A collection of essays on writing by instructors of the Clarion West Writers Workshop.

This timely book uses thinking structures to deepen student writing. It revolves around “brain pockets” to help students appreciate the qualities of different writing forms. Some powerful examples include memory pockets for personal narrative writing, fact pockets for nonfiction, and imagination pockets for story writing. Detailed lesson plans are featured along with sample anchor books and book lists. Based on extensive classroom testing, student samples throughout the book illustrate this unique approach to teaching writing. Suggestions for setting up an effective writing program and assessment tips for guiding instruction complete this comprehensive approach to developing a year-long writing program.

Everything a woodworker needs to know at a glance. Loads of information about everything from joints to woods to tools in an easy-to-read, quick-to-find format.

This handy pocket guide answers the most pressing questions artists and designers will have when setting up an art practice or creative business. Many visual artists who graduate from art school need to learn how to be self-employed or form a company. This book presents 100 useful business related things (explained in 250 words or less) that any creative should know. The book is divided into five sections that will help artists and designers achieve success and make money from their work: business, promotion, legal, money and last thoughts. This essential resource is packed with invaluable information for all creative practitioners.

This pocket guide is the one book to read for everyone who wants to learn about Scrum. The book covers all roles, rules and the main principles underpinning Scrum, and is based on the Scrum Guide Edition 2013. A broader context to this fundamental description of Scrum is given by describing the past and the future of Scrum. The author, Gunther Verheyen, has created a concise, yet complete and passionate reference about Scrum. The book demonstrates his core view that Scrum is about a journey, a journey of discovery and fun. He designed the book to be a helpful guide on that journey. Ken Schwaber, Scrum co-creator says that this book currently is the best available description of Scrum around. The book combines some rare characteristics: • It describes Scrum in its entirety, yet places it in a broader context (of past and future). • The author focuses on the subject, Scrum, in a way that it truly supports the reader. The book has a language and style in line with the philosophy of Scrum. • The book shows the playfulness of Scrum. David Starr and Ralph Jocham, Professional Scrum trainers and early agile adopters, say that this is the ultimate book to be advised as follow-up book to the students they teach Scrum to and to teams and managers of organizations that they coach Scrum to.

This handy, portable version of the authoritative Universal Methods of Design provides the same thorough and critical presentation, updated and expanded to include 125 research methods, synthesis/analysis techniques, and research deliverables for human-centered design. Each method of research is distilled down to its most powerful essence, in a format that will help individual practitioners as well as design teams select and implement the research methods best suited to their design culture within the constraints of their projects. This valuable guide: Dismantles the myth that user research methods are complicated, expensive, and time-consuming Creates a shared meaning for cross-disciplinary design teams Illustrates methods with compelling visualizations and case studies Characterizes each method at a glance With the concise, accessible format of The Pocket Universal Methods of Design, you and your team will be designing in a completely new, more effective way. The titles in the Rockport Universal series offer comprehensive and authoritative information and edifying and inspiring visual examples on multidisciplinary subjects for designers, architects, engineers, students, and anyone who is interested in expanding and enriching their design knowledge.

Workshop math problems guidebook filled with practical applications for construction, workshop, and the home.

New edition of the popular guide to the practical aspects of teaching and fundamental learning principles in clinical practice Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors contains theoretical input on all the modalities of teaching and assessment required for life support training through the Advanced Life Support Group and Resuscitation Council UK blended learning approach. This guide does not attempt to provide a blueprint for teaching—rather, it gives advice about the basics, which can be adapted to your personality and creativity. This Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest in the evolution of education methods applicable to provider courses. The text is relevant to a 21st century audience and graphics have been introduced to make the materials more readable, applicable, and accessible. Written by a team of highly experienced educators, Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors: Takes an evidence-based approach to how our brains manage and process information in order for learning to occur Provides a structured approach to teaching the different modalities used on the courses: lectures, skill stations, scenarios, workshops, debriefing as a learning conversation Explores neurodiversity, psychological safety, cognitive load, non-technical skills, and inclusive teaching Discusses blended learning, the wider role of the instructor and the variety of approaches to assessment Pocket Guide to Teaching for Clinical Instructors is a concise, practical guide for anyone interested in teaching healthcare professionals in any context. Advanced Life Support Group (ALSG), Manchester, UK. ALSG’s medical education & training programs improve outcomes for people in life-threatening situations, anywhere along the health care pathway, anywhere in the world. As a charity, ALSG invests all profits in educational resources and partners with the most effective and respected organizations worldwide to develop exceptionally high-quality programs. ALSG education quality is verified, accredited, and internationally recognised as ‘best in class’. Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) is the UK’s leading authority on resuscitation practice and has a strong international reputation. RCUK develops the UK’s evidence-based resuscitation guidelines, provides training and education for healthcare professionals and the public, and supports research to improve resuscitation techniques and outcomes. RCUK champions public awareness about the importance of CPR and defibrillator use and campaigns for policies and legislation that promote quality improvement initiatives to enhance resuscitation efforts and survival rates. RCUK is dedicated to ensuring that everyone in the country has the skills they need to save a life.