as an introduction to paediatrics, as wellas a brilliant revision guide. Definitely recommended to anyonetrying to get to grips with the basics of paediatrics!" —Final year student, Oxford University "there is no other undergraduate textbook of Paediatricsavailable that offers such a concise yet complete exposition of thesubject." —Final year student, Imperial Medical School "the best description and approach I've ever read to thenotoriously difficult and problematic topic of paediatric historyand examination" —Fourth year student, Southampton Medical School "the content is pared down to cover what students need to knowand no more" —PhD student, Barts and QM medical school, London "Almost the perfect paediatrics textbook...this should be areally useful book" —Fifth year student, Oxford University Reviews of Previous Edition "…beautifully presented book… The 'At a Glance' summarypresentations are a superb aid to student and registrarlearning" —Family Practice "I do not know if there are other paediatric textbooks thatcould make paediatrics easier to read than this one." —Medical Student, Sydney University, Australia Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.