Uses the massive Blair-Lee manuscript collection to illuminate the career achievements and private lives of Francis Preston Blair--editor of the Washington Globe, Republican Party founder, and confidant to five presidents--and of members of his family

FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR (A BIOGRAPHY)

History

SMITH, TOM

Americas

Free Press

Tracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that "experts" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The IDEA BROKERS

Business & Money

Suggests a program of personal accountability at each level of an organization, and shows how executives can lead by example

The Oz Principle: Getting Results Through Individual and Organizational Accountability

Connors, Roger

Hickman, Craig

Management & Leadership

Prentice Hall Pr

Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings, Fifth Canadian Edition, Loose Leaf Version

Education & Teaching

Polloway, Edward

Patton, James

Dowdy, Carol

McIntyre, Laureen

Schools & Teaching

Pearson Canada

Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings, Fifth Canadian Edition, Loose Leaf Version Plus Video-Enhanced Pearson eText -- Access Card Package

Review\nIt is the best text for preservice educators ― provides a natural foundation for all of our methods courses. 
-Kathleen Heikkila, University of British Columbia\nIt is a very comprehensive book that combines both the perspectives of the United States and Canada. Its Technology Today sections are very relevant for anyone working in a classroom. 
-Roberta Thomson, McGill University\nNote:\nThis title is only available as a loose-leaf version, loose-leaf version with Pearson eText, or an electronic book.\nWith more and more schools implementing inclusive education models each year, Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings presents an inclusive education philosophy and offers practical teacher-oriented inclusion techniques, via a categorical chapter organization, to equip teachers for the modern inclusive classroom. Unlike other texts in the discipline, Teaching Students both highlights the similarities and differences across Canada and frequently contrasts the Canadian situation with that of the US so that students are best informed about current special education practices throughout all of North America. Well-written and easy-to-read, this text offers a balanced presentation of theory and practice that students enjoy using, with evidence-based teaching suggestions that are very clear and helpful.

Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings, Canadian Edition

Written by a best-selling author team, this book focuses on secondary inclusive classrooms and the instructional strategies that ensure the learning success of all middle and secondary students. Focused on research-based strategies, Teaching Adolescents in Middle and Secondary Inclusive Classrooms, 1e, shows how to accommodate and modify instruction for secondary students with special needs. Organized in two parts, it explains the developmental differences, disabilities, and social skills deficits that can impact adolescents and then offers specific ways to improve instruction. Learn more about strategies such as co-teaching, differentiated instruction, strategies instruction, and peer-assisted learning. Understand how to implement strategies specific to literacy, math, science, self-determination and social skills. Reflect on study questions, closing cases and activities that provide real-life, diversity-rich examples of strategies in action.

Including Adolescents with Disabilities in General Education Classrooms

Gartin, Barbara

Murdick, Nikki

Pearson

Why does the story of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion touch us? Like all great entertainment, their journey resonates. We see ourselves in the characters and likewise wish we possessed the power, the brains, the heart, and the courage to make our own dreams come true. So what are your dreams? What do you want? Is it a promotion? Improving a relationship? Rescuing a child? Finding a new job? Saving a marriage? Getting a degree? Finding the love of your life? Making a difference in your community? This book will help you get whatever you consider worthwhile in life. Simply put, when you unleash the power of personal accountability it will energize you in lifealtering ways, giving you a concrete boost that enhances your ability to think, to withstand adversity, to generate confidence, and to increase your own natural emotional, mental, and intellectual strength. Roger Connors and Tom Smith know this because they’ve seen it work in their own lives and witnessed it in the lives of some of the most successful and influential people in the world.
 The authors first introduced this powerful accountability philosophy in the New York Times bestseller The Oz Principle. Since then, millions have come to know them as “The Oz Guys” and they have gone on to help leaders all over the world teach and apply the principles you’re about to learn. Principles that have generated billions of dollars of wealth—along with a host of even more important results. Devotees of The Oz Principle have brought lifesaving medications to market, created better education in community colleges, greatly surpassed charity fund-raising goals, and improved medical practices in battlefield hospitals. In The Wisdom of Oz, Connors and Smith present the practical and powerful principles of personal accountability in simple, down-to-earth terms that you can apply in your homes, schools, communities, churches, and volunteer groups. The book will help you strengthen family relationships, improve friendships, motivate children, increase value on the job, improve health and financial well-being, or achieve whatever it is you most desire.
 Drawing on engaging stories about those who have overcome great odds—including South African president Nelson Mandela, Polish WWII hero Irena Sendler, and everyday men and women—Connors and Smith demonstrate that by taking personal ownership of your goals and accepting responsibility for your performance, you also take control of your success.
 You will read stories about people just like you who learned to beat their struggles, like the New York area fisherman who fell off his lobster boat and was adrift at sea for twelve hours in the chilly Atlantic . . . but survived. You will learn the traits that allowed a college senior who landed flat on her face in a 600-meter race to jump up and win. Or a thirteen-year-old soccer player who moved from the bench to the starting lineup. You will discover that while no one will ever wave a wizard’s wand and magically solve all your problems, there is a way to experience the near magical impact of personal accountability.

The Wisdom of Oz: Using Personal Accountability to Succeed in Everything You Do

Business Culture

Portfolio

Perspectives on Nationalism

Harding, Craig

Meston, John

Yoshida, David

Oxford University Press

The Perspectives on Ideology text has been developed to fit the Alberta program rationale, philosophy, and vision, and the learning outcomes of the Program of Studies for the 30-1 course. The text takes an issue-focused approach to the teaching of social sciences that incorporates multiple perspectives, current affairs, and controversial topics. French version available in August 2009. Please contact Cheneliere Education for details at www.cheneliere.ca div align="left"a href=" http://www.oupcanada.com/school/30-1_sample_chapters.html"img src="" alt="Sample Pages" //a/div

Perspectives on Ideology

Fielding, John

Christison, Matt

Zook, Doug

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