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History lessons: how textbooks from around the world portray U.S. History

History Lessons: How Textbooks from around the World Portray U.S. History

From the book: Instead of avoiding these difficult issues, [students' abilities to discuss and debate historical events] this work embraces them, with the intention of bringing back to the study of history those very things that make it so interesting and important. Instead of just reading about specific events, our readers have the opportunity to develop their own historical perspective and discover how individual biases, perspectives, and interpretations from around the world have shaped our understanding of specific historical events. Library Journal Textbooks are political documents, commissioned methods for molding students' viewpoints as well as instruments for conveying essential facts. By compiling excerpts of secondary-school manuals from largely Anglophone although not exclusively European sources, Ward (history, Vincennes Univ.) and Lindaman (a doctoral candidate at Harvard) provide a valuable service for those largely familiar with U.S. texts only. The use of post-Soviet Russian sources as well as Cuban and North Korean works is especially revealing. After an introduction delineating national differences among foreign publishers and the caveat that "most languages have passive constructions that allow them to speak of something without assigning blame," the authors submit selected historical passages ranging chronologically from the European discovery of the "New World" to the post-Cold War era. The book clearly shows that the United States developed within a global context and that U.S. history was especially intricately intertwined with that of its hemispheric neighbors. That said, there are few new insights for most well-read historians. All the texts assessed are from 1988 through 2001, which necessarily sets this work in time; it would be enlightening to see a similar study done ten years hence. Recommended for public libraries and teachers' college collections.-Frederick J. Augustyn Jr., Library of Congress Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History

History Lessons offers a lighthearted and fascinating challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history. The subject of widespread attention when it was first published in 2004-including a full front-page review in the Washington Post Book World and features on NPR's Talk of the Nation and the History Channel-this book gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed.Heralded as "timely and important" (History News Network) and "shocking and fascinating" (New York Times), History Lessons includes selections from Russia, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Canada, and others, covering such events as the American Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Korean War, providing an alternative history of the United States from the Viking explorers to the post-Cold War era.By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted, History Lessons affords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world learns about America's past.

Cracking a Ph.D.: Revelation of 5 Stages in Doctoral Journey

This book offers valuable insights into completing your Ph. D. , and subsequently finding and excelling at a job. Further, it highlights other opportunities that a Ph. D. can offer, aside from the research and academic aspects. The book focuses on the five stages that Ph. D. candidates normally go through: joining a Ph. D. programme, starting a Ph. D. course, conducting research, writing their dissertation and finally, looking for the ideal job. Serving as an extensive cheat sheet, it explains the options and choices that need to be made to join and complete a Ph. D. programme; setting expectations; selecting a research topic; celebrating the completion of a Ph. D. programme, and most importantly, how one can continue to develop after its completion. With a bonus chapter in each stage that describe the perspectives and expectations from different people or organizations, this book shares vital lessons, showing readers how to apply them to a range of situations to create a successful Ph. D. ecosystem. "

Common-Sense Classroom Management for Special Education Teachers, Grades K-5

This practical guide gives teachers simple strategies for organizing their classrooms and pacing their day to ensure that learners with special needs experience success.

Common-Sense Classroom Management for Special Education Teachers, Grades 6-12

These 80 easy to adapt strategies work in five steps or fewer to help special educators feel confident about working with co-teachers, teacher aides, support staff, administrators, and families.

Common-Sense Classroom Management: For Special Education Teachers, Grades 6-12 (1-off Ser.)

If you're a teacher new to special education, this book is for you! This newest Common-Sense Classroom Management guide addresses the most critical challenges that arise when teaching adolescent learners with special needs. In this flexible and easy-to-implement resource, educators will find 80 concise and teacher-tested strategies. Each strategy works in five steps or fewer, helping special educators feel competent and confident about working with co-teachers, teacher aides, support staff, administrators, and families. The authors, all special education experts, provide practical assistance with: * Specially designed instruction and student organization to make teaching more effective * Legal responsibilities aligned with IDEIA and NCLB requirements * Positive behavioral supports, including incentive programs and meaningful consequences Ideal for teachers new to special education, teacher trainers, and teacher mentors, this resource provides a clear-sighted focus to help you shape the structure of each teaching day and ensure success for all your learners with special needs!

Common-Sense Classroom Management for Special Education Teachers Grades K–5: For Special Education Teachers, Grades 6-12 (Common-sense Classroom Management Ser.)

