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E.L. Konigsberg |
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| 100 Ways to Build Teams |
Carol Scearce |
Have you read all the great books about the theory of establishing teams, but still don't know how to transfer this information to real life? If so, 100 WAYS TO BUILD TEAMS is for you
100 WAYS TO BUILD TEAMS puts in your hands easy to use techniques for:
- building trust
- establishing a team mission
- selecting a leader
- celebrating success
In addition, a special chapter offers techniques to use when you encounter the resistance that sometimes surfaces when building teams |
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| 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids |
Christine Fonseca |
This is for gifted kids ages 8-12, there are quizzes and facts in an easy to read format. From the back cover: Want to know a secret? 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids: The Ultimate Handbook is a must-read for gifted kids ages 8 to 12 who want to find success in school and life. If you know gifted kids, they will love the 101 awesome secrets, tips, and tricks included in this book! Chock full of fun suggestions and practical strategies, 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids covers topics including bullying, school performance, perfectionism, friendships, and sibling rivalries. Fun quizzes, tip sheets, and practical Q & A sections from other gifted kids and preteens make this book fun to read and give gifted kids insight into everything they've ever wanted to know about being gifted. Proven strategies for dealing with stress management, parents' and teachers' expectations, anxiety, cyber-bullying, friendship troubles, and more make this the must-have guide for every gifted kid! Christine Fonseca has worked in the field of education for more than a decade. Relying on her expertise as a school psychologist, behavioral consultant, speaker, and parenting expert, she has been a resource for parents and children in understanding the social and emotional needs of gifted children. |
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| 1991 Glaxo New Zealand Associations For Gifted Children Medical Sciences Workshop |
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| A Beginner Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders |
Paul G. Taylor |
This book was recommended to the library and is by a New Zealand based paediatrician. From the back cover: What is Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? What does a diagnosis of ASD mean for the child and you? How can you learn to fully understand behaviours common to ASD and help the child grow and prosper? This short introduction is an ideal starting point for anyone encountering ASD for the first time. The book covers all of the essential information needed to ground an understanding of the condition and offers effective practical strategies for assisting children who are living with ASD. It advocates putting aside conventional thinking and considering things from a different perspective – the way that the child with ASD sees the world. This concise and straight-talking guide to ASD will ensure parents, carers, teachers and other professionals feel confident, informed and able to cope with the road ahead. |
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| A Guide to 300+ NZ Secondary Schools |
Cheryl Lilly |
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| A Little Bit More |
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Training Kit |
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| A Love For Learning - Motivation and the Gifted Child |
Carol A. Strip, Ph.D with Gretchen Hirsch |
Member review 2010: 'This book was a pleasure to read. It is organised into a clear progression of chapters with a succinct summary at the conclusion of each chapter. The book focuses on the gifted student. Firstly it looked at the key characteristics of the gifted including that of high levels of motivation. It then described the major theories of motivation and the various types of motivation. Following this a large portion of the book looked at an array of factors that undermine motivation. Finally it went on to recommend in detail a “recipe” for conditions that support motivation. The text was kept interesting by plenty of anecdotal case studies the authors had encountered throughout their working careers. While it is written about American students it seems to have a lot of relevance to families in NZ.' Aims to provide vital information to help educators and parents supply the four C's needed to create and nurture enthusiasm. Four C's: Challenge, Committment, Control, Compassion. Motivation in Gifted Children often wanes and there are many demotivating factors, which can lead to academic underachievement and even depression. The principles and techniques described in this book counteract these factors, and will spark and cultivate excitement for lifelong learning. Chapters include: Physical Reasons for lack of Motivation, Emotional Reasons for Lack of Motivation, Social Reasons for Lack of Motivation, School Reasons for Lack of Motivation, The Four C's in Action, The Classroom that Works, Motivating Every Student. |
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| A Mind at a Time |
Mel Levine |
"Different minds learn differently" writes Dr Mel Levine, one of the best known learning experts and pediatricians in America today. Some students are strong in certain areas and some are strong in others, but no one is equally capable in all. Yet most schools still cling to the one-size-fits-all education philosophy. As a result, many children struggle because their learning patterns don't fit the way they are being taught.
In A MIND AT A TIME, Dr Levine shows parents and those who care for children how to identify these individual learning patterns, explaining how they can strengthen a child's abilities and either bypass or help overcome the child's weaknesses, producing positive results instead of repeated frustration and failure.
Consistent progress can result when we understand that not every child can do equally well in every tyoe of learning and begin to pay more attention to individual learning patterns - and individual minds - so that we can maximize children's success and gratification in life. |
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| A Moving Experience |
Theresa Benzwie |
Teaching Resource |
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| A Nation Deceived : How schools hold back Americas brightest students, Volume 1 |
Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, Miraca U. M. Gross |
Endorsed by the National Ass for Gifted Children. Informed responses to reasons often given regarding acceleration. See book 333 for Volume 2. |
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| A Nation Deceived : How schools hold back Americas brightest students, Volume 2 |
Edited by : Nicholas Colangelo, Susan G. Assouline, Miraca U. M. Gross |
Endorsed by the National Ass for Gifted Children. Informed responses to reasons often given regarding acceleration. See book 332 for Volume 1 which is a more summarised version. |
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| A Parent's Guide to the Montessori Classroom |
Aline D. Wolf |
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| A Parents Guide to Gifted Teens: Living with Intense and Creative Adolescents |
Lisa Rivero |
From the Publisher: Gifted teenagers require special understanding in order to thrive. Learn how to understand your adolescent’s intensity and excitability, how to nurture creativity and self-directed learning, how to offer support without taking control, and how to care for yourself as the parent of an intense and creative teen. This book helps parents to view the challenging years of middle school and high school not merely as college prep, but as a preparation for life. Review by Susan Daniels, Ph.D “Lisa Rivero draws from a wide background and experiential base in writing this insightful, informative, tender and, at times, humorous, book on one of the most pivotal times in a young person’s development. Adolescents are stretching and reaching in search of their identities and making choices that will shape their path into young adulthood. Add to this the asynchronous development, intensity, and creativity often experienced by gifted teens and the horizon ahead presents even greater complexity. A Parent’s Guide to Gifted Teens is a must read to better understand our gifted youth during this time of accelerated growth and change, and I recommend it wholeheartedly for teachers, counselors, and other helping professionals as well. I only wish this resource was available to me when I was raising my very gifted, intense, and creative son!” Review by Pauline Bowie, NAGC (National Association for Gifted Children, US): “Lisa’s words will ease parents’ anxieties about the many stages of raising a gifted teen. I wish every parent of a gifted teen could read this book.” |
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| A Teacher's Guide to Fighting Invisible Tigers |
Connie Schmitz with Earl Hipp |
A teacher's guide to fighting invisible tigers;
- helps young people to identify and manage stress
- explains the emotional and physical results of stress
- is interdisciplinary and experiential
- provides complete and easy to use instructions
- includes student and teacher master orginals
- offers student assessment and course evaluation tools
"a course for every student who wants to move beyond merely coping, and on to the achievement of their full potential" |
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| A Wind in the Door |
Madeleine L'Engle |
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| Administering for Excellence |
Taskforce to Review Education Administration |
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| Adventures and Challenges; real life stories by girls and women |
Frances Karnes & Suzanne Bean |
Every woman should have opportunities to experiences adventures and challenges. In this book eighteen inspirational girls and young women describe their own exciting enterprises |
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| An Appraisal of the Mathematical Skills and Knowledge of Five Year Olds Beginning School |
Marilyn Yeoman |
Research Paper |
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| An Introduction to Child Study |
Ruth Strang |
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