Creating Thinking Classrooms

Creating Thinking Classrooms
Author: Garfield Gini-Newman
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2018-03-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506398413

Reinvigorating today’s schools with Critical, Creative and Collaborative thinking Critical, creative and collaborative thinking should be at the centre of all 21st century teaching and learning. Creating Thinking Classrooms is loaded with examples, stories and strategies for reinvigorating schools with this quality thinking. Written for leaders who support teachers, this guide treats educational change as a process of renovation, rather than process of revolution, and emphasizes building upon, refining and sustaining the many good things happening in today’s schools. Practical and user-friendly, it emphasizes five key principles for learning and teaching: Engaging students Sustaining inquiry Nurturing self-regulated learners Creating assessment-rich learning Enhancing learning through digital technology As a balanced and reasoned response to the challenges and opportunities facing schools, this book separates the rhetoric of school reform from reality by analyzing what’s actually happening and offering a plan educators can use. Recapture the fundamentals of classroom learning with a practical and powerful roadmap charting the way forward. As a principal and community superintendent, I observed firsthand how transformational the work of Garfield Gini-Newman and Roland Case is in the school community, and on a systemic level, in the school community, and on a systemic level. Creating Thinking Classrooms takes theory and research and places it directly into the hands of practitioners by offering thoughtful and immediately-useful strategies. Not only does this work transform engagement and achievement, but it also transforms thinking for both teachers and their students. Teaching and learning go from passive acquisition of information to active, purposeful, and deliberate interaction with the curriculum. It is a must-read! Ursula A. Hermann, Ph.D, retired principal and community superintendent Montgomery County Public Schools What impresses me most about Creating Thinking Classrooms is the notion of framing the retooling of schools as renovation or reinvigoration rather than as revolution. Too many seem to ignore that there are many good things worth preserving in our schools and others that need to be reframed or recast to give them greater currency. This book builds on what has worked and makes it better. The message – being purposeful and patiently focused on long-term success – is a powerful one that needs to be heard above the din. David Chojnacki, Executive Director Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools

Cold Case

Cold Case
Author: Stephen White
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2001-02-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451201553

It was a cold case… The unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than decade ago. Their mutilated bodies were found the following spring beneath the melting snow of the Colorado Rockies. Now--at the request of their families--this cold case is being reopened. Clinical psychologist Alan Gregory has been asked to compile a psychological profile of the two girls. To probe their deepest secrets. To uncover the darkest truth. Even if it condemns the innocent as well as the guilty…

The Emperor's Diamonds

The Emperor's Diamonds
Author: Donald G. Moore
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2006-06-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0595842062

Tami Tanaka finds a journal written by her granduncle, the commander of a Japanese submarine lost while on a secret mission during the Second World War. The journal raises many shocking questions and is the catalyst that propels Tami and ex Navy SEAL, Rick Hunter, on a perilous journey in search of sunken treasure.

From a Sealed Room

From a Sealed Room
Author: Rachel Kadish
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 054758668X

From the USA Today bestselling author of The Weight of Ink, “a tale of war and peace that moves us from Jerusalem to New York and back again” (San Francisco Chronicle). In this affecting, perceptive novel, Rachel Kadish reflects on the ghosts of the past, the tensions of war, and the difficult bonds of family. When Maya enrolls at Hebrew University in Jerusalem shortly after the Gulf War, she hopes to leave New York and a fraught relationship with her mother behind her. In Israel, she gets to know her older cousin Tami, a housewife whose home has a room sealed against the war’s Scud missile attacks. Like Maya, Tami feels distanced from the people closest to her—her mother, her husband, her only son. But it will ultimately be Maya’s visits with Shifra, an elderly recluse and Holocaust survivor who lives in the apartment below her, that give Maya the courage to confront her problems and break free of the burdens of her past. Praise for Rachel Kadish and From a Sealed Room “A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion.”—Toni Morrison “Brilliantly braids history, religion, family, and eros. I was moved . . . and very impressed.”—Russel Banks “An intense, ambitious story that explores the chasms between the truth and falsehood, past and present.”—The New York Times Book Review “What makes this book so rich and historically resonant is the skill and boldness with which Kadish weaves the intersecting stories of three women representing three generations.”—Chicago Tribune “A poignant and a surprisingly powerful tale.”—The Boston Globe

