Here are the ideas, experiments, and inspiration to unfold your imagination and get your writing to flow off the page! This is the everything-you-need guide to spark new poems and unstick old stories, including lists of big, small, gross-out, and favorite words; adventurous and zany prompts to leap from; dares…

From the dawn of civilization to the modern dilemmas of nation building in Africa and the Middle East, WORLD HISTORY takes a fascinating look at the common challenges and experiences that unite the human past and inform the future. Authors William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Spielvogel's best-selling book…

The Bedford Handbook is a guide written by Diana Hacker, now in its tenth edition, that provides basic explanations of proper English grammar, composition, citation, and textual analysis. The guide includes a number of sample texts and illustrations throughout its sections. It also covers the concept of plagiarism.

Music: An Appreciation, Brief, with 5-CD Set and Connect Plus Music Access Card, 7th Edition

With passion, wit, and good common sense, the celebrated poet Mary Oliver tells of the basic ways a poem is built--meter and rhyme, form and diction, sound and sense. She talks of iambs and trochees, couplets and sonnets, and how and why this should matter to anyone writing or reading…

All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well-established in the organizational hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their organizations.

Greeters are the welcoming arms that people long to find in a church. This practical guidebook will help you reach out to people who need to experience the warmth of belonging to a church family. Serving as a Church Greeter sheds light on
*The Ministry of Church Greeters
*The Need…

This modular version of Myers's full-length text, "Psychology," reflects the author's research-supported belief that many students learn better using a text comprised of brief modules, as opposed standard-length chapters. "Psychology, Eighth Edition, in Modules" breaks down the 18 chapters of "Psychology "into 58 short modules, retaining that acclaimed text's…

Singapore Math's Primary Math, U.S. Edition series features the Concrete> Pictorial> Abstract approach. Students begin by learning through concrete and pictorial means before moving into abstract thought and development, which encourages an active thinking process, communication of mathematical ideas and problem solving. Lessons are designed for…

"Good-bye Round Robin offers numerous practical suggestions for engaging English language learners in meaningful oral-language activities, all connected to wonderful, recently-published books for students of different ages and reading abilities. Opitz' book provides specific strategies teachers can use to help their ELLs develop both oral and written English proficiency…

Emphasizing graphing technology and business applications, this user-friendly book is the perfect reference for everyday and business mathematics. Solves problems using both algebra and a graphing utility, with the benefits of each illustrated. Uses real data to help readers make connections between the mathematics learned and familiar situations. Uses up-to-date…

A note to future teacher ... from the author, Ronald Cramer - "This text presents an array of strategies, models, research, and well-established best practices for teaching reading, writing, listening, talking, and thinking. The research, ideas, and information presented in this text will inform, and I hope inspire, pre-service teachers as…

I love to read. I hate to read. I don't have time to read. I only read Christian books. I'm not good at reading. There's too much to read. Chances are, you've thought or said one of these exact phrases before because reading is important and…

Textbooks present new concepts and learning tasks for students to complete with educator supervision. They include practice and review problems, and are designed to be used alongside workbooks.
Features & Components:
Mathematical concepts are introduced in the opening pages and taught to mastery through specific learning tasks that allow for…

A mathematics course for teachers, helping elementary mathematics teachers understand
1) how to present the material in the simplest, clearest way,
2) the appropriate sequential order for developing mathematics skills, and
3) what the students will find difficult and what errors they are likely to make. Accompanies the Singapore Math series.

Recent decades have seen an ever-increasing number of Western Christians going abroad as English teachers. Many of these teachers are going to countries that are not very receptive to other forms of Western Christian mission. Some Western Christians view English teaching primarily as a means to gain access to "closed"…

Based on the highly successful Primary Mathematics series from Singapore. Designed to equip students with a strong foundation in mathematics and critical thinking skills, this program offers an integrated solution to learning needs in the classroom for grade 3.

A compilation of readings used in the Faith Builders course "Teaching History & Social Studies." Compiled by instructor.