Assignment Fiasco

Assignment Fiasco
Author: Lisa Thompson
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers
ISBN: 9781865092430

Josh is a master of pranks, while Hannah is the class brain. Working together on an important school assignment won't be easy. Hannah comes up with a plan to work with someone else. But Josh has his own explosive ideas. [back cover].

The Complicator

The Complicator
Author: Susan Knight
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers (Elementary)
ISBN: 9781865092492

Rory drives everyone crazy with his complicated ideas - things always end up in a mess. Lettice is the opposite of Rory - she does things the simple way. Can Rory help Lettice with a complicated scheme to find a thief? [back cover].

The Rabbiter's Hut

The Rabbiter's Hut
Author: Celeste Walters
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Authors, Australian
ISBN: 9781865092478

Guy loves visiting his grandfather out at the farm. After Guy makes a discovery in the old rabbiter's hut, the police come and search the farm. Guy has to make a decision about his secret ... [back cover].

Eye of the Future

Eye of the Future
Author: Robyn Opie
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers (Primary)
ISBN: 9781865092461

Karen has the Eye — she can see what will happen in the future. Karen thinks the Eye will be fun until she dreams about something awful. Will her worst nightmare come true or can Karen change the future?

The Plight of E. Hammond

The Plight of E. Hammond
Author: J. C. Burke
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers (Elementary)
ISBN: 9781865092485

Elizabeth's life is hard. Since her mother disappeared, Elizabeth has looked after her brothers and sisters, and her father! So Elizabeth decides to advertise for a new mother. Then all her problems will be solved - or will they? [back cover].

That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week

That Crumpled Paper Was Due Last Week
Author: Ana Homayoun
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2010-01-05
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1101171510

At last, the solution for getting disorganized boys back on track. Missed assignments. Lack of focus and enthusiasm. Falling grades. For too many boys and their frustrated parents, these are the facts of life. But they don't have to be. Top academic couselor Ana Homayoun has helped turn even the most disorganized, scattered, and unfocused boys into successful young people who consistently meet their personal and academic challenges. She does this by getting back to basics- -starting with a simple fact: Most boys needs to be taught how to get organized, how to study, and-- most important--how to visualize, embrace and meet their own goals. With an accessible and no-nonsense approach, Homayoun shows how to: ?Identify their son's disorganizational style ?Help him set academic and personal goals he cares about ?Design and establish the right "tools of the trade" ?Complete assignments without pulling all-nighters ?Help him tune out social pressure and fend off anxiety Much more than a study guide, this insightful, user-friendly book provides a roadmap for the success too many boys have trouble finding--in school and in life.

Taking Your Course Online

Taking Your Course Online
Author: Kathleen M. Torrens
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 161735595X

This book focuses on online pedagogy and the challenges and opportunities incumbent in the transformation of a face-to-face college course. It is intended as a resource and support for new online teachers – a source of ideas and strategies from a variety of disciplinary perspectives as well as pedagogical perspectives – and for those experienced in the online environment. The book meets the needs of faculty new to online teaching by providing them a wide variety of perspectives on the online transition – e.g. pedagogical, multidisciplinary, class size and level – by faculty with varying degrees of previous experience who have recently made the transition from face-to-face to online. Their advice and recollections offer a fresh, contemporary perspective on the subject. For administrators and faculty experienced with online instruction, the collection works as a resource for ideas intended to sustain the vibrancy and efficacy of the online environment. Taking Your Course Online includes the experiences of a cohort of faculty that responded to a University - wide call for faculty interested in developing online courses for summer session. This group participated in a series of workshops that addressed various aspects of developing online courses and online pedagogy. All of the authors taught their new online course over a subsequent 10-week summer session, and many of them have done so subsequently as well. Their experiences have great currency in the ever-changing world of online teaching. Because the collection represents the work of teachers exposed to best practices and many discussions concerning rigor, assessment, and accountability, it provides support for the viability of online teaching/learning in an environment frequently plagued by doubts about its effectiveness. Practitioners using this book will learn how to turn their face-to-face course into an online course successfully, understand best practices for transitioning courses/online teaching, minimize errors and avoid pitfalls in the transition process, and maximize learning. Faculty development professionals can use this book as a resource to teach faculty from a wide range of disciplines how to transition from the actual to the virtual classroom. Administrators such as deans and program chairs will gain useful insights into ways to think about taking entire programs online, as well as how to guide faculty in their development of pedagogical skills pertinent to online learning.

Kerria Logan and the Pirate Caper

Kerria Logan and the Pirate Caper
Author: Sally Odgers
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers (Elementary)
ISBN: 9781865092454

Kerria Logan is a heroine. She fights pirates and survives shipwrecks. It's all very adventurous, even if it is a lot of hard work. Is Kerria in control of her life or is there something really strange going on?

Karting Kel

Karting Kel
Author: Chris Bell
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers (Elementary)
ISBN: 9781865092508

Kel likes her new home - she lives near a karting track and can practise all the time! Her only problem is Marc. Why is Marc so determined to beat her and how far will he go to win? [back cover].

Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet
Author: Jan Weeks
Publisher: Blake Education
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2003
Genre: Readers (Primary)
ISBN: 9781865092447

Andy thinks his new teacher is great. He also thinks his brother, Joel, is great. But that doesn’t mean he’s happy about them going out together. When Andy tries to break them up, he gets into real trouble! [back cover].