Special help for special education teachers means special success for students!Do you have too many IEPs on your desk? Is it five o'clock and do you still need to contact parents, social workers, and general education co-teachers? Teachers new to special education often feel overwhelmed at the amount of additional planning and information management required.This practical guide shows you how to shape the structure of the teaching day to ensure that learners with special needs experience success. It includes simple teacher-tested, easy-to-implement strategies needing 5 steps or fewer to: Organize students to make the most of the time you have with them Use incentive programs and meaningful consequences to achieve desired behaviors Coordinate with co-teachers, general education teachers, and staff to maximize your effortsSpecial Education teachers face different challenges, paperwork shouldn't be one of them. When the key paperwork is at your fingertips, the lesson plan is prepared, and the to-do list is written, you will find more time in your day for what's most important-your students!

Common-Sense Classroom Management Techniques for Working With Students With Significant Disabilities

This invaluable handbook provides teachers with common-sense strategies, tools, and templates to ensure the best possible educational outcomes for learners with significant disabilities.

Common-Sense Classroom Management: Techniques for Working with Students with Significant Disabilities

Today's diverse classrooms challenge even the most experienced teachers. Using an easy-to-read format, this resource offers tools and techniques that teachers can use to reach all learners, particularly those with more significant disabilities, and give them the support they need to succeed.

The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players

Move over, Moneyball -- a cutting-edge look at major league baseball's next revolution: the high-tech quest to build better players. As bestselling authors Ben Lindbergh and Travis Sawchik reveal in The MVP Machine, the Moneyball era is over. Fifteen years after Michael Lewis brought the Oakland Athletics' groundbreaking team-building strategies to light, every front office takes a data-driven approach to evaluating players, and the league's smarter teams no longer have a huge advantage in valuing past performance.Lindbergh and Sawchik's behind-the-scenes reporting reveals:How the 2017 Astros and 2018 Red Sox used cutting-edge technology to win the World SeriesHow undersized afterthoughts José Altuve and Mookie Betts became big sluggers and MVPsHow polarizing pitcher Trevor Bauer made himself a Cy Young contenderHow new analytical tools have overturned traditional pitching and hitting techniquesHow a wave of young talent is making MLB both better than ever and arguably worse to watchInstead of out-drafting, out-signing, and out-trading their rivals, baseball's best minds have turned to out-developing opponents, gaining greater edges than ever by perfecting prospects and eking extra runs out of older athletes who were once written off. Lindbergh and Sawchik take us inside the transformation of former fringe hitters into home-run kings, show how washed-up pitchers have emerged as aces, and document how coaching and scouting are being turned upside down. The MVP Machine charts the future of a sport and offers a lesson that goes beyond baseball: Success stems not from focusing on finished products, but from making the most of untapped potential.

Education by the Numbers and the Making of Society: The Expertise of International Assessments

International statistical comparisons of nations have become commonplace in the contemporary landscape of education policy and social science. This book discusses the emergence of these international comparisons as a particular style of reasoning about education, society and science. By examining how international educational assessments have come to dominate much of contemporary policymaking concerning school system performance, the authors provide concrete case studies highlighting the preeminent role of numbers in furthering neoliberal education reform. Demonstrating how numbers serve as ‘rationales’ to shape and fashion social issues, this text opens new avenues for thinking about institutional and epistemological factors that produce and shape educational policy, research and schooling in transnational contexts.

The Latest Illustrated Book of Development Definitions

Illustrated definitions are rarely found in zoning and development ordinances. Ordinances prefer the "thousand words" rather than the "single picture." Illustrations greatly simplify how standards should be applied, particularly where the lot or parcel is irregularly shaped or where there are a number of variables present, each of which might have an impact on how the ordinance might apply in a specific situation. This best-selling resource has been the mainstay of the planner's bookshelf since its first publication and it differs from other books and publications containing development definitions in three major respects: It is illustrated; most of the definitions are designed to be used directly in ordinances with little or no change; and the more complex definitions are accompanied by commentaries and annotations that explain how the definition may be used in an ordinance, along with background information pertinent to the definition. This expanded edition standardizes in one handy reference all the key terms used in zoning, subdivision, site plan, and environmental ordinances. In all, it contains 1,957 definitions and 103 illustrations that can be incorporated in local ordinances with little or no change. Written and illustrated by two professional planners with nearly eighty years of combined experience in the practice of planning and zoning, this is a basic working tool and required reference for anyone involved in land development planning and regulation.

