This transformative handbook will help aspiring and experienced health care leaders alike as they embark--and continue--on their leadership journeys. In Ready, Set, Go Lead!, Nancy Dickenson-Hazard combines her extensive international leadership experience with real-world examples to assist early- and mid-career health care leaders alike on their own leadership journeys. Fun and thoughtful exercises at the end of each chapter provide further opportunities for personal leadership growth that even experienced leaders should find beneficial.
Kinesthetic education is your answer to brain-friendly fun! Discover hundreds of practical, clearly explained movements and activities that rev up your teaching and spark optimal learning. This extensively researched 4-part framework of activities promotes an energized learning environment where mental and emotional growth is met with physical, social, and cognitive engagement. With little or no equipment and minimal planning time, this updated guide will help you: Find tips and information to initiate, manage, and organize a kinesthetic classroom Build a cohesive and safe learning environment that adapts to grade, fitness, and ability levels Enhance neural connections with 90-second activities Implement activities for use in teaching core academic content along with music, art, and health
With a focus on early literacy skills, this resource supports third grade teachers in their use of centers in the classroom. Included in this book are 10 easy-to-use, research-based literacy centers that each align with Common Core State standards and that focus on the five areas of reading-Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. You'll find fun, engaging designs and all of the necessary materials needed to implement each center. Each center contains three differentiated activities to meet the needs of all learners, recommended children's literature for additional text support, and a family letter to build a school-home connection.
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With a focus on early literacy skills, this resource supports first grade teachers in their use of centers in the classroom. Included in this book are 10 easy-to-use, research-based literacy centers that each align with Common Core State standards and that focus on the five areas of reading-Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. You'll find fun, engaging designs and all of the necessary materials needed to implement each center. Each center contains three differentiated activities to meet the needs of all learners, recommended children's literature for additional text support, and a family letter to build a school-home connection.
Through the power of the symbol known as the Enneagram, Steffan Soule unlocks a system for a new way of thinking that shows how to successfully master every important process. Based on the author's thirty years as a professional magician and student of hidden knowledge, he reveals - without smoke and mirrors - a clear pathway into the nature of sustainability and transformation. "Accomplish the Impossible" is the first book to give readers a practical way to use the sacred geometry of the enneagram (the Nine Term Symbol) for process improvement. Combining critical thinking with intuitive understanding, Soule's approach levels the playing field by simplifying the laws of continuous improvement. With the Nine Term Symbol (the Enneagram) you will find: A clear way to harness the power of sustainability and transformation How to use attention and intention to gain new creativity and increase your core competencies Exact qualities within every process that guide efficiency, effectiveness and mastery How to simultaneously connect with Left and Right Brain thinking for harmonious success The Roles we need to play at every step of a process and the Types of people best suited for those roles "Accomplish the Impossible" reveals that the enneagram is a remarkable symbol based on the mathematics of efficiency and sustainability. It has the power to show all aspects of an important process, passion or expertise. Once readers know how to look at their work using this symbol, and use it to solve one problem, they can instantly apply it to all other solutions and use it to share information across disciplines.
With a focus on early literacy skills, this resource supports first grade teachers in their use of centers in the classroom. Included in this book are 10 easy-to-use, research-based literacy centers that each align with Common Core State standards and that focus on the five areas of reading-Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension. You'll find fun, engaging designs and all of the necessary materials needed to implement each center. Each center contains three differentiated activities to meet the needs of all learners, recommended children's literature for additional text support, and a family letter to build a school-home connection.
On your mark, get set, go green! Did you know that every person in the United States creates about five pounds of trash a day? Did you know that recycling one ton of paper can save 17 trees? Did you know that people in North America use more water than any other people on Earth? If not, then welcome to Ready, Set, Go Green! Environmental awareness is everywhere in the media today. It is a huge concern for many adults, and will soon impact children as well. Ready, Set, Go Green! explains current environmental topics in a way that students will understand. The goal is to increase students' sensitivity and concern about the environment while encouraging them to have fun at the same time. This book is filled with interesting facts and figures, fun activity pages, quick and easy tips, and engaging project ideas.
59 ways to fast-track your career from Classroom to Corporate Office Schools and colleges do not prepare us for the real world. Worse still, they often create blind spots that hold us back in the corporate world. As a result, many intelligent, dedicated and hardworking professionals stagnate in their careers. Unleash your potential with Ready, Steady, Go! Analyze the root cause of career-related issues and learn 59 high-octane rules for personal success, including: ? Be Sociable, Not Social ? Passion Is Out of Fashion ? Think Like a Golfer ? Get The Boss Equation Right ... and much, much more! Fast-track your career – whether you have just started out or have years of experience under your belt. So Ready, Steady, Go! Deepak Mehra, an IIT (BHU) alumnus, secured his management degree from IMT Ghaziabad and followed this with an illustrious banking career. Throughout his professional life, he has been involved in developing, coaching and leading teams of high-calibre young professionals in truly multi-cultural environments.
In more than nine decades of Girl Scouting, a vast popular and material culture has given rise to a wealth of Girl Scout history collections. More than an identification guide to uniforms, insignia, and other Girl Scout objects, this work also documents when changes occurred and why new items were introduced. Placing these objects in context, this essential guide provides a discerning look at the history and development of the Girl Scout Movement in the United States. Scholars and aficionados of Girl Scout history, costume history, women's studies, popular culture, and dress will welcome this indispensable and definitive resource. This new, expanded edition, with hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and tables, is indisputably the go-to source for information on all Girl Scout uniforms, insignia, awards, and handbooks, as well as dolls, postcards, posters, calendars, and more--from the founding of the Girl Scouts in 1912 through the present day. "An invaluable resource to Girl Scout councils managing a history collection. And, beyond that . . . an informative and intriguing glimpse . . . into the evolution of a Movement that . . . today is the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls." --Cynthia B. Thompson, chair, National Board of Directors, and Kathy Cloninger, national chief executive officer, GSUSA "An indispensable reference for collectors; a fascinating resource for anyone interested in Girl Scouting, this comprehensive guide to Girl Scout memorabilia is firmly grounded in the history of the Girl Scouts of the United States. Mary Degenhardt and Judith Kirsch show us what Girl Scouts wore and read, and explain how changes in uniforms, insignia, and publications reflect the evolution of Girl Scout programs and the expansion of opportunities for American girls. Reading this book is like walking through a fine museum where material culture brings the past to life." --Anastatia Sims, author of Negotiating Boundaries of Southern Womanhood
A comprehensive approach to five major areas of fitness: flexibility, endurance, strength, power, and anaerobic conditioning, with information on increasing growth hormones naturally.
