Teaching and Learning Strategies for the Thinking Classroom
Effective instruction is an interactive process - students learn best when they are engaged, not only with their teacher, but also with one another. This book takes the reader beyond the passive concept of education as top-down and provides the tools for encouraging our students to actually think about what they are learning and how they are learning it. This vital resource will surely be the classic reference for those of us who want our students to be fully engaged in the process of learning. It provides not only the rationale, but also the means. A must-read and a must-have for all educators.
Technically-Write! explores the most effective techniques for written and oral communication in today's business world , and covers all aspects of technical correspondence, report writing, oral communication, and the job-seeking process. This comprehensive, mid-level text has been Canada's best-selling technical writing text for more than 30 years. Featuring Blicq’s patented “pyramid” approach to the writing process, this unique method helps students structure their documents to grab and maintain a reader's attention. The updated seventh edition of this well established book has been streamlined to utilize a more brief and direct "on-the-job" approach.
Thinking strategically requires research, analysis, and forethought in order to create a plan for how you will proceed as an organization. In this textbook you'll receive an insight into the strategic thinking and planning process. What does it take to formulate a strategy? And how does strategic thinking differ from normal thinking?
City by Design - An Architectural Perspective of the Greater San Francisco Bay Area
Showcasing prominent commercial structures and the talented architects who brought them to life, these pictorial histories contain outstanding photography of some of the leading cities in the United States. Offering insight into the diversity and progression of metropolitan architecture, different firms represented in this series discuss the influences found in their featured work. Illuminating the unique and defining characteristics of each building, the process that brought it to fruition, and the impact each structure had on the community at large, these artistic chronicles will delight lovers of architecture, travel, and urban living.
This unique book enables therapists to understand the various imaging technologies and weigh the benefits and drawbacks of each in the context of their own screening and evaluation process. It also serves as an indispensable resource for meaningfully discussing the results of these tests as part of the patient education process.