Burnout vermeiden - Berufsfreude gewinnen: Praxisleitfaden zum Restart für Lehrer und pädagogische Fachkräfte

Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen Wege, wie Sie sich in Stress-Situationen stabiler fühlen und souveräner verhalten können. Es führt Sie zu einem neuen, psychologisch besseren und fürsorglicheren Umgang mit sich selbst und einer harmonisch ausbalancierten Lebensführung. Mit dieser Basis können Sie Ihre beruflichen Anforderungen stressfreier managen. Sie erfahren, wie Sie beispielsweise Ihre Arbeit ohne Schüler, d. h. Ihre Vorbereitungen, Korrekturen, Team- und Elternarbeit, effektiver organisieren können. Anhand von vielen authentischen Beispielen geht es dann in der Schularbeit um erfolgreiche Klassenführung, Motivationsmöglichkeiten, sowie Vorbeugung von Unterrichtstörungen und Aggressionen und Intervention bei ihrem Auftreten. In einem Anwendungskapitel haben Sie Gelegenheit, gewünschte neue Programmierungen für einen glücklicheren Berufsalltag selbst zu erarbeiten.

Pädagogen-Burnout vermeiden: Selbsthilfe für gestresste Lehrer (essentials)

Mit diesem essential erhalten gestresste Lehrer praxiserprobte Anleitungen, um einem drohenden Burnout vorzubeugen. Ausgehend von den stresserzeugenden, schulischen Arbeitsbedingungen geht es um grundlegende Veränderungen im Umgang des Lehrers mit sich selbst. Psychologische Anregungen und Hinweise zur Selbstreflexion von Ursachen für die Stressreaktionen dienen als Grundlage für ein neues Selbstcoaching. Dadurch verändert sich die Einstellung zu sich selbst und der Berufspraxis mit ihren besonderen Herausforderungen. Der Praktiker bekommt Tipps, insbesondere für die Gestaltung der Aufgaben abseits des Unterrichts, sowie zu Möglichkeiten der Schülermotivation und dem Umgang mit Verhaltensschwierigkeiten, da diese zu den Stressfaktoren gehören, die Lehrer und Erzieher am meisten belasten.

PPI FE Electrical and Computer Review Manual eText - 1 Year

Michael R. Lindeburg PE&’s FE Electrical and Computer Review Manual offers complete coverage to Electrical and Computer FE exam knowledge areas and the relevant elements—equations, figures, and tables—from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook. With 15 mini-exams to assess your grasp of the exam&’s knowledge areas, and concise explanations of thousands of equations and hundreds of figures and tables, the Review Manual contains everything you need you succeed on the Electrical and Computer FE exam.The Review Manual organizes the Handbook elements logically, grouping related concepts that the Handbook has in disparate locations. All Handbook elements are shown in blue for easy identification. Equations and their associated variations and values are clearly presented. Descriptions are succinct and supported by exam-like example problems, with step-by-step solutions to reinforce the theory and application of fundamental concepts. Thousands of terms are indexed to facilitate cross-referencing. Use the Review Manual in your FE Electrical and Computer exam preparation and get the power to pass the first time—guaranteed. Topics CoveredCircuit Analysis and Linear SystemsCommunications and Signal ProcessingComputer Networks and SystemsControl SystemsDigital SystemsElectromagneticsElectronicsEngineering EconomicsEngineering SciencesEthics and Professional PracticeMathematicsPowerProbability and StatisticsProperties of Electrical MaterialsSoftware DevelopmentKey Features:Complete coverage of all exam knowledge areas.Equations, figures, and tables of the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you&’ll have on exam day.Concise explanations supported by exam-like example problems, with step-by-step solutions to reinforce the theory and application of fundamental concepts.A robust index with thousands of terms to facilitate referencing.Binding: PaperbackPPI, A Kaplan Company

