Grade Level: K-1 From “biggest” to “smallest” and “shortest” to “longest,” the 19 lessons in this book will develop students’ size comparison skills from good, to better, to the best! Children will have loads of fun tracing, coloring, and comparing everything from “snakes” and “worms” to “jump ropes” and “shoe laces.” Example: “The road to the city is long. The road to the ocean is longer. The road to the forest is longest.” Color the shortest road blue. Sizes include small, tall, little, long, and large. A pre/post test is included.

Provides an ... effective tool for implementing analysis skills ... necessary for success in all academic disciplines.

Good, solid information is hard to get. How hard is it for you to come up with ideas to boost learning for children at home? Dont be taken in by expensive educational materials and toys that might not be up-to-date, age-appropriate, or geared toward your childs learning style. A childs most important first teacher is the parent. With our preschool, primary, and upper grades programs, we involve the parents in the individual educational needs of their child or children. Please take some time to review the materials and learn more about simple educational materials and tools that you can use with your children at home to boost their IQ and vocabulary. This program only requires a few minutes each day too, as often as you would like.

Grades 2-3 Builds visual, motor, and critical thinking skills for reading, writing, and math. Develops the child's recognition of letters, words, number, and similar/dissimilar objects. It also improves sequencing and visual memory skills. Designed specifically for shorter attention spans. No reading is required. Directions may be read aloud as needed. Each book includes eight progressively more challenging skill sections with pretests and post-tests to evaluate students' beginning and ending skill levels."

A human-centric guide to solving complex problems in engineering management, from sizing teams to handling technical debt. There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part of any organization, yet the discipline is often self-taught and unstructured. Getting to the good solutions for complex management challenges can make the difference between fulfillment and frustration for teams—and, ultimately, between the success and failure of companies. Will Larson’s An Elegant Puzzle focuses on the particular challenges of engineering management—from sizing teams to handling technical debt to performing succession planning—and provides a path to the good solutions. Drawing from his experience at Digg, Uber, and Stripe, Larson has developed a thoughtful approach to engineering management for leaders of all levels at companies of all sizes. An Elegant Puzzle balances structured principles and human-centric thinking to help any leader create more effective and rewarding organizations for engineers to thrive in.

Expands the use of ASCD's Dimensions of Learning (DoL) program to include not only teachers but also administrators who are observing and coaching teachers, central office administrators in districts using the DoL model as a catalyst for organizational change or restructuring, and individuals responsible for staff development. Includes three questionnaires for evaluating the extent of the school's current use of DoL, a "Productive Habits of Mind" checklist for students, and several checklists for observing teachers who are using the DoL model in their classrooms.

This edited volume illustrates the idea of a successful research capacity model, critically addressing preconceived notions of early career research projects’ impact and drawing together insights and implications around the encouragement of newer researchers to conduct useful, robust studies with real-world effect. Centring on research undertaken at the UK Durham University Evidence Centre, the volume features contributions from authors based at universities in the US, China, India, and Pakistan. The book discusses 15 substantial studies which explore themes such as children’s wider outcomes in school; disadvantage in education; and the supply of professionals for the teaching workforce. Novel in approach and highly interdisciplinary in nature, the book showcases a broad range of experience and knowledge sharing, from experienced researchers and policymakers to new academic staff, current doctoral students, and masters’ students conducting ambitious large-scale projects, thereby giving voice to those just starting out in their career. Illustrating powerful studies that are feasible for students and beginners with limited or no resources, this book will appeal to new researchers, scholars and academics involved in the fields of educational research and research methods, continuing professional development, and education policy more broadly.