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IGCSE Information and Communication Technology
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IGCSE Information and Communication Technology

This brand new textbook has been specially written to support CIE's latest IGCSE in Information and Communication Technology (0417). The authors are experienced examiners and teachers, and bring a wealth of theoretical knowledge and practical experience to both the book and the CD, ensuring that students are fully prepared for both the written theory paper as well as the two practical papers. Each Section of the syllabus is fully covered in the text book, with clear explanations and plenty of tasks and activities.
 
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99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar
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99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing: And 10 Easy Tips for Teaching Them Grammar

Strong writing skills are essential for success in school, college, and on the job. In 99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Writing, educator Mary Leonhardt provides parents with practical, easy-to-follow tips on how to teach their children the fundamentals of writing and make it fun for them at the same time.
 
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Improving Teaching through Observation and Feedback: Beyond State and Federal Mandates
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Improving Teaching through Observation and Feedback: Beyond State and Federal MandatesIn response to Race to the Top, schools nationwide are rapidly overhauling their teacher evaluation processes. Often forced to develop and implement these programs without adequate extra-institutional support or relevant experience, already-taxed administrators need accessible and practical resources. Improving Teaching through Observation and Feedback brings cutting-edge research and years of practical experience directly to those who need them. In five concise chapters, Thomas Good and Alyson Lavigne briefly outline the history of RttT and then move quickly and authoritatively to a discussion of best practices.
 
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Essential Readings in Problem-Based Learning: Exploring and Extending the Legacy of Howard S. Barrows
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Essential Readings in Problem-Based Learning: Exploring and Extending the Legacy of Howard S. BarrowsEssential Readings in Problem-Based Learning: Exploring and Extending the Legacy of Howard S. Barrows

Like most good educational interventions, problem-based learning (PBL) did not grow out of theory, but out of a practical problem. Medical students were bored, dropping out, and unable to apply what they had learned in lectures to their practical experiences a couple of years later. Neurologist Howard S. Barrows reversed the sequence, presenting students with patient problems to solve in small groups and requiring them to seek relevant knowledge in an effort to solve those problems.
 
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Sky at Night - June 2015
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Sky at Night - June 2015

Complementing the much-loved BBC television programme, Sky at Night Magazine is your practical guide to astronomy. Each issue features columns by renowned experts such as Sir Patrick Moore as well as in-depth cosmological features, practical observing tutorials, comprehensive equipment reviews, astrophotography master classes and much, much more. And with easy-to follow star charts and expert advice on how to get the most out of the observing month, Sky at Night Magazine is essential reading for both the novice and experienced astronomer.
 
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