"At a time when so many educational policies fail to recognize and nurture the capacity of teachers to improve instruction, we feel enormously grateful for the learning community lesson study has brought to us."
-Catherine Lewis and Jacqueline Hurd
It's a simple idea:if we want to improve instruction, what could be more obvious than collaborating with fellow teachers to plan instruction and examine its impact on students?Lesson Study empowers teachers to improve instruction.Unlike one-size-fits-all professional development, Lesson Study allows teachers to bring their own pressing needs to the table.They seek out answers from one another, from outside specialists and research, and from careful study of students during lessons that incorporate teachers' collective knowledge.The result is a shared vision of good instruction.
Lesson Study Step-By-Step shows new groups of teachers how to begin this journey, and experienced teams how to to deepen their work. It provides guidance through each step of the Lesson Study process, from building a group and homing in on a topic to conducting and reflecting on a research lesson.Strategies and materials are provided to support you each step of the way, including:
a schedule for the overall process
sample meeting agendas
protocols for observation and discussion of lessons
templates for development of the research theme and teaching-learning plan
suggested processes for norm-setting and effective group management.
A DVD allows you to explore video of teachers engaged in a mathematics lesson study cycle.
At a time when so many school districts are already suffering from reform overload, why is Lesson Study so important? Because it supplies a key missing element in reform: a means to improving teaching and learning through a shared professional knowledge base.Lesson Study, Step-by-Step shows us how to make our schools places where we will all continue to learn.

Lesson Study Step by Step: How Teacher Learning Communities Improve Instruction

Education & Teaching

Lewis, Catherine

Hurd, Jacqueline

Schools & Teaching

Heinemann

"At a time when so many educational policies fail to recognize and nurture the capacity of teachers to improve instruction, we feel enormously grateful for the learning community lesson study has brought to us." -Catherine Lewis and Jacqueline Hurd It's a simple idea: if we want to improve instruction, what could be more obvious than collaborating with fellow teachers to plan instruction and examine its impact on students? Lesson Study empowers teachers to improve instruction. Unlike one-size-fits-all professional development, Lesson Study allows teachers to bring their own pressing needs to the table. They seek out answers from one another, from outside specialists and research, and from careful study of students during lessons that incorporate teachers' collective knowledge. The result is a shared vision of good instruction. Lesson Study Step-By-Step shows new groups of teachers how to begin this journey, and experienced teams how to to deepen their work. It provides guidance through each step of the Lesson Study process, from building a group and homing in on a topic to conducting and reflecting on a research lesson. Strategies and materials are provided to support you each step of the way, including: <ul>
<li>a schedule for the overall process </li> <li>sample meeting agendas </li> <li>protocols for observation and discussion of lessons </li> <li>templates for development of the research theme and teaching-learning plan </li> <li>suggested processes for norm-setting and effective group management. </li> </ul>
Additional online resources allow you to explore video of teachers engaged in a mathematics lesson study cycle. At a time when so many school districts are already suffering from reform overload, why is Lesson Study so important? Because it supplies a key missing element in reform: a means to improving teaching and learning through a shared professional knowledge base. Lesson Study, Step-by-Step shows us how to make our schools places where we will all continue to learn.

A dramatic look―from a female perspective―at the day-to-day life of cops on the street. A novel that turns the well-established procedural on its head. With a rush of adrenaline, this coming-of-age novel plunges into the world of a North Florida police force. The spotlight is on Abigail ("Fitz") Fitzpatrick, a female cop who is lesbian and rarely allowed to forget it, by either her male colleagues or the public in general. As the novel begins, Fitz, reared by nuns but a self-proclaimed "street addict," has burned out after eight years as a paramedic. Following the tragic death of a boy she couldn't save, she joins the police academy and enters the macho arena of police life. The story carries us through "Rookie Daze," the grueling stage of training, and comes full circle in "Rhythm and Blues," when Fitz is a seasoned officer and trainer of rookies herself. Along the way she faces crucial decisions as love, ethics, and friendship collide. A recent breakup with a female lover, a police investigator, alters her perceptions, shaping the person she is to become. And Morelli, an appealing male colleague with a bucketful of problems, forces Fitz to test the limits of loyalty. Fast-paced, original, funny, this novel recalls the early Joseph Wambaugh in its crackling authenticity. Stress, danger, professional integrity, and harassment are the issues as Fitz, in a voice that's unforgettable, tells us what it's like to be a police officer―as an insider, and an outsider as well.

Dry Fire: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

United States

W.W.Norton&Company

“Dry Fire captures the heat and streets of North Florida with admirable precision. The character of cop Abigail Fitzpatrick is a convincing mix of someone who is absolutely jaded and yet capable of utter astonishment. If Edna Buchanan has a long lost sister, her name is Catherine Lewis and she lives upstate.” ―Madeleine Blais This hard-hitting police procedural―told from a female perspective―recalls the early days of Joseph Wambaugh in its crackling authenticity. With a rush of adrenaline, the novel plunges you into the life of police officer Abigail Fitzpatrick and the seamy world of North Florida as she matures from untested rookie into street-smart veteran. Along the way, Abby comes up against a panoply of crack-heads, domestic batterers, burned-out paramedics, low-lifes, and the everyday stress, danger, and harassment that come with being a cop―especially a female cop.

Contemporary

Having lost her leg to cancer, sixteenyearold Meghan is upset with her life and her inability to run the way she once did, yet realizing that no one around her could understand her pain, she begins to write postcards to Abraham Lincoln as a way of coping with her feelings.

