Download or read book Little a and the Other Side of Teaching written by Daniel Rolling and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TEACHING IS A GIFT, a very special gift. I believe it is a part of a person’s DNA. There are a lot of very smart people who cannot teach because they lack this genetic part of their DNA profile. These people make great doctors, business leaders, lawyers, carpenters, etc., but not teachers. Teachers are people who can create magic and excitement in the lives of children, making them want to learn. Once a child wants to learn, a teacher’s job is almost over. I taught in the inner-city. Inner-city teachers go where most teachers do not want to go. However, I loved every day. This book, with just a few exceptions, is a true story of my journey. I couldn’t make up stories this good, this funny, or this sad. So, follow me to the other side.

Download or read book The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything written by Linda Williams and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1986-09-25 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘A clever reworking of a classic story. The little old lady’s fearless attitude and her clever solution as to what to do with the lively shoes, pants, shirt and pumpkin head that are chasing her will enchant young audiences. With brilliantly colored, detailed folk art illustrations. A great purchase.’ —SLJ. Children's Choices for 1987 (IRA/CBC) Notable 1986 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children's Books of 1986 (Library of Congress) 1988 Keystone to Reading Book Award (Pennsylvania Reading Association)

Download or read book In the Beginning HC written by Valvier Latease Harris Bright and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-10 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Beginning By: Valvier Latease Harris Bright In the Beginning follows the memoirs of an African American "BabyBoomer" as she shares colorful memories while tying it to a larger context of her ancestral research into her European Harris and Stokely lineages. Historical connections are made through narrative story telling that brings into vivid light a period in the South that describes family, culture, color, race, religion, economics, opportunities, disadvantages and more. Valvier Latease Harris Bright details her life from childhood to adulthood, from Knoxville, Tennessee to Montgomery, Alabama. Many from both the North and the South, black or white, who were born in the forties through the sixties, will recognize similar experiences and cultural touchstones including segregation and the civil rights movement. Bright chronicles her personal journey from childhood relationships through marriage, childbirth and the death of both parents that transcends all ages. It is an inspiring, provocative and endearing journey. "She has crafted well, a compelling and sensitive story descriptive of life for many, no matter what city or state! Her account of the meaningful journey travelled while in Montgomery was so nostalgic for those of us who encountered and can recall places,events and moments in time so vividly painted through her words." –Sheyann Webb Christburg Civil Rights Activist and Co-author, Selma, Lord, Selma "The telling of family history is sacred, in that it honors those who have come before and keeps them alive for those who will follow. Valvier Bright's reverent exploration of her own life story and family roots, range across multiple states, countries, and continents and lovingly paints a portrait that will enrich any reader." – Horace Randall Williams Editor and Author, Montgomery, Alabama

Download or read book 25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them written by Carolyn Orange and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-07-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will make you laugh, make you shake your head in disbelief, and keep you amazed. Most important, this book will help you become a more enlightened and effective educator as you gracefully sidestep difficult situations by remembering the practical lessons within these pages." —Jennifer Brooks, Fourth-Grade Teacher Olmos Elementary School, San Antonio, TX Avoid common teaching mistakes and acquire positive strategies and approaches! All teachers make mistakes, but when those missteps involve students, they can have negative effects for years to come. This second edition of the bestseller by Carolyn Orange offers reflective scenarios and insights to help teachers learn from examples of undesirable teaching techniques and find better ways to address challenging or stressful classroom situations. 25 Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make and How to Avoid Them, Second Edition, includes newly updated scenarios containing real student voices and teacher vignettes, as well as the author′s prescriptions for better solutions. Drawn from many years of teaching experience, each prescription is aligned with sound educational theory and provides a dash of humor to help the solution stick. The book is organized into six sections, covering: Discipline Teacher-student relations Classroom policy and practices Classroom management and instruction Personality and professionalism Teaching style and behavior Excellent for staff development workshops and seminars, preservice and inservice teachers, and teacher leaders and mentors, this book′s real-life examples offer valuable professional lessons while helping teachers better understand the responses and feelings of their students.

Download or read book Remembering Mrs O Donald written by Mary Holroyd and published by Vantage Press, Inc. This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former Duke University professor, teacher, principal, and daycare director, Holroyd offers insights into the challenges and joys of teaching. Remembering Mrs. O'Donald is a unique collection of personal stories with universal appeal sure to uplift and touch the heart.