Bali Girl

Bali Girl
Author: Anne Latour
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1304995569

As a successful business owner and single mom, Anne Latour takes a leap of faith to follow her calling to Indonesia with her church. While cliff diving with her team, she suffers a severe injury and is rescued to shore. Eventually airlifted to a hospital in Bali, doctors tell her she should not be able to walk. While trying to get the pain under control in a country that doesn't speak her language, Anne makes medical decisions that will change her life forever. Knowing that God called her to be on the trip, Anne wonders why this is happening. Why would God take her all the way to Indonesia, just to break her back? How was Anne able to walk for two days with a broken back? Why did God miraculously preserve her from paralysis and even death? Will Anne be able to communicate with the doctors, and what will she decide? Bali Girl will take you on a journey unlike any other you have experienced. Learn how the power of faith in God can lead you over any mountain, out of any ocean, and through any desert.

Faces of Faith

Faces of Faith
Author: Jon Hanna
Publisher: Bridge Logos Foundation
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780882700946

Introduces you to actresses, athletes, politicians, singers, and other notable women who discovered how to thrive in a world where many only survive.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas
Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 498
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 161159216X

This extra long collection of 121 Christmas stories will warm readers’ hearts and spread the wonder of the holiday season with its tales of love, joy, and awe. A great holiday gift. Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas will delight readers with its stories about the joy, wonder, and blessings of the holiday season. This special collection is filled with joyful, heartwarming and merry stories about holiday traditions, family, and goodwill that the whole family will enjoy. Most of these stories originally appeared in a limited edition book called Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Christmas.

Back Home Again

Back Home Again
Author: Sherry Adams
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2009
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 143496146X

Redemption Series

Redemption Series
Author: Bev Pettersen
Publisher: Bev Pettersen
Total Pages: 950
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0988115182

Three Dangerous Men, Three Award-Winning Novels, One Captivating Box Set! RIDING FOR REDEMPTION (Book One) Rugged Scott Taylor can't stay away from the stunning Megan. But their powerful attraction could compromise the search for her missing brother and put her in terrible danger. Can the pair survive treachery, betrayal, and their own mistrust? Heart of Excellence Readers Choice Award National Readers Choice Award Finalist HOLT Medallion Award of Merit Winner Reader Views Reviewers Choice Award "What a fantastic book! I absolutely adored Megan & Scott and thought that their love story played in perfectly with the mystery and intrigue in this book. It was refreshing to see Megan, who has zero investigative skills, put her life on hold and join a jockey school to try and find out what happened to her missing brother." - Goodreads Reviewer A SCANDALOUS HUSBAND (Book Two) Dani lost the love of her life to an unjust prison sentence but is finally ready to move on. She has no idea her estranged husband is being released. Dex is determined to win her back...but will it be too little, too late? Winner Heart of Excellence Readers' Choice Winner Reader Views Best Romance Winner Aspen Gold Readers Choice HOLT Medallion Award Finalist Book Buyers Best Finalist "I love a romance where you know the heroine and hero belong together but you just don't know how it's going to happen. This one nailed it! I loved, loved, Dex. He's the bad boy, deep down good guy you want to take home and hang on to for forever. Dani was a heroine you could identify with and root for. Just a great weekend read." - Amazon Reviewer BACKSTRETCH BABY (Book Three) Desperate to keep her horse training job, Eve turns to private investigator Rick Talbot for help. But when she's thrust into danger, will their irresistible attraction be enough to save her life? Winner Reader Views Award, Best Romance National Excellence in Romance Fiction Finalist Book Buyer's Best Finalist OCC-RWA International Digital Awards Finalist, Contemporary Novel "Bev Pettersen is a natural storyteller--she knows how to keep her readers engaged with just the right amount of romance, mystery, and intrigue...Great story!" - Reader Views "Challenges the notions of trust and forgiveness when those you love betray you--a well-written love story." - Kirkus Reviews "Packed with both mystery and romance, conspiracy and emotion, with story lines centered on the polar opposites of horses and the Mexican drug cartel, this award-winning romantic mystery novel is a thrill throughout! - Pacific Book Reviews "I'm a sucker for a good ranch romance ala Diana Palmer, and love a thrilling PI mystery from the likes of Nora Roberts. This Book has the perfect balance of both." - Book Reviewer