Postcards to Father Abraham

Teen & Young Adult

Atheneum

Master all of the archery skills essential to shooting straight and true. Archery: Steps to Success provides in-depth, progressive instruction with accompanying illustrations for each phase of the shot—sighting and aiming, shooting form, and anchoring—for all forms of archery.
Build a solid skill base; learn the details of choosing, fitting, and tuning equipment; and then refine your technique and sharpen your mental skills. By practicing the 91 drills and using the scoring systems to gauge your progress, you'll develop consistent technique and shot patterns in no time.
Whatever the target, this manual will help you hit the mark. As part of the popular Steps to Success Series (more than 1.5 million copies sold!), Archery: Steps to Success hits the bull's-eye when it comes to expert instruction on the sport.

Archery: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Sports Series)

Sports & Outdoors

Haywood, Kathleen

Individual Sports

Human Kinetics

Addressing the difficult task of choosing an original horse name, this book offers literally 10,001 name suggestions, as well as an introduction with techniques for choosing a horse name. The guide includes name suggestions for ponies, large and tall horses, horses with attitude, calm horses, and color breeds. A separate section features names alphabetically and includes names that famous people have called their horses. Show and race horses cannot copy names previously registered, which makes this book ideal for breeders, new pony and horse owners, and people looking for an original show name.

The Incredible Little Book of 10,001 Names for Horses

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Mannis, Barbara

Pets & Animal Care

Horse Hollow Press

Three Blind Mice. Three Blind Mice. See how they run? No. See how they can make all sorts of useful literary elements colorful and easy to understand! Can one nursery rhyme explain the secrets of the universe? Well, not exactly—but it can help you understand the difference between bildungsroman, epigram, and epistolary. From the absurd to the wish-I’d-thought-of-that clever, writing professor Catherine Lewis blends Mother Goose with Edward Gorey and Queneau, and the result is learning a whole lot more about three not so helpless mice, and how to fine tune your own writing, bildungsroman and all. If your writing is your air, this is your laughing gas.* *That’s a metaphor, friends.

Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice

Children's Books

Humor

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Master the skills, techniques, and strategies in order to shoot accurately, consistently, and safely. Archery: Steps to Success is packed with progressive instruction and accompanying full-color photos. This one-of-a-kind resource contains exercises for each phase of the shot—stance, draw, aim, release, and follow-through—for both recurve and compound bows. 
Archery: Steps to Success covers these aspects: 
 • Selection, fitting, tuning, and upgrading equipment 
 • Assessing, refining, and perfecting shooting form 
 • Compensating for common weather conditions such as rain and wind 
 • Technical and mental exercises for improved accuracy 
 • Preparing, practicing, and planning for competition 
 • Bow hunting strategies for judging distance and shooting on uneven terrain 
 • Traditional archery for those wanting to use simple equipment rather than the latest technology 
 By practicing the 93 exercises and using the Steps to Success scoring system to track your progress, you’ll learn at your own pace and develop consistent technique and shot patterns in no time. 
 Whether you are new to the sport or an experienced competitor or bow hunter, this manual will help you hit your mark. As part of the popular Steps to Success Sports series—with more than 2 million copies sold—Archery Steps to Success hits the bull’s-eye when it comes to comprehensive archery instruction.

Archery: Steps to Success (STS (Steps to Success Activity)

Hiking & Camping

This book teaches you proven step-by-step methods on how to train your dog's basic obedience skills for good manners and to help remove any harmful behaviors that your dog may develop. You will learn how to choose the right pup and breeder for you and how to educate your dog properly in social interaction with other dogs and people, in this book, you will also receive all the housebreaking tips that you will ever need. Not only that, but you will learn 27+ Tricks and Games so that you and your furry friend can interact and have fun together. Playing together in coordination strengthens the bond between dog and owner. Make a change for only $2.99 This book is written to provide you with knowledge and advice on how to raise and train your Pooch's Obedience, how to housebreak your Puppy and Tricks and Games. You will also learn about common issues with dog breeds and how to take care of them with proven step-by-step methods. You won’t just be the leader of the pack; your pooch will see you as the best human. As much as your four-legged friend will do his best to please you, you must also do your best to teach him what he needs to learn as your best buddy. Do not leave it all to chance or trial and error. If you have no idea how to raise a dog properly, chances are, you’ll end up frustrated and your buddy will feel unwanted. Make your journey together a meaningful adventure! Contains more than 27+ Tricks and Games that you can teach your dog! Lets take a look at what you will learn Choosing Your BreedHousebreaking Your PuppyCrate TrainingPaper TrainingYour Pup’s DietObedience TrainingTricks and Games to engage you and your dog while having funMuch, much more! Download your copy today! Take action today and download this book for only $2.99! Tags: Dog Training, Puppy Training, Crate Training, Dog Training For Beginners, Housebreaking, Dogs

Dog Training: Basics of Puppy and Dog Training - Your Full Guide to Dog Training (Dogs, House breaking, Dog, Housebreaking, Dog Treats, Dog books)

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Lesson Study Step by Step: How Teacher Learning Communities Improve Instruction

Lesson Study Step by Step: How Teacher Learning Communities Improve Instruction

Dry Fire: A Novel

Dry Fire: A Novel

Postcards to Father Abraham

Archery: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Sports Series)

The Incredible Little Book of 10,001 Names for Horses

Thrice Told Tales: Three Mice Full of Writing Advice

Archery: Steps to Success (STS (Steps to Success Activity)

Dog Training: Basics of Puppy and Dog Training - Your Full Guide to Dog Training (Dogs, House breaking, Dog, Housebreaking, Dog Treats, Dog books)