Download or read book Crazy Like a Fox written by Ben Chavis and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring true story of "one of the country's finest educators" (National Review) and the school he changed forever. Under the leadership of highly unorthodox principal Dr. Ben Chavis, Oakland's American Indian Public Charter School was hailed as an "education miracle" by governor Arnold Schwarzenegger after it was transformed from a failing "nuisance" into one of the best public middle schools in the nation. This is the story of that transformation and of a man who dared to be different. With his rigorous, no-nonsense approach, Dr. Chavis debunks the myth that poor, minority, inner-city schools have little chance at academic excellence. Focusing on back-tobasics ideals, he has created a structured educational model that, combined with the enthusiasm of his students and teachers, delivers astounding results. In Crazy Like a Fox, Dr. Chavis recounts how he did it-in his own words and through the stories of the extraordinary young people he's helped.

Download or read book It Happened in Brooklyn written by Myrna Katz Frommer and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Twenty Teachers written by Ken Macrorie and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1987 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interviews with elementary school, high school, prep school, and university teachers document their approaches to teaching.

Download or read book Break in Case of Emergency written by Brian Francis and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in a small town in the 1990s, this is the story of a girl on the edge—of a breakdown, of family secrets, of learning who she really is. Life has been a struggle for Toby Goodman. Her mother died by suicide five years ago, and her father left before Toby was born. Now a teenager living on her grandparents’ dairy farm, Toby has trouble letting people in. Convinced that she is destined to follow her mother’s path, she creates a plan to escape her pain. But with the news that her father is coming home and finally wants to meet her, Toby learns the truth of her parents’ story. Her father is gay and a world-famous female impersonator—in a time when these facts are a source of small-town whispers and secrets, and not something anyone had dared talk with her about before. As her careful plans go awry, Toby must rebuild her life from the ground up. While she might not follow an expected path, with the support of a quirky but lovable circle of friends and family, Toby will finally put together the many different pieces that make up her past, her present and her future.

Download or read book Stu Truly written by Dan Richards and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stu Truly is the coming-of-age story of 12-year-old Stu as he struggles to navigate the murky waters of adolescence when he finds himself living a lie---that seems to be growing beyond his control---to impress the new girl in school, now available in paperback! When Stuart Cornelius Truly first sets eyes on the new girl, Becca, he staples his finger to his seventh-grade history assignment. The second time he sees her, he coughs up a bite of her lunch---a vegetarian roasted pepper sandwich---all over her sweater, and promptly lies, claiming that he, too, is a vegetarian. Their third encounter goes more smoothly, but Stu's lie turns out to be harder to keep than he expected, especially since his family owns a butcher shop. In this hilarious, heartwarming, contemporary middle grade novel, Stu suddenly begins to realize the opposite sex exists (and isn't so bad, after all!). Can Stu learn to successfully navigate old friends, new crushes, and horror-filled school dances, or will his lie, intended to impress his crush, cause his world to fall apart?

Download or read book New Hope for Autism written by The Health Experts of the Doctors' Prescription for Healthy Living and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2012-05-24 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Hope for Autism explores the link between autism and heavy metal toxicity (believed to be caused by children's vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal) and shows how the use of a natural, safe and effective metabolic clathrating peptide formula has helped numerous children recover or improve.

Download or read book Fount Of Blessings written by D.T. Christian and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This story is a personal testimony of God's amazing and intimate work in my life. Despite a haunting childhood and struggles in my adult years, God has blessed my journey tremendously. Even though I have been a Christian for most of my days, there were decades that all I could see were the trials. I felt distanced from God, yet, at the same time I knew that He was my only hope. So I blamed myself for the disconnection and my many shortcomings. I tried hard to be a "good Christian" but continually failed, damaging my marriage and maligning my parenting. Counseling had helped some, but turmoil still raged within me. I sank increasingly deeper into depression and anxiety while striving to be everything I thought others expected of me. Yet, all the while God was conscious of my struggles. Even more, He was actively interceding on my behalf. Well before I was conscious of it, God was sustaining me through the turmoil and fortifying me for my biggest challenge to date. When I felt at my weakest, God proved faithful to His promise of comfort and strength. Not only did He carry me, He championed my victory over the hold that darkness once had on my past. In an amazing way that only God could orchestrate, He redeemed my existence and set me free with new found joy and purpose. I now feel His love, His grace, and His power in a way that I never could before. The journey was challenging to say the least, but I wouldn't trade this walk with God for anything. My hope is that those who read my story will find encouragement and leave its pages in awe of the Great Father God, Savior Son, and Empowering Holy Spirit, Who are worthy of all praise.