PPI FE Mechanical Practice Problems eText - 1 Year

FE Mechanical Practice Problems offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES FE Electrical and Computer exam. Exam Topics CoveredComputational ToolsDynamics, Kinematics, and VibrationsElectricity and MagnetismEngineering EconomicsEthics and Professional PracticeFluid MechanicsHeat TransferMaterial Properties and ProcessingMathematicsMaterialsMeasurement, Instrumentation, and ControlsMechanical Design and AnalysisMechanics of MaterialsProbability and StatisticsStaticsThermodynamicsKey Features: Over 460 three-minute, multiple-choice, exam-like practice problems to illustrate the type of problems you&’ll encounter during the exam.Clear, complete, and easy-to-follow solutions to deepen your understanding of all knowledge areas covered in the exam.Step-by-step calculations using equations and nomenclature from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you&’ll have on exam day.Binding: PaperbackPublisher: Kaplan

PPI FE Mechanical Review Manual eText - 1 Year

Michael R. Lindeburg PE's FE Mechanical Review Manual offers complete review for the FE Mechanical exam. This book is part of a comprehensive learning management system designed to help you pass the FE Mechanical exam the first time.The FE Mechanical Review Manual contains concise explanations supported by exam-like example problems, with step-by-step solutions to reinforce the theory and application of fundamental concepts and also contains a robust index with thousands of terms to facilitate referencing.Topics Covered:Computational ToolsDynamics, Kinematics, and VibrationsElectricity and MagnetismEngineering EconomicsEthics and Professional PracticeFluid MechanicsHeat TransferMaterial Properties and ProcessingMathematicsMaterialsMeasurement, Instrumentation, and ControlsMechanical Design and AnalysisMechanics of MaterialsProbability and StatisticsStaticsThermodynamicsKey Features:Complete coverage of all exam knowledge areas.Equations, figures, and tables for version 9.4 of the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you&’ll have on exam day.Concise explanations supported by exam-like example problems, with step-by-step solutions to reinforce the theory and application of fundamental concepts.A robust index with thousands of terms.A guarantee you'll pass the FE Mechanical exam, or we will refund your purchase. Binding: PaperbackPPI, A Kaplan Company

PPI FE Other Disciplines Practice Problems eText - 1 Year

FE Other Disciplines Practice Problems offers comprehensive practice for the NCEES Other Disciplines FE exam. This book is part of a comprehensive learning management system designed to help you pass the FE exam the first time.Exam Topics CoveredChemistryDynamicsElectricity, Power, and MagnetismEngineering EconomicsEthics and Professional PracticeFluid Mechanics and Dynamics of Gases and LiquidsHeat, Mass, and Energy TransferInstrumentation and Data AcquisitionMaterials ScienceMathematics and Advanced Engineering MathematicsStaticsStrength of MaterialsProbability and StatisticsSafety, Health, and EnvironmentKey Features:Over 320 three-minute, multiple-choice, exam-like practice problems to illustrate the type of problems you&’ll encounter during the exam.Clear, complete, and easy-to-follow solutions to deepen your understanding of all knowledge areas covered in the exam.Step-by-step calculations using equations and nomenclature from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you&’ll have on exam day.Binding: PaperbackPublisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

PPI FE Other Disciplines Review Manual eText - 1 Year

Michael R. Lindeburg PE&’s FE Other Disciplines Review Manual offers complete review for the FE Other Disciplines exam.Topics CoveredChemistryDynamicsElectricity, Power, and MagnetismEngineering EconomicsEthics and Professional PracticeFluid Mechanics and Dynamics of Gases and LiquidsHeat, Mass, and Energy TransferInstrumentation and Data AcquisitionMaterials ScienceMathematics and Advanced Engineering MathematicsProbability and StatisticsSafety, Health, and EnvironmentStaticsStrength of Materials Key Features: Complete coverage of all exam knowledge areas.Updated equations, figures, and tables for version 9.4 of the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you&’ll use on exam day.Concise explanations supported by exam-like example problems, with step-by-step solutions to reinforce the theory and application of fundamental concepts.A robust index with thousands of terms to facilitate referencing.Binding: PaperbackPublisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

PPI FE Review Manual: Rapid Preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, 3rd Edition eText - 1 Year

Michael R. Lindeburg PE&’s FE Review Manual, 3rd EditionFE Review Manual offers a complete review for the FE exam. This book is part of a comprehensive learning management system designed to help you pass the FE exam the first time. This book includes:equations, figures, and tables from the NCEES FE Reference Handbook to familiarize you with the reference you&’ll have on exam day13 diagnostic exams to assess your grasp of knowledge areas covered in each chapterconcise explanations supported by exam-like example problems, with step-by-step solutions to reinforce the theory and application of fundamental conceptsaccess to a fully customizable study schedule to keep your studies on tracka robust index with thousands of terms to facilitate referencingTopics CoveredComputational ToolsDynamics, Kinematics, and VibrationsElectricity and MagnetismEngineering EconomicsEthics and Professional PracticeFluid MechanicsHeat TransferMaterial Properties and ProcessingMathematicsMaterialsMeasurement, Instrumentation, and ControlsMechanical Design and AnalysisMechanics of MaterialsProbability and StatisticsStaticsThermodynamics

