A Can-Do Attitude: Understanding Self-Efficacy
A Can-Do Attitude: Understanding Self-Efficacy

Author: Caitie McAneney

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2019-07-15

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1725301970

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Self-efficacy, or believing in oneself, is an important tool to help young people achieve their goals. Readers will learn about how they can use confidence, a can-do attitude, motivation, and their experiences to increase their chances of success in real-life scenarios. This book highlights important skills for social and emotional learning (SEL), such as recognizing strengths and fostering self-confidence, that are outlined in the CASEL core competencies program. This guidebook gives readers the tools and strategies they need to practice self-efficacy in their everyday lives.

AASL Standards Framework for Learners (10 Pack)
AASL Standards Framework for Learners (10 Pack)

Author: American Association of School Librarians

Publisher: STA - Standards ALA ALA Editions AASL

Published: 2017-10-10

Total Pages: 8

ISBN-13: 9780838916544

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An advocacy brochure on library standards to be sold in packs of 12 for school librarians to hand out to teacher, principals, administrators. Content comes from AASL Standards publication.

Reading for All in Africa
Reading for All in Africa

Author: Arua E. Arua

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780872075160

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This collection of more than 40 papers was selected from more than 150 presentations at the 2nd Pan-African Conference on Reading sponsored by the Reading Association of Nigeria and the International Reading Association's International Development in Africa Committee. The collection is divided into seven sections. Under Section 1--Towards Building Literate Communities in Africa--is the following paper: "Towards a Reading Society" (Pai Obanya). Under Section 2--Promoting a Culture of Reading: General Issues--are these papers: "Destroying the Reading Culture-A Way Backwards: A Beginner's Guide to Millennial Ignorance" (Tony Marinho); "Concept of the Children's Reading Tent as Practised in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe" (Agrena Mushonga); "Portable Libraries as Vehicles for Literacy Development: A Library Service to Pupils and Prisoners in Nigeria" (Virgina W. Dike); "Mobilising Local Resources for Reading Promotion" (Miriam Bamhare); "What Are Students in Botswana's High Schools Reading?" (Arua E. Arua and Mary Lederer); "Cultivating a Reading Culture in a High School in Swaziland" (Virginia Thontea Dlamini); "Family Basic Education in Uganda" (Simon Kisira); "Developing and Promoting Lifetime Reading Habits in Kenya: The Reading Tent Project and Njoro Reading Facility" (Margaret Makenzi); "Masifunde Sonke: Building a Nation of Readers in South Africa" (Mandla Maseko and Beulah Thumbadoo); "Reviving a Culture of Teaching and Learning through Parents and Schools Learning Clubs" (Letta Mashishi). Under Section 3--Promoting a Reading Culture: Book Development--are these papers: "Multipronged Approach to Promoting a Reading Culture: The East African Experience" (James Tumusiime); "Promoting a Reading Culture" (Pilli Dumea); "Association for Creative Teaching as an Agent for Book Development in Cameroon" (Patrick Mbunwe Samba; Mike Nwana; N.M. Tangu; Semuyeh Nyugab); "Demystifying Science for Children through Reading: The ELSSA Approach" (Sam T. Bajah); "Girls and Literacy: Gend.

Information Literacy: Moving Toward Sustainability
Information Literacy: Moving Toward Sustainability

Author: Serap Kurbanoglu

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-01-02

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 3319281976

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third European Conference on Information Literacy, ECIL 2015, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in October 2015. The 61 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 226 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on information literacy, environment and sustainability; workplace information literacy and knowledge management; ICT competences and digital literacy; copyright literacy; other literacies; information literacy instruction; teaching and learning information literacy; information literacy, games and gamification; information need, information behavior and use; reading preference: print vs electronic; information literacy in higher education; scholarly competencies; information literacy, libraries and librarians; information literacy in different context.

Hiring for Attitude (PB)
Hiring for Attitude (PB)

Author: Mark Murphy

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2011-12-02

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0071785868

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Build a high-performance workforce by abandoning skills-based hiring practices and focusing on employee attitude Hiring for Attitude offers a groundbreaking approach to recruiting, assessing, and selecting people with both tremendous skills but, more importantly, an attitude that aligns with the organization’s culture. Murphy cites his own company’s research and examines recent scientific studies about the practical effects a person’s attitude has on the outcome of his or her job performance. Clear and practical lessons are illuminated by numerous case studies of organizations like Microchip, Southwest Airlines, and The Ritz-Carlton.