Download or read book A First Date with Death written by Diana Orgain and published by Diana Orgain. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fast paced and fun...” —Rhys Bowen, New York Times bestselling author of In Farleigh FieldReality TV meets murder in the first in a new mystery series from the USA Today Bestselling author of the Maternal Instincts Mysteries and co-author the New York Times bestselling Scrapbooking Mysteries. Some were there for love……the others for money. Will she find happiness or a murderer? Being on a reality show was fun, until the first date. The accident was terrible and in an instant, one of the bachelors was dead. Was it just bad luck? Georgia had her doubts. What would the next date bring? Her life since the horrific day Georgia was left at the altar, has been rough. But she was tough and more important, determined. She wasn’t ready for the replacement on the show. Paul Sanders, Georgia’s former fiancé, was all smiles and cockiness when he strolled onto the set. It’s uncomfortable……and what comes next changes everything. You’ll love this cozy mystery, because Georgia is a brilliant sleuth and a witty woman, just trying to survive life. You’ll cheer for her.Get it now.

Download or read book Ornery As Hell written by Babe Toner and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ornery as Hell traces a young boys struggle,going back to his birth in the ninteen thirties.He gives you a candid glimpse of his family life and the horrors they suffered as a result of their drinking father. This abuse was somewhat covered up by the Irish mother who was enticed to America by her older brother Jerem, who had to leave Ireland because of a shooting he was involved in of an Irish leader in the town of Beal nam Blath, Co. Cork, Ireland. The author's mother was born on a farm of an upper middle class family and their 100 plus acre farm with a dairy, just outside Renanirree at Belvue Co. Cork, Ireland. Her brother Jerem was having a hard time with his father Timothy O'Riordan he was known around the villages as "Timsey Jer Liam". Jerem eventually left for America. He encouraged his two sisters to follow him. Jerem was running away, but the sisters wanted to start a new life. With roots in Ireland, Babe, being rambunctious, almost from the start, shares his pastime of golf, ball hawking, and caddying, who's caddying antics will have you howling with laughter. Growing up in Wilmington, Delaware was where he perfected his hell raising skills. Read how these extrordinary times forged the value and training that will prove to be valuable to him some day.

Download or read book Children s Book Review Index written by Dana Ferguson and published by Children's Book Review Index C. This book was released on 2007-08 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Childrens Book Review Index contains review citations to give your students and researchers access to reviewers comments and opinions on thousands of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media intended and/ or recommended for children through age 10. The volume makes it easy to find a review by authors name, book title or illustrator and fully indexes more than 600 periodicals.

Download or read book A Mountain of Love written by Dr. Jo Ann Pierce and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jo Ann Pierce began her career in education, immersion in the classroom experience seemed like enough of a challenge—balancing the demands of family life as a wife and mother with the steep learning curve of mentoring and nurturing students was as much as she thought she could handle. But as she learned to trust her goat-like sense of balance on uneven terrain, she realized she could see a summit above her, and that it was within reach. Could she trust that God had a special plan to help her discover her gifts of leadership? Bit by bit, her vision emerged; this powerful memoir shares her upward climb as a “wannabe” principal, with successes and failures, personal notes and memories. Deeply personal yet universal not only to teachers and principals, but all leaders, this book illuminates the heart of Dr. Pierce’s quest to find her best self, for the service and benefit of others. Let her inspire you to recognize the mountain of love in your own life—and take courage from her journey to climb upward to your pinnacle.

Download or read book Stories from Novice Teachers written by Lisa Scherff and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2010 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...authors Lisa Scherff and Mike Dana provide tremendous insight for administrators and mentor teachers in understanding the needs of new teachers from real-life experiences. What comes across clearly is that a 'one-size-fits-all' approach will not work; new teachers need differentiated, individualized support and attention. Stories from Novice Teachers: This Is Induction will provide schools and districts with thoughtful guidance to review and revise their concept of induction programs for new teachers."-Vicki Stockman, director, staff development. The School District of Lee County Florida --