PPI PE Mechanical Engineering Machine Design and Materials Practice Exam, 2nd Edition eText - 1 Year

Mechanical Engineering Machine Design and Materials Practice Exam, Second Edition New Edition - Updated for the CBT Exam Build exam-day confidence and strengthen time-management skills Up-to-date to the NCEES exam specifications for the Computer-Based (CBT) PE Mechanical Engineering Machine Design and Materials exam, this book offers comprehensive practice to ensure success on exam day. This mechanical engineering book is part of a comprehensive learning management system designed to help you pass the PE exam the first time. About the exam The NCEES PE Mechanical CBT Exam is an 8-hour computer-based exam. It is closed book with an electronic reference. Examinees have a 9-hour appointment time. The 9-hour time includes a tutorial and optional break.Key FeaturesComplete 80 question PE practice exam for the CBT examCoverage of all exam knowledge areasUse of NCEES Handbook equationsComprehensive step-by-step solutionsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

PPI PE Mechanical Engineering Thermal and Fluids Systems Practice Exam, 2nd Edition eText - 1 Year

Mechanical Engineering Thermal and Fluids Systems Practice Exam, Second Edition New Edition - Updated for the CBT Exam Build exam-day confidence and strengthen time-management skills Up-to-date to the NCEES exam specifications for the Computer-Based (CBT) PE Mechanical Engineering Thermal and Fluids Systems exam, this book offers comprehensive practice to ensure success on exam day. This mechanical engineering book is part of a comprehensive learning management system designed to help you pass the PE exam the first time.About the exam The NCEES PE Mechanical CBT Exam is an 8-hour computer-based exam. It is closed book with an electronic reference. Examinees have a 9-hour appointment time. The 9-hour time includes a tutorial and optional break. Key Features:Complete 80 question PE practice exam for the CBT examCoverage of all exam knowledge areasUse of NCEES Handbook equationsComprehensive step-by-step solutionsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

PPI PE Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration Practice Exam, 2nd Edition eText - 1 Year

Realistic Practice for the PE Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration ExamPE Mechanical Engineering HVAC and Refrigeration Practice Exam offers complete practice for the NCEES PE Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration exam. Up to date to the NCEES exam specifications for the Computer-Based (CBT) PE Mechanical HVAC and Refrigeration exam, the new edition of this book helps build exam-day confidence and strengthen time management skills. Part of a comprehensive learning management system, PE Mechanical Engineering HVAC and Refrigeration Practice Exam is a companion to the Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual in chapter sequence, nomenclature, terminology, and methodology, so you can easily find clear explanations of topics where you need more support.About the Exam The NCEES PE Mechanical CBT Exam is an 8-hour computer-based exam. It is closed book with an electronic reference. Examinees have a 9-hour appointment time. The 9-hour time includes a tutorial and optional break.Key FeaturesComplete 80 question practice exam for the CBT examCoverage of all exam knowledge areasUse of NCEES Handbook equationsComprehensive step-by-step solutionsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: PPI, A Kaplan Company

Soul Set Free Study Guide: Why Grace is More Liberating than You Believe

Rediscover the missing piece in what today&’s Christians believe about the Christian life. As lead pastor of one of America&’s biggest churches, John Lindell went on a personal quest for answers and discovered the true meaning behind God&’s grace, and when he came to see the full revelation of God&’s commitment to us, it changed his life forever. In this companion to Soul Set Free, the Soul Set Free Study Guide takes readers on a journey through the Book of Romans. Over the course of twelve sessions, readers will learn to no longer view the gospel as anything less than a truth that sets their soul free. The good news of the gospel is even better than what many Christians have come to believe. It brings joy but it&’s even better. It&’s forgiveness of sins but it&’s even better. It&’s God sending His only Son but it&’s even better. Soul Set Free June 4, 2019 ISBN: 978-1-62999-617-2 EISBN: 978-1-62999-618-9